gathering Who acts: gathering, people, you, your, We, big family · What happens: be, meet, collect, gather, mean, pull · To what, where: group, things, wits, thoughts, big family, Christmas · Speech: someone speaks here
«gathering» in the school dictionary: its 4 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: gathering in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 A gathering is a group of people who meet together, often for a special reason.
The tree, 15 words det nsubj cop det case nmod nsubj acl:relcl advmod punct advmod case det amod obl punct root A DET gathering NOUN is AUX a DET group NOUN of ADP people NOUN who PRON meet VERB together ADV , PUNCT often ADV for ADP a DET special ADJ reason NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 gathering det 2 gathering gathering NOUN Number=Sing 5 group nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 group cop 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 group det 5 group group NOUN Number=Sing root root 6 of of ADP _ 7 people case 7 people people NOUN Number=Plur 5 group nmod 8 who who PRON PronType=Rel 9 meet nsubj 9 meet meet VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 7 people acl:relcl 10 together together ADV _ 9 meet advmod 11 , , PUNCT _ 12 often punct 12 often often ADV _ 9 meet advmod 13 for for ADP _ 16 reason case 14 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 16 reason det 15 special special ADJ Degree=Pos 16 reason amod 16 reason reason NOUN Number=Sing 9 meet obl 17 . . PUNCT _ 5 group punct
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1 is a present a gathering a group of people tree rules 2 meet present people for a special reason; often, together property vn meet-36.3-1 «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 Gathering is collecting things together, like food or information.
nsubj aux obj advmod punct case obl cc conj punct root Gathering NOUN is AUX collecting VERB things NOUN together ADV , PUNCT like ADP food NOUN or CCONJ information NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Gathering gathering NOUN Number=Sing 3 collecting nsubj 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 collecting aux 3 collecting collect VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part root root 4 things thing NOUN Number=Plur 3 collecting obj 5 together together ADV _ 3 collecting advmod 6 , , PUNCT _ 8 food punct 7 like like ADP _ 8 food case 8 food food NOUN Number=Sing 3 collecting obl 9 or or CCONJ _ 10 information cc 10 information information NOUN Number=Sing 8 food conj 11 . . PUNCT _ 3 collecting punct
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1 collect present · progressive Gathering things like food or information; together property vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent thing=Theme
Meaning 3 Usage: formal, rare — kept apart, not parsed.
A gathered fold in cloth.
det amod case nmod punct root A DET gathered VERB fold NOUN in ADP cloth NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 3 fold det 2 gathered gather VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 3 fold amod 3 fold fold NOUN Number=Sing root root 4 in in ADP _ 5 cloth case 5 cloth cloth NOUN Number=Sing 3 fold nmod 6 . . PUNCT _ 3 fold punct
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1 gather participle vn herd-47.5.2 «NP V»: agent=Theme
Meaning 4 Gathering your wits means pulling your thoughts together so that you can think clearly.
The tree, 14 words csubj nmod:poss obj xcomp nmod:poss obj advmod mark fixed nsubj aux advcl advmod punct root Gathering VERB your PRON wits NOUN means VERB pulling VERB your PRON thoughts NOUN together ADV so SCONJ that SCONJ you PRON can AUX think VERB clearly ADV . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Gathering gather VERB VerbForm=Ger 4 means csubj 2 your your PRON Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 3 wits nmod:poss 3 wits wit NOUN Number=Plur 1 Gathering obj 4 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 5 pulling pull VERB VerbForm=Ger 4 means xcomp 6 your your PRON Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 7 thoughts nmod:poss 7 thoughts thought NOUN Number=Plur 5 pulling obj 8 together together ADV _ 5 pulling advmod 9 so so SCONJ ExtPos=SCONJ 13 think mark 10 that that SCONJ _ 9 so fixed 11 you you PRON Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs 13 think nsubj 12 can can AUX VerbForm=Fin 13 think aux 13 think think VERB VerbForm=Inf 5 pulling advcl 14 clearly clearly ADV _ 13 think advmod 15 . . PUNCT _ 4 means punct
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1 gather gerund your wits vn deduce-97.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent wit=Theme 2 mean present Gathering vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 3 pull not said to happen gerund Gathering not said here your thoughts together property vn push-12-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent thought=Theme 4 think speech: other can you clearly property vn focus-87.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent 5 think your nom thought «cognition transitive»: poss=agent
Example 1 We have a big family gathering at Christmas.
nsubj det amod obj acl case obl punct root We PRON have VERB a DET big ADJ family NOUN gathering VERB at ADP Christmas PROPN . 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 have nsubj 2 have have VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 family det 4 big big ADJ Degree=Pos 5 family amod 5 family family NOUN Number=Sing 2 have obj 6 gathering gather VERB VerbForm=Ger 5 family acl 7 at at ADP _ 8 Christmas case 8 Christmas Christmas PROPN Number=Sing 6 gathering obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 2 have punct
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1 have present We a big family vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent family=Patient 2 gather gerund a big family not said here Christmas vn herd-47.5.2 «NP V»: agent=Theme
Example 2 The church held a gathering after the service.
det nsubj det obj case det obl punct root The DET church NOUN held VERB a DET gathering NOUN after ADP the DET service NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 church det 2 church church NOUN Number=Sing 3 held nsubj 3 held hold VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 gathering det 5 gathering gathering NOUN Number=Sing 3 held obj 6 after after ADP _ 8 service case 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 service det 8 service service NOUN Number=Sing 3 held obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 3 held punct
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1 hold past the church a gathering after the service vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent gathering=Theme
Example 3 Early people lived by hunting and gathering.
amod nsubj mark advcl cc conj punct root Early ADJ people NOUN lived VERB by SCONJ hunting VERB and CCONJ gathering VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Early early ADJ Degree=Pos 2 people amod 2 people people NOUN Number=Plur 3 lived nsubj 3 lived live VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 by by SCONJ _ 5 hunting mark 5 hunting hunt VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 3 lived advcl 6 and and CCONJ _ 7 gathering cc 7 gathering gather VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 5 hunting conj 8 . . PUNCT _ 3 lived punct
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1 live past Early people vn exist-47.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme 2 hunt gerund Early people not said here vn hunt-35.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent 3 gather gerund Early people not said here vn herd-47.5.2 «NP V»: agent=Theme
Example 4 We are gathering data for our science project.
nsubj aux obj case nmod:poss compound obl punct root We PRON are AUX gathering VERB data NOUN for ADP our PRON science NOUN project 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 3 gathering nsubj 2 are be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 gathering aux 3 gathering gather VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part root root 4 data data NOUN Number=Sing 3 gathering obj 5 for for ADP _ 8 project case 6 our our PRON Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 8 project nmod:poss 7 science science NOUN Number=Sing 8 project compound 8 project project NOUN Number=Sing 3 gathering obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 3 gathering punct
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1 gather present · progressive We data for our science project vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP PP.beneficiary»: agent=Agent data=Theme for project=Beneficiary 2 project our nom project «act transitive»: poss=agent
Example 5 Storm clouds were gathering.
compound nsubj aux punct root Storm NOUN clouds NOUN were AUX gathering VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Storm storm NOUN Number=Sing 2 clouds compound 2 clouds cloud NOUN Number=Plur 4 gathering nsubj 3 were be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 4 gathering aux 4 gathering gather VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part root root 5 . . PUNCT _ 4 gathering punct
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1 gather past · progressive Storm clouds vn herd-47.5.2 «NP V»: agent=Theme
Example 6 The gathering sang together around the fire.
det nsubj advmod case det obl punct root The DET gathering NOUN sang VERB together ADV around ADP the DET fire NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 gathering det 2 gathering gathering NOUN Number=Sing 3 sang nsubj 3 sang sing VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 together together ADV _ 3 sang advmod 5 around around ADP _ 7 fire case 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 fire det 7 fire fire NOUN Number=Sing 3 sang obl 8 . . PUNCT _ 3 sang punct
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1 sing speech: express past the gathering the fire together property vn sound_emission-43.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme around fire=Location
Example 7 Gathering his wits together, he said:
advcl nmod:poss obj advmod punct nsubj punct root Gathering VERB his PRON wits NOUN together ADV , PUNCT he PRON said VERB : PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Gathering gather VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 7 said advcl 2 his his PRON Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 3 wits nmod:poss 3 wits wit NOUN Number=Plur 1 Gathering obj 4 together together ADV _ 1 Gathering advmod 5 , , PUNCT _ 1 Gathering punct 6 he he PRON Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 7 said nsubj 7 said say VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 8 : : PUNCT _ 7 said punct
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1 gather gerund he not said here his wits together property vn deduce-97.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent wit=Theme 2 say speech: assert past he vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent
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