abbess
Who acts: abbess, old woman, prince · What happens: be, lead, ask, ring · To what, where: head, nuns, prayer, Abbess, bell
«abbess» in the school dictionary: its meaning for a pupil and its 4 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: abbess in the school dictionary.
Meaning 1
An abbess is the woman who is head of a convent or community of nuns.
The tree, 15 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | An | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 2 abbess | det |
| 2 | abbess | abbess | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 head | nsubj |
| 3 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 8 head | cop |
| 4 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 5 woman | det |
| 5 | woman | woman | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 head | nsubj |
| 6 | who | who | PRON | PronType=Rel | 8 head | nsubj |
| 7 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 8 head | cop |
| 8 | head | head | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 9 | of | of | ADP | _ | 11 convent | case |
| 10 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 11 convent | det |
| 11 | convent | convent | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 head | nmod |
| 12 | or | or | CCONJ | _ | 13 community | cc |
| 13 | community | community | NOUN | Number=Sing | 11 convent | conj |
| 14 | of | of | ADP | _ | 15 nuns | case |
| 15 | nuns | nun | NOUN | Number=Plur | 13 community | nmod |
| 16 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 8 head | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is a | present | a abbess | head | of a convent or community of nuns | tree rules |
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
The abbess led the nuns in prayer.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 abbess | det |
| 2 | abbess | abbess | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 led | nsubj |
| 3 | led | lead | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 5 nuns | det |
| 5 | nuns | nun | NOUN | Number=Plur | 3 led | obj |
| 6 | in | in | ADP | _ | 7 prayer | case |
| 7 | prayer | prayer | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 led | obl |
| 8 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 3 led | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | lead | past | the abbess | the nuns | prayer | vn accompany-51.7 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent nun=Theme in prayer=Destination |
Example 2
The old woman was the Abbess of the convent.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 3 woman | det |
| 2 | old | old | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 3 woman | amod |
| 3 | woman | woman | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 Abbess | nsubj |
| 4 | was | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 6 Abbess | cop |
| 5 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 6 Abbess | det |
| 6 | Abbess | Abbess | PROPN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 7 | of | of | ADP | _ | 9 convent | case |
| 8 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 9 convent | det |
| 9 | convent | convent | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 Abbess | nmod |
| 10 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 6 Abbess | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is a | past | the old woman | the Abbess | of the convent | tree rules |
Example 3
The prince asked the abbess for help.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 prince | det |
| 2 | prince | prince | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 asked | nsubj |
| 3 | asked | ask | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 5 abbess | det |
| 5 | abbess | abbess | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 asked | obj |
| 6 | for | for | ADP | _ | 7 help | case |
| 7 | help | help | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 asked | obl |
| 8 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 3 asked | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ask speech: ask | past | the prince | the abbess | for help | vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent abbess=Recipient |
Example 4
Every morning the abbess rang the bell for the nuns.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Every | every | DET | PronType=Tot | 2 morning | det |
| 2 | morning | morning | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 rang | obl:unmarked |
| 3 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 4 abbess | det |
| 4 | abbess | abbess | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 rang | nsubj |
| 5 | rang | ring | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 6 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 7 bell | det |
| 7 | bell | bell | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 rang | obj |
| 8 | for | for | ADP | _ | 10 nuns | case |
| 9 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 10 nuns | det |
| 10 | nuns | nun | NOUN | Number=Plur | 5 rang | obl |
| 11 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 5 rang | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ring | past | the abbess | the bell | morning | for the nuns | vn sound_emission-43.2 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location bell=Theme |
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