ancestral Who acts: Ancestral, people, kinds, castle, Māori people, Grandma · What happens: mean, belong, come, connect, live, describe · To what, where: early form, living thing, ancestral home, us, ancestral village, ancestral photos · Speech: someone speaks here
«ancestral» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 8 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: ancestral in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 Ancestral means belonging to, coming from or connected with your ancestors, the people in your family who lived long before you.
The tree, 21 words nsubj xcomp fixed punct conj obl cc conj case nmod:poss obl punct det appos case nmod:poss nmod nsubj acl:relcl advmod case obl punct root Ancestral PROPN means VERB belonging VERB to ADP , PUNCT coming VERB from ADP or CCONJ connected VERB with ADP your PRON ancestors NOUN , PUNCT the DET people NOUN in ADP your PRON family NOUN who PRON lived VERB long ADV before ADP you PRON . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Ancestral Ancestral PROPN Number=Sing 2 means nsubj 2 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 belonging belong VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 2 means xcomp 4 to to ADP _ 3 belonging fixed 5 , , PUNCT _ 6 coming punct 6 coming come VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 3 belonging conj 7 from from ADP _ 6 coming obl 8 or or CCONJ _ 9 connected cc 9 connected connect VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 6 coming conj 10 with with ADP _ 12 ancestors case 11 your your PRON Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 12 ancestors nmod:poss 12 ancestors ancestor NOUN Number=Plur 9 connected obl 13 , , PUNCT _ 15 people punct 14 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 15 people det 15 people people NOUN Number=Plur 12 ancestors appos 16 in in ADP _ 18 family case 17 your your PRON Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 18 family nmod:poss 18 family family NOUN Number=Sing 15 people nmod 19 who who PRON PronType=Rel 20 lived nsubj 20 lived live VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 15 people acl:relcl 21 long long ADV Degree=Pos 20 lived advmod 22 before before ADP _ 23 you case 23 you you PRON Case=Acc Person=2 PronType=Prs 20 lived obl 24 . . PUNCT _ 2 means punct
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1 mean present Ancestral vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 2 belong not said to happen gerund Ancestral not said here vn attend-107.4-2 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme 3 come gerund Ancestral not said here vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme 4 connect participle Ancestral not said here with your ancestors vn mix-22.1-2-1 «NP V PP.patient»: agent=Patient with ancestor=Co-Patient 5 live past the people in your family before you long property vn exist-47.1-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme before you=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.
Meaning 2 Usage: science — kept apart, not parsed.
Ancestral describes an early form of a living thing from which later kinds developed.
The tree, 14 words nsubj det amod obj case det compound nmod case obl advmod nsubj acl:relcl punct root Ancestral PROPN describes VERB an DET early ADJ form NOUN of ADP a DET living NOUN thing NOUN from ADP which PRON later ADV kinds NOUN developed VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Ancestral Ancestral PROPN Number=Sing 2 describes nsubj 2 describes describe VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 an a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 form det 4 early early ADJ Degree=Pos 5 form amod 5 form form NOUN Number=Sing 2 describes obj 6 of of ADP _ 9 thing case 7 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 9 thing det 8 living living NOUN Number=Sing 9 thing compound 9 thing thing NOUN Number=Sing 5 form nmod 10 from from ADP _ 11 which case 11 which which PRON PronType=Rel 14 developed obl 12 later late ADV Degree=Cmp 14 developed advmod 13 kinds kind NOUN Number=Plur 14 developed nsubj 14 developed develop VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 9 thing acl:relcl 15 . . PUNCT _ 2 describes punct
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1 describe present Ancestral a early form of a living thing vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S_ING»: agent=Agent form=Theme 2 develop past kinds from a living thing; late property vn grow-26.2.1 «NP.product V PP.patient»: agent=Product from which=Patient 3 form a living thing nom form «communication transitive»: of=patient
Example 1 The castle was the duke's ancestral home.
det nsubj cop det nmod:poss case amod punct root The DET castle NOUN was AUX the DET duke NOUN 's PART ancestral ADJ home NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 castle det 2 castle castle NOUN Number=Sing 8 home nsubj 3 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 8 home cop 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 duke det 5 duke duke NOUN Number=Sing 8 home nmod:poss 6 's 's PART _ 5 duke case 7 ancestral ancestral ADJ Degree=Pos 8 home amod 8 home home NOUN Number=Sing root root 9 . . PUNCT _ 8 home punct
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1 is a past the castle the duke's ancestral home tree rules
Example 2 The Māori people care deeply for their ancestral land.
det compound nsubj advmod case nmod:poss amod obl punct root The DET Māori PROPN people NOUN care VERB deeply ADV for ADP their PRON ancestral ADJ land NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 people det 2 Māori Māori PROPN Number=Sing 3 people compound 3 people people NOUN Number=Plur 4 care nsubj 4 care care VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 5 deeply deeply ADV _ 4 care advmod 6 for for ADP _ 9 land case 7 their their PRON Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 9 land nmod:poss 8 ancestral ancestral ADJ Degree=Pos 9 land amod 9 land land NOUN Number=Sing 4 care obl 10 . . PUNCT _ 4 care punct
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1 care present the Māori people for people's ancestral land; deeply property vn caring-75.2-2 «NP V PP»: agent=Agent for land=Theme
Example 3 Grandma took us to her ancestral village in Ireland.
nsubj iobj case nmod:poss amod obl case nmod punct root Grandma NOUN took VERB us PRON to ADP her PRON ancestral ADJ village NOUN in ADP Ireland PROPN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Grandma grandma NOUN Number=Sing 2 took nsubj 2 took take VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 us we PRON Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs 2 took iobj 4 to to ADP _ 7 village case 5 her her PRON Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 7 village nmod:poss 6 ancestral ancestral ADJ Degree=Pos 7 village amod 7 village village NOUN Number=Sing 2 took obl 8 in in ADP _ 9 Ireland case 9 Ireland Ireland PROPN Number=Sing 7 village nmod 10 . . PUNCT _ 2 took punct
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1 take past Grandma us Grandma's ancestral village in Ireland vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent we=Theme to village=Destination
Example 4 Many families keep ancestral photos and letters.
amod nsubj amod obj cc conj punct root Many ADJ families NOUN keep VERB ancestral ADJ photos NOUN and CCONJ letters NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Many many ADJ Degree=Pos 2 families amod 2 families family NOUN Number=Plur 3 keep nsubj 3 keep keep VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 ancestral ancestral ADJ Degree=Pos 5 photos amod 5 photos photo NOUN Number=Plur 3 keep obj 6 and and CCONJ _ 7 letters cc 7 letters letter NOUN Number=Plur 5 photos conj 8 . . PUNCT _ 3 keep punct
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1 keep present Many families ancestral photos and letters vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent photo=Theme
Example 5 Birds are thought to have dinosaurs as ancestral relatives.
nsubj:pass aux:pass mark xcomp obj case amod obl punct root Birds NOUN are AUX thought VERB to PART have VERB dinosaurs NOUN as ADP ancestral ADJ relatives NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Birds bird NOUN Number=Plur 3 thought nsubj:pass 2 are be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 thought aux:pass 3 thought think VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 4 to to PART _ 5 have mark 5 have have VERB VerbForm=Inf 3 thought xcomp 6 dinosaurs dinosaur NOUN Number=Plur 5 have obj 7 as as ADP _ 9 relatives case 8 ancestral ancestral ADJ Degree=Pos 9 relatives amod 9 relatives relative NOUN Number=Plur 5 have obl 10 . . PUNCT _ 3 thought punct
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1 think speech: other present · passive Birds vn consider-29.9-2 «NP V NP ADJ»: subject=Attribute clause=Theme 2 have to-infinitive dinosaurs as ancestral relatives vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent dinosaur=Patient
Example 6 The tribe performed an ancestral dance at the festival.
det nsubj det amod obj case det obl punct root The DET tribe NOUN performed VERB an DET ancestral ADJ dance NOUN at ADP the DET festival NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 tribe det 2 tribe tribe NOUN Number=Sing 3 performed nsubj 3 performed perform VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 an a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 dance det 5 ancestral ancestral ADJ Degree=Pos 6 dance amod 6 dance dance NOUN Number=Sing 3 performed obj 7 at at ADP _ 9 festival case 8 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 9 festival det 9 festival festival NOUN Number=Sing 3 performed obl 10 . . PUNCT _ 3 performed punct
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1 perform past the tribe a ancestral dance the festival vn performance-26.7 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent dance=Theme
Example 7 Our ancestral language was Ukrainian, though we now speak English.
nmod:poss amod nsubj cop punct mark nsubj advmod conj obj punct root Our PRON ancestral ADJ language NOUN was AUX Ukrainian ADJ , PUNCT though SCONJ we PRON now ADV speak VERB English PROPN . 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 3 language nmod:poss 2 ancestral ancestral ADJ Degree=Pos 3 language amod 3 language language NOUN Number=Sing 5 Ukrainian nsubj 4 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 5 Ukrainian cop 5 Ukrainian ukrainian ADJ Degree=Pos root root 6 , , PUNCT _ 10 speak punct 7 though though SCONJ _ 10 speak mark 8 we we PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs 10 speak nsubj 9 now now ADV PronType=Dem 10 speak advmod 10 speak speak VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 Ukrainian conj 11 English English PROPN Number=Sing 10 speak obj 12 . . PUNCT _ 5 Ukrainian punct
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1 is past Our ancestral language ukrainian property tree rules 2 speak speech: other present we English now tree rules
Example 8 He first sought refuge on Mount Ida, and afterwards fled to Italy, where he became the ancestral hero of the Roman people.
The tree, 22 words nsubj advmod obj case obl flat punct cc advmod parataxis case obl punct advmod nsubj conj det amod xcomp case det amod nmod punct root He PRON first ADV sought VERB refuge NOUN on ADP Mount PROPN Ida PROPN , PUNCT and CCONJ afterwards ADV fled VERB to ADP Italy PROPN , PUNCT where ADV he PRON became VERB the DET ancestral ADJ hero NOUN of ADP the DET Roman ADJ people NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 He he PRON Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 3 sought nsubj 2 first first ADV NumForm=Word NumType=Ord 3 sought advmod 3 sought seek VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 refuge refuge NOUN Number=Sing 3 sought obj 5 on on ADP _ 6 Mount case 6 Mount Mount PROPN Number=Sing 3 sought obl 7 Ida Ida PROPN Number=Sing 6 Mount flat 8 , , PUNCT _ 11 fled punct 9 and and CCONJ _ 11 fled cc 10 afterwards afterwards ADV _ 11 fled advmod 11 fled flee VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 3 sought parataxis 12 to to ADP _ 13 Italy case 13 Italy Italy PROPN Number=Sing 11 fled obl 14 , , PUNCT _ 17 became punct 15 where where ADV PronType=Rel 17 became advmod 16 he he PRON Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 17 became nsubj 17 became become VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 11 fled conj 18 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 20 hero det 19 ancestral ancestral ADJ Degree=Pos 20 hero amod 20 hero hero NOUN Number=Sing 17 became xcomp 21 of of ADP _ 24 people case 22 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 24 people det 23 Roman roman ADJ Degree=Pos 24 people amod 24 people people NOUN Number=Plur 20 hero nmod 25 . . PUNCT _ 3 sought punct
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1 seek past He refuge Mount first property vn hunt-35.1 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent refuge=Theme on mount=Location 2 flee past Italy afterwards property vn escape-51.1-1-1 «NP V PP.initial_location»: agent=Theme to italy=Initial_Location 3 become past Italy the ancestral hero of the Roman people vn become-109.1-1-1 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Patient
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