ancient

Who acts: Ancient, Ancient Egyptians, We, forest, museum, ancient Romans · What happens: mean, belong, say, build, learn, have · To what, where: thousands, pyramids, ancient oak trees, ancient coins, straight roads, ruins · Speech: someone speaks here

«ancient» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 9 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: ancient in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

Ancient means belonging to a time very, very long ago, often thousands of years ago.

The tree, 15 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Ancient	ancient	ADJ	Degree=Pos	2 means	nsubj
2	means	mean	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	belonging	belong	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	2 means	xcomp
4	to	to	ADP	_	6 time	case
5	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 time	det
6	time	time	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 belonging	obl
7	very	very	ADV	_	3 belonging	advmod
8	,	,	PUNCT	_	11 ago	punct
9	very	very	ADV	_	10 long	advmod
10	long	long	ADV	Degree=Pos	11 ago	advmod
11	ago	ago	ADV	_	3 belonging	advmod
12	,	,	PUNCT	_	14 thousands	punct
13	often	often	ADV	_	14 thousands	advmod
14	thousands	thousand	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 belonging	obl
15	of	of	ADP	_	16 years	case
16	years	year	NOUN	Number=Plur	14 thousands	nmod
17	ago	ago	ADV	_	14 thousands	advmod
18	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 means	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	mean	present	Ancient						vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic
2	belong not said to happen	gerund	Ancient not said here	thousands of years			time	ago property	vn attend-107.4-2 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme

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

Ancient can mean very old (often said as a joke about something old).

The tree, 13 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Ancient	ancient	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 mean	nsubj
2	can	can	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	3 mean	aux
3	mean	mean	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	root	root
4	very	very	ADV	_	5 old	advmod
5	old	old	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 mean	xcomp
6	(	(	PUNCT	_	8 said	punct
7	often	often	ADV	_	8 said	advmod
8	said	say	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	3 mean	ccomp
9	as	as	ADP	_	11 joke	case
10	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	11 joke	det
11	joke	joke	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 said	obl
12	about	about	ADP	_	13 something	case
13	something	something	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	11 joke	nmod
14	old	old	ADJ	Degree=Pos	13 something	amod
15	)	)	PUNCT	_	8 said	punct
16	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 mean	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	mean	can	Ancient					old property	vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic
2	say speech: assert	participle						as a joke about something; often property	vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent

Example 1

The Ancient Egyptians built the pyramids.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 Egyptians	det
2	Ancient	ancient	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 Egyptians	amod
3	Egyptians	Egyptian	PROPN	Number=Plur	4 built	nsubj
4	built	build	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 pyramids	det
6	pyramids	pyramid	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 built	obj
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 built	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	build	past	the Ancient Egyptians	the pyramids					vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent pyramid=Product

Example 2

We are learning about Ancient Greece.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	We	we	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs	3 learning	nsubj
2	are	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	3 learning	aux
3	learning	learn	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	root	root
4	about	about	ADP	_	6 Greece	case
5	Ancient	ancient	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 Greece	amod
6	Greece	Greece	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 learning	obl
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 learning	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	learn	present · progressive	We					about Ancient Greece	vn learn-14-2-1 «NP V PP.topic»: agent=Agent about greece=Topic

Example 3

The forest has ancient oak trees.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 forest	det
2	forest	forest	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 has	nsubj
3	has	have	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	ancient	ancient	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 trees	amod
5	oak	oak	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 trees	compound
6	trees	tree	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 has	obj
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 has	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	have	present	the forest	ancient oak trees					vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent tree=Patient

Example 4

The museum shows ancient coins.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 museum	det
2	museum	museum	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 shows	nsubj
3	shows	show	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	ancient	ancient	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 coins	amod
5	coins	coin	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 shows	obj
6	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 shows	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	show	present	the museum	ancient coins					vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent coin=Recipient

Example 5

The ancient Romans built straight roads.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 Romans	det
2	ancient	ancient	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 Romans	amod
3	Romans	Roman	PROPN	Number=Plur	4 built	nsubj
4	built	build	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
5	straight	straight	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 roads	amod
6	roads	road	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 built	obj
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 built	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	build	past	the ancient Romans	straight roads					vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent road=Product

Example 6

This computer is ancient!

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	This	this	DET	Number=Sing PronType=Dem	2 computer	det
2	computer	computer	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 ancient	nsubj
3	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	4 ancient	cop
4	ancient	ancient	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
5	!	!	PUNCT	_	4 ancient	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	present	this computer					ancient property	tree rules

Example 7

The temple is in ruins because it is so ancient.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 temple	det
2	temple	temple	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 ruins	nsubj
3	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	5 ruins	cop
4	in	in	ADP	_	5 ruins	case
5	ruins	ruin	NOUN	Number=Plur	root	root
6	because	because	SCONJ	_	10 ancient	mark
7	it	it	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	10 ancient	nsubj
8	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	10 ancient	cop
9	so	so	ADV	_	10 ancient	advmod
10	ancient	ancient	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 ruins	advcl
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 ruins	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	present	the temple			ruins			tree rules
2	is	present	temple					ancient property	tree rules

Example 8

Dinosaur fossils are found in ancient rocks.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Dinosaur	dinosaur	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 fossils	compound
2	fossils	fossil	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 found	nsubj:pass
3	are	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	4 found	aux:pass
4	found	find	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
5	in	in	ADP	_	7 rocks	case
6	ancient	ancient	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 rocks	amod
7	rocks	rock	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 found	obl
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 found	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	find	present · passive		Dinosaur fossils		ancient rocks			vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: subject=Topic

Example 9

MYTHS AND LEGENDS OF ANCIENT GREECE AND ROME.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	MYTHS	myth	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 LEGENDS	nsubj
2	AND	and	CCONJ	_	3 LEGENDS	cc
3	LEGENDS	legend	NOUN	Number=Plur	root	root
4	OF	of	ADP	_	6 GREECE	case
5	ANCIENT	ancient	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 GREECE	amod
6	GREECE	GREECE	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 LEGENDS	nmod
7	AND	and	CCONJ	_	8 ROME	cc
8	ROME	ROME	PROPN	Number=Sing	6 GREECE	conj
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 LEGENDS	punct

The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

Text: the school dictionary of Mova's schools (world/data/dictionary-schools/), written for Mova. Trees: Mova's own parse — the en model on the CPU, when the site is built — not checked by a teacher; they may be wrong. Frames: Mova's frames reader (prag), each meaning and example read on its own. Elamur Cosmic License.

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