--- title: behold — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics description: «behold» in the school dictionary: To behold is to see or look at something, especially something wonderful. 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The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: [behold in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/behold.md). ## Meaning 1 {#m1} To behold is to see or look at something, especially something wonderful. ```conllu # sent_id = dict:school:behold:m1:1 # text = To behold is to see or look at something, especially something wonderful. 1 To to PART TO _ 2 mark _ _ 2 behold behold VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 5 csubj _ _ 3 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 5 cop _ _ 4 to to PART TO _ 5 mark _ _ 5 see see VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 0 root _ _ 6 or or CCONJ CC _ 7 cc _ _ 7 look look VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 5 conj _ _ 8 at at ADP IN _ 9 case _ _ 9 something something PRON NN Number=Sing|PronType=Ind 7 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 10 , , PUNCT , _ 12 punct _ _ 11 especially especially ADV RB _ 12 advmod _ _ 12 something something PRON NN Number=Sing|PronType=Ind 9 appos _ _ 13 wonderful wonderful ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 12 amod _ SpaceAfter=No 14 . . PUNCT . _ 5 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **behold** | to-infinitive | | | | | | | vn sight-30.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer | | 2 | **is** | present | | | | | | see *property* | tree rules | | 3 | **look** | infinitive | | | | | | at something | vn peer-30.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent at something=Theme | 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} Usage: «Behold!» — kept apart, not parsed. Look! Pay attention to what comes next. *Sentence 1:* Look! ```conllu # sent_id = dict:school:behold:m2:1 # text = Look! 1 Look look VERB VB Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ SpaceAfter=No 2 ! ! PUNCT . _ 1 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **look** | imperative | you *not said here* | | | | | | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Stimulus | *Sentence 2:* Pay attention to what comes next. ```conllu # sent_id = dict:school:behold:m2:2 # text = Pay attention to what comes next. 1 Pay pay VERB VB Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 2 attention attention NOUN NN Number=Sing 1 obj _ _ 3 to to SCONJ IN _ 5 mark _ _ 4 what what PRON WP PronType=Int 5 nsubj _ _ 5 comes come VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 1 advcl _ _ 6 next next ADV RB _ 5 advmod _ SpaceAfter=No 7 . . PUNCT . _ 1 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **pay** | imperative | you *not said here* | attention | | | | | vn pay-68-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent attention=Asset | | 2 | **come** | present | | | | | | next *property* | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | ## Example 1 {#x1} Behold, the king is coming! ```conllu # sent_id = dict:school:behold:x1:1 # text = Behold, the king is coming! 1 Behold behold INTJ UH _ 6 discourse _ SpaceAfter=No 2 , , PUNCT , _ 1 punct _ _ 3 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 4 det _ _ 4 king king NOUN NN Number=Sing 6 nsubj _ _ 5 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 6 aux _ _ 6 coming come VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 0 root _ SpaceAfter=No 7 ! ! PUNCT . _ 6 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **come** | present · progressive | the king | | | | | | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | ## Example 2 {#x2} The children beheld a castle on the hill. ```conllu # sent_id = dict:school:behold:x2:1 # text = The children beheld a castle on the hill. 1 The the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 2 det _ _ 2 children child NOUN NNS Number=Plur 3 nsubj _ _ 3 beheld behold VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 4 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 5 det _ _ 5 castle castle NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 obj _ _ 6 on on ADP IN _ 8 case _ _ 7 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 8 det _ _ 8 hill hill NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 9 . . PUNCT . _ 3 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **behold** | past | the children | a castle | | the hill | | | vn sight-30.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer castle=Stimulus | ## Example 3 {#x3} It was a sight to behold. ```conllu # sent_id = dict:school:behold:x3:1 # text = It was a sight to behold. 1 It it PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 4 nsubj _ _ 2 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 4 cop _ _ 3 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 4 det _ _ 4 sight sight NOUN NN Number=Sing 0 root _ _ 5 to to ADP IN _ 6 case _ _ 6 behold behold INTJ UH _ 4 discourse _ SpaceAfter=No 7 . . PUNCT . _ 4 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is a** | past | It | a sight | | | | | tree rules | ## Example 4 {#x4} Behold, her mother's words were true! ```conllu # sent_id = dict:school:behold:x4:1 # text = Behold, her mother's words were true! 1 Behold behold INTJ UH _ 8 discourse _ SpaceAfter=No 2 , , PUNCT , _ 1 punct _ _ 3 her her PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 4 nmod:poss _ _ 4 mother mother NOUN NN Number=Sing 6 nmod:poss _ SpaceAfter=No 5 's 's PART POS _ 4 case _ _ 6 words word NOUN NNS Number=Plur 8 nsubj _ _ 7 were be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 8 cop _ _ 8 true true ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 0 root _ SpaceAfter=No 9 ! ! PUNCT . _ 8 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is** | past | her mother's words | | | | | true *property* | tree rules | | 2 | **word** | | her mother | | | | | | nom word «communication transitive»: poss=agent | **Text:** the school dictionary of Mova's schools (`world/data/dictionary-schools/`), written for Mova. **Trees:** Mova's own parse — the `en` model on the CPU, when the site is built — not checked by a teacher; they may be wrong. **Frames:** Mova's frames reader (`prag`), each meaning and example read on its own. Elamur Cosmic License. - ← previous: [behind](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/behind/) - next →: [beholden](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/beholden/) - ↑ back to [B in school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/)