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title: atone — Judaism dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «atone» in the Judaism dictionary: To make up for a wrong you have done, by doing something good or by paying for the harm. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# atone

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**Who acts:** you, end, altar, He, his, I · **What happens:** make up, do, pay, make, atone, present · **To what, where:** something, end, live goat, him, world

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«atone» in the Judaism dictionary: its meaning for a pupil and its 4 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: [atone in the Judaism dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/atone.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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To make up for a wrong you have done, by doing something good or by paying for the harm.

<!-- fold The tree, 19 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:atone:m1:1
# text = To make up for a wrong you have done, by doing something good or by paying for the harm.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	make	make	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	up	up	ADP	RP	_	2	compound:prt	_	_
4	for	for	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	wrong	wrong	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	obl	_	_
7	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	9	nsubj	_	_
8	have	have	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	aux	_	_
9	done	do	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	2	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
11	by	by	SCONJ	IN	_	12	mark	_	_
12	doing	do	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	9	advcl	_	_
13	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	12	obj	_	_
14	good	good	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	amod	_	_
15	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	17	cc	_	_
16	by	by	SCONJ	IN	_	17	mark	_	_
17	paying	pay	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	13	conj	_	_
18	for	for	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
19	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	20	det	_	_
20	harm	harm	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make up** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  | for a wrong | vn comprise-107.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **do** | present · perfect | you |  |  |  |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **do** | gerund | you *not said here* | something |  |  |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent something=Eventuality |
| 4 | **pay** | gerund | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  | for the harm | vn pay-68-1 «NP V NP PP.theme»: agent=Agent for harm=Theme |

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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}

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And when he hath made an end of atoning for the holy place, and the tent of meeting, and the altar, he shall present the live goat. (Torah LEV.16.20, JPS 1917)

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*Sentence 1:* And when he hath made an end of atoning for the holy place, and the tent of meeting, and the altar, he shall present the live goat.

<!-- fold The tree, 27 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:atone:x1:1
# text = And when he hath made an end of atoning for the holy place, and the tent of meeting, and the altar, he shall present the live goat.
1	And	and	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
2	when	when	SCONJ	WRB	_	4	mark	_	_
3	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
4	hath	have	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Style=Arch|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux:pass	_	_
5	made	make	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
6	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	end	end	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
8	of	of	SCONJ	IN	_	9	mark	_	_
9	atoning	atone	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	7	acl	_	_
10	for	for	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
12	holy	holy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	amod	_	_
13	place	place	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
15	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	17	cc	_	_
16	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
17	tent	tent	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
18	of	of	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
19	meeting	meeting	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	27	punct	_	_
21	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	27	cc	_	_
22	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	23	det	_	_
23	altar	altar	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	27	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
24	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	23	punct	_	_
25	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	27	nsubj	_	_
26	shall	shall	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	27	aux	_	_
27	present	present	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	parataxis	_	_
28	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	30	det	_	_
29	live	live	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	30	amod	_	_
30	goat	goat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	27	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
31	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | present · passive |  | a end |  |  |  | the tent of meeting *obl* | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: end=Product |
| 2 | **atone** | gerund | a end *not said here* |  |  |  |  | for the holy place | tree rules |
| 3 | **present** | shall | the altar | the live goat |  |  |  |  | vn fulfilling-13.4.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent goat=Theme |

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*Sentence 2:* (Torah LEV.16.20, JPS 1917)

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:atone:x1:2
# text = (Torah LEV.16.20, JPS 1917)
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Torah	Torah	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	LEV.16.20	LEV.16.20	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
5	JPS	JPS	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	conj	_	_
6	1917	1917	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	5	flat	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He promised to atone for all his faults.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:atone:x2:1
# text = He promised to atone for all his faults.
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	promised	promise	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	to	to	PART	TO	_	4	mark	_	_
4	atone	atone	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	xcomp	_	_
5	for	for	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	all	all	DET	PDT	PronType=Tot	8	det:predet	_	_
7	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	8	nmod:poss	_	_
8	faults	fault	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **promise** *speech: promise* | past | He |  |  |  |  |  | vn promise-37.13 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **atone** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | He *not said here* |  |  |  |  | for his faults | tree rules |
| 3 | **fault** |  | his *= he* |  |  |  |  |  | nom fault «act transitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 3 {#x3}

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I will let him wander the world to atone for his sin.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:atone:x3:1
# text = I will let him wander the world to atone for his sin.
1	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	will	will	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	let	let	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
4	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	obj	_	_
5	wander	wander	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	xcomp	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	world	world	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
8	to	to	PART	TO	_	9	mark	_	_
9	atone	atone	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	acl	_	_
10	for	for	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	12	nmod:poss	_	_
12	sin	sin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **let** | future | I | him *= he* |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **wander** | infinitive | him *= he* *not said here* | the world |  |  |  |  | vn run-51.3.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme world=Trajectory |
| 3 | **atone** | to-infinitive | him *= he* *not said here* | the world *not said here* |  |  |  | for his sin | tree rules |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He would pay handsomely to atone for the accident.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:atone:x4:1
# text = He would pay handsomely to atone for the accident.
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	would	would	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	pay	pay	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
4	handsomely	handsomely	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
6	atone	atone	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	xcomp	_	_
7	for	for	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	accident	accident	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	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 | **pay** | would | He |  |  |  |  | handsomely *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **atone** | to-infinitive | He *not said here* |  |  |  |  | for the accident | tree rules |

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