empire

Who acts: area, kitchen, Roman Empire, She, British Empire, empire · What happens: rule, control, be, build, bear, fall · To what, where: countries, businesses, empire, roads, Europe, Jesus · Speech: someone speaks here

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

Meaning 1

A group of countries or lands ruled by one ruler or government, often an emperor or empress.

The tree, 17 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	2 group	det
2	group	group	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
3	of	of	ADP	_	4 countries	case
4	countries	country	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 group	nmod
5	or	or	CCONJ	_	6 lands	cc
6	lands	land	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 countries	conj
7	ruled	rule	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	4 countries	acl
8	by	by	ADP	_	10 ruler	case
9	one	one	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	10 ruler	nummod
10	ruler	ruler	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 ruled	obl:agent
11	or	or	CCONJ	_	12 government	cc
12	government	government	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 ruler	conj
13	,	,	PUNCT	_	16 emperor	punct
14	often	often	ADV	_	16 emperor	advmod
15	an	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	16 emperor	det
16	emperor	emperor	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 ruler	appos
17	or	or	CCONJ	_	18 empress	cc
18	empress	empress	NOUN	Number=Sing	16 emperor	conj
19	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 group	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	rule	participle		countries or lands not said here					vn dub-29.3.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent

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 very large business or group of businesses controlled by one person or company: «a toy empire».

The tree, 17 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	4 business	det
2	very	very	ADV	_	3 large	advmod
3	large	large	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 business	amod
4	business	business	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
5	or	or	CCONJ	_	6 group	cc
6	group	group	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 business	conj
7	of	of	ADP	_	8 businesses	case
8	businesses	business	NOUN	Number=Plur	6 group	nmod
9	controlled	control	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	8 businesses	acl
10	by	by	ADP	_	12 person	case
11	one	one	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	12 person	nummod
12	person	person	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 controlled	obl
13	or	or	CCONJ	_	14 company	cc
14	company	company	NOUN	Number=Sing	12 person	conj
15	:	:	PUNCT	_	19 empire	punct
16	«	«	PUNCT	_	19 empire	punct
17	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	19 empire	det
18	toy	toy	NOUN	Number=Sing	19 empire	compound
19	empire	empire	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 business	appos
20	»	»	PUNCT	_	19 empire	punct
21	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 business	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	control	participle		businesses not said here				by one person or company	vn enforce-63 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent

Meaning 3

Usage: informal — kept apart, not parsed.

An area that someone controls: «The kitchen is Dad's empire».

The tree, 11 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	An	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	2 area	det
2	area	area	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 controls	nsubj
3	that	that	PRON	PronType=Rel	5 controls	nsubj
4	someone	someone	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	5 controls	nsubj
5	controls	control	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
6	:	:	PUNCT	_	5 controls	punct
7	«	«	PUNCT	_	13 empire	punct
8	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 kitchen	det
9	kitchen	kitchen	NOUN	Number=Sing	13 empire	nsubj
10	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	13 empire	cop
11	Dad	Dad	PROPN	Number=Sing	13 empire	nmod:poss
12	's	's	PART	_	11 Dad	case
13	empire	empire	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 controls	parataxis
14	»	»	PUNCT	_	13 empire	punct
15	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 controls	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	control	present	a area						vn enforce-63 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Theme
2	is a in a quote	present	the kitchen	Dad's empire					tree rules

Example 1

The Roman Empire built roads across Europe.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 Empire	det
2	Roman	Roman	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 Empire	compound
3	Empire	Empire	PROPN	Number=Sing	4 built	nsubj
4	built	build	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
5	roads	road	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 built	obj
6	across	across	ADP	_	7 Europe	case
7	Europe	Europe	PROPN	Number=Sing	4 built	obl
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 built	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	build	past	the Roman Empire	roads		Europe			vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent road=Product

Example 2

Jesus was born when the Roman Empire ruled Judea.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Jesus	Jesus	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 born	nsubj:pass
2	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	3 born	aux:pass
3	born	bear	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
4	when	when	ADV	PronType=Int	8 ruled	advmod
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 Empire	det
6	Roman	Roman	PROPN	Number=Sing	7 Empire	compound
7	Empire	Empire	PROPN	Number=Sing	8 ruled	nsubj
8	ruled	rule	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	3 born	advcl
9	Judea	Judea	PROPN	Number=Sing	8 ruled	obj
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 born	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	bear	past · passive		Jesus					vn birth-28.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient
2	rule	past	the Roman Empire	Judea					vn dub-29.3.2 «NP V NP NP»: agent=Agent judea=Result

Example 3

She built a pizza empire from one small shop.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	She	she	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	2 built	nsubj
2	built	build	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 empire	det
4	pizza	pizza	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 empire	compound
5	empire	empire	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 built	obj
6	from	from	ADP	_	9 shop	case
7	one	one	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	9 shop	nummod
8	small	small	ADJ	Degree=Pos	9 shop	amod
9	shop	shop	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 built	obl
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 built	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	build	past	She	a pizza empire		one small shop			vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP.product PP.material»: agent=Agent empire=Product from shop=Material

Example 4

The British Empire once ruled many lands around the world.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 Empire	det
2	British	British	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 Empire	amod
3	Empire	Empire	PROPN	Number=Sing	5 ruled	nsubj
4	once	once	ADV	NumForm=Word NumType=Mult	5 ruled	advmod
5	ruled	rule	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
6	many	many	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 lands	amod
7	lands	land	NOUN	Number=Plur	5 ruled	obj
8	around	around	ADP	_	10 world	case
9	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	10 world	det
10	world	world	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 lands	nmod
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 ruled	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	rule	past	the British Empire	many lands		the world		once property	vn dub-29.3.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent land=Theme

Example 5

The empire fell after many wars.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 empire	det
2	empire	empire	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 fell	nsubj
3	fell	fall	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	after	after	ADP	_	6 wars	case
5	many	many	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 wars	amod
6	wars	war	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 fell	obl
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 fell	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	fall	past	the empire				after many wars		vn occur-48.3 «NP V»: agent=Theme

Example 6

My little brother's empire is the sandpit.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	My	my	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	3 brother	nmod:poss
2	little	little	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 brother	amod
3	brother	brother	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 empire	nmod:poss
4	's	's	PART	_	3 brother	case
5	empire	empire	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 sandpit	nsubj
6	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	8 sandpit	cop
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 sandpit	det
8	sandpit	sandpit	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	8 sandpit	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	present	My little brother's empire	the sandpit					tree rules

Example 7

Is there such a bird in my empire? and even in my garden?

The tree, 13 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Is	be	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
2	there	there	PRON	PronType=Dem	1 Is	expl
3	such	such	DET	PronType=Ind	5 bird	det:predet
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 bird	det
5	bird	bird	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Is	nsubj
6	in	in	ADP	_	8 empire	case
7	my	my	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	8 empire	nmod:poss
8	empire	empire	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 bird	nmod
9	?	?	PUNCT	_	8 empire	punct
10	and	and	CCONJ	_	14 garden	cc
11	even	even	ADV	_	14 garden	advmod
12	in	in	ADP	_	14 garden	case
13	my	my	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	14 garden	nmod:poss
14	garden	garden	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 empire	conj
15	?	?	PUNCT	_	1 Is	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	be	present	such bird in my empire and my garden			there			vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme

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