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title: mere — Judaism dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «mere» in the Judaism dictionary: Mere means only, just, no more than: a mere child, a mere five minutes. It makes something sound small or unimportant. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# mere

<!-- .vintro -->
**Who acts:** Mere, something, merest, we, mere word, man · **What happens:** mean, make, sound, be, understand, see · **To what, where:** more, something, smallest possible, lake, It, one level · **Speech:** someone speaks here

<!-- .vabout -->
«mere» in the Judaism dictionary: its 3 meanings for a pupil and its 10 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: [mere in the Judaism dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/mere.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Mere means only, just, no more than: a mere child, a mere five minutes. It makes something sound small or unimportant.

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 1:* Mere means only, just, no more than: a mere child, a mere five minutes.

<!-- fold The tree, 14 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:mere:m1:1
# text = Mere means only, just, no more than: a mere child, a mere five minutes.
1	Mere	mere	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	only	only	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
5	just	just	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
7	no	no	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
8	more	more	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp|ExtPos=ADV	2	obj	_	_
9	than	than	ADP	IN	_	8	fixed	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	13	punct	_	_
11	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
12	mere	mere	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	amod	_	_
13	child	child	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
15	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	mere	mere	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	appos	_	_
17	five	five	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	18	nummod	_	_
18	minutes	minute	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	16	nmod:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present | Mere | more |  |  |  | a mere child *obl* | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent more=Topic |

<!-- .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.

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 2:* It makes something sound small or unimportant.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:mere:m1:2
# text = It makes something sound small or unimportant.
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	makes	make	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	2	obj	_	_
4	sound	sound	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	xcomp	_	_
5	small	small	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	xcomp	_	_
6	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	unimportant	unimportant	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | present | Mere | something |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **sound** | infinitive | something *not said here* |  |  |  |  | small *property* | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus |

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The merest means the smallest possible: the merest touch.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:mere:m2:1
# text = The merest means the smallest possible: the merest touch.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	merest	mere	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	3	nsubj	_	_
3	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	smallest	small	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	6	amod	_	_
6	possible	possible	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	10	punct	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	merest	mere	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	10	amod	_	_
10	touch	touch	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present | the merest | the smallest possible |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent possible=Topic |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .note -->
Usage: old, poetic, place names — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A mere is a lake or pond, as in some English place names.

<!-- fold The tree, 13 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:mere:m3:1
# text = A mere is a lake or pond, as in some English place names.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	mere	mere	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	lake	lake	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	pond	pond	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
9	as	as	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
10	in	in	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
11	some	some	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	14	det	_	_
12	English	English	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	amod	_	_
13	place	place	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	compound	_	_
14	names	name	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a mere | a lake or pond and some English place names |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
It should probably be understood on one level as a reference to the ten digits of the decimal numeral system, though as we shall see, these Sefirot Belimah are imbued with metaphysical significance beyond mere numerals. (Sefer Yetzirah, Sefaria community translation)

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 1:* It should probably be understood on one level as a reference to the ten digits of the decimal numeral system, though as we shall see, these Sefirot Belimah are imbued with metaphysical significance beyond mere numerals.

<!-- fold The tree, 36 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:mere:x1:1
# text = It should probably be understood on one level as a reference to the ten digits of the decimal numeral system, though as we shall see, these Sefirot Belimah are imbued with metaphysical significance beyond mere numerals.
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	should	should	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
3	probably	probably	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
4	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	aux:pass	_	_
5	understood	understand	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
6	on	on	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	8	nummod	_	_
8	level	level	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
9	as	as	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	reference	reference	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
12	to	to	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
14	ten	ten	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	15	nummod	_	_
15	digits	digit	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obl	_	_
16	of	of	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
17	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	20	det	_	_
18	decimal	decimal	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	20	amod	_	_
19	numeral	numeral	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	20	compound	_	_
20	system	system	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	26	punct	_	_
22	though	though	ADV	RB	_	26	advmod	_	_
23	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	26	mark	_	_
24	we	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	26	nsubj	_	_
25	shall	shall	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	26	aux	_	_
26	see	see	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
27	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	32	punct	_	_
28	these	this	DET	DT	Number=Plur|PronType=Dem	30	det	_	_
29	Sefirot	Sefirot	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	30	compound	_	_
30	Belimah	Belimah	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	32	nsubj	_	_
31	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	32	aux:pass	_	_
32	imbued	imbue	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	26	conj	_	_
33	with	with	ADP	IN	_	35	case	_	_
34	metaphysical	metaphysical	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	35	amod	_	_
35	significance	significance	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	32	obl	_	_
36	beyond	beyond	ADP	IN	_	38	case	_	_
37	mere	mere	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	38	amod	_	_
38	numerals	numeral	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	32	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
39	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **understand** | should · passive |  | It |  | one level |  | as a reference; to the ten digits of the decimal numeral system; probably *property* | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: subject=Stimulus as reference=Attribute |
| 2 | **see** | shall | we |  |  |  |  | though *property* | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer |
| 3 | **imbue** | present · passive |  | this Sefirot Belimah |  |  |  | with metaphysical significance; beyond mere numerals | vn fill-9.8 «NP V NP PP.theme»: subject=Destination with significance=Theme |

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 2:* (Sefer Yetzirah, Sefaria community translation)

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:mere:x1:2
# text = (Sefer Yetzirah, Sefaria community translation)
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Sefer	Sefer	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	Yetzirah	Yetzirah	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	flat	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
5	Sefaria	Sefaria	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
6	community	community	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	translation	translation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .note -->
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Sayest thou that a mere word of the lips is counsel and strength for the war? (Prophets 2KI.18.20, JPS 1917)

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 1:* Sayest thou that a mere word of the lips is counsel and strength for the war?

<!-- fold The tree, 16 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:mere:x2:1
# text = Sayest thou that a mere word of the lips is counsel and strength for the war?
1	Sayest	say	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Style=Arch|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	thou	thou	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch	1	obj	_	_
3	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	11	mark	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	mere	mere	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	word	word	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nsubj	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	lips	lip	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nmod	_	_
10	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	11	cop	_	_
11	counsel	counsel	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	ccomp	_	_
12	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
13	strength	strength	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	conj	_	_
14	for	for	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
15	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	war	war	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | present |  | thou |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent thou=Topic |
| 2 | **is a** | present | a mere word of the lips | counsel and strength for the war |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **word** |  |  | the lips |  |  |  |  | nom word «communication transitive»: of=patient |

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 2:* (Prophets 2KI.18.20, JPS 1917)

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:mere:x2:2
# text = (Prophets 2KI.18.20, JPS 1917)
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Prophets	prophet	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
3	2KI.18.20	2KI.18.20	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	2	flat	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
5	JPS	JPS	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	nmod:unmarked	_	_
6	1917	1917	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	3	conj	_	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 -->
Surely man walketh as a mere semblance; surely for vanity they are in turmoil; he heapeth up riches, and knoweth not who shall gather them. (Writings PSA.39.7, JPS 1917)

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 1:* Surely man walketh as a mere semblance; surely for vanity they are in turmoil; he heapeth up riches, and knoweth not who shall gather them.

<!-- fold The tree, 25 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:mere:x3:1
# text = Surely man walketh as a mere semblance; surely for vanity they are in turmoil; he heapeth up riches, and knoweth not who shall gather them.
1	Surely	surely	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
2	man	man	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	walketh	walk	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Style=Arch|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	as	as	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	mere	mere	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	semblance	semblance	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	15	punct	_	_
9	surely	surely	ADV	RB	_	11	advmod	_	_
10	for	for	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	vanity	vanity	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	nsubj	_	_
12	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	15	nsubj	_	_
13	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	15	cop	_	_
14	in	in	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
15	turmoil	turmoil	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	18	punct	_	_
17	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	18	nsubj	_	_
18	heapeth	heap	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Style=Arch|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
19	up	up	ADP	RP	_	18	compound:prt	_	_
20	riches	rich	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	18	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	23	punct	_	_
22	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	23	cc	_	_
23	knoweth	know	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Style=Arch|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
24	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	23	advmod	_	_
25	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	27	nsubj	_	_
26	shall	shall	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	27	aux	_	_
27	gather	gather	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	23	ccomp	_	_
28	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	27	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
29	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **walk** | present | man |  |  |  |  | as a mere semblance | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **is** | present | vanity |  |  | turmoil |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **heap up** | present | man | riches |  |  |  |  | vn spray-9.7-2 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent rich=Theme |
| 4 | **not** **know** | present | man *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V how S\_INF»: agent=Experiencer clause=Stimulus |
| 5 | **gather** | shall |  | riches *= rich* |  |  |  |  | vn deduce-97.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent they=Theme |

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 2:* (Writings PSA.39.7, JPS 1917)

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:mere:x3:2
# text = (Writings PSA.39.7, JPS 1917)
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Writings	writing	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
3	PSA.39.7	PSA.39.7	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	_	_
```

<!-- .note -->
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
It was a mere five minutes' walk to school.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:mere:x4:1
# text = It was a mere five minutes' walk to school.
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|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	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	mere	mere	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	five	five	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	6	nummod	_	_
6	minutes	minute	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	'	's	PART	POS	_	6	case	_	_
8	walk	walk	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	_
9	to	to	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	school	school	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | past | It | a mere |  |  |  | five minutes's walk to school *nmod* | tree rules |
| 2 | **walk** |  | five minutes |  |  |  |  | to school | nom walk «act transitive»: poss=agent to=obl |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She was a mere child when she learnt to swim.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:mere:x5:1
# text = She was a mere child when she learnt to swim.
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
2	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	mere	mere	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	child	child	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	when	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	8	advmod	_	_
7	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	nsubj	_	_
8	learnt	learn	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	acl:relcl	_	_
9	to	to	PART	TO	_	10	mark	_	_
10	swim	swim	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	8	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | past | She | a mere child |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **learn** | past | child |  |  |  |  |  | vn learn-14-2-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 3 | **swim** | to-infinitive | child *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn run-51.3.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The mere sight of the dentist's chair scared him.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:mere:x6:1
# text = The mere sight of the dentist's chair scared him.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	mere	mere	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	sight	sight	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
4	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	dentist	dentist	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	's	's	PART	POS	_	6	case	_	_
8	chair	chair	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	_
9	scared	scare	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
10	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **scare** | past | the mere sight of the dentist's chair | him *= he* |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus he=Experiencer |
| 2 | **sight** |  |  | the dentist's chair |  |  |  |  | nom sight «cognition transitive»: of=patient |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
It cost a mere fifty pence.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:mere:x7:1
# text = It cost a mere fifty pence.
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	cost	cost	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	mere	mere	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	fifty	fifty	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	6	nummod	_	_
6	pence	pence	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **cost** | past | It | a mere |  |  |  |  | vn cost-54.2 «NP V NP NP»: agent=Theme mere=Beneficiary pence=Value |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
At the merest noise, the rabbit ran away.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:mere:x8:1
# text = At the merest noise, the rabbit ran away.
1	At	at	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
3	merest	mere	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	4	amod	_	_
4	noise	noise	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	rabbit	rabbit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
8	ran	run	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
9	away	away	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **run away** | past | the rabbit |  |  | the merest noise |  | away *property* | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme at noise=Trajectory |

## Example 9 {#x9}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The walk took us around the mere.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:mere:x9:1
# text = The walk took us around the mere.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	walk	walk	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	took	take	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	us	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	3	iobj	_	_
5	around	around	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	mere	mere	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 | **take** | past | the walk |  | us | the mere |  |  | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP ADVP»: agent=Instrument we=Destination |

## Example 10 {#x10}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
I shiver at the mere thought of it.”

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:mere:x10:1
# text = I shiver at the mere thought of it.”
1	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	shiver	shiver	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	at	at	SCONJ	IN	_	6	mark	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	mere	mere	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
6	thought	think	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	advcl	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	”	"	PUNCT	''	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **shiver** | present | I |  |  |  |  |  | vn body\_internal\_states-40.6 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer |
| 2 | **think** *speech: other* | past | the mere |  |  |  |  | of it | vn focus-87.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

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