abbot Who acts: abbot, monks, monk, old abbot, Henry, abbots · What happens: be, live, pray, work together, charge, ring · To what, where: man, charge, abbey, powerful landowner, Middle Ages, bell
«abbot» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 7 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: abbot in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 Usage: church — kept apart, not parsed.
An abbot is the man in charge of an abbey, a community of monks who live, pray and work together.
The tree, 20 words det nsubj cop det case nmod case det nmod punct det conj case nmod nsubj acl:relcl punct conj cc conj advmod punct root An DET abbot NOUN is AUX the DET man NOUN in ADP charge NOUN of ADP an DET abbey NOUN , PUNCT a DET community NOUN of ADP monks NOUN who PRON live VERB , PUNCT pray VERB and CCONJ work VERB together ADV . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 An a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 abbot det 2 abbot abbot NOUN Number=Sing 5 man nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 man cop 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 man det 5 man man NOUN Number=Sing root root 6 in in ADP _ 7 charge case 7 charge charge NOUN Number=Sing 5 man nmod 8 of of ADP _ 10 abbey case 9 an a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 10 abbey det 10 abbey abbey NOUN Number=Sing 7 charge nmod 11 , , PUNCT _ 13 community punct 12 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 13 community det 13 community community NOUN Number=Sing 5 man conj 14 of of ADP _ 15 monks case 15 monks monk NOUN Number=Plur 13 community nmod 16 who who PRON PronType=Rel 17 live nsubj 17 live live VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 15 monks acl:relcl 18 , , PUNCT _ 19 pray punct 19 pray pray VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 17 live conj 20 and and CCONJ _ 21 work cc 21 work work VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 17 live conj 22 together together ADV _ 21 work advmod 23 . . PUNCT _ 5 man punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 is a present a abbot the man and a community of monks charge of a abbey tree rules 2 live present monks vn exist-47.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme 3 pray present monks not said here vn long-32.2 «NP V S_INF»: agent=Pivot 4 work together present monks not said here together property vn employment-95.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent 5 charge a abbey nom charge «act 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.
Meaning 2 Usage: history — kept apart, not parsed.
In the Middle Ages an abbot could also be a powerful landowner, as important as a lord.
The tree, 17 words case det flat obl det nsubj aux advmod cop det amod punct advmod conj case det obl punct root In ADP the DET Middle PROPN Ages PROPN an DET abbot NOUN could AUX also ADV be AUX a DET powerful ADJ landowner NOUN , PUNCT as ADV important ADJ as ADP a DET lord NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 In in ADP _ 4 Ages case 2 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 4 Ages det 3 Middle Middle PROPN Number=Sing 4 Ages flat 4 Ages Age PROPN Number=Plur 12 landowner obl 5 an a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 abbot det 6 abbot abbot NOUN Number=Sing 12 landowner nsubj 7 could could AUX VerbForm=Fin 12 landowner aux 8 also also ADV _ 12 landowner advmod 9 be be AUX VerbForm=Inf 12 landowner cop 10 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 12 landowner det 11 powerful powerful ADJ Degree=Pos 12 landowner amod 12 landowner landowner NOUN Number=Sing root root 13 , , PUNCT _ 15 important punct 14 as as ADV _ 15 important advmod 15 important important ADJ Degree=Pos 12 landowner conj 16 as as ADP _ 18 lord case 17 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 18 lord det 18 lord lord NOUN Number=Sing 15 important obl 19 . . PUNCT _ 12 landowner punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 is a could a abbot a powerful landowner in the Middle Ages tree rules 2 be a abbot not said here as a lord tree rules
Example 1 The abbot rang the bell for morning prayers.
det nsubj det obj case compound obl punct root The DET abbot NOUN rang VERB the DET bell NOUN for ADP morning NOUN prayers NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 abbot det 2 abbot abbot NOUN Number=Sing 3 rang nsubj 3 rang ring VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 bell det 5 bell bell NOUN Number=Sing 3 rang obj 6 for for ADP _ 8 prayers case 7 morning morning NOUN Number=Sing 8 prayers compound 8 prayers prayer NOUN Number=Plur 3 rang obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 3 rang punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 ring past the abbot the bell for morning prayers vn sound_emission-43.2 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location bell=Theme
Example 2 Every monk in the abbey obeyed the abbot.
det nsubj case det nmod det obj punct root Every DET monk NOUN in ADP the DET abbey NOUN obeyed VERB the DET abbot NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Every every DET PronType=Tot 2 monk det 2 monk monk NOUN Number=Sing 6 obeyed nsubj 3 in in ADP _ 5 abbey case 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 abbey det 5 abbey abbey NOUN Number=Sing 2 monk nmod 6 obeyed obey VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 abbot det 8 abbot abbot NOUN Number=Sing 6 obeyed obj 9 . . PUNCT _ 6 obeyed punct
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1 obey past every monk in the abbey the abbot vn abide_by-93.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent abbot=Theme
Example 3 The old abbot welcomed the tired travellers and gave them bread.
det amod nsubj det amod obj cc conj iobj obj punct root The DET old ADJ abbot NOUN welcomed VERB the DET tired ADJ travellers NOUN and CCONJ gave VERB them PRON bread NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 abbot det 2 old old ADJ Degree=Pos 3 abbot amod 3 abbot abbot NOUN Number=Sing 4 welcomed nsubj 4 welcomed welcome VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 travellers det 6 tired tired ADJ Degree=Pos 7 travellers amod 7 travellers traveller NOUN Number=Plur 4 welcomed obj 8 and and CCONJ _ 9 gave cc 9 gave give VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 4 welcomed conj 10 them they PRON Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs 9 gave iobj 11 bread bread NOUN Number=Sing 9 gave obj 12 . . PUNCT _ 4 welcomed punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 welcome past the old abbot the tired travellers vn admit-64.3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent traveller=Theme 2 give past the old abbot not said here bread travellers = traveller vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent they=Recipient bread=Theme
Example 4 In 1539 King Henry VIII closed the abbeys and the abbots lost their lands.
The tree, 14 words case obl nmod:desc nsubj flat det obj cc det nsubj conj nmod:poss obj punct root In ADP 1539 NUM King PROPN Henry PROPN VIII NUM closed VERB the DET abbeys NOUN and CCONJ the DET abbots NOUN lost VERB their PRON lands NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 In in ADP _ 2 1539 case 2 1539 1539 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 6 closed obl 3 King King PROPN Number=Sing 4 Henry nmod:desc 4 Henry Henry PROPN Number=Sing 6 closed nsubj 5 VIII VIII NUM NumForm=Roman NumType=Card 4 Henry flat 6 closed close VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 abbeys det 8 abbeys abbey NOUN Number=Plur 6 closed obj 9 and and CCONJ _ 12 lost cc 10 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 11 abbots det 11 abbots abbot NOUN Number=Plur 12 lost nsubj 12 lost lose VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 6 closed conj 13 their their PRON Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 14 lands nmod:poss 14 lands land NOUN Number=Plur 12 lost obj 15 . . PUNCT _ 6 closed punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 close past Henry King the abbeys in 1539 vn crane-40.3.2 «NP V NP PP.recipient PP.theme»: agent=Agent abbey=Patient in 1539=Topic 2 lose past the abbots abbots's lands vn succeed-74-3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent land=Eventuality
Example 5 Our class visited the ruins of an abbey where an abbot once lived.
nmod:poss nsubj det obj case det nmod advmod det nsubj advmod acl punct root Our PRON class NOUN visited VERB the DET ruins NOUN of ADP an DET abbey NOUN where ADV an DET abbot NOUN once ADV lived VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Our our PRON Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 2 class nmod:poss 2 class class NOUN Number=Sing 3 visited nsubj 3 visited visit VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 ruins det 5 ruins ruin NOUN Number=Plur 3 visited obj 6 of of ADP _ 8 abbey case 7 an a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 8 abbey det 8 abbey abbey NOUN Number=Sing 5 ruins nmod 9 where where ADV PronType=Rel 13 lived advmod 10 an a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 11 abbot det 11 abbot abbot NOUN Number=Sing 13 lived nsubj 12 once once ADV NumForm=Word NumType=Mult 13 lived advmod 13 lived live VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 8 abbey acl 14 . . PUNCT _ 3 visited punct
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1 visit past Our class the ruins of a abbey vn meet-36.3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent ruin=Co-Agent 2 live past a abbot once property vn exist-47.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme 3 ruin a abbey nom ruin «state transitive»: of=patient
Example 6 The abbot wrote down the rules the monks had to follow.
det nsubj compound:prt det obj det nsubj acl:relcl mark xcomp punct root The DET abbot NOUN wrote VERB down ADP the DET rules NOUN the DET monks NOUN had VERB to PART follow VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 abbot det 2 abbot abbot NOUN Number=Sing 3 wrote nsubj 3 wrote write VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 down down ADP _ 3 wrote compound:prt 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 rules det 6 rules rule NOUN Number=Plur 3 wrote obj 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 monks det 8 monks monk NOUN Number=Plur 9 had nsubj 9 had have VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 6 rules acl:relcl 10 to to PART _ 11 follow mark 11 follow follow VERB VerbForm=Inf 9 had xcomp 12 . . PUNCT _ 3 wrote punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 write down past the abbot the rules vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent rule=Theme 2 have past the monks the rules not said here tree rules 3 follow to-infinitive the rules not said here vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
Example 7 In the story, a greedy abbot hid the gold under the chapel floor.
The tree, 13 words case det obl punct det amod nsubj det obj case det compound obl punct root In ADP the DET story NOUN , PUNCT a DET greedy ADJ abbot NOUN hid VERB the DET gold NOUN under ADP the DET chapel NOUN floor NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 In in ADP _ 3 story case 2 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 story det 3 story story NOUN Number=Sing 8 hid obl 4 , , PUNCT _ 3 story punct 5 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 7 abbot det 6 greedy greedy ADJ Degree=Pos 7 abbot amod 7 abbot abbot NOUN Number=Sing 8 hid nsubj 8 hid hide VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 9 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 10 gold det 10 gold gold NOUN Number=Sing 8 hid obj 11 under under ADP _ 14 floor case 12 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 14 floor det 13 chapel chapel NOUN Number=Sing 14 floor compound 14 floor floor NOUN Number=Sing 8 hid obl 15 . . PUNCT _ 8 hid punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 hide past a greedy abbot the gold the story under the chapel floor vn concealment-16-1 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent gold=Patient in story=Location
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