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title: sluggard — Judaism dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «sluggard» in the Judaism dictionary: A sluggard is a very lazy person who does not want to work or get up. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
---

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# sluggard

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**Who acts:** sluggard, lazy person, thou, you, lion, proverb · **What happens:** be, not want, work, get up, use, sleep · **To what, where:** lazy person, Sluggard, ant, ways, I, streets · **Speech:** someone speaks here

<!-- .vabout -->
«sluggard» in the Judaism dictionary: its 2 meanings 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: [sluggard in the Judaism dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/sluggard.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .note -->
Usage: old, Bible — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A sluggard is a very lazy person who does not want to work or get up.

<!-- fold The tree, 16 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:sluggard:m1:1
# text = A sluggard is a very lazy person who does not want to work or get up.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	sluggard	sluggard	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
5	very	very	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
6	lazy	lazy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	person	person	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
8	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	11	nsubj	_	_
9	does	do	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	11	aux	_	_
10	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	11	advmod	_	_
11	want	want	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	acl:relcl	_	_
12	to	to	PART	TO	_	13	mark	_	_
13	work	work	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	11	xcomp	_	_
14	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
15	get	get	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	11	conj	_	_
16	up	up	ADP	RP	_	15	compound:prt	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a sluggard | a lazy person |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **not** **want** | present · do-support | a lazy person |  |  |  |  |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Pivot clause=Theme |
| 3 | **work** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | a lazy person *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn employment-95.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 4 | **get up** | infinitive | a lazy person *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Experiencer |

<!-- .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}

<!-- .note -->
Usage: humorous — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Sluggard can be used jokingly for someone who sleeps late or moves slowly.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:sluggard:m2:1
# text = Sluggard can be used jokingly for someone who sleeps late or moves slowly.
1	Sluggard	sluggard	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
3	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	used	use	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	jokingly	jokingly	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
6	for	for	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	someone	someone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	4	obl	_	_
8	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	9	nsubj	_	_
9	sleeps	sleep	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	acl:relcl	_	_
10	late	late	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	9	advmod	_	_
11	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
12	moves	move	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	conj	_	_
13	slowly	slowly	ADV	RB	_	12	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **use** | can · passive |  | Sluggard |  |  |  | for someone; jokingly *property* | vn use-105.1 «NP V NP PP.predicate»: subject=Theme for someone=Eventuality |
| 2 | **sleep** | present |  |  |  |  |  | late *property* | vn snooze-40.4-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **move** | present |  |  |  |  |  | slowly *property* | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP.theme V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
How long wilt thou sleep, O sluggard? (Writings PRO.6.9, JPS 1917)

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 1:* How long wilt thou sleep, O sluggard?

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:sluggard:x1:1
# text = How long wilt thou sleep, O sluggard?
1	How	how	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	2	advmod	_	_
2	long	long	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	5	advmod	_	_
3	wilt	will	AUX	MD	Style=Arch|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
4	thou	thou	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch	5	nsubj	_	_
5	sleep	sleep	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
7	O	of	ADP	IN	Abbr=Yes	8	case	_	_
8	sluggard	sluggard	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 | **sleep** | future | thou |  |  |  |  | of sluggard; long *property* | vn snooze-40.4-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 2:* (Writings PRO.6.9, JPS 1917)

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:sluggard:x1:2
# text = (Writings PRO.6.9, JPS 1917)
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Writings	writing	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
3	PRO.6.9	PRO.6.9	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 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Go to the ant, thou sluggard; consider her ways, and be wise; (Writings PRO.6.6, JPS 1917)

<!-- fold The tree, 16 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:sluggard:x2:1
# text = Go to the ant, thou sluggard; consider her ways, and be wise; (Writings PRO.6.6, JPS 1917)
1	Go	go	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	to	to	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	ant	ant	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
6	thou	thou	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch	7	nsubj	_	_
7	sluggard	sluggard	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
9	consider	consider	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	1	conj	_	_
10	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	11	nmod:poss	_	_
11	ways	way	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
13	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
14	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	15	cop	_	_
15	wise	wise	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	1	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
17	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	18	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	Writings	writing	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	16	appos	_	_
19	PRO.6.6	PRO.6.6	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	18	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	21	punct	_	_
21	JPS	JPS	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	19	flat	_	_
22	1917	1917	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	19	flat	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	18	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **go** | imperative | you *not said here* |  |  | the ant |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme to ant=Initial\_Location |
| 2 | **sluggard** |  | thou |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **consider** | infinitive | you *not said here* | her ways |  |  |  |  | vn consider-29.9-1-1 «NP V NP ADJ»: agent=Agent way=Attribute |
| 4 | **is** | infinitive |  |  |  |  |  | wise *property* | tree rules |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The sluggard saith: 'There is a lion without; I shall be slain in the streets.' (Writings PRO.22.13, JPS 1917)

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 1:* The sluggard saith: 'There is a lion without; I shall be slain in the streets.'

<!-- fold The tree, 15 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:sluggard:x3:1
# text = The sluggard saith: 'There is a lion without; I shall be slain in the streets.'
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	sluggard	sluggard	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	nsubj	_	_
3	saith	say	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Style=Arch|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	7	punct	_	_
5	'	'	PUNCT	``	_	7	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	There	there	PRON	EX	PronType=Dem	7	expl	_	_
7	is	be	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	lion	lion	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
10	without	without	ADP	IN	_	9	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
12	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	15	nsubj	_	_
13	shall	shall	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	15	aux	_	_
14	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	15	aux:pass	_	_
15	slain	slay	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	conj	_	_
16	in	in	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
17	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
18	streets	street	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	15	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	'	'	PUNCT	''	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | present | the sluggard |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **be** | present | a lion |  |  | there |  |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **slay** | shall · passive |  | I |  | the streets |  |  | vn murder-42.1 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient |

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 2:* (Writings PRO.22.13, JPS 1917)

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:sluggard:x3:2
# text = (Writings PRO.22.13, JPS 1917)
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Writings	writing	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
3	PRO.22.13	PRO.22.13	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 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
«Go to the ant, you sluggard,» says the proverb.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:sluggard:x4:1
# text = «Go to the ant, you sluggard,» says the proverb.
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Go	go	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	11	ccomp	_	_
3	to	to	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	ant	ant	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
7	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	8	nsubj	_	_
8	sluggard	sluggard	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	11	punct	_	_
11	says	say	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	proverb	proverb	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	11	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **go** *in a quote* | infinitive |  |  |  | the ant |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme to ant=Initial\_Location |
| 2 | **sluggard** *in a quote* |  | you |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **say** *speech: assert* | present | the proverb |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Get out of bed, you sluggard! (joking)

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 1:* Get out of bed, you sluggard!

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:sluggard:x5:1
# text = Get out of bed, you sluggard!
1	Get	get	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	out	out	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	bed	bed	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
6	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj	_	_
7	sluggard	sluggard	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **get out** | imperative | you *not said here* | bed |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **sluggard** |  | you |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 2:* (joking)

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:sluggard:x5:2
# text = (joking)
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	joking	joke	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **joke** *speech: other* | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn chit\_chat-37.6 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The sluggard's garden was full of weeds.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:sluggard:x6:1
# text = The sluggard's garden was full of weeds.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	sluggard	sluggard	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	's	's	PART	POS	_	2	case	_	_
4	garden	garden	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
5	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
6	full	full	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	weeds	weed	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | the sluggard's garden |  |  |  |  | of weeds; full *property* | tree rules |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The fable shows the hard-working ant and the sluggard grasshopper.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:sluggard:x7:1
# text = The fable shows the hard-working ant and the sluggard grasshopper.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	fable	fable	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	shows	show	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
5	hard	hard	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	working	work	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	8	amod	_	_
8	ant	ant	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
11	sluggard	sluggard	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
12	grasshopper	grasshopper	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **show** | present | the fable | the working ant and the sluggard grasshopper |  |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent ant=Recipient |
| 2 | **work** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn employment-95.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Proverbs warns that the sluggard will go hungry.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:sluggard:x8:1
# text = Proverbs warns that the sluggard will go hungry.
1	Proverbs	proverb	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	warns	warn	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	7	mark	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	sluggard	sluggard	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
6	will	will	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	7	aux	_	_
7	go	go	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	ccomp	_	_
8	hungry	hungry	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **warn** *speech: warn* | present | Proverbs |  |  |  |  |  | vn advise-37.9-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **go** | future | the sluggard |  |  |  |  | hungry *property* | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 9 {#x9}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He was no sluggard; he worked from dawn to dusk.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:sluggard:x9:1
# text = He was no sluggard; he worked from dawn to dusk.
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
2	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	no	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	4	det	_	_
4	sluggard	sluggard	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
6	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj	_	_
7	worked	work	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	acl:relcl	_	_
8	from	from	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	dawn	dawn	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
10	to	to	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	dusk	dusk	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | past | He | no sluggard |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **work** | past | he | no sluggard *not said here* |  |  | dawn; dusk |  | vn knead-26.5 «NP V NP.material»: agent=Agent sluggard=Material |

## Example 10 {#x10}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
His master one day, pretending to be angry and shaking his stick at him, said, “You wretched little sluggard! what shall I do to you?

<!-- fold The tree, 25 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:sluggard:x10:1
# text = His master one day, pretending to be angry and shaking his stick at him, said, “You wretched little sluggard! what shall I do to you?
1	His	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	master	master	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	nsubj	_	_
3	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	4	nummod	_	_
4	day	day	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
6	pretending	pretend	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	2	parataxis	_	_
7	to	to	PART	TO	_	9	mark	_	_
8	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	9	cop	_	_
9	angry	angry	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	xcomp	_	_
10	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
11	shaking	shake	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	6	conj	_	_
12	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	13	nmod:poss	_	_
13	stick	stick	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obj	_	_
14	at	at	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
15	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	11	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	2	punct	_	_
17	said	say	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	23	punct	_	_
19	“	"	PUNCT	``	_	23	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	You	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	23	nsubj	_	_
21	wretched	wretched	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	23	amod	_	_
22	little	little	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	23	amod	_	_
23	sluggard	sluggard	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
24	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	23	punct	_	_
25	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	28	obj	_	_
26	shall	shall	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	28	aux	_	_
27	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	28	nsubj	_	_
28	do	do	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	17	ccomp	_	_
29	to	to	ADP	IN	_	30	case	_	_
30	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Person=2|PronType=Prs	28	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
31	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	17	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **pretend** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **is** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  | angry *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **shake** | gerund |  | master's stick |  |  |  | at master | vn funnel-9.3-1-1 «NP V NP PP.trajectory»: agent=Agent stick=Theme at he=Trajectory |
| 4 | **say** *speech: ask* | past | His master  one day |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 5 | **sluggard** *in a quote* |  | You |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 6 | **do** *in a quote* | shall | His master  one day *= master* |  | you |  |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent what=Eventuality |

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