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title: apace — Judaism dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «apace» in the Judaism dictionary: Quickly, at a fast pace; «grow apace» means grow fast. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# apace

<!-- .vintro -->
**Who acts:** fast pace, king, tidings, you, them, water · **What happens:** grow, mean, say, be, come, draw · **To what, where:** apace, mouth, them, arrows, mighty ones, they · **Speech:** someone speaks here

<!-- .vabout -->
«apace» in the Judaism dictionary: its meaning for a pupil and its 5 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: [apace in the Judaism dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/apace.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Quickly, at a fast pace; «grow apace» means grow fast.

<!-- fold The tree, 10 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:apace:m1:1
# text = Quickly, at a fast pace; «grow apace» means grow fast.
1	Quickly	quickly	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	at	at	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	fast	fast	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	pace	pace	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
8	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	9	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	grow	grow	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	6	parataxis	_	_
10	apace	apace	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	9	punct	_	_
12	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
13	grow	grow	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	12	ccomp	_	_
14	fast	fast	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	13	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	12	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **grow** *in a quote* | infinitive |  | apace |  |  |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location apace=Theme |
| 2 | **mean** | present | a fast pace |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 3 | **grow** | present |  |  |  |  |  | fast *property* | vn appear-48.1.1 «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.

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
And the king said: 'If he be alone, there is tidings in his mouth.' And he came apace, and drew near. (Prophets 2SA.18.25, JPS 1917)

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 1:* And the king said: 'If he be alone, there is tidings in his mouth.'

<!-- fold The tree, 14 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:apace:x1:1
# text = And the king said: 'If he be alone, there is tidings in his mouth.'
1	And	and	CCONJ	CC	_	4	cc	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	king	king	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	said	say	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	10	punct	_	_
6	'	'	PUNCT	``	_	10	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	If	if	SCONJ	IN	_	10	mark	_	_
8	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	10	nsubj	_	_
9	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	10	cop	_	_
10	alone	alone	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
12	there	there	PRON	EX	PronType=Dem	13	expl	_	_
13	is	be	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	conj	_	_
14	tidings	tiding	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	13	nsubj	_	_
15	in	in	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
16	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	17	nmod:poss	_	_
17	mouth	mouth	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	'	'	PUNCT	''	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | past | the king |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **is** *a condition, not said to happen* | infinitive | king |  |  |  |  | alone *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **does** | present | tidings |  |  | king's mouth; there |  |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in mouth=Location |

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 2:* And he came apace, and drew near.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:apace:x1:2
# text = And he came apace, and drew near.
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	came	come	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	apace	apace	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	drew	draw	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
8	near	near	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **come** | past | king |  |  |  |  | apace *property* | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **draw** | past | king *not said here* |  |  |  |  | near *property* | vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 3:* (Prophets 2SA.18.25, JPS 1917)

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:apace:x1:3
# text = (Prophets 2SA.18.25, JPS 1917)
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Prophets	prophet	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
3	2SA.18.25	2SA.18.25	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	2	flat	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
5	JPS	JPS	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	nmod:unmarked	_	_
6	1917	1917	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	3	conj	_	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 -->
Let them melt away as water that runneth apace; when he aimeth his arrows, let them be as though they were cut off. (Writings PSA.58.8, JPS 1917)

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 1:* Let them melt away as water that runneth apace; when he aimeth his arrows, let them be as though they were cut off.

<!-- fold The tree, 23 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:apace:x2:1
# text = Let them melt away as water that runneth apace; when he aimeth his arrows, let them be as though they were cut off.
1	Let	let	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	1	obj	_	_
3	melt	melt	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	1	xcomp	_	_
4	away	away	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
5	as	as	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
7	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	8	nsubj	_	_
8	runneth	run	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Style=Arch|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	acl:relcl	_	_
9	apace	apace	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	13	punct	_	_
11	when	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	13	advmod	_	_
12	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	13	nsubj	_	_
13	aimeth	aim	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Style=Arch|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	1	parataxis	_	_
14	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	15	nmod:poss	_	_
15	arrows	arrow	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	13	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
17	let	let	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	1	conj	_	_
18	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	17	obj	_	_
19	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	24	aux:pass	_	_
20	as	as	ADV	RB	_	24	advmod	_	_
21	though	though	SCONJ	IN	_	24	mark	_	_
22	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	24	nsubj	_	_
23	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	24	aux:pass	_	_
24	cut	cut	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	17	xcomp	_	_
25	off	off	ADP	RP	_	24	compound:prt	_	SpaceAfter=No
26	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **let** | imperative | you *not said here* | them *= they* |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **melt away** | infinitive | them *= they* *not said here* |  |  |  |  | as water; away *property* | vn other\_cos-45.4-1 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |
| 3 | **run** | present | water | apace |  |  |  |  | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme apace=Trajectory |
| 4 | **aim** | present | he | his arrows |  |  |  |  | vn wish-62 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot arrow=Theme |
| 5 | **let** | infinitive | you *not said here* | arrows *= arrow* |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 6 | **cut off** | infinitive · passive |  | arrows *= arrow* |  |  |  |  | vn stop-55.4-1 «NP V NP.eventuality»: subject=Eventuality |

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 2:* (Writings PSA.58.8, JPS 1917)

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:apace:x2:2
# text = (Writings PSA.58.8, JPS 1917)
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Writings	writing	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
3	PSA.58.8	PSA.58.8	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 -->
Wherefore do I see them dismayed and turned backward? and their mighty ones are beaten down, and they are fled apace, and look not back; terror is on every side, saith the LORD. (Prophets JER.46.5, JPS 1917)

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 1:* Wherefore do I see them dismayed and turned backward? and their mighty ones are beaten down, and they are fled apace, and look not back; terror is on every side, saith the LORD.

<!-- fold The tree, 33 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:apace:x3:1
# text = Wherefore do I see them dismayed and turned backward? and their mighty ones are beaten down, and they are fled apace, and look not back; terror is on every side, saith the LORD.
1	Wherefore	wherefore	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	4	advmod	_	_
2	do	do	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
3	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
4	see	see	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	_
6	dismayed	dismay	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	ccomp	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	turned	turn	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	conj	_	_
9	backward	backward	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
11	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	16	cc	_	_
12	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	14	nmod:poss	_	_
13	mighty	mighty	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	amod	_	_
14	ones	one	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	16	nsubj:pass	_	_
15	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	16	aux:pass	_	_
16	beaten	beat	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	conj	_	_
17	down	down	ADP	RP	_	16	compound:prt	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	22	punct	_	_
19	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	22	cc	_	_
20	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	22	nsubj	_	_
21	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	22	aux:pass	_	_
22	fled	flee	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	16	conj	_	_
23	apace	apace	ADV	RB	_	22	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
24	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	26	punct	_	_
25	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	26	cc	_	_
26	look	look	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	4	parataxis	_	_
27	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	26	advmod	_	_
28	back	back	ADV	RB	_	26	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
29	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	34	punct	_	_
30	terror	terror	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	34	nsubj	_	_
31	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	34	cop	_	_
32	on	on	ADP	IN	_	34	case	_	_
33	every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	34	det	_	_
34	side	side	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	26	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
35	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	36	punct	_	_
36	saith	say	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Style=Arch|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	34	acl:relcl	_	_
37	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	38	det	_	_
38	LORD	LORD	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	36	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
39	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **see** | present · do-support | I |  |  |  |  | wherefore *property* | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Experiencer clause=Stimulus |
| 2 | **dismay** | past | them *= they* |  |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer |
| 3 | **turn** | past | them *= they* *not said here* |  |  |  |  | backward *property* | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP.theme V»: agent=Theme |
| 4 | **beat down** | present · passive |  | their mighty ones |  |  |  |  | vn sound\_emission-43.2 «PP.location V NP»: subject=Theme |
| 5 | **flee** | present · passive |  | they |  |  |  | apace *property* | vn escape-51.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Initial\_Location |
| 6 | **not** **look back** | infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Stimulus |
| 7 | **is** | present | terror |  |  | every side |  |  | tree rules |
| 8 | **say** *speech: assert* | present | every side *not said here* | the LORD |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent lord=Topic |

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 2:* (Prophets JER.46.5, JPS 1917)

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:apace:x3:2
# text = (Prophets JER.46.5, JPS 1917)
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Prophets	prophet	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
3	JER.46.5	JER.46.5	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 seedlings grew apace in the warm sun.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:apace:x4:1
# text = The seedlings grew apace in the warm sun.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	seedlings	seedling	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	grew	grow	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	apace	apace	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	warm	warm	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	sun.	sun.	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **grow** | past | the seedlings | apace |  | the warm sun. |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location apace=Theme |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Time passed apace while we played.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:apace:x5:1
# text = Time passed apace while we played.
1	Time	time	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl:unmarked	_	_
2	passed	pass	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
3	apace	apace	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
4	while	while	SCONJ	IN	_	6	mark	_	_
5	we	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	_
6	played	play	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **pass** | participle |  | apace |  |  | time |  | vn escape-51.1-1-3 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme apace=Trajectory |
| 2 | **play** | past | we |  |  |  |  |  | vn performance-26.7-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

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