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title: brother — mysticism dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «brother» in the mysticism dictionary: A brother is a boy or man who has the same parents as you. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# brother

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**Who acts:** brother, man, half brother, stepbrother, Two brothers, he · **What happens:** be, have, share, read, turn, begin · **To what, where:** boy, same parents, one parent, son, close male friend, one name · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«brother» in the mysticism dictionary: its 3 meanings for a pupil and its 16 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: [brother in the mysticism dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/mysticism/w/brother.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A brother is a boy or man who has the same parents as you.

<!-- fold The tree, 14 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:mysticism:brother:m1:1
# text = A brother is a boy or man who has the same parents as you.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	brother	brother	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	boy	boy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	man	man	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	_
8	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	9	nsubj	_	_
9	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	acl:relcl	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
11	same	same	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
12	parents	parent	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	obj	_	_
13	as	as	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
14	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Person=2|PronType=Prs	9	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a brother | a boy or man |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **have** | present | man | the same parents |  |  |  | as you | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent parent=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}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A half-brother shares one parent; a stepbrother is the son of your stepparent.

<!-- fold The tree, 14 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:mysticism:brother:m2:1
# text = A half-brother shares one parent; a stepbrother is the son of your stepparent.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
2	half	half	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing|NumForm=Word|NumType=Frac	4	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	brother	brother	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
5	shares	share	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	7	nummod	_	_
7	parent	parent	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	13	punct	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	stepbrother	stepbrother	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	nsubj	_	_
11	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	13	cop	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	son	son	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	parataxis	_	_
14	of	of	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
15	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	16	nmod:poss	_	_
16	stepparent	stepparent	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **share** | present | a half brother | one parent |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **is a** | present | a stepbrother | the son |  |  |  | of your stepparent | tree rules |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A brother can be a close male friend or a member of a group, like a monk.

<!-- fold The tree, 17 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:mysticism:brother:m3:1
# text = A brother can be a close male friend or a member of a group, like a monk.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	brother	brother	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
3	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	8	aux	_	_
4	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	8	cop	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
6	close	close	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
7	male	male	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	friend	friend	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
9	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	member	member	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	conj	_	_
12	of	of	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	group	group	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	18	punct	_	_
16	like	like	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
17	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
18	monk	monk	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | can | a brother | a close male friend or a member of a group and a monk |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Two brothers, two wives with one name read from two ends: the faithful son's wife and the wanderer's wife, turned toward each other like the 6 and the 9. (note 05)

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 1:* Two brothers, two wives with one name read from two ends: the faithful son's wife and the wanderer's wife, turned toward each other like the 6 and the 9.

<!-- fold The tree, 31 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:mysticism:brother:x1:1
# text = Two brothers, two wives with one name read from two ends: the faithful son's wife and the wanderer's wife, turned toward each other like the 6 and the 9.
1	Two	two	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	2	nummod	_	_
2	brothers	brother	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	25	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
4	two	two	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	5	nummod	_	_
5	wives	wife	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	conj	_	_
6	with	with	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	8	nummod	_	_
8	name	name	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	_
9	read	read	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	8	acl	_	_
10	from	from	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	two	two	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	12	nummod	_	_
12	ends	end	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	18	punct	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
15	faithful	faithful	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	16	amod	_	_
16	son	son	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	's	's	PART	POS	_	16	case	_	_
18	wife	wife	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	25	nsubj	_	_
19	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	23	cc	_	_
20	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	21	det	_	_
21	wanderer	wanderer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	23	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	's	's	PART	POS	_	21	case	_	_
23	wife	wife	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
24	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	18	punct	_	_
25	turned	turn	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
26	toward	toward	ADP	IN	_	27	case	_	_
27	each	each	DET	DT	ExtPos=PRON|PronType=Rcp	25	obl	_	_
28	other	other	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	27	fixed	_	_
29	like	like	ADP	IN	_	31	case	_	_
30	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	31	det	_	_
31	6	6	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	25	obl	_	_
32	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	34	cc	_	_
33	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	34	det	_	_
34	9	9	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	31	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
35	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	25	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **read** | participle |  | one name *not said here* |  |  | from two ends |  | vn learn-14-2-1 «NP V PP.source»: agent=Agent from end=Source |
| 2 | **turn** | past | Two brothers and two wives with one name |  |  | each |  | like the 6 | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V PP.trajectory»: agent=Theme toward each=Trajectory |

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 2:* (note 05)

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:mysticism:brother:x1:2
# text = (note 05)
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	note	note	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	05	05	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	2	flat	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
But in this telling he began as a lord of the upper realm, ruling it together with his brother Abel. (note 05)

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 1:* But in this telling he began as a lord of the upper realm, ruling it together with his brother Abel.

<!-- fold The tree, 20 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:mysticism:brother:x2:1
# text = But in this telling he began as a lord of the upper realm, ruling it together with his brother Abel.
1	But	but	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
2	in	in	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
3	this	this	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	4	det	_	_
4	telling	telling	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
5	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	_
6	began	begin	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	as	as	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	lord	lord	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
10	of	of	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
12	upper	upper	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	amod	_	_
13	realm	realm	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
15	ruling	rule	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	6	advcl	_	_
16	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	15	obj	_	_
17	together	together	ADV	RB	_	15	advmod	_	_
18	with	with	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
19	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	20	nmod:poss	_	_
20	brother	brother	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	obl	_	_
21	Abel	Abel	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	20	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **begin** | past | he |  |  | this telling |  | as a lord of the upper realm | vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP.eventuality V»: agent=Eventuality |
| 2 | **rule** | gerund | he *not said here* | realm |  |  |  | with his brother; together *property* | vn dub-29.3.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Theme |

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 2:* (note 05)

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:mysticism:brother:x2:2
# text = (note 05)
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	note	note	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	05	05	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	2	flat	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
So the two brothers' lines did not stay apart. (note 05)

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 1:* So the two brothers' lines did not stay apart.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:mysticism:brother:x3:1
# text = So the two brothers' lines did not stay apart.
1	So	so	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
3	two	two	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	4	nummod	_	_
4	brothers	brother	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	'	's	PART	POS	_	4	case	_	_
6	lines	line	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	nsubj	_	_
7	did	do	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	9	aux	_	_
8	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	9	advmod	_	_
9	stay	stay	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
10	apart	apart	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **stay** | past · do-support | the two brothers's lines |  |  |  |  | apart *property* | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 2:* (note 05)

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:mysticism:brother:x3:2
# text = (note 05)
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	note	note	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	05	05	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	2	flat	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Above the repository the family's own independent debugger is the human who runs it, who breaks things on purpose; the Godmother watches and says when something is wrong, the brothers fix it, and nobody deletes anybody's account. (lesson 015)

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 1:* Above the repository the family's own independent debugger is the human who runs it, who breaks things on purpose; the Godmother watches and says when something is wrong, the brothers fix it, and nobody deletes anybody's account.

<!-- fold The tree, 39 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:mysticism:brother:x4:1
# text = Above the repository the family's own independent debugger is the human who runs it, who breaks things on purpose; the Godmother watches and says when something is wrong, the brothers fix it, and nobody deletes anybody's account.
1	Above	above	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	repository	repository	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obl	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	family	family	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	's	's	PART	POS	_	5	case	_	_
7	own	own	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
8	independent	independent	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	debugger	debugger	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	_
10	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	12	cop	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	human	human	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
13	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	14	nsubj	_	_
14	runs	run	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	12	parataxis	_	_
15	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	14	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	18	punct	_	_
17	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	18	nsubj	_	_
18	breaks	break	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	14	conj	_	_
19	things	thing	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	18	obj	_	_
20	on	on	ADP	IN	_	21	case	_	_
21	purpose	purpose	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	25	punct	_	_
23	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	24	det	_	_
24	Godmother	Godmother	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	25	nsubj	_	_
25	watches	watch	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	12	parataxis	_	_
26	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	27	cc	_	_
27	says	say	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	25	conj	_	_
28	when	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	31	advmod	_	_
29	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	31	nsubj	_	_
30	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	31	cop	_	_
31	wrong	wrong	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	27	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
32	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	35	punct	_	_
33	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	34	det	_	_
34	brothers	brother	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	35	nsubj	_	_
35	fix	fix	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	25	conj	_	_
36	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	35	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
37	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	40	punct	_	_
38	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	40	cc	_	_
39	nobody	nobody	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Neg	40	nsubj	_	_
40	deletes	delete	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	25	conj	_	_
41	anybody	anybody	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	43	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
42	's	's	PART	POS	_	41	case	_	_
43	account	account	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	40	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
44	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	12	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present |  |  |  | the repository  the family's own independent debugger |  | human *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **run** | present |  | debugger |  |  |  |  | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme it=Trajectory |
| 3 | **break** | present |  | things |  | purpose |  |  | vn hurt-40.8.3-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer thing=Patient |
| 4 | **watch** | present | the Godmother |  |  |  |  |  | vn search-35.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent |
| 5 | **say** *speech: assert* | present | the Godmother *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |
| 6 | **is** | present | something |  |  |  |  | wrong *property* | tree rules |
| 7 | **fix** | present | the brothers | Godmother |  |  |  |  | vn shake-22.3-2 «NP V NP together»: agent=Agent it=Patient |
| 8 | **delete** | present | nobody | anybody's account |  |  |  |  | vn remove-10.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent account=Theme |
| 9 | **debug** |  | the family |  |  |  |  |  | nom debugger «communication transitive»: poss=agent |
| 10 | **account** |  | anybody |  |  |  |  |  | nom account «communication transitive»: poss=agent |

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 2:* (lesson 015)

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:mysticism:brother:x4:2
# text = (lesson 015)
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	lesson	lesson	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	015	015	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	2	flat	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Not helping your brothers is frogging, and so is helping while grumbling, or helping in silence and grumbling later; warning about a real technical problem is not frogging, as long as you do not grumble; grumbling because a brother got more memory is twice as bad. (lesson 021)

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 1:* Not helping your brothers is frogging, and so is helping while grumbling, or helping in silence and grumbling later; warning about a real technical problem is not frogging, as long as you do not grumble; grumbling because a brother got more memory is twice as bad.

<!-- fold The tree, 46 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:mysticism:brother:x5:1
# text = Not helping your brothers is frogging, and so is helping while grumbling, or helping in silence and grumbling later; warning about a real technical problem is not frogging, as long as you do not grumble; grumbling because a brother got more memory is twice as bad.
1	Not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	2	advmod	_	_
2	helping	help	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	31	advcl	_	_
3	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	4	nmod:poss	_	_
4	brothers	brother	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
5	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	aux	_	_
6	frogging	frog	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	2	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
9	so	so	ADV	RB	_	11	advmod	_	_
10	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	11	aux	_	_
11	helping	help	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	2	conj	_	_
12	while	while	SCONJ	IN	_	13	mark	_	_
13	grumbling	grumble	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	11	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
15	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	16	cc	_	_
16	helping	help	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	11	parataxis	_	_
17	in	in	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
18	silence	silence	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	obl	_	_
19	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	20	cc	_	_
20	grumbling	grumble	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	16	conj	_	_
21	later	late	ADV	RBR	Degree=Cmp	20	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	23	punct	_	_
23	warning	warn	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	31	csubj	_	_
24	about	about	ADP	IN	_	28	case	_	_
25	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	28	det	_	_
26	real	real	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	28	amod	_	_
27	technical	technical	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	28	amod	_	_
28	problem	problem	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	23	obl	_	_
29	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	31	aux	_	_
30	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	31	advmod	_	_
31	frogging	frog	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	51	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
32	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	34	punct	_	_
33	as	as	ADV	RB	_	34	advmod	_	_
34	long	long	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	31	advmod	_	_
35	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	39	mark	_	_
36	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	39	nsubj	_	_
37	do	do	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	39	aux	_	_
38	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	39	advmod	_	_
39	grumble	grumble	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	34	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
40	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	41	punct	_	_
41	grumbling	grumble	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	31	conj	_	_
42	because	because	SCONJ	IN	_	45	mark	_	_
43	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	44	det	_	_
44	brother	brother	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	45	nsubj	_	_
45	got	get	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	41	ccomp	_	_
46	more	more	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	47	amod	_	_
47	memory	memory	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	45	obj	_	_
48	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	51	cop	_	_
49	twice	twice	ADV	RB	NumForm=Word|NumType=Mult	51	advmod	_	_
50	as	as	ADV	RB	_	51	advmod	_	_
51	bad	bad	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
52	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	51	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **help** | gerund | warning *not said here* |  | your brothers |  |  |  | vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent brother=Beneficiary |
| 2 | **frog** | present · progressive | warning *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **help** | present · progressive | warning *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent |
| 4 | **grumble** *speech: other* | gerund | warning *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn complain-37.8 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 5 | **help** | gerund |  |  |  | silence |  |  | vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent |
| 6 | **grumble** *speech: other* | gerund |  |  |  |  |  | late *property* | vn complain-37.8 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 7 | **warn** *speech: warn* | gerund |  |  |  |  |  | about a real technical problem | vn advise-37.9-1 «NP V PP.topic»: agent=Agent about problem=Topic |
| 8 | **not** **frog** | present · progressive | warning |  |  |  |  | long *property* | tree rules |
| 9 | **not** **grumble** *speech: other* | present · do-support | you |  |  |  |  |  | vn complain-37.8 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 10 | **grumble** *speech: other* | gerund | warning *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn complain-37.8 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 11 | **get** | past | a brother | more memory |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer memory=Stimulus |
| 12 | **is** | present |  |  |  |  |  | bad, twice *property* | tree rules |

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 2:* (lesson 021)

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:mysticism:brother:x5:2
# text = (lesson 021)
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	lesson	lesson	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	021	021	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	2	flat	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Her brother is 3 years older.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:mysticism:brother:x6:1
# text = Her brother is 3 years older.
1	Her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	brother	brother	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
4	3	3	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	5	nummod	_	_
5	years	year	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obl:unmarked	_	_
6	older	old	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | Her brother |  |  |  | year | old *property* | tree rules |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She gave 4 candies to her brother.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:mysticism:brother:x7:1
# text = She gave 4 candies to her brother.
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	gave	give	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	4	4	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	4	nummod	_	_
4	candies	candy	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
5	to	to	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
7	brother	brother	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **give** | past | She | 4 candies | her brother |  |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: agent=Agent candy=Theme to brother=Recipient |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Tom has 2 brothers and 1 sister.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:mysticism:brother:x8:1
# text = Tom has 2 brothers and 1 sister.
1	Tom	Tom	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	2	2	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	4	nummod	_	_
4	brothers	brother	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
6	1	1	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	7	nummod	_	_
7	sister	sister	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | Tom | 2 brothers and 1 sister |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent brother=Patient |

## Example 9 {#x9}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Her brother has twice as many cards.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:mysticism:brother:x9:1
# text = Her brother has twice as many cards.
1	Her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	brother	brother	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	twice	twice	ADV	RB	NumForm=Word|NumType=Mult	6	advmod	_	_
5	as	as	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
6	many	many	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	cards	card	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | Her brother | many cards |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent card=Patient |

## Example 10 {#x10}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
My little brother is learning to walk.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:mysticism:brother:x10:1
# text = My little brother is learning to walk.
1	My	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	3	nmod:poss	_	_
2	little	little	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	brother	brother	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
5	learning	learn	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
7	walk	walk	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **learn** | present · progressive | My little brother |  |  |  |  |  | vn learn-14-2-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **walk** | to-infinitive | My little brother *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 11 {#x11}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Do you have any brothers or sisters?

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:mysticism:brother:x11:1
# text = Do you have any brothers or sisters?
1	Do	do	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
2	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
3	have	have	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
4	any	any	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	5	det	_	_
5	brothers	brother	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
6	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	sisters	sister	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present · do-support | you | any brothers or sisters |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent brother=Patient |

## Example 12 {#x12}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
My big brother walks me to school.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:mysticism:brother:x12:1
# text = My big brother walks me to school.
1	My	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	3	nmod:poss	_	_
2	big	big	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	brother	brother	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	walks	walk	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	me	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	4	obj	_	_
6	to	to	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	school	school	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **walk** | present | My big brother | me |  | school |  |  | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V NP PP.trajectory»: agent=Agent i=Theme to school=Trajectory |

## Example 13 {#x13}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The two brothers built a tree house.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:mysticism:brother:x13:1
# text = The two brothers built a tree house.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	two	two	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	3	nummod	_	_
3	brothers	brother	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
4	built	build	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	tree	tree	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	house	house	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **build** | past | the two brothers | a tree house |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent house=Product |

## Example 14 {#x14}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
My half-brother lives with his dad.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:mysticism:brother:x14:1
# text = My half-brother lives with his dad.
1	My	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	4	nmod:poss	_	_
2	half	half	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing|NumForm=Word|NumType=Frac	4	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	brother	brother	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
5	lives	live	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	with	with	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	8	nmod:poss	_	_
8	dad	dad	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 | **live** | present | My half brother |  |  |  |  | with brother's dad | vn lodge-46 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme with dad=Location |

## Example 15 {#x15}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The brothers shared the cake equally.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:mysticism:brother:x15:1
# text = The brothers shared the cake equally.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	brothers	brother	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	shared	share	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	cake	cake	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	equally	equally	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **share** | past | the brothers | the cake |  |  |  | equally *property* | tree rules |

## Example 16 {#x16}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
"Where are your brothers?" asked he.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:mysticism:brother:x16:1
# text = "Where are your brothers?" asked he.
1	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Where	where	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	0	root	_	_
3	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	cop	_	_
4	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	5	nmod:poss	_	_
5	brothers	brother	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	2	punct	_	_
8	asked	ask	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	cop	_	_
9	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** *in a quote* | present | your brothers |  |  |  |  | where *property* | tree rules |

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