druid
Who acts: druid, ancient Celtic peoples, druids · What happens: be, know, wave, speak, live · To what, where: priest, wise person, stories, staff, spell, wise guardians · Speech: someone speaks here
«druid» in the English dictionary: its 2 meanings 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: druid in the English dictionary.
Everyday, meaning 1
A druid was a priest or wise person among the ancient Celtic peoples, who knew about nature, magic and religion.
The tree, 20 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 2 druid | det |
| 2 | druid | druid | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 priest | nsubj |
| 3 | was | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 5 priest | cop |
| 4 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 5 priest | det |
| 5 | priest | priest | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 6 | or | or | CCONJ | _ | 8 person | cc |
| 7 | wise | wise | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 8 person | amod |
| 8 | person | person | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 priest | conj |
| 9 | among | among | ADP | _ | 13 peoples | case |
| 10 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 13 peoples | det |
| 11 | ancient | ancient | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 13 peoples | amod |
| 12 | Celtic | celtic | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 13 peoples | amod |
| 13 | peoples | people | NOUN | Number=Plur | 8 person | nmod |
| 14 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 16 knew | punct |
| 15 | who | who | PRON | PronType=Rel | 16 knew | nsubj |
| 16 | knew | know | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 13 peoples | acl:relcl |
| 17 | about | about | ADP | _ | 18 nature | case |
| 18 | nature | nature | NOUN | Number=Sing | 16 knew | obl |
| 19 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 20 magic | punct |
| 20 | magic | magic | NOUN | Number=Sing | 18 nature | conj |
| 21 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 22 religion | cc |
| 22 | religion | religion | NOUN | Number=Sing | 18 nature | conj |
| 23 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 5 priest | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is a | past | a druid | a priest or wise person among the ancient Celtic peoples | wise person among the ancient Celtic peoples conj | tree rules | |||
| 2 | know | past | the ancient Celtic peoples | about nature and magic and religion | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V PP.stimulus»: agent=Experiencer about nature=Stimulus |
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.
Everyday, meaning 2
In stories a druid is a wise person with magic powers.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | In | in | ADP | _ | 2 stories | case |
| 2 | stories | story | NOUN | Number=Plur | 8 person | obl |
| 3 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 4 druid | det |
| 4 | druid | druid | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 person | nsubj |
| 5 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 8 person | cop |
| 6 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 8 person | det |
| 7 | wise | wise | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 8 person | amod |
| 8 | person | person | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 9 | with | with | ADP | _ | 11 powers | case |
| 10 | magic | magic | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 11 powers | amod |
| 11 | powers | power | NOUN | Number=Plur | 8 person | nmod |
| 12 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 8 person | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is a | present | a druid | a wise person | stories | with magic powers | tree rules |
Example 1
The druid waved her staff and spoke the spell.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 druid | det |
| 2 | druid | druid | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 waved | nsubj |
| 3 | waved | wave | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | her | her | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 5 staff | nmod:poss |
| 5 | staff | staff | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 waved | obj |
| 6 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 7 spoke | cc |
| 7 | spoke | speak | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 3 waved | conj |
| 8 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 9 spell | det |
| 9 | spell | spell | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 spoke | obj |
| 10 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 3 waved | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | wave | past | the druid | druid's staff | vn wink-40.3.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent staff=Patient | ||||
| 2 | speak speech: other | past | the druid not said here | the spell | tree rules |
Example 2
The druids were wise guardians of the young prince.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 druids | det |
| 2 | druids | druid | NOUN | Number=Plur | 5 guardians | nsubj |
| 3 | were | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 5 guardians | cop |
| 4 | wise | wise | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 5 guardians | amod |
| 5 | guardians | guardian | NOUN | Number=Plur | root | root |
| 6 | of | of | ADP | _ | 9 prince | case |
| 7 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 9 prince | det |
| 8 | young | young | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 9 prince | amod |
| 9 | prince | prince | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 guardians | nmod |
| 10 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 5 guardians | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is a | past | the druids | wise guardians | of the young prince | tree rules |
Example 3
Long ago, a druid lived in the great oak wood.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Long | long | ADV | Degree=Pos | 2 ago | advmod |
| 2 | ago | ago | ADV | _ | 6 lived | advmod |
| 3 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 2 ago | punct |
| 4 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 5 druid | det |
| 5 | druid | druid | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 lived | nsubj |
| 6 | lived | live | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 7 | in | in | ADP | _ | 11 wood | case |
| 8 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 11 wood | det |
| 9 | great | great | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 11 wood | amod |
| 10 | oak | oak | NOUN | Number=Sing | 11 wood | compound |
| 11 | wood | wood | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 lived | obl |
| 12 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 6 lived | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | live | past | a druid | the great oak wood | ago property | vn lodge-46 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in wood=Location |
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