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famine

Who acts: large number, many, potato famine, Drought, Charities, People · What happens: not have, become, die, force, leave, lead · To what, where: enough food, many people, region, food, grass, famine

«famine» in the school dictionary: its meaning 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: famine in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

A time when a large number of people in a place do not have enough food, often for months, and many may become ill or die.

The tree, 26 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	2 time	det
2	time	time	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
3	when	when	SCONJ	_	14 have	mark
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 number	det
5	large	large	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 number	amod
6	number	number	NOUN	Number=Sing	14 have	nsubj
7	of	of	ADP	_	8 people	case
8	people	people	NOUN	Number=Plur	6 number	nmod
9	in	in	ADP	_	11 place	case
10	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	11 place	det
11	place	place	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 people	nmod
12	do	do	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	14 have	aux
13	not	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	14 have	advmod
14	have	have	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	2 time	acl
15	enough	enough	ADJ	Degree=Pos	16 food	amod
16	food	food	NOUN	Number=Sing	14 have	obj
17	,	,	PUNCT	_	20 months	punct
18	often	often	ADV	_	20 months	advmod
19	for	for	ADP	_	20 months	case
20	months	month	NOUN	Number=Plur	14 have	obl
21	,	,	PUNCT	_	25 become	punct
22	and	and	CCONJ	_	25 become	cc
23	many	many	ADJ	Degree=Pos	25 become	nsubj
24	may	may	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	25 become	aux
25	become	become	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	2 time	parataxis
26	ill	ill	ADJ	Degree=Pos	25 become	xcomp
27	or	or	CCONJ	_	28 die	cc
28	die	die	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	25 become	conj
29	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 time	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	not have	present · do-support	a large number of people in a place	enough food			month		vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent food=Patient
2	become	may	many					ill property	vn become-109.1-1-1 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Patient
3	die	infinitive	many not said here						vn calibratable_cos-45.6.1 «NP.attribute V»: agent=Attribute

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

The potato famine in Ireland forced many people to leave.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 famine	det
2	potato	potato	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 famine	compound
3	famine	famine	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 forced	nsubj
4	in	in	ADP	_	5 Ireland	case
5	Ireland	Ireland	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 famine	nmod
6	forced	force	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
7	many	many	ADJ	Degree=Pos	8 people	amod
8	people	people	NOUN	Number=Plur	6 forced	obj
9	to	to	PART	_	10 leave	mark
10	leave	leave	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	8 people	acl
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 forced	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	force	past	the potato famine in Ireland		many people				vn urge-58.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent people=Recipient
2	leave	to-infinitive	the potato famine in Ireland not said here						vn escape-51.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme

Example 2

Drought led to famine in the region.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Drought	drought	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 led	nsubj
2	led	lead	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	to	to	ADP	_	4 famine	case
4	famine	famine	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 led	obl
5	in	in	ADP	_	7 region	case
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 region	det
7	region	region	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 led	obl
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 led	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	lead	past	Drought			the region		to famine	vn result-27.2 «NP V PP»: agent=Precondition to famine=Patient

Example 3

Charities sent food during the famine.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Charities	charity	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 sent	nsubj
2	sent	send	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	food	food	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 sent	obj
4	during	during	ADP	_	6 famine	case
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 famine	det
6	famine	famine	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 sent	obl
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 sent	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	send	past	Charities	food			during the famine		vn confine-92-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent food=Theme

Example 4

People ate grass in the worst days of the famine.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	People	people	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 ate	nsubj
2	ate	eat	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	grass	grass	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 ate	obj
4	in	in	ADP	_	7 days	case
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 days	det
6	worst	bad	ADJ	Degree=Sup	7 days	amod
7	days	day	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 ate	obl
8	of	of	ADP	_	10 famine	case
9	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	10 famine	det
10	famine	famine	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 days	nmod
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 ate	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	eat	past	People	grass			day		vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent grass=Patient

Example 5

War can cause famine when farmers cannot plant crops.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	War	war	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 cause	nsubj
2	can	can	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	3 cause	aux
3	cause	cause	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	root	root
4	famine	famine	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 cause	obj
5	when	when	SCONJ	_	9 plant	mark
6	farmers	farmer	NOUN	Number=Plur	9 plant	nsubj
7	can	can	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	9 plant	aux
8	not	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	9 plant	advmod
9	plant	plant	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	3 cause	advcl
10	crops	crop	NOUN	Number=Plur	9 plant	obj
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 cause	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	cause	can	War	famine					vn engender-27.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Precondition famine=Patient
2	not plant	can	farmers	crops					vn establish-55.5-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent crop=Patient

Example 6

The story is about a family that survived a famine.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 story	det
2	story	story	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 family	nsubj
3	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	6 family	cop
4	about	about	ADP	_	6 family	case
5	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 family	det
6	family	family	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
7	that	that	PRON	PronType=Rel	8 survived	nsubj
8	survived	survive	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	6 family	acl:relcl
9	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	10 famine	det
10	famine	famine	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 survived	obj
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 family	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	present	the story					about a family	tree rules
2	survive	past	a family	a famine					vn exist-47.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme famine=Circumstance

Example 7

A Grasshopper, perishing with famine, passed by and earnestly begged for a little food.

The tree, 14 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	2 Grasshopper	det
2	Grasshopper	grasshopper	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
3	,	,	PUNCT	_	4 perishing	punct
4	perishing	perish	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	2 Grasshopper	acl
5	with	with	ADP	_	6 famine	case
6	famine	famine	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 perishing	obl
7	,	,	PUNCT	_	8 passed	punct
8	passed	pass	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	2 Grasshopper	acl
9	by	by	ADP	_	8 passed	obl
10	and	and	CCONJ	_	12 begged	cc
11	earnestly	earnestly	ADV	_	12 begged	advmod
12	begged	beg	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	8 passed	conj
13	for	for	ADP	_	16 food	case
14	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	16 food	det
15	little	little	ADJ	Degree=Pos	16 food	amod
16	food	food	NOUN	Number=Sing	12 begged	obl
17	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 Grasshopper	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	perish	gerund	a Grasshopper not said here					with famine	vn break_down-45.8 «NP V»: agent=Patient
2	pass by	participle		a Grasshopper not said here					vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
3	beg speech: request	participle						for a little food; earnestly property	vn beg-58.2-1-1 «NP V PP.Topic»: agent=Agent for food=Topic

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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