abduction
Who acts: abduction, giant, prince, wicked witch, police · What happens: take away, shock, abduct, set out, rescue, plan · To what, where: village, princess, her, abduction, baby
«abduction» 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: abduction in the school dictionary.
Meaning 1
An abduction is the taking away of a person by force or trickery, against their will.
The tree, 16 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | An | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 2 abduction | det |
| 2 | abduction | abduction | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 taking | nsubj |
| 3 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 5 taking | aux |
| 4 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 5 taking | det |
| 5 | taking | take | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | root | root |
| 6 | away | away | ADV | _ | 5 taking | advmod |
| 7 | of | of | ADP | _ | 9 person | case |
| 8 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 9 person | det |
| 9 | person | person | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 taking | obl |
| 10 | by | by | ADP | _ | 11 force | case |
| 11 | force | force | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 taking | obl |
| 12 | or | or | CCONJ | _ | 13 trickery | cc |
| 13 | trickery | trickery | NOUN | Number=Sing | 11 force | conj |
| 14 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 17 will | punct |
| 15 | against | against | ADP | _ | 17 will | case |
| 16 | their | their | PRON | Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 17 will | nmod:poss |
| 17 | will | will | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 5 taking | aux |
| 18 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 5 taking | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | take away | present | a abduction | of a person; by force or trickery; away property | vn remove-10.1 «NP V NP PP»: agent=Agent of person=Initial_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.
Example 1
The giant's abduction of the princess shocked the village.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 giant | det |
| 2 | giant | giant | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 abduction | nmod:poss |
| 3 | 's | 's | PART | _ | 2 giant | case |
| 4 | abduction | abduction | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 shocked | nsubj |
| 5 | of | of | ADP | _ | 7 princess | case |
| 6 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 7 princess | det |
| 7 | princess | princess | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 abduction | nmod |
| 8 | shocked | shock | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 9 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 10 village | det |
| 10 | village | village | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 shocked | obj |
| 11 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 8 shocked | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | shock | past | the giant's abduction of the princess | the village | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus village=Experiencer | ||||
| 2 | abduct | the giant | the princess | nom abduction «act transitive»: poss=agent of=patient |
Example 2
After the abduction, the prince set out to rescue her.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | After | after | ADP | _ | 3 abduction | case |
| 2 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 3 abduction | det |
| 3 | abduction | abduction | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 set | obl |
| 4 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 3 abduction | punct |
| 5 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 6 prince | det |
| 6 | prince | prince | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 set | nsubj |
| 7 | set | set | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | root | root |
| 8 | out | out | ADP | _ | 7 set | compound:prt |
| 9 | to | to | PART | _ | 10 rescue | mark |
| 10 | rescue | rescue | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 7 set | advcl |
| 11 | her | she | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 10 rescue | obj |
| 12 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 7 set | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | set out | participle | the prince | after the abduction | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | ||||
| 2 | rescue | to-infinitive | the prince not said here | her = she | vn steal-10.5 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent she=Theme |
Example 3
The wicked witch planned the abduction of the baby.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 3 witch | det |
| 2 | wicked | wicked | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 3 witch | amod |
| 3 | witch | witch | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 planned | nsubj |
| 4 | planned | plan | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 5 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 6 abduction | det |
| 6 | abduction | abduction | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 planned | obj |
| 7 | of | of | ADP | _ | 9 baby | case |
| 8 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 9 baby | det |
| 9 | baby | baby | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 abduction | nmod |
| 10 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 4 planned | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | plan | past | the wicked witch | the abduction of the baby | vn intend-61.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent abduction=Topic | ||||
| 2 | abduct | the baby | nom abduction «act transitive»: of=patient |
Example 4
The police searched for the missing child after the abduction.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 police | det |
| 2 | police | police | NOUN | Number=Plur | 3 searched | nsubj |
| 3 | searched | search | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | for | for | ADP | _ | 7 child | case |
| 5 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 7 child | det |
| 6 | missing | missing | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 7 child | amod |
| 7 | child | child | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 searched | obl |
| 8 | after | after | ADP | _ | 10 abduction | case |
| 9 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 10 abduction | det |
| 10 | abduction | abduction | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 searched | obl |
| 11 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 3 searched | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | search | past | the police | after the abduction | for the missing child | vn search-35.2 «NP V PP.theme NP.location»: agent=Agent for child=Theme |
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