gravedigger Who acts: person, gravedigger, most gravediggers, village gravedigger, Deirdre, gravediggers · What happens: be, bury, job, bring, work, use · To what, where: cemetery, dead, small diggers, strange box, story, flowers
«gravedigger» 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: gravedigger in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 A person whose job is to dig graves in a cemetery for burying the dead.
The tree, 15 words det nsubj nmod:poss obj cop mark obj case det obl mark advcl det obj punct root A DET person NOUN whose PRON job NOUN is AUX to PART dig VERB graves NOUN in ADP a DET cemetery NOUN for SCONJ burying VERB the DET dead ADJ . 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 dig nsubj 3 whose whose PRON Poss=Yes PronType=Rel 4 job nmod:poss 4 job job NOUN Number=Sing 2 person obj 5 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 7 dig cop 6 to to PART _ 7 dig mark 7 dig dig VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 8 graves grave NOUN Number=Plur 7 dig obj 9 in in ADP _ 11 cemetery case 10 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 11 cemetery det 11 cemetery cemetery NOUN Number=Sing 7 dig obl 12 for for SCONJ _ 13 burying mark 13 burying bury VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 7 dig advcl 14 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 15 dead det 15 dead dead ADJ Degree=Pos 13 burying obj 16 . . PUNCT _ 7 dig punct
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1 is present a person a cemetery dig property tree rules 2 bury gerund a person not said here the dead vn put-9.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent dead=Theme 3 job a person nom job «act intransitive»: poss=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 Someone or something that brings about the end of something (figurative).
cc conj nsubj acl:relcl case det obl case nmod punct amod punct punct root Someone PRON or CCONJ something PRON that PRON brings VERB about ADP the DET end NOUN of ADP something PRON ( PUNCT figurative ADJ ) PUNCT . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Someone someone PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind root root 2 or or CCONJ _ 3 something cc 3 something something PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 1 Someone conj 4 that that PRON PronType=Rel 5 brings nsubj 5 brings bring VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 something acl:relcl 6 about about ADP _ 8 end case 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 end det 8 end end NOUN Number=Sing 5 brings obl 9 of of ADP _ 10 something case 10 something something PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 8 end nmod 11 ( ( PUNCT _ 12 figurative punct 12 figurative figurative ADJ Degree=Pos 10 something amod 13 ) ) PUNCT _ 12 figurative punct 14 . . PUNCT _ 1 Someone punct
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1 bring present about the end of something vn bring-11.3-1 «NP V NP together»: agent=Agent
Example 1 The gravedigger worked quietly in the churchyard.
det nsubj advmod case det obl punct root The DET gravedigger NOUN worked VERB quietly ADV in ADP the DET churchyard NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 gravedigger det 2 gravedigger gravedigger NOUN Number=Sing 3 worked nsubj 3 worked work VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 quietly quietly ADV _ 3 worked advmod 5 in in ADP _ 7 churchyard case 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 churchyard det 7 churchyard churchyard NOUN Number=Sing 3 worked obl 8 . . PUNCT _ 3 worked punct
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1 work past the gravedigger in the churchyard; quietly property vn employment-95.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent in churchyard=Theme
Example 2 Nowadays most gravediggers use small diggers.
advmod amod nsubj amod obj punct root Nowadays ADV most ADJ gravediggers NOUN use VERB small ADJ diggers NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Nowadays nowadays ADV _ 4 use advmod 2 most most ADJ Degree=Sup 3 gravediggers amod 3 gravediggers gravedigger NOUN Number=Plur 4 use nsubj 4 use use VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 5 small small ADJ Degree=Pos 6 diggers amod 6 diggers digger NOUN Number=Plur 4 use obj 7 . . PUNCT _ 4 use punct
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1 use present most gravediggers small diggers nowadays property vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent digger=Patient
Example 3 In the story the gravedigger found a strange box.
case det obl det nsubj det amod obj punct root In ADP the DET story NOUN the DET gravedigger NOUN found VERB a DET strange ADJ box NOUN . 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 6 found obl 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 gravedigger det 5 gravedigger gravedigger NOUN Number=Sing 6 found nsubj 6 found find VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 7 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 9 box det 8 strange strange ADJ Degree=Pos 9 box amod 9 box box NOUN Number=Sing 6 found obj 10 . . PUNCT _ 6 found punct
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1 find past the gravedigger a strange box the story vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent box=Topic
Example 4 The gravedigger tidied the flowers after the funeral.
det nsubj det obj case det obl punct root The DET gravedigger NOUN tidied VERB the DET flowers NOUN after ADP the DET funeral NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 gravedigger det 2 gravedigger gravedigger NOUN Number=Sing 3 tidied nsubj 3 tidied tidy VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 flowers det 5 flowers flower NOUN Number=Plur 3 tidied obj 6 after after ADP _ 8 funeral case 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 funeral det 8 funeral funeral NOUN Number=Sing 3 tidied obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 3 tidied punct
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1 tidy past the gravedigger the flowers after the funeral tree rules
Example 5 Being a gravedigger is hard but important work.
cop det nsubj cop cc amod conj punct root Being AUX a DET gravedigger NOUN is AUX hard ADJ but CCONJ important ADJ work NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Being be AUX Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 3 gravedigger cop 2 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 3 gravedigger det 3 gravedigger gravedigger NOUN Number=Sing 5 hard nsubj 4 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 hard cop 5 hard hard ADJ Degree=Pos root root 6 but but CCONJ _ 8 work cc 7 important important ADJ Degree=Pos 8 work amod 8 work work NOUN Number=Sing 5 hard conj 9 . . PUNCT _ 5 hard punct
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1 is a gerund a gravedigger tree rules 2 is present a gravedigger hard property tree rules
Example 6 The village gravedigger also looked after the church garden.
det compound nsubj advmod case det compound obl punct root The DET village NOUN gravedigger NOUN also ADV looked VERB after ADP the DET church NOUN garden NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 gravedigger det 2 village village NOUN Number=Sing 3 gravedigger compound 3 gravedigger gravedigger NOUN Number=Sing 5 looked nsubj 4 also also ADV _ 5 looked advmod 5 looked look VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 6 after after ADP _ 9 garden case 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 9 garden det 8 church church NOUN Number=Sing 9 garden compound 9 garden garden NOUN Number=Sing 5 looked obl 10 . . PUNCT _ 5 looked punct
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1 look past the village gravedigger after the church garden vn stimulus_subject-30.4 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Stimulus
Example 7 Deirdre kept sitting on the brink of the grave, constantly asking the gravediggers to dig the pit wide and free.
The tree, 20 words nsubj xcomp case det obl case det nmod punct advmod conj det obj mark xcomp det obj xcomp cc conj punct root Deirdre PROPN kept VERB sitting VERB on ADP the DET brink NOUN of ADP the DET grave NOUN , PUNCT constantly ADV asking VERB the DET gravediggers NOUN to PART dig VERB the DET pit NOUN wide ADJ and CCONJ free ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Deirdre Deirdre PROPN Number=Sing 2 kept nsubj 2 kept keep VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 sitting sit VERB VerbForm=Ger 2 kept xcomp 4 on on ADP _ 6 brink case 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 brink det 6 brink brink NOUN Number=Sing 3 sitting obl 7 of of ADP _ 9 grave case 8 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 9 grave det 9 grave grave NOUN Number=Sing 6 brink nmod 10 , , PUNCT _ 12 asking punct 11 constantly constantly ADV _ 12 asking advmod 12 asking ask VERB VerbForm=Ger 3 sitting conj 13 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 14 gravediggers det 14 gravediggers gravedigger NOUN Number=Plur 12 asking obj 15 to to PART _ 16 dig mark 16 dig dig VERB VerbForm=Inf 12 asking xcomp 17 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 18 pit det 18 pit pit NOUN Number=Sing 16 dig obj 19 wide wide ADJ Degree=Pos 16 dig xcomp 20 and and CCONJ _ 21 free cc 21 free free ADJ Degree=Pos 19 wide conj 22 . . PUNCT _ 2 kept punct
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1 keep past Deirdre tree rules 2 sit gerund Deirdre not said here the brink of the grave vn assuming_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent on brink=Location 3 ask speech: ask gerund Deirdre not said here the gravediggers constantly property vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V NP whether S_INF»: agent=Agent gravedigger=Recipient clause=Topic 4 dig not said to happen to-infinitive the gravediggers not said here the pit wide property vn poke-19-1-1-1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent pit=Theme
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