apothecary Who acts: apothecary, person, you, pharmacist, villain · What happens: be, make, sell, give, mix, go · To what, where: person, medicines, simple medical advice, potion, apothecary, Rows
«apothecary» 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: apothecary in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 Usage: old — kept apart, not parsed.
An apothecary was a person who made and sold medicines, like a chemist or pharmacist today.
The tree, 16 words det nsubj cop det nsubj acl:relcl cc conj obj punct case det appos cc conj obl:unmarked punct root An DET apothecary NOUN was AUX a DET person NOUN who PRON made VERB and CCONJ sold VERB medicines NOUN , PUNCT like ADP a DET chemist NOUN or CCONJ pharmacist NOUN today NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 An a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 apothecary det 2 apothecary apothecary NOUN Number=Sing 5 person nsubj 3 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past 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 made nsubj 7 made make VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 5 person acl:relcl 8 and and CCONJ _ 9 sold cc 9 sold sell VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 7 made conj 10 medicines medicine NOUN Number=Plur 9 sold obj 11 , , PUNCT _ 14 chemist punct 12 like like ADP _ 14 chemist case 13 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 14 chemist det 14 chemist chemist NOUN Number=Sing 10 medicines appos 15 or or CCONJ _ 16 pharmacist cc 16 pharmacist pharmacist NOUN Number=Sing 14 chemist conj 17 today today NOUN Number=Sing 14 chemist obl:unmarked 18 . . PUNCT _ 5 person punct
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1 is a past a apothecary a person tree rules
2 make past a person vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent
3 sell past a person not said here medicines vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent medicine=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 Usage: old — kept apart, not parsed.
An apothecary also gave simple medical advice and treatment.
det nsubj advmod amod amod obj cc conj punct root An DET apothecary NOUN also ADV gave VERB simple ADJ medical ADJ advice NOUN and CCONJ treatment NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 An a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 apothecary det 2 apothecary apothecary NOUN Number=Sing 4 gave nsubj 3 also also ADV _ 4 gave advmod 4 gave give VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 5 simple simple ADJ Degree=Pos 7 advice amod 6 medical medical ADJ Degree=Pos 7 advice amod 7 advice advice NOUN Number=Sing 4 gave obj 8 and and CCONJ _ 9 treatment cc 9 treatment treatment NOUN Number=Sing 7 advice conj 10 . . PUNCT _ 4 gave punct
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1 give past a apothecary simple medical advice and treatment vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent advice=Theme
Example 1 The apothecary mixed a potion of herbs.
det nsubj det obj case nmod punct root The DET apothecary NOUN mixed VERB a DET potion NOUN of ADP herbs NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 apothecary det 2 apothecary apothecary NOUN Number=Sing 3 mixed nsubj 3 mixed mix VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 potion det 5 potion potion NOUN Number=Sing 3 mixed obj 6 of of ADP _ 7 herbs case 7 herbs herb NOUN Number=Plur 5 potion nmod 8 . . PUNCT _ 3 mixed punct
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1 mix past the apothecary a potion of herbs vn mix-22.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent potion=Patient
Example 2 In Tudor times you went to the apothecary for medicine.
case compound obl nsubj case det obl case nmod punct root In ADP Tudor PROPN times NOUN you PRON went VERB to ADP the DET apothecary NOUN for ADP medicine NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 In in ADP _ 3 times case 2 Tudor Tudor PROPN Number=Sing 3 times compound 3 times time NOUN Number=Plur 5 went obl 4 you you PRON Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs 5 went nsubj 5 went go VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 6 to to ADP _ 8 apothecary case 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 apothecary det 8 apothecary apothecary NOUN Number=Sing 5 went obl 9 for for ADP _ 10 medicine case 10 medicine medicine NOUN Number=Sing 8 apothecary nmod 11 . . PUNCT _ 5 went punct
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1 go past you the apothecary for medicine time vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial_location»: agent=Theme to apothecary=Initial_Location
Example 3 Rows of jars lined the apothecary's shop.
nsubj:pass case nmod det nmod:poss case obj punct root Rows NOUN of ADP jars NOUN lined VERB the DET apothecary NOUN 's PART shop NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Rows row NOUN Number=Plur 4 lined nsubj:pass 2 of of ADP _ 3 jars case 3 jars jar NOUN Number=Plur 1 Rows nmod 4 lined line VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 apothecary det 6 apothecary apothecary NOUN Number=Sing 8 shop nmod:poss 7 's 's PART _ 6 apothecary case 8 shop shop NOUN Number=Sing 4 lined obj 9 . . PUNCT _ 4 lined punct
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1 line participle · passive Rows of jars tree rules
Example 4 The apothecary weighed the powder carefully.
det nsubj det obj advmod punct root The DET apothecary NOUN weighed VERB the DET powder NOUN carefully ADV . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 apothecary det 2 apothecary apothecary NOUN Number=Sing 3 weighed nsubj 3 weighed weigh VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 powder det 5 powder powder NOUN Number=Sing 3 weighed obj 6 carefully carefully ADV _ 3 weighed advmod 7 . . PUNCT _ 3 weighed punct
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1 weigh past the apothecary the powder carefully property vn register-54.1-2-1 «NP V NP.value»: agent=Theme powder=Value
Example 5 Today a pharmacist does the job of an apothecary.
obl:unmarked det nsubj det obj case det nmod punct root Today NOUN a DET pharmacist NOUN does VERB the DET job NOUN of ADP an DET apothecary NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Today today NOUN Number=Sing 4 does obl:unmarked 2 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 3 pharmacist det 3 pharmacist pharmacist NOUN Number=Sing 4 does nsubj 4 does do VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 job det 6 job job NOUN Number=Sing 4 does obj 7 of of ADP _ 9 apothecary case 8 an a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 9 apothecary det 9 apothecary apothecary NOUN Number=Sing 6 job nmod 10 . . PUNCT _ 4 does punct
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1 do present a pharmacist the job of a apothecary today vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent job=Eventuality
2 job a apothecary nom job «act intransitive»: of=agent
Example 6 The story's villain bought poison from an apothecary.
det nmod:poss case nsubj obj case det obl punct root The DET story NOUN 's PART villain NOUN bought VERB poison NOUN from ADP an DET apothecary NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 story det 2 story story NOUN Number=Sing 4 villain nmod:poss 3 's 's PART _ 2 story case 4 villain villain NOUN Number=Sing 5 bought nsubj 5 bought buy VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 6 poison poison NOUN Number=Sing 5 bought obj 7 from from ADP _ 9 apothecary case 8 an a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 9 apothecary det 9 apothecary apothecary NOUN Number=Sing 5 bought obl 10 . . PUNCT _ 5 bought punct
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1 buy past the story's villain poison a apothecary vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP PP.source»: agent=Agent poison=Theme from apothecary=Source
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