deed

Who acts: someone, legal document, Helping, knight, I, Grandad · What happens: do, own, give, help, lose, be · To what, where: purpose, house, property, someone, lost child, good deed

«deed» in the school dictionary: its 3 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: deed in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

Something that someone does on purpose, especially something very good or very bad: «a good deed», «evil deeds».

The tree, 18 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Something	something	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	root	root
2	that	that	PRON	PronType=Rel	4 does	obj
3	someone	someone	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	4 does	nsubj
4	does	do	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	1 Something	acl:relcl
5	on	on	ADP	_	6 purpose	case
6	purpose	purpose	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 does	obl
7	,	,	PUNCT	_	9 something	punct
8	especially	especially	ADV	_	9 something	advmod
9	something	something	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	1 Something	conj
10	very	very	ADV	_	11 good	advmod
11	good	good	ADJ	Degree=Pos	9 something	amod
12	or	or	CCONJ	_	14 bad	cc
13	very	very	ADV	_	14 bad	advmod
14	bad	bad	ADJ	Degree=Pos	11 good	conj
15	:	:	PUNCT	_	19 deed	punct
16	«	«	PUNCT	_	19 deed	punct
17	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	19 deed	det
18	good	good	ADJ	Degree=Pos	19 deed	amod
19	deed	deed	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Something	conj
20	»	»	PUNCT	_	19 deed	punct
21	,	,	PUNCT	_	24 deeds	punct
22	«	«	PUNCT	_	24 deeds	punct
23	evil	evil	NOUN	Number=Sing	24 deeds	compound
24	deeds	deed	NOUN	Number=Plur	19 deed	appos
25	»	»	PUNCT	_	24 deeds	punct
26	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Something	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	do	present	someone			purpose			vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent that=Eventuality

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 legal document, often for owning a house or land: «the deeds to the house».

The tree, 15 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	3 document	det
2	legal	legal	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 document	amod
3	document	document	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	7 owning	punct
5	often	often	ADV	_	7 owning	advmod
6	for	for	SCONJ	_	7 owning	mark
7	owning	own	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	3 document	acl:relcl
8	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	9 house	det
9	house	house	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 owning	obj
10	or	or	CCONJ	_	11 land	cc
11	land	land	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 house	conj
12	:	:	PUNCT	_	15 deeds	punct
13	«	«	PUNCT	_	15 deeds	punct
14	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	15 deeds	det
15	deeds	deed	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 document	appos
16	to	to	ADP	_	18 house	case
17	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	18 house	det
18	house	house	NOUN	Number=Sing	15 deeds	nmod
19	»	»	PUNCT	_	15 deeds	punct
20	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 document	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	own	gerund	a legal document not said here	a house or land				often property	vn own-100.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot house=Theme

Meaning 3

Usage: US, verb, formal — kept apart, not parsed.

To give property to someone by a legal document.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	To	to	PART	_	2 give	mark
2	give	give	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	property	property	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 give	obj
4	to	to	ADP	_	5 someone	case
5	someone	someone	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	2 give	obl
6	by	by	ADP	_	9 document	case
7	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	9 document	det
8	legal	legal	ADJ	Degree=Pos	9 document	amod
9	document	document	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 give	obl
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 give	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	give	to-infinitive		property	someone			by a legal document	vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: agent=Agent property=Theme to someone=Recipient

Example 1

Helping the lost child was a good deed.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Helping	help	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	8 deed	csubj
2	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	4 child	det
3	lost	lose	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	4 child	amod
4	child	child	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Helping	obj
5	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	8 deed	cop
6	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	8 deed	det
7	good	good	ADJ	Degree=Pos	8 deed	amod
8	deed	deed	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	8 deed	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	roles by
1	help	gerund			the lost child	vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent child=Beneficiary
2	lose	participle				vn succeed-74-3-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
3	is a	past	Helping	a good deed		tree rules

Example 2

The knight was famous for his brave deeds.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 knight	det
2	knight	knight	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 famous	nsubj
3	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	4 famous	cop
4	famous	famous	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
5	for	for	ADP	_	8 deeds	case
6	his	his	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	8 deeds	nmod:poss
7	brave	brave	ADJ	Degree=Pos	8 deeds	amod
8	deeds	deed	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 famous	obl
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 famous	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	past	the knight					for his brave deeds; famous property	tree rules

Example 3

I've done my good deed for the day.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	I	I	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs	3 done	nsubj
2	've	have	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	3 done	aux
3	done	do	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part	root	root
4	my	my	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	6 deed	nmod:poss
5	good	good	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 deed	amod
6	deed	deed	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 done	obj
7	for	for	ADP	_	9 day	case
8	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 day	det
9	day	day	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 done	obl
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 done	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	do	present · perfect	I	my good deed			day		vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent deed=Eventuality

Example 4

Grandad keeps the deeds to the house in a safe.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Grandad	Grandad	PROPN	Number=Sing	2 keeps	nsubj
2	keeps	keep	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	4 deeds	det
4	deeds	deed	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 keeps	obj
5	to	to	ADP	_	7 house	case
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 house	det
7	house	house	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 keeps	obl
8	in	in	ADP	_	10 safe	case
9	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	10 safe	det
10	safe	safe	ADJ	Degree=Pos	2 keeps	obl
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 keeps	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	keep	present	Grandad	the deeds		a safe		to the house	vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent deed=Theme in safe=Location

Example 5

The villain's evil deeds were finally discovered.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 villain	det
2	villain	villain	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 deeds	nmod:poss
3	's	's	PART	_	2 villain	case
4	evil	evil	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 deeds	amod
5	deeds	deed	NOUN	Number=Plur	8 discovered	nsubj:pass
6	were	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	8 discovered	aux:pass
7	finally	finally	ADV	_	8 discovered	advmod
8	discovered	discover	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	8 discovered	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	discover	past · passive		the villain's evil deeds				finally property	vn discover-84-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Topic

Example 6

Be kind in word and deed.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Be	be	AUX	VerbForm=Inf	2 kind	cop
2	kind	kind	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
3	in	in	ADP	_	4 word	case
4	word	word	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 kind	obl
5	and	and	CCONJ	_	6 deed	cc
6	deed	deed	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 word	conj
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 kind	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	imperative	you not said here			word and deed		kind property	tree rules

Example 7

(US formal) He deeded the farm to his daughter.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	(	(	PUNCT	_	6 deeded	punct
2	US	US	PROPN	Number=Sing	6 deeded	nsubj
3	formal	formal	ADJ	Degree=Pos	2 US	amod
4	)	)	PUNCT	_	2 US	punct
5	He	he	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	6 deeded	nsubj
6	deeded	deed	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 farm	det
8	farm	farm	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 deeded	obj
9	to	to	ADP	_	11 daughter	case
10	his	his	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	11 daughter	nmod:poss
11	daughter	daughter	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 deeded	obl
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 deeded	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	deed	past	US	the farm				to his daughter	tree rules

Example 8

The memory of a good deed lives.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 memory	det
2	memory	memory	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 lives	nsubj
3	of	of	ADP	_	6 deed	case
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 deed	det
5	good	good	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 deed	amod
6	deed	deed	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 memory	nmod
7	lives	live	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	7 lives	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	live	present	the memory of a good deed						vn exist-47.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme

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