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title: samaritan — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «samaritan» in the school dictionary: A Samaritan was a person from Samaria; in Jesus' parable of the Good Samaritan, a Samaritan stops to help a beaten traveller when others walk past. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# samaritan

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**Who acts:** Samaritan, others, good Samaritan, Samaritans, you, man · **What happens:** be, stop, help, beat, walk, phone · **To what, where:** person, Samaria, beaten traveller, anyone, stranger, trouble · **Speech:** someone speaks here

<!-- .vabout -->
«samaritan» in the school dictionary: its 3 meanings for a pupil and its 6 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: [samaritan in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/samaritan.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A Samaritan was a person from Samaria; in Jesus' parable of the Good Samaritan, a Samaritan stops to help a beaten traveller when others walk past.

<!-- fold The tree, 27 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:samaritan:m1:1
# text = A Samaritan was a person from Samaria; in Jesus' parable of the Good Samaritan, a Samaritan stops to help a beaten traveller when others walk past.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	Samaritan	Samaritan	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	person	person	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	from	from	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	Samaria	Samaria	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
9	in	in	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
10	Jesus	Jesus	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	12	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	'	's	PART	POS	_	10	case	_	_
12	parable	parable	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	_
13	of	of	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
15	Good	good	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	16	amod	_	_
16	Samaritan	Samaritan	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	12	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	20	punct	_	_
18	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
19	Samaritan	Samaritan	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	20	nsubj	_	_
20	stops	stop	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	conj	_	_
21	to	to	PART	TO	_	22	mark	_	_
22	help	help	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	20	xcomp	_	_
23	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	25	det	_	_
24	beaten	beat	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	25	amod	_	_
25	traveller	traveller	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	22	obj	_	_
26	when	when	SCONJ	WRB	_	28	mark	_	_
27	others	other	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	28	nsubj	_	_
28	walk	walk	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	22	advcl	_	_
29	past	past	ADV	RB	_	28	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
30	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | past | a Samaritan | a person and Jesus's parable of the Good Samaritan |  | Samaria |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **stop** | present | a Samaritan |  |  |  |  |  | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Affector clause=Eventuality |
| 3 | **help** | to-infinitive | a Samaritan *not said here* | a beaten traveller |  |  |  |  | vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent traveller=Beneficiary |
| 4 | **beat** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn sound\_emission-43.2 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 5 | **walk** | present | others |  |  |  |  | past *property* | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V»: agent=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 -->
A good Samaritan is anyone who helps a stranger in trouble.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:samaritan:m2:1
# text = A good Samaritan is anyone who helps a stranger in trouble.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	good	good	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	Samaritan	Samaritan	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
5	anyone	anyone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	0	root	_	_
6	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	7	nsubj	_	_
7	helps	help	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	acl:relcl	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	stranger	stranger	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	_
10	in	in	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	trouble	trouble	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a good Samaritan | anyone |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **help** | present |  | a stranger |  | trouble |  |  | vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent stranger=Beneficiary |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

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

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The Samaritans is a charity you can phone any time to talk if you feel very sad or alone.

<!-- fold The tree, 19 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:samaritan:m3:1
# text = The Samaritans is a charity you can phone any time to talk if you feel very sad or alone.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	Samaritans	Samaritan	PROPN	NNPS	Number=Plur	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	charity	charity	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	8	nsubj	_	_
7	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	8	aux	_	_
8	phone	phone	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	acl:relcl	_	_
9	any	any	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	10	det	_	_
10	time	time	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	_
11	to	to	PART	TO	_	12	mark	_	_
12	talk	talk	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	10	acl	_	_
13	if	if	SCONJ	IN	_	15	mark	_	_
14	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	15	nsubj	_	_
15	feel	feel	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	12	advcl	_	_
16	very	very	ADV	RB	_	17	advmod	_	_
17	sad	sad	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	15	xcomp	_	_
18	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	19	cc	_	_
19	alone	alone	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	17	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | the Samaritans | a charity |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **phone** | can | you | a charity *not said here* |  |  | time |  | vn initiate\_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent charity=Recipient |
| 3 | **talk** | to-infinitive | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn talk-37.5 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 4 | **feel** *a condition, not said to happen* | present | you |  |  |  |  | sad *property* | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The Samaritan bandaged the man's wounds and paid for his room.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:samaritan:x1:1
# text = The Samaritan bandaged the man's wounds and paid for his room.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	Samaritan	Samaritan	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	bandaged	bandage	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	man	man	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	's	's	PART	POS	_	5	case	_	_
7	wounds	wound	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	paid	pay	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
10	for	for	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	12	nmod:poss	_	_
12	room	room	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **bandage** | past | the Samaritan | the man's wounds |  |  |  |  | vn fill-9.8 «NP V NP.destination»: agent=Agent wound=Destination |
| 2 | **pay** | past | the Samaritan *not said here* |  |  |  |  | for Samaritan's room | vn pay-68-1 «NP V NP PP.theme»: agent=Agent for room=Theme |
| 3 | **wound** |  | the man |  |  |  |  |  | nom wound «state transitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A priest and a Levite walked past, but the Samaritan stopped.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:samaritan:x2:1
# text = A priest and a Levite walked past, but the Samaritan stopped.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	priest	priest	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	Levite	Levite	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	conj	_	_
6	walked	walk	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	past	past	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
9	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	Samaritan	Samaritan	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	12	nsubj	_	_
12	stopped	stop	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **walk** | past | a priest and a Levite |  |  |  |  | past *property* | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **stop** | past | the Samaritan |  |  |  |  |  | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP.eventuality V»: agent=Eventuality |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A good Samaritan helped the old lady carry her shopping.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:samaritan:x3:1
# text = A good Samaritan helped the old lady carry her shopping.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	good	good	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	Samaritan	Samaritan	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	helped	help	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	lady	lady	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
8	carry	carry	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	xcomp	_	_
9	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	10	nmod:poss	_	_
10	shopping	shopping	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **help** | past | a good Samaritan | the old lady |  |  |  |  | vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Agent lady=Beneficiary clause=Theme |
| 2 | **carry** | infinitive | the old lady *not said here* | Samaritan's shopping |  |  |  |  | vn carry-11.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent shopping=Theme |
| 3 | **shop** |  | Samaritan |  |  |  |  |  | nom shopping «act intransitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Police thanked the good Samaritan who called the ambulance.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:samaritan:x4:1
# text = Police thanked the good Samaritan who called the ambulance.
1	Police	police	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	thanked	thank	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	good	good	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	Samaritan	Samaritan	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
6	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	7	nsubj	_	_
7	called	call	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	acl:relcl	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	ambulance	ambulance	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **thank** *speech: thank* | past | Police |  | the good Samaritan |  |  |  | vn judgment-33.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent samaritan=Theme |
| 2 | **call** | past | the good Samaritan | the ambulance |  |  |  |  | vn initiate\_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent ambulance=Recipient |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Who is my neighbour? Jesus answered with the story of the Good Samaritan.

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 1:* Who is my neighbour?

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:samaritan:x5:1
# text = Who is my neighbour?
1	Who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	4	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	4	nmod:poss	_	_
4	neighbour	neighbour	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 2:* Jesus answered with the story of the Good Samaritan.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:samaritan:x5:2
# text = Jesus answered with the story of the Good Samaritan.
1	Jesus	Jesus	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	answered	answer	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	with	with	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	story	story	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	Good	good	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	Samaritan	Samaritan	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **answer** *speech: assert* | past | Jesus |  |  |  |  | with the story of the Good Samaritan | vn reciprocate-112-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
If you feel very low, you can ring the Samaritans.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:samaritan:x6:1
# text = If you feel very low, you can ring the Samaritans.
1	If	if	SCONJ	IN	_	3	mark	_	_
2	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
3	feel	feel	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	advcl	_	_
4	very	very	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	low	low	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
7	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	9	nsubj	_	_
8	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	9	aux	_	_
9	ring	ring	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	Samaritans	Samaritan	PROPN	NNPS	Number=Plur	9	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **feel** *a condition, not said to happen* | present | you |  |  |  |  | low *property* | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus |
| 2 | **ring** | can | you | the Samaritans |  |  |  |  | vn sound\_emission-43.2 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location samaritan=Theme |

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