civilisation Who acts: civilisation, back, Ancient Egypt, Maya civilisation, Many early civilisations, Writing · What happens: be, mean, camp, build, grow up, help · To what, where: large organised society, way, towns, great civilisation, Nile, huge pyramids
«civilisation» in the school dictionary: its 3 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: civilisation in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 A civilisation is a large, organised society with cities, government, writing, laws and culture, such as ancient Egypt or the Maya.
The tree, 21 words det nsubj cop det amod punct amod case nmod punct conj punct conj punct conj cc conj punct case fixed amod appos cc det conj punct root A DET civilisation NOUN is AUX a DET large ADJ , PUNCT organised ADJ society NOUN with ADP cities NOUN , PUNCT government NOUN , PUNCT writing NOUN , PUNCT laws NOUN and CCONJ culture NOUN , PUNCT such ADJ as ADP ancient ADJ Egypt PROPN or CCONJ the DET Maya PROPN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 civilisation det 2 civilisation civilisation NOUN Number=Sing 8 society nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 8 society cop 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 8 society det 5 large large ADJ Degree=Pos 8 society amod 6 , , PUNCT _ 5 large punct 7 organised organised ADJ Degree=Pos 8 society amod 8 society society NOUN Number=Sing root root 9 with with ADP _ 10 cities case 10 cities city NOUN Number=Plur 8 society nmod 11 , , PUNCT _ 12 government punct 12 government government NOUN Number=Sing 8 society conj 13 , , PUNCT _ 14 writing punct 14 writing writing NOUN Number=Sing 8 society conj 15 , , PUNCT _ 16 laws punct 16 laws law NOUN Number=Plur 8 society conj 17 and and CCONJ _ 18 culture cc 18 culture culture NOUN Number=Sing 16 laws conj 19 , , PUNCT _ 23 Egypt punct 20 such such ADJ Degree=Pos ExtPos=ADP 23 Egypt case 21 as as ADP _ 20 such fixed 22 ancient ancient ADJ Degree=Pos 23 Egypt amod 23 Egypt Egypt PROPN Number=Sing 16 laws appos 24 or or CCONJ _ 26 Maya cc 25 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 26 Maya det 26 Maya Maya PROPN Number=Sing 23 Egypt conj 27 . . PUNCT _ 8 society punct
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1 is a present a civilisation a large organised society and government and writing and laws and culture with cities tree rules
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 Civilisation is the way of life of an advanced society, as in the history of civilisation.
The tree, 16 words nsubj cop det case nmod case det amod nmod punct case case det conj case nmod punct root Civilisation NOUN is AUX the DET way NOUN of ADP life NOUN of ADP an DET advanced ADJ society NOUN , PUNCT as ADP in ADP the DET history NOUN of ADP civilisation NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Civilisation civilisation NOUN Number=Sing 4 way nsubj 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 way cop 3 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 4 way det 4 way way NOUN Number=Sing root root 5 of of ADP _ 6 life case 6 life life NOUN Number=Sing 4 way nmod 7 of of ADP _ 10 society case 8 an a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 10 society det 9 advanced advanced ADJ Degree=Pos 10 society amod 10 society society NOUN Number=Sing 6 life nmod 11 , , PUNCT _ 15 history punct 12 as as ADP _ 15 history case 13 in in ADP _ 15 history case 14 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 15 history det 15 history history NOUN Number=Sing 4 way conj 16 of of ADP _ 17 civilisation case 17 civilisation civilisation NOUN Number=Sing 15 history nmod 18 . . PUNCT _ 4 way punct
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1 is a present Civilisation the way and the history of civilisation of life of a advanced society tree rules
Meaning 3 Usage: informal — kept apart, not parsed.
Civilisation can mean towns with comforts, as in back to civilisation after camping.
The tree, 13 words nsubj aux obj case nmod punct case case ccomp case nmod mark acl punct root Civilisation NOUN can AUX mean VERB towns NOUN with ADP comforts NOUN , PUNCT as ADP in ADP back NOUN to ADP civilisation NOUN after SCONJ camping VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Civilisation civilisation NOUN Number=Sing 3 mean nsubj 2 can can AUX VerbForm=Fin 3 mean aux 3 mean mean VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 4 towns town NOUN Number=Plur 3 mean obj 5 with with ADP _ 6 comforts case 6 comforts comfort NOUN Number=Plur 4 towns nmod 7 , , PUNCT _ 10 back punct 8 as as ADP _ 10 back case 9 in in ADP _ 10 back case 10 back back NOUN Number=Sing 3 mean ccomp 11 to to ADP _ 12 civilisation case 12 civilisation civilisation NOUN Number=Sing 10 back nmod 13 after after SCONJ _ 14 camping mark 14 camping camp VERB VerbForm=Ger 10 back acl 15 . . PUNCT _ 3 mean punct
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1 mean can Civilisation towns with comforts vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent town=Topic 2 camp gerund back to civilisation not said here vn odge-46-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme
Example 1 Ancient Egypt was a great civilisation on the Nile.
amod nsubj cop det amod case det nmod punct root Ancient ADJ Egypt PROPN was AUX a DET great ADJ civilisation NOUN on ADP the DET Nile PROPN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Ancient ancient ADJ Degree=Pos 2 Egypt amod 2 Egypt Egypt PROPN Number=Sing 6 civilisation nsubj 3 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 6 civilisation cop 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 civilisation det 5 great great ADJ Degree=Pos 6 civilisation amod 6 civilisation civilisation NOUN Number=Sing root root 7 on on ADP _ 9 Nile case 8 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 9 Nile det 9 Nile Nile PROPN Number=Sing 6 civilisation nmod 10 . . PUNCT _ 6 civilisation punct
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1 is a past Ancient Egypt a great civilisation the Nile tree rules
Example 2 The Maya civilisation built huge pyramids.
det compound nsubj amod obj punct root The DET Maya PROPN civilisation NOUN built VERB huge ADJ pyramids NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 civilisation det 2 Maya Maya PROPN Number=Sing 3 civilisation compound 3 civilisation civilisation NOUN Number=Sing 4 built nsubj 4 built build VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 5 huge huge ADJ Degree=Pos 6 pyramids amod 6 pyramids pyramid NOUN Number=Plur 4 built obj 7 . . PUNCT _ 4 built punct
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1 build past the Maya civilisation huge pyramids vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset pyramid=Product
Example 3 Many early civilisations grew up near rivers.
amod amod nsubj compound:prt case obl punct root Many ADJ early ADJ civilisations NOUN grew VERB up ADP near ADP rivers NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Many many ADJ Degree=Pos 3 civilisations amod 2 early early ADJ Degree=Pos 3 civilisations amod 3 civilisations civilisation NOUN Number=Plur 4 grew nsubj 4 grew grow VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 5 up up ADP _ 4 grew compound:prt 6 near near ADP _ 7 rivers case 7 rivers river NOUN Number=Plur 4 grew obl 8 . . PUNCT _ 4 grew punct
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1 grow up past Many early civilisations rivers vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme near river=Location
Example 4 Writing helped civilisations keep records.
nsubj nsubj ccomp obj punct root Writing NOUN helped VERB civilisations NOUN keep VERB records NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Writing writing NOUN Number=Sing 2 helped nsubj 2 helped help VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 civilisations civilisation NOUN Number=Plur 4 keep nsubj 4 keep keep VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 2 helped ccomp 5 records record NOUN Number=Plur 4 keep obj 6 . . PUNCT _ 2 helped punct
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1 help past Writing vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Theme 2 keep present civilisations records vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent record=Theme
Example 5 After a week of camping we were glad to be back in civilisation.
case det obl case nmod nsubj cop mark cop ccomp case obl punct root After ADP a DET week NOUN of ADP camping NOUN we PRON were AUX glad ADJ to PART be AUX back ADV in ADP civilisation NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 After after ADP _ 3 week case 2 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 3 week det 3 week week NOUN Number=Sing 8 glad obl 4 of of ADP _ 5 camping case 5 camping camping NOUN Number=Sing 3 week nmod 6 we we PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs 8 glad nsubj 7 were be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 8 glad cop 8 glad glad ADJ Degree=Pos root root 9 to to PART _ 11 back mark 10 be be AUX VerbForm=Inf 11 back cop 11 back back ADV _ 8 glad ccomp 12 in in ADP _ 13 civilisation case 13 civilisation civilisation NOUN Number=Sing 11 back obl 14 . . PUNCT _ 8 glad punct
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1 is past we week glad property tree rules 2 is to-infinitive we not said here civilisation back property tree rules
Example 6 The Indus Valley civilisation had drains and toilets.
det compound compound nsubj obj cc conj punct root The DET Indus PROPN Valley PROPN civilisation NOUN had VERB drains NOUN and CCONJ toilets NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 4 civilisation det 2 Indus Indus PROPN Number=Sing 3 Valley compound 3 Valley Valley PROPN Number=Sing 4 civilisation compound 4 civilisation civilisation NOUN Number=Sing 5 had nsubj 5 had have VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 6 drains drain NOUN Number=Plur 5 had obj 7 and and CCONJ _ 8 toilets cc 8 toilets toilet NOUN Number=Plur 6 drains conj 9 . . PUNCT _ 5 had punct
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1 have past the Valley civilisation drains and toilets vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent drain=Patient
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