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title: nestled — Judaism dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «nestled» in the Judaism dictionary: To nestle is to settle snugly close to someone or something: the child nestled closer to the old man. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# nestled

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**Who acts:** child, thou · **What happens:** nestle, be · **To what, where:** art, cedars, chick, wing

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«nestled» in the Judaism dictionary: its meaning for a pupil and its 3 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: [nestled in the Judaism dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/nestled.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To nestle is to settle snugly close to someone or something: the child nestled closer to the old man.

<!-- fold The tree, 19 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:nestled:m1:1
# text = To nestle is to settle snugly close to someone or something: the child nestled closer to the old man.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	nestle	nestle	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	csubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	settle	settle	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
6	snugly	snugly	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
7	close	close	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	xcomp	_	_
8	to	to	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	someone	someone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	7	obl	_	_
10	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
11	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	9	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	15	punct	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	child	child	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	nsubj	_	_
15	nestled	nestle	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	11	acl:relcl	_	_
16	closer	close	ADV	RBR	Degree=Cmp	15	advmod	_	_
17	to	to	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
18	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	20	det	_	_
19	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	20	amod	_	_
20	man	man	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **nestle** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn spatial\_configuration-47.6-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **is** | present |  |  |  |  |  | close, settle *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **nestle** | past | the child |  |  |  |  | to the old man; close *property* | vn spatial\_configuration-47.6-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

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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}

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O inhabitant of Lebanon, that art nestled in the cedars, how gracious shalt thou be when pangs come upon thee, the pain as of a woman in travail! (Prophets JER.22.23, JPS 1917)

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*Sentence 1:* O inhabitant of Lebanon, that art nestled in the cedars, how gracious shalt thou be when pangs come upon thee, the pain as of a woman in travail!

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:nestled:x1:1
# text = O inhabitant of Lebanon, that art nestled in the cedars, how gracious shalt thou be when pangs come upon thee, the pain as of a woman in travail!
1	O	of	ADP	IN	Abbr=Yes	2	case	_	_
2	inhabitant	inhabitant	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	Lebanon	Lebanon	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
6	that	that	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	7	det	_	_
7	art	art	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	appos	_	_
8	nestled	nestle	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	7	acl	_	_
9	in	in	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	cedars	cedar	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
13	how	how	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	14	advmod	_	_
14	gracious	gracious	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	parataxis	_	_
15	shalt	shall	AUX	MD	Style=Arch|VerbForm=Fin	20	aux	_	_
16	thou	thou	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch	20	nsubj	_	_
17	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	20	cop	_	_
18	when	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	20	advmod	_	_
19	pangs	pang	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	20	nsubj	_	_
20	come	come	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	14	conj	_	_
21	upon	upon	ADP	IN	_	22	case	_	_
22	thee	thou	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch	20	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	25	punct	_	_
24	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	25	det	_	_
25	pain	pain	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	conj	_	_
26	as	as	ADP	IN	ExtPos=ADP	29	case	_	_
27	of	of	ADP	IN	_	26	fixed	_	_
28	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	29	det	_	_
29	woman	woman	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	25	nmod	_	_
30	in	in	ADP	IN	_	31	case	_	_
31	travail	travail	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	29	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
32	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **nestle** | participle |  | that art *not said here* |  | the cedars |  |  | vn spatial\_configuration-47.6-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in cedar=Location |
| 2 | **is** | shall | thou |  |  |  |  | upon thee; come *property* | tree rules |

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*Sentence 2:* (Prophets JER.22.23, JPS 1917)

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:nestled:x1:2
# text = (Prophets JER.22.23, JPS 1917)
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Prophets	prophet	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
3	JER.22.23	JER.22.23	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 chick nestled under its mother's wing.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:nestled:x2:1
# text = The chick nestled under its mother's wing.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	chick	chick	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	nestled	nestle	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	acl	_	_
4	under	under	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
5	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	6	nmod:poss	_	_
6	mother	mother	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	's	's	PART	POS	_	6	case	_	_
8	wing	wing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **nestle** | participle |  | the chick *not said here* |  | chick's mother's wing |  |  | vn spatial\_configuration-47.6-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme under wing=Location |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The child nestled closer to the fire.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:nestled:x3:1
# text = The child nestled closer to the fire.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	child	child	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	nestled	nestle	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	closer	close	ADV	RBR	Degree=Cmp	3	advmod	_	_
5	to	to	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	fire	fire	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **nestle** | past | the child |  |  |  |  | to the fire; close *property* | vn spatial\_configuration-47.6-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

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