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title: headlong — Judaism dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «headlong» in the Judaism dictionary: Head first, with a fast rush, in a way that is not careful. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# headlong

<!-- .vintro -->
**Who acts:** way, He, I, they, man, one · **What happens:** not be, rush, think, take, carry, attend · **To what, where:** wise, own craftiness, counsel, him, course, battle · **Speech:** someone speaks here

<!-- .vabout -->
«headlong» in the Judaism dictionary: its 2 meanings 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: [headlong in the Judaism dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/headlong.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .note -->
Usage: adverb — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Head first, with a fast rush, in a way that is not careful.

<!-- fold The tree, 13 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:headlong:m1:1
# text = Head first, with a fast rush, in a way that is not careful.
1	Head	head	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
2	first	first	ADV	RB	NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	1	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
4	with	with	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	fast	fast	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	rush	rush	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
9	in	in	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	way	way	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl:unmarked	_	_
12	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	15	nsubj	_	_
13	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	15	cop	_	_
14	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	15	advmod	_	_
15	careful	careful	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	acl:relcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **is** | present | a way |  |  |  |  | careful *property* | tree rules |

<!-- .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}

<!-- .note -->
Usage: adjective — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Rushing forward very fast, without thinking first.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:headlong:m2:1
# text = Rushing forward very fast, without thinking first.
1	Rushing	rush	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
2	forward	forward	ADV	RB	_	1	advmod	_	_
3	very	very	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
4	fast	fast	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	1	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
6	without	without	SCONJ	IN	_	7	mark	_	_
7	thinking	think	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	1	conj	_	_
8	first	first	ADV	RB	NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	7	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **rush** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  | fast, forward *property* | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **think** *speech: other* | gerund |  |  |  |  |  | first *property* | vn focus-87.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He taketh the wise in their own craftiness; and the counsel of the wily is carried headlong. (Writings JOB.5.13, JPS 1917)

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 1:* He taketh the wise in their own craftiness; and the counsel of the wily is carried headlong.

<!-- fold The tree, 17 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:headlong:x1:1
# text = He taketh the wise in their own craftiness; and the counsel of the wily is carried headlong.
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	taketh	take	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Style=Arch|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	wise	wise	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	obj	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	8	nmod:poss	_	_
7	own	own	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	craftiness	craftiness	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	17	punct	_	_
10	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	counsel	counsel	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	nsubj:pass	_	_
13	of	of	SCONJ	IN	_	15	mark	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	wily	wily	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	acl	_	_
16	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	17	aux:pass	_	_
17	carried	carry	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	parataxis	_	_
18	headlong	headlong	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	17	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **take** | present | He | the wise |  | their own craftiness |  |  | vn fit-54.3 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent wise=Value in craftiness=Location |
| 2 | **carry** | present · passive |  | the counsel |  |  |  | headlong *property* | vn carry-11.4 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 2:* (Writings JOB.5.13, JPS 1917)

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:headlong:x1:2
# text = (Writings JOB.5.13, JPS 1917)
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Writings	writing	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
3	JOB.5.13	JOB.5.13	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 -->
I attended and listened, but they spoke not aright; no man repenteth him of his wickedness, saying: 'What have I done?' Every one turneth away in his course, as a horse that rusheth headlong in the battle. (Prophets JER.8.6, JPS 1917)

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 1:* I attended and listened, but they spoke not aright; no man repenteth him of his wickedness, saying: 'What have I done?'

<!-- fold The tree, 21 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:headlong:x2:1
# text = I attended and listened, but they spoke not aright; no man repenteth him of his wickedness, saying: 'What have I done?'
1	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	attended	attend	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	4	cc	_	_
4	listened	listen	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
6	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
7	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	nsubj	_	_
8	spoke	speak	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
9	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	10	advmod	_	_
10	aright	aright	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
12	no	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	13	det	_	_
13	man	man	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	nsubj	_	_
14	repenteth	repent	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Style=Arch|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
15	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	14	obj	_	_
16	of	of	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
17	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	18	nmod:poss	_	_
18	wickedness	wickedness	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	20	punct	_	_
20	saying	say	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	14	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	26	punct	_	_
22	'	'	PUNCT	``	_	26	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	26	obj	_	_
24	have	have	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	26	aux	_	_
25	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	26	nsubj	_	_
26	done	do	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	20	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
27	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	26	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
28	'	'	PUNCT	''	_	26	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **attend** | past | I |  |  |  |  |  | vn caring-75.2-1-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **listen** | past | I *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn peer-30.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **speak** *speech: other* | past | they |  |  |  |  | aright *property* | vn talk-37.5 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 4 | **repent** | present | no man | him *= he* |  |  |  | of man's wickedness | tree rules |
| 5 | **say** *speech: assert* | gerund | no man *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 6 | **do** | present · perfect | I |  |  |  |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent what=Eventuality |

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 2:* Every one turneth away in his course, as a horse that rusheth headlong in the battle.

<!-- fold The tree, 16 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:headlong:x2:2
# text = Every one turneth away in his course, as a horse that rusheth headlong in the battle.
1	Every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	2	det	_	_
2	one	one	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	turneth	turn	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Style=Arch|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	away	away	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
7	course	course	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
9	as	as	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	horse	horse	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	parataxis	_	_
12	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	13	nsubj	_	_
13	rusheth	rush	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Style=Arch|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	11	acl:relcl	_	_
14	headlong	headlong	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	xcomp	_	_
15	in	in	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
16	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
17	battle	battle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **turn away** | present | every one |  |  | man's course |  | away *property* | vn banish-10.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **rush** | present | a horse |  |  | the battle |  | headlong *property* | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in battle=Trajectory |

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 3:* (Prophets JER.8.6, JPS 1917)

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:headlong:x2:3
# text = (Prophets JER.8.6, JPS 1917)
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Prophets	prophet	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
3	JER.8.6	JER.8.6	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 -->
The giant came headlong down the hill.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:headlong:x3:1
# text = The giant came headlong down the hill.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	giant	giant	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	came	come	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	headlong	headlong	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
5	down	down	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	hill	hill	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 | **come** | past | the giant |  |  | the hill |  | headlong *property* | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme down hill=Initial\_Location |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He dived headlong into the lake.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:headlong:x4:1
# text = He dived headlong into the lake.
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	dived	dive	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	headlong	headlong	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	xcomp	_	_
4	into	into	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	lake	lake	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 | **dive** | past | He |  |  | the lake |  | headlong *property* | vn meander-47.7 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme into lake=Location |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The children made a headlong dash for the door.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:headlong:x5:1
# text = The children made a headlong dash for the door.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	children	child	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	made	make	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	headlong	headlong	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	dash	dash	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
7	for	for	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	door	door	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | past | the children | a headlong dash |  |  |  | for the door | vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP P.asset»: agent=Agent dash=Product for door=Asset |

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