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friar

Who acts: man, Franciscans, people, Friar, Franciscan friars, Friars · What happens: belong, promise, live, travel, preach, help · To what, where: poor, jolly friend, town, brown robes, little, bread

«friar» in the school dictionary: its 2 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: friar in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

Usage: church — kept apart, not parsed.

A man who belongs to a Christian religious order, such as the Franciscans or Dominicans, who has promised to live simply and travels among people to preach and help the poor.

The tree, 31 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	2 man	det
2	man	man	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
3	who	who	PRON	PronType=Rel	4 belongs	nsubj
4	belongs	belong	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	2 man	acl:relcl
5	to	to	ADP	_	9 order	case
6	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	9 order	det
7	Christian	Christian	ADJ	Degree=Pos	9 order	amod
8	religious	religious	ADJ	Degree=Pos	9 order	amod
9	order	order	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 belongs	obl
10	,	,	PUNCT	_	14 Franciscans	punct
11	such	such	ADJ	Degree=Pos ExtPos=ADP	14 Franciscans	case
12	as	as	ADP	_	11 such	fixed
13	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	14 Franciscans	det
14	Franciscans	Franciscan	PROPN	Number=Plur	9 order	nmod
15	or	or	CCONJ	_	16 Dominicans	cc
16	Dominicans	Dominican	PROPN	Number=Plur	14 Franciscans	conj
17	,	,	PUNCT	_	20 promised	punct
18	who	who	PRON	PronType=Rel	20 promised	nsubj
19	has	have	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	20 promised	aux
20	promised	promise	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part	14 Franciscans	acl
21	to	to	PART	_	22 live	mark
22	live	live	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	20 promised	xcomp
23	simply	simply	ADV	_	22 live	advmod
24	and	and	CCONJ	_	25 travels	cc
25	travels	travel	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	20 promised	conj
26	among	among	ADP	_	29 preach	mark
27	people	people	NOUN	Number=Plur	29 preach	nsubj
28	to	to	PART	_	29 preach	mark
29	preach	preach	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	25 travels	ccomp
30	and	and	CCONJ	_	31 help	cc
31	help	help	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	29 preach	conj
32	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	33 poor	det
33	poor	poor	ADJ	Degree=Pos	31 help	obj
34	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 man	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	belong	present	a man					to a Christian religious order such the Franciscans or Dominicans	vn attend-107.4-2 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme
2	promise speech: promise	present · perfect	the Franciscans or Dominicans						vn promise-37.13 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic
3	live not said to happen	to-infinitive	the Franciscans or Dominicans not said here					simply property	vn exist-47.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
4	travel	present	the Franciscans or Dominicans not said here						tree rules
5	preach speech: other	to-infinitive	people						vn lecture-37.11-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
6	help	infinitive	people not said here	the poor					vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent poor=Beneficiary

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

Used as a title before a name.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Used	use	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
2	as	as	ADP	_	4 title	case
3	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	4 title	det
4	title	title	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Used	obl
5	before	before	ADP	_	7 name	case
6	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	7 name	det
7	name	name	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Used	obl
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Used	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	use	participle					before a name	as a title	vn eat-39.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent

The example in this meaning, parsed on its own:

Friar Tuck.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Friar	Friar	PROPN	Number=Sing	root	root
2	Tuck	Tuck	PROPN	Number=Sing	1 Friar	flat
3	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Friar	punct

The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

Example 1

Friar Tuck was a jolly friend of Robin Hood.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Friar	Friar	PROPN	Number=Sing	6 friend	nsubj
2	Tuck	Tuck	PROPN	Number=Sing	1 Friar	flat
3	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	6 friend	cop
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 friend	det
5	jolly	jolly	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 friend	amod
6	friend	friend	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
7	of	of	ADP	_	9 Hood	case
8	Robin	Robin	PROPN	Number=Sing	9 Hood	compound
9	Hood	Hood	PROPN	Number=Sing	6 friend	nmod
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 friend	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	past	Friar	a jolly friend				of Robin Hood	tree rules

Example 2

The friar walked from town to town, preaching.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 friar	det
2	friar	friar	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 walked	nsubj
3	walked	walk	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	from	from	ADP	_	5 town	case
5	town	town	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 walked	obl
6	to	to	ADP	_	7 town	case
7	town	town	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 walked	obl
8	,	,	PUNCT	_	9 preaching	punct
9	preaching	preach	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	3 walked	advcl
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 walked	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	walk	past	the friar			town		to town result	vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V PP.result»: agent=Theme to town=Result
2	preach speech: other	gerund	the friar not said here						vn lecture-37.11-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent

Example 3

Franciscan friars wear brown robes.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Franciscan	franciscan	ADJ	Degree=Pos	2 friars	amod
2	friars	friar	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 wear	nsubj
3	wear	wear	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	brown	brown	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 robes	amod
5	robes	robe	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 wear	obj
6	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 wear	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	wear	present	Franciscan friars	brown robes					vn wipe_manner-10.4.1-1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent robe=Theme

Example 4

Friars promised to live simply and own very little.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Friars	friar	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 promised	nsubj
2	promised	promise	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	to	to	PART	_	4 live	mark
4	live	live	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	2 promised	xcomp
5	simply	simply	ADV	_	4 live	advmod
6	and	and	CCONJ	_	7 own	cc
7	own	own	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	4 live	conj
8	very	very	ADV	_	9 little	advmod
9	little	little	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 own	obj
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 promised	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	promise speech: promise	past	Friars						vn promise-37.13 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic
2	live not said to happen	to-infinitive	Friars not said here					simply property	vn exist-47.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
3	own	present	Friars not said here	little					vn own-100.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot little=Theme

Example 5

The old friary was where friars once lived.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 friary	det
2	old	old	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 friary	amod
3	friary	friary	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 lived	nsubj
4	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	8 lived	cop
5	where	where	ADV	PronType=Rel	8 lived	advmod
6	friars	friar	NOUN	Number=Plur	8 lived	nsubj
7	once	once	ADV	NumForm=Word NumType=Mult	8 lived	advmod
8	lived	live	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	8 lived	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	past	the old friary					live, once property	tree rules

Example 6

A friar gave bread to the poor at the gate.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	2 friar	det
2	friar	friar	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 gave	nsubj
3	gave	give	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	bread	bread	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 gave	obj
5	to	to	ADP	_	7 poor	case
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 poor	det
7	poor	poor	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 gave	obl
8	at	at	ADP	_	10 gate	case
9	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	10 gate	det
10	gate	gate	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 poor	obl
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 gave	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	give	past	a friar	bread	the poor				vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: agent=Agent bread=Theme to poor=Recipient

Example 7

Friar Bacon was defrauded of his labour in producing the Brazen Head in a similar way.

The tree, 16 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Friar	Friar	PROPN	Number=Sing	4 defrauded	nsubj
2	Bacon	Bacon	PROPN	Number=Sing	1 Friar	flat
3	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	4 defrauded	aux:pass
4	defrauded	defraud	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
5	of	of	ADP	_	7 labour	case
6	his	his	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	7 labour	nmod:poss
7	labour	labour	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 defrauded	obl
8	in	in	SCONJ	_	9 producing	mark
9	producing	produce	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	4 defrauded	advcl
10	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	12 Head	det
11	Brazen	brazen	ADJ	Degree=Pos	12 Head	amod
12	Head	head	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 producing	obj
13	in	in	ADP	_	16 way	case
14	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	16 way	det
15	similar	similar	ADJ	Degree=Pos	16 way	amod
16	way	way	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 producing	obl
17	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 defrauded	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	defraud	past · passive		Friar				of Friar's labour	vn cheat-10.6.1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Source
2	produce	gerund		the Brazen Head		a similar way			vn create-26.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent head=Result

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