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title: dimly — Judaism dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «dimly» in the Judaism dictionary: Dimly means with only a little light, not brightly. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# dimly

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**Who acts:** bruised reed, burning wick, wick, torches, I, bulb · **What happens:** mean, not mean, remember, bruise, not break, burn · **To what, where:** right, truth, cave, nursery, clouds, lit corridor

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«dimly» in the Judaism dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 8 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: [dimly in the Judaism dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/dimly.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Dimly means with only a little light, not brightly.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:dimly:m1:1
# text = Dimly means with only a little light, not brightly.
1	Dimly	dimly	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
2	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	with	with	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
4	only	only	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	little	little	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	light	light	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
9	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	10	advmod	_	_
10	brightly	brightly	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present |  |  |  |  |  | with a little light; brightly, dimly *property* | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent |

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One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree.

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Dimly means not clearly, in a faint or uncertain way (dimly remember).

<!-- fold The tree, 12 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:dimly:m2:1
# text = Dimly means not clearly, in a faint or uncertain way (dimly remember).
1	Dimly	dimly	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
2	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	2	advmod	_	_
4	clearly	clearly	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
8	faint	faint	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
9	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
10	uncertain	uncertain	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	conj	_	_
11	way	way	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	parataxis	_	_
12	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	14	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	dimly	dimly	ADV	RB	_	14	advmod	_	_
14	remember	remember	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	11	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	14	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **mean** | present |  |  |  |  |  | clearly, dimly *property* | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **remember** | infinitive |  |  |  |  |  | dimly *property* | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Agent |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A bruised reed shall he not break, and the dimly burning wick shall he not quench; he shall make the right to go forth according to the truth. (Prophets ISA.42.3, JPS 1917)

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 1:* A bruised reed shall he not break, and the dimly burning wick shall he not quench; he shall make the right to go forth according to the truth.

<!-- fold The tree, 28 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:dimly:x1:1
# text = A bruised reed shall he not break, and the dimly burning wick shall he not quench; he shall make the right to go forth according to the truth.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	bruised	bruise	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	amod	_	_
3	reed	reed	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
4	shall	shall	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	7	aux	_	_
5	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj	_	_
6	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	7	advmod	_	_
7	break	break	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	17	cc	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
11	dimly	dimly	ADV	RB	_	12	advmod	_	_
12	burning	burn	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	13	amod	_	_
13	wick	wick	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	nsubj	_	_
14	shall	shall	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	17	aux	_	_
15	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	17	nsubj	_	_
16	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	17	advmod	_	_
17	quench	quench	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	21	punct	_	_
19	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	21	nsubj	_	_
20	shall	shall	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	21	aux	_	_
21	make	make	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	conj	_	_
22	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	23	det	_	_
23	right	right	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	21	obj	_	_
24	to	to	PART	TO	_	25	mark	_	_
25	go	go	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	23	acl	_	_
26	forth	forth	ADV	RB	_	25	advmod	_	_
27	according	accord	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	25	xcomp	_	_
28	to	to	ADP	IN	_	30	case	_	_
29	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	30	det	_	_
30	truth	truth	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	27	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
31	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **bruise** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn carve-21.2-1 «NP V ADVP-Middle»: agent=Patient |
| 2 | **not** **break** | shall | a bruised reed |  |  |  |  |  | vn hurt-40.8.3-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Patient |
| 3 | **burn** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  | dimly *property* | vn light\_emission-43.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 4 | **not** **quench** | shall | the burning wick |  |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer |
| 5 | **make** | shall | wick | the right |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent right=Product |
| 6 | **go** | to-infinitive | wick *not said here* | the right *not said here* |  |  |  | forth *property* | vn say-37.7 «NP V S-Quote»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 7 | **accord** | gerund | wick *not said here* |  |  |  |  | to the truth *goal* | vn future\_having-13.3 «NP V NP PP.goal»: agent=Agent to truth=Goal |

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 2:* (Prophets ISA.42.3, JPS 1917)

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:dimly:x1:2
# text = (Prophets ISA.42.3, JPS 1917)
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Prophets	prophet	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
3	ISA.42.3	ISA.42.3	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 -->
The cave was dimly lit by our torches.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:dimly:x2:1
# text = The cave was dimly lit by our torches.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	cave	cave	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux:pass	_	_
4	dimly	dimly	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	lit	lit	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
6	by	by	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	8	nmod:poss	_	_
8	torches	torch	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **lit** | past · passive | our torches | the cave |  |  |  | dimly *property* | tree rules |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
I dimly remember my first day at nursery.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:dimly:x3:1
# text = I dimly remember my first day at nursery.
1	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	dimly	dimly	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
3	remember	remember	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
4	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	6	nmod:poss	_	_
5	first	first	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	6	amod	_	_
6	day	day	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
7	at	at	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	nursery	nursery	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 | **remember** | infinitive | I |  |  | nursery | day | dimly *property* | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Agent |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The bulb shone dimly because the battery was flat.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:dimly:x4:1
# text = The bulb shone dimly because the battery was flat.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	bulb	bulb	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	shone	shine	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	dimly	dimly	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
5	because	because	SCONJ	IN	_	9	mark	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	battery	battery	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
8	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
9	flat	flat	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **shine** | past | the bulb |  |  |  |  | dimly *property* | vn light\_emission-43.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **is** | past | the battery |  |  |  |  | flat *property* | tree rules |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Stars glowed dimly through the clouds.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:dimly:x5:1
# text = Stars glowed dimly through the clouds.
1	Stars	star	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	glowed	glow	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	dimly	dimly	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
4	through	through	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	clouds	cloud	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **glow** | past | Stars |  |  | the clouds |  | dimly *property* | vn light\_emission-43.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme through cloud=Location |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She was dimly aware of a noise downstairs.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:dimly:x6:1
# text = She was dimly aware of a noise downstairs.
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
2	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	dimly	dimly	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
4	aware	aware	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	noise	noise	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
8	downstairs	downstairs	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | She |  |  |  |  | of a noise; aware, dimly, downstairs *property* | tree rules |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We walked along the dimly lit corridor.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:dimly:x7:1
# text = We walked along the dimly lit corridor.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	walked	walk	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	along	along	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
5	dimly	dimly	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
6	lit	lit	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	corridor	corridor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **walk** | past | We |  |  | the lit corridor |  |  | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme along corridor=Trajectory |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She turned round, and--was it her fancy? or did the fire burn more dimly than before?

<!-- fold The tree, 17 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:dimly:x8:1
# text = She turned round, and--was it her fancy? or did the fire burn more dimly than before?
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	turned	turn	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	round	round	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	--	--	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	10	cop	_	_
8	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	10	nsubj	_	_
9	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	10	nmod:poss	_	_
10	fancy	fancy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	10	punct	_	_
12	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
13	did	do	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	fire	fire	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	nsubj	_	_
16	burn	burn	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	13	acl:relcl	_	_
17	more	more	ADV	RBR	Degree=Cmp	18	advmod	_	_
18	dimly	dimly	ADV	RB	_	16	advmod	_	_
19	than	than	ADP	IN	_	20	fixed	_	_
20	before	before	ADP	IN	_	18	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **turn round** | past | She |  |  |  |  | round *property* | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP.theme V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **is a** | past | it | her fancy |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **do** | past | She *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 4 | **burn** | present | the fire |  |  |  |  | dimly *property* | vn light\_emission-43.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

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