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title: rocky — Judaism dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «rocky» in the Judaism dictionary: Rocky means covered with rocks or made of rock, like a rocky beach or rocky hills. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# rocky

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**Who acts:** Rocky, We, you, Mars, Rocky Mountains, friendship · **What happens:** mean, cover, make, explore, wear, be · **To what, where:** difficult problems, rock pools, rocky beach, trainers, rocky path, rocky planet · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«rocky» in the Judaism dictionary: its 3 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: [rocky in the Judaism dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/rocky.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Rocky means covered with rocks or made of rock, like a rocky beach or rocky hills.

<!-- fold The tree, 16 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:rocky:m1:1
# text = Rocky means covered with rocks or made of rock, like a rocky beach or rocky hills.
1	Rocky	Rocky	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	covered	cover	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	ccomp	_	_
4	with	with	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	rocks	rock	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	_
6	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	made	make	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	conj	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	rock	rock	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
11	like	like	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
12	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
13	rocky	rocky	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	amod	_	_
14	beach	beach	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	appos	_	_
15	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	17	cc	_	_
16	rocky	rocky	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	17	amod	_	_
17	hills	hill	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	14	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present | Rocky |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **cover** | participle |  |  |  |  |  | with rocks | vn fill-9.8-1 «NP V NP PP.theme»: agent=Agent with rock=Theme |
| 3 | **make** | participle |  |  |  |  |  | of rock | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset |

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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 -->
Rocky can mean shaky or not steady, like a rocky table.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:rocky:m2:1
# text = Rocky can mean shaky or not steady, like a rocky table.
1	Rocky	Rocky	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
2	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	mean	mean	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
4	shaky	shaky	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	xcomp	_	_
5	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
6	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	7	advmod	_	_
7	steady	steady	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
9	like	like	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
11	rocky	rocky	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
12	table	table	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | can | Rocky |  |  |  |  | like a rocky table; shaky *property* | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Rocky can mean difficult and with problems, like a rocky start.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:rocky:m3:1
# text = Rocky can mean difficult and with problems, like a rocky start.
1	Rocky	Rocky	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
2	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	mean	mean	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
4	difficult	difficult	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
6	with	with	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	problems	problem	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
9	like	like	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
11	rocky	rocky	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
12	start	start	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | can | Rocky | difficult problems |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent problem=Topic |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We explored the rock pools on the rocky beach.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:rocky:x1:1
# text = We explored the rock pools on the rocky beach.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	explored	explore	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	rock	rock	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
5	pools	pool	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
6	on	on	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	rocky	rocky	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	beach	beach	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **explore** | past | We | the rock pools |  | the rocky beach |  |  | vn investigate-35.4 «NP V NP.location»: agent=Agent pool=Location |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Wear trainers on the rocky path.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:rocky:x2:1
# text = Wear trainers on the rocky path.
1	Wear	wear	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	trainers	trainer	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	obj	_	_
3	on	on	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	rocky	rocky	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	path	path	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **wear** | imperative | you *not said here* | trainers |  | the rocky path |  |  | vn wipe\_manner-10.4.1-1 «NP V NP.source»: agent=Agent trainer=Source |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Mars is a rocky planet.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:rocky:x3:1
# text = Mars is a rocky planet.
1	Mars	Mars	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	rocky	rocky	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	planet	planet	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Mars | a rocky planet |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The Rocky Mountains run through Canada and the USA.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:rocky:x4:1
# text = The Rocky Mountains run through Canada and the USA.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	Rocky	Rocky	PROPN	NNP	_	3	compound	_	_
3	Mountains	Mountain	PROPN	NNPS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
4	run	run	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	through	through	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	Canada	Canada	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	USA	USA	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **run** | present | the Rocky Mountains |  |  | Canada and the USA |  |  | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme through canada=Trajectory |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Their friendship had a rocky start but now they are best friends.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:rocky:x5:1
# text = Their friendship had a rocky start but now they are best friends.
1	Their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	friendship	friendship	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	had	have	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	rocky	rocky	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	start	start	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
7	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
8	now	now	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	12	advmod	_	_
9	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	12	nsubj	_	_
10	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	12	cop	_	_
11	best	good	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	12	amod	_	_
12	friends	friend	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | past | Their friendship | a rocky start but best friends |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent start=Patient |
| 2 | **is a** | present | start | best friends |  |  | now |  | tree rules |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The wobbly table was a bit rocky.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:rocky:x6:1
# text = The wobbly table was a bit rocky.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	wobbly	wobbly	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	table	table	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
4	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	bit	bit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl:unmarked	_	_
7	rocky	rocky	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | the wobbly table |  |  |  |  | a bit *obl:unmarked*; rocky *property* | tree rules |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Goats climbed the rocky hillside.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:rocky:x7:1
# text = Goats climbed the rocky hillside.
1	Goats	goat	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	climbed	climb	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	rocky	rocky	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	hillside	hillside	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **climb** | past | Goats | the rocky hillside |  |  |  |  | vn run-51.3.2 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Initial\_Location hillside=Theme |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Rocky road is a chocolate treat with marshmallows.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:rocky:x8:1
# text = Rocky road is a chocolate treat with marshmallows.
1	Rocky	Rocky	PROPN	NNP	_	2	compound	_	_
2	road	road	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	chocolate	chocolate	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	treat	treat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
7	with	with	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	marshmallows	marshmallow	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Rocky road | a chocolate treat |  |  |  | with marshmallows | tree rules |

## Example 9 {#x9}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He went to the rocky wall, and took the club, and knocked on it.

<!-- fold The tree, 14 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:rocky:x9:1
# text = He went to the rocky wall, and took the club, and knocked on it.
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	went	go	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	to	to	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	rocky	rocky	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	wall	wall	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	took	take	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	parataxis	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	club	club	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
13	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
14	knocked	knock	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	9	conj	_	_
15	on	on	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
16	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	14	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **go** | past | He |  |  | the rocky wall |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme to wall=Initial\_Location |
| 2 | **take** | past |  | the club |  |  |  |  | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent club=Theme |
| 3 | **knock** | participle |  |  |  | club |  |  | vn sound\_emission-43.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme on it=Location |

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