halloween

Who acts: children, Its, We, I, you, Halloween · What happens: hold, dress up, carve, go, treat, mean · To what, where: festival, end, costumes, pumpkins, trick, pumpkin

«halloween» 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: halloween in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

A festival held in the evening at the very end of October, when children dress up in costumes, carve pumpkins and go trick-or-treating.

The tree, 25 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	2 festival	det
2	festival	festival	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
3	held	hold	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	2 festival	acl
4	in	in	ADP	_	6 evening	case
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 evening	det
6	evening	evening	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 held	obl
7	at	at	ADP	_	10 end	case
8	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	10 end	det
9	very	very	ADV	_	10 end	advmod
10	end	end	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 held	obl
11	of	of	ADP	_	12 October	case
12	October	October	PROPN	Number=Sing	10 end	nmod
13	,	,	PUNCT	_	16 dress	punct
14	when	when	ADV	PronType=Int	16 dress	advmod
15	children	child	NOUN	Number=Plur	16 dress	nsubj
16	dress	dress	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	2 festival	parataxis
17	up	up	ADP	_	16 dress	compound:prt
18	in	in	ADP	_	19 costumes	case
19	costumes	costume	NOUN	Number=Plur	16 dress	obl
20	,	,	PUNCT	_	21 carve	punct
21	carve	carve	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	16 dress	conj
22	pumpkins	pumpkin	NOUN	Number=Plur	21 carve	obj
23	and	and	CCONJ	_	24 go	cc
24	go	go	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	21 carve	conj
25	trick	trick	NOUN	Number=Sing	24 go	obj
26	-	-	PUNCT	_	29 treating	punct
27	or	or	CCONJ	_	29 treating	cc
28	-	-	PUNCT	_	27 or	punct
29	treating	treat	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	25 trick	conj
30	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 festival	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	where	when	roles by
1	hold	participle		a festival not said here		at the end of October; evening	vn exist-47.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme at end=Location
2	dress up	present	children		costumes		vn dress-41.1.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
3	carve	present	children not said here	pumpkins			vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent pumpkin=Theme
4	go	infinitive	children not said here	trick			vn meander-47.7 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location trick=Theme
5	treat	gerund	children not said here				vn equip-13.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: 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

Its old meaning: the evening before All Saints' Day (All Hallows' Eve).

The tree, 14 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Its	its	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	3 meaning	nmod:poss
2	old	old	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 meaning	amod
3	meaning	meaning	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
4	:	:	PUNCT	_	6 evening	punct
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 evening	det
6	evening	evening	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 meaning	appos
7	before	before	ADP	_	11 Day	case
8	All	all	DET	PronType=Tot	9 Saints	det
9	Saints	Saint	PROPN	Number=Plur	11 Day	nmod:poss
10	'	's	PART	_	9 Saints	case
11	Day	Day	PROPN	Number=Sing	6 evening	nmod
12	(	(	PUNCT	_	16 Eve	punct
13	All	all	DET	PronType=Tot	14 Hallows	det
14	Hallows	Hallow	PROPN	Number=Plur	16 Eve	nmod:poss
15	'	's	PART	_	14 Hallows	case
16	Eve	Eve	PROPN	Number=Sing	11 Day	appos
17	)	)	PUNCT	_	16 Eve	punct
18	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 meaning	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	mean		Its = it						nom meaning «communication transitive»: poss=agent

Example 1

We carved a pumpkin for Halloween.

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 carved	nsubj
2	carved	carve	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	4 pumpkin	det
4	pumpkin	pumpkin	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 carved	obj
5	for	for	ADP	_	6 Halloween	case
6	Halloween	Halloween	PROPN	Number=Sing	4 pumpkin	nmod
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 carved	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	carve	past	We	a pumpkin				for Halloween	vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP PP.beneficiary»: agent=Agent pumpkin=Material for halloween=Beneficiary

Example 2

At Halloween I dressed up as a witch.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	At	at	ADP	_	2 Halloween	case
2	Halloween	Halloween	PROPN	Number=Sing	4 dressed	obl
3	I	I	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs	4 dressed	nsubj
4	dressed	dress	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
5	up	up	ADP	_	4 dressed	compound:prt
6	as	as	ADP	_	8 witch	case
7	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	8 witch	det
8	witch	witch	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 dressed	obl
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 dressed	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	dress up	past	I			Halloween		as a witch	vn dress-41.1.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent

Example 3

Children go trick-or-treating on Halloween night.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Children	child	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 go	nsubj
2	go	go	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	trick	trick	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 go	obj
4	-	-	PUNCT	_	7 treating	punct
5	or	or	CCONJ	_	7 treating	cc
6	-	-	PUNCT	_	5 or	punct
7	treating	treat	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	3 trick	conj
8	on	on	ADP	_	10 night	case
9	Halloween	Halloween	PROPN	Number=Sing	10 night	compound
10	night	night	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 treating	obl
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 go	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	go	present	Children	trick					vn meander-47.7 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location trick=Theme
2	treat	gerund	Children not said here				night		vn equip-13.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent

Example 4

Carry a torch when you go out at Halloween.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Carry	carry	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
2	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	3 torch	det
3	torch	torch	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Carry	obj
4	when	when	ADV	PronType=Int	6 go	advmod
5	you	you	PRON	Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs	6 go	nsubj
6	go	go	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	1 Carry	advcl
7	out	out	ADV	_	6 go	advmod
8	at	at	ADP	_	9 Halloween	case
9	Halloween	Halloween	PROPN	Number=Sing	6 go	obl
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Carry	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	carry	imperative	you not said here	a torch					vn carry-11.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent torch=Theme
2	go out	present	you			Halloween		out property	vn interact-36.6 «NP V»: agent=Agent

Example 5

Halloween began long ago in Ireland and Scotland.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Halloween	Halloween	PROPN	Number=Sing	2 began	nsubj
2	began	begin	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	long	long	ADV	Degree=Pos	4 ago	advmod
4	ago	ago	ADV	_	2 began	advmod
5	in	in	ADP	_	6 Ireland	case
6	Ireland	Ireland	PROPN	Number=Sing	2 began	obl
7	and	and	CCONJ	_	8 Scotland	cc
8	Scotland	Scotland	PROPN	Number=Sing	6 Ireland	conj
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 began	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	begin	past	Halloween			Ireland and Scotland		ago property	vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP.eventuality V»: agent=Eventuality

Example 6

Our class had a Halloween party with apple bobbing.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Our	our	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	2 class	nmod:poss
2	class	class	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 had	nsubj
3	had	have	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 party	det
5	Halloween	Halloween	PROPN	Number=Sing	6 party	compound
6	party	party	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 had	obj
7	with	with	ADP	_	8 apple	case
8	apple	apple	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 party	nmod
9	bobbing	bob	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	8 apple	acl
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 had	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	have	past	Our class	a Halloween party				with apple	vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent party=Patient
2	bob	gerund	apple not said here						vn curtsey-40.3.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent

Example 7

Only knock on doors with a pumpkin or lights on.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Only	only	ADV	_	2 knock	advmod
2	knock	knock	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	on	on	ADP	_	4 doors	case
4	doors	door	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 knock	obl
5	with	with	ADP	_	7 pumpkin	case
6	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	7 pumpkin	det
7	pumpkin	pumpkin	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 knock	obl
8	or	or	CCONJ	_	9 lights	cc
9	lights	light	NOUN	Number=Plur	7 pumpkin	conj
10	on	on	ADV	_	9 lights	advmod
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 knock	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	knock	imperative	you not said here			doors		with a pumpkin or lights	vn sound_emission-43.2 «NP.location V PP.theme»: agent=Location with pumpkin=Theme

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