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title: midwife — Judaism dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «midwife» in the Judaism dictionary: A trained nurse or health worker who helps women while they are pregnant, while they give birth and just afterwards. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# midwife

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**Who acts:** health worker, women, person, something, midwives, Hebrew women · **What happens:** train, help, be, give, come, say · **To what, where:** women, birth, something, one, hand, scarlet thread · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A trained nurse or health worker who helps women while they are pregnant, while they give birth and just afterwards.

<!-- fold The tree, 20 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:midwife:m1:1
# text = A trained nurse or health worker who helps women while they are pregnant, while they give birth and just afterwards.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	trained	train	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	amod	_	_
3	nurse	nurse	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
4	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
5	health	health	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	worker	worker	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
7	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	8	nsubj	_	_
8	helps	help	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	acl:relcl	_	_
9	women	woman	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	obj	_	_
10	while	while	SCONJ	IN	_	13	mark	_	_
11	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	13	nsubj	_	_
12	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	13	cop	_	_
13	pregnant	pregnant	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
15	while	while	SCONJ	IN	_	17	mark	_	_
16	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	17	nsubj	_	_
17	give	give	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	parataxis	_	_
18	birth	birth	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	obj	_	_
19	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	21	cc	_	_
20	just	just	ADV	RB	_	21	advmod	_	_
21	afterwards	afterwards	ADV	RB	_	17	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **train** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn hire-13.5.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **help** | present | health worker |  | women |  |  |  | vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent woman=Beneficiary |
| 3 | **is** | present | women *= woman* |  |  |  |  | pregnant *property* | tree rules |
| 4 | **give** | present | women *= woman* | birth |  |  |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent birth=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: figurative — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A person who helps something new to come into being.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:midwife:m2:1
# text = A person who helps something new to come into being.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	person	person	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	4	nsubj	_	_
4	helps	help	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	4	obj	_	_
6	new	new	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
7	to	to	PART	TO	_	8	mark	_	_
8	come	come	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	xcomp	_	_
9	into	into	SCONJ	IN	_	10	mark	_	_
10	being	be	AUX	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	8	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **help** | present | a person | something |  |  |  |  | vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Agent something=Beneficiary clause=Theme |
| 2 | **come** | to-infinitive | something *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
And the midwives said unto Pharaoh: 'Because the Hebrew women are not as the Egyptian women; for they are lively, and are delivered ere the midwife come unto them.' (Torah EXO.1.19, JPS 1917)

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 1:* And the midwives said unto Pharaoh: 'Because the Hebrew women are not as the Egyptian women; for they are lively, and are delivered ere the midwife come unto them.'

<!-- fold The tree, 29 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:midwife:x1:1
# text = And the midwives said unto Pharaoh: 'Because the Hebrew women are not as the Egyptian women; for they are lively, and are delivered ere the midwife come unto them.'
1	And	and	CCONJ	CC	_	4	cc	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	midwives	midwife	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
4	said	say	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	unto	unto	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	Pharaoh	Pharaoh	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	18	punct	_	_
8	'	'	PUNCT	``	_	18	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	Because	because	SCONJ	IN	_	18	mark	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
11	Hebrew	hebrew	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
12	women	woman	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	18	nsubj	_	_
13	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	18	cop	_	_
14	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	18	advmod	_	_
15	as	as	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
16	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
17	Egyptian	Egyptian	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	18	amod	_	_
18	women	woman	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	23	punct	_	_
20	for	for	ADP	IN	_	23	case	_	_
21	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	23	nsubj	_	_
22	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	23	cop	_	_
23	lively	lively	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
24	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	27	punct	_	_
25	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	27	cc	_	_
26	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	27	aux:pass	_	_
27	delivered	deliver	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	parataxis	_	_
28	ere	ere	ADP	IN	_	30	case	_	_
29	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	30	det	_	_
30	midwife	midwife	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	27	obl	_	_
31	come	come	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	27	conj	_	_
32	unto	unto	ADP	IN	_	33	case	_	_
33	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	31	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
34	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
35	'	'	PUNCT	''	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | past | the midwives |  |  |  |  | unto Pharaoh | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **not** **is** | present | the Hebrew women |  |  |  |  | as the Egyptian women | tree rules |
| 3 | **is** | present | midwives *= midwife* |  |  |  |  | lively *property* | tree rules |
| 4 | **deliver** | present · passive |  |  |  |  | ere the midwife |  | vn birth-28.2-1-1 «NP V NP» |
| 5 | **come** | infinitive |  |  |  |  |  | unto midwives *= midwife* | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 2:* (Torah EXO.1.19, JPS 1917)

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:midwife:x1:2
# text = (Torah EXO.1.19, JPS 1917)
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Torah	Torah	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	EXO.1.19	EXO.1.19	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 it came to pass, when she travailed, that one put out a hand; and the midwife took and bound upon his hand a scarlet thread, saying: 'This came out first.' (Torah GEN.38.28, JPS 1917)

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 1:* And it came to pass, when she travailed, that one put out a hand; and the midwife took and bound upon his hand a scarlet thread, saying: 'This came out first.'

<!-- fold The tree, 31 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:midwife:x2:1
# text = And it came to pass, when she travailed, that one put out a hand; and the midwife took and bound upon his hand a scarlet thread, saying: 'This came out first.'
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	came	come	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	31	advcl	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	pass	pass	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
7	when	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	9	advmod	_	_
8	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	nsubj	_	_
9	travailed	travail	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
11	that	that	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	12	det	_	_
12	one	one	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	_
13	put	put	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	12	acl	_	_
14	out	out	ADP	RP	_	13	compound:prt	_	_
15	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	hand	hand	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	21	punct	_	_
18	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	21	cc	_	_
19	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	20	det	_	_
20	midwife	midwife	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	21	nsubj	_	_
21	took	take	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	31	advcl	_	_
22	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	23	cc	_	_
23	bound	bind	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	21	conj	_	_
24	upon	upon	ADP	IN	_	26	case	_	_
25	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	26	nmod:poss	_	_
26	hand	hand	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	23	obl	_	_
27	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	29	det	_	_
28	scarlet	scarlet	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	29	compound	_	_
29	thread	thread	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	23	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
30	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	31	punct	_	_
31	saying	say	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
32	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	35	punct	_	_
33	'	'	PUNCT	``	_	35	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
34	This	this	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	35	nsubj	_	_
35	came	come	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	31	ccomp	_	_
36	out	out	ADV	RB	_	35	advmod	_	_
37	first	first	ADV	RB	NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	35	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
38	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	31	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
39	'	'	PUNCT	''	_	31	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **come** | past | it |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **pass** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **travail** | past | she | that one |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 4 | **put out** | participle | that one *not said here* | a hand |  |  |  |  | vn invest-13.5.4-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Agent hand=Goal |
| 5 | **take** | past | the midwife |  |  |  |  |  | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 6 | **bind** | past | the midwife *not said here* | a scarlet thread |  |  |  | upon midwife's hand | vn shake-22.3-2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent thread=Patient |
| 7 | **say** *speech: assert* | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 8 | **come out** | past | This |  |  |  |  | first, out *property* | vn become-109.1 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Patient |

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 2:* (Torah GEN.38.28, JPS 1917)

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:midwife:x2:2
# text = (Torah GEN.38.28, JPS 1917)
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Torah	Torah	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	GEN.38.28	GEN.38.28	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 -->
The midwife helped my baby brother be born.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:midwife:x3:1
# text = The midwife helped my baby brother be born.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	midwife	midwife	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	helped	help	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	6	nmod:poss	_	_
5	baby	baby	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	brother	brother	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
7	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	8	aux:pass	_	_
8	born	bear	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **help** | past | the midwife |  | my baby brother |  |  |  | vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent brother=Beneficiary |
| 2 | **bear** | infinitive · passive | the midwife *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn admire-31.2 «NP V that S» |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Mum saw the midwife every few weeks before the birth.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:midwife:x4:1
# text = Mum saw the midwife every few weeks before the birth.
1	Mum	mum	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	saw	see	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	midwife	midwife	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	7	det	_	_
6	few	few	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	weeks	week	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl:unmarked	_	_
8	before	before	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	birth	birth	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **see** | past | Mum | the midwife |  |  | before the birth; week |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer midwife=Stimulus |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The midwife weighed the newborn baby.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:midwife:x5:1
# text = The midwife weighed the newborn baby.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	midwife	midwife	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	weighed	weigh	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	newborn	newborn	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	baby	baby	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **weigh** | past | the midwife | the newborn baby |  |  |  |  | vn register-54.1-2-1 «NP V NP.value»: agent=Theme baby=Value |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
My aunt is a midwife at the hospital.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:midwife:x6:1
# text = My aunt is a midwife at the hospital.
1	My	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	aunt	aunt	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	midwife	midwife	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	at	at	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	hospital	hospital	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | My aunt | a midwife |  | the hospital |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
In the old village, the midwife came to people's homes.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:midwife:x7:1
# text = In the old village, the midwife came to people's homes.
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
3	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	village	village	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	midwife	midwife	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
8	came	come	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
9	to	to	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
10	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	12	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	's	's	PART	POS	_	10	case	_	_
12	homes	home	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **come** | past | the midwife |  |  | the old village |  | to people's homes | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme to home=Initial\_Location |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The midwife listened to the baby's heartbeat.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:midwife:x8:1
# text = The midwife listened to the baby's heartbeat.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	midwife	midwife	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	listened	listen	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	to	to	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	baby	baby	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	's	's	PART	POS	_	6	case	_	_
8	heartbeat	heartbeat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	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 | **listen** | past | the midwife |  |  |  |  | to the baby's heartbeat | vn peer-30.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent to heartbeat=Theme |

## Example 9 {#x9}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Men can be midwives too.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:midwife:x9:1
# text = Men can be midwives too.
1	Men	man	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
2	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
3	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	cop	_	_
4	midwives	midwife	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
5	too	too	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | can | Men | midwives |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

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**Text:** the Judaism dictionary of Mova's schools (`world/data/dictionary-schools/`), written for Mova. **Trees:** Mova's own parse — the `en` model on the CPU, when the site is built — not checked by a teacher; they may be wrong. **Frames:** Mova's frames reader (`prag`), each meaning and example read on its own. Elamur Cosmic License.

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