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title: wrath — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «wrath» in the school dictionary: Very great anger. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# wrath

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**Who acts:** wrath, you, Somebody, prophets, We, I · **What happens:** be, describe, do, anger, mean, use · **To what, where:** anger, evil, many Bible stories, something, wrath, one · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«wrath» in the school dictionary: its 4 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: [wrath in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/wrath.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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Usage: formal, old-fashioned — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Very great anger.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:wrath:m1:1
# text = Very great anger.
1	Very	very	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
2	great	great	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	anger	anger	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

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

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The wrath of God is God's anger at evil and sin, described in many Bible stories.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:wrath:m2:1
# text = The wrath of God is God's anger at evil and sin, described in many Bible stories.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	wrath	wrath	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	God	God	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
5	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
6	God	God	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	's	's	PART	POS	_	6	case	_	_
8	anger	anger	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
9	at	at	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	evil	evil	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	_
11	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
12	sin	sin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
14	described	describe	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	8	acl	_	_
15	in	in	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
16	many	many	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	18	amod	_	_
17	Bible	Bible	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	18	compound	_	_
18	stories	story	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	14	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | the wrath of God | God's anger |  | evil and sin |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **describe** | participle |  | God's anger *not said here* |  | many Bible stories |  |  | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Agent |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

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Usage: humorous — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Somebody's anger when you have done something wrong: «Mum's wrath».

<!-- fold The tree, 12 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:wrath:m3:1
# text = Somebody's anger when you have done something wrong: «Mum's wrath».
1	Somebody	somebody	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	3	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	's	's	PART	POS	_	1	case	_	_
3	anger	anger	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
4	when	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	7	advmod	_	_
5	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj	_	_
6	have	have	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	aux	_	_
7	done	do	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	3	acl:relcl	_	_
8	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	7	obj	_	_
9	wrong	wrong	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	14	punct	_	_
11	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	14	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	Mum	mum	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	's	's	PART	POS	_	12	case	_	_
14	wrath	wrath	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	14	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **do** | present · perfect | you | something |  |  |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent something=Eventuality |
| 2 | **anger** |  | Somebody |  |  |  |  |  | nom anger «feeling intransitive»: poss=agent |

## Meaning 4 {#m4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Wrath can also mean very angry, used as an adjective.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:wrath:m4:1
# text = Wrath can also mean very angry, used as an adjective.
1	Wrath	wrath	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
2	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
3	also	also	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
4	mean	mean	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	very	very	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
6	angry	angry	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
8	used	use	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	ccomp	_	_
9	as	as	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	adjective	adjective	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | can | Wrath |  |  |  |  | angry *property* | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **use** | participle |  |  |  |  |  | as a adjective | vn eat-39.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The king's wrath was terrible.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:wrath:x1:1
# text = The king's wrath was terrible.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	king	king	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	's	's	PART	POS	_	2	case	_	_
4	wrath	wrath	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
5	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
6	terrible	terrible	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | the king's wrath |  |  |  |  | terrible *property* | tree rules |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The prophets warned of God's wrath against injustice.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:wrath:x2:1
# text = The prophets warned of God's wrath against injustice.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	prophets	prophet	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	warned	warn	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	God	God	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	's	's	PART	POS	_	5	case	_	_
7	wrath	wrath	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
8	against	against	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	injustice	injustice	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **warn** *speech: warn* | past | the prophets |  |  |  |  | of God's wrath against injustice | vn advise-37.9-1 «NP V NP PP.topic»: agent=Agent of wrath=Topic |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We fled before we could face the wrath of the farmer.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:wrath:x3:1
# text = We fled before we could face the wrath of the farmer.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	fled	flee	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	before	before	SCONJ	IN	_	6	mark	_	_
4	we	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	_
5	could	could	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	6	aux	_	_
6	face	face	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	ccomp	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	wrath	wrath	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
9	of	of	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	farmer	farmer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **flee** | past | We |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **face** | could | we | the wrath of the farmer |  |  |  |  | vn fill-9.8-1 «NP V NP.destination»: agent=Agent wrath=Destination |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Wrath is one of the seven deadly sins.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:wrath:x4:1
# text = Wrath is one of the seven deadly sins.
1	Wrath	wrath	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	0	root	_	_
4	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
6	seven	seven	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	8	nummod	_	_
7	deadly	deadly	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	sins	sin	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Wrath | one |  |  |  | of the seven deadly sins | tree rules |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
I'll face Mum's wrath if I'm late again!

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:wrath:x5:1
# text = I'll face Mum's wrath if I'm late again!
1	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	'll	will	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	face	face	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
4	Mum	Mum	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	's	's	PART	POS	_	4	case	_	_
6	wrath	wrath	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
7	if	if	SCONJ	IN	_	10	mark	_	_
8	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	10	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	'm	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	cop	_	_
10	late	late	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	advcl	_	_
11	again	again	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **face** | future | I | Mum's wrath |  |  |  |  | vn fill-9.8-1 «NP V NP.destination»: agent=Agent wrath=Destination |
| 2 | **is** *a condition, not said to happen* | present | I |  |  |  | again | late *property* | tree rules |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
«Do not let the sun go down on your wrath.»

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:wrath:x6:1
# text = «Do not let the sun go down on your wrath.»
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Do	do	AUX	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
3	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	4	advmod	_	_
4	let	let	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	sun	sun	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
7	go	go	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	xcomp	_	_
8	down	down	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
9	on	on	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	11	nmod:poss	_	_
11	wrath	wrath	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **let** *in a quote* | imperative · do-support | you *not said here* | the sun |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **go down** *in a quote* | infinitive | the sun *not said here* |  |  | your wrath |  | down *property* | vn occur-48.3-2 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme on wrath=Location |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
And the Tsar was very wrath.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:wrath:x7:1
# text = And the Tsar was very wrath.
1	And	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	Tsar	Tsar	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
4	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
5	very	very	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
6	wrath	wrath	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | past | the Tsar | wrath |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

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