demesne
Who acts: land, king, He · What happens: belong, walk, know, stretch · To what, where: demesne, path, hills
«demesne» 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: demesne in the school dictionary.
Meaning 1
Usage: old use — kept apart, not parsed.
The land that belongs to a lord or a great house, around his home.
The tree, 14 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 land | det |
| 2 | land | land | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 3 | that | that | PRON | PronType=Rel | 4 belongs | nsubj |
| 4 | belongs | belong | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 2 land | acl:relcl |
| 5 | to | to | ADP | _ | 7 lord | case |
| 6 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 7 lord | det |
| 7 | lord | lord | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 belongs | obl |
| 8 | or | or | CCONJ | _ | 11 house | cc |
| 9 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 11 house | det |
| 10 | great | great | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 11 house | amod |
| 11 | house | house | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 lord | conj |
| 12 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 15 home | punct |
| 13 | around | around | ADP | _ | 15 home | case |
| 14 | his | his | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 15 home | nmod:poss |
| 15 | home | home | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 lord | conj |
| 16 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 2 land | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | belong | present | the land | to a lord or a great house and his home | vn attend-107.4-2 «NP V PP»: agent=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.
Example 1
The king walked through his demesne each morning.
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 | 3 walked | nsubj |
| 3 | walked | walk | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | through | through | ADP | _ | 6 demesne | case |
| 5 | his | his | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 6 demesne | nmod:poss |
| 6 | demesne | demesne | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 walked | obl |
| 7 | each | each | DET | PronType=Tot | 8 morning | det |
| 8 | morning | morning | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 walked | obl:unmarked |
| 9 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 3 walked | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | walk | past | the king | king's demesne | morning | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme through demesne=Trajectory |
Example 2
He knew every path in the demesne.
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 knew | nsubj |
| 2 | knew | know | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | every | every | DET | PronType=Tot | 4 path | det |
| 4 | path | path | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 knew | obj |
| 5 | in | in | ADP | _ | 7 demesne | case |
| 6 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 7 demesne | det |
| 7 | demesne | demesne | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 path | nmod |
| 8 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 2 knew | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | know | past | He | every path | the demesne | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Experiencer path=Stimulus |
Example 3
Their demesne stretched over the hills.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Their | their | PRON | Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 2 demesne | nmod:poss |
| 2 | demesne | demesne | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 stretched | nsubj:pass |
| 3 | stretched | stretch | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | root | root |
| 4 | over | over | ADP | _ | 6 hills | case |
| 5 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 6 hills | det |
| 6 | hills | hill | NOUN | Number=Plur | 3 stretched | obl |
| 7 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 3 stretched | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | stretch | participle · passive | Their demesne | the hills | vn bend-45.2 «NP V NP.patient»: subject=Patient |
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