commune
Who acts: commune, people, He, She, villagers · What happens: be, think, live together, share, work, commune · To what, where: group, work, deck, quiet wood, commune, food
«commune» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 4 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: commune in the school dictionary.
Meaning 1
Usage: old use — kept apart, not parsed.
To commune is to talk quietly, or think deeply, with oneself, a friend or nature.
The tree, 15 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | To | to | PART | _ | 2 commune | mark |
| 2 | commune | commune | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 talk | advcl |
| 3 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 5 talk | cop |
| 4 | to | to | PART | _ | 5 talk | mark |
| 5 | talk | talk | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 6 | quietly | quietly | ADV | _ | 5 talk | advmod |
| 7 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 9 think | punct |
| 8 | or | or | CCONJ | _ | 9 think | cc |
| 9 | think | think | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | 5 talk | conj |
| 10 | deeply | deeply | ADV | _ | 9 think | advmod |
| 11 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 13 oneself | punct |
| 12 | with | with | ADP | _ | 13 oneself | case |
| 13 | oneself | oneself | PRON | PronType=Prs Reflex=Yes | 9 think | ccomp |
| 14 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 16 friend | punct |
| 15 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 16 friend | det |
| 16 | friend | friend | NOUN | Number=Sing | 13 oneself | conj |
| 17 | or | or | CCONJ | _ | 18 nature | cc |
| 18 | nature | nature | NOUN | Number=Sing | 16 friend | conj |
| 19 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 5 talk | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is | present | quietly, talk property | tree rules | |||||
| 2 | think speech: other | infinitive | deeply property | vn focus-87.1-1 «NP V»: agent=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 commune is a group of people who live together and share their work and things.
The tree, 16 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 2 commune | det |
| 2 | commune | commune | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 group | nsubj |
| 3 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 5 group | cop |
| 4 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 5 group | det |
| 5 | group | group | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 6 | of | of | ADP | _ | 7 people | case |
| 7 | people | people | NOUN | Number=Plur | 5 group | nmod |
| 8 | who | who | PRON | PronType=Rel | 9 live | nsubj |
| 9 | live | live | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 7 people | acl:relcl |
| 10 | together | together | ADV | _ | 9 live | advmod |
| 11 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 12 share | cc |
| 12 | share | share | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 9 live | conj |
| 13 | their | their | PRON | Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 14 work | nmod:poss |
| 14 | work | work | NOUN | Number=Sing | 12 share | obj |
| 15 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 16 things | cc |
| 16 | things | thing | NOUN | Number=Plur | 14 work | conj |
| 17 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 5 group | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is a | present | a commune | a group | of people | tree rules | |||
| 2 | live together | present | people | together property | vn exist-47.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | ||||
| 3 | share | present | people not said here | people's work and things | tree rules | ||||
| 4 | work | people | nom work «act intransitive»: poss=agent |
Example 1
He communed with himself on the deck at night.
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 communed | nsubj |
| 2 | communed | commune | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | with | with | ADP | _ | 4 himself | case |
| 4 | himself | himself | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs Reflex=Yes | 2 communed | obl |
| 5 | on | on | ADP | _ | 7 deck | case |
| 6 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 7 deck | det |
| 7 | deck | deck | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 communed | obl |
| 8 | at | at | ADP | _ | 9 night | case |
| 9 | night | night | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 communed | obl |
| 10 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 2 communed | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | commune | past | He | the deck | night | with himself = he | tree rules |
Example 2
She communed with the trees in the quiet wood.
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 communed | nsubj |
| 2 | communed | commune | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | with | with | ADP | _ | 5 trees | case |
| 4 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 5 trees | det |
| 5 | trees | tree | NOUN | Number=Plur | 2 communed | obl |
| 6 | in | in | ADP | _ | 9 wood | case |
| 7 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 9 wood | det |
| 8 | quiet | quiet | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 9 wood | amod |
| 9 | wood | wood | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 communed | obl |
| 10 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 2 communed | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | commune | past | She | the quiet wood | with the trees | tree rules |
Example 3
The villagers formed a commune and shared their food.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 villagers | det |
| 2 | villagers | villager | NOUN | Number=Plur | 3 formed | nsubj |
| 3 | formed | form | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 5 commune | det |
| 5 | commune | commune | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 formed | obj |
| 6 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 7 shared | cc |
| 7 | shared | share | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 3 formed | conj |
| 8 | their | their | PRON | Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 9 food | nmod:poss |
| 9 | food | food | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 shared | obj |
| 10 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 3 formed | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | form | past | the villagers | a commune | vn appear-48.1.1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location commune=Theme | ||||
| 2 | share | past | the villagers not said here | villagers's food | tree rules |
Example 4
The commune rewarded the man for his help.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 commune | det |
| 2 | commune | commune | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 rewarded | nsubj |
| 3 | rewarded | reward | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 5 man | det |
| 5 | man | man | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 rewarded | obj |
| 6 | for | for | ADP | _ | 8 help | case |
| 7 | his | his | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 8 help | nmod:poss |
| 8 | help | help | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 man | nmod |
| 9 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 3 rewarded | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | reward | past | the commune | the man | for commune's help | vn judgment-33.1-1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Agent man=Theme for help=Attribute | |||
| 2 | help | commune | nom help «act transitive»: poss=agent |
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