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divination

Who acts: Trying, ancient Greeks, Reading, witch, Chinese kings, scientific evidence · What happens: try, find out, hide, mean, visit, read · To what, where: reading cards, oracle, tea leaves, kind, divination, story · Speech: someone speaks here

«divination» 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: divination in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

Trying to find out about the future or hidden things by special or magical means, such as reading cards, stars or tea leaves.

The tree, 23 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Trying	try	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	15 means	csubj
2	to	to	PART	_	3 find	mark
3	find	find	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	1 Trying	xcomp
4	out	out	ADP	_	3 find	compound:prt
5	about	about	ADP	_	7 future	case
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 future	det
7	future	future	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 find	obl
8	or	or	CCONJ	_	10 things	cc
9	hidden	hide	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	10 things	amod
10	things	thing	NOUN	Number=Plur	7 future	conj
11	by	by	ADP	_	12 special	case
12	special	special	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 find	obl
13	or	or	CCONJ	_	14 magical	cc
14	magical	magical	ADJ	Degree=Pos	12 special	conj
15	means	mean	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
16	,	,	PUNCT	_	20 cards	punct
17	such	such	ADJ	Degree=Pos ExtPos=ADP	20 cards	case
18	as	as	ADP	_	17 such	fixed
19	reading	reading	NOUN	Number=Sing	20 cards	compound
20	cards	card	NOUN	Number=Plur	15 means	obj
21	,	,	PUNCT	_	22 stars	punct
22	stars	star	NOUN	Number=Plur	20 cards	appos
23	or	or	CCONJ	_	25 leaves	cc
24	tea	tea	NOUN	Number=Sing	25 leaves	compound
25	leaves	leaf	NOUN	Number=Plur	22 stars	conj
26	.	.	PUNCT	_	15 means	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	try	gerund							vn try-61.1 «NP V S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Eventuality
2	find out not said to happen	to-infinitive						about the future or hidden things; by special	vn learn-14-2-1 «NP V PP.topic»: agent=Agent about future=Topic
3	hide	participle							vn concealment-16-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
4	mean	present	Trying	reading cards					vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent card=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

A clever guess or insight.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	3 guess	det
2	clever	clever	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 guess	amod
3	guess	guess	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
4	or	or	CCONJ	_	5 insight	cc
5	insight	insight	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 guess	conj
6	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 guess	punct

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

Example 1

The ancient Greeks visited the oracle for divination.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 Greeks	det
2	ancient	ancient	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 Greeks	amod
3	Greeks	Greek	PROPN	Number=Plur	4 visited	nsubj
4	visited	visit	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 oracle	det
6	oracle	oracle	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 visited	obj
7	for	for	ADP	_	8 divination	case
8	divination	divination	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 oracle	nmod
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 visited	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	visit	past	the ancient Greeks	the oracle				for divination	vn meet-36.3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent oracle=Co-Agent

Example 2

Reading tea leaves is a kind of divination.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Reading	read	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	6 kind	csubj
2	tea	tea	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 leaves	compound
3	leaves	leaf	NOUN	Number=Plur	1 Reading	obj
4	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	6 kind	cop
5	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 kind	det
6	kind	kind	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
7	of	of	ADP	_	8 divination	case
8	divination	divination	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 kind	nmod
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 kind	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	read	gerund		tea leaves					vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent leaf=Topic
2	is a	present	Reading	a kind				of divination	tree rules

Example 3

In the story, the witch taught divination with a crystal ball.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	In	in	ADP	_	3 story	case
2	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 story	det
3	story	story	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 taught	obl
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	3 story	punct
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 witch	det
6	witch	witch	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 taught	nsubj
7	taught	teach	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
8	divination	divination	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 taught	obj
9	with	with	ADP	_	12 ball	case
10	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	12 ball	det
11	crystal	crystal	NOUN	Number=Sing	12 ball	compound
12	ball	ball	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 divination	nmod
13	.	.	PUNCT	_	7 taught	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	teach speech: other	past	the witch	divination		the story		with a crystal ball	vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent divination=Recipient

Example 4

Chinese kings used oracle bones for divination.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Chinese	Chinese	ADJ	Degree=Pos	2 kings	amod
2	kings	king	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 used	nsubj
3	used	use	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	oracle	oracle	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 bones	compound
5	bones	bone	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 used	obj
6	for	for	ADP	_	7 divination	case
7	divination	divination	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 used	obl
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 used	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	use	past	Chinese kings	oracle bones				for divination	vn use-105.1 «NP V NP PP.predicate»: agent=Agent bone=Theme for divination=Eventuality

Example 5

There is no scientific evidence that divination can predict the future.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	There	there	PRON	PronType=Dem	2 is	expl
2	is	be	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	no	no	DET	PronType=Neg	5 evidence	det
4	scientific	scientific	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 evidence	amod
5	evidence	evidence	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 is	nsubj
6	that	that	SCONJ	_	9 predict	mark
7	divination	divination	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 predict	nsubj
8	can	can	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	9 predict	aux
9	predict	predict	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	5 evidence	acl
10	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	11 future	det
11	future	future	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 predict	obj
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 is	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	be	present	no scientific evidence			there			vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
2	predict	can	divination	the future					vn indicate-78 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot future=Topic

Example 6

The Bible tells believers not to practise divination.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 Bible	det
2	Bible	Bible	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 tells	nsubj
3	tells	tell	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	believers	believer	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 tells	obj
5	not	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	7 practise	advmod
6	to	to	PART	_	7 practise	mark
7	practise	practise	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	3 tells	xcomp
8	divination	divination	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 practise	obj
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 tells	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	tell speech: assert	present	the Bible	believers					vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP S_INF»: agent=Agent believer=Recipient clause=Topic
2	not practise not said to happen	to-infinitive	believers not said here	divination					tree rules

Text: the school dictionary of Mova's schools (world/data/dictionary-schools/), written for Mova. Trees: Mova's own parse — the en model on the CPU, when the site is built — not checked by a teacher; they may be wrong. Frames: Mova's frames reader (prag), each meaning and example read on its own. Elamur Cosmic License.

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