beheading

Who acts: Henry, Queen, executioner, you, Beheadings · What happens: cut off, order, shout, say, not behead, behead · To what, where: head, beheading, cat, Charles, 1649, Nobody · Speech: someone speaks here

«beheading» in the school dictionary: its 2 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: beheading in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

Cutting off someone's head as a punishment; an execution.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Cutting	cut	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	root	root
2	off	off	ADP	_	1 Cutting	compound:prt
3	someone	someone	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	5 head	nmod:poss
4	's	's	PART	_	3 someone	case
5	head	head	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Cutting	obj
6	as	as	ADP	_	8 punishment	case
7	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	8 punishment	det
8	punishment	punishment	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Cutting	obl
9	;	;	PUNCT	_	11 execution	punct
10	an	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	11 execution	det
11	execution	execution	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 punishment	conj
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Cutting	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	cut off	gerund		someone's head				as a punishment and a 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.

Meaning 2

Usage: verb — kept apart, not parsed.

Cutting off the head of a person or animal.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Cutting	cut	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	root	root
2	off	off	ADP	_	4 head	case
3	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	4 head	det
4	head	head	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Cutting	obl
5	of	of	ADP	_	7 person	case
6	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	7 person	det
7	person	person	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 head	nmod
8	or	or	CCONJ	_	9 animal	cc
9	animal	animal	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 person	conj
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Cutting	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	cut off	gerund		the head of a person or animal					vn stop-55.4-1 «NP V NP.eventuality»: agent=Affector head=Eventuality

Example 1

Henry VIII ordered the beheading of two of his wives.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Henry	Henry	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 ordered	nsubj
2	VIII	VIII	NUM	NumForm=Roman NumType=Card	1 Henry	flat
3	ordered	order	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 beheading	det
5	beheading	beheading	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 ordered	obj
6	of	of	ADP	_	7 two	case
7	two	two	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	5 beheading	nmod
8	of	of	ADP	_	10 wives	case
9	his	his	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	10 wives	nmod:poss
10	wives	wife	NOUN	Number=Plur	5 beheading	nmod
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 ordered	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	order	past	Henry	the beheading of two of Henry's wives					vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent beheading=Theme

Example 2

«Off with her head!» shouted the Queen.

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

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
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 cat with no body.

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 cat	det
9	cat	cat	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

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
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 cat				with no body	vn poison-42.2 «NP V NP PP.instrument»: agent=Agent cat=Patient with body=Instrument

Example 4

Charles I was beheaded in 1649.

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

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	behead	past · passive		Charles		1649			vn poison-42.2 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient

Example 5

Nobody was really beheaded in Wonderland.

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

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	behead	past · passive		Nobody		Wonderland			vn poison-42.2 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient

Example 6

Beheadings once took place in front of crowds at the Tower of London.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Beheadings	beheading	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 took	nsubj
2	once	once	ADV	NumForm=Word NumType=Mult	3 took	advmod
3	took	take	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	place	place	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 took	obj
5	in	in	ADP	_	6 front	case
6	front	front	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 took	obl
7	of	of	ADP	_	8 crowds	case
8	crowds	crowd	NOUN	Number=Plur	6 front	nmod
9	at	at	ADP	_	11 Tower	case
10	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	11 Tower	det
11	Tower	Tower	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 took	obl
12	of	of	ADP	_	13 London	case
13	London	London	PROPN	Number=Sing	11 Tower	nmod
14	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 took	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	take	past	Beheadings	place		front of crowds		at the Tower of London; once property	vn fit-54.3 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent place=Value in front=Location

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