canticle

Who acts: praise, choir, Magnificat, We, monks, canticle · What happens: sing, be, learn, play, write · To what, where: song, church services, canticle, evening prayer, canticles, psalm

«canticle» 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: canticle in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

Usage: church — kept apart, not parsed.

A song or hymn with words from the Bible, sung in church services, such as the Magnificat.

The tree, 17 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	2 song	det
2	song	song	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
3	or	or	CCONJ	_	4 hymn	cc
4	hymn	hymn	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 song	conj
5	with	with	ADP	_	6 words	case
6	words	word	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 hymn	nmod
7	from	from	ADP	_	9 Bible	case
8	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 Bible	det
9	Bible	Bible	PROPN	Number=Sing	6 words	nmod
10	,	,	PUNCT	_	11 sung	punct
11	sung	sing	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	2 song	acl
12	in	in	ADP	_	14 services	case
13	church	church	NOUN	Number=Sing	14 services	compound
14	services	service	NOUN	Number=Plur	11 sung	obl
15	,	,	PUNCT	_	19 Magnificat	punct
16	such	such	ADJ	Degree=Pos ExtPos=ADP	19 Magnificat	case
17	as	as	ADP	_	16 such	fixed
18	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	19 Magnificat	det
19	Magnificat	Magnificat	PROPN	Number=Sing	14 services	nmod
20	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 song	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	sing speech: express	participle		a song or hymn with words from the Bible not said here		church services such the Magnificat			vn sound_emission-43.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in service=Location

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 song of praise.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	2 song	det
2	song	song	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
3	of	of	ADP	_	4 praise	case
4	praise	praise	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 song	nmod
5	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 song	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	sing		praise						nom song «communication intransitive»: of=agent

Example 1

The choir sang a canticle at evening prayer.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 choir	det
2	choir	choir	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 sang	nsubj
3	sang	sing	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 canticle	det
5	canticle	canticle	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 sang	obj
6	at	at	ADP	_	8 prayer	case
7	evening	evening	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 prayer	compound
8	prayer	prayer	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 sang	obl
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 sang	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	sing speech: express	past	the choir	a canticle		evening prayer			vn sound_emission-43.2 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location canticle=Theme

Example 2

The Magnificat is the canticle of Mary.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 Magnificat	det
2	Magnificat	Magnificat	PROPN	Number=Sing	5 canticle	nsubj
3	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	5 canticle	cop
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 canticle	det
5	canticle	canticle	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
6	of	of	ADP	_	7 Mary	case
7	Mary	Mary	PROPN	Number=Sing	5 canticle	nmod
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 canticle	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	present	the Magnificat	the canticle				of Mary	tree rules

Example 3

We learned a canticle for the Christmas service.

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 learned	nsubj
2	learned	learn	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	4 canticle	det
4	canticle	canticle	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 learned	obj
5	for	for	ADP	_	8 service	case
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 service	det
7	Christmas	Christmas	PROPN	Number=Sing	8 service	compound
8	service	service	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 learned	obl
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 learned	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	learn	past	We	a canticle				for the Christmas service	vn learn-14-2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent canticle=Topic

Example 4

The monks sang canticles before dawn.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 monks	det
2	monks	monk	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 sang	nsubj
3	sang	sing	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	canticles	canticle	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 sang	obj
5	before	before	ADP	_	6 dawn	case
6	dawn	dawn	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 sang	obl
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 sang	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	sing speech: express	past	the monks	canticles			dawn		vn sound_emission-43.2 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location canticle=Theme

Example 5

A canticle is like a psalm sung in church.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	2 canticle	det
2	canticle	canticle	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 psalm	nsubj
3	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	6 psalm	cop
4	like	like	ADP	_	6 psalm	case
5	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 psalm	det
6	psalm	psalm	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
7	sung	sing	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	6 psalm	acl
8	in	in	ADP	_	9 church	case
9	church	church	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 sung	obl
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 psalm	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	present	a canticle					like a psalm	tree rules
2	sing speech: express	participle		a psalm not said here		church			vn sound_emission-43.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in church=Location

Example 6

The organist played softly before the canticle.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 organist	det
2	organist	organist	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 played	nsubj
3	played	play	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	softly	softly	ADV	_	3 played	advmod
5	before	before	ADP	_	7 canticle	case
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 canticle	det
7	canticle	canticle	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 played	obl
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 played	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	play	past	the organist				before the canticle	softly property	vn performance-26.7-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent

Example 7

St Francis wrote the Canticle of the Sun.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	St	St	PROPN	Number=Sing	2 Francis	compound
2	Francis	Francis	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 wrote	nsubj
3	wrote	write	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 Canticle	det
5	Canticle	Canticle	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 wrote	obj
6	of	of	ADP	_	8 Sun.	case
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 Sun.	det
8	Sun.	Sunday	PROPN	Number=Sing	5 Canticle	nmod

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	write	past	St Francis	the Canticle of the Sun.					vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent canticle=Theme

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