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title: fowler — Judaism dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «fowler» in the Judaism dictionary: A fowler is a person who catches birds, for food or sport. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# fowler

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**Who acts:** fowler, person, That, you, fowlers, bird · **What happens:** be, catch, deliver, snare, escape, break · **To what, where:** person, birds, thee, snare, fowler, thyself

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«fowler» in the Judaism dictionary: its meaning for a pupil and its 6 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: [fowler in the Judaism dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/fowler.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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Usage: old use — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A fowler is a person who catches birds, for food or sport.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:fowler:m1:1
# text = A fowler is a person who catches birds, for food or sport.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	fowler	fowler	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	person	person	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	7	nsubj	_	_
7	catches	catch	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	acl:relcl	_	_
8	birds	bird	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
10	for	for	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	food	food	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
12	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
13	sport	sport	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a fowler | a person |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **catch** | present | a person | birds |  |  |  | for food or sport | vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP PP.beneficiary»: agent=Agent bird=Theme for food=Beneficiary |

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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}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
That He will deliver thee from the snare of the fowler, and from the noisome pestilence. (Writings PSA.91.3, JPS 1917)

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*Sentence 1:* That He will deliver thee from the snare of the fowler, and from the noisome pestilence.

<!-- fold The tree, 16 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:fowler:x1:1
# text = That He will deliver thee from the snare of the fowler, and from the noisome pestilence.
1	That	that	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	4	nsubj	_	_
2	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
3	will	will	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
4	deliver	deliver	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	thee	thou	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch	4	obj	_	_
6	from	from	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	snare	snare	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
9	of	of	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	fowler	fowler	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
13	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	17	cc	_	_
14	from	from	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
15	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
16	noisome	noisome	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	17	amod	_	_
17	pestilence	pestilence	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **deliver** | future | That | thee |  | the snare of the fowler |  |  | vn send-11.1 «NP V NP PP.initial\_location»: agent=Agent thou=Theme from snare=Initial\_Location |
| 2 | **snare** |  |  | the fowler |  |  |  |  | nom snare «cognition transitive»: of=patient |

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*Sentence 2:* (Writings PSA.91.3, JPS 1917)

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:fowler:x1:2
# text = (Writings PSA.91.3, JPS 1917)
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Writings	writing	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
3	PSA.91.3	PSA.91.3	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	_	_
```

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

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Deliver thyself as a gazelle from the hand of the hunter, and as a bird from the hand of the fowler. (Writings PRO.6.5, JPS 1917)

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*Sentence 1:* Deliver thyself as a gazelle from the hand of the hunter, and as a bird from the hand of the fowler.

<!-- fold The tree, 21 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:fowler:x2:1
# text = Deliver thyself as a gazelle from the hand of the hunter, and as a bird from the hand of the fowler.
1	Deliver	deliver	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	thyself	thyself	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs|Reflex=Yes|Style=Arch	1	obj	_	_
3	as	as	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	gazelle	gazelle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	_
6	from	from	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	hand	hand	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	_
9	of	of	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	hunter	hunter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
13	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	16	cc	_	_
14	as	as	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
15	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	bird	bird	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	_
17	from	from	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
18	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
19	hand	hand	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	nmod	_	_
20	of	of	ADP	IN	_	22	case	_	_
21	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	22	det	_	_
22	fowler	fowler	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **deliver** | imperative | you *not said here* | thyself |  | the hand of the hunter |  | as a gazelle; as a bird from the hand of the fowler | vn send-11.1 «NP V NP PP.initial\_location»: agent=Agent thyself=Theme from hand=Initial\_Location |

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*Sentence 2:* (Writings PRO.6.5, JPS 1917)

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:fowler:x2:2
# text = (Writings PRO.6.5, JPS 1917)
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Writings	writing	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
3	PRO.6.5	PRO.6.5	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	_	_
```

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

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Our soul is escaped as a bird out of the snare of the fowlers; the snare is broken, and we are escaped. (Writings PSA.124.7, JPS 1917)

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*Sentence 1:* Our soul is escaped as a bird out of the snare of the fowlers; the snare is broken, and we are escaped.

<!-- fold The tree, 22 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:fowler:x3:1
# text = Our soul is escaped as a bird out of the snare of the fowlers; the snare is broken, and we are escaped.
1	Our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	soul	soul	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	escaped	escape	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	as	as	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	bird	bird	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
8	out	out	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
9	of	of	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	snare	snare	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
12	of	of	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	fowlers	fowler	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	19	punct	_	_
16	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
17	snare	snare	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	nsubj:pass	_	_
18	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	19	aux:pass	_	_
19	broken	break	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	24	punct	_	_
21	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	24	cc	_	_
22	we	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	24	nsubj	_	_
23	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	24	aux:pass	_	_
24	escaped	escape	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	19	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
25	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **escape** | present · passive |  | Our soul |  | the snare of the fowlers |  | as a bird | vn escape-51.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Initial\_Location |
| 2 | **break** | present · passive |  | the snare |  |  |  |  | vn hurt-40.8.3-1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient |
| 3 | **escape** | present · passive |  | we |  |  |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Initial\_Location |
| 4 | **snare** |  |  | the fowlers |  |  |  |  | nom snare «cognition transitive»: of=patient |

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*Sentence 2:* (Writings PSA.124.7, JPS 1917)

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:fowler:x3:2
# text = (Writings PSA.124.7, JPS 1917)
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Writings	writing	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
3	PSA.124.7	PSA.124.7	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 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The fowler set a net in the reeds.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:fowler:x4:1
# text = The fowler set a net in the reeds.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	fowler	fowler	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	set	set	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	net	net	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	reeds	reed	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **set** | past | the fowler | a net |  | the reeds |  |  | vn put-9.1-2 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent net=Theme in reed=Destination |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The fowlers came to catch the birds in the morning.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:fowler:x5:1
# text = The fowlers came to catch the birds in the morning.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	fowlers	fowler	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	came	come	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	catch	catch	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	xcomp	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	birds	bird	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obj	_	_
8	in	in	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	morning	morning	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **come** | past | the fowlers |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **catch** | to-infinitive | the fowlers *not said here* | the birds |  |  | morning |  | vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent bird=Theme |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Caught in the net, the bird waited for the fowler.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:fowler:x6:1
# text = Caught in the net, the bird waited for the fowler.
1	Caught	catch	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
2	in	in	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	net	net	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	bird	bird	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
8	waited	wait	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	acl:relcl	_	_
9	for	for	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	fowler	fowler	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **catch** | participle |  |  |  | the net |  |  | vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **wait** | past | the bird | the net *not said here* |  |  |  | for the fowler | tree rules |

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