almond
Who acts: it, canary · What happens: mean, make, fly, bloom, sing, be · To what, where: almond tree, four cups, green palm trees, candlestick · Speech: someone speaks here
«almond» in the Early Modern English dictionary: its meaning for a pupil and its 3 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: almond in the Early Modern English dictionary.
Meaning 1
Here it means the almond tree or its flower, not the nut.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Here | here | ADV | PronType=Dem | 3 means | advmod |
| 2 | it | it | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 3 means | nsubj |
| 3 | means | mean | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 6 tree | det |
| 5 | almond | almond | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 tree | compound |
| 6 | tree | tree | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 means | obj |
| 7 | or | or | CCONJ | _ | 9 flower | cc |
| 8 | its | its | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 9 flower | nmod:poss |
| 9 | flower | flower | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 tree | conj |
| 10 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 13 nut | punct |
| 11 | not | not | PART | Polarity=Neg | 13 nut | advmod |
| 12 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 13 nut | det |
| 13 | nut | nut | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 tree | conj |
| 14 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 3 means | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | mean | present | it | the almond tree or its flower and the nut | here | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent tree=Topic |
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
And in the candlestick four cups made like almond-blossoms, the knops thereof, and the flowers thereof.
From Torah EXO.25.34, JPS 1917.
The tree, 17 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | And | and | CCONJ | _ | 4 candlestick | cc |
| 2 | in | in | ADP | _ | 4 candlestick | case |
| 3 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 4 candlestick | det |
| 4 | candlestick | candlestick | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 5 | four | four | NUM | NumForm=Word NumType=Card | 6 cups | nummod |
| 6 | cups | cup | NOUN | Number=Plur | 4 candlestick | conj |
| 7 | made | make | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 6 cups | acl |
| 8 | like | like | ADP | _ | 11 blossoms | case |
| 9 | almond | almond | NOUN | Number=Sing | 11 blossoms | compound |
| 10 | - | - | PUNCT | _ | 9 almond | punct |
| 11 | blossoms | blossom | NOUN | Number=Plur | 7 made | obl |
| 12 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 14 knops | punct |
| 13 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 14 knops | det |
| 14 | knops | knop | NOUN | Number=Plur | 11 blossoms | conj |
| 15 | thereof | thereof | ADV | _ | 7 made | advmod |
| 16 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 19 flowers | punct |
| 17 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 19 flowers | cc |
| 18 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 19 flowers | det |
| 19 | flowers | flower | NOUN | Number=Plur | 4 candlestick | conj |
| 20 | thereof | thereof | ADV | _ | 19 flowers | advmod |
| 21 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 4 candlestick | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | make | participle | four cups not said here | like almond blossoms and the knops; thereof property | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset |
Example 2
"I flew beneath green palm-trees, and amidst the blooming almond-trees," sang the canary.
From Fairy Tales of Hans Christian Andersen.
The tree, 15 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 3 flew | punct |
| 2 | I | I | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs | 3 flew | nsubj |
| 3 | flew | fly | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | beneath | beneath | ADP | _ | 8 trees | case |
| 5 | green | green | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 8 trees | amod |
| 6 | palm | palm | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 trees | compound |
| 7 | - | - | PUNCT | _ | 6 palm | punct |
| 8 | trees | tree | NOUN | Number=Plur | 3 flew | obl |
| 9 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 19 sang | punct |
| 10 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 19 sang | cc |
| 11 | amidst | amidst | ADP | _ | 16 trees | case |
| 12 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 16 trees | det |
| 13 | blooming | bloom | VERB | VerbForm=Ger | 16 trees | amod |
| 14 | almond | almond | NOUN | Number=Sing | 16 trees | compound |
| 15 | - | - | PUNCT | _ | 14 almond | punct |
| 16 | trees | tree | NOUN | Number=Plur | 19 sang | obl |
| 17 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 16 trees | punct |
| 18 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 16 trees | punct |
| 19 | sang | sing | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 3 flew | conj |
| 20 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 21 canary | det |
| 21 | canary | canary | NOUN | Number=Sing | 19 sang | obj |
| 22 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 3 flew | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | fly in a quote | past | the canary = canary | green palm trees | vn spatial_configuration-47.6-1 «NP V NP.theme PP»: agent=Agent beneath tree=Location | ||||
| 2 | bloom in a quote | gerund | vn entity_specific_modes_being-47.2 «NP V»: agent=Theme | ||||||
| 3 | sing speech: express | past | the canary | amidst the blooming almond trees | vn sound_emission-43.2 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
Example 3
And in the candlestick were four cups made like almond-blossoms, the knops thereof, and the flowers thereof;
From Torah EXO.37.20, JPS 1917.
The tree, 18 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | And | and | CCONJ | _ | 7 cups | cc |
| 2 | in | in | ADP | _ | 4 candlestick | case |
| 3 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 4 candlestick | det |
| 4 | candlestick | candlestick | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 cups | obl |
| 5 | were | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 7 cups | cop |
| 6 | four | four | NUM | NumForm=Word NumType=Card | 7 cups | nummod |
| 7 | cups | cup | NOUN | Number=Plur | root | root |
| 8 | made | make | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 7 cups | acl |
| 9 | like | like | ADP | _ | 12 blossoms | case |
| 10 | almond | almond | NOUN | Number=Sing | 12 blossoms | compound |
| 11 | - | - | PUNCT | _ | 10 almond | punct |
| 12 | blossoms | blossom | NOUN | Number=Plur | 8 made | obl |
| 13 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 15 knops | punct |
| 14 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 15 knops | det |
| 15 | knops | knop | NOUN | Number=Plur | 12 blossoms | conj |
| 16 | thereof | thereof | ADV | _ | 8 made | advmod |
| 17 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 20 flowers | punct |
| 18 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 20 flowers | cc |
| 19 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 20 flowers | det |
| 20 | flowers | flower | NOUN | Number=Plur | 7 cups | conj |
| 21 | thereof | thereof | ADV | _ | 20 flowers | advmod |
| 22 | ; | ; | PUNCT | _ | 7 cups | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is a | past | four cups and the flowers | the candlestick | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | make | participle | four cups and the flowers not said here | like almond blossoms and the knops; thereof property | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset |
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