boudoir
Who acts: duchess, boudoir, we, maid, story, queen · What happens: receive, have, see, bring up, say, sit · To what, where: friends, boudoir, pink curtains, old house, tea, bedroom · Speech: someone speaks here
«boudoir» in the school dictionary: its 2 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: boudoir in the school dictionary.
Meaning 1
Usage: old-fashioned — kept apart, not parsed.
A lady's small private sitting room or dressing room.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 2 lady | det |
| 2 | lady | lady | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 room | nmod:poss |
| 3 | 's | 's | PART | _ | 2 lady | case |
| 4 | small | small | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 7 room | amod |
| 5 | private | private | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 7 room | amod |
| 6 | sitting | sitting | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 room | compound |
| 7 | room | room | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 8 | or | or | CCONJ | _ | 10 room | cc |
| 9 | dressing | dressing | NOUN | Number=Sing | 10 room | compound |
| 10 | room | room | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 room | conj |
| 11 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 7 room | punct |
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.
Meaning 2
Usage: literary — kept apart, not parsed.
A pretty, private bedroom.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 5 bedroom | det |
| 2 | pretty | pretty | ADV | _ | 4 private | advmod |
| 3 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 2 pretty | punct |
| 4 | private | private | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 5 bedroom | amod |
| 5 | bedroom | bedroom | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 6 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 5 bedroom | punct |
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.
Example 1
The duchess received her friends in her boudoir.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 duchess | det |
| 2 | duchess | duchess | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 received | nsubj |
| 3 | received | receive | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | her | her | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 5 friends | nmod:poss |
| 5 | friends | friend | NOUN | Number=Plur | 3 received | obj |
| 6 | in | in | ADP | _ | 8 boudoir | case |
| 7 | her | her | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 8 boudoir | nmod:poss |
| 8 | boudoir | boudoir | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 received | obl |
| 9 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 3 received | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | receive | past | the duchess | duchess's friends | duchess's boudoir | vn admit-64.3-1 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent friend=Theme in boudoir=Location |
Example 2
The boudoir had pink curtains and a little writing desk.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 boudoir | det |
| 2 | boudoir | boudoir | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 had | nsubj |
| 3 | had | have | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | pink | pink | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 5 curtains | amod |
| 5 | curtains | curtain | NOUN | Number=Plur | 3 had | obj |
| 6 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 10 desk | cc |
| 7 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 10 desk | det |
| 8 | little | little | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 10 desk | amod |
| 9 | writing | writing | NOUN | Number=Sing | 10 desk | compound |
| 10 | desk | desk | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 curtains | conj |
| 11 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 3 had | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | have | past | the boudoir | pink curtains and a little writing desk | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent curtain=Patient |
Example 3
In the old house we saw the lady's boudoir with its mirror and chair.
The tree, 15 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | In | in | ADP | _ | 4 house | case |
| 2 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 4 house | det |
| 3 | old | old | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 4 house | amod |
| 4 | house | house | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 saw | obl |
| 5 | we | we | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs | 6 saw | nsubj |
| 6 | saw | see | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 7 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 8 lady | det |
| 8 | lady | lady | NOUN | Number=Sing | 10 boudoir | nmod:poss |
| 9 | 's | 's | PART | _ | 8 lady | case |
| 10 | boudoir | boudoir | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 saw | obj |
| 11 | with | with | ADP | _ | 13 mirror | case |
| 12 | its | its | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 13 mirror | nmod:poss |
| 13 | mirror | mirror | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 saw | obl |
| 14 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 15 chair | cc |
| 15 | chair | chair | NOUN | Number=Sing | 13 mirror | conj |
| 16 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 6 saw | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | see | past | we | the lady's boudoir | the old house | with boudoir's mirror and chair | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer boudoir=Stimulus |
Example 4
The maid brought tea up to her mistress's boudoir.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 maid | det |
| 2 | maid | maid | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 brought | nsubj |
| 3 | brought | bring | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | tea | tea | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 brought | obj |
| 5 | up | up | ADV | _ | 3 brought | advmod |
| 6 | to | to | ADP | _ | 10 boudoir | case |
| 7 | her | her | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 8 mistress | nmod:poss |
| 8 | mistress | mistress | NOUN | Number=Sing | 10 boudoir | nmod:poss |
| 9 | 's | 's | PART | _ | 8 mistress | case |
| 10 | boudoir | boudoir | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 brought | obl |
| 11 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 3 brought | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | bring up | past | the maid | tea | to maid's mistress's boudoir | vn remedy-45.7 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent tea=Patient |
Example 5
The story says the queen sat sulking in her boudoir.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 story | det |
| 2 | story | story | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 says | nsubj |
| 3 | says | say | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 5 queen | det |
| 5 | queen | queen | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 sat | nsubj |
| 6 | sat | sit | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 3 says | ccomp |
| 7 | sulking | sulk | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | 6 sat | advcl |
| 8 | in | in | ADP | _ | 10 boudoir | case |
| 9 | her | her | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 10 boudoir | nmod:poss |
| 10 | boudoir | boudoir | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 sulking | obl |
| 11 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 3 says | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | say speech: assert | present | the story | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | |||||
| 2 | sit | past | the queen | vn assuming_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent | |||||
| 3 | sulk | gerund | the queen not said here | queen's boudoir | vn marvel-31.3 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer |
Example 6
Today most people would just say «bedroom» or «sitting room».
The tree, 10 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Today | today | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 say | obl:unmarked |
| 2 | most | most | ADJ | Degree=Sup | 3 people | amod |
| 3 | people | people | NOUN | Number=Plur | 6 say | nsubj |
| 4 | would | would | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 6 say | aux |
| 5 | just | just | ADV | _ | 6 say | advmod |
| 6 | say | say | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | root | root |
| 7 | « | « | PUNCT | _ | 8 bedroom | punct |
| 8 | bedroom | bedroom | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 say | obj |
| 9 | » | » | PUNCT | _ | 8 bedroom | punct |
| 10 | or | or | CCONJ | _ | 13 room | cc |
| 11 | « | « | PUNCT | _ | 13 room | punct |
| 12 | sitting | sit | VERB | VerbForm=Ger | 13 room | amod |
| 13 | room | room | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 bedroom | conj |
| 14 | » | » | PUNCT | _ | 8 bedroom | punct |
| 15 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 6 say | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | say speech: assert | would | most people | bedroom or sitting room | today | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent bedroom=Topic | |||
| 2 | sit in a quote | gerund | vn assuming_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
Example 7
Hereupon he wandered into a boudoir formed entirely of mirrors, like the one in Castle Rosenburg; but here the glasses magnified to an astonishing degree.
The tree, 25 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hereupon | Hereupon | PROPN | Number=Sing | 3 wandered | nsubj |
| 2 | he | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 3 wandered | nsubj |
| 3 | wandered | wander | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | into | into | ADP | _ | 6 boudoir | case |
| 5 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 6 boudoir | det |
| 6 | boudoir | boudoir | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 wandered | obl |
| 7 | formed | form | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 6 boudoir | acl |
| 8 | entirely | entirely | ADV | _ | 7 formed | advmod |
| 9 | of | of | ADP | _ | 10 mirrors | case |
| 10 | mirrors | mirror | NOUN | Number=Plur | 7 formed | obl |
| 11 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 14 one | punct |
| 12 | like | like | ADP | _ | 14 one | case |
| 13 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 14 one | det |
| 14 | one | one | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 wandered | obl |
| 15 | in | in | ADP | _ | 16 Castle | case |
| 16 | Castle | Castle | PROPN | Number=Sing | 14 one | nmod |
| 17 | Rosenburg | Rosenburg | PROPN | Number=Sing | 16 Castle | flat |
| 18 | ; | ; | PUNCT | _ | 20 here | punct |
| 19 | but | but | CCONJ | _ | 20 here | cc |
| 20 | here | here | ADV | PronType=Dem | 3 wandered | parataxis |
| 21 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 22 glasses | det |
| 22 | glasses | glass | NOUN | Number=Plur | 20 here | nsubj |
| 23 | magnified | magnify | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 22 glasses | acl |
| 24 | to | to | ADP | _ | 27 degree | case |
| 25 | an | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 27 degree | det |
| 26 | astonishing | astonish | VERB | VerbForm=Ger | 27 degree | amod |
| 27 | degree | degree | NOUN | Number=Sing | 23 magnified | obl |
| 28 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 3 wandered | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | wander | past | Hereupon | a boudoir | like the one in Castle | vn run-51.3.2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme into boudoir=Destination | |||
| 2 | form | participle | a boudoir not said here | of mirrors; entirely property | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | ||||
| 3 | magnify | participle | the glasses not said here | to a astonishing degree | vn remedy-45.7-1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Patient | ||||
| 4 | astonish | gerund | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer |
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