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title: methuselah — Judaism dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «methuselah» in the Judaism dictionary: Methuselah is a man in the Book of Genesis who is said to have lived 969 years, the oldest person in the Bible. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# methuselah

<!-- .vintro -->
**Who acts:** Methuselah, large wine bottle, Enoch, days, Bible, Grandad · **What happens:** be, say, live, hold, beget, die · **To what, where:** man, Book, old person, large wine bottle, six litres, Methuselah · **Speech:** someone speaks here

<!-- .vabout -->
«methuselah» in the Judaism dictionary: its 3 meanings for a pupil and its 9 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: [methuselah in the Judaism dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/methuselah.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Methuselah is a man in the Book of Genesis who is said to have lived 969 years, the oldest person in the Bible.

<!-- fold The tree, 23 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:methuselah:m1:1
# text = Methuselah is a man in the Book of Genesis who is said to have lived 969 years, the oldest person in the Bible.
1	Methuselah	Methuselah	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	man	man	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	Book	Book	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	Genesis	Genesis	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	_
10	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	12	nsubj	_	_
11	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	12	aux:pass	_	_
12	said	say	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	acl:relcl	_	_
13	to	to	PART	TO	_	15	mark	_	_
14	have	have	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	15	aux	_	_
15	lived	live	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	12	xcomp	_	_
16	969	969	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	17	nummod	_	_
17	years	year	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	15	obl:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	21	punct	_	_
19	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	21	det	_	_
20	oldest	old	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	21	amod	_	_
21	person	person	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	conj	_	_
22	in	in	ADP	IN	_	24	case	_	_
23	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	24	det	_	_
24	Bible	Bible	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	21	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
25	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Methuselah | a man and the oldest person in the Bible |  | the Book of Genesis |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **say** *speech: assert* | present · passive |  | a man and the oldest person in the Bible |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **live** | to-infinitive · perfect |  |  |  |  | year |  | vn exist-47.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

<!-- .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: informal — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A methuselah is a very old person or thing.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:methuselah:m2:1
# text = A methuselah is a very old person or thing.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	methuselah	methuselah	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
5	very	very	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
6	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	person	person	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
8	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	thing	thing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a methuselah | a old person or thing |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A methuselah is also a very large wine bottle holding six litres.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:methuselah:m3:1
# text = A methuselah is also a very large wine bottle holding six litres.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	methuselah	methuselah	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
4	also	also	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
6	very	very	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
7	large	large	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
8	wine	wine	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	_
9	bottle	bottle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
10	holding	hold	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	9	acl	_	_
11	six	six	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	12	nummod	_	_
12	litres	litre	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a methuselah | a large wine bottle |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **hold** | gerund | a large wine bottle *not said here* | six litres |  |  |  |  | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent litre=Theme |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
And Enoch lived sixty and five years, and begot Methuselah. (Torah GEN.5.21, JPS 1917)

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 1:* And Enoch lived sixty and five years, and begot Methuselah.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:methuselah:x1:1
# text = And Enoch lived sixty and five years, and begot Methuselah.
1	And	and	CCONJ	CC	_	3	cc	_	_
2	Enoch	Enoch	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	lived	live	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	sixty	sixty	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	7	nummod	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	five	five	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	4	conj	_	_
7	years	year	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
10	begot	beget	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
11	Methuselah	Methuselah	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	10	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **live** | past | Enoch |  |  |  | year |  | vn exist-47.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **beget** | past | Enoch *not said here* | Methuselah |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent methuselah=Patient |

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 2:* (Torah GEN.5.21, JPS 1917)

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:methuselah:x1:2
# text = (Torah GEN.5.21, JPS 1917)
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Torah	Torah	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	GEN.5.21	GEN.5.21	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
5	JPS	JPS	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	conj	_	_
6	1917	1917	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	5	flat	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
And Methuselah lived a hundred eighty and seven years, and begot Lamech. (Torah GEN.5.25, JPS 1917)

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 1:* And Methuselah lived a hundred eighty and seven years, and begot Lamech.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:methuselah:x2:1
# text = And Methuselah lived a hundred eighty and seven years, and begot Lamech.
1	And	and	CCONJ	CC	_	3	cc	_	_
2	Methuselah	Methuselah	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	lived	live	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	hundred	hundred	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	6	nummod	_	_
6	eighty	eighty	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
8	seven	seven	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	9	nummod	_	_
9	years	year	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
11	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
12	begot	beget	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
13	Lamech	Lamech	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	12	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **live** | past | Methuselah | a hundred eighty and seven years |  |  |  |  | vn lodge-46 «NP V ADV»: agent=Theme eighty=Location |
| 2 | **beget** | past | Methuselah *not said here* | Lamech |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent lamech=Patient |

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 2:* (Torah GEN.5.25, JPS 1917)

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:methuselah:x2:2
# text = (Torah GEN.5.25, JPS 1917)
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Torah	Torah	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	GEN.5.25	GEN.5.25	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
5	JPS	JPS	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	conj	_	_
6	1917	1917	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	5	flat	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
And all the days of Methuselah were nine hundred sixty and nine years; and he died. (Torah GEN.5.27, JPS 1917)

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 1:* And all the days of Methuselah were nine hundred sixty and nine years; and he died.

<!-- fold The tree, 16 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:methuselah:x3:1
# text = And all the days of Methuselah were nine hundred sixty and nine years; and he died.
1	And	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
2	all	all	DET	PDT	PronType=Tot	4	det:predet	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	days	day	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	nsubj	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	Methuselah	Methuselah	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	_
7	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	10	cop	_	_
8	nine	nine	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	9	compound	_	_
9	hundred	hundred	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	10	compound	_	_
10	sixty	sixty	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	17	obl	_	_
11	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
12	nine	nine	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	13	nummod	_	_
13	years	year	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	17	punct	_	_
15	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	17	cc	_	_
16	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	17	nsubj	_	_
17	died	die	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	17	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | past | all days of Methuselah | hundred sixty and nine years |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **die** | past | Methuselah |  |  |  |  |  | vn calibratable\_cos-45.6.1 «NP.attribute V»: agent=Attribute |

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 2:* (Torah GEN.5.27, JPS 1917)

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:methuselah:x3:2
# text = (Torah GEN.5.27, JPS 1917)
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Torah	Torah	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	GEN.5.27	GEN.5.27	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
5	JPS	JPS	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	conj	_	_
6	1917	1917	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	5	flat	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The Bible says Methuselah lived to be 969 years old.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:methuselah:x4:1
# text = The Bible says Methuselah lived to be 969 years old.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	Bible	Bible	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	says	say	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	Methuselah	Methuselah	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
5	lived	live	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	ccomp	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	10	mark	_	_
7	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	10	cop	_	_
8	969	969	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	9	nummod	_	_
9	years	year	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	obl:unmarked	_	_
10	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | present | the Bible |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **live** | past | Methuselah |  |  |  |  |  | vn exist-47.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **is** | to-infinitive | Methuselah *not said here* |  |  |  | year | old *property* | tree rules |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Grandad jokes that he is as old as Methuselah.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:methuselah:x5:1
# text = Grandad jokes that he is as old as Methuselah.
1	Grandad	Grandad	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	jokes	joke	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	7	mark	_	_
4	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj	_	_
5	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
6	as	as	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
7	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	ccomp	_	_
8	as	as	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	Methuselah	Methuselah	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **joke** *speech: other* | present | Grandad |  |  |  |  |  | vn chit\_chat-37.6 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **is** | present | Grandad |  |  |  |  | as Methuselah; old *property* | tree rules |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Methuselah was the grandfather of Noah.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:methuselah:x6:1
# text = Methuselah was the grandfather of Noah.
1	Methuselah	Methuselah	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
2	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	grandfather	grandfather	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	Noah	Noah	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | past | Methuselah | the grandfather |  |  |  | of Noah | tree rules |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A pine tree called Methuselah is nearly 5,000 years old.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:methuselah:x7:1
# text = A pine tree called Methuselah is nearly 5,000 years old.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	pine	pine	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	tree	tree	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	_
4	called	call	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	acl	_	_
5	Methuselah	Methuselah	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	xcomp	_	_
6	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	cop	_	_
7	nearly	nearly	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
8	5,000	5000	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	9	nummod	_	_
9	years	year	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	obl:unmarked	_	_
10	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	10	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **call** | participle |  | a pine tree *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn initiate\_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **is** | present | a pine tree |  |  |  | year | old *property* | tree rules |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
That old car is a real methuselah.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:methuselah:x8:1
# text = That old car is a real methuselah.
1	That	that	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	3	det	_	_
2	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	car	car	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	real	real	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	methuselah	methuselah	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | that old car | a real methuselah |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 9 {#x9}

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A methuselah holds as much as eight normal bottles.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:methuselah:x9:1
# text = A methuselah holds as much as eight normal bottles.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	methuselah	methuselah	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	holds	hold	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	as	as	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	much	much	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	obj	_	_
6	as	as	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	eight	eight	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	9	nummod	_	_
8	normal	normal	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	bottles	bottle	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **hold** | present | a methuselah | much |  |  |  |  | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent much=Theme |

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