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title: uprising — Judaism dictionary · trees and pragmatics
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# uprising

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**Who acts:** uprising, people, It, Thou, peasants, Soldiers · **What happens:** be, fight, protest, know, understand, think · **To what, where:** large group, kind, downsitting, my, uprising, unfair tax · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«uprising» in the Judaism dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 8 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: [uprising in the Judaism dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/uprising.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
An uprising is when a large group of people fight or protest together against the people in power, such as a government or ruler.

<!-- fold The tree, 24 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:uprising:m1:1
# text = An uprising is when a large group of people fight or protest together against the people in power, such as a government or ruler.
1	An	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	uprising	uprising	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
4	when	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	7	advmod	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	large	large	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	group	group	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
8	of	of	SCONJ	IN	_	10	mark	_	_
9	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	nsubj	_	_
10	fight	fight	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	advcl	_	_
11	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
12	protest	protest	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	conj	_	_
13	together	together	ADV	RB	_	12	advmod	_	_
14	against	against	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
15	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	12	obl	_	_
17	in	in	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
18	power	power	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	23	punct	_	_
20	such	such	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|ExtPos=ADP	23	case	_	_
21	as	as	ADP	IN	_	20	fixed	_	_
22	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	23	det	_	_
23	government	government	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	conj	_	_
24	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	25	cc	_	_
25	ruler	ruler	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
26	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a uprising | a large group |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **fight** | present | people |  |  |  |  |  | vn battle-36.4-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **protest** *speech: disagree* | present | people *not said here* |  |  |  |  | against the people in power and a government or ruler; together *property* | vn rebel-71.2-2 «NP V PP.topic»: agent=Agent against people=Topic |

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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 -->
It is a kind of rebellion or revolt, often sudden and sometimes violent.

<!-- fold The tree, 13 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:uprising:m2:1
# text = It is a kind of rebellion or revolt, often sudden and sometimes violent.
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	kind	kind	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	rebellion	rebellion	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	_
7	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	revolt	revolt	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
10	often	often	ADV	RB	_	11	advmod	_	_
11	sudden	sudden	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	parataxis	_	_
12	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
13	sometimes	sometimes	ADV	RB	PronType=Ind	14	advmod	_	_
14	violent	violent	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | It | a kind |  |  |  | of rebellion or revolt | tree rules |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Thou knowest my downsitting and mine uprising, Thou understandest my thought afar off. (Writings PSA.139.2, JPS 1917)

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 1:* Thou knowest my downsitting and mine uprising, Thou understandest my thought afar off.

<!-- fold The tree, 13 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:uprising:x1:1
# text = Thou knowest my downsitting and mine uprising, Thou understandest my thought afar off.
1	Thou	thou	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch	2	nsubj	_	_
2	knowest	know	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Style=Arch|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	4	nmod:poss	_	_
4	downsitting	downsitting	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
6	mine	mine	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	uprising	uprising	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
9	Thou	thou	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch	10	nsubj	_	_
10	understandest	understand	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Style=Arch|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
11	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	10	obj	_	_
12	thought	think	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	11	conj	_	_
13	afar	afar	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	xcomp	_	_
14	off	off	ADP	RP	_	13	compound:prt	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **know** | present | Thou | my downsitting and mine uprising |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Experiencer downsitting=Stimulus |
| 2 | **understand** | present | Thou | my |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Experiencer my=Stimulus |
| 3 | **think** *speech: other* | participle | Thou *not said here* |  |  |  |  | afar *property* | vn focus-87.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 2:* (Writings PSA.139.2, JPS 1917)

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:uprising:x1:2
# text = (Writings PSA.139.2, JPS 1917)
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Writings	writing	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
3	PSA.139.2	PSA.139.2	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 -->
The peasants led an uprising against the unfair tax.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:uprising:x2:1
# text = The peasants led an uprising against the unfair tax.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	peasants	peasant	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	led	lead	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	uprising	uprising	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	against	against	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	unfair	unfair	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	tax	tax	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **lead** | past | the peasants | a uprising |  | the unfair tax |  |  | vn accompany-51.7 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent uprising=Theme against tax=Destination |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Soldiers were sent to crush the uprising.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:uprising:x3:1
# text = Soldiers were sent to crush the uprising.
1	Soldiers	soldier	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
2	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux:pass	_	_
3	sent	send	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	crush	crush	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	xcomp	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	uprising	uprising	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **send** | past · passive |  | Soldiers |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **crush** | to-infinitive | Soldiers *not said here* | the uprising |  |  |  |  | vn carve-21.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent uprising=Patient |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The uprising began in the capital and spread across the country.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:uprising:x4:1
# text = The uprising began in the capital and spread across the country.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	uprising	uprising	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	began	begin	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	capital	capital	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	spread	spread	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
9	across	across	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	country	country	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **begin** | past | the uprising |  |  | the capital |  |  | vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP.eventuality V»: agent=Eventuality |
| 2 | **spread** | past | the uprising *not said here* |  |  | the country |  |  | vn spray-9.7-1 «NP V PP.destination»: agent=Theme across country=Destination |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We read about the slaves' uprising in our history book.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:uprising:x5:1
# text = We read about the slaves' uprising in our history book.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	read	read	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	about	about	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	slaves	slave	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	'	's	PART	POS	_	5	case	_	_
7	uprising	uprising	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
8	in	in	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
9	our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	11	nmod:poss	_	_
10	history	history	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	compound	_	_
11	book	book	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **read** | past | We |  |  | our history book |  | about the slaves's uprising | vn learn-14-2-1 «NP V PP.topic»: agent=Agent about uprising=Topic |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Historians still argue about why the uprising failed.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:uprising:x6:1
# text = Historians still argue about why the uprising failed.
1	Historians	historian	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
2	still	still	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
3	argue	argue	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	about	about	SCONJ	IN	_	8	mark	_	_
5	why	why	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	8	advmod	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	uprising	uprising	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
8	failed	fail	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **argue** *speech: disagree* | present | Historians |  |  |  | still |  | vn correspond-36.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **fail** | past | the uprising |  |  |  |  |  | vn succeed-74-3-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A popular uprising forced the king to leave.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:uprising:x7:1
# text = A popular uprising forced the king to leave.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	popular	popular	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	uprising	uprising	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	forced	force	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	king	king	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
7	to	to	PART	TO	_	8	mark	_	_
8	leave	leave	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **force** | past | a popular uprising | the king |  |  |  |  | vn urge-58.1-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent king=Recipient clause=Topic |
| 2 | **leave** | to-infinitive | the king *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The film tells the story of an uprising in an occupied city.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:uprising:x8:1
# text = The film tells the story of an uprising in an occupied city.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	film	film	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	tells	tell	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	story	story	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	uprising	uprising	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	_
9	in	in	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
10	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
11	occupied	occupied	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
12	city	city	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **tell** *speech: assert* | present | the film | the story of a uprising |  | a occupied city |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent story=Recipient |

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