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title: quarter — Judaism dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «quarter» in the Judaism dictionary: A quarter is one of four equal parts of something. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
---

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# quarter

<!-- .vintro -->
**Who acts:** quarter, sports, something, they, you, One post · **What happens:** be, have, mean, come, lay down, compass · **To what, where:** one, quarter, coin, USA, one part, 4 quarters · **Speech:** someone speaks here

<!-- .vabout -->
«quarter» in the Judaism dictionary: its 6 meanings for a pupil and its 13 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: [quarter in the Judaism dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/quarter.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A quarter is one of four equal parts of something.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:quarter:m1:1
# text = A quarter is one of four equal parts of something.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	quarter	quarter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	0	root	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	four	four	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	8	nummod	_	_
7	equal	equal	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	parts	part	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nmod	_	_
9	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	8	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a quarter | one |  |  |  | of four equal parts of something | tree rules |

<!-- .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}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A quarter of an hour is 15 minutes: «a quarter past three».

<!-- fold The tree, 12 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:quarter:m2:1
# text = A quarter of an hour is 15 minutes: «a quarter past three».
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	quarter	quarter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nsubj	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	hour	hour	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
6	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	12	cop	_	_
7	15	15	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	8	nummod	_	_
8	minutes	minute	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	12	nmod:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	12	punct	_	_
10	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	12	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	quarter	quarter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
13	past	past	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
14	three	three	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	12	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	12	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	12	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** *in a quote* | present | a quarter of a hour | a quarter |  |  | minute | past three | tree rules |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
In the USA and Canada, a quarter is a coin worth 25 cents.

<!-- fold The tree, 13 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:quarter:m3:1
# text = In the USA and Canada, a quarter is a coin worth 25 cents.
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	USA	USA	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	11	obl	_	_
4	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	Canada	Canada	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	quarter	quarter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nsubj	_	_
9	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	11	cop	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	coin	coin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
12	worth	worth	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	amod	_	_
13	25	25	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	14	nummod	_	_
14	cents	cent	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	11	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a quarter | a coin and worth 25 cents |  | the USA and Canada |  |  | tree rules |

## Meaning 4 {#m4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A quarter is one part of a game (some sports have 4 quarters) or of a year (3 months).

<!-- fold The tree, 19 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:quarter:m4:1
# text = A quarter is one part of a game (some sports have 4 quarters) or of a year (3 months).
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	quarter	quarter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	5	nummod	_	_
5	part	part	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	game	game	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	_
9	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	12	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	some	some	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	11	det	_	_
11	sports	sport	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	12	nsubj	_	_
12	have	have	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	parataxis	_	_
13	4	4	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	14	nummod	_	_
14	quarters	quarter	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	12	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	12	punct	_	_
16	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	19	cc	_	_
17	of	of	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
18	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
19	year	year	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	conj	_	_
20	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	22	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	3	3	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	22	nummod	_	_
22	months	month	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	19	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	22	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
24	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a quarter | one part |  |  |  | of a game | tree rules |
| 2 | **have** | present | some sports | 4 quarters |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent quarter=Patient |

## Meaning 5 {#m5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To quarter something is to cut it into four.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:quarter:m5:1
# text = To quarter something is to cut it into four.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	quarter	quarter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	2	compound	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
6	cut	cut	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
7	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	obj	_	_
8	into	into	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	four	four	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | quarter |  |  | four |  | cut *property* | tree rules |

## Meaning 6 {#m6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A quarter can also mean a direction or a source, a place where something comes from.

<!-- fold The tree, 16 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:quarter:m6:1
# text = A quarter can also mean a direction or a source, a place where something comes from.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	quarter	quarter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
4	also	also	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	mean	mean	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	direction	direction	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
8	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	source	source	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
12	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	place	place	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	appos	_	_
14	where	where	ADV	WRB	PronType=Rel	16	advmod	_	_
15	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	16	nsubj	_	_
16	comes	come	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	13	acl:relcl	_	_
17	from	from	ADP	IN	_	16	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | can | a quarter | a direction or a source |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent direction=Topic |
| 2 | **come** | present | something |  |  |  |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
But before they lay down, the men of the city, even the men of Sodom, compassed the house round, both young and old, all the people from every quarter. (Torah GEN.19.4, JPS 1917)

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 1:* But before they lay down, the men of the city, even the men of Sodom, compassed the house round, both young and old, all the people from every quarter.

<!-- fold The tree, 29 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:quarter:x1:1
# text = But before they lay down, the men of the city, even the men of Sodom, compassed the house round, both young and old, all the people from every quarter.
1	But	but	CCONJ	CC	_	19	cc	_	_
2	before	before	SCONJ	IN	_	4	mark	_	_
3	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
4	lay	lay	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	19	advcl	_	_
5	down	down	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	men	man	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obj	_	_
9	of	of	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	city	city	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
13	even	even	ADV	RB	_	15	advmod	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	men	man	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	nmod	_	_
16	of	of	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
17	Sodom	Sodom	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	15	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
19	compassed	compass	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
20	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	21	det	_	_
21	house	house	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	obj	_	_
22	round	round	ADV	RB	_	19	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	25	punct	_	_
24	both	both	CCONJ	CC	_	25	cc:preconj	_	_
25	young	young	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	19	parataxis	_	_
26	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	27	cc	_	_
27	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	25	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
28	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	31	punct	_	_
29	all	all	DET	PDT	PronType=Tot	31	det:predet	_	_
30	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	31	det	_	_
31	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	19	obl	_	_
32	from	from	ADP	IN	_	34	case	_	_
33	every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	34	det	_	_
34	quarter	quarter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	31	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
35	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	19	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **lay down** | present | they | the men of the city  the men of Sodom |  |  |  | down *property* | vn create-26.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent man=Result |
| 2 | **compass** | past |  | the house |  |  |  | all people from every quarter *obl*; round *property* | tree rules |

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 2:* (Torah GEN.19.4, JPS 1917)

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:quarter:x1:2
# text = (Torah GEN.19.4, JPS 1917)
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Torah	Torah	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	GEN.19.4	GEN.19.4	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 -->
Come against her from every quarter, open her granaries, cast her up as heaps, and destroy her utterly; let nothing of her be left. (Prophets JER.50.26, JPS 1917)

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 1:* Come against her from every quarter, open her granaries, cast her up as heaps, and destroy her utterly; let nothing of her be left.

<!-- fold The tree, 24 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:quarter:x2:1
# text = Come against her from every quarter, open her granaries, cast her up as heaps, and destroy her utterly; let nothing of her be left.
1	Come	come	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	against	against	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
3	her	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	1	obl	_	_
4	from	from	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	6	det	_	_
6	quarter	quarter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
8	open	open	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	1	parataxis	_	_
9	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	10	nmod:poss	_	_
10	granaries	granary	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
12	cast	cast	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	8	conj	_	_
13	her	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	12	obj	_	_
14	up	up	ADP	RP	_	12	compound:prt	_	_
15	as	as	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
16	heaps	heap	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	12	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	19	punct	_	_
18	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	19	cc	_	_
19	destroy	destroy	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	8	conj	_	_
20	her	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	19	obj	_	_
21	utterly	utterly	ADV	RB	_	19	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	23	punct	_	_
23	let	let	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	1	parataxis	_	_
24	nothing	nothing	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Neg	23	obj	_	_
25	of	of	SCONJ	IN	_	28	mark	_	_
26	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	28	nmod:poss	_	_
27	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	28	aux:pass	_	_
28	left	leave	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	24	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
29	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **come** | imperative | you *not said here* |  |  | every quarter |  | against her *= she* | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme from quarter=Initial\_Location |
| 2 | **open** | infinitive |  | her granaries |  |  |  |  | vn spatial\_configuration-47.6-1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location granary=Theme |
| 3 | **cast up** | infinitive |  | her *= she* |  |  |  | as heaps | vn characterize-29.2 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent she=Theme as heap=Attribute |
| 4 | **destroy** | infinitive |  | her *= she* |  |  |  | utterly *property* | vn destroy-44 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent she=Patient |
| 5 | **let** | infinitive |  | nothing |  |  |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent nothing=Theme |
| 6 | **leave** | infinitive · passive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1-1 «NP V» |

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 2:* (Prophets JER.50.26, JPS 1917)

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:quarter:x2:2
# text = (Prophets JER.50.26, JPS 1917)
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Prophets	prophet	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
3	JER.50.26	JER.50.26	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	_	_
```

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

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
One post runneth to meet another, and one messenger to meet an other, to tell the king of Babylon that his city is taken on every quarter; (Prophets JER.51.31, JPS 1917)

<!-- fold The tree, 31 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:quarter:x3:1
# text = One post runneth to meet another, and one messenger to meet an other, to tell the king of Babylon that his city is taken on every quarter; (Prophets JER.51.31, JPS 1917)
1	One	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	2	nummod	_	_
2	post	post	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	runneth	run	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Style=Arch|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	meet	meet	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	xcomp	_	_
6	another	another	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	5	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
9	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	10	nummod	_	_
10	messenger	messenger	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nsubj	_	_
11	to	to	PART	TO	_	12	mark	_	_
12	meet	meet	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	parataxis	_	_
13	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	other	other	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
16	to	to	PART	TO	_	17	mark	_	_
17	tell	tell	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	12	conj	_	_
18	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
19	king	king	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	obj	_	_
20	of	of	ADP	IN	_	21	case	_	_
21	Babylon	Babylon	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	19	nmod	_	_
22	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	26	obj	_	_
23	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	24	nmod:poss	_	_
24	city	city	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	26	nsubj	_	_
25	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	26	aux:pass	_	_
26	taken	take	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	19	acl:relcl	_	_
27	on	on	ADP	IN	_	29	case	_	_
28	every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	29	det	_	_
29	quarter	quarter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	26	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
30	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	32	punct	_	_
31	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	32	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
32	Prophets	prophet	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	parataxis	_	_
33	JER.51.31	JER.51.31	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	32	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
34	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	35	punct	_	_
35	JPS	JPS	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	33	flat	_	_
36	1917	1917	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	33	flat	_	SpaceAfter=No
37	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	32	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **run** | present | One post |  |  |  |  |  | vn use-105.1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Eventuality |
| 2 | **meet** | to-infinitive | One post *not said here* | another |  |  |  |  | vn meet-36.3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent another=Co-Agent |
| 3 | **meet** | to-infinitive | one messenger | a other |  |  |  |  | vn meet-36.3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent other=Co-Agent |
| 4 | **tell** *speech: assert* | to-infinitive | one messenger *not said here* |  | the king of Babylon |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent king=Recipient |
| 5 | **take** | present · passive |  | messenger's city |  | every quarter |  |  | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP ADVP»: subject=Theme that=Destination |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
And in that day, saith the LORD, Hark! a cry from the fish gate, and a wailing from the second quarter, and a great crashing from the hills. (Prophets ZEP.1.10, JPS 1917)

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 1:* And in that day, saith the LORD, Hark! a cry from the fish gate, and a wailing from the second quarter, and a great crashing from the hills.

<!-- fold The tree, 28 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:quarter:x4:1
# text = And in that day, saith the LORD, Hark! a cry from the fish gate, and a wailing from the second quarter, and a great crashing from the hills.
1	And	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
2	in	in	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
3	that	that	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	4	det	_	_
4	day	day	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
6	saith	say	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Style=Arch|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	LORD	LORD	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
10	Hark	Hark	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
12	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	cry	cry	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
14	from	from	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
15	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
16	fish	fish	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	compound	_	_
17	gate	gate	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	21	punct	_	_
19	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	21	cc	_	_
20	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	21	det	_	_
21	wailing	wailing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	conj	_	_
22	from	from	ADP	IN	_	25	case	_	_
23	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	25	det	_	_
24	second	second	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	25	amod	_	_
25	quarter	quarter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	21	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
26	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	30	punct	_	_
27	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	30	cc	_	_
28	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	30	det	_	_
29	great	great	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	30	amod	_	_
30	crashing	crashing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
31	from	from	ADP	IN	_	33	case	_	_
32	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	33	det	_	_
33	hills	hill	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	30	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
34	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | present |  | the LORD and Hark |  |  | day | a great crashing from the hills *obl* | vn pronounce-29.3.1 «NP V NP NP»: agent=Agent lord=Theme cry=Manner |

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 2:* (Prophets ZEP.1.10, JPS 1917)

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:quarter:x4:2
# text = (Prophets ZEP.1.10, JPS 1917)
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Prophets	prophet	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
3	ZEP.1.10	ZEP.1.10	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	_	_
```

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

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Zoe loses a quarter of her stickers.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:quarter:x5:1
# text = Zoe loses a quarter of her stickers.
1	Zoe	Zoe	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	loses	lose	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	quarter	quarter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
7	stickers	sticker	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **lose** | present | Zoe | a quarter of Zoe's stickers |  |  |  |  | vn succeed-74-3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent quarter=Eventuality |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Three quarters of the 20 children are girls.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:quarter:x6:1
# text = Three quarters of the 20 children are girls.
1	Three	three	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	2	nummod	_	_
2	quarters	quarter	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	nsubj	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	20	20	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	6	nummod	_	_
6	children	child	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nmod	_	_
7	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
8	girls	girl	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Three quarters of the 20 children | girls |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Tom ate a quarter of the pizza.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:quarter:x7:1
# text = Tom ate a quarter of the pizza.
1	Tom	Tom	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	ate	eat	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	quarter	quarter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	pizza	pizza	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **eat** | past | Tom | a quarter of the pizza |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent quarter=Patient |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
It is a quarter past three.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:quarter:x8:1
# text = It is a quarter past three.
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	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	quarter	quarter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	past	past	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	three	three	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	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** | present | It | a quarter |  |  |  | past three | tree rules |

## Example 9 {#x9}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A quarter of an hour is 15 minutes.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:quarter:x9:1
# text = A quarter of an hour is 15 minutes.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	quarter	quarter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	hour	hour	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
6	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
7	15	15	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	8	nummod	_	_
8	minutes	minute	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a quarter of a hour | 15 minutes |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 10 {#x10}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
I paid with four quarters, which is one dollar.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:quarter:x10:1
# text = I paid with four quarters, which is one dollar.
1	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	paid	pay	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	with	with	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	four	four	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	5	nummod	_	_
5	quarters	quarter	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
7	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	10	nsubj	_	_
8	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	cop	_	_
9	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	10	nummod	_	_
10	dollar	dollar	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **pay** | past | I |  |  |  |  | with four quarters and one dollar | vn pay-68-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **is a** | present | four quarters and one dollar | one dollar |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 11 {#x11}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Our team scored in the last quarter.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:quarter:x11:1
# text = Our team scored in the last quarter.
1	Our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	team	team	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	scored	score	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	last	last	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	quarter	quarter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **score** | participle | Our team |  |  | the last quarter |  |  | vn get-13.5.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |

## Example 12 {#x12}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Cut the apple into quarters.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:quarter:x12:1
# text = Cut the apple into quarters.
1	Cut	cut	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	apple	apple	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	into	into	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	quarters	quarter	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **cut** | imperative | you *not said here* | the apple |  | quarters |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP.material PP.product»: agent=Agent apple=Material into quarter=Product |

## Example 13 {#x13}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Misfortune often assails us from an unexpected quarter.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:quarter:x13:1
# text = Misfortune often assails us from an unexpected quarter.
1	Misfortune	misfortune	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
2	often	often	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
3	assails	assail	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	us	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	3	obj	_	_
5	from	from	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	unexpected	unexpected	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	quarter	quarter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **assail** | present | Misfortune | us |  | a unexpected quarter |  | often *property* | vn attack-60.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent we=Patient |

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