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title: difficulty — Judaism dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «difficulty» in the Judaism dictionary: How hard something is to do or understand (the level of difficulty). Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# difficulty

<!-- .vintro -->
**Who acts:** something, thing, way, Rittangelius, Pistorius, Postellus · **What happens:** be, understand, deal, take, cover, give · **To what, where:** level, lot, difficulty, late editors, SPR, Separ · **Speech:** someone speaks here

<!-- .vabout -->
«difficulty» in the Judaism dictionary: its 4 meanings for a pupil and its 11 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: [difficulty in the Judaism dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/difficulty.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
How hard something is to do or understand (the level of difficulty).

<!-- fold The tree, 12 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:difficulty:m1:1
# text = How hard something is to do or understand (the level of difficulty).
1	How	how	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	2	advmod	_	_
2	hard	hard	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	6	nsubj	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
6	do	do	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
7	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	understand	understand	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	conj	_	_
9	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	11	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	level	level	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	_
12	of	of	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
13	difficulty	difficulty	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	11	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | something |  |  |  |  | do *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **understand** | infinitive | something *not said here* | the level of difficulty |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Experiencer level=Stimulus |

<!-- .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 problem or a thing that is hard to deal with.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:difficulty:m2:1
# text = A problem or a thing that is hard to deal with.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	problem	problem	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	thing	thing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	conj	_	_
6	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	8	nsubj	_	_
7	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
8	hard	hard	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	acl:relcl	_	_
9	to	to	PART	TO	_	10	mark	_	_
10	deal	deal	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	8	xcomp	_	_
11	with	with	ADP	IN	_	10	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | a thing |  |  |  |  | hard *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **deal** | to-infinitive | a thing *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn cope-83 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Trouble or worry, especially about money («in difficulty», «financial difficulties»).

<!-- fold The tree, 10 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:difficulty:m3:1
# text = Trouble or worry, especially about money («in difficulty», «financial difficulties»).
1	Trouble	trouble	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
2	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	3	cc	_	_
3	worry	worry	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
5	especially	especially	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
6	about	about	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	money	money	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	conj	_	_
8	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	11	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	11	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	in	in	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	difficulty	difficulty	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	11	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
14	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	16	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	financial	financial	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	16	amod	_	_
16	difficulties	difficulty	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	16	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	11	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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

## Meaning 4 {#m4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
«With difficulty»: in a way that takes a lot of effort.

<!-- fold The tree, 11 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:difficulty:m4:1
# text = «With difficulty»: in a way that takes a lot of effort.
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	With	with	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
3	difficulty	difficulty	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	8	punct	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	way	way	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	conj	_	_
9	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	10	nsubj	_	_
10	takes	take	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	acl:relcl	_	_
11	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	lot	lot	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obj	_	_
13	of	of	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
14	effort	effort	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **take** | present | a way | a lot of effort |  |  |  |  | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent lot=Theme |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Some late editors to cover the difficulty of this passage, have given SPR, SPUR, SIPR, pointing them to read Separ, Seepur, Saypar. (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893)

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 1:* Some late editors to cover the difficulty of this passage, have given SPR, SPUR, SIPR, pointing them to read Separ, Seepur, Saypar.

<!-- fold The tree, 22 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:difficulty:x1:1
# text = Some late editors to cover the difficulty of this passage, have given SPR, SPUR, SIPR, pointing them to read Separ, Seepur, Saypar.
1	Some	some	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	3	det	_	_
2	late	late	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	editors	editor	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	13	nsubj:pass	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	cover	cover	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	acl	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	difficulty	difficulty	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	this	this	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	10	det	_	_
10	passage	passage	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
12	have	have	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	13	aux	_	_
13	given	give	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
14	SPR	SPR	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	13	iobj	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
16	SPUR	SPUR	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	14	nmod:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	18	punct	_	_
18	SIPR	SIPR	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	14	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	20	punct	_	_
20	pointing	point	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	13	advcl	_	_
21	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	20	obj	_	_
22	to	to	PART	TO	_	23	mark	_	_
23	read	read	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	20	xcomp	_	_
24	Separ	Separ	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	23	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
25	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	26	punct	_	_
26	Seepur	Seepur	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	24	flat	_	SpaceAfter=No
27	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	28	punct	_	_
28	Saypar	Saypar	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	24	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
29	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	13	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **cover** | to-infinitive |  | the difficulty of this passage |  |  |  |  | vn fill-9.8-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme difficulty=Destination |
| 2 | **give** | present · perfect · passive |  | some late editors | SPR  SPUR and SIPR |  |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: subject=Recipient spr=Theme |
| 3 | **point** | gerund |  | SPR |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 4 | **read** | to-infinitive |  | Separ and Saypar |  |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent separ=Topic |

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 2:* (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893)

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:difficulty:x1:2
# text = (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893)
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Sefer	Sefer	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	Yetzirah	Yetzirah	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	flat	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
5	Westcott	Westcott	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	conj	_	_
6	1893	1893	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	5	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 -->
Rittangelius always gives " praeter illud ineffabile." Pistorius gives '\* praeter ineffabile." Postellus evades the difficulty and simply puts the word Belimah into his Latin trans- lation. (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893)

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 1:* Rittangelius always gives " praeter illud ineffabile."

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:difficulty:x2:1
# text = Rittangelius always gives " praeter illud ineffabile."
1	Rittangelius	Rittangelius	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
2	always	always	ADV	RB	PronType=Tot	3	advmod	_	_
3	gives	give	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	7	punct	_	_
5	praeter	praeter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	illud	illud	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	ineffabile	ineffabile	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	7	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **give** | present | Rittangelius | illud ineffabile |  |  |  | always *property* | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent ineffabile=Theme |

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 2:* Pistorius gives '\* praeter ineffabile."

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:difficulty:x2:2
# text = Pistorius gives '* praeter ineffabile."
1	Pistorius	Pistorius	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	gives	give	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	'	'	PUNCT	''	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	*	*	PUNCT	NFP	_	6	punct	_	_
5	praeter	praeter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	ineffabile	ineffabile	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **give** | present | Pistorius | praeter ineffabile |  |  |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent ineffabile=Theme |

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 3:* Postellus evades the difficulty and simply puts the word Belimah into his Latin trans- lation.

<!-- fold The tree, 15 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:difficulty:x2:3
# text = Postellus evades the difficulty and simply puts the word Belimah into his Latin trans- lation.
1	Postellus	Postellus	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	evades	evade	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	difficulty	difficulty	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
6	simply	simply	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
7	puts	put	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	word	word	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	_
10	Belimah	Belimah	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	9	appos	_	_
11	into	into	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
12	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	16	nmod:poss	_	_
13	Latin	Latin	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	amod	_	_
14	trans	tran	PROPN	NNPS	Number=Plur	16	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	14	punct	_	_
16	lation	lation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **evade** | present | Postellus | the difficulty |  |  |  |  | vn avoid-52 «NP V NP.location»: agent=Agent difficulty=Location |
| 2 | **put** | present | Postellus *not said here* | the word |  | Postellus's trans lation |  | simply *property* | vn invest-13.5.4-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Agent word=Goal |

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 4:* (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893)

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:difficulty:x2:4
# text = (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893)
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Sefer	Sefer	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	Yetzirah	Yetzirah	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	flat	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
5	Westcott	Westcott	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	conj	_	_
6	1893	1893	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	5	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 -->
I therefore hope that the candid reader will consider the great difficulties I had to overcome in this still unbeaten way of the ancient Jewish spiritual region, and will receive with indulgence this new contribution to archaeological knowledge. (Sefer Yetzirah, Kalisch 1877)

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 1:* I therefore hope that the candid reader will consider the great difficulties I had to overcome in this still unbeaten way of the ancient Jewish spiritual region, and will receive with indulgence this new contribution to archaeological knowledge.

<!-- fold The tree, 38 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:difficulty:x3:1
# text = I therefore hope that the candid reader will consider the great difficulties I had to overcome in this still unbeaten way of the ancient Jewish spiritual region, and will receive with indulgence this new contribution to archaeological knowledge.
1	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	therefore	therefore	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
3	hope	hope	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	9	mark	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	candid	candid	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	reader	reader	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
8	will	will	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	9	aux	_	_
9	consider	consider	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	ccomp	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
11	great	great	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
12	difficulties	difficulty	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	obj	_	_
13	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	14	nsubj	_	_
14	had	have	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	12	acl:relcl	_	_
15	to	to	PART	TO	_	16	mark	_	_
16	overcome	overcome	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	14	xcomp	_	_
17	in	in	ADP	IN	_	21	case	_	_
18	this	this	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	21	det	_	_
19	still	still	ADV	RB	_	20	advmod	_	_
20	unbeaten	unbeaten	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	21	amod	_	_
21	way	way	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	obl	_	_
22	of	of	ADP	IN	_	27	case	_	_
23	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	27	det	_	_
24	ancient	ancient	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	27	amod	_	_
25	Jewish	Jewish	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	27	amod	_	_
26	spiritual	spiritual	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	27	amod	_	_
27	region	region	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	21	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
28	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	31	punct	_	_
29	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	31	cc	_	_
30	will	will	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	31	aux	_	_
31	receive	receive	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	conj	_	_
32	with	with	ADP	IN	_	33	case	_	_
33	indulgence	indulgence	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	31	obl	_	_
34	this	this	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	36	det	_	_
35	new	new	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	36	amod	_	_
36	contribution	contribution	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	31	obj	_	_
37	to	to	ADP	IN	_	39	case	_	_
38	archaeological	archaeological	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	39	amod	_	_
39	knowledge	knowledge	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	31	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
40	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **hope** | present | I |  |  |  |  | therefore *property* | vn long-32.2 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Pivot clause=Theme |
| 2 | **consider** | future | the candid reader | the great difficulties |  |  |  |  | vn consider-29.9-1-1 «NP V NP ADJ»: agent=Agent difficulty=Attribute |
| 3 | **have** | past | I | the great difficulties *not said here* |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 4 | **overcome** | to-infinitive | the great difficulties *not said here* |  |  |  |  | in this unbeaten way of the ancient Jewish spiritual region | vn exceed-90 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Pivot in way=Attribute |
| 5 | **receive** | future | I *not said here* | this new contribution |  |  |  | with indulgence; to archaeological knowledge | vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent contribution=Theme |

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 2:* (Sefer Yetzirah, Kalisch 1877)

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:difficulty:x3:2
# text = (Sefer Yetzirah, Kalisch 1877)
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Sefer	Sefer	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	Yetzirah	Yetzirah	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	flat	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
5	Kalisch	Kalisch	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	conj	_	_
6	1877	1877	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	5	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 questions go up in difficulty.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:difficulty:x4:1
# text = The questions go up in difficulty.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	questions	question	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	go	go	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	up	up	ADP	RP	_	3	compound:prt	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	difficulty	difficulty	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **go up** | present | the questions |  |  |  |  | in difficulty | vn calibratable\_cos-45.6.1-1 «NP.patient V PP.attribute»: agent=Patient in difficulty=Attribute |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
I had difficulty finding the answer.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:difficulty:x5:1
# text = I had difficulty finding the answer.
1	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	had	have	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	difficulty	difficulty	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
4	finding	find	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	3	acl	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	answer	answer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | past | I | difficulty |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent difficulty=Patient |
| 2 | **find** | gerund | difficulty *not said here* | the answer |  |  |  |  | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent answer=Topic |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He climbed the tree with difficulty.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:difficulty:x6:1
# text = He climbed the tree with difficulty.
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	climbed	climb	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	tree	tree	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	with	with	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	difficulty	difficulty	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **climb** | past | He | the tree |  |  |  | with difficulty | vn run-51.3.2 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Initial\_Location tree=Theme |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The lifeguard helped a swimmer in difficulty.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:difficulty:x7:1
# text = The lifeguard helped a swimmer in difficulty.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	lifeguard	lifeguard	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	helped	help	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	swimmer	swimmer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	difficulty	difficulty	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **help** | past | the lifeguard | a swimmer |  | difficulty |  |  | vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent swimmer=Beneficiary |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The family faced many difficulties.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:difficulty:x8:1
# text = The family faced many difficulties.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	family	family	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	faced	face	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	many	many	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	difficulties	difficulty	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **face** | past | the family | many difficulties |  |  |  |  | vn fill-9.8-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme difficulty=Destination |

## Example 9 {#x9}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She passed the test without difficulty.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:difficulty:x9:1
# text = She passed the test without difficulty.
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	passed	pass	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	test	test	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	without	without	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	difficulty	difficulty	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **pass** | past | She | the test |  |  |  | without difficulty | vn escape-51.1-1-3 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme test=Trajectory |

## Example 10 {#x10}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The game has three difficulty levels: easy, medium and hard.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:difficulty:x10:1
# text = The game has three difficulty levels: easy, medium and hard.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	game	game	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	three	three	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	6	nummod	_	_
5	difficulty	difficulty	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	levels	level	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	8	punct	_	_
8	easy	easy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
10	medium	medium	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	conj	_	_
11	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
12	hard	hard	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | the game | three difficulty levels |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent level=Patient |

## Example 11 {#x11}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The difficulty is which one to choose.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:difficulty:x11:1
# text = The difficulty is which one to choose.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	difficulty	difficulty	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	which	which	DET	WDT	PronType=Int	5	det	_	_
5	one	one	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
7	choose	choose	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	acl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | the difficulty | which one |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **choose** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |

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