bard Who acts: bard, poet, Welsh bards, Robert Burns, Toad, inveterate bard · What happens: be, tell, mean, sing, compete, call · To what, where: poet, stories, verse, William, Eisteddfod, Shakespeare · Speech: someone speaks here
«bard» 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: bard in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 Usage: old — kept apart, not parsed.
A bard was a poet and singer who told stories in verse, especially in old Celtic lands such as Wales, Ireland and Scotland.
The tree, 23 words det nsubj cop det cc conj nsubj acl:relcl obj case obl punct advmod case amod amod obl case fixed nmod punct conj cc conj punct root A DET bard NOUN was AUX a DET poet NOUN and CCONJ singer NOUN who PRON told VERB stories NOUN in ADP verse NOUN , PUNCT especially ADV in ADP old ADJ Celtic ADJ lands NOUN such ADJ as ADP Wales PROPN , PUNCT Ireland PROPN and CCONJ Scotland PROPN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 bard det 2 bard bard NOUN Number=Sing 5 poet nsubj 3 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 5 poet cop 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 poet det 5 poet poet NOUN Number=Sing root root 6 and and CCONJ _ 7 singer cc 7 singer singer NOUN Number=Sing 5 poet conj 8 who who PRON PronType=Rel 9 told nsubj 9 told tell VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 5 poet acl:relcl 10 stories story NOUN Number=Plur 9 told obj 11 in in ADP _ 12 verse case 12 verse verse NOUN Number=Sing 9 told obl 13 , , PUNCT _ 18 lands punct 14 especially especially ADV _ 18 lands advmod 15 in in ADP _ 18 lands case 16 old old ADJ Degree=Pos 18 lands amod 17 Celtic celtic ADJ Degree=Pos 18 lands amod 18 lands land NOUN Number=Plur 9 told obl 19 such such ADJ Degree=Pos ExtPos=ADP 21 Wales case 20 as as ADP _ 19 such fixed 21 Wales Wales PROPN Number=Sing 18 lands nmod 22 , , PUNCT _ 23 Ireland punct 23 Ireland Ireland PROPN Number=Sing 21 Wales conj 24 and and CCONJ _ 25 Scotland cc 25 Scotland Scotland PROPN Number=Sing 21 Wales conj 26 . . PUNCT _ 5 poet punct
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1 is a past a bard a poet and singer tree rules 2 tell speech: assert past a poet and singer stories verse in old Celtic lands such Wales and Ireland and Scotland vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent story=Recipient
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: literary — kept apart, not parsed.
A bard is any poet.
det nsubj cop det punct root A DET bard NOUN is AUX any DET poet NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 bard det 2 bard bard NOUN Number=Sing 5 poet nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 poet cop 4 any any DET PronType=Ind 5 poet det 5 poet poet NOUN Number=Sing root root 6 . . PUNCT _ 5 poet punct
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1 is a present a bard any poet tree rules
Meaning 3 «The Bard» means William Shakespeare.
punct det nsubj punct obj flat punct root « PUNCT The DET Bard PROPN » PUNCT means VERB William PROPN Shakespeare PROPN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 « « PUNCT _ 3 Bard punct 2 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 Bard det 3 Bard Bard PROPN Number=Sing 5 means nsubj 4 » » PUNCT _ 3 Bard punct 5 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 6 William William PROPN Number=Sing 5 means obj 7 Shakespeare Shakespeare PROPN Number=Sing 6 William flat 8 . . PUNCT _ 5 means punct
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1 mean present the Bard William vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent william=Topic
Example 1 The bard sang of the great deeds of the king.
det nsubj case det amod obl case det nmod punct root The DET bard NOUN sang VERB of ADP the DET great ADJ deeds NOUN of ADP the DET king NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 bard det 2 bard bard NOUN Number=Sing 3 sang nsubj 3 sang sing VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 of of ADP _ 7 deeds case 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 deeds det 6 great great ADJ Degree=Pos 7 deeds amod 7 deeds deed NOUN Number=Plur 3 sang obl 8 of of ADP _ 10 king case 9 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 10 king det 10 king king NOUN Number=Sing 7 deeds nmod 11 . . PUNCT _ 3 sang punct
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1 sing speech: express past the bard of the great deeds of the king vn sound_emission-43.2 «NP V»: agent=Theme
Example 2 Welsh bards compete at the Eisteddfod.
amod nsubj case det obl punct root Welsh ADJ bards NOUN compete VERB at ADP the DET Eisteddfod PROPN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Welsh welsh ADJ Degree=Pos 2 bards amod 2 bards bard NOUN Number=Plur 3 compete nsubj 3 compete compete VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 at at ADP _ 6 Eisteddfod case 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 Eisteddfod det 6 Eisteddfod Eisteddfod PROPN Number=Sing 3 compete obl 7 . . PUNCT _ 3 compete punct
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1 compete present Welsh bards the Eisteddfod vn battle-36.4 «NP V»: agent=Agent
Example 3 Shakespeare is called the Bard of Avon.
nsubj:pass aux:pass det xcomp case nmod punct root Shakespeare PROPN is AUX called VERB the DET Bard PROPN of ADP Avon PROPN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Shakespeare Shakespeare PROPN Number=Sing 3 called nsubj:pass 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 called aux:pass 3 called call VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 Bard det 5 Bard Bard PROPN Number=Sing 3 called xcomp 6 of of ADP _ 7 Avon case 7 Avon Avon PROPN Number=Sing 5 Bard nmod 8 . . PUNCT _ 3 called punct
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1 call present · passive Shakespeare vn initiate_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: subject=Recipient
Example 4 The bard played his harp by the fire.
det nsubj nmod:poss obj case det obl punct root The DET bard NOUN played VERB his PRON harp NOUN by ADP the DET fire NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 bard det 2 bard bard NOUN Number=Sing 3 played nsubj 3 played play VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 his his PRON Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 5 harp nmod:poss 5 harp harp NOUN Number=Sing 3 played obj 6 by by ADP _ 8 fire case 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 fire det 8 fire fire NOUN Number=Sing 3 played obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 3 played punct
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1 play past the bard bard's harp by the fire vn use-105.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent harp=Theme
Example 5 Robert Burns is Scotland's national bard.
compound nsubj cop nmod:poss case amod punct root Robert PROPN Burns PROPN is AUX Scotland PROPN 's PART national ADJ bard NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Robert Robert PROPN Number=Sing 2 Burns compound 2 Burns Burn PROPN Number=Plur 7 bard nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 7 bard cop 4 Scotland Scotland PROPN Number=Sing 7 bard nmod:poss 5 's 's PART _ 4 Scotland case 6 national national ADJ Degree=Pos 7 bard amod 7 bard bard NOUN Number=Sing root root 8 . . PUNCT _ 7 bard punct
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1 is a present Robert Burns Scotland's national bard tree rules
Example 6 Toad thought himself a great bard and wrote songs about himself.
nsubj obj det amod xcomp cc conj obj case obl punct root Toad PROPN thought VERB himself PRON a DET great ADJ bard NOUN and CCONJ wrote VERB songs NOUN about ADP himself PRON . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Toad Toad PROPN Number=Sing 2 thought nsubj 2 thought think VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 himself himself PRON Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs Reflex=Yes 2 thought obj 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 bard det 5 great great ADJ Degree=Pos 6 bard amod 6 bard bard NOUN Number=Sing 2 thought xcomp 7 and and CCONJ _ 8 wrote cc 8 wrote write VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 2 thought conj 9 songs song NOUN Number=Plur 8 wrote obj 10 about about ADP _ 11 himself case 11 himself himself PRON Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs Reflex=Yes 8 wrote obl 12 . . PUNCT _ 2 thought punct
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1 think speech: other past Toad Toad vn wish-62 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot himself=Theme 2 write past Toad not said here songs about Toad vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP S_ING»: agent=Agent song=Recipient about himself=Topic
Example 7 “I would wait twice as long for a poem,” said the inveterate bard.
The tree, 13 words punct nsubj aux ccomp advmod advmod advmod case det obl punct punct det amod obj punct root “ PUNCT I PRON would AUX wait VERB twice ADV as ADV long ADV for ADP a DET poem NOUN , PUNCT ” PUNCT said VERB the DET inveterate ADJ bard NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 “ " PUNCT _ 4 wait punct 2 I I PRON Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs 4 wait nsubj 3 would would AUX VerbForm=Fin 4 wait aux 4 wait wait VERB VerbForm=Inf 13 said ccomp 5 twice twice ADV NumForm=Word NumType=Mult 7 long advmod 6 as as ADV _ 7 long advmod 7 long long ADV Degree=Pos 4 wait advmod 8 for for ADP _ 10 poem case 9 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 10 poem det 10 poem poem NOUN Number=Sing 7 long obl 11 , , PUNCT _ 4 wait punct 12 ” " PUNCT _ 4 wait punct 13 said say VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 14 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 16 bard det 15 inveterate inveterate ADJ Degree=Pos 16 bard amod 16 bard bard NOUN Number=Sing 13 said obj 17 . . PUNCT _ 13 said punct
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1 wait in a quote would the inveterate bard = bard long property vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme 2 say speech: assert past the inveterate bard vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic
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