scullery
Who acts: scullery, Catskin, She, he · What happens: be, wash, do, creep back, fly, don · To what, where: small room, back, dishes, scullery, castle, her · Speech: someone speaks here
«scullery» in the English dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 6 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: scullery in the English dictionary.
Everyday, meaning 1
A scullery is a small room at the back of a house or castle, where dishes and pots are washed.
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 scullery | det |
| 2 | scullery | scullery | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 room | nsubj |
| 3 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 6 room | cop |
| 4 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 6 room | det |
| 5 | small | small | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 6 room | amod |
| 6 | room | room | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 7 | at | at | ADP | _ | 9 back | case |
| 8 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 9 back | det |
| 9 | back | back | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 room | nmod |
| 10 | of | of | ADP | _ | 12 house | case |
| 11 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 12 house | det |
| 12 | house | house | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 back | nmod |
| 13 | or | or | CCONJ | _ | 14 castle | cc |
| 14 | castle | castle | NOUN | Number=Sing | 12 house | conj |
| 15 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 21 washed | punct |
| 16 | where | where | ADV | PronType=Rel | 21 washed | advmod |
| 17 | dishes | dish | NOUN | Number=Plur | 21 washed | nsubj:pass |
| 18 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 19 pots | cc |
| 19 | pots | pot | NOUN | Number=Plur | 17 dishes | conj |
| 20 | are | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 21 washed | aux:pass |
| 21 | washed | wash | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 14 castle | acl:relcl |
| 22 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 6 room | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is a | present | a scullery | a small room | the back of a house or castle | tree rules | |||
| 2 | wash | present · passive | dishes and pots | vn floss-41.2.1 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient |
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.
Early Modern English, meaning 1
A small room behind the kitchen where dishes and pots are washed and rough work is done.
The tree, 17 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 3 room | det |
| 2 | small | small | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 3 room | amod |
| 3 | room | room | NOUN | Number=Sing | 17 done | nsubj:pass |
| 4 | behind | behind | ADP | _ | 6 kitchen | case |
| 5 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 6 kitchen | det |
| 6 | kitchen | kitchen | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 room | nmod |
| 7 | where | where | ADV | PronType=Rel | 12 washed | advmod |
| 8 | dishes | dish | NOUN | Number=Plur | 12 washed | nsubj:pass |
| 9 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 10 pots | cc |
| 10 | pots | pot | NOUN | Number=Plur | 8 dishes | conj |
| 11 | are | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 12 washed | aux:pass |
| 12 | washed | wash | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 6 kitchen | acl:relcl |
| 13 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 15 work | cc |
| 14 | rough | rough | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 15 work | amod |
| 15 | work | work | NOUN | Number=Sing | 12 washed | conj |
| 16 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 17 done | aux:pass |
| 17 | done | do | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | root | root |
| 18 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 17 done | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | wash | present · passive | dishes and pots | rough work conj | vn floss-41.2.1 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient | ||||
| 2 | do | present · passive | a small room behind the kitchen | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Eventuality |
Example 1
Catskin crept back into the scullery.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Catskin | Catskin | PROPN | Number=Sing | 2 crept | nsubj |
| 2 | crept | creep | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | back | back | ADV | _ | 2 crept | advmod |
| 4 | into | into | ADP | _ | 6 scullery | case |
| 5 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 6 scullery | det |
| 6 | scullery | scullery | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 crept | obl |
| 7 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 2 crept | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | creep back | past | Catskin | the scullery | vn run-51.3.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme into scullery=Destination |
Example 2
The scullery was full of dirty pots.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 scullery | det |
| 2 | scullery | scullery | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 full | nsubj |
| 3 | was | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 4 full | cop |
| 4 | full | full | ADJ | Degree=Pos | root | root |
| 5 | of | of | ADP | _ | 7 pots | case |
| 6 | dirty | dirty | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 7 pots | amod |
| 7 | pots | pot | NOUN | Number=Plur | 4 full | obl |
| 8 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 4 full | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is | past | the scullery | of dirty pots; full property | tree rules |
Example 3
She washed the dishes in the scullery every night.
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 washed | nsubj |
| 2 | washed | wash | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 4 dishes | det |
| 4 | dishes | dish | NOUN | Number=Plur | 2 washed | obj |
| 5 | in | in | ADP | _ | 7 scullery | case |
| 6 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 7 scullery | det |
| 7 | scullery | scullery | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 washed | obl |
| 8 | every | every | DET | PronType=Tot | 9 night | det |
| 9 | night | night | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 washed | obl:unmarked |
| 10 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 2 washed | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | wash | past | She | the dishes | the scullery | night | vn floss-41.2.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent dish=Patient |
Example 4
Then she flew from the castle and donned her catskin robe again, and slipped into the scullery again, unbeknown to the cook.
From More English Fairy Tales.
The tree, 22 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Then | then | ADV | PronType=Dem | 3 flew | advmod |
| 2 | she | she | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 3 flew | nsubj |
| 3 | flew | fly | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | from | from | ADP | _ | 6 castle | case |
| 5 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 6 castle | det |
| 6 | castle | castle | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 flew | obl |
| 7 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 8 donned | cc |
| 8 | donned | don | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 3 flew | conj |
| 9 | her | her | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 10 catskin | nmod:poss |
| 10 | catskin | catskin | NOUN | Number=Sing | 11 robe | nsubj |
| 11 | robe | robe | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 8 donned | ccomp |
| 12 | again | again | ADV | _ | 11 robe | advmod |
| 13 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 15 slipped | punct |
| 14 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 15 slipped | cc |
| 15 | slipped | slip | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 3 flew | conj |
| 16 | into | into | ADP | _ | 18 scullery | case |
| 17 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 18 scullery | det |
| 18 | scullery | scullery | NOUN | Number=Sing | 15 slipped | obl |
| 19 | again | again | ADV | _ | 15 slipped | advmod |
| 20 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 21 unbeknown | punct |
| 21 | unbeknown | unbeknown | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 15 slipped | conj |
| 22 | to | to | ADP | _ | 24 cook | case |
| 23 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 24 cook | det |
| 24 | cook | cook | NOUN | Number=Sing | 21 unbeknown | obl |
| 25 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 3 flew | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | fly | past | she | the castle | then | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme from castle=Trajectory | |||
| 2 | don | past | she not said here | tree rules | |||||
| 3 | robe | present | her catskin | again | vn dress-41.1.1-1-2 «NP V»: agent=Agent | ||||
| 4 | slip | past | she not said here | the scullery | again | vn calibratable_cos-45.6.1-1 «NP.attribute V»: agent=Attribute |
Example 5
Next day he went to his mother, the lady of the castle, and told her that he wished to marry the scullery-maid, Catskin.
From More English Fairy Tales.
The tree, 24 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Next | next | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 2 day | amod |
| 2 | day | day | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 went | obl:unmarked |
| 3 | he | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 4 went | nsubj |
| 4 | went | go | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 5 | to | to | ADP | _ | 7 mother | case |
| 6 | his | his | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 7 mother | nmod:poss |
| 7 | mother | mother | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 went | obl |
| 8 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 10 lady | punct |
| 9 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 10 lady | det |
| 10 | lady | lady | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 mother | conj |
| 11 | of | of | ADP | _ | 13 castle | case |
| 12 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 13 castle | det |
| 13 | castle | castle | NOUN | Number=Sing | 10 lady | nmod |
| 14 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 16 told | punct |
| 15 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 16 told | cc |
| 16 | told | tell | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 4 went | conj |
| 17 | her | she | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 16 told | iobj |
| 18 | that | that | SCONJ | _ | 20 wished | mark |
| 19 | he | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 20 wished | nsubj |
| 20 | wished | wish | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 16 told | ccomp |
| 21 | to | to | PART | _ | 22 marry | mark |
| 22 | marry | marry | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 20 wished | xcomp |
| 23 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 26 maid | det |
| 24 | scullery | scullery | NOUN | Number=Sing | 26 maid | compound |
| 25 | - | - | PUNCT | _ | 24 scullery | punct |
| 26 | maid | maid | NOUN | Number=Sing | 22 marry | obj |
| 27 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 28 Catskin | punct |
| 28 | Catskin | Catskin | PROPN | Number=Sing | 26 maid | appos |
| 29 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 4 went | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | go | past | he | day | to his mother and the lady of the castle | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial_location»: agent=Theme to mother=Initial_Location | |||
| 2 | tell speech: assert | past | he not said here | her = she | vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP S_INF»: agent=Agent she=Recipient clause=Topic | ||||
| 3 | wish | past | he | vn wish-62 «NP V for NP S_INF»: agent=Pivot clause=Theme | |||||
| 4 | marry not said to happen | to-infinitive | he not said here | the scullery maid | vn amalgamate-22.2-3-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent maid=Patient |
Example 6
and with that she curtsied, and flew from the ball, off with her golden robe, on with her catskin, and into the scullery without the cook's knowing.
From More English Fairy Tales.
The tree, 28 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 5 curtsied | cc |
| 2 | with | with | ADP | _ | 3 that | case |
| 3 | that | that | PRON | Number=Sing PronType=Dem | 5 curtsied | obl |
| 4 | she | she | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 5 curtsied | nsubj |
| 5 | curtsied | curtsy | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 6 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 8 flew | punct |
| 7 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 8 flew | cc |
| 8 | flew | fly | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 5 curtsied | conj |
| 9 | from | from | ADP | _ | 11 ball | case |
| 10 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 11 ball | det |
| 11 | ball | ball | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 flew | obl |
| 12 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 17 robe | punct |
| 13 | off | off | ADV | _ | 17 robe | advmod |
| 14 | with | with | ADP | _ | 17 robe | case |
| 15 | her | her | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 17 robe | nmod:poss |
| 16 | golden | golden | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 17 robe | amod |
| 17 | robe | robe | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 flew | parataxis |
| 18 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 22 catskin | punct |
| 19 | on | on | ADP | _ | 22 catskin | case |
| 20 | with | with | ADP | _ | 22 catskin | case |
| 21 | her | her | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 22 catskin | nmod:poss |
| 22 | catskin | catskin | NOUN | Number=Sing | 17 robe | conj |
| 23 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 32 knowing | punct |
| 24 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 32 knowing | cc |
| 25 | into | into | ADP | _ | 27 scullery | case |
| 26 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 27 scullery | det |
| 27 | scullery | scullery | NOUN | Number=Sing | 32 knowing | obl |
| 28 | without | without | ADP | _ | 30 cook | case |
| 29 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 30 cook | det |
| 30 | cook | cook | NOUN | Number=Sing | 27 scullery | nmod |
| 31 | 's | 's | PART | _ | 30 cook | case |
| 32 | knowing | know | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | 5 curtsied | advcl |
| 33 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 5 curtsied | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | curtsy | past | she | with that | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | fly | past | she not said here | the ball | her golden robe and her catskin parataxis | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme from ball=Trajectory | |||
| 3 | know | gerund | she not said here | the scullery without the cook | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer |
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