assassin Who acts: killer, assassin, king, you, Marionette · What happens: murder, hide, fear, rid, catch, bite · To what, where: ruler, secret, door, assassin, me, last
«assassin» in the school dictionary: its meaning for a pupil and its 5 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: assassin in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 A killer who murders a ruler or an important person, often in secret and for pay.
The tree, 16 words det nsubj nsubj det obj cc det amod conj punct advmod case obl cc case conj punct root A DET killer NOUN who PRON murders VERB a DET ruler NOUN or CCONJ an DET important ADJ person NOUN , PUNCT often ADV in ADP secret NOUN and CCONJ for ADP pay NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 killer det 2 killer killer NOUN Number=Sing 4 murders nsubj 3 who who PRON PronType=Rel 4 murders nsubj 4 murders murder VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 5 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 ruler det 6 ruler ruler NOUN Number=Sing 4 murders obj 7 or or CCONJ _ 10 person cc 8 an a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 10 person det 9 important important ADJ Degree=Pos 10 person amod 10 person person NOUN Number=Sing 6 ruler conj 11 , , PUNCT _ 14 secret punct 12 often often ADV _ 14 secret advmod 13 in in ADP _ 14 secret case 14 secret secret NOUN Number=Sing 4 murders obl 15 and and CCONJ _ 17 pay cc 16 for for ADP _ 17 pay case 17 pay pay NOUN Number=Sing 14 secret conj 18 . . PUNCT _ 4 murders punct
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1 murder present a killer a ruler or a important person secret and pay vn murder-42.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent ruler=Patient
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.
Example 1 The assassin hid behind the door.
det nsubj case det obl punct root The DET assassin NOUN hid VERB behind ADP the DET door NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 assassin det 2 assassin assassin NOUN Number=Sing 3 hid nsubj 3 hid hide VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 behind behind ADP _ 6 door case 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 door det 6 door door NOUN Number=Sing 3 hid obl 7 . . PUNCT _ 3 hid punct
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1 hide past the assassin the door vn concealment-16-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent behind door=Location
Example 2 The king feared an assassin.
det nsubj det obj punct root The DET king NOUN feared VERB an DET assassin NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 king det 2 king king NOUN Number=Sing 3 feared nsubj 3 feared fear VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 an a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 assassin det 5 assassin assassin NOUN Number=Sing 3 feared obj 6 . . PUNCT _ 3 feared punct
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1 fear past the king a assassin vn admire-31.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer assassin=Stimulus
Example 3 Rid me of this assassin.
obj case det obl punct root Rid VERB me PRON of ADP this DET assassin NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Rid rid VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 2 me I PRON Case=Acc Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs 1 Rid obj 3 of of ADP _ 5 assassin case 4 this this DET Number=Sing PronType=Dem 5 assassin det 5 assassin assassin NOUN Number=Sing 1 Rid obl 6 . . PUNCT _ 1 Rid punct
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1 rid imperative you not said here me of this assassin vn deprive-10.6.2 «NP V NP PP.theme»: agent=Agent i=Source of assassin=Theme
Example 4 The assassin was caught at last.
det nsubj:pass aux:pass case obl punct root The DET assassin NOUN was AUX caught VERB at ADP last ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 assassin det 2 assassin assassin NOUN Number=Sing 4 caught nsubj:pass 3 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 4 caught aux:pass 4 caught catch VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 5 at at ADP _ 6 last case 6 last last ADJ Degree=Pos 4 caught obl 7 . . PUNCT _ 4 caught punct
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1 catch past · passive the assassin last vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP PP.source NP.asset»: subject=Theme at last=Asset
Example 5 Quick as a flash, the Marionette bit the assassin's hand.
case fixed det obl punct det nsubj det nmod:poss case obj punct root Quick ADJ as ADP a DET flash NOUN , PUNCT the DET Marionette PROPN bit VERB the DET assassin NOUN 's PART hand NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Quick quick ADJ Degree=Pos 4 flash case 2 as as ADP _ 1 Quick fixed 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 4 flash det 4 flash flash NOUN Number=Sing 8 bit obl 5 , , PUNCT _ 4 flash punct 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 Marionette det 7 Marionette Marionette PROPN Number=Sing 8 bit nsubj 8 bit bite VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 9 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 10 assassin det 10 assassin assassin NOUN Number=Sing 12 hand nmod:poss 11 's 's PART _ 10 assassin case 12 hand hand NOUN Number=Sing 8 bit obj 13 . . PUNCT _ 8 bit punct
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1 bite past the Marionette the assassin's hand quick a flash vn swat-18.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent hand=Patient
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