scepter
Who acts: he, queen, crown · What happens: carry, spell, sign, sit, hold, show · To what, where: short rod, sceptre, power, throne
«scepter» in the Judaism 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: scepter in the Judaism dictionary.
Meaning 1
American spelling of «sceptre»: a short rod carried by a king or queen as a sign of power.
The tree, 18 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | American | American | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 2 spelling | amod |
| 2 | spelling | spelling | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 3 | of | of | ADP | _ | 5 sceptre | case |
| 4 | « | « | PUNCT | _ | 5 sceptre | punct |
| 5 | sceptre | sceptre | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 spelling | nmod |
| 6 | » | » | PUNCT | _ | 2 spelling | punct |
| 7 | : | : | PUNCT | _ | 10 rod | punct |
| 8 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 10 rod | det |
| 9 | short | short | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 10 rod | amod |
| 10 | rod | rod | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 spelling | conj |
| 11 | carried | carry | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 10 rod | acl |
| 12 | by | by | ADP | _ | 14 king | case |
| 13 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 14 king | det |
| 14 | king | king | NOUN | Number=Sing | 11 carried | obl |
| 15 | or | or | CCONJ | _ | 16 queen | cc |
| 16 | queen | queen | NOUN | Number=Sing | 14 king | conj |
| 17 | as | as | ADP | _ | 19 sign | case |
| 18 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 19 sign | det |
| 19 | sign | sign | NOUN | Number=Sing | 11 carried | obl |
| 20 | of | of | ADP | _ | 21 power | case |
| 21 | power | power | NOUN | Number=Sing | 19 sign | nmod |
| 22 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 2 spelling | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | carry | participle | a short rod not said here | by a king or queen; as a sign of power | vn carry-11.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent | ||||
| 2 | spell | sceptre | nom spelling «communication transitive»: of=patient | ||||||
| 3 | sign | power | nom sign «communication transitive»: of=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.
Example 1
There he sat on his throne, with a sceptre in his hand.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | There | there | PRON | PronType=Dem | 3 sat | expl |
| 2 | he | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 3 sat | nsubj |
| 3 | sat | sit | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | on | on | ADP | _ | 6 throne | case |
| 5 | his | his | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 6 throne | nmod:poss |
| 6 | throne | throne | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 sat | obl |
| 7 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 10 sceptre | punct |
| 8 | with | with | ADP | _ | 10 sceptre | case |
| 9 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 10 sceptre | det |
| 10 | sceptre | sceptre | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 sat | conj |
| 11 | in | in | ADP | _ | 13 hand | case |
| 12 | his | his | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 13 hand | nmod:poss |
| 13 | hand | hand | NOUN | Number=Sing | 10 sceptre | nmod |
| 14 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 3 sat | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | sit | past | he | his throne; there | vn assuming_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent on throne=Location |
Example 2
The queen held her sceptre high.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 queen | det |
| 2 | queen | queen | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 held | nsubj |
| 3 | held | hold | 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 sceptre | nmod:poss |
| 5 | sceptre | sceptre | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 held | obj |
| 6 | high | high | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 5 sceptre | amod |
| 7 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 3 held | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | hold | past | the queen | queen's sceptre | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent sceptre=Theme |
Example 3
A crown and a sceptre show the king's power.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 2 crown | det |
| 2 | crown | crown | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 show | nsubj |
| 3 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 5 sceptre | cc |
| 4 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 5 sceptre | det |
| 5 | sceptre | sceptre | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 crown | conj |
| 6 | show | show | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 7 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 8 king | det |
| 8 | king | king | NOUN | Number=Sing | 10 power | nmod:poss |
| 9 | 's | 's | PART | _ | 8 king | case |
| 10 | power | power | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 show | obj |
| 11 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 6 show | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | show | present | a crown and a sceptre | the king's power | vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent power=Recipient |
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