deacon Who acts: deacon, Mr, Deacons, people, Stephen, Bible · What happens: be, choose, help, share, read, visit · To what, where: church minister, priest, member, first deacons, Bible, food · Speech: someone speaks here
«deacon» in the school dictionary: its 2 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: deacon in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 Usage: church — kept apart, not parsed.
A deacon is a church minister below a priest, or in many Protestant churches a member chosen to help with services, care and practical work.
The tree, 25 words det nsubj cop det compound case det nmod punct cc case amod amod appos det conj acl mark advcl case obl punct conj cc amod conj punct root A DET deacon NOUN is AUX a DET church NOUN minister NOUN below ADP a DET priest NOUN , PUNCT or CCONJ in ADP many ADJ Protestant ADJ churches NOUN a DET member NOUN chosen VERB to PART help VERB with ADP services NOUN , PUNCT care NOUN and CCONJ practical ADJ work NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 deacon det 2 deacon deacon NOUN Number=Sing 6 minister nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 minister cop 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 minister det 5 church church NOUN Number=Sing 6 minister compound 6 minister minister NOUN Number=Sing root root 7 below below ADP _ 9 priest case 8 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 9 priest det 9 priest priest NOUN Number=Sing 6 minister nmod 10 , , PUNCT _ 15 churches punct 11 or or CCONJ _ 15 churches cc 12 in in ADP _ 15 churches case 13 many many ADJ Degree=Pos 15 churches amod 14 Protestant protestant ADJ Degree=Pos 15 churches amod 15 churches church NOUN Number=Plur 6 minister appos 16 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 17 member det 17 member member NOUN Number=Sing 15 churches conj 18 chosen choose VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 17 member acl 19 to to PART _ 20 help mark 20 help help VERB VerbForm=Inf 18 chosen advcl 21 with with ADP _ 22 services case 22 services service NOUN Number=Plur 20 help obl 23 , , PUNCT _ 24 care punct 24 care care NOUN Number=Sing 22 services conj 25 and and CCONJ _ 27 work cc 26 practical practical ADJ Degree=Pos 27 work amod 27 work work NOUN Number=Sing 24 care conj 28 . . PUNCT _ 6 minister punct
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1 is a present a deacon a church minister a priest tree rules 2 choose participle a member not said here vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent 3 help to-infinitive with services and care and practical work vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent with service=Theme
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: Bible — kept apart, not parsed.
In the Bible, the first deacons were chosen to help share food fairly.
The tree, 13 words case det obl punct det amod nsubj:pass aux:pass mark advcl xcomp obj advmod punct root In ADP the DET Bible PROPN , PUNCT the DET first ADJ deacons NOUN were AUX chosen VERB to PART help VERB share VERB food NOUN fairly ADV . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 In in ADP _ 3 Bible case 2 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 Bible det 3 Bible Bible PROPN Number=Sing 9 chosen obl 4 , , PUNCT _ 3 Bible punct 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 deacons det 6 first first ADJ Degree=Pos NumForm=Word NumType=Ord 7 deacons amod 7 deacons deacon NOUN Number=Plur 9 chosen nsubj:pass 8 were be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 9 chosen aux:pass 9 chosen choose VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 10 to to PART _ 11 help mark 11 help help VERB VerbForm=Inf 9 chosen advcl 12 share share VERB VerbForm=Inf 11 help xcomp 13 food food NOUN Number=Sing 12 share obj 14 fairly fairly ADV _ 12 share advmod 15 . . PUNCT _ 9 chosen punct
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1 choose past · passive the first deacons the Bible vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme 2 help to-infinitive vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Theme 3 share infinitive food fairly property tree rules
Example 1 The deacon read the Gospel at mass.
det nsubj det obj case obl punct root The DET deacon NOUN read VERB the DET Gospel PROPN at ADP mass NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 deacon det 2 deacon deacon NOUN Number=Sing 3 read nsubj 3 read read VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 Gospel det 5 Gospel Gospel PROPN Number=Sing 3 read obj 6 at at ADP _ 7 mass case 7 mass mass NOUN Number=Sing 3 read obl 8 . . PUNCT _ 3 read punct
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1 read past the deacon the Gospel mass vn register-54.1-2-1 «NP V NP PP.value»: agent=Agent gospel=Theme at mass=Value
Example 2 Mr Jones is a deacon at our chapel.
nsubj flat cop det case nmod:poss nmod punct root Mr PROPN Jones PROPN is AUX a DET deacon NOUN at ADP our PRON chapel NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Mr Mr PROPN Number=Sing 5 deacon nsubj 2 Jones Jones PROPN Number=Sing 1 Mr flat 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 deacon cop 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 deacon det 5 deacon deacon NOUN Number=Sing root root 6 at at ADP _ 8 chapel case 7 our our PRON Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 8 chapel nmod:poss 8 chapel chapel NOUN Number=Sing 5 deacon nmod 9 . . PUNCT _ 5 deacon punct
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1 is a present Mr a deacon our chapel tree rules
Example 3 Deacons visit people who are ill.
nsubj obj nsubj cop acl:relcl punct root Deacons NOUN visit VERB people NOUN who PRON are AUX ill ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Deacons deacon NOUN Number=Plur 2 visit nsubj 2 visit visit VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 people people NOUN Number=Plur 2 visit obj 4 who who PRON PronType=Rel 6 ill nsubj 5 are be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 ill cop 6 ill ill ADJ Degree=Pos 3 people acl:relcl 7 . . PUNCT _ 2 visit punct
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1 visit present Deacons people vn meet-36.3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent people=Co-Agent 2 is present people ill property tree rules
Example 4 Stephen was one of the first deacons, the Bible says.
nsubj cop case det amod nmod punct det nsubj acl:relcl punct root Stephen PROPN was AUX one NUM of ADP the DET first ADJ deacons NOUN , PUNCT the DET Bible PROPN says VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Stephen Stephen PROPN Number=Sing 3 one nsubj 2 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 3 one cop 3 one one NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card root root 4 of of ADP _ 7 deacons case 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 deacons det 6 first first ADJ Degree=Pos NumForm=Word NumType=Ord 7 deacons amod 7 deacons deacon NOUN Number=Plur 3 one nmod 8 , , PUNCT _ 7 deacons punct 9 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 10 Bible det 10 Bible Bible PROPN Number=Sing 11 says nsubj 11 says say VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 7 deacons acl:relcl 12 . . PUNCT _ 3 one punct
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1 is a past Stephen one of the first deacons tree rules 2 say speech: assert present the Bible the first deacons not said here vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent deacon=Topic
Example 5 She was ordained as a deacon.
nsubj:pass aux:pass case det obl punct root She PRON was AUX ordained VERB as ADP a DET deacon NOUN . PUNCT 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 3 ordained nsubj:pass 2 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 3 ordained aux:pass 3 ordained ordain VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 4 as as ADP _ 6 deacon case 5 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 deacon det 6 deacon deacon NOUN Number=Sing 3 ordained obl 7 . . PUNCT _ 3 ordained punct
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1 ordain past · passive She as a deacon vn appoint-29.1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: subject=Theme as deacon=Attribute
Example 6 The deacon helped give out communion.
det nsubj xcomp compound:prt obj punct root The DET deacon NOUN helped VERB give VERB out ADP communion NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 deacon det 2 deacon deacon NOUN Number=Sing 3 helped nsubj 3 helped help VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 give give VERB VerbForm=Inf 3 helped xcomp 5 out out ADP _ 4 give compound:prt 6 communion communion NOUN Number=Sing 4 give obj 7 . . PUNCT _ 3 helped punct
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1 help past the deacon vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Theme 2 give out infinitive the deacon not said here communion vn contribute-13.2 «NP V NP.theme (PP)»: agent=Agent communion=Theme
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