provender
Who acts: She, We, Laidly Worm, milk, man, they · What happens: say, have, lodge in, require, be, bring · To what, where: straw, milk, ordinary provender, men, house, water · Speech: someone speaks here
«provender» 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: provender in the Early Modern English dictionary.
Meaning 1
Dry food for horses and farm animals, such as hay, straw or oats.
The tree, 13 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dry | dry | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 2 food | amod |
| 2 | food | food | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 3 | for | for | ADP | _ | 4 horses | case |
| 4 | horses | horse | NOUN | Number=Plur | 2 food | nmod |
| 5 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 7 animals | cc |
| 6 | farm | farm | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 animals | compound |
| 7 | animals | animal | NOUN | Number=Plur | 4 horses | conj |
| 8 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 11 hay | punct |
| 9 | such | such | ADJ | Degree=Pos ExtPos=ADP | 11 hay | case |
| 10 | as | as | ADP | _ | 9 such | fixed |
| 11 | hay | hay | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 horses | conj |
| 12 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 13 straw | punct |
| 13 | straw | straw | NOUN | Number=Sing | 11 hay | conj |
| 14 | or | or | CCONJ | _ | 15 oats | cc |
| 15 | oats | oat | NOUN | Number=Plur | 13 straw | conj |
| 16 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 2 food | punct |
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.
Example 1
She said moreover unto him: 'We have both straw and provender enough, and room to lodge in.'
From Torah GEN.24.25, JPS 1917.
The tree, 17 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | She | she | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 2 said | nsubj |
| 2 | said | say | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | moreover | moreover | ADV | _ | 2 said | advmod |
| 4 | unto | unto | ADP | _ | 5 him | case |
| 5 | him | he | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 2 said | obl |
| 6 | : | : | PUNCT | _ | 9 have | punct |
| 7 | ' | ' | PUNCT | _ | 9 have | punct |
| 8 | We | we | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs | 9 have | nsubj |
| 9 | have | have | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 2 said | conj |
| 10 | both | both | DET | PronType=Tot | 11 straw | det |
| 11 | straw | straw | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 have | obj |
| 12 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 13 provender | cc |
| 13 | provender | provender | NOUN | Number=Sing | 11 straw | conj |
| 14 | enough | enough | ADV | _ | 9 have | advmod |
| 15 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 17 room | punct |
| 16 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 17 room | cc |
| 17 | room | room | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 have | obl |
| 18 | to | to | PART | _ | 19 lodge | mark |
| 19 | lodge | lodge | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 17 room | acl |
| 20 | in | in | ADP | _ | 19 lodge | compound:prt |
| 21 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 2 said | punct |
| 22 | ' | ' | PUNCT | _ | 2 said | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | say speech: assert | past | She | unto him = he; moreover property | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent | ||||
| 2 | have | present | We | both straw and provender | room obl; enough property | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent straw=Patient | |||
| 3 | lodge in | to-infinitive | We not said here | vn pocket-9.10-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
Example 2
"The Laidly Worm of Spindleston Heugh" (No. xxxiii.) also requires the milk of nine kye for its daily rations, and cow's milk is the ordinary provender of such kittle cattle (Grimms' Teut.
From More English Fairy Tales.
The tree, 34 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 4 Worm | punct |
| 2 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 4 Worm | det |
| 3 | Laidly | Laidly | PROPN | Number=Sing | 4 Worm | compound |
| 4 | Worm | Worm | PROPN | Number=Sing | 15 requires | nsubj |
| 5 | of | of | ADP | _ | 7 Heugh | case |
| 6 | Spindleston | Spindleston | PROPN | Number=Sing | 7 Heugh | compound |
| 7 | Heugh | Heugh | PROPN | Number=Sing | 4 Worm | nmod |
| 8 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 7 Heugh | punct |
| 9 | ( | ( | PUNCT | _ | 10 No. | punct |
| 10 | No. | No. | PROPN | Abbr=Yes Number=Sing | 7 Heugh | appos |
| 11 | xxxiii | xxxiii | NUM | _ | 10 No. | flat |
| 12 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 10 No. | punct |
| 13 | ) | ) | PUNCT | _ | 10 No. | punct |
| 14 | also | also | ADV | _ | 15 requires | advmod |
| 15 | requires | require | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 16 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 17 milk | det |
| 17 | milk | milk | NOUN | Number=Sing | 15 requires | obj |
| 18 | of | of | ADP | _ | 20 kye | case |
| 19 | nine | nine | NUM | NumForm=Word NumType=Card | 20 kye | nummod |
| 20 | kye | kye | NOUN | Number=Sing | 17 milk | nmod |
| 21 | for | for | ADP | _ | 24 rations | case |
| 22 | its | its | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 24 rations | nmod:poss |
| 23 | daily | daily | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 24 rations | amod |
| 24 | rations | ration | NOUN | Number=Plur | 20 kye | nmod |
| 25 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 33 provender | punct |
| 26 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 33 provender | cc |
| 27 | cow | cow | NOUN | Number=Sing | 29 milk | nmod:poss |
| 28 | 's | 's | PART | _ | 27 cow | case |
| 29 | milk | milk | NOUN | Number=Sing | 33 provender | nsubj |
| 30 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 33 provender | cop |
| 31 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 33 provender | det |
| 32 | ordinary | ordinary | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 33 provender | amod |
| 33 | provender | provender | NOUN | Number=Sing | 15 requires | obl |
| 34 | of | of | ADP | _ | 37 cattle | case |
| 35 | such | such | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 37 cattle | amod |
| 36 | kittle | kittle | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 37 cattle | amod |
| 37 | cattle | cattle | NOUN | Number=Sing | 33 provender | nmod |
| 38 | ( | ( | PUNCT | _ | 39 Grimms | punct |
| 39 | Grimms | grimm | NOUN | Number=Plur | 37 cattle | conj |
| 40 | ' | 's | PART | _ | 39 Grimms | case |
| 41 | Teut | Teut | PROPN | Number=Sing | 39 Grimms | appos |
| 42 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 15 requires | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | require | present | the Laidly Worm of Spindleston Heugh | the milk of nine kye for Worm's daily rations | vn require-103-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme milk=Precondition | ||||
| 2 | is a | present | cow's milk | the ordinary provender | of such kittle cattle and Grimms | tree rules |
Example 3
And the man brought the men into Joseph's house, and gave them water, and they washed their feet; and he gave their asses provender.
From Torah GEN.43.24, JPS 1917.
The tree, 25 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | And | and | CCONJ | _ | 4 brought | cc |
| 2 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 3 man | det |
| 3 | man | man | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 brought | nsubj |
| 4 | brought | bring | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 5 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 6 men | det |
| 6 | men | man | NOUN | Number=Plur | 4 brought | obj |
| 7 | into | into | ADP | _ | 10 house | case |
| 8 | Joseph | Joseph | PROPN | Number=Sing | 10 house | nmod:poss |
| 9 | 's | 's | PART | _ | 8 Joseph | case |
| 10 | house | house | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 brought | obl |
| 11 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 13 gave | punct |
| 12 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 13 gave | cc |
| 13 | gave | give | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 4 brought | conj |
| 14 | them | they | PRON | Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs | 13 gave | iobj |
| 15 | water | water | NOUN | Number=Sing | 13 gave | obj |
| 16 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 19 washed | punct |
| 17 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 19 washed | cc |
| 18 | they | they | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs | 19 washed | nsubj |
| 19 | washed | wash | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 13 gave | conj |
| 20 | their | their | PRON | Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 21 feet | nmod:poss |
| 21 | feet | foot | NOUN | Number=Plur | 19 washed | obj |
| 22 | ; | ; | PUNCT | _ | 25 gave | punct |
| 23 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 25 gave | cc |
| 24 | he | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 25 gave | nsubj |
| 25 | gave | give | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 4 brought | parataxis |
| 26 | their | their | PRON | Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 27 asses | nmod:poss |
| 27 | asses | ass | NOUN | Number=Plur | 28 provender | nsubj |
| 28 | provender | provender | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 25 gave | conj |
| 29 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 4 brought | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | bring | past | the man | the men | Joseph's house | vn bring-11.3-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent man=Theme into house=Destination | |||
| 2 | give | past | the man not said here | water | them = they | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent they=Recipient water=Theme | |||
| 3 | wash | past | they | their feet | vn floss-41.2.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent foot=Patient | ||||
| 4 | give | past | man | vn break_down-45.8 «NP V»: agent=Patient | |||||
| 5 | provender | present | feet's asses | tree rules |
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