court

Who acts: judge, someone, man, We, court, basketball court · What happens: decide, mark out, try, win, love, get · To what, where: legal cases, area, love, something, court, tennis · Speech: someone speaks here

«court» in the school dictionary: its 5 meanings for a pupil and its 8 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: court in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

A place where a judge decides legal cases; also the judge and people there.

The tree, 14 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	2 place	det
2	place	place	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
3	where	where	ADV	PronType=Rel	6 decides	advmod
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 judge	det
5	judge	judge	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 decides	nsubj
6	decides	decide	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	2 place	acl:relcl
7	legal	legal	ADJ	Degree=Pos	8 cases	amod
8	cases	case	NOUN	Number=Plur	6 decides	obj
9	;	;	PUNCT	_	12 judge	punct
10	also	also	ADV	_	12 judge	advmod
11	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	12 judge	det
12	judge	judge	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 place	appos
13	and	and	CCONJ	_	14 people	cc
14	people	people	NOUN	Number=Plur	12 judge	conj
15	there	there	ADV	PronType=Dem	14 people	advmod
16	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 place	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	decide	present	a judge	legal cases					vn correspond-36.1-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent case=Topic

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

An area marked out for some sports, such as tennis, netball or basketball.

The tree, 13 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	An	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	2 area	det
2	area	area	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
3	marked	mark	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	2 area	acl
4	out	out	ADP	_	3 marked	compound:prt
5	for	for	ADP	_	7 sports	case
6	some	some	DET	PronType=Ind	7 sports	det
7	sports	sport	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 marked	obl
8	,	,	PUNCT	_	11 tennis	punct
9	such	such	ADJ	Degree=Pos ExtPos=ADP	11 tennis	case
10	as	as	ADP	_	9 such	fixed
11	tennis	tennis	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 area	conj
12	,	,	PUNCT	_	13 netball	punct
13	netball	netball	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 area	conj
14	or	or	CCONJ	_	15 basketball	cc
15	basketball	basketball	NOUN	Number=Sing	13 netball	conj
16	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 area	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	mark out	participle		a area and tennis and netball or basketball not said here				for some sports	vn image_impression-25.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent

Meaning 3

The home of a king or queen and the people around them.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 home	det
2	home	home	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
3	of	of	ADP	_	5 king	case
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 king	det
5	king	king	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 home	nmod
6	or	or	CCONJ	_	7 queen	cc
7	queen	queen	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 king	conj
8	and	and	CCONJ	_	10 people	cc
9	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	10 people	det
10	people	people	NOUN	Number=Plur	5 king	conj
11	around	around	ADP	_	12 them	case
12	them	they	PRON	Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs	10 people	nmod
13	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 home	punct

The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

Meaning 4

Usage: verb, old — kept apart, not parsed.

To try to win someone's love.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	To	to	PART	_	2 try	mark
2	try	try	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	to	to	PART	_	4 win	mark
4	win	win	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	2 try	xcomp
5	someone	someone	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	7 love	nmod:poss
6	's	's	PART	_	5 someone	case
7	love	love	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 win	obj
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 try	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	roles by
1	try	to-infinitive			vn try-61.1 «NP V S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Eventuality
2	win not said to happen	to-infinitive		someone's love	vn succeed-74-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent love=Eventuality
3	love		someone		nom love «feeling transitive»: poss=agent

Meaning 5

Usage: verb — kept apart, not parsed.

To try to get something.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	To	to	PART	_	2 try	mark
2	try	try	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	to	to	PART	_	4 get	mark
4	get	get	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	2 try	xcomp
5	something	something	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	4 get	obj
6	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 try	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	try	to-infinitive							vn try-61.1 «NP V S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Eventuality
2	get not said to happen	to-infinitive		something					vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer something=Stimulus

The example in this meaning, parsed on its own:

"court danger".

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	"	"	PUNCT	_	3 danger	punct
2	court	court	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 danger	compound
3	danger	danger	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
4	"	"	PUNCT	_	3 danger	punct
5	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 danger	punct

The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

Example 1

The man had to go to court for stealing.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 man	det
2	man	man	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 had	nsubj
3	had	have	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	to	to	PART	_	5 go	mark
5	go	go	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	3 had	xcomp
6	to	to	ADP	_	7 court	case
7	court	court	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 go	obl
8	for	for	ADP	_	9 stealing	case
9	stealing	stealing	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 go	obl
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 had	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	have	past	the man						tree rules
2	go	to-infinitive	the man not said here			court		for stealing	vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial_location»: agent=Theme to court=Initial_Location

Example 2

We played tennis on the school court.

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 played	nsubj
2	played	play	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	tennis	tennis	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 played	obj
4	on	on	ADP	_	7 court	case
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 court	det
6	school	school	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 court	compound
7	court	court	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 played	obl
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 played	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	play	past	We	tennis		the school court			vn use-105.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent tennis=Theme

Example 3

The judge spoke to the court.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 judge	det
2	judge	judge	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 spoke	nsubj
3	spoke	speak	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	to	to	ADP	_	6 court	case
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 court	det
6	court	court	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 spoke	obl
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 spoke	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	speak speech: other	past	the judge					to the court	vn talk-37.5 «NP V PP.co-agent»: agent=Agent to court=Co-Agent

Example 4

The king's court was full of knights.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 king	det
2	king	king	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 court	nmod:poss
3	's	's	PART	_	2 king	case
4	court	court	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 full	nsubj
5	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	6 full	cop
6	full	full	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
7	of	of	ADP	_	8 knights	case
8	knights	knight	NOUN	Number=Plur	6 full	obl
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 full	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	past	the king's court					of knights; full property	tree rules

Example 5

A basketball court has two hoops.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	3 court	det
2	basketball	basketball	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 court	compound
3	court	court	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 has	nsubj
4	has	have	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
5	two	two	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	6 hoops	nummod
6	hoops	hoop	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 has	obj
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 has	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	have	present	a basketball court	two hoops					vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent hoop=Patient

Example 6

They settled the argument out of court.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	They	they	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs	2 settled	nsubj
2	settled	settle	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	4 argument	det
4	argument	argument	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 settled	obj
5	out	out	ADP	_	7 court	case
6	of	of	ADP	_	7 court	case
7	court	court	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 settled	obl
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 settled	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	settle	past	They	the argument		court			vn odge-46-1 «NP V ADV»: agent=Theme argument=Location

Example 7

Riding without a helmet is courting danger.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Riding	ride	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	6 courting	csubj
2	without	without	ADP	_	4 helmet	case
3	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	4 helmet	det
4	helmet	helmet	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Riding	obl
5	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	6 courting	aux
6	courting	court	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	root	root
7	danger	danger	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 courting	obj
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 courting	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	ride	gerund						without a helmet	vn nonvehicle-51.4.2 «NP.agent V»: agent=Agent
2	court	present · progressive	Riding	danger					vn marry-36.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent danger=Co-Agent

Example 8

But he soon returned to Court.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	But	but	CCONJ	_	4 returned	cc
2	he	he	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	4 returned	nsubj
3	soon	soon	ADV	Degree=Pos	4 returned	advmod
4	returned	return	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
5	to	to	ADP	_	6 Court	case
6	Court	Court	PROPN	Number=Sing	4 returned	obl
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 returned	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	return	past	he		Court			soon property	vn convert-26.6.2-1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Patient to court=Result

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