gaoler Who acts: person, old gaoler, daughter, gaoler, Toad, she · What happens: be, jangle, bring, butter, lock, walk away · To what, where: prison, keys, hot buttered toast, Toad, heavy door, small house · Speech: someone speaks here
«gaoler» in the school dictionary: its meaning 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: gaoler in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 Usage: UK, old spelling — kept apart, not parsed.
A person whose job is to guard prisoners in a prison; a jailer or prison officer.
The tree, 16 words det nsubj nmod:poss nsubj cop mark obj case det obl punct det compound cc conj parataxis punct root A DET person NOUN whose PRON job NOUN is AUX to PART guard VERB prisoners NOUN in ADP a DET prison NOUN ; PUNCT a DET jailer NOUN or CCONJ prison NOUN officer NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 person det 2 person person NOUN Number=Sing 7 guard nsubj 3 whose whose PRON Poss=Yes PronType=Rel 4 job nmod:poss 4 job job NOUN Number=Sing 7 guard nsubj 5 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 7 guard cop 6 to to PART _ 7 guard mark 7 guard guard VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 8 prisoners prisoner NOUN Number=Plur 7 guard obj 9 in in ADP _ 11 prison case 10 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 11 prison det 11 prison prison NOUN Number=Sing 7 guard obl 12 ; ; PUNCT _ 14 jailer punct 13 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 14 jailer det 14 jailer jailer NOUN Number=Sing 17 officer compound 15 or or CCONJ _ 16 prison cc 16 prison prison NOUN Number=Sing 14 jailer conj 17 officer officer NOUN Number=Sing 7 guard parataxis 18 . . PUNCT _ 7 guard punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 is present a person a prison guard property tree rules
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 old gaoler jangled his keys outside Toad's cell.
det amod nsubj nmod:poss obj case nmod:poss case obl punct root The DET old ADJ gaoler NOUN jangled VERB his PRON keys NOUN outside ADP Toad PROPN 's PART cell NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 gaoler det 2 old old ADJ Degree=Pos 3 gaoler amod 3 gaoler gaoler NOUN Number=Sing 4 jangled nsubj 4 jangled jangle VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 5 his his PRON Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 6 keys nmod:poss 6 keys key NOUN Number=Plur 4 jangled obj 7 outside outside ADP _ 10 cell case 8 Toad Toad PROPN Number=Sing 10 cell nmod:poss 9 's 's PART _ 8 Toad case 10 cell cell NOUN Number=Sing 4 jangled obl 11 . . PUNCT _ 4 jangled punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 jangle past the old gaoler gaoler's keys outside Toad's cell vn sound_emission-43.2 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location key=Theme
Example 2 The gaoler's daughter brought Toad hot buttered toast and tea.
det nmod:poss case nsubj obj amod amod obj cc conj punct root The DET gaoler NOUN 's PART daughter NOUN brought VERB Toad PROPN hot ADJ buttered VERB toast NOUN and CCONJ tea NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 gaoler det 2 gaoler gaoler NOUN Number=Sing 4 daughter nmod:poss 3 's 's PART _ 2 gaoler case 4 daughter daughter NOUN Number=Sing 5 brought nsubj 5 brought bring VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 6 Toad Toad PROPN Number=Sing 5 brought obj 7 hot hot ADJ Degree=Pos 9 toast amod 8 buttered butter VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 9 toast amod 9 toast toast NOUN Number=Sing 5 brought obj 10 and and CCONJ _ 11 tea cc 11 tea tea NOUN Number=Sing 9 toast conj 12 . . PUNCT _ 5 brought punct
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1 bring past the gaoler's daughter hot buttered toast and tea Toad vn bring-11.3-1 «NP V NP NP»: agent=Agent toad=Destination toast=Theme 2 butter participle vn butter-9.9 «NP V NP.destination»: agent=Agent
Example 3 The gaoler locked the heavy door and walked away.
det nsubj det amod obj cc conj advmod punct root The DET gaoler NOUN locked VERB the DET heavy ADJ door NOUN and CCONJ walked VERB away ADV . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 gaoler det 2 gaoler gaoler NOUN Number=Sing 3 locked nsubj 3 locked lock VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 door det 5 heavy heavy ADJ Degree=Pos 6 door amod 6 door door NOUN Number=Sing 3 locked obj 7 and and CCONJ _ 8 walked cc 8 walked walk VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 3 locked conj 9 away away ADV _ 8 walked advmod 10 . . PUNCT _ 3 locked punct
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1 lock past the gaoler the heavy door vn tape-22.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent door=Patient 2 walk away past the gaoler not said here away property vn resign-10.11-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
Example 4 Long ago the gaoler lived in a small house beside the gaol.
advmod advmod det nsubj case det amod obl case det nmod punct root Long ADV ago ADV the DET gaoler NOUN lived VERB in ADP a DET small ADJ house NOUN beside ADP the DET gaol NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Long long ADV Degree=Pos 2 ago advmod 2 ago ago ADV _ 5 lived advmod 3 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 4 gaoler det 4 gaoler gaoler NOUN Number=Sing 5 lived nsubj 5 lived live VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 6 in in ADP _ 9 house case 7 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 9 house det 8 small small ADJ Degree=Pos 9 house amod 9 house house NOUN Number=Sing 5 lived obl 10 beside beside ADP _ 12 gaol case 11 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 12 gaol det 12 gaol gaol NOUN Number=Sing 9 house nmod 13 . . PUNCT _ 5 lived punct
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1 live past the gaoler a small house beside the gaol ago property vn lodge-46 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in house=Location
Example 5 The gaoler counted the prisoners every evening.
det nsubj det obj det obl:unmarked punct root The DET gaoler NOUN counted VERB the DET prisoners NOUN every DET evening NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 gaoler det 2 gaoler gaoler NOUN Number=Sing 3 counted nsubj 3 counted count VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 prisoners det 5 prisoners prisoner NOUN Number=Plur 3 counted obj 6 every every DET PronType=Tot 7 evening det 7 evening evening NOUN Number=Sing 3 counted obl:unmarked 8 . . PUNCT _ 3 counted punct
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1 count past the gaoler the prisoners evening vn multiply-108 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent prisoner=Theme
Example 6 In the story, the gaoler never noticed that Toad had gone.
case det obl punct det nsubj advmod mark nsubj aux ccomp punct root In ADP the DET story NOUN , PUNCT the DET gaoler NOUN never ADV noticed VERB that SCONJ Toad PROPN had AUX gone VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 In in ADP _ 3 story case 2 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 story det 3 story story NOUN Number=Sing 8 noticed obl 4 , , PUNCT _ 3 story punct 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 gaoler det 6 gaoler gaoler NOUN Number=Sing 8 noticed nsubj 7 never never ADV PronType=Neg 8 noticed advmod 8 noticed notice VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 9 that that SCONJ _ 12 gone mark 10 Toad Toad PROPN Number=Sing 12 gone nsubj 11 had have AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 12 gone aux 12 gone go VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part 8 noticed ccomp 13 . . PUNCT _ 8 noticed punct
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1 not notice past the gaoler the story vn see-30.1-1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Experiencer clause=Stimulus 2 go past · perfect Toad vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
Example 7 The gaoler of the castle was a grumpy man with a lantern.
det nsubj case det nmod cop det amod case det nmod punct root The DET gaoler NOUN of ADP the DET castle NOUN was AUX a DET grumpy ADJ man NOUN with ADP a DET lantern NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 gaoler det 2 gaoler gaoler NOUN Number=Sing 9 man nsubj 3 of of ADP _ 5 castle case 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 castle det 5 castle castle NOUN Number=Sing 2 gaoler nmod 6 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 9 man cop 7 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 9 man det 8 grumpy grumpy ADJ Degree=Pos 9 man amod 9 man man NOUN Number=Sing root root 10 with with ADP _ 12 lantern case 11 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 12 lantern det 12 lantern lantern NOUN Number=Sing 9 man nmod 13 . . PUNCT _ 9 man punct
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1 is a past the gaoler of the castle a grumpy man with a lantern tree rules
Example 8 Luckily her gaoler was away, always trying to catch the stud of mares, so for the moment she was free and alone.
The tree, 22 words advmod nmod:poss nsubj cop ccomp punct advmod mark xcomp det obj case nmod punct advmod case det obl nsubj cop parataxis cc conj punct root Luckily ADV her PRON gaoler NOUN was AUX away ADV , PUNCT always ADV trying VERB to PART catch VERB the DET stud NOUN of ADP mares NOUN , PUNCT so ADV for ADP the DET moment NOUN she PRON was AUX free ADJ and CCONJ alone ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Luckily luckily ADV _ 8 trying advmod 2 her her PRON Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 3 gaoler nmod:poss 3 gaoler gaoler NOUN Number=Sing 5 away nsubj 4 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 5 away cop 5 away away ADV _ 1 Luckily ccomp 6 , , PUNCT _ 1 Luckily punct 7 always always ADV PronType=Tot 8 trying advmod 8 trying try VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part root root 9 to to PART _ 10 catch mark 10 catch catch VERB VerbForm=Inf 8 trying xcomp 11 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 12 stud det 12 stud stud NOUN Number=Sing 10 catch obj 13 of of ADP _ 14 mares case 14 mares mare NOUN Number=Plur 12 stud nmod 15 , , PUNCT _ 22 free punct 16 so so ADV _ 22 free advmod 17 for for ADP _ 19 moment case 18 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 19 moment det 19 moment moment NOUN Number=Sing 22 free obl 20 she she PRON Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 22 free nsubj 21 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 22 free cop 22 free free ADJ Degree=Pos 8 trying parataxis 23 and and CCONJ _ 24 alone cc 24 alone alone ADJ Degree=Pos 22 free conj 25 . . PUNCT _ 8 trying punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 is past her gaoler away property tree rules 2 try gerund always, luckily property vn try-61.1 «NP V S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Eventuality 3 catch not said to happen to-infinitive the stud of mares vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent stud=Theme 4 is past she moment free property tree rules 5 be she not said here tree rules
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