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title: scriptural — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «scriptural» in the school dictionary: Based on or connected with holy writings, especially the Bible. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# scriptural

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**Who acts:** vicar, Christians, song, faith, lesson, artist · **What happens:** base on, connect, read, look, use, have · **To what, where:** scriptural passage, scriptural words, own scriptural texts, scriptural theme, scriptural scenes

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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Usage: church, Bible — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Based on or connected with holy writings, especially the Bible.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:scriptural:m1:1
# text = Based on or connected with holy writings, especially the Bible.
1	Based	base	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
2	on	on	ADP	IN	_	1	obl	_	_
3	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	4	cc	_	_
4	connected	connect	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	1	conj	_	_
5	with	with	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	holy	holy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	writings	writing	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
9	especially	especially	ADV	RB	_	11	advmod	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	Bible	Bible	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **base on** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn base-97.1 «NP V NP PP.source»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **connect** | participle |  |  |  |  |  | with holy writings  the Bible | vn mix-22.1-2-1 «NP V PP.patient»: agent=Patient with writing=Co-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.

## Example 1 {#x1}

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The vicar read a scriptural passage.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:scriptural:x1:1
# text = The vicar read a scriptural passage.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	vicar	vicar	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	read	read	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	scriptural	scriptural	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	passage	passage	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **read** | past | the vicar | a scriptural passage |  |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent passage=Topic |

## Example 2 {#x2}

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Christians look for scriptural guidance in the Bible.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:scriptural:x2:1
# text = Christians look for scriptural guidance in the Bible.
1	Christians	Christian	PROPN	NNPS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	look	look	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	for	for	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	scriptural	scriptural	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	guidance	guidance	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
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	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **look** | present | Christians |  |  |  |  | for scriptural guidance in the Bible | vn rummage-35.5 «NP V PP.location PP.theme»: agent=Agent for guidance=Theme |

## Example 3 {#x3}

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The song uses scriptural words.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:scriptural:x3:1
# text = The song uses scriptural words.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	song	song	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	uses	use	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	scriptural	scriptural	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	words	word	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **use** | present | the song | scriptural words |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent word=Patient |

## Example 4 {#x4}

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Each faith has its own scriptural texts.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:scriptural:x4:1
# text = Each faith has its own scriptural texts.
1	Each	each	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	2	det	_	_
2	faith	faith	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
5	own	own	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
6	scriptural	scriptural	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	texts	text	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | each faith | faith's own scriptural texts |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent text=Patient |

## Example 5 {#x5}

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The lesson had a scriptural theme.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:scriptural:x5:1
# text = The lesson had a scriptural theme.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	lesson	lesson	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	had	have	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	scriptural	scriptural	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	theme	theme	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | past | the lesson | a scriptural theme |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent theme=Patient |

## Example 6 {#x6}

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The artist painted scriptural scenes.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:scriptural:x6:1
# text = The artist painted scriptural scenes.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	artist	artist	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	painted	paint	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	scriptural	scriptural	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	scenes	scene	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **paint** | past | the artist | scriptural scenes |  |  |  |  | vn image\_impression-25.1 «NP V NP.destination»: agent=Agent scene=Destination |

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