entreat
Who acts: it, I, girl, He, they · What happens: entreat, be, do, ask, forgive, let · To what, where: someone, something, you, me, father, girl · Speech: someone speaks here
«entreat» in the school dictionary: its meaning for a pupil and its 4 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: entreat in the school dictionary.
Meaning 1
To entreat someone is to beg them earnestly to do something; it is stronger than asking.
The tree, 16 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | To | to | PART | _ | 2 entreat | mark |
| 2 | entreat | entreat | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 6 beg | advcl |
| 3 | someone | someone | PRON | Number=Sing PronType=Ind | 2 entreat | obj |
| 4 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 6 beg | cop |
| 5 | to | to | PART | _ | 6 beg | mark |
| 6 | beg | beg | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 7 | them | they | PRON | Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs | 6 beg | obj |
| 8 | earnestly | earnestly | ADV | _ | 10 do | advmod |
| 9 | to | to | PART | _ | 10 do | mark |
| 10 | do | do | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 6 beg | xcomp |
| 11 | something | something | PRON | Number=Sing PronType=Ind | 10 do | obj |
| 12 | ; | ; | PUNCT | _ | 15 stronger | punct |
| 13 | it | it | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 15 stronger | nsubj |
| 14 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 15 stronger | cop |
| 15 | stronger | strong | ADJ | Degree=Cmp | 6 beg | parataxis |
| 16 | than | than | SCONJ | _ | 17 asking | mark |
| 17 | asking | ask | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | 15 stronger | advcl |
| 18 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 6 beg | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | entreat | to-infinitive | someone | vn urge-58.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent someone=Recipient | |||||
| 2 | is | present | beg property | tree rules | |||||
| 3 | do not said to happen | to-infinitive | something | earnestly property | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent something=Eventuality | ||||
| 4 | is | present | it | strong property | tree rules | ||||
| 5 | ask speech: ask | gerund | vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V»: 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.
Example 1
I entreat you to forgive me.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | I | I | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs | 2 entreat | nsubj |
| 2 | entreat | entreat | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | root | root |
| 3 | you | you | PRON | Case=Acc Person=2 PronType=Prs | 2 entreat | obj |
| 4 | to | to | PART | _ | 5 forgive | mark |
| 5 | forgive | forgive | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 2 entreat | advcl |
| 6 | me | I | PRON | Case=Acc Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs | 5 forgive | obj |
| 7 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 2 entreat | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | entreat | infinitive | I | you | vn urge-58.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent you=Recipient | ||||
| 2 | forgive | to-infinitive | I not said here | me | vn judgment-33.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent i=Theme |
Example 2
The girl entreated her father to let her go.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 girl | det |
| 2 | girl | girl | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 entreated | nsubj |
| 3 | entreated | entreat | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | her | her | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 5 father | nmod:poss |
| 5 | father | father | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 entreated | obj |
| 6 | to | to | PART | _ | 7 let | mark |
| 7 | let | let | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 3 entreated | advcl |
| 8 | her | she | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 7 let | obj |
| 9 | go | go | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 7 let | xcomp |
| 10 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 3 entreated | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | entreat | past | the girl | girl's father | vn urge-58.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent father=Recipient | ||||
| 2 | let | to-infinitive | the girl not said here | girl | tree rules | ||||
| 3 | go | infinitive | girl not said here | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
Example 3
He entreated the king for mercy.
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 entreated | nsubj |
| 2 | entreated | entreat | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 4 king | det |
| 4 | king | king | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 entreated | obj |
| 5 | for | for | ADP | _ | 6 mercy | case |
| 6 | mercy | mercy | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 entreated | obl |
| 7 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 2 entreated | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | entreat | past | He | the king | for mercy | vn urge-58.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent king=Recipient |
Example 4
«Stay with us,» they entreated.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | « | « | PUNCT | _ | 2 Stay | punct |
| 2 | Stay | stay | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 8 entreated | ccomp |
| 3 | with | with | ADP | _ | 4 us | case |
| 4 | us | we | PRON | Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs | 2 Stay | obl |
| 5 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 2 Stay | punct |
| 6 | » | » | PUNCT | _ | 2 Stay | punct |
| 7 | they | they | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs | 8 entreated | nsubj |
| 8 | entreated | entreat | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 9 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 8 entreated | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | stay in a quote | infinitive | they not said here | with us | vn lodge-46 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme with we=Location | ||||
| 2 | entreat | past | they | vn urge-58.1-1-1 «NP V NP that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
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