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title: phantom — Judaism dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «phantom» in the Judaism dictionary: A ghost or spirit that seems to appear and then vanish. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# phantom

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**Who acts:** ghost, it, material wind, Holy Wisp, prince, phantom · **What happens:** seem, appear, vanish, be, not be, refer · **To what, where:** another, kind, phantom essence, intermediary concept, wisp, small breeze

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«phantom» in the Judaism dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 5 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: [phantom in the Judaism dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/phantom.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A ghost or spirit that seems to appear and then vanish.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:phantom:m1:1
# text = A ghost or spirit that seems to appear and then vanish.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	ghost	ghost	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	4	cc	_	_
4	spirit	spirit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	conj	_	_
5	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	6	nsubj	_	_
6	seems	seem	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	to	to	PART	TO	_	8	mark	_	_
8	appear	appear	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	xcomp	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
10	then	then	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	11	advmod	_	_
11	vanish	vanish	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	8	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **seem** | present | a ghost or spirit |  |  |  |  |  | vn seem-109-1-1-1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Theme clause=Attribute |
| 2 | **appear** | to-infinitive | a ghost or spirit *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **vanish** | infinitive | a ghost or spirit *not said here* |  |  |  | then |  | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «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.

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Something that seems to be there but is not real.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:phantom:m2:1
# text = Something that seems to be there but is not real.
1	Something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	0	root	_	_
2	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	3	nsubj	_	_
3	seems	seem	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	1	acl:relcl	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
5	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	cop	_	_
6	there	there	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	3	xcomp	_	_
7	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
8	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	cop	_	_
9	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	10	advmod	_	_
10	real	real	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **seem** | present |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn seem-109-1-1-1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **is** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  | there *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **not** **is** | present |  |  |  |  |  | real *property* | tree rules |

## Example 1 {#x1}

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On another, it refers to something less tangible, approaching the kind of phantom essence implied by the English term ‘soul’. (Sefer Yetzirah, Sefaria community translation)

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*Sentence 1:* On another, it refers to something less tangible, approaching the kind of phantom essence implied by the English term ‘soul’.

<!-- fold The tree, 20 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:phantom:x1:1
# text = On another, it refers to something less tangible, approaching the kind of phantom essence implied by the English term ‘soul’.
1	On	on	ADP	IN	_	2	case	_	_
2	another	another	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	2	punct	_	_
4	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
5	refers	refer	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	to	to	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	5	obl	_	_
8	less	less	ADV	RBR	Degree=Cmp	9	advmod	_	_
9	tangible	tangible	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
11	approaching	approach	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	5	advcl	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	kind	kind	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obj	_	_
14	of	of	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
15	phantom	phantom	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	16	amod	_	_
16	essence	essence	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	nmod	_	_
17	implied	imply	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	16	acl	_	_
18	by	by	ADP	IN	_	21	case	_	_
19	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	21	det	_	_
20	English	English	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	21	amod	_	_
21	term	term	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	obl	_	_
22	‘	'	PUNCT	``	_	23	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	soul	soul	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	21	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
24	’	'	PUNCT	''	_	23	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
25	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **refer** | present | it |  |  | another |  | to something | vn relate-86.2-2 «NP V PP.co-theme»: agent=Theme to something=Co-Theme |
| 2 | **approach** | gerund |  | the kind of phantom essence |  |  |  |  | vn confront-98 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent kind=Theme |
| 3 | **imply** | participle |  | phantom essence *not said here* |  |  |  | by the English term | vn indicate-78 «NP V how S»: agent=Pivot |

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*Sentence 2:* (Sefer Yetzirah, Sefaria community translation)

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:phantom: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	_	_
```

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

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Perhaps capturing an intermediary concept between the immaterial divine imminence and the material wind is ‘wisp’, meaning both a small breeze and a phantom presence, but ‘Holy Wisp’ is a rather underwhelming expression. (Sefer Yetzirah, Sefaria community translation)

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 1:* Perhaps capturing an intermediary concept between the immaterial divine imminence and the material wind is ‘wisp’, meaning both a small breeze and a phantom presence, but ‘Holy Wisp’ is a rather underwhelming expression.

<!-- fold The tree, 33 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:phantom:x2:1
# text = Perhaps capturing an intermediary concept between the immaterial divine imminence and the material wind is ‘wisp’, meaning both a small breeze and a phantom presence, but ‘Holy Wisp’ is a rather underwhelming expression.
1	Perhaps	perhaps	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
2	capturing	capture	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
3	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	intermediary	intermediary	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	concept	concept	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
6	between	between	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
8	immaterial	immaterial	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
9	divine	divine	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	compound	_	_
10	imminence	imminence	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
11	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	17	cc	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
13	material	material	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	compound	_	_
14	wind	wind	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	nsubj	_	_
15	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	17	cop	_	_
16	‘	'	PUNCT	``	_	17	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	wisp	wisp	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	’	'	PUNCT	''	_	17	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	20	punct	_	_
20	meaning	mean	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	2	advcl	_	_
21	both	both	CCONJ	CC	_	24	cc:preconj	_	_
22	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	24	det	_	_
23	small	small	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	24	amod	_	_
24	breeze	breeze	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	20	obj	_	_
25	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	28	cc	_	_
26	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	28	det	_	_
27	phantom	phantom	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	28	amod	_	_
28	presence	presence	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	24	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
29	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	39	punct	_	_
30	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	39	cc	_	_
31	‘	'	PUNCT	``	_	33	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
32	Holy	holy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	33	amod	_	_
33	Wisp	Wisp	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	39	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
34	’	'	PUNCT	''	_	33	punct	_	_
35	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	39	cop	_	_
36	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	39	det	_	_
37	rather	rather	ADV	RB	_	38	advmod	_	_
38	underwhelming	underwhelming	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	39	amod	_	_
39	expression	expression	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	24	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
40	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **capture** | gerund |  | a intermediary concept |  |  |  | between the immaterial divine imminence and wisp; perhaps *property* | vn steal-10.5-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent concept=Theme |
| 2 | **is a** | present | the material wind | wisp |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **mean** | gerund |  | a small breeze and a phantom presence but a underwhelming expression |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent breeze=Topic |
| 4 | **is a** | present | Holy Wisp | a underwhelming expression |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

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

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:phantom:x2:2
# 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 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A phantom rode across the marsh.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:phantom:x3:1
# text = A phantom rode across the marsh.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	phantom	phantom	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	rode	road	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
4	across	across	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	marsh	marsh	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The prince chased a phantom all day.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:phantom:x4:1
# text = The prince chased a phantom all day.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	prince	prince	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	chased	chase	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	phantom	phantom	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	7	det	_	_
7	day	day	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **chase** | past | the prince | a phantom |  |  | day |  | vn chase-51.6 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent phantom=Theme |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The phantom vanished at dawn.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:phantom:x5:1
# text = The phantom vanished at dawn.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	phantom	phantom	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	vanished	vanish	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	at	at	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	dawn	dawn	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **vanish** | past | the phantom |  |  |  | dawn |  | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

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