austere
Who acts: Austere, monk, room, old teacher · What happens: mean, live, be, have · To what, where: plain comfort, austere life, austere face
«austere» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 3 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: austere in the school dictionary.
Meaning 1
Austere means plain and strict, without comfort, luxury or decoration.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Austere | austere | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 2 means | nsubj |
| 2 | means | mean | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | plain | plain | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 8 comfort | amod |
| 4 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 5 strict | cc |
| 5 | strict | strict | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 3 plain | conj |
| 6 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 8 comfort | punct |
| 7 | without | without | ADP | _ | 8 comfort | case |
| 8 | comfort | comfort | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 means | obj |
| 9 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 10 luxury | punct |
| 10 | luxury | luxury | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 comfort | conj |
| 11 | or | or | CCONJ | _ | 12 decoration | cc |
| 12 | decoration | decoration | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 comfort | conj |
| 13 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 2 means | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | mean | present | Austere | plain comfort and luxury or decoration | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent comfort=Topic |
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
Austere can also mean stern and serious in manner.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Austere | Austere | PROPN | Number=Sing | 4 mean | nsubj |
| 2 | can | can | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 4 mean | aux |
| 3 | also | also | ADV | _ | 4 mean | advmod |
| 4 | mean | mean | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | root | root |
| 5 | stern | stern | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 4 mean | xcomp |
| 6 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 7 serious | cc |
| 7 | serious | serious | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 5 stern | conj |
| 8 | in | in | ADP | _ | 9 manner | case |
| 9 | manner | manner | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 serious | obl |
| 10 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 4 mean | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | mean | can | Austere | stern property | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent |
Example 1
The monk lived an austere life.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 monk | det |
| 2 | monk | monk | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 lived | nsubj |
| 3 | lived | live | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | an | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 6 life | det |
| 5 | austere | austere | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 6 life | amod |
| 6 | life | life | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 lived | obj |
| 7 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 3 lived | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | live | past | the monk | a austere life | vn lodge-46 «NP V ADV»: agent=Theme life=Location |
Example 2
The room was bare and austere.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 room | det |
| 2 | room | room | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 bare | nsubj |
| 3 | was | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 4 bare | cop |
| 4 | bare | bare | ADJ | Degree=Pos | root | root |
| 5 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 6 austere | cc |
| 6 | austere | austere | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 4 bare | conj |
| 7 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 4 bare | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is | past | the room | bare property | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | be | the room not said here | tree rules |
Example 3
The old teacher had an austere face.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 3 teacher | det |
| 2 | old | old | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 3 teacher | amod |
| 3 | teacher | teacher | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 had | nsubj |
| 4 | had | have | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 5 | an | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 7 face | det |
| 6 | austere | austere | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 7 face | amod |
| 7 | face | face | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 had | obj |
| 8 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 4 had | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | have | past | the old teacher | a austere face | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent face=Patient |
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