stranger
Who acts: person, ye, Howdy, he · What happens: not be, live, be, exclaim, curse · To what, where: land
«stranger» 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: stranger in the Early Modern English dictionary.
Meaning 1
A person who is not from the land and lives among its people without being one of their family or nation.
The tree, 21 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 2 person | det |
| 2 | person | person | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 land | nsubj |
| 3 | who | who | PRON | PronType=Rel | 8 land | nsubj |
| 4 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 8 land | cop |
| 5 | not | not | PART | Polarity=Neg | 8 land | advmod |
| 6 | from | from | ADP | _ | 8 land | case |
| 7 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 8 land | det |
| 8 | land | land | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 9 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 10 lives | cc |
| 10 | lives | live | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 8 land | conj |
| 11 | among | among | ADP | _ | 13 people | case |
| 12 | its | its | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 13 people | nmod:poss |
| 13 | people | people | NOUN | Number=Plur | 10 lives | obl |
| 14 | without | without | ADP | _ | 16 one | case |
| 15 | being | be | AUX | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | 16 one | cop |
| 16 | one | one | NUM | NumForm=Word NumType=Card | 10 lives | obl |
| 17 | of | of | ADP | _ | 19 family | case |
| 18 | their | their | PRON | Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 19 family | nmod:poss |
| 19 | family | family | NOUN | Number=Sing | 16 one | nmod |
| 20 | or | or | CCONJ | _ | 21 nation | cc |
| 21 | nation | nation | NOUN | Number=Sing | 19 family | conj |
| 22 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 8 land | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | not is | present | a person | the land | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | live | present | a person not said here | among person's people | vn exist-47.1-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme among people=Location | ||||
| 3 | is | gerund | without one; of people's family or nation | tree rules |
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
Love ye therefore the stranger; for ye were strangers in the land of Egypt.
From Torah DEU.10.19, JPS 1917.
The tree, 14 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Love | love | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 stranger | nsubj |
| 2 | ye | ye | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=2 PronType=Prs Style=Arch | 5 stranger | nsubj |
| 3 | therefore | therefore | ADV | _ | 5 stranger | advmod |
| 4 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 5 stranger | det |
| 5 | stranger | stranger | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 6 | ; | ; | PUNCT | _ | 10 strangers | punct |
| 7 | for | for | ADP | _ | 10 strangers | case |
| 8 | ye | ye | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=2 PronType=Prs Style=Arch | 10 strangers | nsubj |
| 9 | were | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 10 strangers | cop |
| 10 | strangers | stranger | NOUN | Number=Plur | 5 stranger | appos |
| 11 | in | in | ADP | _ | 13 land | case |
| 12 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 13 land | det |
| 13 | land | land | NOUN | Number=Sing | 10 strangers | nmod |
| 14 | of | of | ADP | _ | 15 Egypt | case |
| 15 | Egypt | Egypt | PROPN | Number=Sing | 13 land | nmod |
| 16 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 5 stranger | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is | past | ye | the land of Egypt | for strangers | tree rules |
Example 2
"Howdy, Daddy Ben?" the stranger exclaimed.
From Uncle Remus, His Songs and His Sayings.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 2 Howdy | punct |
| 2 | Howdy | howdy | NOUN | Number=Sing | 10 exclaimed | nsubj |
| 3 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 5 Ben | punct |
| 4 | Daddy | Daddy | PROPN | Number=Sing | 5 Ben | compound |
| 5 | Ben | Ben | PROPN | Number=Sing | 2 Howdy | appos |
| 6 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 5 Ben | punct |
| 7 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 5 Ben | punct |
| 8 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 9 stranger | det |
| 9 | stranger | stranger | NOUN | Number=Sing | 10 exclaimed | nsubj |
| 10 | exclaimed | exclaim | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 11 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 10 exclaimed | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | exclaim speech: express | past | Howdy | vn say-37.7-1 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent |
Example 3
Cursed be he that perverteth the justice due to the stranger, fatherless, and widow.
From Torah DEU.27.19, JPS 1917.
The tree, 14 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cursed | curse | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 5 perverteth | mark |
| 2 | be | be | AUX | VerbForm=Inf | 5 perverteth | cop |
| 3 | he | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 5 perverteth | nsubj |
| 4 | that | that | SCONJ | _ | 5 perverteth | mark |
| 5 | perverteth | pervert | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Style=Arch Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 6 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 7 justice | det |
| 7 | justice | justice | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 perverteth | obj |
| 8 | due | due | ADJ | Degree=Pos ExtPos=ADP | 11 stranger | case |
| 9 | to | to | ADP | _ | 8 due | fixed |
| 10 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 11 stranger | det |
| 11 | stranger | stranger | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 perverteth | obl |
| 12 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 13 fatherless | punct |
| 13 | fatherless | fatherless | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 11 stranger | amod |
| 14 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 16 widow | punct |
| 15 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 16 widow | cc |
| 16 | widow | widow | NOUN | Number=Sing | 13 fatherless | conj |
| 17 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 5 perverteth | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | curse | participle | vn judgment-33.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent | ||||||
| 2 | is | infinitive | he | due the stranger; pervert property | tree rules |
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