blessing Who acts: blessing, prayer, Christians, blessings, God, you · What happens: be, ask, protect, do, believe, come · To what, where: prayer, God, good, something, permission, blessing · Speech: someone speaks here
«blessing» in the school dictionary: its 4 meanings for a pupil and its 8 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: blessing in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 Usage: church — kept apart, not parsed.
A blessing is a prayer asking God to protect and do good to someone or something, or God's favour itself; Christians believe blessings come from God.
The tree, 27 words det nsubj cop det acl obj mark xcomp cc conj obj case obl cc conj punct cc nmod:poss case appos nmod:unmarked punct nsubj parataxis nsubj ccomp case obl punct root A DET blessing NOUN is AUX a DET prayer NOUN asking VERB God PROPN to PART protect VERB and CCONJ do VERB good ADJ to ADP someone PRON or CCONJ something PRON , PUNCT or CCONJ God PROPN 's PART favour NOUN itself PRON ; PUNCT Christians PROPN believe VERB blessings NOUN come VERB from ADP God PROPN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 blessing det 2 blessing blessing NOUN Number=Sing 5 prayer nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 prayer cop 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 prayer det 5 prayer prayer NOUN Number=Sing root root 6 asking ask VERB VerbForm=Ger 5 prayer acl 7 God God PROPN Number=Sing 6 asking obj 8 to to PART _ 9 protect mark 9 protect protect VERB VerbForm=Inf 6 asking xcomp 10 and and CCONJ _ 11 do cc 11 do do VERB VerbForm=Inf 9 protect conj 12 good good ADJ Degree=Pos 11 do obj 13 to to ADP _ 14 someone case 14 someone someone PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 9 protect obl 15 or or CCONJ _ 16 something cc 16 something something PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 14 someone conj 17 , , PUNCT _ 21 favour punct 18 or or CCONJ _ 21 favour cc 19 God God PROPN Number=Sing 21 favour nmod:poss 20 's 's PART _ 19 God case 21 favour favour NOUN Number=Sing 14 someone appos 22 itself itself PRON Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Emp Reflex=Yes 21 favour nmod:unmarked 23 ; ; PUNCT _ 25 believe punct 24 Christians Christian PROPN Number=Plur 25 believe nsubj 25 believe believe VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 prayer parataxis 26 blessings blessing NOUN Number=Plur 27 come nsubj 27 come come VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 25 believe ccomp 28 from from ADP _ 29 God case 29 God God PROPN Number=Sing 27 come obl 30 . . PUNCT _ 5 prayer punct
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1 is a present a blessing a prayer tree rules 2 ask speech: ask gerund a prayer not said here God vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V NP whether S_INF»: agent=Agent god=Recipient clause=Topic 3 protect not said to happen to-infinitive a prayer not said here to someone vn defend-72.3 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Agent 4 do infinitive a prayer not said here good vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent good=Eventuality 5 believe present Christians vn admire-31.2 «NP V that S»: agent=Experiencer clause=Stimulus 6 come present blessings from God vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial_location»: agent=Theme from god=Initial_Location 7 favour God nom favour «feeling transitive»: poss=agent
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 A blessing is something good that you are glad and thankful for.
det nsubj cop amod mark nsubj cop acl cc conj obl punct root A DET blessing NOUN is AUX something PRON good ADJ that SCONJ you PRON are AUX glad ADJ and CCONJ thankful ADJ for ADP . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 blessing det 2 blessing blessing NOUN Number=Sing 4 something nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 something cop 4 something something PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind root root 5 good good ADJ Degree=Pos 4 something amod 6 that that SCONJ _ 9 glad mark 7 you you PRON Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs 9 glad nsubj 8 are be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 9 glad cop 9 glad glad ADJ Degree=Pos 4 something acl 10 and and CCONJ _ 11 thankful cc 11 thankful thankful ADJ Degree=Pos 9 glad conj 12 for for ADP _ 9 glad obl 13 . . PUNCT _ 4 something punct
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1 is a present a blessing something tree rules 2 is present you glad property tree rules 3 be you not said here tree rules
Meaning 3 A blessing is permission or approval, as in «with my parents' blessing».
The tree, 13 words det nsubj cop cc conj punct mark case punct case nmod:poss nmod:poss case appos punct punct root A DET blessing NOUN is AUX permission NOUN or CCONJ approval NOUN , PUNCT as SCONJ in ADP « PUNCT with ADP my PRON parents NOUN ' PART blessing NOUN » PUNCT . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 blessing det 2 blessing blessing NOUN Number=Sing 4 permission nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 permission cop 4 permission permission NOUN Number=Sing root root 5 or or CCONJ _ 6 approval cc 6 approval approval NOUN Number=Sing 4 permission conj 7 , , PUNCT _ 15 blessing punct 8 as as SCONJ _ 15 blessing mark 9 in in ADP _ 15 blessing case 10 « « PUNCT _ 15 blessing punct 11 with with ADP _ 15 blessing case 12 my my PRON Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 13 parents nmod:poss 13 parents parent NOUN Number=Plur 15 blessing nmod:poss 14 ' 's PART _ 13 parents case 15 blessing blessing NOUN Number=Sing 4 permission appos 16 » » PUNCT _ 15 blessing punct 17 . . PUNCT _ 4 permission punct
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1 is a present a blessing permission or approval tree rules 2 bless in a quote my parents nom blessing «act transitive»: poss=agent
Meaning 4 A blessing in disguise is something that seems bad at first but turns out good.
The tree, 15 words det nsubj case nmod cop nsubj acl:relcl xcomp case obl cc conj compound:prt xcomp punct root A DET blessing NOUN in ADP disguise NOUN is AUX something PRON that PRON seems VERB bad ADJ at ADP first ADV but CCONJ turns VERB out ADP good ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 blessing det 2 blessing blessing NOUN Number=Sing 6 something nsubj 3 in in ADP _ 4 disguise case 4 disguise disguise NOUN Number=Sing 2 blessing nmod 5 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 something cop 6 something something PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind root root 7 that that PRON PronType=Rel 8 seems nsubj 8 seems seem VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 something acl:relcl 9 bad bad ADJ Degree=Pos 8 seems xcomp 10 at at ADP _ 11 first case 11 first first ADV NumForm=Word NumType=Ord 8 seems obl 12 but but CCONJ _ 13 turns cc 13 turns turn VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 8 seems conj 14 out out ADP _ 13 turns compound:prt 15 good good ADJ Degree=Pos 13 turns xcomp 16 . . PUNCT _ 6 something punct
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1 is a present a blessing in disguise something tree rules 2 seem present bad property vn seem-109-1-1-1 «NP V S_INF»: agent=Theme 3 turn out present good property vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
Example 1 The priest gave a blessing at the end of the service.
det nsubj det obj case det obl case det nmod punct root The DET priest NOUN gave VERB a DET blessing NOUN at ADP the DET end NOUN of ADP the DET service NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 priest det 2 priest priest NOUN Number=Sing 3 gave nsubj 3 gave give VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 blessing det 5 blessing blessing NOUN Number=Sing 3 gave obj 6 at at ADP _ 8 end case 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 end det 8 end end NOUN Number=Sing 3 gave obl 9 of of ADP _ 11 service case 10 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 11 service det 11 service service NOUN Number=Sing 8 end nmod 12 . . PUNCT _ 3 gave punct
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1 give past the priest a blessing at the end of the service vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP PP.asset»: agent=Agent blessing=Theme at end=Asset
Example 2 We say a blessing before dinner.
nsubj det obj case obl punct root We PRON say VERB a DET blessing NOUN before ADP dinner 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 say nsubj 2 say say VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 4 blessing det 4 blessing blessing NOUN Number=Sing 2 say obj 5 before before ADP _ 6 dinner case 6 dinner dinner NOUN Number=Sing 2 say obl 7 . . PUNCT _ 2 say punct
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1 say speech: assert present We a blessing before dinner vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent blessing=Topic
Example 3 Good friends are a real blessing.
amod nsubj cop det amod punct root Good ADJ friends NOUN are AUX a DET real ADJ blessing NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Good good ADJ Degree=Pos 2 friends amod 2 friends friend NOUN Number=Plur 6 blessing nsubj 3 are be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 blessing cop 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 blessing det 5 real real ADJ Degree=Pos 6 blessing amod 6 blessing blessing NOUN Number=Sing root root 7 . . PUNCT _ 6 blessing punct
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1 is a present Good friends a real blessing tree rules
Example 4 Missing the bus was a blessing in disguise, because we met Grandma on the way.
The tree, 15 words csubj det obj cop det case nmod punct mark nsubj acl:relcl obj case det obl punct root Missing VERB the DET bus NOUN was AUX a DET blessing NOUN in ADP disguise NOUN , PUNCT because SCONJ we PRON met VERB Grandma PROPN on ADP the DET way NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Missing miss VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 6 blessing csubj 2 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 bus det 3 bus bus NOUN Number=Sing 1 Missing obj 4 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 6 blessing cop 5 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 blessing det 6 blessing blessing NOUN Number=Sing root root 7 in in ADP _ 8 disguise case 8 disguise disguise NOUN Number=Sing 6 blessing nmod 9 , , PUNCT _ 12 met punct 10 because because SCONJ _ 12 met mark 11 we we PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs 12 met nsubj 12 met meet VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 6 blessing acl:relcl 13 Grandma Grandma PROPN Number=Sing 12 met obj 14 on on ADP _ 16 way case 15 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 16 way det 16 way way NOUN Number=Sing 12 met obl 17 . . PUNCT _ 6 blessing punct
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1 miss gerund the bus vn admire-31.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer bus=Stimulus 2 is a past Missing a blessing disguise tree rules 3 meet past we Grandma the way vn meet-36.3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent grandma=Co-Agent
Example 5 She married him with her father's blessing.
nsubj obj case nmod:poss nmod:poss case obl punct root She PRON married VERB him PRON with ADP her PRON father NOUN 's PART blessing NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 She she PRON Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 2 married nsubj 2 married marry VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 him he PRON Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 2 married obj 4 with with ADP _ 8 blessing case 5 her her PRON Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 6 father nmod:poss 6 father father NOUN Number=Sing 8 blessing nmod:poss 7 's 's PART _ 6 father case 8 blessing blessing NOUN Number=Sing 2 married obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 2 married punct
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1 marry past She him = he with her father's blessing vn amalgamate-22.2-3-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent he=Patient 2 bless her father nom blessing «act transitive»: poss=agent
Example 6 Count your blessings: you have a home and people who love you.
nmod:poss obj punct nsubj parataxis det obj cc conj nsubj acl:relcl obj punct root Count VERB your PRON blessings NOUN : PUNCT you PRON have VERB a DET home NOUN and CCONJ people NOUN who PRON love VERB you PRON . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Count count VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 2 your your PRON Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 3 blessings nmod:poss 3 blessings blessing NOUN Number=Plur 1 Count obj 4 : : PUNCT _ 6 have punct 5 you you PRON Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs 6 have nsubj 6 have have VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 1 Count parataxis 7 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 8 home det 8 home home NOUN Number=Sing 6 have obj 9 and and CCONJ _ 10 people cc 10 people people NOUN Number=Plur 8 home conj 11 who who PRON PronType=Rel 12 love nsubj 12 love love VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 10 people acl:relcl 13 you you PRON Case=Acc Person=2 PronType=Prs 12 love obj 14 . . PUNCT _ 1 Count punct
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1 count imperative you not said here your blessings vn multiply-108 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent blessing=Theme 2 have present you a home and people vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent home=Patient 3 love present people you vn admire-31.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer you=Stimulus 4 bless your nom blessing «act transitive»: poss=agent
Example 7 A big dog in a small flat is a mixed blessing.
det amod nsubj case det amod nmod cop det amod punct root A DET big ADJ dog NOUN in ADP a DET small ADJ flat NOUN is AUX a DET mixed ADJ blessing NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 3 dog det 2 big big ADJ Degree=Pos 3 dog amod 3 dog dog NOUN Number=Sing 11 blessing nsubj 4 in in ADP _ 7 flat case 5 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 7 flat det 6 small small ADJ Degree=Pos 7 flat amod 7 flat flat NOUN Number=Sing 3 dog nmod 8 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 11 blessing cop 9 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 11 blessing det 10 mixed mixed ADJ Degree=Pos 11 blessing amod 11 blessing blessing NOUN Number=Sing root root 12 . . PUNCT _ 11 blessing punct
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1 is a present a big dog in a small flat a mixed blessing tree rules
Example 8 Some men underrate their best blessings.
det nsubj nmod:poss amod obj punct root Some DET men NOUN underrate VERB their PRON best ADJ blessings NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Some some DET PronType=Ind 2 men det 2 men man NOUN Number=Plur 3 underrate nsubj 3 underrate underrate VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 their their PRON Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 6 blessings nmod:poss 5 best good ADJ Degree=Sup 6 blessings amod 6 blessings blessing NOUN Number=Plur 3 underrate obj 7 . . PUNCT _ 3 underrate punct
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1 underrate present some men men's best blessings tree rules 2 bless men = man nom blessing «act transitive»: poss=agent
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