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title: harvestman — Judaism dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «harvestman» in the Judaism dictionary: A small creature with a round body and eight very long, thin legs, related to spiders but not a true spider; also called «daddy longlegs» in North America. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# harvestman

<!-- .vintro -->
**Who acts:** small creature, carcasses, harvestman, one, We, Harvestmen · **What happens:** call, speak, say, fall, gather, be · **To what, where:** daddy longlegs, North America, LORD, open field, ears, valley · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A small creature with a round body and eight very long, thin legs, related to spiders but not a true spider; also called «daddy longlegs» in North America.

<!-- fold The tree, 28 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:harvestman:m1:1
# text = A small creature with a round body and eight very long, thin legs, related to spiders but not a true spider; also called «daddy longlegs» in North America.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	small	small	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	creature	creature	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
4	with	with	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	round	round	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	body	body	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
9	eight	eight	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	14	nummod	_	_
10	very	very	ADV	RB	_	11	advmod	_	_
11	long	long	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
13	thin	thin	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	amod	_	_
14	legs	leg	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
16	related	related	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
17	to	to	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
18	spiders	spider	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	16	obl	_	_
19	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	23	cc	_	_
20	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	23	advmod	_	_
21	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	23	det	_	_
22	true	true	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	23	amod	_	_
23	spider	spider	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
24	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	26	punct	_	_
25	also	also	ADV	RB	_	26	advmod	_	_
26	called	call	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	acl	_	_
27	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	29	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
28	daddy	daddy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	29	compound	_	_
29	longlegs	longleg	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	26	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
30	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	29	punct	_	_
31	in	in	ADP	IN	_	33	case	_	_
32	North	North	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	33	compound	_	_
33	America	America	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	26	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
34	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **call** | participle | a small creature with a round body and eight long thin legs *not said here* | daddy longlegs |  | North America |  |  | vn initiate\_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

<!-- .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.

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Speak: Thus saith the LORD — And the carcasses of men fall as dung upon the open field, and as the handful after the harvestman, which none gathereth.' (Prophets JER.9.21, JPS 1917)

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 1:* Speak: Thus saith the LORD — And the carcasses of men fall as dung upon the open field, and as the handful after the harvestman, which none gathereth.'

<!-- fold The tree, 27 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:harvestman:x1:1
# text = Speak: Thus saith the LORD — And the carcasses of men fall as dung upon the open field, and as the handful after the harvestman, which none gathereth.'
1	Speak	speak	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	4	punct	_	_
3	Thus	thus	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
4	saith	say	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Style=Arch|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	LORD	LORD	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
7	—	-	PUNCT	:	_	13	punct	_	_
8	And	and	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	carcasses	carcass	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	13	nsubj	_	_
11	of	of	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	men	man	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	nmod	_	_
13	fall	fall	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	advcl	_	_
14	as	as	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
15	dung	dung	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obl	_	_
16	upon	upon	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
17	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
18	open	open	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	19	amod	_	_
19	field	field	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	31	punct	_	_
21	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	31	cc	_	_
22	as	as	ADP	IN	_	24	case	_	_
23	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	24	det	_	_
24	handful	handful	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	31	obl	_	_
25	after	after	ADP	IN	_	27	case	_	_
26	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	27	det	_	_
27	harvestman	harvestman	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	24	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
28	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	31	punct	_	_
29	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	31	nsubj	_	_
30	none	none	PRON	NN	PronType=Neg	31	nsubj	_	_
31	gathereth	gather	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Style=Arch|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	13	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
32	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	13	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
33	'	'	PUNCT	''	_	13	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **speak** *speech: other* | infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn talk-37.5 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **say** *speech: assert* | present |  | the LORD |  |  |  | thus *property* | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent lord=Topic |
| 3 | **fall** | present | the carcasses of men |  |  | the open field |  | as dung | vn occur-48.3 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme upon field=Location |
| 4 | **gather** | present |  |  |  |  |  | as the handful after the harvestman | vn herd-47.5.2 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 2:* (Prophets JER.9.21, JPS 1917)

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:harvestman:x1:2
# text = (Prophets JER.9.21, JPS 1917)
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Prophets	prophet	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
3	JER.9.21	JER.9.21	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 it shall be as when the harvestman gathereth the standing corn, and reapeth the ears with his arm; yea, it shall be as when one gleaneth ears in the valley of Rephaim. (Prophets ISA.17.5, JPS 1917)

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 1:* And it shall be as when the harvestman gathereth the standing corn, and reapeth the ears with his arm; yea, it shall be as when one gleaneth ears in the valley of Rephaim.

<!-- fold The tree, 33 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:harvestman:x2:1
# text = And it shall be as when the harvestman gathereth the standing corn, and reapeth the ears with his arm; yea, it shall be as when one gleaneth ears in the valley of Rephaim.
1	And	and	CCONJ	CC	_	3	cc	_	_
2	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
3	shall	shall	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	9	cop	_	_
5	as	as	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
6	when	when	SCONJ	WRB	_	9	mark	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	harvestman	harvestman	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
9	gathereth	gather	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Style=Arch|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
11	standing	standing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	compound	_	_
12	corn	corn	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
14	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
15	reapeth	reap	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Style=Arch|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	conj	_	_
16	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
17	ears	ear	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	15	obj	_	_
18	with	with	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
19	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	20	nmod:poss	_	_
20	arm	arm	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	30	punct	_	_
22	yea	yea	INTJ	UH	_	27	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	22	punct	_	_
24	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	27	nsubj	_	_
25	shall	shall	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	27	aux	_	_
26	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	27	cop	_	_
27	as	as	ADV	RB	_	30	advmod	_	_
28	when	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	30	advmod	_	_
29	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	30	nsubj	_	_
30	gleaneth	glean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Style=Arch|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	15	conj	_	_
31	ears	ear	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	30	obj	_	_
32	in	in	ADP	IN	_	34	case	_	_
33	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	34	det	_	_
34	valley	valley	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	30	obl	_	_
35	of	of	ADP	IN	_	36	case	_	_
36	Rephaim	Rephaim	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	34	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
37	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | infinitive | the harvestman |  |  |  |  | gather *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **reap** | present | the harvestman *not said here* | the ears |  |  |  | with his arm | vn remove-10.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent ear=Theme |
| 3 | **is** | shall | harvestman |  |  |  |  | as *property* | tree rules |
| 4 | **glean** | present | one | ears |  | the valley of Rephaim |  |  | vn learn-14-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent ear=Topic |

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 2:* (Prophets ISA.17.5, JPS 1917)

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:harvestman:x2:2
# text = (Prophets ISA.17.5, JPS 1917)
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Prophets	prophet	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
3	ISA.17.5	ISA.17.5	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 -->
We found a harvestman under a log.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:harvestman:x3:1
# text = We found a harvestman under a log.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	found	find	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	harvestman	harvestman	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	under	under	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	log	log	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 | **find** | past | We | a harvestman |  | a log |  |  | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent harvestman=Topic |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A harvestman has eight long legs but no silk.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:harvestman:x4:1
# text = A harvestman has eight long legs but no silk.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	harvestman	harvestman	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	eight	eight	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	6	nummod	_	_
5	long	long	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	legs	leg	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
7	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
8	no	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	9	det	_	_
9	silk	silk	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | a harvestman | eight long legs but no silk |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent leg=Patient |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Harvestmen are related to spiders.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:harvestman:x5:1
# text = Harvestmen are related to spiders.
1	Harvestmen	harvestman	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
2	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	related	related	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
4	to	to	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	spiders	spider	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | Harvestmen |  |  |  |  | to spiders; related *property* | tree rules |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The harvestman walked slowly across the garden wall.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:harvestman:x6:1
# text = The harvestman walked slowly across the garden wall.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	harvestman	harvestman	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	walked	walk	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	slowly	slowly	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
5	across	across	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	garden	garden	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	_
8	wall	wall	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 | **walk** | past | the harvestman |  |  | the garden wall |  | slowly *property* | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme across wall=Trajectory |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
In Canada, people call a harvestman a daddy longlegs.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:harvestman:x7:1
# text = In Canada, people call a harvestman a daddy longlegs.
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	2	case	_	_
2	Canada	Canada	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	2	punct	_	_
4	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nsubj	_	_
5	call	call	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	harvestman	harvestman	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	daddy	daddy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	compound	_	_
10	longlegs	longleg	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **call** | present | people | a harvestman |  | Canada |  |  | vn dub-29.3.2 «NP V NP NP»: agent=Agent harvestman=Theme longleg=Result |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Harvestmen are harmless to people.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:harvestman:x8:1
# text = Harvestmen are harmless to people.
1	Harvestmen	harvestman	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
2	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	harmless	harmless	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
4	to	to	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | Harvestmen |  |  |  |  | to people; harmless *property* | tree rules |

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