halo

Who acts: Behaviour, someone, halo, angel, Ice crystals, little brother · What happens: draw, make, seem, slip, do, glow · To what, where: light, head, ring, something, glowing ring, golden halo · Speech: someone speaks here

«halo» in the school dictionary: its 4 meanings for a pupil and its 6 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: halo in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

A ring or circle of light drawn around the head of a holy person or angel in pictures.

The tree, 18 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	2 ring	det
2	ring	ring	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
3	or	or	CCONJ	_	4 circle	cc
4	circle	circle	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 ring	conj
5	of	of	ADP	_	6 light	case
6	light	light	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 circle	nmod
7	drawn	draw	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	6 light	acl
8	around	around	ADP	_	10 head	case
9	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	10 head	det
10	head	head	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 drawn	obl
11	of	of	ADP	_	14 person	case
12	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	14 person	det
13	holy	holy	ADJ	Degree=Pos	14 person	amod
14	person	person	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 head	nmod
15	or	or	CCONJ	_	16 angel	cc
16	angel	angel	NOUN	Number=Sing	14 person	conj
17	in	in	ADP	_	18 pictures	case
18	pictures	picture	NOUN	Number=Plur	14 person	nmod
19	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 ring	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	draw	participle		light not said here		the head of a holy person in pictures or angel			vn scribble-25.2-1 «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

A ring of light around the Sun or Moon, made by ice crystals in the sky.

The tree, 16 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	2 ring	det
2	ring	ring	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
3	of	of	ADP	_	4 light	case
4	light	light	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 ring	nmod
5	around	around	ADP	_	7 Sun	case
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 Sun	det
7	Sun	Sun	PROPN	Number=Sing	4 light	nmod
8	or	or	CCONJ	_	9 Moon	cc
9	Moon	Moon	PROPN	Number=Sing	7 Sun	conj
10	,	,	PUNCT	_	11 made	punct
11	made	make	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	2 ring	acl
12	by	by	ADP	_	14 crystals	case
13	ice	ice	NOUN	Number=Sing	14 crystals	compound
14	crystals	crystal	NOUN	Number=Plur	11 made	obl
15	in	in	ADP	_	17 sky	case
16	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	17 sky	det
17	sky	sky	NOUN	Number=Sing	14 crystals	nmod
18	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 ring	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	make	participle		a ring of light around the Sun or Moon not said here				by ice crystals in the sky	vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset

Meaning 3

Usage: informal — kept apart, not parsed.

Behaviour that makes someone seem perfectly good: «Her halo slipped» = she did something naughty.

The tree, 15 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Behaviour	behaviour	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 makes	nsubj
2	that	that	PRON	PronType=Rel	3 makes	nsubj
3	makes	make	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	someone	someone	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	5 seem	nsubj
5	seem	seem	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	3 makes	xcomp
6	perfectly	perfectly	ADV	_	7 good	advmod
7	good	good	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 seem	xcomp
8	:	:	PUNCT	_	12 slipped	punct
9	«	«	PUNCT	_	12 slipped	punct
10	Her	her	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	11 halo	nmod:poss
11	halo	halo	NOUN	Number=Sing	12 slipped	nsubj
12	slipped	slip	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	3 makes	parataxis
13	»	»	PUNCT	_	12 slipped	punct
14	=	=	SYM	_	16 did	punct
15	she	she	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	16 did	nsubj
16	did	do	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	12 slipped	conj
17	something	something	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	16 did	obj
18	naughty	naughty	ADJ	Degree=Pos	17 something	amod
19	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 makes	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	make	present	Behaviour			tree rules
2	seem	infinitive	someone		good property	vn seem-109-1-1-1 «NP V S_INF»: agent=Theme
3	slip in a quote	past	Behaviour's halo			vn calibratable_cos-45.6.1-1 «NP.attribute V»: agent=Attribute
4	do	past	halo	something		vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent something=Eventuality

Meaning 4

A halo can also be a glowing ring of light around something other than a head.

The tree, 16 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	2 halo	det
2	halo	halo	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 ring	nsubj
3	can	can	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	8 ring	aux
4	also	also	ADV	_	8 ring	advmod
5	be	be	AUX	VerbForm=Inf	8 ring	cop
6	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	8 ring	det
7	glowing	glow	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	8 ring	amod
8	ring	ring	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
9	of	of	ADP	_	10 light	case
10	light	light	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 ring	nmod
11	around	around	ADP	_	12 something	case
12	something	something	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	8 ring	nmod
13	other	other	ADJ	Degree=Pos	12 something	amod
14	than	than	ADP	_	16 head	case
15	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	16 head	det
16	head	head	NOUN	Number=Sing	13 other	obl
17	.	.	PUNCT	_	8 ring	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	glow	gerund							vn light_emission-43.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
2	is a	can	a halo	a glowing ring		something		of light	tree rules

Example 1

The angel in the painting has a golden halo.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 angel	det
2	angel	angel	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 has	nsubj
3	in	in	ADP	_	5 painting	case
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 painting	det
5	painting	painting	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 angel	nmod
6	has	have	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
7	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	9 halo	det
8	golden	golden	ADJ	Degree=Pos	9 halo	amod
9	halo	halo	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 has	obj
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 has	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	have	present	the angel in the painting	a golden halo					vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent halo=Patient

Example 2

There was a halo around the Moon last night.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	There	there	PRON	PronType=Dem	2 was	expl
2	was	be	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	4 halo	det
4	halo	halo	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 was	nsubj
5	around	around	ADP	_	7 Moon	case
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 Moon	det
7	Moon	Moon	PROPN	Number=Sing	4 halo	nmod
8	last	last	ADJ	Degree=Pos	9 night	amod
9	night	night	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 was	obl:unmarked
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 was	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	be	past	a halo around the Moon			there	night		vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme

Example 3

Ice crystals high in the sky can make a halo around the Sun.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Ice	ice	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 crystals	compound
2	crystals	crystal	NOUN	Number=Plur	8 make	nsubj
3	high	high	ADJ	Degree=Pos	2 crystals	amod
4	in	in	ADP	_	6 sky	case
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 sky	det
6	sky	sky	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 high	obl
7	can	can	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	8 make	aux
8	make	make	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	root	root
9	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	10 halo	det
10	halo	halo	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 make	obj
11	around	around	ADP	_	13 Sun.	case
12	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	13 Sun.	det
13	Sun.	Sunday	PROPN	Number=Sing	8 make	obl

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	make	can	Ice crystals	a halo			sunday		vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset halo=Product

Example 4

My little brother acts like he has a halo, but he ate the cake!

The tree, 14 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	My	my	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	3 brother	nmod:poss
2	little	little	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 brother	amod
3	brother	brother	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 acts	nsubj
4	acts	act	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
5	like	like	SCONJ	_	7 has	mark
6	he	he	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	7 has	nsubj
7	has	have	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	4 acts	advcl
8	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	9 halo	det
9	halo	halo	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 has	obj
10	,	,	PUNCT	_	13 ate	punct
11	but	but	CCONJ	_	13 ate	cc
12	he	he	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	13 ate	nsubj
13	ate	eat	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	4 acts	parataxis
14	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	15 cake	det
15	cake	cake	NOUN	Number=Sing	13 ate	obj
16	!	!	PUNCT	_	4 acts	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	roles by
1	act	present	My little brother		vn act-114-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
2	have	present	brother	a halo	vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent halo=Patient
3	eat	past	brother	the cake	vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent cake=Patient

Example 5

In nativity plays the angels wear tinsel haloes.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	In	in	ADP	_	2 nativity	case
2	nativity	nativity	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 plays	obl
3	plays	play	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 angels	det
5	angels	angel	NOUN	Number=Plur	6 wear	nsubj
6	wear	wear	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	3 plays	ccomp
7	tinsel	tinsel	ADJ	Degree=Pos	8 haloes	amod
8	haloes	haloe	NOUN	Number=Plur	6 wear	obj
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 plays	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	play	present				nativity			vn use-105.1 «NP V NP S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Eventuality
2	wear	present	the angels	tinsel haloes					vn wipe_manner-10.4.1-1 «NP V NP.source»: agent=Agent haloe=Source

Example 6

Presently the background of the hall opened and the tree of knowledge appeared, surrounded by a halo of glory that almost blinded him.

The tree, 23 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Presently	presently	ADV	_	3 background	advmod
2	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 background	det
3	background	background	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 opened	nsubj
4	of	of	ADP	_	6 hall	case
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 hall	det
6	hall	hall	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 background	nmod
7	opened	open	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
8	and	and	CCONJ	_	13 appeared	cc
9	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	10 tree	det
10	tree	tree	NOUN	Number=Sing	13 appeared	nsubj
11	of	of	ADP	_	12 knowledge	case
12	knowledge	knowledge	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 tree	nmod
13	appeared	appear	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	7 opened	conj
14	,	,	PUNCT	_	15 surrounded	punct
15	surrounded	surround	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	13 appeared	xcomp
16	by	by	ADP	_	18 halo	case
17	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	18 halo	det
18	halo	halo	NOUN	Number=Sing	15 surrounded	obl:agent
19	of	of	ADP	_	20 glory	case
20	glory	glory	NOUN	Number=Sing	18 halo	nmod
21	that	that	PRON	PronType=Rel	23 blinded	obj
22	almost	almost	ADV	_	23 blinded	advmod
23	blinded	blind	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	20 glory	acl:relcl
24	him	he	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	23 blinded	obj
25	.	.	PUNCT	_	7 opened	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	open	past	the background of the hall			vn spatial_configuration-47.6-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
2	appear	past	the tree of knowledge			vn seem-109-1-1-1 «NP V S_INF»: agent=Theme clause=Attribute
3	surround	participle	the tree of knowledge not said here			vn contiguous_location-47.8 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme
4	blind	past		glory	almost property	tree rules

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