comforter Who acts: comforter, thing, Christians, Spirit, Grandma, I · What happens: be, comfort, believe, help, sleep, woun · To what, where: person, someone, thick warm quilt, long woollen scarf, dummy, name · Speech: someone speaks here
«comforter» in the school dictionary: its 5 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: comforter in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 A comforter is a person or thing that comforts someone who is sad or worried.
The tree, 15 words det nsubj cop det cc conj nsubj acl:relcl obj nsubj cop acl:relcl cc conj punct root A DET comforter NOUN is AUX a DET person NOUN or CCONJ thing NOUN that PRON comforts VERB someone PRON who PRON is AUX sad ADJ or CCONJ worried ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 comforter det 2 comforter comforter NOUN Number=Sing 5 person nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 person cop 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 person det 5 person person NOUN Number=Sing root root 6 or or CCONJ _ 7 thing cc 7 thing thing NOUN Number=Sing 5 person conj 8 that that PRON PronType=Rel 9 comforts nsubj 9 comforts comfort VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 7 thing acl:relcl 10 someone someone PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 9 comforts obj 11 who who PRON PronType=Rel 13 sad nsubj 12 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 13 sad cop 13 sad sad ADJ Degree=Pos 10 someone acl:relcl 14 or or CCONJ _ 15 worried cc 15 worried worried ADJ Degree=Pos 13 sad conj 16 . . PUNCT _ 5 person punct
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1 is a present a comforter a person or thing tree rules 2 comfort present thing someone vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus someone=Experiencer 3 is present sad property tree rules 4 be 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 Usage: US — kept apart, not parsed.
A comforter is a thick, warm quilt for a bed.
det nsubj cop det amod punct amod case det nmod punct root A DET comforter NOUN is AUX a DET thick ADJ , PUNCT warm ADJ quilt NOUN for ADP a DET bed NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 comforter det 2 comforter comforter NOUN Number=Sing 8 quilt nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 8 quilt cop 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 8 quilt det 5 thick thick ADJ Degree=Pos 8 quilt amod 6 , , PUNCT _ 5 thick punct 7 warm warm ADJ Degree=Pos 8 quilt amod 8 quilt quilt NOUN Number=Sing root root 9 for for ADP _ 11 bed case 10 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 11 bed det 11 bed bed NOUN Number=Sing 8 quilt nmod 12 . . PUNCT _ 8 quilt punct
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1 is a present a comforter a thick warm quilt for a bed tree rules
Meaning 3 Usage: UK, old — kept apart, not parsed.
A comforter was a long woollen scarf.
det nsubj cop det amod amod punct root A DET comforter NOUN was AUX a DET long ADJ woollen ADJ scarf NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 comforter det 2 comforter comforter NOUN Number=Sing 7 scarf nsubj 3 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 7 scarf cop 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 7 scarf det 5 long long ADJ Degree=Pos 7 scarf amod 6 woollen woollen ADJ Degree=Pos 7 scarf amod 7 scarf scarf NOUN Number=Sing root root 8 . . PUNCT _ 7 scarf punct
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1 is a past a comforter a long woollen scarf tree rules
Meaning 4 Usage: UK, old — kept apart, not parsed.
A comforter was a baby's dummy (US: pacifier).
det nsubj cop det nmod:poss case punct compound punct appos punct punct root A DET comforter NOUN was AUX a DET baby NOUN 's PART dummy NOUN ( PUNCT US PROPN : PUNCT pacifier 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 comforter det 2 comforter comforter NOUN Number=Sing 7 dummy nsubj 3 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 7 dummy cop 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 baby det 5 baby baby NOUN Number=Sing 7 dummy nmod:poss 6 's 's PART _ 5 baby case 7 dummy dummy NOUN Number=Sing root root 8 ( ( PUNCT _ 11 pacifier punct 9 US US PROPN Number=Sing 11 pacifier compound 10 : : PUNCT _ 11 pacifier punct 11 pacifier pacifier NOUN Number=Sing 7 dummy appos 12 ) ) PUNCT _ 11 pacifier punct 13 . . PUNCT _ 7 dummy punct
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1 is a past a comforter a baby's dummy tree rules
Meaning 5 Usage: Bible, church — kept apart, not parsed.
The Comforter is a name for the Holy Spirit in some Bible translations; Christians believe God's Spirit comforts and helps them.
The tree, 22 words det nsubj cop det case det flat nmod case det compound nmod punct nsubj parataxis nmod:poss case nsubj ccomp cc conj obj punct root The DET Comforter PROPN is AUX a DET name NOUN for ADP the DET Holy PROPN Spirit PROPN in ADP some DET Bible PROPN translations NOUN ; PUNCT Christians PROPN believe VERB God PROPN 's PART Spirit PROPN comforts VERB and CCONJ helps VERB them PRON . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 Comforter det 2 Comforter Comforter PROPN Number=Sing 5 name nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 name cop 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 name det 5 name name NOUN Number=Sing root root 6 for for ADP _ 9 Spirit case 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 9 Spirit det 8 Holy Holy PROPN Number=Sing 9 Spirit flat 9 Spirit Spirit PROPN Number=Sing 5 name nmod 10 in in ADP _ 13 translations case 11 some some DET PronType=Ind 13 translations det 12 Bible Bible PROPN Number=Sing 13 translations compound 13 translations translation NOUN Number=Plur 9 Spirit nmod 14 ; ; PUNCT _ 16 believe punct 15 Christians Christian PROPN Number=Plur 16 believe nsubj 16 believe believe VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 name parataxis 17 God God PROPN Number=Sing 19 Spirit nmod:poss 18 's 's PART _ 17 God case 19 Spirit Spirit PROPN Number=Sing 20 comforts nsubj 20 comforts comfort VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 16 believe ccomp 21 and and CCONJ _ 22 helps cc 22 helps help VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 20 comforts conj 23 them they PRON Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs 22 helps obj 24 . . PUNCT _ 5 name punct
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1 is a present the Comforter a name for the Holy Spirit in some Bible translations tree rules 2 believe present Christians vn admire-31.2 «NP V that S»: agent=Experiencer clause=Stimulus 3 comfort present God's Spirit vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer 4 help present God's Spirit not said here Christians = christian vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent they=Beneficiary
Example 1 Grandma was a great comforter when I was sad.
nsubj cop det amod mark nsubj cop advcl punct root Grandma NOUN was AUX a DET great ADJ comforter NOUN when SCONJ I PRON was AUX sad ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Grandma grandma NOUN Number=Sing 5 comforter nsubj 2 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 5 comforter cop 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 comforter det 4 great great ADJ Degree=Pos 5 comforter amod 5 comforter comforter NOUN Number=Sing root root 6 when when SCONJ _ 9 sad mark 7 I I PRON Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs 9 sad nsubj 8 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 9 sad cop 9 sad sad ADJ Degree=Pos 5 comforter advcl 10 . . PUNCT _ 5 comforter punct
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1 is a past Grandma a great comforter tree rules 2 is past I sad property tree rules
Example 2 In America, I sleep under a fluffy comforter.
case obl punct nsubj case det amod obl punct root In ADP America PROPN , PUNCT I PRON sleep VERB under ADP a DET fluffy ADJ comforter NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 In in ADP _ 2 America case 2 America America PROPN Number=Sing 5 sleep obl 3 , , PUNCT _ 2 America punct 4 I I PRON Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs 5 sleep nsubj 5 sleep sleep VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 6 under under ADP _ 9 comforter case 7 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 9 comforter det 8 fluffy fluffy ADJ Degree=Pos 9 comforter amod 9 comforter comforter NOUN Number=Sing 5 sleep obl 10 . . PUNCT _ 5 sleep punct
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1 sleep present I America under a fluffy comforter vn fit-54.3 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent in america=Location
Example 3 He wound his woollen comforter round his neck.
nsubj nmod:poss amod obj case nmod:poss obl punct root He PRON wound VERB his PRON woollen ADJ comforter NOUN round ADP his PRON neck NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 He he PRON Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 2 wound nsubj 2 wound woun VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 his his PRON Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 5 comforter nmod:poss 4 woollen woollen ADJ Degree=Pos 5 comforter amod 5 comforter comforter NOUN Number=Sing 2 wound obj 6 round round ADP _ 8 neck case 7 his his PRON Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 8 neck nmod:poss 8 neck neck NOUN Number=Sing 2 wound obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 2 wound punct
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1 woun past He his woollen comforter round his neck tree rules
Example 4 The baby sucked on his comforter.
det acl case nmod:poss obl punct root The DET baby NOUN sucked VERB on ADP his PRON comforter NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 baby det 2 baby baby NOUN Number=Sing root root 3 sucked suck VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 2 baby acl 4 on on ADP _ 6 comforter case 5 his his PRON Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 6 comforter nmod:poss 6 comforter comforter NOUN Number=Sing 3 sucked obl 7 . . PUNCT _ 2 baby punct
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1 suck participle the baby not said here on his comforter vn chew-39.2 «NP V PP»: agent=Agent on comforter=Patient
Example 5 Jesus promised his disciples the Comforter.
nsubj nmod:poss obj det xcomp punct root Jesus PROPN promised VERB his PRON disciples NOUN the DET Comforter PROPN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Jesus Jesus PROPN Number=Sing 2 promised nsubj 2 promised promise VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 his his PRON Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 4 disciples nmod:poss 4 disciples disciple NOUN Number=Plur 2 promised obj 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 Comforter det 6 Comforter Comforter PROPN Number=Sing 2 promised xcomp 7 . . PUNCT _ 2 promised punct
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1 promise speech: promise past Jesus Jesus's disciples vn future_having-13.3 «NP V NP.theme (PP)»: agent=Agent disciple=Theme
Example 6 Job's friends were poor comforters.
nmod:poss case nsubj cop amod punct root Job NOUN 's PART friends NOUN were AUX poor ADJ comforters NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Job job NOUN Number=Sing 3 friends nmod:poss 2 's 's PART _ 1 Job case 3 friends friend NOUN Number=Plur 6 comforters nsubj 4 were be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 6 comforters cop 5 poor poor ADJ Degree=Pos 6 comforters amod 6 comforters comforter NOUN Number=Plur root root 7 . . PUNCT _ 6 comforters punct
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1 is a past Job's friends poor comforters tree rules
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