accuser

Who acts: accuser, person, someone, name, accusers, boy · What happens: be, say, do, accuse, tell, see · To what, where: person, something, name, Bible, people, judge · Speech: someone speaks here

«accuser» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 6 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: accuser in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

An accuser is a person who says that someone else has done something wrong or committed a crime.

The tree, 18 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	An	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	2 accuser	det
2	accuser	accuser	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 person	nsubj
3	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	5 person	cop
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 person	det
5	person	person	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
6	who	who	PRON	PronType=Rel	7 says	nsubj
7	says	say	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	5 person	acl:relcl
8	that	that	SCONJ	_	12 done	mark
9	someone	someone	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	12 done	nsubj
10	else	else	ADV	_	9 someone	advmod
11	has	have	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	12 done	aux
12	done	do	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part	7 says	ccomp
13	something	something	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	12 done	obj
14	wrong	wrong	ADJ	Degree=Pos	13 something	amod
15	or	or	CCONJ	_	16 committed	cc
16	committed	committed	ADJ	Degree=Pos	14 wrong	conj
17	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	18 crime	det
18	crime	crime	NOUN	Number=Sing	14 wrong	conj
19	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 person	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	roles by
1	is a	present	a accuser	a person	tree rules
2	say speech: assert	present	a person		vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic
3	do	present · perfect	someone	something	vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent something=Eventuality

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: Bible — kept apart, not parsed.

In the Bible, «the accuser» is a name for Satan, who accuses people before God.

The tree, 15 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	In	in	ADP	_	3 Bible	case
2	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 Bible	det
3	Bible	Bible	PROPN	Number=Sing	11 name	obl
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	3 Bible	punct
5	«	«	PUNCT	_	7 accuser	punct
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 accuser	det
7	accuser	accuser	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 name	nsubj
8	»	»	PUNCT	_	7 accuser	punct
9	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	11 name	cop
10	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	11 name	det
11	name	name	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
12	for	for	ADP	_	13 Satan	case
13	Satan	Satan	PROPN	Number=Sing	11 name	nmod
14	,	,	PUNCT	_	16 accuses	punct
15	who	who	PRON	PronType=Rel	16 accuses	nsubj
16	accuses	accuse	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	11 name	parataxis
17	people	people	NOUN	Number=Plur	16 accuses	obj
18	before	before	ADP	_	19 God	case
19	God	God	PROPN	Number=Sing	16 accuses	obl
20	.	.	PUNCT	_	11 name	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	present	the accuser	a name		the Bible		for Satan	tree rules
2	accuse	present	a name	people			before God		vn suspect-81 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Agent people=Theme

Example 1

The accuser told the judge what she had seen.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 accuser	det
2	accuser	accuser	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 told	nsubj
3	told	tell	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 judge	det
5	judge	judge	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 told	iobj
6	what	what	PRON	PronType=Int	9 seen	obj
7	she	she	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	9 seen	nsubj
8	had	have	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	9 seen	aux
9	seen	see	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part	3 told	ccomp
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 told	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	tell speech: assert	past	the accuser		the judge				vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP what S»: agent=Agent judge=Recipient clause=Topic
2	see	past · perfect	accuser						vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer what=Stimulus

Example 2

In a fair trial, the accused can answer the accuser.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	In	in	ADP	_	4 trial	case
2	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	4 trial	det
3	fair	fair	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 trial	amod
4	trial	trial	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 answer	obl
5	,	,	PUNCT	_	4 trial	punct
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 answer	det
7	accused	accuse	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	6 the	acl
8	can	can	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	9 answer	aux
9	answer	answer	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
10	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	11 accuser	det
11	accuser	accuser	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 answer	obj
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	9 answer	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	accuse	participle							vn suspect-81 «NP V PP.theme S_ING»: agent=Agent
2	answer speech: assert	can		the accuser		a fair trial			vn reciprocate-112-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Agent accuser=Eventuality

Example 3

The boy's accusers said he had taken the ball.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 boy	det
2	boy	boy	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 accusers	nmod:poss
3	's	's	PART	_	2 boy	case
4	accusers	accuser	NOUN	Number=Plur	5 said	nsubj
5	said	say	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
6	he	he	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	8 taken	nsubj
7	had	have	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	8 taken	aux
8	taken	take	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part	5 said	ccomp
9	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	10 ball	det
10	ball	ball	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 taken	obj
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 said	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	say speech: assert	past	the boy's accusers						vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic
2	take	past · perfect	boy	the ball					vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent ball=Theme

Example 4

It turned out that the accuser had lied.

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 turned	nsubj
2	turned	turn	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	out	out	ADP	_	2 turned	compound:prt
4	that	that	SCONJ	_	8 lied	mark
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 accuser	det
6	accuser	accuser	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 lied	nsubj
7	had	have	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	8 lied	aux
8	lied	lie	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part	2 turned	advcl
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 turned	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	turn out	past	It						vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
2	lie	past · perfect	the accuser						vn assuming_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent

Example 5

(Bible) Revelation calls Satan «the accuser of our brothers».

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	(	(	PUNCT	_	2 Bible	punct
2	Bible	Bible	PROPN	Number=Sing	5 calls	nsubj
3	)	)	PUNCT	_	2 Bible	punct
4	Revelation	Revelation	PROPN	Number=Sing	5 calls	nsubj
5	calls	call	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
6	Satan	Satan	PROPN	Number=Sing	5 calls	obj
7	«	«	PUNCT	_	9 accuser	punct
8	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 accuser	det
9	accuser	accuser	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 calls	xcomp
10	of	of	ADP	_	12 brothers	case
11	our	our	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	12 brothers	nmod:poss
12	brothers	brother	NOUN	Number=Plur	9 accuser	nmod
13	»	»	PUNCT	_	9 accuser	punct
14	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 calls	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	call	present	Bible		Satan				vn initiate_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent satan=Recipient

Example 6

The accuser pointed at the empty biscuit tin and then at me.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 accuser	det
2	accuser	accuser	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
3	pointed	point	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	2 accuser	acl
4	at	at	ADP	_	8 tin	case
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 tin	det
6	empty	empty	ADJ	Degree=Pos	8 tin	amod
7	biscuit	biscuit	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 tin	compound
8	tin	tin	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 pointed	obl
9	and	and	CCONJ	_	12 me	cc
10	then	then	ADV	PronType=Dem	12 me	advmod
11	at	at	ADP	_	12 me	case
12	me	I	PRON	Case=Acc Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs	8 tin	conj
13	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 accuser	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	point	participle		the accuser not said here		the empty biscuit tin			vn wink-40.3.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent

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