murrain
Who acts: deadly disease, hand, cattle, thou, Perchance, blood · What happens: kill, be, have, water, inflame, take · To what, where: cattle, field, grievous murrain, Perchance, them, 'em
«murrain» in the Early Modern English dictionary: its meaning for a pupil and its 2 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: murrain in the Early Modern English dictionary.
Meaning 1
A deadly disease that kills cattle and other farm animals.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 3 disease | det |
| 2 | deadly | deadly | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 3 disease | amod |
| 3 | disease | disease | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 4 | that | that | PRON | PronType=Rel | 5 kills | nsubj |
| 5 | kills | kill | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 3 disease | acl:relcl |
| 6 | cattle | cattle | NOUN | Number=Plur | 5 kills | obj |
| 7 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 10 animals | cc |
| 8 | other | other | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 10 animals | amod |
| 9 | farm | farm | NOUN | Number=Sing | 10 animals | compound |
| 10 | animals | animal | NOUN | Number=Plur | 6 cattle | conj |
| 11 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 3 disease | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | kill | present | a deadly disease | cattle and other farm animals | vn remove-10.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent cattle=Theme |
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
behold, the hand of the LORD is upon thy cattle which are in the field, upon the horses, upon the asses, upon the camels, upon the herds, and upon the flocks; there shall be a very grievous murrain.
From Torah EXO.9.3, JPS 1917.
The tree, 38 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | behold | behold | INTJ | _ | 11 cattle | discourse |
| 2 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 1 behold | punct |
| 3 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 4 hand | det |
| 4 | hand | hand | NOUN | Number=Sing | 11 cattle | nsubj |
| 5 | of | of | ADP | _ | 7 LORD | case |
| 6 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 7 LORD | det |
| 7 | LORD | LORD | PROPN | Number=Sing | 4 hand | nmod |
| 8 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 11 cattle | cop |
| 9 | upon | upon | ADP | _ | 11 cattle | case |
| 10 | thy | thy | PRON | Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs Style=Arch | 11 cattle | nmod:poss |
| 11 | cattle | cattle | NOUN | Number=Sing | 45 murrain | nsubj |
| 12 | which | which | PRON | PronType=Rel | 16 field | nsubj |
| 13 | are | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 16 field | cop |
| 14 | in | in | ADP | _ | 16 field | case |
| 15 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 16 field | det |
| 16 | field | field | NOUN | Number=Sing | 11 cattle | parataxis |
| 17 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 20 horses | punct |
| 18 | upon | upon | ADP | _ | 20 horses | case |
| 19 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 20 horses | det |
| 20 | horses | horse | NOUN | Number=Plur | 16 field | conj |
| 21 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 24 asses | punct |
| 22 | upon | upon | ADP | _ | 24 asses | case |
| 23 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 24 asses | det |
| 24 | asses | ass | NOUN | Number=Plur | 16 field | conj |
| 25 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 28 camels | punct |
| 26 | upon | upon | ADP | _ | 28 camels | case |
| 27 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 28 camels | det |
| 28 | camels | camel | NOUN | Number=Plur | 11 cattle | conj |
| 29 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 32 herds | punct |
| 30 | upon | upon | ADP | _ | 32 herds | case |
| 31 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 32 herds | det |
| 32 | herds | herd | NOUN | Number=Plur | 28 camels | conj |
| 33 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 37 flocks | punct |
| 34 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 37 flocks | cc |
| 35 | upon | upon | ADP | _ | 37 flocks | case |
| 36 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 37 flocks | det |
| 37 | flocks | flock | NOUN | Number=Plur | 11 cattle | conj |
| 38 | ; | ; | PUNCT | _ | 41 be | punct |
| 39 | there | there | PRON | PronType=Dem | 41 be | expl |
| 40 | shall | shall | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 41 be | aux |
| 41 | be | be | AUX | VerbForm=Inf | 45 murrain | cop |
| 42 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 45 murrain | det |
| 43 | very | very | ADV | _ | 44 grievous | advmod |
| 44 | grievous | grievous | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 45 murrain | amod |
| 45 | murrain | murrain | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 46 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 45 murrain | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is | present | the hand of the LORD | upon thy cattle and the camels and the herds and the flocks | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | is | present | thy cattle and the camels and the herds and the flocks | the field and the horses and the asses | tree rules | ||||
| 3 | is a | infinitive | thy cattle and the camels and the herds and the flocks | a grievous murrain | tree rules |
Example 2
Perchance thou hast watered them with foul water, so that their blood is stagnant, and their flesh inflamed?"--"The murrain take 'em if I know thy meaning!" cried the poor brother.
From Cossack Fairy Tales and Folk Tales.
The tree, 31 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Perchance | perchance | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 watered | nsubj |
| 2 | thou | thou | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=2 PronType=Prs Style=Arch | 3 hast | nsubj |
| 3 | hast | have | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Style=Arch Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 1 Perchance | acl:relcl |
| 4 | watered | water | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 5 | them | they | PRON | Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs | 4 watered | obj |
| 6 | with | with | ADP | _ | 8 water | case |
| 7 | foul | foul | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 8 water | amod |
| 8 | water | water | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 watered | obl |
| 9 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 15 stagnant | punct |
| 10 | so | so | SCONJ | ExtPos=SCONJ | 15 stagnant | mark |
| 11 | that | that | SCONJ | _ | 10 so | fixed |
| 12 | their | their | PRON | Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 13 blood | nmod:poss |
| 13 | blood | blood | NOUN | Number=Sing | 15 stagnant | nsubj |
| 14 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 15 stagnant | cop |
| 15 | stagnant | stagnant | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 4 watered | conj |
| 16 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 20 inflamed | punct |
| 17 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 20 inflamed | cc |
| 18 | their | their | PRON | Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 19 flesh | nmod:poss |
| 19 | flesh | flesh | NOUN | Number=Sing | 20 inflamed | nsubj |
| 20 | inflamed | inflame | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 4 watered | parataxis |
| 21 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 20 inflamed | punct |
| 22 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 20 inflamed | punct |
| 23 | -- | -- | PUNCT | _ | 27 take | punct |
| 24 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 27 take | punct |
| 25 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 26 murrain | det |
| 26 | murrain | murrain | NOUN | Number=Sing | 27 take | nsubj |
| 27 | take | take | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 4 watered | parataxis |
| 28 | 'em | they | PRON | Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs | 27 take | obj |
| 29 | if | if | SCONJ | _ | 31 know | mark |
| 30 | I | I | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs | 31 know | nsubj |
| 31 | know | know | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 27 take | advcl |
| 32 | thy | thy | PRON | Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs Style=Arch | 33 meaning | nmod:poss |
| 33 | meaning | meaning | NOUN | Number=Sing | 31 know | obj |
| 34 | ! | ! | PUNCT | _ | 27 take | punct |
| 35 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 27 take | punct |
| 36 | cried | cry | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 4 watered | conj |
| 37 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 39 brother | det |
| 38 | poor | poor | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 39 brother | amod |
| 39 | brother | brother | NOUN | Number=Sing | 36 cried | obl |
| 40 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 4 watered | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | have | present | thou | Perchance not said here | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent perchance=Patient | ||||
| 2 | water | past | Perchance | them = they | with foul water | vn butter-9.9 «NP V NP PP.theme»: agent=Agent they=Destination with water=Theme | |||
| 3 | is | present | their blood | stagnant property | tree rules | ||||
| 4 | inflame | participle | their flesh | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer | |||||
| 5 | take | infinitive | the murrain | 'em = they | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent they=Theme | ||||
| 6 | know a condition, not said to happen | present | I | thy meaning | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Experiencer meaning=Stimulus | ||||
| 7 | cry speech: express in a quote | past | Perchance not said here | the poor brother | vn manner_speaking-37.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent | ||||
| 8 | mean | thy | nom meaning «communication transitive»: poss=agent |
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