cortege
Who acts: cortege, funeral, long cortege, crowd · What happens: be, move, pass, follow, cheer · To what, where: slow procession, order, king, city, coffin, church
«cortege» in the school dictionary: its meaning for a pupil and its 3 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: cortege in the school dictionary.
Meaning 1
A cortege is a slow procession of people, often for a funeral or a grand occasion, moving in order.
The tree, 19 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 2 cortege | det |
| 2 | cortege | cortege | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 procession | nsubj |
| 3 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 6 procession | cop |
| 4 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 6 procession | det |
| 5 | slow | slow | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 6 procession | amod |
| 6 | procession | procession | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 7 | of | of | ADP | _ | 8 people | case |
| 8 | people | people | NOUN | Number=Plur | 6 procession | nmod |
| 9 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 13 funeral | punct |
| 10 | often | often | ADV | _ | 13 funeral | advmod |
| 11 | for | for | ADP | _ | 13 funeral | case |
| 12 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 13 funeral | det |
| 13 | funeral | funeral | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 procession | conj |
| 14 | or | or | CCONJ | _ | 17 occasion | cc |
| 15 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 17 occasion | det |
| 16 | grand | grand | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 17 occasion | amod |
| 17 | occasion | occasion | NOUN | Number=Sing | 13 funeral | conj |
| 18 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 19 moving | punct |
| 19 | moving | move | VERB | VerbForm=Ger | 13 funeral | acl |
| 20 | in | in | ADP | _ | 21 order | case |
| 21 | order | order | NOUN | Number=Sing | 19 moving | obl |
| 22 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 6 procession | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is a | present | a cortege | a slow procession and a funeral or a grand occasion | of people | tree rules | |||
| 2 | move | gerund | a funeral or a grand occasion not said here | order | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V PP.trajectory»: agent=Theme in order=Trajectory |
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.
Example 1
The cortege of the king passed through the city.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 cortege | det |
| 2 | cortege | cortege | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 3 | of | of | ADP | _ | 5 king | case |
| 4 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 5 king | det |
| 5 | king | king | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 cortege | nmod |
| 6 | passed | pass | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 5 king | acl |
| 7 | through | through | ADP | _ | 9 city | case |
| 8 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 9 city | det |
| 9 | city | city | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 passed | obl |
| 10 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 2 cortege | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | pass | participle | the king not said here | the city | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme through city=Location |
Example 2
A long cortege followed the coffin to the church.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 3 cortege | det |
| 2 | long | long | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 3 cortege | amod |
| 3 | cortege | cortege | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 followed | nsubj |
| 4 | followed | follow | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 5 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 6 coffin | det |
| 6 | coffin | coffin | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 followed | obj |
| 7 | to | to | ADP | _ | 9 church | case |
| 8 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 9 church | det |
| 9 | church | church | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 followed | obl |
| 10 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 4 followed | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | follow | past | a long cortege | the coffin | the church | vn chase-51.6 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent coffin=Theme to church=Trajectory |
Example 3
The crowd cheered as the cortege moved past.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 crowd | det |
| 2 | crowd | crowd | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 moved | nsubj |
| 3 | cheered | cheer | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 2 crowd | acl |
| 4 | as | as | ADP | _ | 6 cortege | case |
| 5 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 6 cortege | det |
| 6 | cortege | cortege | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 cheered | obl |
| 7 | moved | move | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 8 | past | past | ADV | _ | 7 moved | advmod |
| 9 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 7 moved | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | cheer | participle | the crowd not said here | as the cortege | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer | ||||
| 2 | move | past | the crowd | past property | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP.theme V»: agent=Theme |
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