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title: exodus — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «exodus» in the school dictionary: Exodus is the second book of the Bible, telling how Moses led the Israelites out of slavery in Egypt, through the Red Sea, to Mount Sinai where God gave the Ten Commandments. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# exodus

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**Who acts:** Exodus, Moses, God, people, book, rain · **What happens:** be, tell, lead, give, leave, start · **To what, where:** second book, Mount, Red Sea, Israelites, slavery, Ten Commandments · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«exodus» 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: [exodus in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/exodus.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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Usage: Bible — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Exodus is the second book of the Bible, telling how Moses led the Israelites out of slavery in Egypt, through the Red Sea, to Mount Sinai where God gave the Ten Commandments.

<!-- fold The tree, 32 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:exodus:m1:1
# text = Exodus is the second book of the Bible, telling how Moses led the Israelites out of slavery in Egypt, through the Red Sea, to Mount Sinai where God gave the Ten Commandments.
1	Exodus	Exodus	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	second	second	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	5	amod	_	_
5	book	book	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	Bible	Bible	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
10	telling	tell	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	5	parataxis	_	_
11	how	how	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	13	advmod	_	_
12	Moses	Moses	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	13	nsubj	_	_
13	led	lead	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	10	ccomp	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	Israelites	Israelite	PROPN	NNPS	Number=Plur	13	obj	_	_
16	out	out	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
17	of	of	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
18	slavery	slavery	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obl	_	_
19	in	in	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
20	Egypt	Egypt	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	18	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	25	punct	_	_
22	through	through	ADP	IN	_	25	case	_	_
23	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	25	det	_	_
24	Red	Red	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	25	compound	_	_
25	Sea	Sea	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
26	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	28	punct	_	_
27	to	to	ADP	IN	_	28	case	_	_
28	Mount	Mount	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	10	iobj	_	_
29	Sinai	Sinai	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	28	flat	_	_
30	where	where	ADV	WRB	PronType=Rel	32	advmod	_	_
31	God	God	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	32	nsubj	_	_
32	gave	give	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	28	acl:relcl	_	_
33	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	35	det	_	_
34	Ten	ten	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	35	nummod	_	_
35	Commandments	commandment	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	32	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
36	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Exodus | the second book |  |  |  | of the Bible | tree rules |
| 2 | **tell** *speech: assert* | gerund |  |  | Mount | the Red Sea |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP what S»: agent=Agent mount=Recipient clause=Topic |
| 3 | **lead** | past | Moses | the Israelites |  | slavery in Egypt |  |  | vn accompany-51.7 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent israelite=Theme out slavery=Destination |
| 4 | **give** | past | God | the Ten Commandments |  |  |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent commandment=Theme |

<!-- .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 -->
An exodus is when a large number of people leave a place at the same time.

<!-- fold The tree, 16 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:exodus:m2:1
# text = An exodus is when a large number of people leave a place at the same time.
1	An	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	exodus	exodus	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
4	when	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	7	advmod	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	large	large	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	number	number	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	nsubj	_	_
10	leave	leave	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	parataxis	_	_
11	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	place	place	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obj	_	_
13	at	at	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
15	same	same	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	16	amod	_	_
16	time	time	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a exodus | a large number |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **leave** | present | people | a place |  |  | time |  | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent place=Theme |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Moses led the people out of Egypt in the Exodus.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:exodus:x1:1
# text = Moses led the people out of Egypt in the Exodus.
1	Moses	Moses	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	led	lead	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
5	out	out	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	Egypt	Egypt	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
8	in	in	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	Exodus	Exodus	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **lead** | past | Moses | the people |  | Egypt |  | in the Exodus | vn accompany-51.7 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent people=Theme out egypt=Destination |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The book of Exodus tells about the ten plagues.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:exodus:x2:1
# text = The book of Exodus tells about the ten plagues.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	book	book	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	Exodus	Exodus	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
5	tells	tell	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	about	about	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	ten	ten	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	9	nummod	_	_
9	plagues	plague	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **tell** *speech: assert* | present | the book of Exodus |  |  |  |  | about the ten plagues | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent about plague=Topic |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
There was an exodus from the beach when the rain started.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:exodus:x3:1
# text = There was an exodus from the beach when the rain started.
1	There	there	PRON	EX	PronType=Dem	2	expl	_	_
2	was	be	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	exodus	exodus	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
5	from	from	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	beach	beach	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	_
8	when	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	11	advmod	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	rain	rain	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nsubj	_	_
11	started	start	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **be** | past | a exodus from the beach |  |  | there |  |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **start** | past | the rain |  |  |  |  |  | vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP.eventuality V»: agent=Eventuality |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
At the final whistle, an exodus of fans filled the streets.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:exodus:x4:1
# text = At the final whistle, an exodus of fans filled the streets.
1	At	at	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
3	final	final	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	whistle	whistle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
6	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	exodus	exodus	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	fans	fan	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	nmod	_	_
10	filled	fill	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	streets	street	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	10	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **fill** | past | a exodus of fans | the streets |  | the final whistle |  |  | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent street=Patient |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The Ten Commandments are in Exodus.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:exodus:x5:1
# text = The Ten Commandments are in Exodus.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	Ten	ten	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	3	nummod	_	_
3	Commandments	commandment	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nsubj	_	_
4	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	Exodus	Exodus	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	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 | the Ten Commandments |  |  | Exodus |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Jews remember the Exodus every Passover.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:exodus:x6:1
# text = Jews remember the Exodus every Passover.
1	Jews	Jew	PROPN	NNPS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	remember	remember	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	Exodus	Exodus	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	6	det	_	_
6	Passover	Passover	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **remember** | present | Jews | the Exodus |  |  |  |  | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent exodus=Theme |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
It is just possible that there may have been a local legend to account for the depopulation by an exodus of the children.

<!-- fold The tree, 23 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:exodus:x7:1
# text = It is just possible that there may have been a local legend to account for the depopulation by an exodus of the children.
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	just	just	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
4	possible	possible	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
5	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	9	mark	_	_
6	there	there	PRON	EX	PronType=Dem	9	expl	_	_
7	may	may	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	9	aux	_	_
8	have	have	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	9	aux	_	_
9	been	be	AUX	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	12	cop	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
11	local	local	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
12	legend	legend	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
13	to	to	PART	TO	_	14	mark	_	_
14	account	account	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	conj	_	_
15	for	for	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
16	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
17	depopulation	depopulation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	nmod	_	_
18	by	by	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
19	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	20	det	_	_
20	exodus	exodus	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nmod	_	_
21	of	of	ADP	IN	_	23	case	_	_
22	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	23	det	_	_
23	children	child	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	20	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
24	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	12	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | It |  |  |  |  | possible *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **is a** | participle |  | a possible local legend and account for the depopulation |  |  |  | by a exodus of the children | tree rules |

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