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title: rejoice — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «rejoice» in the school dictionary: To rejoice is to feel or show great joy or happiness. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# rejoice

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**Who acts:** God, Bible, We, shepherd, war, fans · **What happens:** rejoice, be, show, praise, lose, find · **To what, where:** great joy, God, whole village, lost girl, Saint Paul, carol service · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«rejoice» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 8 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: [rejoice in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/rejoice.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To rejoice is to feel or show great joy or happiness.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:rejoice:m1:1
# text = To rejoice is to feel or show great joy or happiness.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	rejoice	rejoice	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	feel	feel	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
6	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	show	show	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	conj	_	_
8	great	great	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	joy	joy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	_
10	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
11	happiness	happiness	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **rejoice** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn marvel-31.3 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer |
| 2 | **is** | present |  |  |  |  |  | feel *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **show** | infinitive |  | great joy or happiness |  |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent joy=Recipient |

<!-- .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}

<!-- .note -->
Usage: church, Bible — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To rejoice in God is to be glad and praise God, as in "Rejoice in the Lord always".

<!-- fold The tree, 18 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:rejoice:m2:1
# text = To rejoice in God is to be glad and praise God, as in "Rejoice in the Lord always".
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	rejoice	rejoice	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	16	advcl	_	_
3	in	in	SCONJ	IN	_	8	mark	_	_
4	God	God	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
5	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	8	mark	_	_
7	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	8	cop	_	_
8	glad	glad	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	ccomp	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
10	praise	praise	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	conj	_	_
11	God	God	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	10	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
13	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	16	mark	_	_
14	in	in	ADP	IN	_	13	fixed	_	_
15	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	16	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	Rejoice	rejoice	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
17	in	in	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
18	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
19	Lord	Lord	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	16	obl	_	_
20	always	always	ADV	RB	PronType=Tot	16	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	20	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	16	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **rejoice** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn marvel-31.3 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer |
| 2 | **is** | present | God |  |  |  |  | glad *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **praise** | present | God *not said here* | God |  |  |  |  | vn judgment-33.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent god=Theme |
| 4 | **rejoice** *in a quote* | imperative |  |  |  |  |  | in the Lord; always *property* | vn marvel-31.3 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The whole village rejoiced when the lost girl was found.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:rejoice:x1:1
# text = The whole village rejoiced when the lost girl was found.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	whole	whole	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	village	village	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
4	rejoiced	rejoice	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	acl	_	_
5	when	when	SCONJ	WRB	_	10	mark	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	lost	lose	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	8	amod	_	_
8	girl	girl	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nsubj:pass	_	_
9	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	10	aux:pass	_	_
10	found	find	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **rejoice** | participle |  | the whole village *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn marvel-31.3 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer |
| 2 | **lose** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn succeed-74-3-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **find** | past · passive |  | the lost girl |  |  |  |  | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: subject=Topic |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
(Bible) "Rejoice in the Lord always," wrote Saint Paul.

<!-- fold The tree, 9 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:rejoice:x2:1
# text = (Bible) "Rejoice in the Lord always," wrote Saint Paul.
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Bible	Bible	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	2	punct	_	_
4	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	Rejoice	rejoice	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	Lord	Lord	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
9	always	always	ADV	RB	PronType=Tot	5	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	12	punct	_	_
12	wrote	write	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	parataxis	_	_
13	Saint	Saint	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	14	compound	_	_
14	Paul	Paul	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	12	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **rejoice** *in a quote* | infinitive | Bible |  |  |  |  | in the Lord; always *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **write** | past |  | Saint Paul |  |  |  |  | vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent paul=Theme |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We sang "Rejoice" at the carol service.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:rejoice:x3:1
# text = We sang "Rejoice" at the carol service.
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	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	Rejoice	rejoice	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	4	punct	_	_
6	at	at	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	carol	carol	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	_
9	service	service	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	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 |  |  | the carol service |  |  | vn manner\_speaking-37.3 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **rejoice** *in a quote* | infinitive | We *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn marvel-31.3 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
(Bible) In the parable, the shepherd rejoiced when he found the lost sheep.

<!-- fold The tree, 13 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:rejoice:x4:1
# text = (Bible) In the parable, the shepherd rejoiced when he found the lost sheep.
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Bible	Bible	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	2	punct	_	_
4	In	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	parable	parable	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	shepherd	shepherd	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	_
10	rejoiced	rejoice	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
11	when	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	13	advmod	_	_
12	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	13	nsubj	_	_
13	found	find	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	10	advcl	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
15	lost	lose	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	16	amod	_	_
16	sheep	sheep	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	13	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	10	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **rejoice** | past | Bible in the parable |  |  |  |  |  | vn marvel-31.3 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer |
| 2 | **find** | past | shepherd | the lost sheep |  |  |  |  | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent sheep=Topic |
| 3 | **lose** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn succeed-74-3-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
There was great rejoicing when the war ended.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:rejoice:x5:1
# text = There was great rejoicing when the war ended.
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	great	great	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	xcomp	_	_
4	rejoicing	rejoice	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	2	advcl	_	_
5	when	when	SCONJ	WRB	_	8	mark	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	war	war	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
8	ended	end	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **be** | past |  |  |  | there |  | great *property* | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **rejoice** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn marvel-31.3 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer |
| 3 | **end** | past | the war |  |  |  |  |  | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP.eventuality V»: agent=Eventuality |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The fans rejoiced as the final whistle blew.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:rejoice:x6:1
# text = The fans rejoiced as the final whistle blew.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	fans	fan	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	rejoiced	rejoice	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	8	mark	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	final	final	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	whistle	whistle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
8	blew	blow	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **rejoice** | past | the fans |  |  |  |  |  | vn marvel-31.3 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer |
| 2 | **blow** | past | the final whistle |  |  |  |  |  | vn split-23.2 «NP V apart»: agent=Patient |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
(formal) We rejoice at the news of your recovery.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:rejoice:x7:1
# text = (formal) We rejoice at the news of your recovery.
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	formal	formal	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	2	punct	_	_
4	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
5	rejoice	rejoice	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	at	at	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	news	news	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
9	of	of	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	11	nmod:poss	_	_
11	recovery	recovery	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **rejoice** | present | formal |  |  | the news of your recovery |  |  | vn marvel-31.3 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer |
| 2 | **recover** |  | your |  |  |  |  |  | nom recovery «event intransitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
And my father’s heart will rejoice.’

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:rejoice:x8:1
# text = And my father’s heart will rejoice.’
1	And	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
2	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	3	nmod:poss	_	_
3	father	father	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	’s	's	PART	POS	_	3	case	_	_
5	heart	heart	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
6	will	will	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	7	aux	_	_
7	rejoice	rejoice	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	’	'	PUNCT	''	_	7	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **rejoice** | future | my father's heart |  |  |  |  |  | vn marvel-31.3 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer |

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