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title: blindness — Judaism dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «blindness» in the Judaism dictionary: Blindness is being unable to see, either completely or almost completely. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# blindness

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**Who acts:** Blindness, his, Colour blindness, LORD, thou, they · **What happens:** be, see, mean, not notice, not understand, mistake · **To what, where:** Blindness, thee, heart, blemish, men, door · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«blindness» in the Judaism dictionary: its 3 meanings for a pupil and its 14 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: [blindness in the Judaism dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/blindness.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Blindness is being unable to see, either completely or almost completely.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:blindness:m1:1
# text = Blindness is being unable to see, either completely or almost completely.
1	Blindness	blindness	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	being	be	AUX	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	4	cop	_	_
4	unable	unable	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
6	see	see	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
8	either	either	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc:preconj	_	_
9	completely	completely	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
10	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
11	almost	almost	ADV	RB	_	12	advmod	_	_
12	completely	completely	ADV	RB	_	9	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | Blindness |  |  |  |  | completely, unable *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **see** | to-infinitive | Blindness *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer |

<!-- .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 -->
Blindness to something means not noticing or not understanding it: «his blindness to his own mistakes».

<!-- fold The tree, 16 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:blindness:m2:1
# text = Blindness to something means not noticing or not understanding it: «his blindness to his own mistakes».
1	Blindness	blindness	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
2	to	to	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
3	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	1	nmod	_	_
4	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	6	advmod	_	_
6	noticing	notice	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	4	ccomp	_	_
7	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
8	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	9	advmod	_	_
9	understanding	understand	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	6	conj	_	_
10	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	14	punct	_	_
12	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	14	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	14	nmod:poss	_	_
14	blindness	blindness	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	parataxis	_	_
15	to	to	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
16	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	18	nmod:poss	_	_
17	own	own	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	18	amod	_	_
18	mistakes	mistake	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	14	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	14	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present | Blindness to something |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **not** **notice** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn see-30.1-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Experiencer |
| 3 | **not** **understand** | gerund |  | Blindness |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Experiencer it=Stimulus |
| 4 | **mistake** *in a quote* |  | his *= he* |  |  |  |  |  | nom mistake «act intransitive»: poss=agent |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Colour blindness is when someone cannot tell some colours apart, often red and green.

<!-- fold The tree, 15 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:blindness:m3:1
# text = Colour blindness is when someone cannot tell some colours apart, often red and green.
1	Colour	colour	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	compound	_	_
2	blindness	blindness	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
4	when	when	SCONJ	WRB	_	8	mark	_	_
5	someone	someone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	8	nsubj	_	_
6	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	8	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	8	advmod	_	_
8	tell	tell	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
9	some	some	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	10	det	_	_
10	colours	colour	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	obj	_	_
11	apart	apart	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
13	often	often	ADV	RB	_	14	advmod	_	_
14	red	red	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	parataxis	_	_
15	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	16	cc	_	_
16	green	green	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **is** | can · present | Colour blindness |  |  |  |  | apart, tell *property* | tree rules |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The LORD will smite thee with madness, and with blindness, and with astonishment of heart. (Torah DEU.28.28, JPS 1917)

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 1:* The LORD will smite thee with madness, and with blindness, and with astonishment of heart.

<!-- fold The tree, 15 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:blindness:x1:1
# text = The LORD will smite thee with madness, and with blindness, and with astonishment of heart.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	LORD	LORD	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	will	will	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
4	smite	smite	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	thee	thou	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch	4	obj	_	_
6	with	with	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	madness	madness	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
10	with	with	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	blindness	blindness	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
13	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
14	with	with	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
15	astonishment	astonishment	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	appos	_	_
16	of	of	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
17	heart	heart	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **smite** | future | the LORD | thee |  |  |  | with madness | vn hit-18.1 «NP V NP PP.instrument»: agent=Agent thou=Patient with madness=Instrument |
| 2 | **astonish** |  |  | heart |  |  |  |  | nom astonishment «feeling transitive»: of=patient |

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 2:* (Torah DEU.28.28, JPS 1917)

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:blindness:x1:2
# text = (Torah DEU.28.28, JPS 1917)
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Torah	Torah	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	DEU.28.28	DEU.28.28	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	_	_
```

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

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
And if there be any blemish therein, lameness, or blindness, any ill blemish whatsoever, thou shalt not sacrifice it unto the LORD thy God. (Torah DEU.15.21, JPS 1917)

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 1:* And if there be any blemish therein, lameness, or blindness, any ill blemish whatsoever, thou shalt not sacrifice it unto the LORD thy God.

<!-- fold The tree, 24 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:blindness:x2:1
# text = And if there be any blemish therein, lameness, or blindness, any ill blemish whatsoever, thou shalt not sacrifice it unto the LORD thy God.
1	And	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
2	if	if	SCONJ	IN	_	3	mark	_	_
3	there	there	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	6	advcl	_	_
4	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	cop	_	_
5	any	any	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	6	det	_	_
6	blemish	blemish	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	22	obl	_	_
7	therein	therein	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
9	lameness	lameness	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
11	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
12	blindness	blindness	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
14	any	any	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	16	det	_	_
15	ill	ill	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	16	amod	_	_
16	blemish	blemish	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	conj	_	_
17	whatsoever	whatsoever	ADV	RB	_	16	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
19	thou	thou	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch	22	nsubj	_	_
20	shalt	shall	AUX	MD	Style=Arch|VerbForm=Fin	22	aux	_	_
21	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	22	advmod	_	_
22	sacrifice	sacrifice	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
23	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	22	obj	_	_
24	unto	unto	ADP	IN	_	26	case	_	_
25	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	26	det	_	_
26	LORD	LORD	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	22	obl	_	_
27	thy	thy	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch	28	nmod:poss	_	_
28	God	God	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	26	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
29	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	22	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | infinitive |  | any blemish and lameness or blindness and any ill blemish |  |  |  | therein *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **not** **sacrifice** | shall | thou | blindness |  |  |  | unto the LORD | vn contribute-13.2-1-1 «NP V NP.theme (PP)»: agent=Agent it=Theme |

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 2:* (Torah DEU.15.21, JPS 1917)

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:blindness:x2:2
# text = (Torah DEU.15.21, JPS 1917)
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Torah	Torah	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	DEU.15.21	DEU.15.21	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	_	_
```

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

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
And they smote the men that were at the door of the house with blindness, both small and great; so that they wearied themselves to find the door. (Torah GEN.19.11, JPS 1917)

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 1:* And they smote the men that were at the door of the house with blindness, both small and great; so that they wearied themselves to find the door.

<!-- fold The tree, 28 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:blindness:x3:1
# text = And they smote the men that were at the door of the house with blindness, both small and great; so that they wearied themselves to find the door.
1	And	and	CCONJ	CC	_	3	cc	_	_
2	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
3	smote	smite	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	men	man	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
6	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	10	nsubj	_	_
7	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	10	cop	_	_
8	at	at	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	door	door	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	acl:relcl	_	_
11	of	of	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	house	house	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nmod	_	_
14	with	with	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
15	blindness	blindness	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	18	punct	_	_
17	both	both	CCONJ	CC	_	18	cc:preconj	_	_
18	small	small	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	parataxis	_	_
19	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	20	cc	_	_
20	great	great	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	18	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	25	punct	_	_
22	so	so	SCONJ	IN	ExtPos=SCONJ	25	mark	_	_
23	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	22	fixed	_	_
24	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	25	nsubj	_	_
25	wearied	weary	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
26	themselves	themselves	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs|Reflex=Yes	25	obj	_	_
27	to	to	PART	TO	_	28	mark	_	_
28	find	find	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	25	advcl	_	_
29	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	30	det	_	_
30	door	door	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	28	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
31	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **smite** | past | they | the men |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus man=Experiencer |
| 2 | **is** | past | the men |  |  | the door |  | of the house with blindness | tree rules |
| 3 | **weary** | past | men *= man* | men *= man* |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus themselves=Experiencer |
| 4 | **find** | to-infinitive | men *= man* *not said here* | the door |  |  |  |  | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent door=Topic |

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 2:* (Torah GEN.19.11, JPS 1917)

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:blindness:x3:2
# text = (Torah GEN.19.11, JPS 1917)
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Torah	Torah	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	GEN.19.11	GEN.19.11	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	_	_
```

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

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
And when they came down to him, Elisha prayed unto the LORD, and said: 'Smite this people, I pray Thee, with blindness.' And He smote them with blindness according to the word of Elisha. (Prophets 2KI.6.18, JPS 1917)

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 1:* And when they came down to him, Elisha prayed unto the LORD, and said: 'Smite this people, I pray Thee, with blindness.'

<!-- fold The tree, 22 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:blindness:x4:1
# text = And when they came down to him, Elisha prayed unto the LORD, and said: 'Smite this people, I pray Thee, with blindness.'
1	And	and	CCONJ	CC	_	16	cc	_	_
2	when	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	4	advmod	_	_
3	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
4	came	come	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	16	advcl	_	_
5	down	down	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
6	to	to	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
9	Elisha	Elisha	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	_
10	prayed	pray	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	conj	_	_
11	unto	unto	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	LORD	LORD	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
15	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	16	cc	_	_
16	said	say	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	19	punct	_	_
18	'	'	PUNCT	``	_	19	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	Smite	smite	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	16	ccomp	_	_
20	this	this	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	21	det	_	_
21	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	19	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	24	punct	_	_
23	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	24	nsubj	_	_
24	pray	pray	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	19	conj	_	_
25	Thee	thou	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch	24	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
26	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	28	punct	_	_
27	with	with	ADP	IN	_	28	case	_	_
28	blindness	blindness	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
29	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	19	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
30	'	'	PUNCT	''	_	19	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **come down** | past | they |  | him *= he* |  |  | down *property* | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme to he=Initial\_Location |
| 2 | **pray** | past | Elisha |  |  |  |  | unto the LORD | vn long-32.2 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Pivot |
| 3 | **say** *speech: assert* | past |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 4 | **smite** | infinitive |  | this people |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus people=Experiencer |
| 5 | **pray** | present | I | Thee |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 2:* And He smote them with blindness according to the word of Elisha.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:blindness:x4:2
# text = And He smote them with blindness according to the word of Elisha.
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	smote	smite	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	_	_
5	with	with	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	blindness	blindness	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
7	according	accord	VERB	VBG	ExtPos=ADP|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	10	case	_	_
8	to	to	ADP	IN	_	7	fixed	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	word	word	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
11	of	of	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	Elisha	Elisha	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	10	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **smite** | past | Elisha | people |  |  |  | with blindness; accord the word of Elisha | vn hit-18.1 «NP V NP PP.instrument»: agent=Agent they=Patient with blindness=Instrument |
| 2 | **accord** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn future\_having-13.3 «NP V NP.theme (PP)»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **word** |  |  | Elisha |  |  |  |  | nom word «communication transitive»: of=patient |

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 3:* (Prophets 2KI.6.18, JPS 1917)

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:blindness:x4:3
# text = (Prophets 2KI.6.18, JPS 1917)
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Prophets	prophet	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
3	2KI.6.18	2KI.6.18	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 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
In that day, saith the LORD, I will smite every horse with bewilderment, and his rider with madness; and I will open Mine eyes upon the house of Judah, and will smite every horse of the peoples with blindness. (Prophets ZEC.12.4, JPS 1917)

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 1:* In that day, saith the LORD, I will smite every horse with bewilderment, and his rider with madness; and I will open Mine eyes upon the house of Judah, and will smite every horse of the peoples with blindness.

<!-- fold The tree, 39 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:blindness:x5:1
# text = In that day, saith the LORD, I will smite every horse with bewilderment, and his rider with madness; and I will open Mine eyes upon the house of Judah, and will smite every horse of the peoples with blindness.
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	that	that	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	3	det	_	_
3	day	day	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
5	saith	say	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Style=Arch|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	LORD	LORD	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
9	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	11	nsubj	_	_
10	will	will	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	11	aux	_	_
11	smite	smite	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	conj	_	_
12	every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	13	det	_	_
13	horse	horse	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obj	_	_
14	with	with	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
15	bewilderment	bewilderment	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	19	punct	_	_
17	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	19	cc	_	_
18	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	19	nmod:poss	_	_
19	rider	rider	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	parataxis	_	_
20	with	with	ADP	IN	_	21	case	_	_
21	madness	madness	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	26	punct	_	_
23	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	26	cc	_	_
24	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	26	nsubj	_	_
25	will	will	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	26	aux	_	_
26	open	open	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	parataxis	_	_
27	Mine	my	PRON	PRP	Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	26	obj	_	_
28	eyes	eye	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	26	obj	_	_
29	upon	upon	ADP	IN	_	31	case	_	_
30	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	31	det	_	_
31	house	house	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	26	obl	_	_
32	of	of	ADP	IN	_	33	case	_	_
33	Judah	Judah	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	31	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
34	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	37	punct	_	_
35	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	37	cc	_	_
36	will	will	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	37	aux	_	_
37	smite	smite	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	26	conj	_	_
38	every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	39	det	_	_
39	horse	horse	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	37	obj	_	_
40	of	of	ADP	IN	_	42	case	_	_
41	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	42	det	_	_
42	peoples	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	39	nmod	_	_
43	with	with	ADP	IN	_	44	case	_	_
44	blindness	blindness	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	37	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
45	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | present |  | the LORD |  |  | day |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent lord=Topic |
| 2 | **smite** | future | I | every horse |  |  |  | with bewilderment | vn hit-18.1 «NP V NP PP.instrument»: agent=Agent horse=Patient with bewilderment=Instrument |
| 3 | **open** | future | I | Mine |  |  |  | upon the house of Judah | vn put\_spatial-9.2 «NP V NP ADVP»: agent=Agent my=Theme eye=Destination |
| 4 | **smite** | future | I *not said here* | every horse of the peoples |  |  |  | with blindness | vn hit-18.1 «NP V NP PP.instrument»: agent=Agent horse=Patient with blindness=Instrument |

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 2:* (Prophets ZEC.12.4, JPS 1917)

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:blindness:x5:2
# text = (Prophets ZEC.12.4, JPS 1917)
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Prophets	prophet	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
3	ZEC.12.4	ZEC.12.4	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 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Blindness can be caused by illness or injury.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:blindness:x6:1
# text = Blindness can be caused by illness or injury.
1	Blindness	blindness	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
3	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	caused	cause	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	by	by	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	illness	illness	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
7	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	injury	injury	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **cause** | can · passive | illness or injury | Blindness |  |  |  |  | vn engender-27.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Precondition subject=Patient |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Helen Keller lived with blindness and deafness.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:blindness:x7:1
# text = Helen Keller lived with blindness and deafness.
1	Helen	Helen	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
2	Keller	Keller	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	1	flat	_	_
3	lived	live	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	with	with	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	blindness	blindness	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	deafness	deafness	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **live** | past | Helen |  |  |  |  | with blindness and deafness | vn lodge-46 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme with blindness=Location |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Braille helps people with blindness to read.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:blindness:x8:1
# text = Braille helps people with blindness to read.
1	Braille	braille	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	helps	help	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
4	with	with	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	blindness	blindness	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
7	read	read	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **help** | present | Braille |  | people |  |  | with blindness | vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP PP.theme»: agent=Agent people=Beneficiary with blindness=Theme |
| 2 | **read** | to-infinitive | Braille *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 9 {#x9}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Colour blindness is more common in boys.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:blindness:x9:1
# text = Colour blindness is more common in boys.
1	Colour	colour	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	compound	_	_
2	blindness	blindness	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	more	more	ADV	RBR	Degree=Cmp	5	advmod	_	_
5	common	common	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	boys	boy	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | Colour blindness |  |  |  |  | in boys; common *property* | tree rules |

## Example 10 {#x10}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Snow blindness happens when bright sun reflects off snow.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:blindness:x10:1
# text = Snow blindness happens when bright sun reflects off snow.
1	Snow	snow	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	compound	_	_
2	blindness	blindness	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	happens	happen	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	when	when	SCONJ	WRB	_	7	mark	_	_
5	bright	bright	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	sun	sun	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
7	reflects	reflect	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	advcl	_	_
8	off	off	ADP	RP	_	7	compound:prt	_	_
9	snow	snow	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 | **happen** | present | Snow blindness |  |  |  |  |  | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **reflect off** | present | bright sun | snow |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 11 {#x11}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Guide dogs help people with blindness to move safely.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:blindness:x11:1
# text = Guide dogs help people with blindness to move safely.
1	Guide	guide	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	compound	_	_
2	dogs	dog	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	help	help	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
5	with	with	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	blindness	blindness	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
7	to	to	PART	TO	_	8	mark	_	_
8	move	move	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	advcl	_	_
9	safely	safely	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **help** | present | Guide dogs |  | people |  |  | with blindness | vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP PP.theme»: agent=Agent people=Beneficiary with blindness=Theme |
| 2 | **move** | to-infinitive | Guide dogs *not said here* |  |  |  |  | safely *property* | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP.theme V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 12 {#x12}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Sunglasses protect your eyes from damage that can lead to blindness.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:blindness:x12:1
# text = Sunglasses protect your eyes from damage that can lead to blindness.
1	Sunglasses	sunglasses	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	protect	protect	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	4	nmod:poss	_	_
4	eyes	eye	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
5	from	from	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	damage	damage	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
7	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	9	nsubj	_	_
8	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	9	aux	_	_
9	lead	lead	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	acl:relcl	_	_
10	to	to	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	blindness	blindness	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **protect** | present | Sunglasses | your eyes |  |  |  | from damage | vn defend-72.3 «NP V NP PP.theme»: agent=Agent eye=Beneficiary from damage=Theme |
| 2 | **lead** | can | damage |  |  |  |  | to blindness | vn result-27.2 «NP V PP»: agent=Precondition to blindness=Patient |

## Example 13 {#x13}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
His blindness to danger worried his mum.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:blindness:x13:1
# text = His blindness to danger worried his mum.
1	His	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	blindness	blindness	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	to	to	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	danger	danger	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
5	worried	worry	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
7	mum	mum	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **worry** | past | His blindness to danger | blindness's mum |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus mum=Experiencer |

## Example 14 {#x14}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
“‘What is the cure for your blindness?’

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:blindness:x14:1
# text = “‘What is the cure for your blindness?’
1	“	"	PUNCT	``	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	‘	'	PUNCT	``	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	6	nsubj	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	cure	cure	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
7	for	for	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	9	nmod:poss	_	_
9	blindness	blindness	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	’	'	PUNCT	''	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** *in a quote* | present |  | the cure |  |  |  | for your blindness | tree rules |

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