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title: vulture — Judaism dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «vulture» in the Judaism dictionary: A vulture is a large bird with a bald or nearly bald head that eats the meat of dead animals. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
---

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# vulture

<!-- .vintro -->
**Who acts:** vulture, bald head, person, someone, they, ye · **What happens:** be, eat, wait, take, trouble, not eat · **To what, where:** large bird, meat, person, advantage, great vulture, command · **Speech:** someone speaks here

<!-- .vabout -->
«vulture» in the Judaism dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 14 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: [vulture in the Judaism dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/vulture.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A vulture is a large bird with a bald or nearly bald head that eats the meat of dead animals.

<!-- fold The tree, 20 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:vulture:m1:1
# text = A vulture is a large bird with a bald or nearly bald head that eats the meat of dead animals.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	vulture	vulture	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	large	large	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	bird	bird	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
7	with	with	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
9	bald	bald	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	amod	_	_
10	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
11	nearly	nearly	ADV	RB	_	12	advmod	_	_
12	bald	bald	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	conj	_	_
13	head	head	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	_
14	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	15	nsubj	_	_
15	eats	eat	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	13	acl:relcl	_	_
16	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
17	meat	meat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	obj	_	_
18	of	of	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
19	dead	dead	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	20	amod	_	_
20	animals	animal	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	17	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a vulture | a large bird |  |  |  | with a bald head | tree rules |
| 2 | **eat** | present | a bald head | the meat of dead animals |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent meat=Patient |

<!-- .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: informal — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A vulture is a person who waits to take advantage of someone else's trouble or bad luck.

<!-- fold The tree, 18 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:vulture:m2:1
# text = A vulture is a person who waits to take advantage of someone else's trouble or bad luck.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	vulture	vulture	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	waits	wait	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	acl:relcl	_	_
8	to	to	PART	TO	_	9	mark	_	_
9	take	take	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	xcomp	_	_
10	advantage	advantage	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	_
11	of	of	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
12	someone	someone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	15	nmod:poss	_	_
13	else	else	ADV	RB	_	12	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	's	's	PART	POS	_	12	case	_	_
15	trouble	trouble	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	_
16	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	18	cc	_	_
17	bad	bad	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	18	amod	_	_
18	luck	luck	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a vulture | a person |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **wait** | present | a person |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **take** | to-infinitive | a person *not said here* | advantage |  |  |  | of someone's trouble or bad luck | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP PP.initial\_location»: agent=Agent advantage=Theme of trouble=Initial\_Location |
| 4 | **trouble** |  | someone |  |  |  |  |  | nom trouble «cognition transitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
and the pelican, and the carrion-vulture, and the cormorant; (Torah DEU.14.17, JPS 1917)

<!-- fold The tree, 14 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:vulture:x1:1
# text = and the pelican, and the carrion-vulture, and the cormorant; (Torah DEU.14.17, JPS 1917)
1	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	3	cc	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	pelican	pelican	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
7	carrion	carrion	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	7	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	vulture	vulture	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
11	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	cormorant	cormorant	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
15	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	17	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	Torah	Torah	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	17	compound	_	_
17	DEU.14.17	DEU.14.17	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	19	punct	_	_
19	JPS	JPS	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	17	conj	_	_
20	1917	1917	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	17	flat	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	17	punct	_	_
```

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

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
and the horned owl, and the pelican, and the carrion-vulture; (Torah LEV.11.18, JPS 1917)

<!-- fold The tree, 15 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:vulture:x2:1
# text = and the horned owl, and the pelican, and the carrion-vulture; (Torah LEV.11.18, JPS 1917)
1	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	4	cc	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
3	horned	horned	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	owl	owl	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	pelican	pelican	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
10	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
12	carrion	carrion	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	12	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	vulture	vulture	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	18	punct	_	_
16	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	18	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	Torah	Torah	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	18	compound	_	_
18	LEV.11.18	LEV.11.18	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	20	punct	_	_
20	JPS	JPS	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	18	conj	_	_
21	1917	1917	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	20	flat	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	18	punct	_	_
```

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

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
But these are they of which ye shall not eat: the great vulture, and the bearded vulture, and the ospray; (Torah DEU.14.12, JPS 1917)

<!-- fold The tree, 24 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:vulture:x3:1
# text = But these are they of which ye shall not eat: the great vulture, and the bearded vulture, and the ospray; (Torah DEU.14.12, JPS 1917)
1	But	but	CCONJ	CC	_	2	cc	_	_
2	these	this	DET	DT	Number=Plur|PronType=Dem	0	root	_	_
3	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
4	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	2	nmod	_	_
7	ye	ye	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=2|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch	10	nsubj	_	_
8	shall	shall	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	10	aux	_	_
9	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	10	advmod	_	_
10	eat	eat	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	acl:relcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	14	punct	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
13	great	great	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	amod	_	_
14	vulture	vulture	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	19	punct	_	_
16	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	19	cc	_	_
17	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
18	bearded	bearded	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	19	amod	_	_
19	vulture	vulture	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	23	punct	_	_
21	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	23	cc	_	_
22	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	23	det	_	_
23	ospray	ospray	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
24	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	27	punct	_	_
25	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	27	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
26	Torah	Torah	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	27	compound	_	_
27	DEU.14.12	DEU.14.12	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	14	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
28	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	29	punct	_	_
29	JPS	JPS	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	27	conj	_	_
30	1917	1917	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	29	flat	_	SpaceAfter=No
31	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	27	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | they |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **not** **eat** | shall | ye | the great vulture and the bearded vulture and the ospray |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent vulture=Patient |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Doth the vulture mount up at thy command, and make her nest on high? (Writings JOB.39.27, JPS 1917)

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 1:* Doth the vulture mount up at thy command, and make her nest on high?

<!-- fold The tree, 14 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:vulture:x4:1
# text = Doth the vulture mount up at thy command, and make her nest on high?
1	Doth	do	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Style=Arch|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	vulture	vulture	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	mount	mount	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	up	up	ADP	RP	_	4	compound:prt	_	_
6	at	at	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	thy	thy	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch	8	nmod:poss	_	_
8	command	command	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
10	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
11	make	make	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	conj	_	_
12	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	13	nmod:poss	_	_
13	nest	nest	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obj	_	_
14	on	on	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
15	high	high	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mount up** | present · do-support | the vulture |  |  | thy command |  |  | vn put-9.1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent at command=Destination |
| 2 | **make** | infinitive | the vulture *not said here* | vulture's nest |  | high |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset nest=Product |
| 3 | **command** |  | thy |  |  |  |  |  | nom command «communication transitive»: poss=agent |

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 2:* (Writings JOB.39.27, JPS 1917)

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:vulture:x4:2
# text = (Writings JOB.39.27, JPS 1917)
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Writings	writing	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
3	JOB.39.27	JOB.39.27	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 -->
They are passed away as the swift ships; as the vulture that swoopeth on the prey. (Writings JOB.9.26, JPS 1917)

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 1:* They are passed away as the swift ships; as the vulture that swoopeth on the prey.

<!-- fold The tree, 16 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:vulture:x5:1
# text = They are passed away as the swift ships; as the vulture that swoopeth on the prey.
1	They	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux:pass	_	_
3	passed	pass	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	away	away	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
5	as	as	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	swift	swift	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	_
8	ships	ship	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	12	punct	_	_
10	as	as	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	vulture	vulture	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	parataxis	_	_
13	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	14	nsubj	_	_
14	swoopeth	swoop	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Style=Arch|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	12	acl:relcl	_	_
15	on	on	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
16	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
17	prey	prey	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **pass away** | present · passive |  | They |  |  |  | as the swift ships; away *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **swoop** | present | the vulture |  |  | the prey |  |  | tree rules |

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 2:* (Writings JOB.9.26, JPS 1917)

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:vulture:x5:2
# text = (Writings JOB.9.26, JPS 1917)
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Writings	writing	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
3	JOB.9.26	JOB.9.26	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 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
For thus saith the LORD: Behold, he shall swoop as a vulture, and shall spread out his wings against Moab. (Prophets JER.48.40, JPS 1917)

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 1:* For thus saith the LORD: Behold, he shall swoop as a vulture, and shall spread out his wings against Moab.

<!-- fold The tree, 20 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:vulture:x6:1
# text = For thus saith the LORD: Behold, he shall swoop as a vulture, and shall spread out his wings against Moab.
1	For	for	SCONJ	IN	_	3	mark	_	_
2	thus	thus	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
3	saith	say	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Style=Arch|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	11	advcl	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	LORD	LORD	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	7	punct	_	_
7	Behold	behold	INTJ	UH	_	3	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
9	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	11	nsubj	_	_
10	shall	shall	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	11	aux	_	_
11	swoop	swoop	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
12	as	as	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	vulture	vulture	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	18	punct	_	_
16	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	18	cc	_	_
17	shall	shall	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	18	aux	_	_
18	spread	spread	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	11	conj	_	_
19	out	out	ADP	RP	_	18	compound:prt	_	_
20	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	21	nmod:poss	_	_
21	wings	wing	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	18	obj	_	_
22	against	against	ADP	IN	_	23	case	_	_
23	Moab	Moab	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	18	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
24	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	11	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | present | he *not said here* | the LORD |  |  |  | thus *property* | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent lord=Topic |
| 2 | **swoop** | shall | he |  |  |  |  | as a vulture | tree rules |
| 3 | **spread out** | shall | he *not said here* | vulture's wings |  |  |  | against Moab | vn spray-9.7-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent wing=Theme against moab=Destination |

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*Sentence 2:* (Prophets JER.48.40, JPS 1917)

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:vulture:x6:2
# text = (Prophets JER.48.40, JPS 1917)
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Prophets	prophet	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
3	JER.48.40	JER.48.40	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 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Vultures circled high over the savannah.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:vulture:x7:1
# text = Vultures circled high over the savannah.
1	Vultures	vulture	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
2	circled	circle	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	1	acl	_	_
3	high	high	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	2	advmod	_	_
4	over	over	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	savannah	savannah	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **circle** | participle |  | Vultures *not said here* |  | the savannah |  | high *property* | vn contiguous\_location-47.8 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A vulture's bald head stays clean when it feeds.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:vulture:x8:1
# text = A vulture's bald head stays clean when it feeds.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	vulture	vulture	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	's	's	PART	POS	_	2	case	_	_
4	bald	bald	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	head	head	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
6	stays	stay	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	clean	clean	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	xcomp	_	_
8	when	when	SCONJ	WRB	_	10	mark	_	_
9	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	10	nsubj	_	_
10	feeds	feed	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **stay** | present | a vulture's bald head |  |  |  |  | clean *property* | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **feed** | present | head |  |  |  |  |  | vn gorge-39.6 «NP V PP.patient»: agent=Agent |

## Example 9 {#x9}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Vultures are nature's clean-up crew.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:vulture:x9:1
# text = Vultures are nature's clean-up crew.
1	Vultures	vulture	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
2	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	nature	nature	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	's	's	PART	POS	_	3	case	_	_
5	clean	clean	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	up	up	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	_
8	crew	crew	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | Vultures |  |  |  |  | 's nature | tree rules |

## Example 10 {#x10}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Without vultures, dead animals would spread disease.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:vulture:x10:1
# text = Without vultures, dead animals would spread disease.
1	Without	without	ADP	IN	_	2	case	_	_
2	vultures	vulture	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	2	punct	_	_
4	dead	dead	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	animals	animal	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	nsubj	_	_
6	would	would	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	7	aux	_	_
7	spread	spread	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
8	disease	disease	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **spread** | would | dead animals | disease |  |  |  | without vultures | vn appear-48.1.1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location disease=Theme |

## Example 11 {#x11}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The condor is a kind of New World vulture.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:vulture:x11:1
# text = The condor is a kind of New World vulture.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	condor	condor	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	kind	kind	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	New	New	ADJ	NNP	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	World	World	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	_
9	vulture	vulture	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | the condor | a kind |  |  |  | of World vulture | tree rules |

## Example 12 {#x12}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
As soon as the shop closed, buyers came like vultures for the cheap stock.

<!-- fold The tree, 14 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:vulture:x12:1
# text = As soon as the shop closed, buyers came like vultures for the cheap stock.
1	As	as	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
2	soon	soon	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	9	advmod	_	_
3	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	6	mark	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	shop	shop	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
6	closed	close	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	9	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
8	buyers	buyer	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	nsubj	_	_
9	came	come	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
10	like	like	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	vultures	vulture	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	obl	_	_
12	for	for	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
14	cheap	cheap	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	15	amod	_	_
15	stock	stock	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **close** | participle | the shop |  |  |  |  |  | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |
| 2 | **come** | past | buyers |  |  |  |  | like vultures for the cheap stock; soon *property* | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 13 {#x13}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
My aunt is a real culture vulture — she visits every museum.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:vulture:x13:1
# text = My aunt is a real culture vulture — she visits every museum.
1	My	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	aunt	aunt	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	real	real	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
6	culture	culture	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	vulture	vulture	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
8	—	-	PUNCT	:	_	10	punct	_	_
9	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	10	nsubj	_	_
10	visits	visit	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	conj	_	_
11	every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	12	det	_	_
12	museum	museum	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | My aunt | a real culture vulture |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **visit** | present | vulture | every museum |  |  |  |  | vn meet-36.3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent museum=Co-Agent |

## Example 14 {#x14}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The Vulture thought this reasonable, and let Lambikin pass.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:vulture:x14:1
# text = The Vulture thought this reasonable, and let Lambikin pass.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	Vulture	Vulture	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	thought	think	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	this	this	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	5	nsubj	_	_
5	reasonable	reasonable	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	let	let	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	ccomp	_	_
9	Lambikin	Lambikin	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	_
10	pass	pass	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	8	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **think** *speech: other* | past | the Vulture |  |  |  |  |  | vn consider-29.9-2 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent clause=Theme |
| 2 | **let** | infinitive |  | Lambikin |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **pass** | infinitive | Lambikin *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

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