Who acts: you, His, my, winner, watch, he · What happens: cut, carve, engrave, name, fix, mind · To what, where: hard surface, name, cup, memory, mind, cut metal plate
«engraved» in the English dictionary: its 3 meanings for a pupil and its 9 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: engraved in the English dictionary.
Everyday, meaning 1
Cut or carved into a hard surface such as metal, stone, glass or wood: «His name was engraved on the cup.».
The tree, 21 wordsThe words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer
2
carve
participle
you not said here
a hard surface such metal and stone and glass or wood
vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
3
engravein a quote
past · passive
His name
the cup
vn image_impression-25.1 «NP V NP.theme PP.destination»: subject=Theme on cup=Destination
4
namein a quote
His = he
nom name «communication transitive»: poss=agent
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
Usage: figurative — kept apart, not parsed.
Fixed firmly in your memory: «The day is engraved on my mind.».
The tree, 12 wordsThe words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
vn concealment-16-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent stone=Patient
2
engrave
present · passive
he not said here
strange signs
which obl
vn image_impression-25.1 «NP V NP.theme PP.destination»: sign=Theme on which=Destination
Example 8
After that our father Abraham had seen, and pondered over, investigated, and understood these things, he designed, engraved, and composed them, and received them into his power (hands). (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1887)
Sentence 1: After that our father Abraham had seen, and pondered over, investigated, and understood these things, he designed, engraved, and composed them, and received them into his power (hands).
The tree, 28 wordsThe words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Experiencer thing=Stimulus
5
design
past
father
vn create-26.4-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
6
engrave
past
father not said here
vn image_impression-25.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
7
compose
past
father not said here
things = thing
vn create-26.4-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent they=Result
8
receive
past
things = thing
father's power
vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent they=Theme
Sentence 2: (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1887)
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#
word
lemma
UPOS
features
head
relation
1
(
(
PUNCT
_
2 Sefer
punct
2
Sefer
Sefer
PROPN
Number=Sing
root
root
3
Yetzirah
Yetzirah
PROPN
Number=Sing
2 Sefer
flat
4
,
,
PUNCT
_
5 Westcott
punct
5
Westcott
Westcott
PROPN
Number=Sing
2 Sefer
conj
6
1887
1887
NUM
NumForm=Digit NumType=Card
5 Westcott
flat
7
)
)
PUNCT
_
2 Sefer
punct
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.
Example 9
"When Abraham our father arose, he looked nnd saw and investigated and observed and engraved and hewed and combin- ed and formed and calculated, and his creation was successful. (Mordell, The Origin of Letters and Numerals according to Sefer Yetzirah (1914))
Sentence 1: "When Abraham our father arose, he looked nnd saw and investigated and observed and engraved and hewed and combin- ed and formed and calculated, and his creation was successful.
The tree, 29 wordsThe words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
vn seem-109-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme saw=Attribute
3
investigatein a quote
participle
father not said here
vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent
4
observein a quote
participle
father not said here
vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent
5
engravein a quote
participle
father not said here
vn image_impression-25.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
6
hewin a quote
participle
father not said here
combin ed conj
vn cut-21.1-1 «NP V ADVP-Middle»: agent=Patient
7
formin a quote
participle
father not said here
vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
8
calculatein a quote
participle
father not said here
tree rules
9
isin a quote
past
father's creation
successful property
tree rules
10
createin a quote
father
nom creation «act transitive»: poss=agent
Sentence 2: (Mordell, The Origin of Letters and Numerals according to Sefer Yetzirah (1914))
The tree, 12 wordsThe words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#
word
lemma
UPOS
features
head
relation
1
(
(
PUNCT
_
2 Mordell
punct
2
Mordell
Mordell
PROPN
Number=Sing
root
root
3
,
,
PUNCT
_
5 Origin
punct
4
The
the
DET
Definite=Def PronType=Art
5 Origin
det
5
Origin
Origin
PROPN
Number=Sing
2 Mordell
appos
6
of
of
ADP
_
7 Letters
case
7
Letters
letter
NOUN
Number=Plur
5 Origin
nmod
8
and
and
CCONJ
_
9 Numerals
cc
9
Numerals
numeral
NOUN
Number=Plur
7 Letters
conj
10
according
accord
VERB
ExtPos=ADP Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part
12 Sefer
case
11
to
to
ADP
_
10 according
fixed
12
Sefer
Sefer
PROPN
Number=Sing
2 Mordell
nmod
13
Yetzirah
Yetzirah
PROPN
Number=Sing
12 Sefer
flat
14
(
(
PUNCT
_
15 1914
punct
15
1914
1914
NUM
NumForm=Digit NumType=Card
2 Mordell
list
16
))
))
PUNCT
_
2 Mordell
punct
#
verb
tense, mood
who
what, whom
to whom
where
when
other
roles by
1
accord
gerund
vn future_having-13.3 «NP V NP.theme (PP)»: agent=Agent
Text: the English dictionary of Mova's schools (world/data/dictionary-schools/), written for Mova. Trees: Mova's own parse; they may be wrong. Frames: Mova's frames reader, each meaning and example read on its own. Elamur Cosmic License.