bach Who acts: Bach, church music, We, Johann Sebastian Bach · What happens: be, live, bach, mean, listen, write · To what, where: surname, small simple holiday house, it, music class, lot, bach · Speech: someone speaks here
«bach» in the school dictionary: its 3 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: bach in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 Bach is the surname of Johann Sebastian Bach, a famous German composer of classical and church music who lived long ago (a name).
The tree, 23 words nsubj cop det case compound amod nmod punct det amod amod conj case nmod cc compound conj nsubj acl:relcl advmod advmod punct det appos punct punct root Bach NOUN is AUX the DET surname NOUN of ADP Johann PROPN Sebastian ADJ Bach PROPN , PUNCT a DET famous ADJ German ADJ composer NOUN of ADP classical ADJ and CCONJ church NOUN music NOUN who PRON lived VERB long ADV ago ADV ( PUNCT a DET name NOUN ) PUNCT . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Bach bach NOUN Number=Sing 4 surname nsubj 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 surname cop 3 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 4 surname det 4 surname surname NOUN Number=Sing root root 5 of of ADP _ 8 Bach case 6 Johann Johann PROPN Number=Sing 8 Bach compound 7 Sebastian sebastian ADJ Degree=Pos 8 Bach amod 8 Bach Bach PROPN Number=Sing 4 surname nmod 9 , , PUNCT _ 13 composer punct 10 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 13 composer det 11 famous famous ADJ Degree=Pos 13 composer amod 12 German German ADJ Degree=Pos 13 composer amod 13 composer composer NOUN Number=Sing 4 surname conj 14 of of ADP _ 15 classical case 15 classical classical ADJ Degree=Pos 13 composer nmod 16 and and CCONJ _ 18 music cc 17 church church NOUN Number=Sing 18 music compound 18 music music NOUN Number=Sing 13 composer conj 19 who who PRON PronType=Rel 20 lived nsubj 20 lived live VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 18 music acl:relcl 21 long long ADV Degree=Pos 22 ago advmod 22 ago ago ADV _ 20 lived advmod 23 ( ( PUNCT _ 25 name punct 24 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 25 name det 25 name name NOUN Number=Sing 13 composer appos 26 ) ) PUNCT _ 25 name punct 27 . . PUNCT _ 4 surname punct
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1 is a present Bach the surname and a famous German composer of classical and church music of Johann Sebastian Bach tree rules 2 live past church music ago property vn exist-47.1-1 «NP V»: 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 Usage: New Zealand — kept apart, not parsed.
A bach is a small, simple holiday house, often by the beach or a lake.
The tree, 15 words det nsubj cop det amod punct amod compound punct advmod case det nmod cc det conj punct root A DET bach NOUN is AUX a DET small ADJ , PUNCT simple ADJ holiday NOUN house NOUN , PUNCT often ADV by ADP the DET beach NOUN or CCONJ a DET lake NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 bach det 2 bach bach NOUN Number=Sing 9 house nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 9 house cop 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 9 house det 5 small small ADJ Degree=Pos 9 house amod 6 , , PUNCT _ 5 small punct 7 simple simple ADJ Degree=Pos 9 house amod 8 holiday holiday NOUN Number=Sing 9 house compound 9 house house NOUN Number=Sing root root 10 , , PUNCT _ 14 beach punct 11 often often ADV _ 14 beach advmod 12 by by ADP _ 14 beach case 13 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 14 beach det 14 beach beach NOUN Number=Sing 9 house nmod 15 or or CCONJ _ 17 lake cc 16 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 17 lake det 17 lake lake NOUN Number=Sing 14 beach conj 18 . . PUNCT _ 9 house punct
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1 is a present a bach a small simple holiday house by the beach or a lake tree rules
Meaning 3 Usage: informal, US, old — kept apart, not parsed.
To bach it means to live alone as a bachelor (rare).
mark csubj obj mark xcomp advmod case det obl punct appos punct punct root To PART bach VERB it PRON means VERB to PART live VERB alone ADV as ADP a DET bachelor NOUN ( PUNCT rare ADJ ) PUNCT . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 To to PART _ 2 bach mark 2 bach bach VERB VerbForm=Inf 4 means csubj 3 it it PRON Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 2 bach obj 4 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 5 to to PART _ 6 live mark 6 live live VERB VerbForm=Inf 4 means xcomp 7 alone alone ADV _ 6 live advmod 8 as as ADP _ 10 bachelor case 9 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 10 bachelor det 10 bachelor bachelor NOUN Number=Sing 6 live obl 11 ( ( PUNCT _ 12 rare punct 12 rare rare ADJ Degree=Pos 10 bachelor appos 13 ) ) PUNCT _ 12 rare punct 14 . . PUNCT _ 4 means punct
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1 bach to-infinitive it tree rules 2 mean present vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 3 live not said to happen to-infinitive as a bachelor; alone property vn exist-47.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
Example 1 We listened to a piece by Bach in music class.
nsubj case det obl case obl case compound obl punct root We PRON listened VERB to ADP a DET piece NOUN by ADP Bach PROPN in ADP music NOUN class NOUN . PUNCT 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 2 listened nsubj 2 listened listen VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 to to ADP _ 5 piece case 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 piece det 5 piece piece NOUN Number=Sing 2 listened obl 6 by by ADP _ 7 Bach case 7 Bach Bach PROPN Number=Sing 2 listened obl 8 in in ADP _ 10 class case 9 music music NOUN Number=Sing 10 class compound 10 class class NOUN Number=Sing 2 listened obl 11 . . PUNCT _ 2 listened punct
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1 listen past We music class to a piece; by Bach vn peer-30.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent to piece=Theme
Example 2 Bach wrote a lot of music for church organs.
nsubj det obj case nmod case compound obl punct root Bach NOUN wrote VERB a DET lot NOUN of ADP music NOUN for ADP church NOUN organs NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Bach bach NOUN Number=Sing 2 wrote nsubj 2 wrote write VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 4 lot det 4 lot lot NOUN Number=Sing 2 wrote obj 5 of of ADP _ 6 music case 6 music music NOUN Number=Sing 4 lot nmod 7 for for ADP _ 9 organs case 8 church church NOUN Number=Sing 9 organs compound 9 organs organ NOUN Number=Plur 2 wrote obl 10 . . PUNCT _ 2 wrote punct
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1 write past Bach a lot of music for church organs vn create-26.4-1 «NP V NP PP.beneficiary»: agent=Agent lot=Result for organ=Beneficiary
Example 3 Every summer we stay at our bach in the Coromandel.
det obl:unmarked nsubj case nmod:poss obl case det nmod punct root Every DET summer NOUN we PRON stay VERB at ADP our PRON bach NOUN in ADP the DET Coromandel PROPN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Every every DET PronType=Tot 2 summer det 2 summer summer NOUN Number=Sing 4 stay obl:unmarked 3 we we PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs 4 stay nsubj 4 stay stay VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 5 at at ADP _ 7 bach case 6 our our PRON Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 7 bach nmod:poss 7 bach bach NOUN Number=Sing 4 stay obl 8 in in ADP _ 10 Coromandel case 9 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 10 Coromandel det 10 Coromandel Coromandel PROPN Number=Sing 7 bach nmod 11 . . PUNCT _ 4 stay punct
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1 stay present we our bach in the Coromandel summer vn exist-47.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme at bach=Location
Example 4 The bach has no TV, just a deck and the beach.
det nsubj det obj punct advmod det parataxis cc det conj punct root The DET bach NOUN has VERB no DET TV NOUN , PUNCT just ADV a DET deck NOUN and CCONJ the DET beach NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 bach det 2 bach bach NOUN Number=Sing 3 has nsubj 3 has have VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 no no DET PronType=Neg 5 TV det 5 TV TV NOUN Number=Sing 3 has obj 6 , , PUNCT _ 9 deck punct 7 just just ADV _ 9 deck advmod 8 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 9 deck det 9 deck deck NOUN Number=Sing 3 has parataxis 10 and and CCONJ _ 12 beach cc 11 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 12 beach det 12 beach beach NOUN Number=Sing 9 deck conj 13 . . PUNCT _ 3 has punct
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1 have present the bach no TV vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent tv=Patient
Example 5 Johann Sebastian Bach came from a family of musicians.
compound amod nsubj case det obl case nmod punct root Johann PROPN Sebastian ADJ Bach NOUN came VERB from ADP a DET family NOUN of ADP musicians NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Johann Johann PROPN Number=Sing 3 Bach compound 2 Sebastian sebastian ADJ Degree=Pos 3 Bach amod 3 Bach bach NOUN Number=Sing 4 came nsubj 4 came come VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 5 from from ADP _ 7 family case 6 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 7 family det 7 family family NOUN Number=Sing 4 came obl 8 of of ADP _ 9 musicians case 9 musicians musician NOUN Number=Plur 7 family nmod 10 . . PUNCT _ 4 came punct
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1 come past Johann Sebastian Bach a family of musicians vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial_location»: agent=Theme from family=Initial_Location
Example 6 Gran's bach is by the lake.
nmod:poss case nsubj cop case det punct root Gran PROPN 's PART bach NOUN is AUX by ADP the DET lake NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Gran Gran PROPN Number=Sing 3 bach nmod:poss 2 's 's PART _ 1 Gran case 3 bach bach NOUN Number=Sing 7 lake nsubj 4 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 7 lake cop 5 by by ADP _ 7 lake case 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 lake det 7 lake lake NOUN Number=Sing root root 8 . . PUNCT _ 7 lake punct
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1 is present Gran's bach by the lake tree rules
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