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title: beacon — Judaism dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «beacon» in the Judaism dictionary: A beacon is a light or fire on a hill, tower or coast that warns people or guides them, like a lighthouse light. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# beacon

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**Who acts:** beacon, tower, device, something, person, liers · **What happens:** be, warn, guide, send out, show, give · **To what, where:** light, hill, people, device, radio signal, boat · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«beacon» in the Judaism dictionary: its 3 meanings for a pupil and its 12 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: [beacon in the Judaism dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/beacon.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A beacon is a light or fire on a hill, tower or coast that warns people or guides them, like a lighthouse light.

<!-- fold The tree, 23 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:beacon:m1:1
# text = A beacon is a light or fire on a hill, tower or coast that warns people or guides them, like a lighthouse light.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	beacon	beacon	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	light	light	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	fire	fire	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	_
8	on	on	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	hill	hill	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
12	tower	tower	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	_
13	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
14	coast	coast	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	conj	_	_
15	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	16	nsubj	_	_
16	warns	warn	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	12	acl:relcl	_	_
17	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	16	obj	_	_
18	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	19	cc	_	_
19	guides	guide	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	16	conj	_	_
20	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	19	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	25	punct	_	_
22	like	like	ADP	IN	_	25	case	_	_
23	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	25	det	_	_
24	lighthouse	lighthouse	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	25	compound	_	_
25	light	light	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
26	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a beacon | a light or fire and tower or coast |  | a hill |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **warn** *speech: warn* | present | tower or coast |  | people |  |  |  | vn advise-37.9-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent people=Recipient |
| 3 | **guide** | present | tower or coast *not said here* | people |  |  |  | like a lighthouse light | vn accompany-51.7 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent they=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}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A beacon is a device that sends out a radio signal to show where something or someone is, for example on a boat or for hikers.

<!-- fold The tree, 26 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:beacon:m2:1
# text = A beacon is a device that sends out a radio signal to show where something or someone is, for example on a boat or for hikers.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	beacon	beacon	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	device	device	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	7	nsubj	_	_
7	sends	send	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	acl:relcl	_	_
8	out	out	ADP	RP	_	7	compound:prt	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
10	radio	radio	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	compound	_	_
11	signal	signal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	_
12	to	to	PART	TO	_	13	mark	_	_
13	show	show	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	advcl	_	_
14	where	where	ADV	WRB	PronType=Rel	21	advmod	_	_
15	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	21	nsubj	_	_
16	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	17	cc	_	_
17	someone	someone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	15	conj	_	_
18	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	21	cop	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	21	punct	_	_
20	for	for	ADP	IN	_	21	case	_	_
21	example	example	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obl	_	_
22	on	on	ADP	IN	_	24	case	_	_
23	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	24	det	_	_
24	boat	boat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obl	_	_
25	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	27	cc	_	_
26	for	for	ADP	IN	_	27	case	_	_
27	hikers	hiker	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	24	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
28	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a beacon | a device |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **send out** | present | a device | a radio signal |  |  |  |  | vn confine-92-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent signal=Theme |
| 3 | **show** | to-infinitive | a device *not said here* |  |  | a boat or hikers |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 4 | **is** | present | something |  |  |  |  | for example | tree rules |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A beacon of something (hope, light) is a person or thing that gives others hope or shows the way.

<!-- fold The tree, 19 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:beacon:m3:1
# text = A beacon of something (hope, light) is a person or thing that gives others hope or shows the way.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	beacon	beacon	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nsubj	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	2	nmod	_	_
5	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	hope	hope	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
8	light	light	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	6	punct	_	_
10	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	12	cop	_	_
11	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	person	person	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
13	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
14	thing	thing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	conj	_	_
15	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	16	nsubj	_	_
16	gives	give	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	12	acl:relcl	_	_
17	others	other	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	16	iobj	_	_
18	hope	hope	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	16	xcomp	_	_
19	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	20	cc	_	_
20	shows	show	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	16	conj	_	_
21	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	22	det	_	_
22	way	way	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	20	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	12	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a beacon of something | a person or thing |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **give** | present | a person or thing |  | others |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **hope** | present | a person or thing *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn long-32.2 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Pivot |
| 4 | **show** | present | a person or thing *not said here* | the way |  |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent way=Recipient |
| 5 | **beacon** |  | something |  |  |  |  |  | nom beacon «communication intransitive»: of=agent |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Now there was an appointed sign between the men of Israel and the liers-in-wait, that they should make a great beacon of smoke rise up out of the city. — (Prophets JDG.20.38, JPS 1917)

<!-- fold The tree, 35 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:beacon:x1:1
# text = Now there was an appointed sign between the men of Israel and the liers-in-wait, that they should make a great beacon of smoke rise up out of the city. — (Prophets JDG.20.38, JPS 1917)
1	Now	now	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	3	advmod	_	_
2	there	there	PRON	EX	PronType=Dem	3	expl	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	23	cop	_	_
4	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	appointed	appoint	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	6	amod	_	_
6	sign	sign	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
7	between	between	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	men	man	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nmod	_	_
10	of	of	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	Israel	Israel	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	9	nmod	_	_
12	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	liers	lier	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	18	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	in	in	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	16	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	wait	wait	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	23	punct	_	_
20	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	23	mark	_	_
21	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	23	nsubj	_	_
22	should	should	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	23	aux	_	_
23	make	make	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
24	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	26	det	_	_
25	great	great	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	26	amod	_	_
26	beacon	beacon	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	29	nsubj	_	_
27	of	of	ADP	IN	_	28	case	_	_
28	smoke	smoke	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	26	nmod	_	_
29	rise	rise	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	23	parataxis	_	_
30	up	up	ADP	RP	_	29	compound:prt	_	_
31	out	out	ADP	IN	_	34	case	_	_
32	of	of	ADP	IN	_	34	case	_	_
33	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	34	det	_	_
34	city	city	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	29	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
35	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	23	punct	_	_
36	—	-	PUNCT	:	_	23	punct	_	_
37	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	38	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
38	Prophets	prophet	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	23	obj	_	_
39	JDG.20.38	JDG.20.38	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	38	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
40	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	41	punct	_	_
41	JPS	JPS	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	39	flat	_	_
42	1917	1917	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	39	flat	_	SpaceAfter=No
43	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	39	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **appoint** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn appoint-29.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **is** | should · past | liers *= lier* |  |  |  |  | make *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **rise up** | present | a great beacon of smoke |  |  | the city |  |  | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent out city=Location |
| 4 | **beacon** |  | smoke |  |  |  |  |  | nom beacon «communication intransitive»: of=agent |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
But when the beacon began to arise up out of the city in a pillar of smoke, the Benjamites looked behind them, and, behold, the whole of the city went up in smoke to heaven. (Prophets JDG.20.40, JPS 1917)

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 1:* But when the beacon began to arise up out of the city in a pillar of smoke, the Benjamites looked behind them, and, behold, the whole of the city went up in smoke to heaven.

<!-- fold The tree, 35 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:beacon:x2:1
# text = But when the beacon began to arise up out of the city in a pillar of smoke, the Benjamites looked behind them, and, behold, the whole of the city went up in smoke to heaven.
1	But	but	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
2	when	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	5	advmod	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	beacon	beacon	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
5	began	begin	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
7	arise	arise	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	xcomp	_	_
8	up	up	ADP	RP	_	7	compound:prt	_	_
9	out	out	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
10	of	of	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	city	city	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
13	in	in	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
14	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	pillar	pillar	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
16	of	of	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
17	smoke	smoke	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	21	punct	_	_
19	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	20	det	_	_
20	Benjamites	Benjamite	PROPN	NNPS	Number=Plur	21	nsubj	_	_
21	looked	look	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	conj	_	_
22	behind	behind	ADP	IN	_	23	case	_	_
23	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	21	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
24	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	34	punct	_	_
25	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	34	cc	_	SpaceAfter=No
26	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	25	punct	_	_
27	behold	behold	INTJ	UH	_	30	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
28	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	27	punct	_	_
29	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	30	det	_	_
30	whole	whole	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	34	nsubj	_	_
31	of	of	ADP	IN	_	33	case	_	_
32	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	33	det	_	_
33	city	city	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	30	obl	_	_
34	went	go	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	conj	_	_
35	up	up	ADP	RP	_	34	compound:prt	_	_
36	in	in	ADP	IN	_	37	case	_	_
37	smoke	smoke	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	34	obl	_	_
38	to	to	ADP	IN	_	39	case	_	_
39	heaven	heaven	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	34	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
40	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **begin** | past | the beacon |  |  |  |  |  | vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Eventuality |
| 2 | **arise up** | to-infinitive | the beacon *not said here* |  |  | the city |  | in a pillar of smoke | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme out city=Location |
| 3 | **look** | past | the Benjamites |  |  |  |  | behind them *= they* | vn peer-30.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent behind they=Theme |
| 4 | **go up** | past | the whole |  |  |  |  | to heaven; in smoke | vn calibratable\_cos-45.6.1-1 «NP.patient V PP.attribute»: agent=Patient in smoke=Attribute |

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 2:* (Prophets JDG.20.40, JPS 1917)

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:beacon:x2:2
# text = (Prophets JDG.20.40, JPS 1917)
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Prophets	prophet	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
3	JDG.20.40	JDG.20.40	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 -->
One thousand shall flee at the rebuke of one, at the rebuke of five shall ye flee; till ye be left as a beacon upon the top of a mountain, and as an ensign on a hill. (Prophets ISA.30.17, JPS 1917)

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 1:* One thousand shall flee at the rebuke of one, at the rebuke of five shall ye flee; till ye be left as a beacon upon the top of a mountain, and as an ensign on a hill.

<!-- fold The tree, 37 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:beacon:x3:1
# text = One thousand shall flee at the rebuke of one, at the rebuke of five shall ye flee; till ye be left as a beacon upon the top of a mountain, and as an ensign on a hill.
1	One	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	2	compound	_	_
2	thousand	thousand	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	4	nsubj	_	_
3	shall	shall	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
4	flee	flee	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	at	at	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	rebuke	rebuke	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
11	at	at	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	rebuke	rebuke	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
14	of	of	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
15	five	five	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	18	obl	_	_
16	shall	shall	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	18	aux	_	_
17	ye	ye	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=2|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch	18	nsubj	_	_
18	flee	flee	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	13	acl:relcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	23	punct	_	_
20	till	till	SCONJ	IN	_	23	mark	_	_
21	ye	ye	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=2|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch	23	nsubj:pass	_	_
22	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	23	aux:pass	_	_
23	left	leave	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	advcl	_	_
24	as	as	ADP	IN	_	26	case	_	_
25	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	26	det	_	_
26	beacon	beacon	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	23	obl	_	_
27	upon	upon	ADP	IN	_	29	case	_	_
28	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	29	det	_	_
29	top	top	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	23	obl	_	_
30	of	of	ADP	IN	_	32	case	_	_
31	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	32	det	_	_
32	mountain	mountain	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	29	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
33	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	37	punct	_	_
34	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	37	cc	_	_
35	as	as	ADP	IN	_	37	case	_	_
36	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	37	det	_	_
37	ensign	ensign	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
38	on	on	ADP	IN	_	40	case	_	_
39	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	40	det	_	_
40	hill	hill	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	37	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
41	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **flee** | shall | One thousand |  |  | the rebuke of one |  | at the rebuke; as a ensign on a hill | vn escape-51.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **flee** | shall | ye | the rebuke *not said here* |  |  |  | of five | vn escape-51.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme rebuke=Initial\_Location |
| 3 | **leave** | infinitive · passive |  | ye |  | the top of a mountain |  | as a beacon | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP PP.location»: subject=Theme upon top=Location |

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 2:* (Prophets ISA.30.17, JPS 1917)

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:beacon:x3:2
# text = (Prophets ISA.30.17, JPS 1917)
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Prophets	prophet	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
3	ISA.30.17	ISA.30.17	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 lighthouse beacon flashed all night.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:beacon:x4:1
# text = The lighthouse beacon flashed all night.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	lighthouse	lighthouse	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	beacon	beacon	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	flashed	flash	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	6	det	_	_
6	night	night	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **flash** | past | the lighthouse beacon |  |  |  | night |  | vn light\_emission-43.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
People lit beacons on the hills to warn of danger.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:beacon:x5:1
# text = People lit beacons on the hills to warn of danger.
1	People	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	lit	light	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	beacons	beacon	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
4	on	on	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	hills	hill	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	_
7	to	to	PART	TO	_	8	mark	_	_
8	warn	warn	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	advcl	_	_
9	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	danger	danger	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **light** | past | People | beacons |  | the hills |  |  | vn preparing-26.3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent beacon=Product |
| 2 | **warn** *speech: warn* | to-infinitive | People *not said here* |  |  |  |  | of danger | vn advise-37.9-1 «NP V NP PP.topic»: agent=Agent of danger=Topic |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The hikers carried an emergency beacon.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:beacon:x6:1
# text = The hikers carried an emergency beacon.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	hikers	hiker	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	carried	carry	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	emergency	emergency	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	beacon	beacon	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **carry** | past | the hikers | a emergency beacon |  |  |  |  | vn carry-11.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent beacon=Theme |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The rescue team followed the signal from the beacon.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:beacon:x7:1
# text = The rescue team followed the signal from the beacon.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	rescue	rescue	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	team	team	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	followed	follow	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	signal	signal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
7	from	from	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	beacon	beacon	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **follow** | past | the rescue team | the signal |  | the beacon |  |  | vn chase-51.6 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent signal=Theme from beacon=Trajectory |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A Belisha beacon flashes at a zebra crossing.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:beacon:x8:1
# text = A Belisha beacon flashes at a zebra crossing.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
2	Belisha	Belisha	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	compound	_	_
3	beacon	beacon	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	compound	_	_
4	flashes	flash	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
5	at	at	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	zebra	zebra	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	_
8	crossing	crossing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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

## Example 9 {#x9}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Her kindness was a beacon of hope in hard times.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:beacon:x9:1
# text = Her kindness was a beacon of hope in hard times.
1	Her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	kindness	kindness	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	beacon	beacon	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	hope	hope	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	_
8	in	in	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	hard	hard	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	times	time	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | past | Her kindness | a beacon |  |  |  | of hope in hard times | tree rules |

## Example 10 {#x10}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The ship's beacon showed where it had sunk.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:beacon:x10:1
# text = The ship's beacon showed where it had sunk.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	ship	ship	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	's	's	PART	POS	_	2	case	_	_
4	beacon	beacon	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
5	showed	show	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	where	where	ADV	WRB	PronType=Rel	9	advmod	_	_
7	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	nsubj:pass	_	_
8	had	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	9	aux	_	_
9	sunk	sink	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **show** | past | the ship's beacon |  |  |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **sink** | past · perfect · passive |  | beacon |  |  |  |  | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: subject=Patient |
| 3 | **beacon** |  | the ship |  |  |  |  |  | nom beacon «communication intransitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 11 {#x11}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Plane pilots use radio beacons to find their way.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:beacon:x11:1
# text = Plane pilots use radio beacons to find their way.
1	Plane	plane	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	compound	_	_
2	pilots	pilot	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	use	use	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	radio	radio	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
5	beacons	beacon	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
7	find	find	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	advcl	_	_
8	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	9	nmod:poss	_	_
9	way	way	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **use** | present | Plane pilots | radio beacons |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent beacon=Patient |
| 2 | **find** | to-infinitive | Plane pilots *not said here* | pilots's way |  |  |  |  | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent way=Topic |

## Example 12 {#x12}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
I got a light, and in a few moments the red flames leaped up as a beacon to them.

<!-- fold The tree, 19 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:beacon:x12:1
# text = I got a light, and in a few moments the red flames leaped up as a beacon to them.
1	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	got	get	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	light	light	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
7	in	in	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	few	few	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	moments	moment	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	14	obl	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
12	red	red	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	amod	_	_
13	flames	flame	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	14	nsubj	_	_
14	leaped	leap	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	conj	_	_
15	up	up	ADP	RP	_	14	compound:prt	_	_
16	as	as	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
17	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
18	beacon	beacon	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obl	_	_
19	to	to	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
20	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	18	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **get** | past | I | a light |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer light=Stimulus |
| 2 | **leap up** | participle | the red flames |  |  |  | moment | as a beacon to them | vn run-51.3.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

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