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title: tormentor — Judaism dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «tormentor» in the Judaism dictionary: A tormentor is a person who causes pain, fear or trouble to someone, often on purpose and over and over. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# tormentor

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**Who acts:** tormentor, person, they, us, tormentors, Zion · **What happens:** be, cause, lead, ask, sing, word · **To what, where:** person, pain, us, mirth, song, tormentors · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A tormentor is a person who causes pain, fear or trouble to someone, often on purpose and over and over.

<!-- fold The tree, 20 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:tormentor:m1:1
# text = A tormentor is a person who causes pain, fear or trouble to someone, often on purpose and over and over.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	tormentor	tormentor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	person	person	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	7	nsubj	_	_
7	causes	cause	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	acl:relcl	_	_
8	pain	pain	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
10	fear	fear	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	conj	_	_
11	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
12	trouble	trouble	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	conj	_	_
13	to	to	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
14	someone	someone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	18	punct	_	_
16	often	often	ADV	RB	_	18	advmod	_	_
17	on	on	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
18	purpose	purpose	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	conj	_	_
19	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	20	cc	_	_
20	over	over	ADV	RB	_	18	nmod	_	_
21	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	22	cc	_	_
22	over	over	ADV	RB	_	20	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a tormentor | a person |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **cause** | present | a person | pain and fear or trouble |  |  |  | to someone | vn engender-27.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Precondition pain=Patient |

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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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For there they that led us captive asked of us words of song, and our tormentors asked of us mirth: 'Sing us one of the songs of Zion.' (Writings PSA.137.3, JPS 1917)

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*Sentence 1:* For there they that led us captive asked of us words of song, and our tormentors asked of us mirth: 'Sing us one of the songs of Zion.'

<!-- fold The tree, 28 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:tormentor:x1:1
# text = For there they that led us captive asked of us words of song, and our tormentors asked of us mirth: 'Sing us one of the songs of Zion.'
1	For	for	SCONJ	IN	_	5	mark	_	_
2	there	there	PRON	EX	PronType=Dem	5	expl	_	_
3	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
4	that	that	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	5	nsubj	_	_
5	led	lead	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	us	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	5	obj	_	_
7	captive	captive	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	asked	ask	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	xcomp	_	_
9	of	of	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	us	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	11	nsubj	_	_
11	words	word	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	obl	_	_
12	of	of	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
13	song	song	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	18	punct	_	_
15	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	18	cc	_	_
16	our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	17	nmod:poss	_	_
17	tormentors	tormentor	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	18	nsubj	_	_
18	asked	ask	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	conj	_	_
19	of	of	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
20	us	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	18	obl	_	_
21	mirth	mirth	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	24	punct	_	_
23	'	'	PUNCT	``	_	24	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
24	Sing	sing	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	18	ccomp	_	_
25	us	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	24	obj	_	_
26	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	24	obl	_	_
27	of	of	ADP	IN	_	29	case	_	_
28	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	29	det	_	_
29	songs	song	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	26	nmod	_	_
30	of	of	ADP	IN	_	31	case	_	_
31	Zion	Zion	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	29	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
32	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	24	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
33	'	'	PUNCT	''	_	24	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **lead** | past | they | us |  | there |  |  | vn compel-59.1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Agent we=Patient clause=Result |
| 2 | **ask** *speech: ask* | participle | us *not said here* |  |  |  |  | of words of song | vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V PP.recipient how S»: agent=Agent of word=Recipient |
| 3 | **ask** *speech: ask* | past | our tormentors | mirth |  |  |  | of us | vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V NP whether S»: agent=Agent mirth=Recipient clause=Topic |
| 4 | **sing** *speech: express* | infinitive |  | us |  |  |  | one of the songs of Zion *obl* | vn sound\_emission-43.2 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location we=Theme |
| 5 | **word** |  |  | song |  |  |  |  | nom word «communication transitive»: of=patient |
| 6 | **sing** |  | Zion |  |  |  |  |  | nom song «communication intransitive»: of=agent |

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*Sentence 2:* (Writings PSA.137.3, JPS 1917)

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:tormentor:x1:2
# text = (Writings PSA.137.3, JPS 1917)
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Writings	writing	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
3	PSA.137.3	PSA.137.3	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}

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The boy turned to his tormentors and begged them to stop.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:tormentor:x2:1
# text = The boy turned to his tormentors and begged them to stop.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	boy	boy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	turned	turn	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	to	to	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	6	nmod:poss	_	_
6	tormentors	tormentor	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	begged	beg	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
9	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	obj	_	_
10	to	to	PART	TO	_	11	mark	_	_
11	stop	stop	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	8	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **turn** | past | the boy |  |  | boy's tormentors |  |  | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V PP.trajectory»: agent=Theme to tormentor=Trajectory |
| 2 | **beg** *speech: request* | past | the boy *not said here* |  | tormentors *= tormentor* |  |  |  | vn beg-58.2-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Agent they=Recipient clause=Topic |
| 3 | **stop** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | the boy *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP.eventuality V»: agent=Eventuality |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The bully was the tormentor of the smaller children.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:tormentor:x3:1
# text = The bully was the tormentor of the smaller children.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	bully	bully	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	tormentor	tormentor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	smaller	small	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	9	amod	_	_
9	children	child	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | past | the bully | the tormentor |  |  |  | of the smaller children | tree rules |

## Example 4 {#x4}

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His tormentors laughed as he fell.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:tormentor:x4:1
# text = His tormentors laughed as he fell.
1	His	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	tormentors	tormentor	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	laughed	laugh	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	6	mark	_	_
5	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	_
6	fell	fall	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **laugh** | past | His tormentors |  |  |  |  |  | vn nonverbal\_expression-40.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **fall** | past | he |  |  |  |  |  | vn occur-48.3 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The cat was a tormentor to the mice.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:tormentor:x5:1
# text = The cat was a tormentor to the mice.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	cat	cat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	tormentor	tormentor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	to	to	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	mice	mouse	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | past | the cat | a tormentor |  |  |  | to the mice | tree rules |

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