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title: daniel — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «daniel» in the school dictionary: Daniel is a Jewish prophet in the Bible who was taken to Babylon, stayed faithful to God, and was thrown into a den of lions but came out unhurt. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# daniel

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**Who acts:** Daniel, Jewish prophet, king, lions, We · **What happens:** be, take, stay, throw, come out, pray · **To what, where:** Jewish prophet, Bible, Babylon, God, den, first name · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«daniel» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 7 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: [daniel in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/daniel.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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Usage: Bible — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Daniel is a Jewish prophet in the Bible who was taken to Babylon, stayed faithful to God, and was thrown into a den of lions but came out unhurt.

<!-- fold The tree, 29 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:daniel:m1:1
# text = Daniel is a Jewish prophet in the Bible who was taken to Babylon, stayed faithful to God, and was thrown into a den of lions but came out unhurt.
1	Daniel	Daniel	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	Jewish	Jewish	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	prophet	prophet	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	nsubj	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	Bible	Bible	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	_
9	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	11	nsubj	_	_
10	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	11	aux:pass	_	_
11	taken	take	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	acl:relcl	_	_
12	to	to	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
13	Babylon	Babylon	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	11	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
15	stayed	stay	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
16	faithful	faithful	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	15	xcomp	_	_
17	to	to	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
18	God	God	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	15	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	22	punct	_	_
20	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	22	cc	_	_
21	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	22	aux:pass	_	_
22	thrown	throw	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	15	conj	_	_
23	into	into	ADP	IN	_	25	case	_	_
24	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	25	det	_	_
25	den	den	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	22	obl	_	_
26	of	of	ADP	IN	_	27	case	_	_
27	lions	lion	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	25	nmod	_	_
28	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	29	cc	_	_
29	came	come	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	22	conj	_	_
30	out	out	ADV	RB	_	29	advmod	_	_
31	unhurt	unhurt	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	29	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
32	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	15	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Daniel | a Jewish prophet |  | the Bible |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **take** | past · passive |  | a Jewish prophet | Babylon |  |  |  | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP PP.destination»: subject=Theme to babylon=Destination |
| 3 | **stay** | past | a Jewish prophet |  | God |  |  | faithful *property* | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 4 | **throw** | past · passive | a Jewish prophet *not said here* |  |  |  |  | into a den of lions *result* | vn throw-17.1-1-1 «NP V NP PP.result»: into den=Result |
| 5 | **come out** | past | a Jewish prophet *not said here* |  |  |  |  | out, unhurt *property* | vn become-109.1 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Patient |

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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 -->
Daniel is a common boy's first name.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:daniel:m2:1
# text = Daniel is a common boy's first name.
1	Daniel	Daniel	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	common	common	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	boy	boy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	's	's	PART	POS	_	5	case	_	_
7	first	first	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	8	amod	_	_
8	name	name	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Daniel | a common boy's first name |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Daniel prayed to God three times a day by his open window.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:daniel:x1:1
# text = Daniel prayed to God three times a day by his open window.
1	Daniel	Daniel	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	prayed	pray	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	to	to	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	God	God	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
5	three	three	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	6	nummod	_	_
6	times	time	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl:unmarked	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	day	day	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod:unmarked	_	_
9	by	by	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
10	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	12	nmod:poss	_	_
11	open	open	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
12	window	window	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **pray** | past | Daniel |  | God |  | time | by Daniel's open window | vn long-32.2 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Pivot |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The king threw Daniel into the lions' den.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:daniel:x2:1
# text = The king threw Daniel into the lions' den.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	king	king	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	threw	throw	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	Daniel	Daniel	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
5	into	into	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	lions	lion	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	'	's	PART	POS	_	7	case	_	_
9	den	den	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **throw** | past | the king | Daniel |  |  |  | into the lions's den *result* | vn throw-17.1-1-1 «NP V NP PP.result»: agent=Causer daniel=Theme into den=Result |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
In the morning Daniel was safe, because the lions had not hurt him.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:daniel:x3:1
# text = In the morning Daniel was safe, because the lions had not hurt him.
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	morning	morning	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
4	Daniel	Daniel	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
5	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
6	safe	safe	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
8	because	because	SCONJ	IN	_	13	mark	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	lions	lion	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	13	nsubj	_	_
11	had	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	13	aux	_	_
12	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	13	advmod	_	_
13	hurt	hurt	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	parataxis	_	_
14	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	13	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | Daniel |  |  |  | morning | safe *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **not** **hurt** | past | the lions | Daniel |  |  |  |  | vn hurt-40.8.3-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer he=Patient |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Daniel sits next to me in maths.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:daniel:x4:1
# text = Daniel sits next to me in maths.
1	Daniel	daniel	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	sits	sit	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	next	next	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
4	to	to	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	me	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	obl	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	maths	math	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **sit** | present | Daniel |  | me | maths |  | next *property* | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent in math=Location |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We sang a song about Daniel and the lions.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:daniel:x5:1
# text = We sang a song about Daniel and the lions.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	sang	sing	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	song	song	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	about	about	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	Daniel	Daniel	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	lions	lion	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **sing** *speech: express* | past | We | a song |  |  |  | about Daniel and the lions | vn sound\_emission-43.2 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location song=Theme |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Daniel read the strange writing on the wall for the king.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:daniel:x6:1
# text = Daniel read the strange writing on the wall for the king.
1	Daniel	Daniel	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	read	read	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	strange	strange	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	writing	writing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
6	on	on	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	wall	wall	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
9	for	for	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	king	king	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 | Daniel | the strange writing |  | the wall |  | for the king | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent writing=Topic |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
"Oh-ho," thought Daniel, "that stone, at any rate, will soon be mine.

<!-- fold The tree, 13 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:daniel:x7:1
# text = "Oh-ho," thought Daniel, "that stone, at any rate, will soon be mine.
1	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Oh	oh	INTJ	UH	_	4	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	ho	ho	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	7	punct	_	_
7	thought	think	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
8	Daniel	Daniel	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
10	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	12	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	that	that	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	12	det	_	_
12	stone	stone	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
14	at	at	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
15	any	any	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	16	det	_	_
16	rate	rate	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	21	punct	_	_
18	will	will	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	21	aux	_	_
19	soon	soon	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	21	advmod	_	_
20	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	21	cop	_	_
21	mine	my	PRON	PRP	Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	8	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **think** *speech: other* | past | Daniel | ho |  |  |  |  | vn focus-87.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **is a** *in a quote* | future | Daniel *not said here* | Daniel |  |  |  | soon *property* | tree rules |

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