edifice Who acts: edifice, time, cathedral, Tourists, old bank, tower · What happens: be, build up, fall apart, stare up, excuse, follow · To what, where: large building, big system, ideas, magnificent stone edifice, edifice, dark edifice
«edifice» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 7 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: edifice in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 Usage: formal — kept apart, not parsed.
An edifice is a large, grand or impressive building.
det nsubj cop det amod punct conj cc conj punct root An DET edifice NOUN is AUX a DET large ADJ , PUNCT grand ADJ or CCONJ impressive ADJ building NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 An a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 edifice det 2 edifice edifice NOUN Number=Sing 10 building nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 10 building cop 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 10 building det 5 large large ADJ Degree=Pos 10 building amod 6 , , PUNCT _ 7 grand punct 7 grand grand ADJ Degree=Pos 5 large conj 8 or or CCONJ _ 9 impressive cc 9 impressive impressive ADJ Degree=Pos 5 large conj 10 building building NOUN Number=Sing root root 11 . . PUNCT _ 10 building punct
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1 is a present a edifice a large building tree rules
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: formal, figurative — kept apart, not parsed.
An edifice is a big system or set of ideas built up over time, which could fall apart.
The tree, 18 words det nsubj cop det amod cc conj case nmod acl compound:prt case obl punct nsubj aux acl:relcl advmod punct root An DET edifice NOUN is AUX a DET big ADJ system NOUN or CCONJ set NOUN of ADP ideas NOUN built VERB up ADP over ADP time NOUN , PUNCT which PRON could AUX fall VERB apart ADV . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 An a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 edifice det 2 edifice edifice NOUN Number=Sing 6 system nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 system cop 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 system det 5 big big ADJ Degree=Pos 6 system amod 6 system system NOUN Number=Sing root root 7 or or CCONJ _ 8 set cc 8 set set NOUN Number=Sing 6 system conj 9 of of ADP _ 10 ideas case 10 ideas idea NOUN Number=Plur 8 set nmod 11 built build VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 10 ideas acl 12 up up ADP _ 11 built compound:prt 13 over over ADP _ 14 time case 14 time time NOUN Number=Sing 11 built obl 15 , , PUNCT _ 18 fall punct 16 which which PRON PronType=Rel 18 fall nsubj 17 could could AUX VerbForm=Fin 18 fall aux 18 fall fall VERB VerbForm=Inf 14 time acl:relcl 19 apart apart ADV _ 18 fall advmod 20 . . PUNCT _ 6 system punct
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1 is a present a edifice a big system or set of ideas tree rules 2 build up participle ideas not said here time vn caused_calibratable_cos-45.6.2-1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Patient 3 fall apart could time apart property vn break_down-45.8 «NP V»: agent=Patient
Example 1 The cathedral is a magnificent stone edifice.
det nsubj cop det amod compound punct root The DET cathedral NOUN is AUX a DET magnificent ADJ stone NOUN edifice NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 cathedral det 2 cathedral cathedral NOUN Number=Sing 7 edifice nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 7 edifice cop 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 7 edifice det 5 magnificent magnificent ADJ Degree=Pos 7 edifice amod 6 stone stone NOUN Number=Sing 7 edifice compound 7 edifice edifice NOUN Number=Sing root root 8 . . PUNCT _ 7 edifice punct
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1 is a present the cathedral a magnificent stone edifice tree rules
Example 2 Tourists stared up at the huge edifice.
nsubj compound:prt case det amod obl punct root Tourists NOUN stared VERB up ADP at ADP the DET huge ADJ edifice NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Tourists tourist NOUN Number=Plur 2 stared nsubj 2 stared stare VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 up up ADP _ 2 stared compound:prt 4 at at ADP _ 7 edifice case 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 edifice det 6 huge huge ADJ Degree=Pos 7 edifice amod 7 edifice edifice NOUN Number=Sing 2 stared obl 8 . . PUNCT _ 2 stared punct
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1 stare up past Tourists at the huge edifice vn peer-30.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent at edifice=Theme
Example 3 The old bank was an edifice of marble and glass.
det amod nsubj cop det case nmod cc conj punct root The DET old ADJ bank NOUN was AUX an DET edifice NOUN of ADP marble NOUN and CCONJ glass NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 bank det 2 old old ADJ Degree=Pos 3 bank amod 3 bank bank NOUN Number=Sing 6 edifice nsubj 4 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 6 edifice cop 5 an a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 edifice det 6 edifice edifice NOUN Number=Sing root root 7 of of ADP _ 8 marble case 8 marble marble NOUN Number=Sing 6 edifice nmod 9 and and CCONJ _ 10 glass cc 10 glass glass NOUN Number=Sing 8 marble conj 11 . . PUNCT _ 6 edifice punct
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1 is a past the old bank a edifice of marble and glass tree rules
Example 4 In the story, the wizard's tower was a dark edifice on the hill.
The tree, 14 words case det obl punct det nmod:poss case nsubj cop det amod case det nmod punct root In ADP the DET story NOUN , PUNCT the DET wizard NOUN 's PART tower NOUN was AUX a DET dark ADJ edifice NOUN on ADP the DET hill NOUN . PUNCT 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 12 edifice obl 4 , , PUNCT _ 3 story punct 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 wizard det 6 wizard wizard NOUN Number=Sing 8 tower nmod:poss 7 's 's PART _ 6 wizard case 8 tower tower NOUN Number=Sing 12 edifice nsubj 9 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 12 edifice cop 10 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 12 edifice det 11 dark dark ADJ Degree=Pos 12 edifice amod 12 edifice edifice NOUN Number=Sing root root 13 on on ADP _ 15 hill case 14 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 15 hill det 15 hill hill NOUN Number=Sing 12 edifice nmod 16 . . PUNCT _ 12 edifice punct
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1 is a past the wizard's tower a dark edifice the story on the hill tree rules
Example 5 One lie and the whole edifice of his excuses fell apart.
nummod nsubj cc det amod conj case nmod:poss nmod advmod punct root One NUM lie NOUN and CCONJ the DET whole ADJ edifice NOUN of ADP his PRON excuses NOUN fell VERB apart ADV . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 One one NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 2 lie nummod 2 lie lie NOUN Number=Sing 10 fell nsubj 3 and and CCONJ _ 6 edifice cc 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 edifice det 5 whole whole ADJ Degree=Pos 6 edifice amod 6 edifice edifice NOUN Number=Sing 2 lie conj 7 of of ADP _ 9 excuses case 8 his his PRON Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 9 excuses nmod:poss 9 excuses excuse NOUN Number=Plur 6 edifice nmod 10 fell fall VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 11 apart apart ADV _ 10 fell advmod 12 . . PUNCT _ 10 fell punct
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1 fall apart past One lie and the whole edifice of his excuses apart property vn break_down-45.8 «NP V»: agent=Patient 2 excuse his = he nom excuse «communication transitive»: poss=agent
Example 6 The town hall is the oldest edifice on the square.
det compound nsubj cop det amod case det nmod punct root The DET town NOUN hall NOUN is AUX the DET oldest ADJ edifice NOUN on ADP the DET square NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 hall det 2 town town NOUN Number=Sing 3 hall compound 3 hall hall NOUN Number=Sing 7 edifice nsubj 4 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 7 edifice cop 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 edifice det 6 oldest old ADJ Degree=Sup 7 edifice amod 7 edifice edifice NOUN Number=Sing root root 8 on on ADP _ 10 square case 9 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 10 square det 10 square square NOUN Number=Sing 7 edifice nmod 11 . . PUNCT _ 7 edifice punct
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1 is a present the town hall the oldest edifice the square tree rules
Example 7 Jurgen followed the sailor he was with into the church, and stood in the sacred edifice.
The tree, 16 words nsubj det obj nsubj cop case case det acl:relcl punct cc conj case det amod obl punct root Jurgen PROPN followed VERB the DET sailor NOUN he PRON was AUX with ADP into ADP the DET church NOUN , PUNCT and CCONJ stood VERB in ADP the DET sacred ADJ edifice NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Jurgen Jurgen PROPN Number=Sing 2 followed nsubj 2 followed follow VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 4 sailor det 4 sailor sailor NOUN Number=Sing 2 followed obj 5 he he PRON Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 10 church nsubj 6 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 10 church cop 7 with with ADP _ 10 church case 8 into into ADP _ 10 church case 9 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 10 church det 10 church church NOUN Number=Sing 4 sailor acl:relcl 11 , , PUNCT _ 13 stood punct 12 and and CCONJ _ 13 stood cc 13 stood stand VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 2 followed conj 14 in in ADP _ 17 edifice case 15 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 17 edifice det 16 sacred sacred ADJ Degree=Pos 17 edifice amod 17 edifice edifice NOUN Number=Sing 13 stood obl 18 . . PUNCT _ 2 followed punct
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1 follow past Jurgen the sailor vn chase-51.6 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent sailor=Theme 2 is past Jurgen the sailor not said here with the church tree rules 3 stand past Jurgen not said here the sacred edifice vn assuming_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent in edifice=Location
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