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title: woeful — Judaism dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «woeful» in the Judaism dictionary: Full of sorrow or sadness. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# woeful

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**Who acts:** I, neither, Thou, that, woeful punishment, Her · **What happens:** not hasten, be, have, desire, know, come out · **To what, where:** shepherd, manifest, lips, woeful howl, woeful football

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«woeful» in the Judaism dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 4 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: [woeful in the Judaism dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/woeful.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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Full of sorrow or sadness.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:woeful:m1:1
# text = Full of sorrow or sadness.
1	Full	full	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
2	of	of	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
3	sorrow	sorrow	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	_
4	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	sadness	sadness	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Very bad or poor.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:woeful:m2:1
# text = Very bad or poor.
1	Very	very	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
2	bad	bad	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
3	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	4	cc	_	_
4	poor	poor	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

## Example 1 {#x1}

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As for me, I have not hastened from being a shepherd after Thee; neither have I desired the woeful day; Thou knowest it; that which came out of my lips was manifest before Thee. (Prophets JER.17.16, JPS 1917)

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*Sentence 1:* As for me, I have not hastened from being a shepherd after Thee; neither have I desired the woeful day; Thou knowest it; that which came out of my lips was manifest before Thee.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:woeful:x1:1
# text = As for me, I have not hastened from being a shepherd after Thee; neither have I desired the woeful day; Thou knowest it; that which came out of my lips was manifest before Thee.
1	As	as	ADP	IN	ExtPos=ADP	3	case	_	_
2	for	for	ADP	IN	_	1	fixed	_	_
3	me	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
5	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	8	nsubj	_	_
6	have	have	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	aux	_	_
7	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	8	advmod	_	_
8	hastened	hasten	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
9	from	from	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
10	being	be	AUX	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	12	cop	_	_
11	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	shepherd	shepherd	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	_
13	after	after	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
14	Thee	thou	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch	12	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	17	punct	_	_
16	neither	neither	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	17	nsubj	_	_
17	have	have	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	conj	_	_
18	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	19	nsubj	_	_
19	desired	desire	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	17	ccomp	_	_
20	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	22	det	_	_
21	woeful	woeful	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	22	amod	_	_
22	day	day	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	obl:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	25	punct	_	_
24	Thou	thou	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch	25	nsubj	_	_
25	knowest	know	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Style=Arch|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	conj	_	_
26	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	25	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
27	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	30	punct	_	_
28	that	that	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	30	nsubj	_	_
29	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	30	nsubj	_	_
30	came	come	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	8	parataxis	_	_
31	out	out	ADP	IN	_	34	case	_	_
32	of	of	ADP	IN	_	34	case	_	_
33	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	34	nmod:poss	_	_
34	lips	lip	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	36	obl	_	_
35	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	36	cop	_	_
36	manifest	manifest	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	30	obl	_	_
37	before	before	ADP	IN	_	38	case	_	_
38	Thee	thou	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch	36	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
39	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **hasten** | present · perfect | I |  |  |  |  | as me | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |
| 2 | **is** | gerund |  |  |  |  | after Thee | from a shepherd | tree rules |
| 3 | **have** | present | neither |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 4 | **desire** | past | I |  |  |  | day |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Pivot |
| 5 | **know** | present | Thou | shepherd |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Experiencer it=Stimulus |
| 6 | **come out** | past | that |  |  |  |  |  | vn become-109.1 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Patient |
| 7 | **is a** | past |  | manifest |  | my lips | before Thee |  | tree rules |

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*Sentence 2:* (Prophets JER.17.16, JPS 1917)

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:woeful:x1:2
# text = (Prophets JER.17.16, JPS 1917)
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Prophets	prophet	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
3	JER.17.16	JER.17.16	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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Her woeful punishment was hard to bear.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:woeful:x2:1
# text = Her woeful punishment was hard to bear.
1	Her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	3	nmod:poss	_	_
2	woeful	woeful	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	punishment	punishment	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
4	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
5	hard	hard	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
7	bear	bear	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | Her woeful punishment |  |  |  |  | hard *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **bear** | to-infinitive | Her woeful punishment *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn admire-31.2 «NP V that S»: agent=Experiencer |
| 3 | **punish** |  | Her *= she* |  |  |  |  |  | nom punishment «act transitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 3 {#x3}

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The dog gave a woeful howl.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:woeful:x3:1
# text = The dog gave a woeful howl.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	dog	dog	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	gave	give	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	woeful	woeful	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	howl	howl	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **give** | past | the dog | a woeful howl |  |  |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent howl=Theme |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The team played woeful football.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:woeful:x4:1
# text = The team played woeful football.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	team	team	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	played	play	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	woeful	woeful	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	football	football	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **play** | past | the team | woeful football |  |  |  |  | vn use-105.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent football=Theme |

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