firebrand Who acts: firebrand, person, men, She, poet, you · What happens: be, burn, use, stir up, carry, light · To what, where: piece, person, excitement, firebrands, cave, firebrand
«firebrand» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings 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: firebrand in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 A firebrand is a piece of burning wood, used as a torch.
det nsubj cop det case amod nmod punct acl case det obl punct root A DET firebrand NOUN is AUX a DET piece NOUN of ADP burning VERB wood NOUN , PUNCT used VERB as ADP a DET torch NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 firebrand det 2 firebrand firebrand NOUN Number=Sing 5 piece nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 piece cop 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 piece det 5 piece piece NOUN Number=Sing root root 6 of of ADP _ 8 wood case 7 burning burn VERB VerbForm=Ger 8 wood amod 8 wood wood NOUN Number=Sing 5 piece nmod 9 , , PUNCT _ 10 used punct 10 used use VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 5 piece acl 11 as as ADP _ 13 torch case 12 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 13 torch det 13 torch torch NOUN Number=Sing 10 used obl 14 . . PUNCT _ 5 piece punct
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1 is a present a firebrand a piece of burning wood tree rules 2 burn gerund vn light_emission-43.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme 3 use participle a piece not said here as a torch vn eat-39.1 «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.
Meaning 2 A firebrand is a person full of fiery ideas who stirs up excitement or trouble.
The tree, 15 words det nsubj cop det amod case amod obl nsubj acl:relcl compound:prt obj cc conj punct root A DET firebrand NOUN is AUX a DET person NOUN full ADJ of ADP fiery ADJ ideas NOUN who PRON stirs VERB up ADP excitement NOUN or CCONJ trouble NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 firebrand det 2 firebrand firebrand NOUN Number=Sing 5 person nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 person cop 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 person det 5 person person NOUN Number=Sing root root 6 full full ADJ Degree=Pos 5 person amod 7 of of ADP _ 9 ideas case 8 fiery fiery ADJ Degree=Pos 9 ideas amod 9 ideas idea NOUN Number=Plur 6 full obl 10 who who PRON PronType=Rel 11 stirs nsubj 11 stirs stir VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 person acl:relcl 12 up up ADP _ 11 stirs compound:prt 13 excitement excitement NOUN Number=Sing 11 stirs obj 14 or or CCONJ _ 15 trouble cc 15 trouble trouble NOUN Number=Sing 13 excitement conj 16 . . PUNCT _ 5 person punct
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1 is a present a firebrand a person tree rules 2 stir up present a person excitement or trouble vn engender-27.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Precondition excitement=Patient
Example 1 The men carried firebrands to light the cave.
det nsubj obj mark advcl det obj punct root The DET men NOUN carried VERB firebrands NOUN to PART light VERB the DET cave NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 men det 2 men man NOUN Number=Plur 3 carried nsubj 3 carried carry VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 firebrands firebrand NOUN Number=Plur 3 carried obj 5 to to PART _ 6 light mark 6 light light VERB VerbForm=Inf 3 carried advcl 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 cave det 8 cave cave NOUN Number=Sing 6 light obj 9 . . PUNCT _ 3 carried punct
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1 carry past the men firebrands vn carry-11.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent firebrand=Theme 2 light to-infinitive the men not said here the cave vn preparing-26.3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent cave=Product
Example 2 She was a firebrand who led the protest.
nsubj cop det nsubj acl:relcl det obj punct root She PRON was AUX a DET firebrand NOUN who PRON led VERB the DET protest NOUN . PUNCT 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 4 firebrand nsubj 2 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 4 firebrand cop 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 4 firebrand det 4 firebrand firebrand NOUN Number=Sing root root 5 who who PRON PronType=Rel 6 led nsubj 6 led lead VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 4 firebrand acl:relcl 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 protest det 8 protest protest NOUN Number=Sing 6 led obj 9 . . PUNCT _ 4 firebrand punct
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1 is a past She a firebrand tree rules 2 lead past a firebrand the protest vn accompany-51.7 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent protest=Theme
Example 3 The poet was a firebrand of new ideas.
det nsubj cop det case amod nmod punct root The DET poet NOUN was AUX a DET firebrand NOUN of ADP new ADJ ideas NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 poet det 2 poet poet NOUN Number=Sing 5 firebrand nsubj 3 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 5 firebrand cop 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 firebrand det 5 firebrand firebrand NOUN Number=Sing root root 6 of of ADP _ 8 ideas case 7 new new ADJ Degree=Pos 8 ideas amod 8 ideas idea NOUN Number=Plur 5 firebrand nmod 9 . . PUNCT _ 5 firebrand punct
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1 is a past the poet a firebrand of new ideas tree rules
Example 4 Throw the firebrand into the pile of straw.
det obj case det obl case nmod punct root Throw VERB the DET firebrand NOUN into ADP the DET pile NOUN of ADP straw NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Throw throw VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 2 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 firebrand det 3 firebrand firebrand NOUN Number=Sing 1 Throw obj 4 into into ADP _ 6 pile case 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 pile det 6 pile pile NOUN Number=Sing 1 Throw obl 7 of of ADP _ 8 straw case 8 straw straw NOUN Number=Sing 6 pile nmod 9 . . PUNCT _ 1 Throw punct
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1 throw imperative you not said here the firebrand into the pile of straw result vn throw-17.1-1-1 «NP V NP PP.result»: agent=Causer firebrand=Theme into pile=Result
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