anathema
Who acts: Anathema, people, Lies, dispute · What happens: be, hate, want, avoid, put, become · To what, where: something, curse, anathema, old tale, Cruelty anathema
«anathema» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 3 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: anathema in the school dictionary.
Meaning 1
Anathema is something or someone that people strongly hate and want to avoid.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anathema | anathema | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 something | nsubj |
| 2 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 3 something | cop |
| 3 | something | something | PRON | Number=Sing PronType=Ind | root | root |
| 4 | or | or | CCONJ | _ | 5 someone | cc |
| 5 | someone | someone | PRON | Number=Sing PronType=Ind | 3 something | conj |
| 6 | that | that | PRON | PronType=Rel | 9 hate | obj |
| 7 | people | people | NOUN | Number=Plur | 9 hate | nsubj |
| 8 | strongly | strongly | ADV | _ | 9 hate | advmod |
| 9 | hate | hate | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 5 someone | acl:relcl |
| 10 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 11 want | cc |
| 11 | want | want | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 9 hate | conj |
| 12 | to | to | PART | _ | 13 avoid | mark |
| 13 | avoid | avoid | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 11 want | xcomp |
| 14 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 3 something | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is a | present | Anathema | something | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | hate | present | people | strongly property | vn admire-31.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer that=Stimulus | ||||
| 3 | want | present | people not said here | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP S_INF»: agent=Pivot clause=Theme | |||||
| 4 | avoid not said to happen | to-infinitive | people not said here | vn avoid-52 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Agent |
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: old use — kept apart, not parsed.
A curse put on a person by a church or a leader.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 2 curse | det |
| 2 | curse | curse | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 3 | put | put | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 2 curse | acl |
| 4 | on | on | ADP | _ | 6 person | case |
| 5 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 6 person | det |
| 6 | person | person | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 put | obl |
| 7 | by | by | ADP | _ | 9 church | case |
| 8 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 9 church | det |
| 9 | church | church | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 put | obl |
| 10 | or | or | CCONJ | _ | 12 leader | cc |
| 11 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 12 leader | det |
| 12 | leader | leader | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 church | conj |
| 13 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 2 curse | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | put | participle | a curse not said here | on a person; by a church or a leader | vn put-9.1-2 «NP V PP.destination NP»: agent=Agent on person=Destination |
Example 1
Lies were anathema to the honest king.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lies | lie | NOUN | Number=Plur | 3 anathema | nsubj |
| 2 | were | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 3 anathema | cop |
| 3 | anathema | anathema | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 4 | to | to | ADP | _ | 7 king | case |
| 5 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 7 king | det |
| 6 | honest | honest | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 7 king | amod |
| 7 | king | king | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 anathema | nmod |
| 8 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 3 anathema | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is a | past | Lies | anathema | to the honest king | tree rules |
Example 2
In the old tale, the dispute became an anathema.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | In | in | ADP | _ | 4 tale | case |
| 2 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 4 tale | det |
| 3 | old | old | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 4 tale | amod |
| 4 | tale | tale | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 became | obl |
| 5 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 4 tale | punct |
| 6 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 7 dispute | det |
| 7 | dispute | dispute | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 became | nsubj |
| 8 | became | become | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 9 | an | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 10 anathema | det |
| 10 | anathema | anathema | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 became | xcomp |
| 11 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 8 became | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | become | past | the dispute | a anathema | in the old tale result | vn become-109.1-1-1 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Patient in tale=Result |
Example 3
Cruelty is anathema to kind people.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cruelty | cruelty | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 anathema | compound |
| 2 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 3 anathema | cop |
| 3 | anathema | anathema | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 4 | to | to | ADP | _ | 6 people | case |
| 5 | kind | kind | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 6 people | amod |
| 6 | people | people | NOUN | Number=Plur | 3 anathema | nmod |
| 7 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 3 anathema | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is a | present | Cruelty anathema | to kind people | tree rules |
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