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title: ambush — Judaism dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «ambush» in the Judaism dictionary: An ambush is a surprise attack by people or animals who have been hiding and waiting. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# ambush

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**Who acts:** ambush, people, he, ye, LORD God, soldiers · **What happens:** be, hide, wait, ambush, mean, attack · **To what, where:** surprise attack, someone, them, thousand men, men, ambush · **Speech:** someone speaks here

<!-- .vabout -->
«ambush» in the Judaism dictionary: its 3 meanings for a pupil and its 11 examples, every sentence parsed by Mova itself — its syntax tree, a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies, and its pragmatics clause by clause. The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: [ambush in the Judaism dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/ambush.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
An ambush is a surprise attack by people or animals who have been hiding and waiting.

<!-- fold The tree, 16 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:ambush:m1:1
# text = An ambush is a surprise attack by people or animals who have been hiding and waiting.
1	An	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	ambush	ambush	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	surprise	surprise	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	attack	attack	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
7	by	by	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nmod	_	_
9	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
10	animals	animal	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	conj	_	_
11	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	14	nsubj	_	_
12	have	have	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	14	aux	_	_
13	been	be	AUX	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	14	aux	_	_
14	hiding	hide	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	8	acl:relcl	_	_
15	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	16	cc	_	_
16	waiting	wait	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	14	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a ambush | a surprise attack |  |  |  | by people or animals | tree rules |
| 2 | **hide** | present · perfect · progressive | people or animals |  |  |  |  |  | vn concealment-16-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **wait** | gerund | people or animals *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

<!-- .note -->
One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree.

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

<!-- .note -->
Usage: verb — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To ambush someone means to hide and then attack them by surprise.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:ambush:m2:1
# text = To ambush someone means to hide and then attack them by surprise.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	ambush	ambush	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	csubj	_	_
3	someone	someone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	2	obj	_	_
4	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
6	hide	hide	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	xcomp	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
8	then	then	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	9	advmod	_	_
9	attack	attack	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	conj	_	_
10	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	obj	_	_
11	by	by	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	surprise	surprise	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **ambush** | to-infinitive |  | someone |  |  |  |  | vn attack-60.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent someone=Patient |
| 2 | **mean** | present |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 3 | **hide** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn concealment-16-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 4 | **attack** | infinitive |  | them *= they* |  |  | then | by surprise | vn attack-60.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent they=Patient |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .note -->
Usage: informal — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To ambush someone can mean to surprise them with difficult questions or a sudden request.

<!-- fold The tree, 15 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:ambush:m3:1
# text = To ambush someone can mean to surprise them with difficult questions or a sudden request.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	ambush	ambush	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	csubj	_	_
3	someone	someone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	2	obj	_	_
4	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
5	mean	mean	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
7	surprise	surprise	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	xcomp	_	_
8	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	obj	_	_
9	with	with	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	difficult	difficult	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	questions	question	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obl	_	_
12	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
13	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
14	sudden	sudden	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	15	amod	_	_
15	request	request	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **ambush** | to-infinitive |  | someone |  |  |  |  | vn attack-60.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent someone=Patient |
| 2 | **mean** | can |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 3 | **surprise** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive |  | them *= they* |  |  |  | with difficult questions or a sudden request | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus they=Experiencer |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
And he took about five thousand men, and set them in ambush between Beth-el and Ai, on the west side of Ai. (Prophets JOS.8.12, JPS 1917)

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 1:* And he took about five thousand men, and set them in ambush between Beth-el and Ai, on the west side of Ai.

<!-- fold The tree, 23 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:ambush:x1:1
# text = And he took about five thousand men, and set them in ambush between Beth-el and Ai, on the west side of Ai.
1	And	and	CCONJ	CC	_	3	cc	_	_
2	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
3	took	take	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	about	about	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
5	five	five	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	6	compound	_	_
6	thousand	thousand	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	7	nummod	_	_
7	men	man	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
10	set	set	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	advcl	_	_
11	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	10	obj	_	_
12	in	in	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
13	ambush	ambush	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	_
14	between	between	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
15	Beth	Beth	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	17	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	15	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	el	el	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	nmod	_	_
18	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	19	cc	_	_
19	Ai	ai	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	24	punct	_	_
21	on	on	ADP	IN	_	24	case	_	_
22	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	24	det	_	_
23	west	west	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	24	amod	_	_
24	side	side	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	conj	_	_
25	of	of	ADP	IN	_	26	case	_	_
26	Ai	ai	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	24	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
27	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **take** | past | he |  | thousand men |  |  |  | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP ADVP»: agent=Instrument man=Destination |
| 2 | **set** | infinitive | he *not said here* | men *= man* |  | ambush between Beth el and Ai |  |  | vn put-9.1-2 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent they=Theme in ambush=Destination |

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 2:* (Prophets JOS.8.12, JPS 1917)

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:ambush:x1:2
# text = (Prophets JOS.8.12, JPS 1917)
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Prophets	prophet	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
3	JOS.8.12	JOS.8.12	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
5	JPS	JPS	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	flat	_	_
6	1917	1917	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	3	flat	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .note -->
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
And ye shall rise up from the ambush, and take possession of the city; for the LORD your God will deliver it into your hand. (Prophets JOS.8.7, JPS 1917)

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 1:* And ye shall rise up from the ambush, and take possession of the city; for the LORD your God will deliver it into your hand.

<!-- fold The tree, 25 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:ambush:x2:1
# text = And ye shall rise up from the ambush, and take possession of the city; for the LORD your God will deliver it into your hand.
1	And	and	CCONJ	CC	_	4	cc	_	_
2	ye	ye	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=2|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch	4	nsubj	_	_
3	shall	shall	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
4	rise	rise	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	up	up	ADP	RP	_	4	compound:prt	_	_
6	from	from	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	ambush	ambush	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
10	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
11	take	take	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	4	parataxis	_	_
12	possession	possession	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obj	_	_
13	of	of	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	city	city	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	23	punct	_	_
17	for	for	SCONJ	IN	_	23	mark	_	_
18	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	21	det	_	_
19	LORD	LORD	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	21	amod	_	_
20	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	21	nmod:poss	_	_
21	God	God	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	23	nsubj	_	_
22	will	will	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	23	aux	_	_
23	deliver	deliver	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	11	conj	_	_
24	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	23	obj	_	_
25	into	into	ADP	IN	_	27	case	_	_
26	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	27	nmod:poss	_	_
27	hand	hand	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	23	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
28	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **rise up** | shall | ye |  |  | the ambush |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme from ambush=Initial\_Location |
| 2 | **take** | infinitive |  | possession of the city |  |  |  |  | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent possession=Theme |
| 3 | **deliver** | future | your LORD God | possession |  | your hand |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Patient |
| 4 | **possess** |  |  | the city |  |  |  |  | nom possession «act transitive»: of=patient |

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 2:* (Prophets JOS.8.7, JPS 1917)

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:ambush:x2:2
# text = (Prophets JOS.8.7, JPS 1917)
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Prophets	prophet	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
3	JOS.8.7	JOS.8.7	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
5	JPS	JPS	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	flat	_	_
6	1917	1917	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	3	flat	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .note -->
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
And he commanded them, saying: 'Behold, ye shall lie in ambush against the city, behind the city; go not very far from the city, but be ye all ready. (Prophets JOS.8.4, JPS 1917)

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 1:* And he commanded them, saying: 'Behold, ye shall lie in ambush against the city, behind the city; go not very far from the city, but be ye all ready.

<!-- fold The tree, 29 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:ambush:x3:1
# text = And he commanded them, saying: 'Behold, ye shall lie in ambush against the city, behind the city; go not very far from the city, but be ye all ready.
1	And	and	CCONJ	CC	_	3	cc	_	_
2	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
3	commanded	command	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
6	saying	say	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	3	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	13	punct	_	_
8	'	'	PUNCT	``	_	13	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	Behold	behold	INTJ	UH	_	13	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
11	ye	ye	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=2|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch	13	nsubj	_	_
12	shall	shall	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	13	aux	_	_
13	lie	lie	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	ccomp	_	_
14	in	in	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
15	ambush	ambush	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obl	_	_
16	against	against	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
17	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
18	city	city	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	22	punct	_	_
20	behind	behind	ADP	IN	_	22	case	_	_
21	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	22	det	_	_
22	city	city	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	24	punct	_	_
24	go	go	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	3	parataxis	_	_
25	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	24	advmod	_	_
26	very	very	ADV	RB	_	27	advmod	_	_
27	far	far	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	24	advmod	_	_
28	from	from	ADP	IN	_	30	case	_	_
29	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	30	det	_	_
30	city	city	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	27	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
31	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	36	punct	_	_
32	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	36	cc	_	_
33	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	34	cop	_	_
34	ye	ye	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=2|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch	36	nsubj	_	_
35	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	34	nmod:unmarked	_	_
36	ready	ready	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	24	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
37	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **command** | past | he | them *= they* |  |  |  |  | vn supervision-95.2.2-1 «NP V NP.predicate»: agent=Agent they=Eventuality |
| 2 | **say** *speech: assert* | gerund | he *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 3 | **lie** | shall | ye |  |  | ambush |  | against the city; behind the city | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent in ambush=Location |
| 4 | **not** **go** | infinitive |  |  |  |  |  | far *property* | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 5 | **is a** | infinitive |  | ye |  |  |  | all *nmod:unmarked* | tree rules |

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 2:* (Prophets JOS.8.4, JPS 1917)

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:ambush:x3:2
# text = (Prophets JOS.8.4, JPS 1917)
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Prophets	prophet	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
3	JOS.8.4	JOS.8.4	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
5	JPS	JPS	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	flat	_	_
6	1917	1917	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	3	flat	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .note -->
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The soldiers walked straight into an ambush.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:ambush:x4:1
# text = The soldiers walked straight into an ambush.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	soldiers	soldier	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	walked	walk	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	straight	straight	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
5	into	into	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	ambush	ambush	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **walk** | past | the soldiers |  |  |  |  | into a ambush *result* | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V PP.result»: agent=Theme into ambush=Result |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The crocodile is an ambush hunter that waits in the water.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:ambush:x5:1
# text = The crocodile is an ambush hunter that waits in the water.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	crocodile	crocodile	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
4	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	ambush	ambush	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	hunter	hunter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
7	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	8	nsubj	_	_
8	waits	wait	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	acl:relcl	_	_
9	in	in	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | the crocodile | a ambush hunter |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **wait** | present | a ambush hunter |  |  | the water |  |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in water=Location |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
My little sisters ambushed me with water pistols.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:ambush:x6:1
# text = My little sisters ambushed me with water pistols.
1	My	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	3	nmod:poss	_	_
2	little	little	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	sisters	sister	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
4	ambushed	ambush	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	me	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	4	obj	_	_
6	with	with	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	_
8	pistols	pistol	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **ambush** | past | My little sisters | me |  |  |  | with water pistols | vn attack-60.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent i=Patient |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The robbers lay in ambush beside the road.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:ambush:x7:1
# text = The robbers lay in ambush beside the road.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	robbers	robber	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	lay	lay	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	ambush	ambush	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
6	beside	beside	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	road	road	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **lay** | present | the robbers |  |  | ambush |  | beside the road | vn put\_spatial-9.2 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent in ambush=Destination |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The journalist ambushed the minister with a tricky question.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:ambush:x8:1
# text = The journalist ambushed the minister with a tricky question.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	journalist	journalist	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	ambushed	ambush	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	minister	minister	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	with	with	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	tricky	tricky	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	question	question	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **ambush** | past | the journalist | the minister |  |  |  | with a tricky question | vn attack-60.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent minister=Patient |

## Example 9 {#x9}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
In the game, we set an ambush behind the castle wall.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:ambush:x9:1
# text = In the game, we set an ambush behind the castle wall.
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	game	game	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
5	we	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	_
6	set	set	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	ambush	ambush	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
9	behind	behind	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
11	castle	castle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	compound	_	_
12	wall	wall	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **set** | present | we | a ambush |  | the game |  | behind the castle wall | vn put-9.1-2 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent ambush=Theme in game=Destination |

## Example 10 {#x10}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The spider ambushed the fly from under a leaf.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:ambush:x10:1
# text = The spider ambushed the fly from under a leaf.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	spider	spider	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	ambushed	ambush	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	fly	fly	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	from	from	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	under	under	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	leaf	leaf	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **ambush** | past | the spider | the fly |  | a leaf |  |  | vn attack-60.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent fly=Patient |

## Example 11 {#x11}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A Lion lay in ambush in the hope of making them his prey, but was afraid to attack them while they kept together.

<!-- fold The tree, 23 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:ambush:x11:1
# text = A Lion lay in ambush in the hope of making them his prey, but was afraid to attack them while they kept together.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	Lion	lion	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	lay	lie	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	ambush	ambush	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	hope	hope	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
9	of	of	SCONJ	IN	_	10	mark	_	_
10	making	make	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	8	acl	_	_
11	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	10	obj	_	_
12	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	13	nmod:poss	_	_
13	prey	prey	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
15	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	17	cc	_	_
16	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	17	cop	_	_
17	afraid	afraid	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	advcl	_	_
18	to	to	PART	TO	_	19	mark	_	_
19	attack	attack	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	17	xcomp	_	_
20	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	19	obj	_	_
21	while	while	SCONJ	IN	_	23	mark	_	_
22	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	23	nsubj	_	_
23	kept	keep	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	19	advcl	_	_
24	together	together	ADV	RB	_	23	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
25	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **lie** | past | a Lion |  |  | ambush |  | in the hope | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent in ambush=Location |
| 2 | **make** | gerund | the hope *not said here* | them *= they* |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP NP»: agent=Asset they=Beneficiary prey=Product |
| 3 | **is** | past | a Lion *not said here* |  |  |  |  | afraid *property* | tree rules |
| 4 | **attack** | to-infinitive | a Lion *not said here* | them *= they* |  |  |  |  | vn attack-60.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent they=Patient |
| 5 | **keep together** | past | they |  |  |  |  | together *property* | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |

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