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title: entreaty — Judaism dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «entreaty» in the Judaism dictionary: An entreaty is a strong, urgent request, a begging for something. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# entreaty

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**Who acts:** entreaty, poor, rich, He, queen, She · **What happens:** be, use, answer, hear, make, leave · **To what, where:** strong urgent request, entreaties, entreaty, one last entreaty

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«entreaty» in the Judaism dictionary: its meaning for a pupil and its 5 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: [entreaty in the Judaism dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/entreaty.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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An entreaty is a strong, urgent request, a begging for something.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:entreaty:m1:1
# text = An entreaty is a strong, urgent request, a begging for something.
1	An	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	entreaty	entreaty	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
5	strong	strong	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
7	urgent	urgent	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	request	request	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	begging	begging	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	_
12	for	for	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
13	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	11	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a entreaty | a strong urgent request |  |  |  | a begging for something *nmod* | tree rules |

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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.

## Example 1 {#x1}

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The poor useth entreaties; but the rich answereth impudently. (Writings PRO.18.23, JPS 1917)

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*Sentence 1:* The poor useth entreaties; but the rich answereth impudently.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:entreaty:x1:1
# text = The poor useth entreaties; but the rich answereth impudently.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	poor	poor	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	nsubj	_	_
3	useth	use	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Style=Arch|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	entreaties	entreaty	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	9	punct	_	_
6	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	rich	rich	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	nsubj	_	_
9	answereth	answer	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Style=Arch|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
10	impudently	impudently	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **use** | present | the poor | entreaties |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent entreaty=Patient |
| 2 | **answer** *speech: assert* | present | the rich |  |  |  |  | impudently *property* | vn reciprocate-112-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

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*Sentence 2:* (Writings PRO.18.23, JPS 1917)

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:entreaty:x1:2
# text = (Writings PRO.18.23, JPS 1917)
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Writings	writing	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
3	PRO.18.23	PRO.18.23	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	_	_
```

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The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

## Example 2 {#x2}

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He answered her entreaties with a shake of his head.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:entreaty:x2:1
# text = He answered her entreaties with a shake of his head.
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	answered	answer	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	4	nmod:poss	_	_
4	entreaties	entreaty	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
5	with	with	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	shake	shake	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	10	nmod:poss	_	_
10	head	head	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **answer** *speech: assert* | past | He | her entreaties |  |  |  | with a shake of his head | vn reciprocate-112-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Agent entreaty=Eventuality |

## Example 3 {#x3}

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Her entreaty was heard by the queen.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:entreaty:x3:1
# text = Her entreaty was heard by the queen.
1	Her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	entreaty	entreaty	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	heard	hear	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	by	by	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	queen	queen	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **hear** | past · passive | the queen | Her entreaty |  |  |  |  | vn see-30.1-1-1 «NP V S»: agent=Experiencer subject=Stimulus |

## Example 4 {#x4}

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She made one last entreaty before leaving.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:entreaty:x4:1
# text = She made one last entreaty before leaving.
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	made	make	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	5	nummod	_	_
4	last	last	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	entreaty	entreaty	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
6	before	before	SCONJ	IN	_	7	mark	_	_
7	leaving	leave	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	2	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | past | She | one last entreaty |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent entreaty=Product |
| 2 | **leave** | gerund | She *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 5 {#x5}

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The dog's sad eyes were an entreaty for food.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:entreaty:x5:1
# text = The dog's sad eyes were an entreaty for food.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	dog	dog	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	's	's	PART	POS	_	2	case	_	_
4	sad	sad	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	eyes	eye	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	nsubj	_	_
6	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
7	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	entreaty	entreaty	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
9	for	for	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	food	food	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | past | the dog's sad eyes | a entreaty |  |  |  | for food | tree rules |

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