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title: moss — Judaism dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «moss» in the Judaism dictionary: A small, soft, green plant without flowers that grows in thick, low patches on damp ground, rocks, trees and walls. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# moss

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**Who acts:** flowers, Nile, mosses, Moss, Birds, We · **What happens:** grow, sow, become, drive away, not be, cover · **To what, where:** thick low patches, that, old wall, damp shady places, spores, moss

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«moss» in the Judaism dictionary: its meaning 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: [moss in the Judaism dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/moss.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A small, soft, green plant without flowers that grows in thick, low patches on damp ground, rocks, trees and walls.

<!-- fold The tree, 20 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:moss:m1:1
# text = A small, soft, green plant without flowers that grows in thick, low patches on damp ground, rocks, trees and walls.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
2	small	small	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	2	punct	_	_
4	soft	soft	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
6	green	green	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	plant	plant	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
8	without	without	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	flowers	flower	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	nmod	_	_
10	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	11	nsubj	_	_
11	grows	grow	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	acl:relcl	_	_
12	in	in	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
13	thick	thick	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	16	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
15	low	low	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	16	amod	_	_
16	patches	patch	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	obl	_	_
17	on	on	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
18	damp	damp	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	19	amod	_	_
19	ground	ground	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	21	punct	_	_
21	rocks	rock	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	19	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	23	punct	_	_
23	trees	tree	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	21	conj	_	_
24	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	25	cc	_	_
25	walls	wall	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	21	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
26	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **grow** | present | flowers |  |  | thick low patches on damp ground and rocks and trees and walls |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in patch=Location |

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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 -->
The mosses by the Nile, by the brink of the Nile, and all that is sown by the Nile, shall become dry, be driven away, and be no more. (Prophets ISA.19.7, JPS 1917)

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 1:* The mosses by the Nile, by the brink of the Nile, and all that is sown by the Nile, shall become dry, be driven away, and be no more.

<!-- fold The tree, 29 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:moss:x1:1
# text = The mosses by the Nile, by the brink of the Nile, and all that is sown by the Nile, shall become dry, be driven away, and be no more.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	mosses	moss	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	24	nsubj	_	_
3	by	by	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	Nile	Nile	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
7	by	by	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	brink	brink	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	conj	_	_
10	of	of	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	Nile	Nile	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	9	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	18	punct	_	_
14	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	18	cc	_	_
15	all	all	DET	PDT	PronType=Tot	18	det:predet	_	_
16	that	that	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	18	nsubj:pass	_	_
17	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	18	aux:pass	_	_
18	sown	sow	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	9	conj	_	_
19	by	by	ADP	IN	_	21	case	_	_
20	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	21	det	_	_
21	Nile	Nile	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	18	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	2	punct	_	_
23	shall	shall	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	24	aux	_	_
24	become	become	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
25	dry	dry	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	24	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
26	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	28	punct	_	_
27	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	28	aux:pass	_	_
28	driven	drive	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	24	xcomp	_	_
29	away	away	ADV	RB	_	28	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
30	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	34	punct	_	_
31	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	34	cc	_	_
32	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	34	cop	_	_
33	no	no	ADV	RB	_	34	advmod	_	_
34	more	more	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	24	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
35	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	24	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **sow** | present · passive | the Nile | that |  |  |  |  | vn spray-9.7-1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent subject=Theme |
| 2 | **become** | shall | the mosses by the Nile and the brink of the Nile |  |  |  |  | dry *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **drive away** | infinitive · passive | the mosses by the Nile and the brink of the Nile *not said here* |  |  |  |  | away *property* | vn nonvehicle-51.4.2-1 «NP.agent V» |
| 4 | **not** **is** | infinitive |  |  |  |  |  | more *property* | tree rules |

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 2:* (Prophets ISA.19.7, JPS 1917)

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:moss:x1:2
# text = (Prophets ISA.19.7, JPS 1917)
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Prophets	prophet	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
3	ISA.19.7	ISA.19.7	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	_	_
```

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The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The old wall was covered in green moss.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:moss:x2:1
# text = The old wall was covered in green moss.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	wall	wall	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj:pass	_	_
4	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux:pass	_	_
5	covered	cover	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	green	green	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	moss	moss	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **cover** | past · passive |  | the old wall |  |  |  | in green moss | vn fill-9.8-1 «NP V NP PP.theme»: subject=Destination in moss=Theme |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Moss feels soft and spongy.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:moss:x3:1
# text = Moss feels soft and spongy.
1	Moss	moss	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	feels	feel	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	soft	soft	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	xcomp	_	_
4	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	spongy	spongy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **feel** | present | Moss |  |  |  |  | soft *property* | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Mosses grow in damp, shady places.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:moss:x4:1
# text = Mosses grow in damp, shady places.
1	Mosses	moss	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	grow	grow	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
4	damp	damp	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
6	shady	shady	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	places	place	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **grow** | present | Mosses |  |  | damp shady places |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in place=Location |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Be careful — moss on the rocks is slippery.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:moss:x5:1
# text = Be careful — moss on the rocks is slippery.
1	Be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	cop	_	_
2	careful	careful	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	csubj	_	_
3	—	-	PUNCT	:	_	4	punct	_	_
4	moss	moss	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
5	on	on	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	rocks	rock	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nmod	_	_
8	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
9	slippery	slippery	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | infinitive |  |  |  |  |  | careful *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **is** | present | moss on the rocks |  |  |  |  | slippery *property* | tree rules |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Moss makes spores instead of seeds.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:moss:x6:1
# text = Moss makes spores instead of seeds.
1	Moss	moss	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	makes	make	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	spores	spore	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
4	instead	instead	ADV	RB	ExtPos=ADP	6	case	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	4	fixed	_	_
6	seeds	seed	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | present | Moss | spores |  |  |  | instead seeds | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset spore=Product |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Birds use moss to line their nests.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:moss:x7:1
# text = Birds use moss to line their nests.
1	Birds	bird	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	use	use	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	moss	moss	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	line	line	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	advcl	_	_
6	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
7	nests	nest	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **use** | present | Birds | moss |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent moss=Patient |
| 2 | **line** | to-infinitive | Birds *not said here* | Birds's nests |  |  |  |  | vn fill-9.8-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme nest=Destination |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We found moss growing between the paving stones.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:moss:x8:1
# text = We found moss growing between the paving stones.
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	moss	moss	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
4	growing	grow	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	3	acl	_	_
5	between	between	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	paving	paving	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	_
8	stones	stone	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **find** | past | We | moss |  |  |  |  | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent moss=Topic |
| 2 | **grow** | gerund | moss *not said here* |  |  | the paving stones |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme between stone=Location |

## Example 9 {#x9}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A rolling stone gathers no moss.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:moss:x9:1
# text = A rolling stone gathers no moss.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	rolling	roll	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	3	amod	_	_
3	stone	stone	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	gathers	gather	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	no	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	6	det	_	_
6	moss	moss	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **roll** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn run-51.3.2-2 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **gather** | present | a rolling stone | no moss |  |  |  |  | vn deduce-97.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent moss=Theme |

## Example 10 {#x10}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Not a single glow-worm glittered in the moss.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:moss:x10:1
# text = Not a single glow-worm glittered in the moss.
1	Not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	6	advmod	_	_
2	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
3	single	single	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
4	glow	glow	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	worm	worm	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
7	glittered	glitter	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	6	acl	_	_
8	in	in	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	moss	moss	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **glitter** | participle |  | a single glow worm *not said here* |  | the moss |  |  | vn light\_emission-43.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in moss=Location |

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