Assertion: shepherd | /r/CapableOf | use staff
Facets:
value: to guide his sheep
type: PURPOSE
value: to exert his authority
type: PURPOSE
value: as something
type: MANNER
value: consistently
type: MANNER
value: to lift a newborn lamb
type: PURPOSE
value: in biblical times
type: TEMPORAL
Source sentences:
text: In biblical times, a shepherd consistently used both a rod and a staff to tend the flock.
text: The shepherd will use his staff to gently lift a newborn lamb and bring it to its mother if they become parted.
text: The shepherd uses the staff to more strongly exert his authority and to gently, but firmly, pull the sheep back to the fold and keep the sheep moving in the right direction.
text: A shepherd might use a staff as something to lean on in case the ground is not dry or safe for sitting or for support when he needed rest during long shifts tending the sheep.
text: Again and again I have seen a shepherd use his staff to guide his sheep gently into a new path or through some gate or along dangerous, difficult routes.