fortress Who acts: fortress, any place, soldiers, Edinburgh Castle, We, dragon · What happens: be, build, protect, get, hide, stand · To what, where: large strong building, thick walls, people, any place, stone fortress, hill
«fortress» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 8 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: fortress in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 A fortress is a large, strong building or town with thick walls, built to protect people from attack.
The tree, 18 words det nsubj cop det amod punct amod cc conj case amod nmod punct acl mark advcl obj case obl punct root A DET fortress NOUN is AUX a DET large ADJ , PUNCT strong ADJ building NOUN or CCONJ town NOUN with ADP thick ADJ walls NOUN , PUNCT built VERB to PART protect VERB people NOUN from ADP attack NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 fortress det 2 fortress fortress NOUN Number=Sing 8 building nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 8 building cop 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 8 building det 5 large large ADJ Degree=Pos 8 building amod 6 , , PUNCT _ 5 large punct 7 strong strong ADJ Degree=Pos 8 building amod 8 building building NOUN Number=Sing root root 9 or or CCONJ _ 10 town cc 10 town town NOUN Number=Sing 8 building conj 11 with with ADP _ 13 walls case 12 thick thick ADJ Degree=Pos 13 walls amod 13 walls wall NOUN Number=Plur 10 town nmod 14 , , PUNCT _ 15 built punct 15 built build VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 13 walls acl 16 to to PART _ 17 protect mark 17 protect protect VERB VerbForm=Inf 15 built advcl 18 people people NOUN Number=Plur 17 protect obj 19 from from ADP _ 20 attack case 20 attack attack NOUN Number=Sing 17 protect obl 21 . . PUNCT _ 8 building punct
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1 is a present a fortress a large strong building or town with thick walls tree rules 2 build participle thick walls not said here vn calibratable_cos-45.6.1 «NP.attribute V»: agent=Attribute 3 protect to-infinitive people from attack vn defend-72.3 «NP V NP PP.theme»: agent=Agent people=Beneficiary from attack=Theme
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 fortress is any place that is very safe and hard to get into.
The tree, 14 words det nsubj cop amod nsubj cop advmod acl:relcl cc conj mark xcomp obl punct root A DET fortress NOUN is AUX any ADJ place NOUN that PRON is AUX very ADV safe ADJ and CCONJ hard ADJ to PART get VERB into ADP . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 fortress det 2 fortress fortress NOUN Number=Sing 5 place nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 place cop 4 any any ADJ Degree=Pos 5 place amod 5 place place NOUN Number=Sing root root 6 that that PRON PronType=Rel 9 safe nsubj 7 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 9 safe cop 8 very very ADV _ 9 safe advmod 9 safe safe ADJ Degree=Pos 5 place acl:relcl 10 and and CCONJ _ 11 hard cc 11 hard hard ADJ Degree=Pos 9 safe conj 12 to to PART _ 13 get mark 13 get get VERB VerbForm=Inf 11 hard xcomp 14 into into ADP _ 13 get obl 15 . . PUNCT _ 5 place punct
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1 is a present a fortress any place tree rules 2 is present any place safe property tree rules 3 be any place not said here tree rules 4 get to-infinitive any place not said here vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Experiencer
Example 1 The soldiers hid inside the stone fortress.
det nsubj case det compound obl punct root The DET soldiers NOUN hid VERB inside ADP the DET stone NOUN fortress NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 soldiers det 2 soldiers soldier NOUN Number=Plur 3 hid nsubj 3 hid hide VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 inside inside ADP _ 7 fortress case 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 fortress det 6 stone stone NOUN Number=Sing 7 fortress compound 7 fortress fortress NOUN Number=Sing 3 hid obl 8 . . PUNCT _ 3 hid punct
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1 hide past the soldiers the stone fortress vn concealment-16-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent inside fortress=Location
Example 2 The fortress stood on a hill above the river.
det nsubj case det obl case det obl punct root The DET fortress NOUN stood VERB on ADP a DET hill NOUN above ADP the DET river NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 fortress det 2 fortress fortress NOUN Number=Sing 3 stood nsubj 3 stood stand VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 on on ADP _ 6 hill case 5 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 hill det 6 hill hill NOUN Number=Sing 3 stood obl 7 above above ADP _ 9 river case 8 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 9 river det 9 river river NOUN Number=Sing 3 stood obl 10 . . PUNCT _ 3 stood punct
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1 stand past the fortress a hill above the river vn assuming_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent on hill=Location
Example 3 Edinburgh Castle was once a mighty fortress.
compound nsubj cop advmod det amod punct root Edinburgh PROPN Castle PROPN was AUX once ADV a DET mighty ADJ fortress NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Edinburgh Edinburgh PROPN Number=Sing 2 Castle compound 2 Castle Castle PROPN Number=Sing 7 fortress nsubj 3 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 7 fortress cop 4 once once ADV NumForm=Word NumType=Mult 7 fortress advmod 5 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 7 fortress det 6 mighty mighty ADJ Degree=Pos 7 fortress amod 7 fortress fortress NOUN Number=Sing root root 8 . . PUNCT _ 7 fortress punct
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1 is a past Edinburgh Castle a mighty fortress once property tree rules
Example 4 We built a pillow fortress in the living room.
nsubj det compound obj case det compound obl punct root We PRON built VERB a DET pillow NOUN fortress NOUN in ADP the DET living NOUN room NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 We we PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs 2 built nsubj 2 built build VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 fortress det 4 pillow pillow NOUN Number=Sing 5 fortress compound 5 fortress fortress NOUN Number=Sing 2 built obj 6 in in ADP _ 9 room case 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 9 room det 8 living living NOUN Number=Sing 9 room compound 9 room room NOUN Number=Sing 2 built obl 10 . . PUNCT _ 2 built punct
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1 build past We a pillow fortress the living room vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent fortress=Product
Example 5 The dragon guarded the gate of the dark fortress.
det nsubj det obj case det amod nmod punct root The DET dragon NOUN guarded VERB the DET gate NOUN of ADP the DET dark ADJ fortress NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 dragon det 2 dragon dragon NOUN Number=Sing 3 guarded nsubj 3 guarded guard VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 gate det 5 gate gate NOUN Number=Sing 3 guarded obj 6 of of ADP _ 9 fortress case 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 9 fortress det 8 dark dark ADJ Degree=Pos 9 fortress amod 9 fortress fortress NOUN Number=Sing 5 gate nmod 10 . . PUNCT _ 3 guarded punct
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1 guard past the dragon the gate of the dark fortress vn defend-72.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent gate=Beneficiary
Example 6 Their defence was like a fortress — no goals all season.
nmod:poss nsubj cop case det punct det appos det nmod:unmarked punct root Their PRON defence NOUN was AUX like ADP a DET fortress NOUN — PUNCT no DET goals NOUN all DET season NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Their their PRON Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 2 defence nmod:poss 2 defence defence NOUN Number=Sing 6 fortress nsubj 3 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 6 fortress cop 4 like like ADP _ 6 fortress case 5 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 fortress det 6 fortress fortress NOUN Number=Sing root root 7 — - PUNCT _ 9 goals punct 8 no no DET PronType=Neg 9 goals det 9 goals goal NOUN Number=Plur 6 fortress appos 10 all all DET PronType=Tot 11 season det 11 season season NOUN Number=Sing 9 goals nmod:unmarked 12 . . PUNCT _ 6 fortress punct
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1 is past Their defence like a fortress tree rules 2 defend Their = they nom defence «process transitive»: poss=agent
Example 7 The fortress walls were three metres thick.
det compound nsubj cop nummod obl:unmarked punct root The DET fortress NOUN walls NOUN were AUX three NUM metres NOUN thick ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 walls det 2 fortress fortress NOUN Number=Sing 3 walls compound 3 walls wall NOUN Number=Plur 7 thick nsubj 4 were be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 7 thick cop 5 three three NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 6 metres nummod 6 metres metre NOUN Number=Plur 7 thick obl:unmarked 7 thick thick ADJ Degree=Pos root root 8 . . PUNCT _ 7 thick punct
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1 is past the fortress walls three metres obl:unmarked ; thick property tree rules
Example 8 Shiyu by using his magic art quickly passed over with his army and shut himself up in a fortress on the opposite bank.
The tree, 23 words nsubj mark acl nmod:poss compound obj advmod compound:prt case nmod:poss obl cc conj obj compound:prt case det obl case det amod nmod punct root Shiyu PROPN by SCONJ using VERB his PRON magic NOUN art NOUN quickly ADV passed VERB over ADP with ADP his PRON army NOUN and CCONJ shut VERB himself PRON up ADP in ADP a DET fortress NOUN on ADP the DET opposite ADJ bank NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Shiyu Shiyu PROPN Number=Sing 8 passed nsubj 2 by by SCONJ _ 3 using mark 3 using use VERB VerbForm=Ger 1 Shiyu acl 4 his his PRON Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 6 art nmod:poss 5 magic magic NOUN Number=Sing 6 art compound 6 art art NOUN Number=Sing 3 using obj 7 quickly quickly ADV _ 3 using advmod 8 passed pass VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 9 over over ADP _ 8 passed compound:prt 10 with with ADP _ 12 army case 11 his his PRON Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 12 army nmod:poss 12 army army NOUN Number=Sing 8 passed obl 13 and and CCONJ _ 14 shut cc 14 shut shut VERB VerbForm=Inf 8 passed conj 15 himself himself PRON Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs Reflex=Yes 14 shut obj 16 up up ADP _ 14 shut compound:prt 17 in in ADP _ 19 fortress case 18 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 19 fortress det 19 fortress fortress NOUN Number=Sing 14 shut obl 20 on on ADP _ 23 bank case 21 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 23 bank det 22 opposite opposite ADJ Degree=Pos 23 bank amod 23 bank bank NOUN Number=Sing 19 fortress nmod 24 . . PUNCT _ 8 passed punct
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1 use gerund Shiyu not said here Shiyu's magic art quickly property vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent art=Patient 2 pass over past Shiyu with Shiyu's army vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme 3 shut up infinitive Shiyu not said here Shiyu a fortress on the opposite bank vn subjugate-42.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent himself=Patient
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