asylum Who acts: Asylum, country, people, Someone, them, family · What happens: be, give, run away, seek, ask, let · To what, where: safety, people, danger, asylum, country, them · Speech: someone speaks here
«asylum» in the school dictionary: its 3 meanings for a pupil and its 7 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: asylum in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 Asylum is safety and protection that a country gives to people who have run away from danger, war or unfair punishment in their own country.
The tree, 25 words nsubj cop cc conj mark det nsubj acl:relcl case obl nsubj aux acl:relcl advmod case obl punct conj cc amod conj case nmod:poss amod nmod punct root Asylum NOUN is AUX safety NOUN and CCONJ protection NOUN that SCONJ a DET country NOUN gives VERB to ADP people NOUN who PRON have AUX run VERB away ADV from ADP danger NOUN , PUNCT war NOUN or CCONJ unfair ADJ punishment NOUN in ADP their PRON own ADJ country NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Asylum asylum NOUN Number=Sing 3 safety nsubj 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 safety cop 3 safety safety NOUN Number=Sing root root 4 and and CCONJ _ 5 protection cc 5 protection protection NOUN Number=Sing 3 safety conj 6 that that SCONJ _ 9 gives mark 7 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 8 country det 8 country country NOUN Number=Sing 9 gives nsubj 9 gives give VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 safety acl:relcl 10 to to ADP _ 11 people case 11 people people NOUN Number=Plur 9 gives obl 12 who who PRON PronType=Rel 14 run nsubj 13 have have AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 14 run aux 14 run run VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part 11 people acl:relcl 15 away away ADV _ 14 run advmod 16 from from ADP _ 17 danger case 17 danger danger NOUN Number=Sing 14 run obl 18 , , PUNCT _ 19 war punct 19 war war NOUN Number=Sing 17 danger conj 20 or or CCONJ _ 22 punishment cc 21 unfair unfair ADJ Degree=Pos 22 punishment amod 22 punishment punishment NOUN Number=Sing 17 danger conj 23 in in ADP _ 26 country case 24 their their PRON Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 26 country nmod:poss 25 own own ADJ Degree=Pos 26 country amod 26 country country NOUN Number=Sing 22 punishment nmod 27 . . PUNCT _ 3 safety punct
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1 is a present Asylum safety and protection tree rules 2 give present a country safety and protection not said here people vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: agent=Agent safety=Theme to people=Recipient 3 run away present · perfect people danger and war or unfair punishment in danger's own country away property vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme from danger=Trajectory
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 Someone «seeking asylum» is asking another country to let them stay safely; they are called an asylum seeker.
The tree, 18 words nsubj punct acl obj punct aux det obj mark xcomp obj xcomp advmod punct nsubj:pass aux:pass conj det compound xcomp punct root Someone PRON « PUNCT seeking VERB asylum NOUN » PUNCT is AUX asking VERB another DET country NOUN to PART let VERB them PRON stay VERB safely ADV ; PUNCT they PRON are AUX called VERB an DET asylum NOUN seeker NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Someone someone PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 7 asking nsubj 2 « « PUNCT _ 3 seeking punct 3 seeking seek VERB VerbForm=Ger 1 Someone acl 4 asylum asylum NOUN Number=Sing 3 seeking obj 5 » » PUNCT _ 3 seeking punct 6 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 7 asking aux 7 asking ask VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part root root 8 another another DET PronType=Ind 9 country det 9 country country NOUN Number=Sing 7 asking obj 10 to to PART _ 11 let mark 11 let let VERB VerbForm=Inf 7 asking xcomp 12 them they PRON Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs 11 let obj 13 stay stay VERB VerbForm=Inf 11 let xcomp 14 safely safely ADV _ 13 stay advmod 15 ; ; PUNCT _ 18 called punct 16 they they PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs 18 called nsubj:pass 17 are be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 18 called aux:pass 18 called call VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 7 asking conj 19 an a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 21 seeker det 20 asylum asylum NOUN Number=Sing 21 seeker compound 21 seeker seeker NOUN Number=Sing 18 called xcomp 22 . . PUNCT _ 7 asking punct
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1 seek in a quote gerund asylum vn hunt-35.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent asylum=Theme 2 ask speech: ask present · progressive Someone another country vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V NP whether S_INF»: agent=Agent country=Recipient clause=Topic 3 let not said to happen to-infinitive another country not said here them = they tree rules 4 stay infinitive them = they not said here safely property vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme 5 call present · passive they vn initiate_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: subject=Recipient
Meaning 3 Usage: old-fashioned — kept apart, not parsed.
An asylum was a large old hospital for people with serious mental illness; this word is not used for hospitals today.
The tree, 21 words det nsubj cop det amod amod case nmod case amod amod nmod punct det nsubj:pass aux:pass advmod parataxis case obl obl:unmarked punct root An DET asylum NOUN was AUX a DET large ADJ old ADJ hospital NOUN for ADP people NOUN with ADP serious ADJ mental ADJ illness NOUN ; PUNCT this DET word NOUN is AUX not PART used VERB for ADP hospitals 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 asylum det 2 asylum asylum NOUN Number=Sing 7 hospital nsubj 3 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 7 hospital cop 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 7 hospital det 5 large large ADJ Degree=Pos 7 hospital amod 6 old old ADJ Degree=Pos 7 hospital amod 7 hospital hospital NOUN Number=Sing root root 8 for for ADP _ 9 people case 9 people people NOUN Number=Plur 7 hospital nmod 10 with with ADP _ 13 illness case 11 serious serious ADJ Degree=Pos 13 illness amod 12 mental mental ADJ Degree=Pos 13 illness amod 13 illness illness NOUN Number=Sing 9 people nmod 14 ; ; PUNCT _ 19 used punct 15 this this DET Number=Sing PronType=Dem 16 word det 16 word word NOUN Number=Sing 19 used nsubj:pass 17 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 19 used aux:pass 18 not not PART Polarity=Neg 19 used advmod 19 used use VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 7 hospital parataxis 20 for for ADP _ 21 hospitals case 21 hospitals hospital NOUN Number=Plur 19 used obl 22 today today NOUN Number=Sing 19 used obl:unmarked 23 . . PUNCT _ 7 hospital punct
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1 is a past a asylum a large old hospital for people with serious mental illness tree rules 2 not use present · passive this word today for hospitals vn use-105.1 «NP V NP PP.predicate»: subject=Theme for hospital=Eventuality
Example 1 The family fled the war and asked for asylum in Canada.
det nsubj det obj cc conj case obl case nmod punct root The DET family NOUN fled VERB the DET war NOUN and CCONJ asked VERB for ADP asylum NOUN in ADP Canada PROPN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 family det 2 family family NOUN Number=Sing 3 fled nsubj 3 fled flee VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 war det 5 war war NOUN Number=Sing 3 fled obj 6 and and CCONJ _ 7 asked cc 7 asked ask VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 3 fled conj 8 for for ADP _ 9 asylum case 9 asylum asylum NOUN Number=Sing 7 asked obl 10 in in ADP _ 11 Canada case 11 Canada Canada PROPN Number=Sing 9 asylum nmod 12 . . PUNCT _ 3 fled punct
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1 flee past the family the war vn escape-51.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme war=Initial_Location 2 ask speech: ask past the family not said here for asylum in Canada vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent
Example 2 The country granted her asylum because her life was in danger.
det nsubj nmod:poss obj mark nmod:poss nsubj cop case advcl punct root The DET country NOUN granted VERB her PRON asylum NOUN because SCONJ her PRON life NOUN was AUX in ADP danger NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 country det 2 country country NOUN Number=Sing 3 granted nsubj 3 granted grant VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 her her PRON Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 5 asylum nmod:poss 5 asylum asylum NOUN Number=Sing 3 granted obj 6 because because SCONJ _ 11 danger mark 7 her her PRON Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 8 life nmod:poss 8 life life NOUN Number=Sing 11 danger nsubj 9 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 11 danger cop 10 in in ADP _ 11 danger case 11 danger danger NOUN Number=Sing 3 granted advcl 12 . . PUNCT _ 3 granted punct
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1 grant past the country country's asylum vn future_having-13.3 «NP V NP.theme (PP)»: agent=Agent asylum=Theme 2 is past country's life danger tree rules
Example 3 Asylum seekers wait for a decision on whether they can stay.
compound nsubj case det obl mark mark nsubj aux advcl punct root Asylum NOUN seekers NOUN wait VERB for ADP a DET decision NOUN on SCONJ whether SCONJ they PRON can AUX stay VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Asylum asylum NOUN Number=Sing 2 seekers compound 2 seekers seeker NOUN Number=Plur 3 wait nsubj 3 wait wait VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 for for ADP _ 6 decision case 5 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 decision det 6 decision decision NOUN Number=Sing 3 wait obl 7 on on SCONJ _ 11 stay mark 8 whether whether SCONJ _ 11 stay mark 9 they they PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs 11 stay nsubj 10 can can AUX VerbForm=Fin 11 stay aux 11 stay stay VERB VerbForm=Inf 3 wait advcl 12 . . PUNCT _ 3 wait punct
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1 wait present Asylum seekers for a decision vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme 2 stay can seekers = seeker vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
Example 4 Our school welcomed a boy whose family had been given asylum.
nmod:poss nsubj det obj nmod:poss nsubj aux aux:pass acl:relcl obj punct root Our PRON school NOUN welcomed VERB a DET boy NOUN whose PRON family NOUN had AUX been AUX given VERB asylum NOUN . 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 2 school nmod:poss 2 school school NOUN Number=Sing 3 welcomed nsubj 3 welcomed welcome VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 boy det 5 boy boy NOUN Number=Sing 3 welcomed obj 6 whose whose PRON Poss=Yes PronType=Rel 7 family nmod:poss 7 family family NOUN Number=Sing 10 given nsubj 8 had have AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 10 given aux 9 been be AUX Tense=Past VerbForm=Part 10 given aux:pass 10 given give VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 5 boy acl:relcl 11 asylum asylum NOUN Number=Sing 10 given obj 12 . . PUNCT _ 3 welcomed punct
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1 welcome past Our school a boy vn admit-64.3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent boy=Theme 2 give past · perfect · passive family vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: subject=Recipient asylum=Theme
Example 5 In the past, people with mental illness were sometimes locked in asylums.
case det obl punct nsubj:pass case amod nmod aux:pass advmod case obl punct root In ADP the DET past NOUN , PUNCT people NOUN with ADP mental ADJ illness NOUN were AUX sometimes ADV locked VERB in ADP asylums NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 In in ADP _ 3 past case 2 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 past det 3 past past NOUN Number=Sing 11 locked obl 4 , , PUNCT _ 3 past punct 5 people people NOUN Number=Plur 11 locked nsubj:pass 6 with with ADP _ 8 illness case 7 mental mental ADJ Degree=Pos 8 illness amod 8 illness illness NOUN Number=Sing 5 people nmod 9 were be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 11 locked aux:pass 10 sometimes sometimes ADV PronType=Ind 11 locked advmod 11 locked lock VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 12 in in ADP _ 13 asylums case 13 asylums asylum NOUN Number=Plur 11 locked obl 14 . . PUNCT _ 11 locked punct
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1 lock past · passive people with mental illness the past in asylums; sometimes property vn tape-22.4 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient
Example 6 He sought asylum at an embassy.
nsubj obj case det obl punct root He PRON sought VERB asylum NOUN at ADP an DET embassy 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 2 sought nsubj 2 sought seek VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 asylum asylum NOUN Number=Sing 2 sought obj 4 at at ADP _ 6 embassy case 5 an a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 embassy det 6 embassy embassy NOUN Number=Sing 2 sought obl 7 . . PUNCT _ 2 sought punct
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1 seek past He asylum a embassy vn hunt-35.1 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent asylum=Theme at embassy=Location
Example 7 Asking for asylum is a legal right under international law.
csubj case obl cop det amod case amod nmod punct root Asking VERB for ADP asylum NOUN is AUX a DET legal ADJ right NOUN under ADP international ADJ law NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Asking ask VERB VerbForm=Ger 7 right csubj 2 for for ADP _ 3 asylum case 3 asylum asylum NOUN Number=Sing 1 Asking obl 4 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 7 right cop 5 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 7 right det 6 legal legal ADJ Degree=Pos 7 right amod 7 right right NOUN Number=Sing root root 8 under under ADP _ 10 law case 9 international international ADJ Degree=Pos 10 law amod 10 law law NOUN Number=Sing 7 right nmod 11 . . PUNCT _ 7 right punct
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1 ask speech: ask gerund for asylum vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent 2 is a present Asking a legal right international law tree rules
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