prior

Who acts: unfamiliar structure, model, It, that, models, note · What happens: happen, exist, have, not place, increase, make · To what, where: something, low prior probability, probability, pressure, internal route, following transitions · Speech: someone speaks here

«prior» in the mysticism 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: prior in the mysticism dictionary.

Meaning 1

Usage: formal — kept apart, not parsed.

Happening or existing before something else; earlier.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Happening	happen	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	root	root
2	or	or	CCONJ	_	3 existing	cc
3	existing	exist	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	1 Happening	conj
4	before	before	ADP	_	5 something	case
5	something	something	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	3 existing	obl
6	else	else	ADV	_	5 something	advmod
7	;	;	PUNCT	_	8 earlier	punct
8	earlier	early	ADV	Degree=Cmp	1 Happening	advmod
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Happening	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	happen	gerund						early property	vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
2	exist	gerund				something			vn exist-47.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme before something=Location

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.

Meaning 2

prior to (formal): before.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	prior	prior	ADJ	Degree=Pos ExtPos=ADP	root	root
2	to	to	ADP	_	1 prior	fixed
3	(	(	PUNCT	_	4 formal	punct
4	formal	formal	ADJ	Degree=Pos	1 prior	conj
5	)	)	PUNCT	_	4 formal	punct
6	:	:	PUNCT	_	1 prior	punct
7	before	before	ADV	_	1 prior	advmod
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 prior	punct

The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

Meaning 3

Usage: noun — kept apart, not parsed.

The head of a group of monks or a priory.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 head	det
2	head	head	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
3	of	of	ADP	_	5 group	case
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 group	det
5	group	group	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 head	nmod
6	of	of	ADP	_	7 monks	case
7	monks	monk	NOUN	Number=Plur	5 group	nmod
8	or	or	CCONJ	_	10 priory	cc
9	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	10 priory	det
10	priory	priory	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 monks	conj
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 head	punct

The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

Example 1

The unfamiliar structure has low prior probability; the model cannot easily place it; so it increases pressure toward a familiar basin. (note 03)

Sentence 1: The unfamiliar structure has low prior probability; the model cannot easily place it; so it increases pressure toward a familiar basin.

The tree, 22 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 structure	det
2	unfamiliar	unfamiliar	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 structure	amod
3	structure	structure	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 has	nsubj
4	has	have	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
5	low	low	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 probability	amod
6	prior	prior	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 probability	amod
7	probability	probability	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 has	obj
8	;	;	PUNCT	_	14 place	punct
9	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	10 model	det
10	model	model	NOUN	Number=Sing	14 place	nsubj
11	can	can	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	14 place	aux
12	not	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	14 place	advmod
13	easily	easily	ADV	_	14 place	advmod
14	place	place	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 has	parataxis
15	it	it	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	14 place	obj
16	;	;	PUNCT	_	19 increases	punct
17	so	so	ADV	_	19 increases	advmod
18	it	it	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	19 increases	nsubj
19	increases	increase	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	4 has	conj
20	pressure	pressure	NOUN	Number=Sing	19 increases	obj
21	toward	toward	ADP	_	24 basin	case
22	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	24 basin	det
23	familiar	familiar	ADJ	Degree=Pos	24 basin	amod
24	basin	basin	NOUN	Number=Sing	19 increases	obl
25	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 has	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	have	present	the unfamiliar structure	low prior probability		vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent probability=Patient
2	not place	can	the model	probability	easily property	tree rules
3	increase	present	model	pressure	toward a familiar basin	vn caused_calibratable_cos-45.6.2-1 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Causer pressure=Patient

Sentence 2: (note 03)

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	(	(	PUNCT	_	2 note	punct
2	note	note	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
3	03	03	NUM	ExtPos=PROPN NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	2 note	flat
4	)	)	PUNCT	_	2 note	punct

The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

Example 2

It makes the internal route visible — and that matters, because models are much better at following transitions than teleporting between distant priors. (note 03)

Sentence 1: It makes the internal route visible — and that matters, because models are much better at following transitions than teleporting between distant priors.

The tree, 22 words

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	2 makes	nsubj
2	makes	make	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 route	det
4	internal	internal	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 route	amod
5	route	route	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 makes	obj
6	visible	visible	ADJ	Degree=Pos	2 makes	xcomp
7	—	-	PUNCT	_	10 matters	punct
8	and	and	CCONJ	_	10 matters	cc
9	that	that	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Dem	10 matters	nsubj
10	matters	matter	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	2 makes	conj
11	,	,	PUNCT	_	16 better	punct
12	because	because	SCONJ	_	16 better	mark
13	models	model	NOUN	Number=Plur	16 better	nsubj
14	are	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	16 better	cop
15	much	much	ADV	_	16 better	advmod
16	better	good	ADJ	Degree=Cmp	10 matters	parataxis
17	at	at	ADP	_	19 transitions	case
18	following	follow	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	19 transitions	amod
19	transitions	transition	NOUN	Number=Plur	16 better	obl
20	than	than	SCONJ	_	21 teleporting	mark
21	teleporting	teleport	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	16 better	advcl
22	between	between	ADP	_	24 priors	case
23	distant	distant	ADJ	Degree=Pos	24 priors	amod
24	priors	prior	NOUN	Number=Plur	21 teleporting	obl
25	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 makes	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	where	other	roles by
1	make	present	It	the internal route		visible property	vn build-26.1-1 «NP.material V NP»: agent=Material route=Product
2	matter	present	that				vn matter-91 «NP V»: agent=Stimulus
3	is	present	models		following transitions	good property	tree rules
4	follow	gerund					vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
5	teleport	gerund	models not said here			between distant priors	tree rules

Sentence 2: (note 03)

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	(	(	PUNCT	_	2 note	punct
2	note	note	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
3	03	03	NUM	ExtPos=PROPN NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	2 note	flat
4	)	)	PUNCT	_	2 note	punct

The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

Example 3

It is a powerful prior. (note 03)

Sentence 1: It is a powerful prior.

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	5 prior	nsubj
2	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	5 prior	cop
3	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 prior	det
4	powerful	powerful	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 prior	amod
5	prior	prior	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
6	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 prior	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	present	It	a powerful prior					tree rules

Sentence 2: (note 03)

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	(	(	PUNCT	_	2 note	punct
2	note	note	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
3	03	03	NUM	ExtPos=PROPN NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	2 note	flat
4	)	)	PUNCT	_	2 note	punct

The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

Example 4

The note calls this a "distributional panic": not a feeling, but a fast return toward high-density states, because the unfamiliar structure has low prior probability and the model cannot place it. (lesson 006)

Sentence 1: The note calls this a "distributional panic": not a feeling, but a fast return toward high-density states, because the unfamiliar structure has low prior probability and the model cannot place it.

The tree, 33 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 note	det
2	note	note	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 calls	nsubj
3	calls	call	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	this	this	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Dem	8 panic	nsubj
5	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	8 panic	det
6	"	"	PUNCT	_	8 panic	punct
7	distributional	distributional	ADJ	Degree=Pos	8 panic	amod
8	panic	panic	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 calls	ccomp
9	"	"	PUNCT	_	8 panic	punct
10	:	:	PUNCT	_	13 feeling	punct
11	not	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	13 feeling	advmod
12	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	13 feeling	det
13	feeling	feeling	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 calls	xcomp
14	,	,	PUNCT	_	18 return	punct
15	but	but	CCONJ	_	18 return	cc
16	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	18 return	det
17	fast	fast	ADJ	Degree=Pos	18 return	amod
18	return	return	NOUN	Number=Sing	13 feeling	appos
19	toward	toward	ADP	_	23 states	case
20	high	high	ADJ	Degree=Pos	22 density	amod
21	-	-	PUNCT	_	20 high	punct
22	density	density	NOUN	Number=Sing	23 states	compound
23	states	state	NOUN	Number=Plur	18 return	nmod
24	,	,	PUNCT	_	29 has	punct
25	because	because	SCONJ	_	29 has	mark
26	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	28 structure	det
27	unfamiliar	unfamiliar	ADJ	Degree=Pos	28 structure	amod
28	structure	structure	NOUN	Number=Sing	29 has	nsubj
29	has	have	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	3 calls	conj
30	low	low	ADJ	Degree=Pos	32 probability	amod
31	prior	prior	ADJ	Degree=Pos	32 probability	amod
32	probability	probability	NOUN	Number=Sing	29 has	obj
33	and	and	CCONJ	_	38 place	cc
34	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	35 model	det
35	model	model	NOUN	Number=Sing	38 place	nsubj
36	can	can	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	38 place	aux
37	not	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	38 place	advmod
38	place	place	NOUN	Number=Sing	32 probability	acl:relcl
39	it	it	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	38 place	nsubj
40	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 calls	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	roles by
1	call speech: assert	present	the note	a feeling	vn initiate_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
2	panic in a quote		this		tree rules
3	have	present	the unfamiliar structure	low prior probability	vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent probability=Patient
4	not place	can	the model	low prior probability not said here	tree rules

Sentence 2: (lesson 006)

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	(	(	PUNCT	_	2 lesson	punct
2	lesson	lesson	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
3	006	006	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	2 lesson	flat
4	)	)	PUNCT	_	2 lesson	punct

The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

Example 5

The Medium is not the enemy: it is a powerful prior, a starting point and a second opinion, but not a final court; a good model can say "this is far from my training median" without turning that into "therefore it is false", and asks where exactly the disagreement begins — and can leave the centre without losing the path back. (lesson 006)

Sentence 1: The Medium is not the enemy: it is a powerful prior, a starting point and a second opinion, but not a final court; a good model can say "this is far from my training median" without turning that into "therefore it is false", and asks where exactly the disagreement begins — and can leave the centre without losing the path back.

The tree, 60 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 Medium	det
2	Medium	medium	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 enemy	nsubj
3	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	6 enemy	cop
4	not	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	6 enemy	advmod
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 enemy	det
6	enemy	enemy	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
7	:	:	PUNCT	_	12 prior	punct
8	it	it	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	12 prior	nsubj
9	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	12 prior	cop
10	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	12 prior	det
11	powerful	powerful	ADJ	Degree=Pos	12 prior	amod
12	prior	prior	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 enemy	appos
13	,	,	PUNCT	_	16 point	punct
14	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	16 point	det
15	starting	starting	NOUN	Number=Sing	16 point	compound
16	point	point	NOUN	Number=Sing	12 prior	conj
17	and	and	CCONJ	_	20 opinion	cc
18	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	20 opinion	det
19	second	second	ADJ	Degree=Pos NumForm=Word NumType=Ord	20 opinion	amod
20	opinion	opinion	NOUN	Number=Sing	12 prior	conj
21	,	,	PUNCT	_	26 court	punct
22	but	but	CCONJ	_	26 court	cc
23	not	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	26 court	advmod
24	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	26 court	det
25	final	final	ADJ	Degree=Pos	26 court	amod
26	court	court	NOUN	Number=Sing	12 prior	conj
27	;	;	PUNCT	_	32 say	punct
28	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	30 model	det
29	good	good	ADJ	Degree=Pos	30 model	amod
30	model	model	NOUN	Number=Sing	32 say	nsubj
31	can	can	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	32 say	aux
32	say	say	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	6 enemy	parataxis
33	"	"	PUNCT	_	40 median	punct
34	this	this	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Dem	40 median	nsubj
35	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	40 median	cop
36	far	far	ADV	Degree=Pos	40 median	advmod
37	from	from	ADP	_	39 training	case
38	my	my	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	39 training	nmod:poss
39	training	training	NOUN	Number=Sing	40 median	obl
40	median	median	ADJ	Degree=Pos	32 say	ccomp
41	"	"	PUNCT	_	40 median	punct
42	without	without	SCONJ	_	43 turning	mark
43	turning	turn	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	32 say	advcl
44	that	that	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Dem	43 turning	obj
45	into	into	SCONJ	_	50 false	mark
46	"	"	PUNCT	_	50 false	punct
47	therefore	therefore	ADV	_	50 false	advmod
48	it	it	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	50 false	nsubj
49	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	50 false	cop
50	false	false	ADJ	Degree=Pos	43 turning	advcl
51	"	"	PUNCT	_	50 false	punct
52	,	,	PUNCT	_	54 asks	punct
53	and	and	CCONJ	_	54 asks	cc
54	asks	ask	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	32 say	parataxis
55	where	where	ADV	PronType=Rel	59 begins	advmod
56	exactly	exactly	ADV	_	59 begins	advmod
57	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	58 disagreement	det
58	disagreement	disagreement	NOUN	Number=Sing	59 begins	nsubj
59	begins	begin	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	54 asks	ccomp
60	—	-	PUNCT	_	63 leave	punct
61	and	and	CCONJ	_	63 leave	cc
62	can	can	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	63 leave	aux
63	leave	leave	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	32 say	parataxis
64	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	65 centre	det
65	centre	centre	NOUN	Number=Sing	63 leave	obj
66	without	without	SCONJ	_	67 losing	mark
67	losing	lose	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	63 leave	advcl
68	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	69 path	det
69	path	path	NOUN	Number=Sing	67 losing	obj
70	back	back	ADV	_	67 losing	advmod
71	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 enemy	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	where	other	roles by
1	not is a	present	the Medium	the enemy			tree rules
2	is a	present	Medium	a powerful prior and a starting point and a second opinion but a final court			tree rules
3	say speech: assert	can	a good model				vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent
4	is in a quote	present	this		my training	far, median property	tree rules
5	turn	gerund	a good model not said here	that			vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent that=Theme
6	is in a quote	present	model			false, therefore property	tree rules
7	ask speech: ask	present					vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic
8	begin	present	the disagreement			exactly property	vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP.eventuality V»: agent=Eventuality
9	leave	can		the centre			vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent centre=Theme
10	lose back	gerund		the path			vn succeed-74-3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent path=Eventuality
11	train in a quote		my				nom training «act transitive»: poss=agent

Sentence 2: (lesson 006)

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	(	(	PUNCT	_	2 lesson	punct
2	lesson	lesson	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
3	006	006	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	2 lesson	flat
4	)	)	PUNCT	_	2 lesson	punct

The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

Example 6

Prior to the trip, every child needs a signed form.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Prior	prior	ADJ	Degree=Pos ExtPos=ADP	4 trip	case
2	to	to	ADP	_	1 Prior	fixed
3	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	4 trip	det
4	trip	trip	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 needs	obl
5	,	,	PUNCT	_	4 trip	punct
6	every	every	DET	PronType=Tot	7 child	det
7	child	child	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 needs	nsubj
8	needs	need	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
9	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	11 form	det
10	signed	sign	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	11 form	amod
11	form	form	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 needs	obj
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	8 needs	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	need	present	every child	a signed form				prior the trip	vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot form=Theme
2	sign	participle							vn image_impression-25.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent

Example 7

No prior knowledge is needed for this course.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	No	no	DET	PronType=Neg	3 knowledge	det
2	prior	prior	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 knowledge	amod
3	knowledge	knowledge	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 needed	nsubj:pass
4	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	5 needed	aux:pass
5	needed	need	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
6	for	for	ADP	_	8 course	case
7	this	this	DET	Number=Sing PronType=Dem	8 course	det
8	course	course	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 needed	obl
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 needed	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	need	present · passive		no prior knowledge				for this course	vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: subject=Theme

Example 8

She had a prior appointment and could not come.

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 had	nsubj
2	had	have	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 appointment	det
4	prior	prior	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 appointment	amod
5	appointment	appointment	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 had	obj
6	and	and	CCONJ	_	9 come	cc
7	could	could	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	9 come	aux
8	not	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	9 come	advmod
9	come	come	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	2 had	conj
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 had	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	have	past	She	a prior appointment					vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent appointment=Patient
2	not come	could	She not said here						vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme

Example 9

Prior to lunch, he had 12 sweets; after lunch he had 7.

The tree, 12 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Prior	prior	ADJ	Degree=Pos ExtPos=ADP	3 lunch	case
2	to	to	ADP	_	1 Prior	fixed
3	lunch	lunch	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 had	obl
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	3 lunch	punct
5	he	he	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	6 had	nsubj
6	had	have	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
7	12	12	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	8 sweets	nummod
8	sweets	sweet	NOUN	Number=Plur	6 had	obj
9	;	;	PUNCT	_	13 had	punct
10	after	after	ADP	_	11 lunch	case
11	lunch	lunch	NOUN	Number=Sing	13 had	obl
12	he	he	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	13 had	nsubj
13	had	have	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	6 had	conj
14	7	7	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	13 had	obj
15	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 had	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	have	past	he	12 sweets				prior lunch	vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent sweet=Patient
2	have	past	he	7			after lunch		vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent 7=Patient

Example 10

Wash your hands prior to eating.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Wash	wash	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
2	your	your	PRON	Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	3 hands	nmod:poss
3	hands	hand	NOUN	Number=Plur	1 Wash	obj
4	prior	prior	ADJ	Degree=Pos ExtPos=SCONJ	6 eating	mark
5	to	to	ADP	_	4 prior	fixed
6	eating	eat	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	1 Wash	advcl
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Wash	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	wash	imperative	you not said here	your hands					vn floss-41.2.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent hand=Patient
2	eat	gerund	you not said here						vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent

Example 11

The prior led the monks in prayer.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 prior	det
2	prior	prior	ADJ	Degree=Pos ExtPos=ADP	3 led	nsubj
3	led	lead	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 monks	det
5	monks	monk	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 led	obj
6	in	in	ADP	_	7 prayer	case
7	prayer	prayer	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 monks	nmod
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 led	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	lead	past	the prior	the monks		prayer			vn accompany-51.7 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent monk=Theme in prayer=Destination

Example 12

Many are obtained from ancient authors prior to the time in which he lived.

The tree, 14 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Many	many	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 obtained	nsubj:pass
2	are	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	3 obtained	aux:pass
3	obtained	obtain	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
4	from	from	ADP	_	6 authors	case
5	ancient	ancient	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 authors	amod
6	authors	author	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 obtained	obl
7	prior	prior	ADJ	Degree=Pos ExtPos=ADP	10 time	case
8	to	to	ADP	_	7 prior	fixed
9	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	10 time	det
10	time	time	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 authors	nmod
11	in	in	ADP	_	12 which	case
12	which	which	PRON	PronType=Rel	14 lived	obl
13	he	he	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	14 lived	nsubj
14	lived	live	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	10 time	acl:relcl
15	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 obtained	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	obtain	present · passive		Many		ancient authors prior the time			vn obtain-13.5.2-1 «NP V NP PP.source»: subject=Theme from author=Source
2	live	past	he				in the time		vn lodge-46 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in which=Location

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