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title: shavuot — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «shavuot» in the school dictionary: A Jewish festival celebrating the giving of the Torah to Moses on Mount Sinai, and the wheat harvest; also called the Feast of Weeks. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# shavuot

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**Who acts:** Jewish festival, Jewish families, Shavuot, We · **What happens:** celebrate, give, call, decorate, remember, read · **To what, where:** Moses, Mount, Feast, Shavuot, synagogue, Book · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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Usage: religion — kept apart, not parsed.

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A Jewish festival celebrating the giving of the Torah to Moses on Mount Sinai, and the wheat harvest; also called the Feast of Weeks.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:shavuot:m1:1
# text = A Jewish festival celebrating the giving of the Torah to Moses on Mount Sinai, and the wheat harvest; also called the Feast of Weeks.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	Jewish	Jewish	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	festival	festival	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
4	celebrating	celebrate	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	3	acl	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	giving	give	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	4	conj	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	Torah	Torah	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
10	to	to	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	Moses	Moses	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
12	on	on	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
13	Mount	Mount	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
14	Sinai	Sinai	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	13	flat	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	19	punct	_	_
16	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	19	cc	_	_
17	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
18	wheat	wheat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	compound	_	_
19	harvest	harvest	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	22	punct	_	_
21	also	also	ADV	RB	_	22	advmod	_	_
22	called	call	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	acl	_	_
23	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	24	det	_	_
24	Feast	feast	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	22	xcomp	_	_
25	of	of	ADP	IN	_	26	case	_	_
26	Weeks	week	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	24	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
27	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **celebrate** | gerund | a Jewish festival and the wheat harvest *not said here* |  | Moses | Mount |  |  | vn judgment-33.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **give** | gerund | a Jewish festival and the wheat harvest *not said here* |  |  |  |  | of the Torah | vn break\_down-45.8 «NP V»: agent=Patient |
| 3 | **call** | participle | a Jewish festival and the wheat harvest *not said here* | the Feast of Weeks |  |  |  |  | vn initiate\_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

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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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Jewish families celebrate Shavuot with dairy food.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:shavuot:x1:1
# text = Jewish families celebrate Shavuot with dairy food.
1	Jewish	Jewish	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	families	family	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	celebrate	celebrate	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	Shavuot	Shavuot	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
5	with	with	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	dairy	dairy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	food	food	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **celebrate** | present | Jewish families | Shavuot |  |  |  | with dairy food | vn judgment-33.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent shavuot=Theme |

## Example 2 {#x2}

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At Shavuot, the synagogue was decorated with flowers.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:shavuot:x2:1
# text = At Shavuot, the synagogue was decorated with flowers.
1	At	at	ADP	IN	_	2	case	_	_
2	Shavuot	Shavuot	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	2	punct	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	synagogue	synagogue	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj:pass	_	_
6	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	7	aux:pass	_	_
7	decorated	decorate	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
8	with	with	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	flowers	flower	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **decorate** | past · passive |  | the synagogue |  | Shavuot |  | with flowers | vn illustrate-25.3 «NP V NP PP.theme»: subject=Destination with flower=Theme |

## Example 3 {#x3}

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Shavuot remembers the giving of the Torah.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:shavuot:x3:1
# text = Shavuot remembers the giving of the Torah.
1	Shavuot	shavuot	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	remembers	remember	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	giving	give	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	2	xcomp	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	Torah	Torah	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **remember** | present | Shavuot |  |  |  |  |  | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Agent clause=Theme |
| 2 | **give** | gerund | Shavuot *not said here* |  |  |  |  | of the Torah | vn break\_down-45.8 «NP V»: agent=Patient |

## Example 4 {#x4}

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The Book of Ruth is read at Shavuot.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:shavuot:x4:1
# text = The Book of Ruth is read at Shavuot.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	Book	Book	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	Ruth	Ruth	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
5	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	aux:pass	_	_
6	read	read	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
7	at	at	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	Shavuot	Shavuot	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **read** | present · passive |  | the Book of Ruth |  | Shavuot |  |  | vn register-54.1-2-1 «NP V NP PP.value»: subject=Theme at shavuot=Value |

## Example 5 {#x5}

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Shavuot comes seven weeks after Passover.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:shavuot:x5:1
# text = Shavuot comes seven weeks after Passover.
1	Shavuot	shavuot	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	comes	come	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	seven	seven	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	4	nummod	_	_
4	weeks	week	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl:unmarked	_	_
5	after	after	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	Passover	Passover	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **come** | present | Shavuot |  |  |  | after Passover; week |  | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We learned about Shavuot in RE.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:shavuot:x6:1
# text = We learned about Shavuot in RE.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	learned	learn	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	about	about	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	Shavuot	Shavuot	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	RE	RE	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **learn** | past | We |  |  |  |  | about Shavuot in RE | vn learn-14-2-1 «NP V PP.topic»: agent=Agent about shavuot=Topic |

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