gird
Who acts: knight, He, Tom · What happens: be, put, get, gird, ride off, leave · To what, where: armour, sword, belt, inn
«gird» in the school dictionary: its meaning for a pupil and its 3 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: gird in the school dictionary.
Meaning 1
Usage: old use — kept apart, not parsed.
To gird is to fasten a belt or sword round the body, or to put on armour and get ready for battle or a journey.
The tree, 25 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | To | to | PART | _ | 2 gird | mark |
| 2 | gird | gird | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 fasten | advcl |
| 3 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 5 fasten | cop |
| 4 | to | to | PART | _ | 5 fasten | mark |
| 5 | fasten | fasten | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 6 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 7 belt | det |
| 7 | belt | belt | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 fasten | obj |
| 8 | or | or | CCONJ | _ | 9 sword | cc |
| 9 | sword | sword | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 belt | conj |
| 10 | round | round | ADP | _ | 12 body | case |
| 11 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 12 body | det |
| 12 | body | body | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 fasten | obl |
| 13 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 16 put | punct |
| 14 | or | or | CCONJ | _ | 16 put | cc |
| 15 | to | to | PART | _ | 16 put | mark |
| 16 | put | put | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | 5 fasten | conj |
| 17 | on | on | ADP | _ | 18 armour | case |
| 18 | armour | armour | NOUN | Number=Sing | 16 put | obl |
| 19 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 20 get | cc |
| 20 | get | get | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | 16 put | conj |
| 21 | ready | ready | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 20 get | xcomp |
| 22 | for | for | ADP | _ | 23 battle | case |
| 23 | battle | battle | NOUN | Number=Sing | 21 ready | obl |
| 24 | or | or | CCONJ | _ | 26 journey | cc |
| 25 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 26 journey | det |
| 26 | journey | journey | NOUN | Number=Sing | 23 battle | conj |
| 27 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 5 fasten | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is | present | round the body; fasten property | tree rules | |||||
| 2 | put | to-infinitive | armour | vn put-9.1-2 «NP V PP.destination NP»: agent=Agent on armour=Destination | |||||
| 3 | get | infinitive | ready property | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Experiencer |
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 knight girded his sword to his side.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 knight | det |
| 2 | knight | knight | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 girded | nsubj |
| 3 | girded | gird | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | his | his | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 5 sword | nmod:poss |
| 5 | sword | sword | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 girded | obj |
| 6 | to | to | ADP | _ | 8 side | case |
| 7 | his | his | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 8 side | nmod:poss |
| 8 | side | side | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 girded | obl |
| 9 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 3 girded | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | gird | past | the knight | knight's sword | to knight's side | tree rules |
Example 2
He girded on his armour and rode off.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | He | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 2 girded | nsubj |
| 2 | girded | gird | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | on | on | ADP | _ | 5 armour | case |
| 4 | his | his | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 5 armour | nmod:poss |
| 5 | armour | armour | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 girded | obl |
| 6 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 7 rode | cc |
| 7 | rode | ride | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 2 girded | conj |
| 8 | off | off | ADP | _ | 7 rode | compound:prt |
| 9 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 2 girded | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | gird | past | He | his armour | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | ride off | past | He not said here | vn nonvehicle-51.4.2 «NP.agent V»: agent=Agent |
Example 3
Tom girded on his belt and left the inn.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tom | Tom | PROPN | Number=Sing | 2 girded | nsubj |
| 2 | girded | gird | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | on | on | ADP | _ | 5 belt | case |
| 4 | his | his | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 5 belt | nmod:poss |
| 5 | belt | belt | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 girded | obl |
| 6 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 7 left | cc |
| 7 | left | leave | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 2 girded | conj |
| 8 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 9 inn | det |
| 9 | inn | inn | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 left | obj |
| 10 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 2 girded | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | gird | past | Tom | Tom's belt | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | leave | past | Tom not said here | the inn | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent inn=Theme |
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