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title: clout — Judaism dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «clout» in the Judaism dictionary: Power and influence over what happens: «The big companies have a lot of clout». Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
---

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# clout

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**Who acts:** Power, big companies, Ne'er, May, Ebed melech, Jeremiah · **What happens:** happen, have, hit, cast, be, say · **To what, where:** lot, someone, ball, clout, worn clouts, armholes · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Power and influence over what happens: «The big companies have a lot of clout».

<!-- fold The tree, 14 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:clout:m1:1
# text = Power and influence over what happens: «The big companies have a lot of clout».
1	Power	power	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
2	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	3	cc	_	_
3	influence	influence	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	conj	_	_
4	over	over	SCONJ	IN	_	6	mark	_	_
5	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	6	nsubj	_	_
6	happens	happen	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	12	punct	_	_
8	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	12	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
10	big	big	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	companies	company	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	12	nsubj	_	_
12	have	have	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	advcl	_	_
13	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	lot	lot	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obj	_	_
15	of	of	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
16	clout	clout	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	12	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **happen** | present | Power and influence |  |  |  |  |  | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **have** *in a quote* | present | the big companies | a lot of clout |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent lot=Patient |

<!-- .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: noun, informal, UK — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A hard hit, especially with the hand: «a clout round the ear».

<!-- fold The tree, 12 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:clout:m2:1
# text = A hard hit, especially with the hand: «a clout round the ear».
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	hard	hard	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	hit	hit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
5	especially	especially	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
6	with	with	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	hand	hand	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	12	punct	_	_
10	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	12	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	clout	clout	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	appos	_	_
13	round	round	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	ear	ear	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	12	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

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

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

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

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To hit someone or something hard.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:clout:m3:1
# text = To hit someone or something hard.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	hit	hit	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	someone	someone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	2	obj	_	_
4	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	3	conj	_	_
6	hard	hard	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **hit** | to-infinitive |  | someone |  |  |  |  | vn contiguous\_location-47.8-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme someone=Co-Theme |

## Meaning 4 {#m4}

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

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
In baseball or cricket, a hard hit of the ball.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:clout:m4:1
# text = In baseball or cricket, a hard hit of the ball.
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	2	case	_	_
2	baseball	baseball	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	4	cc	_	_
4	cricket	cricket	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	hard	hard	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	hit	hit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	conj	_	_
9	of	of	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	ball	ball	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **hit** |  |  | the ball |  |  |  |  | nom hit «act transitive»: of=patient |

## Meaning 5 {#m5}

<!-- .note -->
Usage: noun, old, UK dialect — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A piece of cloth or a rag, as in the saying «Ne'er cast a clout till May be out».

<!-- fold The tree, 19 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:clout:m5:1
# text = A piece of cloth or a rag, as in the saying «Ne'er cast a clout till May be out».
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	piece	piece	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	cloth	cloth	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
5	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	rag	rag	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
9	as	as	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
10	in	in	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	saying	saying	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	conj	_	_
13	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	15	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	Ne'er	Ne'er	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	15	nsubj	_	_
15	cast	cast	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	12	acl:relcl	_	_
16	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
17	clout	clout	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	obj	_	_
18	till	till	SCONJ	IN	_	21	mark	_	_
19	May	May	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	21	nsubj	_	_
20	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	21	cop	_	_
21	out	out	ADV	RB	_	15	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	15	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **cast** *in a quote* | past | Ne'er | a clout |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent clout=Product |
| 2 | **is** *in a quote* | infinitive | May |  |  |  |  | out *property* | tree rules |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
And Ebed-melech the Ethiopian said unto Jeremiah: 'Put now these worn clouts and rags under thine armholes under the cords.' And Jeremiah did so. (Prophets JER.38.12, JPS 1917)

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 1:* And Ebed-melech the Ethiopian said unto Jeremiah: 'Put now these worn clouts and rags under thine armholes under the cords.'

<!-- fold The tree, 21 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:clout:x1:1
# text = And Ebed-melech the Ethiopian said unto Jeremiah: 'Put now these worn clouts and rags under thine armholes under the cords.'
1	And	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
2	Ebed	Ebed	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	melech	melech	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	Ethiopian	Ethiopian	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	appos	_	_
7	said	say	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
8	unto	unto	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	Jeremiah	Jeremiah	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	12	punct	_	_
11	'	'	PUNCT	``	_	12	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	Put	put	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	ccomp	_	_
13	now	now	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	12	advmod	_	_
14	these	this	DET	DT	Number=Plur|PronType=Dem	16	det	_	_
15	worn	worn	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	16	amod	_	_
16	clouts	clout	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	12	obj	_	_
17	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	18	cc	_	_
18	rags	rag	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	16	conj	_	_
19	under	under	ADP	IN	_	21	case	_	_
20	thine	thy	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch	21	nmod:poss	_	_
21	armholes	armhole	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	16	nmod	_	_
22	under	under	ADP	IN	_	24	case	_	_
23	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	24	det	_	_
24	cords	cord	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	21	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
25	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	12	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
26	'	'	PUNCT	''	_	12	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | past | Ebed melech |  |  |  |  | unto Jeremiah | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **put** | infinitive |  | this worn clouts and rags |  | thine armholes under the cords | now |  | vn put-9.1-2 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent clout=Theme under armhole=Destination |

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 2:* And Jeremiah did so.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:clout:x1:2
# text = And Jeremiah did so.
1	And	and	CCONJ	CC	_	3	cc	_	_
2	Jeremiah	Jeremiah	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	did	do	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	so	so	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **do** | past | Jeremiah |  |  |  |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 3:* (Prophets JER.38.12, JPS 1917)

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:clout:x1:3
# text = (Prophets JER.38.12, JPS 1917)
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Prophets	prophet	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
3	JER.38.12	JER.38.12	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 worn shoes and clouted upon their feet, and worn garments upon them; and all the bread of their provision was dry and was become crumbs. (Prophets JOS.9.5, JPS 1917)

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 1:* and worn shoes and clouted upon their feet, and worn garments upon them; and all the bread of their provision was dry and was become crumbs.

<!-- fold The tree, 26 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:clout:x2:1
# text = and worn shoes and clouted upon their feet, and worn garments upon them; and all the bread of their provision was dry and was become crumbs.
1	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
2	worn	worn	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	shoes	shoe	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nsubj:pass	_	_
4	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	clouted	clout	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
6	upon	upon	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	8	nmod:poss	_	_
8	feet	foot	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
10	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
11	worn	worn	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
12	garments	garment	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	conj	_	_
13	upon	upon	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
14	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	12	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	24	punct	_	_
16	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	24	cc	_	_
17	all	all	DET	PDT	PronType=Tot	19	det:predet	_	_
18	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
19	bread	bread	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	24	nsubj	_	_
20	of	of	ADP	IN	_	22	case	_	_
21	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	22	nmod:poss	_	_
22	provision	provision	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	nmod	_	_
23	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	24	cop	_	_
24	dry	dry	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	parataxis	_	_
25	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	27	cc	_	_
26	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	27	aux:pass	_	_
27	become	become	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	24	conj	_	_
28	crumbs	crumb	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	27	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
29	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **clout** | participle · passive |  | worn shoes |  | shoes's feet and worn garments upon garments |  |  | vn spank-18.3 «NP V NP PP.location»: subject=Patient upon foot=Location |
| 2 | **is** | past | all bread of shoes's provision |  |  |  |  | dry *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **become** | past · passive | all bread of shoes's provision *not said here* | crumbs |  |  |  |  | vn become-109.1-1-1 «NP V PP.attribute» |
| 4 | **provide** |  | shoes *= shoe* |  |  |  |  |  | nom provision «communication intransitive»: poss=agent |

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 2:* (Prophets JOS.9.5, JPS 1917)

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:clout:x2:2
# text = (Prophets JOS.9.5, JPS 1917)
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Prophets	prophet	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
3	JOS.9.5	JOS.9.5	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 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
So Ebed-melech took the men with him, and went into the house of the king under the treasury, and took thence worn clouts and worn rags, and let them down by cords into the pit to Jeremiah. (Prophets JER.38.11, JPS 1917)

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 1:* So Ebed-melech took the men with him, and went into the house of the king under the treasury, and took thence worn clouts and worn rags, and let them down by cords into the pit to Jeremiah.

<!-- fold The tree, 38 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:clout:x3:1
# text = So Ebed-melech took the men with him, and went into the house of the king under the treasury, and took thence worn clouts and worn rags, and let them down by cords into the pit to Jeremiah.
1	So	so	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
2	Ebed	Ebed	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	melech	melech	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
5	took	take	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	men	man	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obj	_	_
8	with	with	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
11	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
12	went	go	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	conj	_	_
13	into	into	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	house	house	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obl	_	_
16	of	of	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
17	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
18	king	king	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	nmod	_	_
19	under	under	ADP	IN	_	21	case	_	_
20	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	21	det	_	_
21	treasury	treasury	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	24	punct	_	_
23	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	24	cc	_	_
24	took	take	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	conj	_	_
25	thence	thence	ADV	RB	_	26	advmod	_	_
26	worn	wear	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	27	amod	_	_
27	clouts	clout	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	24	obj	_	_
28	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	30	cc	_	_
29	worn	worn	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	30	amod	_	_
30	rags	rag	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	27	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
31	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	33	punct	_	_
32	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	33	cc	_	_
33	let	let	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	24	conj	_	_
34	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	33	obj	_	_
35	down	down	ADP	RP	_	33	compound:prt	_	_
36	by	by	ADP	IN	_	37	case	_	_
37	cords	cord	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	33	obl	_	_
38	into	into	ADP	IN	_	40	case	_	_
39	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	40	det	_	_
40	pit	pit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	33	obl	_	_
41	to	to	ADP	IN	_	42	case	_	_
42	Jeremiah	Jeremiah	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	40	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
43	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **take** | past | Ebed melech |  | the men |  |  | with him *= he* | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP ADVP»: agent=Instrument man=Destination |
| 2 | **go** | past | Ebed melech *not said here* |  |  | the house of the king |  | under the treasury | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme into house=Initial\_Location |
| 3 | **take** | past | Ebed melech *not said here* | worn clouts and worn rags |  |  |  |  | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent clout=Theme |
| 4 | **wear** | participle |  |  |  |  |  | thence *property* | vn wipe\_manner-10.4.1-1 «NP V PP-Conative»: agent=Agent |
| 5 | **let down** | infinitive | Ebed melech *not said here* | clouts *= clout* |  | the pit to Jeremiah |  | by cords | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent they=Theme |

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 2:* (Prophets JER.38.11, JPS 1917)

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:clout:x3:2
# text = (Prophets JER.38.11, JPS 1917)
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Prophets	prophet	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
3	JER.38.11	JER.38.11	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 school council does not have much clout, but the head teacher listens to it.

<!-- fold The tree, 15 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:clout:x4:1
# text = The school council does not have much clout, but the head teacher listens to it.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	school	school	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	council	council	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
4	does	do	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	aux	_	_
5	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	6	advmod	_	_
6	have	have	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
7	much	much	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	clout	clout	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
10	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
12	head	head	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	compound	_	_
13	teacher	teacher	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	nsubj	_	_
14	listens	listen	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	parataxis	_	_
15	to	to	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
16	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	14	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **have** | present · do-support | the school council | much clout |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent clout=Patient |
| 2 | **listen** | present | the head teacher |  | council |  |  |  | vn peer-30.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent to it=Theme |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Big supermarkets use their clout to get low prices from farmers.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:clout:x5:1
# text = Big supermarkets use their clout to get low prices from farmers.
1	Big	big	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	supermarkets	supermarket	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	use	use	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	5	nmod:poss	_	_
5	clout	clout	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
7	get	get	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	advcl	_	_
8	low	low	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	prices	price	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obj	_	_
10	from	from	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	farmers	farmer	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **use** | present | Big supermarkets | supermarkets's clout |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent clout=Patient |
| 2 | **get** | to-infinitive | Big supermarkets *not said here* | low prices |  |  |  | from farmers | vn get-13.5.1-1 «NP V NP PP.source»: agent=Agent price=Theme from farmer=Source |
| 3 | **clout** |  | supermarkets *= supermarket* |  |  |  |  |  | nom clout «communication transitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
In the old story, the farmer gave the boy a clout round the ear.

<!-- fold The tree, 14 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:clout:x6:1
# text = In the old story, the farmer gave the boy a clout round the ear.
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
3	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	story	story	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	farmer	farmer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
8	gave	give	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	boy	boy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	iobj	_	_
11	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	clout	clout	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	_
13	round	round	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	ear	ear	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **give** | past | the farmer | a clout | the boy | the old story |  | round the ear | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent boy=Recipient clout=Theme |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The batter clouted the ball over the fence.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:clout:x7:1
# text = The batter clouted the ball over the fence.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	batter	batter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	clouted	clout	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	ball	ball	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	over	over	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	fence	fence	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **clout** | past | the batter | the ball |  | the fence |  |  | vn spank-18.3 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent ball=Patient over fence=Location |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Hitting people is wrong, so nobody should get a clout for a mistake.

<!-- fold The tree, 13 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:clout:x8:1
# text = Hitting people is wrong, so nobody should get a clout for a mistake.
1	Hitting	hit	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	4	csubj	_	_
2	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	obj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	wrong	wrong	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
6	so	so	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
7	nobody	nobody	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Neg	9	nsubj	_	_
8	should	should	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	9	aux	_	_
9	get	get	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	conj	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	clout	clout	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	_
12	for	for	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	mistake	mistake	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **hit** | gerund |  | people |  |  |  |  | vn contiguous\_location-47.8-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme people=Co-Theme |
| 2 | **is** | present | Hitting |  |  |  |  | wrong *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **get** | should | nobody | a clout |  |  |  | for a mistake | vn get-13.5.1-1 «NP V NP PP.source»: agent=Agent clout=Theme for mistake=Source |

## Example 9 {#x9}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Grandma says, «Ne'er cast a clout till May be out», so I kept my coat on.

<!-- fold The tree, 16 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:clout:x9:1
# text = Grandma says, «Ne'er cast a clout till May be out», so I kept my coat on.
1	Grandma	grandma	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	says	say	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
4	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	Ne'er	Ne'er	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
6	cast	cast	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	ccomp	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	clout	clout	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
9	till	till	SCONJ	IN	_	12	mark	_	_
10	May	May	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	12	nsubj	_	_
11	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	12	cop	_	_
12	out	out	ADV	RB	_	6	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
15	so	so	ADV	RB	_	17	advmod	_	_
16	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	17	nsubj	_	_
17	kept	keep	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
18	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	19	nmod:poss	_	_
19	coat	coat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	obj	_	_
20	on	on	ADP	RP	_	17	compound:prt	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | present | Grandma |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **cast** *in a quote* | past | Ne'er | a clout |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent clout=Product |
| 3 | **is** *in a quote* | infinitive | May |  |  |  |  | out *property* | tree rules |
| 4 | **keep on** | past | I | my coat |  |  |  |  | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent coat=Theme |

## Example 10 {#x10}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The star footballer's clout helped raise money for the hospital.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:clout:x10:1
# text = The star footballer's clout helped raise money for the hospital.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	star	star	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	footballer	footballer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	's	's	PART	POS	_	3	case	_	_
5	clout	clout	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
6	helped	help	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	raise	raise	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	xcomp	_	_
8	money	money	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	_
9	for	for	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	hospital	hospital	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **help** | past | the star footballer's clout |  |  |  |  |  | vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Theme |
| 2 | **raise** | infinitive | the star footballer's clout *not said here* | money |  |  |  | for the hospital | vn put\_direction-9.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent money=Theme |
| 3 | **clout** |  | the star footballer |  |  |  |  |  | nom clout «communication transitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 11 {#x11}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
That country has a lot of clout at the United Nations.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:clout:x11:1
# text = That country has a lot of clout at the United Nations.
1	That	that	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	2	det	_	_
2	country	country	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	lot	lot	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	clout	clout	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	_
8	at	at	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
10	United	United	PROPN	NNP	_	11	compound	_	_
11	Nations	Nation	PROPN	NNPS	Number=Plur	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | that country | a lot of clout at the United Nations |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent lot=Patient |

## Example 12 {#x12}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He didn't like that at all, and it would be mean to give one of them a clout.

<!-- fold The tree, 19 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:clout:x12:1
# text = He didn't like that at all, and it would be mean to give one of them a clout.
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
2	did	do	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	4	advmod	_	_
4	like	like	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	that	that	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	4	obj	_	_
6	at	at	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
10	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	13	nsubj	_	_
11	would	would	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	13	aux	_	_
12	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	13	cop	_	_
13	mean	mean	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	conj	_	_
14	to	to	PART	TO	_	15	mark	_	_
15	give	give	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	13	xcomp	_	_
16	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	15	obj	_	_
17	of	of	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
18	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	16	nmod	_	_
19	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	20	det	_	_
20	clout	clout	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **like** | past · do-support | He | that |  | all |  |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot that=Theme |
| 2 | **is** | would | it |  |  |  |  | mean *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **give** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive |  | one of them |  |  |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent one=Recipient clout=Theme |

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