behead Who acts: Queen, executioner, you, we · What happens: cut off, behead, shout, say, not behead, learn · To what, where: head, Charles, 1649, history, Anne, Nobody · Speech: someone speaks here
«behead» in the school dictionary: its meaning 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: behead in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 To cut off a person's head as a punishment or execution.
mark compound:prt det nmod:poss case obj case det obl cc conj punct root To PART cut VERB off ADP a DET person NOUN 's PART head NOUN as ADP a DET punishment NOUN or CCONJ execution NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 To to PART _ 2 cut mark 2 cut cut VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 3 off off ADP _ 2 cut compound:prt 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 person det 5 person person NOUN Number=Sing 7 head nmod:poss 6 's 's PART _ 5 person case 7 head head NOUN Number=Sing 2 cut obj 8 as as ADP _ 10 punishment case 9 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 10 punishment det 10 punishment punishment NOUN Number=Sing 2 cut obl 11 or or CCONJ _ 12 execution cc 12 execution execution NOUN Number=Sing 10 punishment conj 13 . . PUNCT _ 2 cut punct
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1 cut off to-infinitive a person's head as a punishment or execution vn stop-55.4-1 «NP V NP.eventuality»: agent=Affector head=Eventuality
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 Charles I was beheaded in 1649.
nsubj:pass nsubj aux:pass case obl punct root Charles PROPN I PRON was AUX beheaded VERB in ADP 1649 NUM . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Charles Charles PROPN Number=Sing 4 beheaded nsubj:pass 2 I I PRON Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs 4 beheaded nsubj 3 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 4 beheaded aux:pass 4 beheaded behead VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 5 in in ADP _ 6 1649 case 6 1649 1649 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 4 beheaded obl 7 . . PUNCT _ 4 beheaded punct
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1 behead past · passive Charles 1649 vn poison-42.2 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient
Example 2 «Off with her head!» shouted the Queen.
punct advmod case nmod:poss obl punct punct det obj punct root « PUNCT Off ADV with ADP her PRON head NOUN ! PUNCT » PUNCT shouted VERB the DET Queen PROPN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 « « PUNCT _ 2 Off punct 2 Off off ADV _ 8 shouted advmod 3 with with ADP _ 5 head case 4 her her PRON Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 5 head nmod:poss 5 head head NOUN Number=Sing 8 shouted obl 6 ! ! PUNCT _ 5 head punct 7 » » PUNCT _ 5 head punct 8 shouted shout VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 9 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 10 Queen det 10 Queen Queen PROPN Number=Sing 8 shouted obj 11 . . PUNCT _ 8 shouted punct
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1 shout speech: express past the Queen with her head; off property vn manner_speaking-37.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent
Example 3 The executioner said you can't behead a head with no body.
det nsubj nsubj aux advmod ccomp det obj case det obl punct root The DET executioner NOUN said VERB you PRON ca AUX n't PART behead VERB a DET head NOUN with ADP no DET body NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 executioner det 2 executioner executioner NOUN Number=Sing 3 said nsubj 3 said say VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 you you PRON Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs 7 behead nsubj 5 ca can AUX VerbForm=Fin 7 behead aux 6 n't not PART Polarity=Neg 7 behead advmod 7 behead behead VERB VerbForm=Inf 3 said ccomp 8 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 9 head det 9 head head NOUN Number=Sing 7 behead obj 10 with with ADP _ 12 body case 11 no no DET PronType=Neg 12 body det 12 body body NOUN Number=Sing 7 behead obl 13 . . PUNCT _ 3 said punct
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1 say speech: assert past the executioner vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 2 not behead can you a head with no body vn poison-42.2 «NP V NP PP.instrument»: agent=Agent head=Patient with body=Instrument
Example 4 In history we learned that Anne Boleyn was beheaded.
case obl nsubj mark nsubj:pass flat aux:pass ccomp punct root In ADP history NOUN we PRON learned VERB that SCONJ Anne PROPN Boleyn PROPN was AUX beheaded VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 In in ADP _ 2 history case 2 history history NOUN Number=Sing 4 learned obl 3 we we PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs 4 learned nsubj 4 learned learn VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 5 that that SCONJ _ 9 beheaded mark 6 Anne Anne PROPN Number=Sing 9 beheaded nsubj:pass 7 Boleyn Boleyn PROPN Number=Sing 6 Anne flat 8 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 9 beheaded aux:pass 9 beheaded behead VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 4 learned ccomp 10 . . PUNCT _ 4 learned punct
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1 learn past we history vn learn-14-2-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 2 behead past · passive Anne vn poison-42.2 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient
Example 5 Nobody was really beheaded in Wonderland.
nsubj:pass aux:pass advmod case obl punct root Nobody PRON was AUX really ADV beheaded VERB in ADP Wonderland PROPN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Nobody nobody PRON Number=Sing PronType=Neg 4 beheaded nsubj:pass 2 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 4 beheaded aux:pass 3 really really ADV _ 4 beheaded advmod 4 beheaded behead VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 5 in in ADP _ 6 Wonderland case 6 Wonderland Wonderland PROPN Number=Sing 4 beheaded obl 7 . . PUNCT _ 4 beheaded punct
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1 behead past · passive Nobody Wonderland vn poison-42.2 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient
Example 6 The guillotine was used to behead people in France.
det nsubj:pass aux:pass mark xcomp obj case obl punct root The DET guillotine NOUN was AUX used VERB to PART behead VERB people NOUN in ADP France PROPN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 guillotine det 2 guillotine guillotine NOUN Number=Sing 4 used nsubj:pass 3 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 4 used aux:pass 4 used use VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 5 to to PART _ 6 behead mark 6 behead behead VERB VerbForm=Inf 4 used xcomp 7 people people NOUN Number=Plur 6 behead obj 8 in in ADP _ 9 France case 9 France France PROPN Number=Sing 6 behead obl 10 . . PUNCT _ 4 used punct
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1 use past · passive the guillotine vn use-105.1 «NP V NP S_INF»: subject=Theme clause=Eventuality 2 behead to-infinitive people France vn poison-42.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent people=Patient
Example 7 Go and behead him at once.
cc conj obj case obl punct root Go VERB and CCONJ behead VERB him PRON at ADP once ADV . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Go go VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 2 and and CCONJ _ 3 behead cc 3 behead behead VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin 1 Go conj 4 him he PRON Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 3 behead obj 5 at at ADP _ 6 once case 6 once once ADV NumForm=Word NumType=Mult 3 behead obl 7 . . PUNCT _ 1 Go punct
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1 go imperative you not said here vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme 2 behead infinitive you not said here him = he vn poison-42.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent he=Patient
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