📖 meditationWho acts: Sitting, your, We, Meditation, me, you · What happens: sit, focus, feel, mind, breathe, practice · To what, where: mind, religious practice, deep quiet thought, Serious careful thought, me, eyes · Speech: someone speaks here
«meditation» in the English dictionary: its 3 meanings for a pupil and its 12 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: meditation in the English dictionary .
Everyday, meaning 1 Sitting quietly and focusing your mind, for example on your breathing, to feel calm and relaxed.
The tree, 16 words csubj advmod cc conj nmod:poss obj punct case obl case nmod:poss nmod punct mark xcomp cc conj punct root Sitting VERB quietly ADV and CCONJ focusing VERB your PRON mind NOUN , PUNCT for ADP example NOUN on ADP your PRON breathing NOUN , PUNCT to PART feel VERB calm ADJ and CCONJ relaxed ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Sitting sit VERB VerbForm=Ger 15 feel csubj 2 quietly quietly ADV _ 1 Sitting advmod 3 and and CCONJ _ 4 focusing cc 4 focusing focus VERB VerbForm=Ger 1 Sitting conj 5 your your PRON Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 6 mind nmod:poss 6 mind mind NOUN Number=Sing 4 focusing obj 7 , , PUNCT _ 9 example punct 8 for for ADP _ 9 example case 9 example example NOUN Number=Sing 4 focusing obl 10 on on ADP _ 12 breathing case 11 your your PRON Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 12 breathing nmod:poss 12 breathing breathing NOUN Number=Sing 9 example nmod 13 , , PUNCT _ 15 feel punct 14 to to PART _ 15 feel mark 15 feel feel VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 16 calm calm ADJ Degree=Pos 15 feel xcomp 17 and and CCONJ _ 18 relaxed cc 18 relaxed relaxed ADJ Degree=Pos 16 calm conj 19 . . PUNCT _ 15 feel punct
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1 sit gerund quietly property vn assuming_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent 2 focus gerund your mind for example on your breathing tree rules 3 feel to-infinitive Sitting calm property vn stimulus_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus 4 mind your nom mind «cognition transitive»: poss=agent 5 breathe your nom breathing «act intransitive»: poss=agent
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Everyday, meaning 2 A religious or spiritual practice of deep, quiet thought or prayer.
det amod cc conj case amod punct amod nmod cc conj punct root A DET religious ADJ or CCONJ spiritual ADJ practice NOUN of ADP deep ADJ , PUNCT quiet ADJ thought NOUN or CCONJ prayer NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 practice det 2 religious religious ADJ Degree=Pos 5 practice amod 3 or or CCONJ _ 4 spiritual cc 4 spiritual spiritual ADJ Degree=Pos 2 religious conj 5 practice practice NOUN Number=Sing root root 6 of of ADP _ 10 thought case 7 deep deep ADJ Degree=Pos 10 thought amod 8 , , PUNCT _ 7 deep punct 9 quiet quiet ADJ Degree=Pos 10 thought amod 10 thought thought NOUN Number=Sing 5 practice nmod 11 or or CCONJ _ 12 prayer cc 12 prayer prayer NOUN Number=Sing 10 thought conj 13 . . PUNCT _ 5 practice punct
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2 practice deep quiet thought or prayer nom practice «act transitive»: of=patient
Everyday, meaning 3 Usage: formal — kept apart, not parsed.
Serious, careful thought about something; or a piece of writing with such thoughts.
The tree, 13 words amod punct amod case nmod punct cc det appos case nmod case amod nmod punct root Serious ADJ , PUNCT careful ADJ thought NOUN about ADP something PRON ; PUNCT or CCONJ a DET piece NOUN of ADP writing NOUN with ADP such ADJ thoughts NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Serious serious ADJ Degree=Pos 4 thought amod 2 , , PUNCT _ 1 Serious punct 3 careful careful ADJ Degree=Pos 4 thought amod 4 thought thought NOUN Number=Sing root root 5 about about ADP _ 6 something case 6 something something PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 4 thought nmod 7 ; ; PUNCT _ 10 piece punct 8 or or CCONJ _ 10 piece cc 9 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 10 piece det 10 piece piece NOUN Number=Sing 6 something appos 11 of of ADP _ 12 writing case 12 writing writing NOUN Number=Sing 10 piece nmod 13 with with ADP _ 15 thoughts case 14 such such ADJ Degree=Pos 15 thoughts amod 15 thoughts thought NOUN Number=Plur 10 piece nmod 16 . . PUNCT _ 4 thought punct
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Example 1 We do five minutes of meditation after lunch.
nsubj nummod obj case nmod case nmod punct root We PRON do VERB five NUM minutes NOUN of ADP meditation NOUN after ADP lunch NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 We we PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs 2 do nsubj 2 do do VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 five five NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 4 minutes nummod 4 minutes minute NOUN Number=Plur 2 do obj 5 of of ADP _ 6 meditation case 6 meditation meditation NOUN Number=Sing 4 minutes nmod 7 after after ADP _ 8 lunch case 8 lunch lunch NOUN Number=Sing 6 meditation nmod 9 . . PUNCT _ 2 do punct
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1 do present We minute vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
Example 2 Meditation helps me feel calm before a test.
nsubj obj xcomp xcomp case det obl punct root Meditation NOUN helps VERB me PRON feel VERB calm ADJ before ADP a DET test NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Meditation meditation NOUN Number=Sing 2 helps nsubj 2 helps help VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 me I PRON Case=Acc Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs 2 helps obj 4 feel feel VERB VerbForm=Inf 2 helps xcomp 5 calm calm ADJ Degree=Pos 4 feel xcomp 6 before before ADP _ 8 test case 7 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 8 test det 8 test test NOUN Number=Sing 4 feel obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 2 helps punct
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1 help present Meditation me vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP S_INF»: agent=Agent i=Beneficiary clause=Theme 2 feel infinitive me not said here before a test calm property vn stimulus_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus
Example 3 Close your eyes and breathe slowly for meditation.
nmod:poss obj cc conj advmod case obl punct root Close VERB your PRON eyes NOUN and CCONJ breathe VERB slowly ADV for ADP meditation NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Close close VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 2 your your PRON Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 3 eyes nmod:poss 3 eyes eye NOUN Number=Plur 1 Close obj 4 and and CCONJ _ 5 breathe cc 5 breathe breathe VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin 1 Close conj 6 slowly slowly ADV _ 5 breathe advmod 7 for for ADP _ 8 meditation case 8 meditation meditation NOUN Number=Sing 5 breathe obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 1 Close punct
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1 close imperative you not said here your eyes vn crane-40.3.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent eye=Patient 2 breathe infinitive you not said here for meditation; slowly property vn breathe-40.1.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
Example 4 The monk spent hours in meditation.
det nsubj obj case obl punct root The DET monk NOUN spent VERB hours NOUN in ADP meditation NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 monk det 2 monk monk NOUN Number=Sing 3 spent nsubj 3 spent spend VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 hours hour NOUN Number=Plur 3 spent obj 5 in in ADP _ 6 meditation case 6 meditation meditation NOUN Number=Sing 3 spent obl 7 . . PUNCT _ 3 spent punct
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1 spend past the monk meditation hour vn consume-66-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent
Example 5 Mum listens to a meditation app at night.
nsubj case det compound obl case obl punct root Mum NOUN listens VERB to ADP a DET meditation NOUN app NOUN at ADP night NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Mum mum NOUN Number=Sing 2 listens nsubj 2 listens listen VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 to to ADP _ 6 app case 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 app det 5 meditation meditation NOUN Number=Sing 6 app compound 6 app app NOUN Number=Sing 2 listens obl 7 at at ADP _ 8 night case 8 night night NOUN Number=Sing 2 listens obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 2 listens punct
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1 listen present Mum night to a meditation app vn peer-30.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent to app=Theme
Example 6 Meditation is part of many religions.
nsubj cop case amod nmod punct root Meditation NOUN is AUX part NOUN of ADP many ADJ religions NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Meditation meditation NOUN Number=Sing 3 part nsubj 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 part cop 3 part part NOUN Number=Sing root root 4 of of ADP _ 6 religions case 5 many many ADJ Degree=Pos 6 religions amod 6 religions religion NOUN Number=Plur 3 part nmod 7 . . PUNCT _ 3 part punct
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1 is a present Meditation part of many religions tree rules
Example 7 The poem is a meditation on loss.
det nsubj cop det case nmod punct root The DET poem NOUN is AUX a DET meditation NOUN on ADP loss NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 poem det 2 poem poem NOUN Number=Sing 5 meditation nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 meditation cop 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 meditation det 5 meditation meditation NOUN Number=Sing root root 6 on on ADP _ 7 loss case 7 loss loss NOUN Number=Sing 5 meditation nmod 8 . . PUNCT _ 5 meditation punct
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1 is a present the poem a meditation loss tree rules
Example 8 During meditation, try to notice your breathing.
case obl punct mark xcomp nmod:poss obj punct root During ADP meditation NOUN , PUNCT try VERB to PART notice VERB your PRON breathing NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 During during ADP _ 2 meditation case 2 meditation meditation NOUN Number=Sing 4 try obl 3 , , PUNCT _ 2 meditation punct 4 try try VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 5 to to PART _ 6 notice mark 6 notice notice VERB VerbForm=Inf 4 try xcomp 7 your your PRON Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 8 breathing nmod:poss 8 breathing breathing NOUN Number=Sing 6 notice obj 9 . . PUNCT _ 4 try punct
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1 try imperative you not said here during meditation vn try-61.1 «NP V S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Eventuality 2 notice not said to happen to-infinitive you not said here your breathing vn see-30.1-1 «NP V S»: agent=Experiencer breathing=Stimulus 3 breathe your nom breathing «act intransitive»: poss=agent
Example 9 At last the Childe of Lambton came home to his father's Hall, after seven long years spent in meditation and repentance on holy soil.
The tree, 25 words case amod det nsubj case nmod advmod case nmod:poss nmod:poss case obl punct case nummod amod obl:unmarked acl case obl cc conj case amod nmod punct root At ADP last ADJ the DET Childe PROPN of ADP Lambton PROPN came VERB home ADV to ADP his PRON father NOUN 's PART Hall PROPN , PUNCT after ADP seven NUM long ADJ years NOUN spent VERB in ADP meditation NOUN and CCONJ repentance NOUN on ADP holy ADJ soil NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 At at ADP _ 2 last case 2 last last ADJ Degree=Pos 4 Childe amod 3 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 4 Childe det 4 Childe Childe PROPN Number=Sing 7 came nsubj 5 of of ADP _ 6 Lambton case 6 Lambton Lambton PROPN Number=Sing 4 Childe nmod 7 came come VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 8 home home ADV _ 7 came advmod 9 to to ADP _ 13 Hall case 10 his his PRON Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 11 father nmod:poss 11 father father NOUN Number=Sing 13 Hall nmod:poss 12 's 's PART _ 11 father case 13 Hall Hall PROPN Number=Sing 7 came obl 14 , , PUNCT _ 18 years punct 15 after after ADP _ 18 years case 16 seven seven NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 18 years nummod 17 long long ADJ Degree=Pos 18 years amod 18 years year NOUN Number=Plur 7 came obl:unmarked 19 spent spend VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part 18 years acl 20 in in ADP _ 21 meditation case 21 meditation meditation NOUN Number=Sing 19 spent obl 22 and and CCONJ _ 23 repentance cc 23 repentance repentance NOUN Number=Sing 21 meditation conj 24 on on ADP _ 26 soil case 25 holy holy ADJ Degree=Pos 26 soil amod 26 soil soil NOUN Number=Sing 23 repentance nmod 27 . . PUNCT _ 7 came punct
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1 come past the last Childe of Lambton Childe's father's Hall year home property vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial_location»: agent=Theme to hall=Initial_Location 2 spend participle seven long years not said here meditation and repentance on holy soil vn consume-66-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent
Example 10 It is my meditation all the day. (Writings PSA.119.97, JPS 1917)
Sentence 1: It is my meditation all the day.
nsubj cop nmod:poss det:predet det obl:unmarked punct root It PRON is AUX my PRON meditation NOUN all DET the DET day NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 It it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 4 meditation nsubj 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 meditation cop 3 my my PRON Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 4 meditation nmod:poss 4 meditation meditation NOUN Number=Sing root root 5 all all DET PronType=Tot 7 day det:predet 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 day det 7 day day NOUN Number=Sing 4 meditation obl:unmarked 8 . . PUNCT _ 4 meditation punct
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1 is a present It my meditation day my nmod:poss tree rules
Sentence 2: (Writings PSA.119.97, JPS 1917)
punct appos punct flat flat punct root ( PUNCT Writings NOUN PSA.119.97 PROPN , PUNCT JPS PROPN 1917 NUM ) PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 ( ( PUNCT _ 2 Writings punct 2 Writings writing NOUN Number=Plur root root 3 PSA.119.97 PSA.119.97 PROPN Number=Sing 2 Writings appos 4 , , PUNCT _ 5 JPS punct 5 JPS JPS PROPN Number=Sing 3 PSA.119.97 flat 6 1917 1917 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 3 PSA.119.97 flat 7 ) ) PUNCT _ 2 Writings punct
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Example 11 Give ear to my words, O LORD, consider my meditation. (Writings PSA.5.2, JPS 1917)
Sentence 1: Give ear to my words, O LORD, consider my meditation.
obj case nmod:poss obl punct discourse appos punct conj nmod:poss obj punct root Give VERB ear NOUN to ADP my PRON words NOUN , PUNCT O INTJ LORD PROPN , PUNCT consider VERB my PRON meditation NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Give give VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 2 ear ear NOUN Number=Sing 1 Give obj 3 to to ADP _ 5 words case 4 my my PRON Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 5 words nmod:poss 5 words word NOUN Number=Plur 1 Give obl 6 , , PUNCT _ 8 LORD punct 7 O o INTJ _ 8 LORD discourse 8 LORD LORD PROPN Number=Sing 5 words appos 9 , , PUNCT _ 10 consider punct 10 consider consider VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin 1 Give conj 11 my my PRON Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 12 meditation nmod:poss 12 meditation meditation NOUN Number=Sing 10 consider obj 13 . . PUNCT _ 1 Give punct
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1 give imperative you not said here ear my words vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: agent=Agent ear=Theme to word=Recipient 2 consider infinitive you not said here my meditation vn consider-29.9-1-1 «NP V NP ADJ»: agent=Agent meditation=Attribute 3 word my nom word «communication transitive»: poss=agent 4 meditate my nom meditation «cognition intransitive»: poss=agent
Sentence 2: (Writings PSA.5.2, JPS 1917)
punct appos punct flat flat punct root ( PUNCT Writings NOUN PSA.5.2 PROPN , PUNCT JPS PROPN 1917 NUM ) PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 ( ( PUNCT _ 2 Writings punct 2 Writings writing NOUN Number=Plur root root 3 PSA.5.2 PSA.5.2 PROPN Number=Sing 2 Writings appos 4 , , PUNCT _ 5 JPS punct 5 JPS JPS PROPN Number=Sing 3 PSA.5.2 flat 6 1917 1917 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 3 PSA.5.2 flat 7 ) ) PUNCT _ 2 Writings punct
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Example 12 My mouth shall speak wisdom, and the meditation of my heart shall be understanding. (Writings PSA.49.4, JPS 1917)
Sentence 1: My mouth shall speak wisdom, and the meditation of my heart shall be understanding.
The tree, 14 words nmod:poss nsubj aux obj punct cc det nsubj case nmod:poss nmod aux cop conj punct root My PRON mouth NOUN shall AUX speak VERB wisdom NOUN , PUNCT and CCONJ the DET meditation NOUN of ADP my PRON heart NOUN shall AUX be AUX understanding ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 My my PRON Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 2 mouth nmod:poss 2 mouth mouth NOUN Number=Sing 4 speak nsubj 3 shall shall AUX VerbForm=Fin 4 speak aux 4 speak speak VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 5 wisdom wisdom NOUN Number=Sing 4 speak obj 6 , , PUNCT _ 15 understanding punct 7 and and CCONJ _ 15 understanding cc 8 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 9 meditation det 9 meditation meditation NOUN Number=Sing 15 understanding nsubj 10 of of ADP _ 12 heart case 11 my my PRON Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 12 heart nmod:poss 12 heart heart NOUN Number=Sing 9 meditation nmod 13 shall shall AUX VerbForm=Fin 15 understanding aux 14 be be AUX VerbForm=Inf 15 understanding cop 15 understanding understanding ADJ Degree=Pos 4 speak conj 16 . . PUNCT _ 4 speak punct
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1 speak speech: other shall My mouth wisdom tree rules 2 is shall the meditation of my heart understanding property tree rules 3 meditate my heart nom meditation «cognition intransitive»: of=agent
Sentence 2: (Writings PSA.49.4, JPS 1917)
punct appos punct flat flat punct root ( PUNCT Writings NOUN PSA.49.4 PROPN , PUNCT JPS PROPN 1917 NUM ) PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 ( ( PUNCT _ 2 Writings punct 2 Writings writing NOUN Number=Plur root root 3 PSA.49.4 PSA.49.4 PROPN Number=Sing 2 Writings appos 4 , , PUNCT _ 5 JPS punct 5 JPS JPS PROPN Number=Sing 3 PSA.49.4 flat 6 1917 1917 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 3 PSA.49.4 flat 7 ) ) PUNCT _ 2 Writings punct
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