embalm Who acts: body, embalming part, ancient Egyptians, Embalming, They, museum · What happens: embalm, be, not rot, make, take, use · To what, where: dead body, embalming part, ancient Egypt, mummy, kings, pharaoh · Speech: someone speaks here
«embalm» 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: embalm in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 To embalm a dead body is to treat it with special chemicals or salts so it does not rot quickly.
The tree, 20 words mark advcl det amod obj cop mark obj case amod obl cc conj mark nsubj aux advmod advcl advmod punct root To PART embalm VERB a DET dead ADJ body NOUN is AUX to PART treat VERB it PRON with ADP special ADJ chemicals NOUN or CCONJ salts NOUN so SCONJ it PRON does AUX not PART rot VERB quickly ADV . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 To to PART _ 2 embalm mark 2 embalm embalm VERB VerbForm=Inf 8 treat advcl 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 body det 4 dead dead ADJ Degree=Pos 5 body amod 5 body body NOUN Number=Sing 2 embalm obj 6 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 8 treat cop 7 to to PART _ 8 treat mark 8 treat treat VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 9 it it PRON Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 8 treat obj 10 with with ADP _ 12 chemicals case 11 special special ADJ Degree=Pos 12 chemicals amod 12 chemicals chemical NOUN Number=Plur 8 treat obl 13 or or CCONJ _ 14 salts cc 14 salts salt NOUN Number=Plur 12 chemicals conj 15 so so SCONJ _ 19 rot mark 16 it it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 19 rot nsubj 17 does do AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 19 rot aux 18 not not PART Polarity=Neg 19 rot advmod 19 rot rot VERB VerbForm=Inf 8 treat advcl 20 quickly quickly ADV _ 19 rot advmod 21 . . PUNCT _ 8 treat punct
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1 embalm to-infinitive a dead body tree rules 2 is present with special chemicals or salts; treat property tree rules 3 not rot present · do-support body quickly property vn entity_specific_cos-45.5 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient
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 In ancient Egypt, embalming was part of making a mummy.
case amod obl punct amod cop mark acl det obj punct root In ADP ancient ADJ Egypt PROPN , PUNCT embalming VERB was AUX part NOUN of SCONJ making VERB a DET mummy NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 In in ADP _ 3 Egypt case 2 ancient ancient ADJ Degree=Pos 3 Egypt amod 3 Egypt Egypt PROPN Number=Sing 7 part obl 4 , , PUNCT _ 5 embalming punct 5 embalming embalm VERB VerbForm=Ger 7 part amod 6 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 7 part cop 7 part part NOUN Number=Sing root root 8 of of SCONJ _ 9 making mark 9 making make VERB VerbForm=Ger 7 part acl 10 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 11 mummy det 11 mummy mummy NOUN Number=Sing 9 making obj 12 . . PUNCT _ 7 part punct
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1 embalm gerund tree rules 2 is a past embalming part ancient Egypt tree rules 3 make gerund embalming part not said here a mummy vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset mummy=Product
Example 1 The ancient Egyptians embalmed their kings and queens.
det amod nsubj nmod:poss obj cc conj punct root The DET ancient ADJ Egyptians PROPN embalmed VERB their PRON kings NOUN and CCONJ queens NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 Egyptians det 2 ancient ancient ADJ Degree=Pos 3 Egyptians amod 3 Egyptians Egyptian PROPN Number=Plur 4 embalmed nsubj 4 embalmed embalm VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 5 their their PRON Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 6 kings nmod:poss 6 kings king NOUN Number=Plur 4 embalmed obj 7 and and CCONJ _ 8 queens cc 8 queens queen NOUN Number=Plur 6 kings conj 9 . . PUNCT _ 4 embalmed punct
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1 embalm past the ancient Egyptians Egyptians's kings and queens tree rules
Example 2 Embalming a pharaoh took about seventy days.
csubj det obj advmod nummod obj punct root Embalming VERB a DET pharaoh NOUN took VERB about ADV seventy NUM days NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Embalming embalm VERB VerbForm=Ger 4 took csubj 2 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 3 pharaoh det 3 pharaoh pharaoh NOUN Number=Sing 1 Embalming obj 4 took take VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 5 about about ADV _ 6 seventy advmod 6 seventy seventy NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 7 days nummod 7 days day NOUN Number=Plur 4 took obj 8 . . PUNCT _ 4 took punct
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1 embalm gerund a pharaoh tree rules 2 take past Embalming day vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent
Example 3 They used natron salt to dry out the body before embalming it.
nsubj compound obj mark advcl compound:prt det obj mark advcl obj punct root They PRON used VERB natron NOUN salt NOUN to PART dry VERB out ADP the DET body NOUN before SCONJ embalming VERB it PRON . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 They they PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs 2 used nsubj 2 used use VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 natron natron NOUN Number=Sing 4 salt compound 4 salt salt NOUN Number=Sing 2 used obj 5 to to PART _ 6 dry mark 6 dry dry VERB VerbForm=Inf 2 used advcl 7 out out ADP _ 6 dry compound:prt 8 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 9 body det 9 body body NOUN Number=Sing 6 dry obj 10 before before SCONJ _ 11 embalming mark 11 embalming embalm VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 6 dry advcl 12 it it PRON Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 11 embalming obj 13 . . PUNCT _ 2 used punct
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1 use past They natron salt vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent salt=Patient 2 dry out to-infinitive They not said here the body vn other_cos-45.4-1 «NP V NP ADJ»: agent=Patient body=Result 3 embalm gerund They not said here body tree rules
Example 4 The museum showed tools used to embalm mummies.
det nsubj nsubj ccomp mark xcomp obj punct root The DET museum NOUN showed VERB tools NOUN used VERB to PART embalm VERB mummies NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 museum det 2 museum museum NOUN Number=Sing 3 showed nsubj 3 showed show VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 tools tool NOUN Number=Plur 5 used nsubj 5 used use VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 3 showed ccomp 6 to to PART _ 7 embalm mark 7 embalm embalm VERB VerbForm=Inf 5 used xcomp 8 mummies mummy NOUN Number=Plur 7 embalm obj 9 . . PUNCT _ 3 showed punct
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1 show past the museum vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 2 use past tools vn use-105.1 «NP V NP S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Eventuality 3 embalm to-infinitive tools not said here mummies tree rules
Example 5 Some families choose to have a loved one embalmed before the funeral.
det nsubj mark xcomp det amod obj acl case det obl punct root Some DET families NOUN choose VERB to PART have VERB a DET loved VERB one NOUN embalmed VERB before ADP the DET funeral NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Some some DET PronType=Ind 2 families det 2 families family NOUN Number=Plur 3 choose nsubj 3 choose choose VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 to to PART _ 5 have mark 5 have have VERB VerbForm=Inf 3 choose xcomp 6 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 8 one det 7 loved love VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 8 one amod 8 one one NOUN Number=Sing 5 have obj 9 embalmed embalm VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 8 one acl 10 before before ADP _ 12 funeral case 11 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 12 funeral det 12 funeral funeral NOUN Number=Sing 9 embalmed obl 13 . . PUNCT _ 3 choose punct
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1 choose present some families tree rules 2 have to-infinitive some families not said here a loved one vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent one=Patient 3 love participle vn admire-31.2-1 «NP V S_INF»: agent=Experiencer 4 embalm participle a loved one not said here before the funeral tree rules
Example 6 The embalmers wrapped the body in linen.
det nsubj det obj case obl punct root The DET embalmers NOUN wrapped VERB the DET body NOUN in ADP linen NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 embalmers det 2 embalmers embalmer NOUN Number=Plur 3 wrapped nsubj 3 wrapped wrap VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 body det 5 body body NOUN Number=Sing 3 wrapped obj 6 in in ADP _ 7 linen case 7 linen linen NOUN Number=Sing 3 wrapped obl 8 . . PUNCT _ 3 wrapped punct
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1 wrap past the embalmers the body linen vn spray-9.7-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent body=Theme in linen=Destination
Example 7 He is wrapped in yellow linen, and embalmed with spices.
nsubj:pass aux:pass case amod obl punct cc conj case obl punct root He PRON is AUX wrapped VERB in ADP yellow ADJ linen NOUN , PUNCT and CCONJ embalmed VERB with ADP spices NOUN . PUNCT 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 3 wrapped nsubj:pass 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 wrapped aux:pass 3 wrapped wrap VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 4 in in ADP _ 6 linen case 5 yellow yellow ADJ Degree=Pos 6 linen amod 6 linen linen NOUN Number=Sing 3 wrapped obl 7 , , PUNCT _ 9 embalmed punct 8 and and CCONJ _ 9 embalmed cc 9 embalmed embalm VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 3 wrapped conj 10 with with ADP _ 11 spices case 11 spices spice NOUN Number=Plur 9 embalmed obl 12 . . PUNCT _ 3 wrapped punct
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1 wrap present · passive He yellow linen vn spray-9.7-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: subject=Theme in linen=Destination 2 embalm participle with spices tree rules
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