graveyard Who acts: graveyard, Graveyard shift, old church, We, you, Nurses · What happens: be, bury, break, leave, mean, do · To what, where: piece, dead people, place, unwanted things, work, graveyard
«graveyard» in the school dictionary: its 3 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: graveyard in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 A graveyard is a piece of land, often around a church, where dead people are buried.
The tree, 16 words det nsubj cop det case nmod punct advmod case det parataxis punct advmod amod nsubj aux:pass acl:relcl punct root A DET graveyard NOUN is AUX a DET piece NOUN of ADP land NOUN , PUNCT often ADV around ADP a DET church NOUN , PUNCT where ADV dead ADJ people NOUN are AUX buried VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 graveyard det 2 graveyard graveyard NOUN Number=Sing 5 piece nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 piece cop 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 piece det 5 piece piece NOUN Number=Sing root root 6 of of ADP _ 7 land case 7 land land NOUN Number=Sing 5 piece nmod 8 , , PUNCT _ 12 church punct 9 often often ADV _ 12 church advmod 10 around around ADP _ 12 church case 11 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 12 church det 12 church church NOUN Number=Sing 5 piece parataxis 13 , , PUNCT _ 18 buried punct 14 where where ADV PronType=Rel 18 buried advmod 15 dead dead ADJ Degree=Pos 16 people amod 16 people people NOUN Number=Plur 18 buried nsubj 17 are be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 18 buried aux:pass 18 buried bury VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 12 church acl:relcl 19 . . PUNCT _ 5 piece punct
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1 is a present a graveyard a piece of land tree rules 2 bury present · passive dead people vn put-9.1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme
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 A graveyard is a place where old, broken or unwanted things are left: «a car graveyard», «an elephant graveyard».
The tree, 19 words det nsubj cop det advmod amod punct parataxis cc amod nsubj:pass aux:pass conj punct punct det compound parataxis punct punct punct det compound conj punct punct root A DET graveyard NOUN is AUX a DET place NOUN where ADV old ADJ , PUNCT broken VERB or CCONJ unwanted ADJ things NOUN are AUX left VERB : PUNCT « PUNCT a DET car NOUN graveyard NOUN » PUNCT , PUNCT « PUNCT an DET elephant NOUN graveyard NOUN » PUNCT . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 graveyard det 2 graveyard graveyard NOUN Number=Sing 5 place nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 place cop 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 place det 5 place place NOUN Number=Sing root root 6 where where ADV PronType=Rel 7 old advmod 7 old old ADJ Degree=Pos 5 place amod 8 , , PUNCT _ 9 broken punct 9 broken break VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 5 place parataxis 10 or or CCONJ _ 14 left cc 11 unwanted unwanted ADJ Degree=Pos 12 things amod 12 things thing NOUN Number=Plur 14 left nsubj:pass 13 are be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 14 left aux:pass 14 left leave VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 9 broken conj 15 : : PUNCT _ 14 left punct 16 « « PUNCT _ 19 graveyard punct 17 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 19 graveyard det 18 car car NOUN Number=Sing 19 graveyard compound 19 graveyard graveyard NOUN Number=Sing 14 left parataxis 20 » » PUNCT _ 19 graveyard punct 21 , , PUNCT _ 25 graveyard punct 22 « « PUNCT _ 25 graveyard punct 23 an a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 25 graveyard det 24 elephant elephant NOUN Number=Sing 25 graveyard compound 25 graveyard graveyard NOUN Number=Sing 19 graveyard conj 26 » » PUNCT _ 19 graveyard punct 27 . . PUNCT _ 5 place punct
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1 is a present a graveyard a place tree rules 2 break participle vn hurt-40.8.3-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Patient 3 leave present · passive unwanted things tree rules
Meaning 3 «Graveyard shift» means work done late at night until morning (informal).
The tree, 11 words punct compound nsubj punct obj acl advmod case obl case obl punct amod punct punct root « PUNCT Graveyard NOUN shift NOUN » PUNCT means VERB work NOUN done VERB late ADV at ADP night NOUN until ADP morning NOUN ( PUNCT informal ADJ ) PUNCT . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 « « PUNCT _ 3 shift punct 2 Graveyard graveyard NOUN Number=Sing 3 shift compound 3 shift shift NOUN Number=Sing 5 means nsubj 4 » » PUNCT _ 3 shift punct 5 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 6 work work NOUN Number=Sing 5 means obj 7 done do VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 6 work acl 8 late late ADV Degree=Pos 7 done advmod 9 at at ADP _ 10 night case 10 night night NOUN Number=Sing 7 done obl 11 until until ADP _ 12 morning case 12 morning morning NOUN Number=Sing 7 done obl 13 ( ( PUNCT _ 14 informal punct 14 informal informal ADJ Degree=Pos 12 morning amod 15 ) ) PUNCT _ 14 informal punct 16 . . PUNCT _ 5 means punct
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1 mean present Graveyard shift work vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent work=Topic 2 do participle work not said here morning; night late property vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
Example 1 The old church has a graveyard with mossy stones.
det amod nsubj det obj case amod nmod punct root The DET old ADJ church NOUN has VERB a DET graveyard NOUN with ADP mossy ADJ stones NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 church det 2 old old ADJ Degree=Pos 3 church amod 3 church church NOUN Number=Sing 4 has nsubj 4 has have VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 5 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 graveyard det 6 graveyard graveyard NOUN Number=Sing 4 has obj 7 with with ADP _ 9 stones case 8 mossy mossy ADJ Degree=Pos 9 stones amod 9 stones stone NOUN Number=Plur 6 graveyard nmod 10 . . PUNCT _ 4 has punct
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1 have present the old church a graveyard with mossy stones vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent graveyard=Patient
Example 2 We visited Grandad's grave in the graveyard.
nsubj nmod:poss case obj case det obl punct root We PRON visited VERB Grandad PROPN 's PART grave NOUN in ADP the DET graveyard 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 2 visited nsubj 2 visited visit VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 Grandad Grandad PROPN Number=Sing 5 grave nmod:poss 4 's 's PART _ 3 Grandad case 5 grave grave NOUN Number=Sing 2 visited obj 6 in in ADP _ 8 graveyard case 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 graveyard det 8 graveyard graveyard NOUN Number=Sing 2 visited obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 2 visited punct
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1 visit past We Grandad's grave the graveyard vn meet-36.3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent grave=Co-Agent
Example 3 Please walk quietly and respectfully in a graveyard.
discourse advmod cc conj case det obl punct root Please INTJ walk VERB quietly ADV and CCONJ respectfully ADV in ADP a DET graveyard NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Please please INTJ _ 2 walk discourse 2 walk walk VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 3 quietly quietly ADV _ 2 walk advmod 4 and and CCONJ _ 5 respectfully cc 5 respectfully respectfully ADV _ 3 quietly conj 6 in in ADP _ 8 graveyard case 7 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 8 graveyard det 8 graveyard graveyard NOUN Number=Sing 2 walk obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 2 walk punct
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1 walk imperative you not said here a graveyard quietly property vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in graveyard=Trajectory
Example 4 The ghost story was set in a graveyard at midnight.
det compound nsubj:pass aux:pass case det obl case nmod punct root The DET ghost NOUN story NOUN was AUX set VERB in ADP a DET graveyard NOUN at ADP midnight NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 story det 2 ghost ghost NOUN Number=Sing 3 story compound 3 story story NOUN Number=Sing 5 set nsubj:pass 4 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 5 set aux:pass 5 set set VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 6 in in ADP _ 8 graveyard case 7 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 8 graveyard det 8 graveyard graveyard NOUN Number=Sing 5 set obl 9 at at ADP _ 10 midnight case 10 midnight midnight NOUN Number=Sing 8 graveyard nmod 11 . . PUNCT _ 5 set punct
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1 set past · passive the ghost story a graveyard at midnight vn put-9.1-2 «NP V NP PP.destination»: subject=Theme in graveyard=Destination
Example 5 Old aeroplanes are kept in a desert graveyard.
amod nsubj:pass aux:pass case det compound obl punct root Old ADJ aeroplanes NOUN are AUX kept VERB in ADP a DET desert NOUN graveyard NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Old old ADJ Degree=Pos 2 aeroplanes amod 2 aeroplanes aeroplane NOUN Number=Plur 4 kept nsubj:pass 3 are be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 kept aux:pass 4 kept keep VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 5 in in ADP _ 8 graveyard case 6 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 8 graveyard det 7 desert desert NOUN Number=Sing 8 graveyard compound 8 graveyard graveyard NOUN Number=Sing 4 kept obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 4 kept punct
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1 keep present · passive Old aeroplanes a desert graveyard vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP PP.location»: subject=Theme in graveyard=Location
Example 6 Nurses on the graveyard shift work all night.
nsubj case det compound nmod det obl:unmarked punct root Nurses NOUN on ADP the DET graveyard NOUN shift NOUN work VERB all DET night NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Nurses nurse NOUN Number=Plur 6 work nsubj 2 on on ADP _ 5 shift case 3 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 shift det 4 graveyard graveyard NOUN Number=Sing 5 shift compound 5 shift shift NOUN Number=Sing 1 Nurses nmod 6 work work VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 7 all all DET PronType=Tot 8 night det 8 night night NOUN Number=Sing 6 work obl:unmarked 9 . . PUNCT _ 6 work punct
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1 work infinitive Nurses on the graveyard shift night vn employment-95.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent
Example 7 His road lay in front of a graveyard.
nmod:poss nsubj case obl case det nmod punct root His PRON road NOUN lay VERB in ADP front NOUN of ADP a DET graveyard NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 His his PRON Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 2 road nmod:poss 2 road road NOUN Number=Sing 3 lay nsubj 3 lay lie VERB Mood=Ind Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 in in ADP _ 5 front case 5 front front NOUN Number=Sing 3 lay obl 6 of of ADP _ 8 graveyard case 7 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 8 graveyard det 8 graveyard graveyard NOUN Number=Sing 5 front nmod 9 . . PUNCT _ 3 lay punct
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1 lie past His road front of a graveyard vn assuming_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent in front=Location
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