heir Who acts: person, William, Henry, She, orphan, farm · What happens: receive, die, be, become, carry, work · To what, where: money, heir, king, work, son, only heir · Speech: someone speaks here
«heir» 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: heir in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 A person who will receive someone's money, house or other property when that person dies, as in «She is heir to the farm».
The tree, 24 words det nsubj aux acl:relcl nmod:poss case obj punct conj cc amod conj mark det nsubj advcl punct mark case punct nsubj cop ccomp case det nmod punct punct root A DET person NOUN who PRON will AUX receive VERB someone PRON 's PART money NOUN , PUNCT house NOUN or CCONJ other ADJ property NOUN when SCONJ that DET person NOUN dies VERB , PUNCT as SCONJ in ADP « PUNCT She PRON is AUX heir NOUN to ADP the DET farm 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 person det 2 person person NOUN Number=Sing root root 3 who who PRON PronType=Rel 5 receive nsubj 4 will will AUX VerbForm=Fin 5 receive aux 5 receive receive VERB VerbForm=Inf 2 person acl:relcl 6 someone someone PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 8 money nmod:poss 7 's 's PART _ 6 someone case 8 money money NOUN Number=Sing 5 receive obj 9 , , PUNCT _ 10 house punct 10 house house NOUN Number=Sing 8 money conj 11 or or CCONJ _ 13 property cc 12 other other ADJ Degree=Pos 13 property amod 13 property property NOUN Number=Sing 8 money conj 14 when when SCONJ _ 17 dies mark 15 that that DET Number=Sing PronType=Dem 16 person det 16 person person NOUN Number=Sing 17 dies nsubj 17 dies die VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 receive advcl 18 , , PUNCT _ 24 heir punct 19 as as SCONJ _ 24 heir mark 20 in in ADP _ 24 heir case 21 « « PUNCT _ 24 heir punct 22 She she PRON Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 24 heir nsubj 23 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 24 heir cop 24 heir heir NOUN Number=Sing 17 dies ccomp 25 to to ADP _ 27 farm case 26 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 27 farm det 27 farm farm NOUN Number=Sing 24 heir nmod 28 » » PUNCT _ 24 heir punct 29 . . PUNCT _ 2 person punct
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1 receive future a person someone's money and house or other property vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent money=Theme 2 die present that person vn calibratable_cos-45.6.1 «NP.attribute V»: agent=Attribute 3 is in a quote present person heir to the farm tree rules
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 The person who will become king, queen or ruler next, as in «the heir to the throne».
The tree, 17 words det nsubj nsubj aux xcomp punct conj cc conj advmod punct case case punct det parataxis case det nmod punct punct root The DET person NOUN who PRON will AUX become VERB king NOUN , PUNCT queen NOUN or CCONJ ruler NOUN next ADV , PUNCT as ADP in ADP « PUNCT the DET heir NOUN to ADP the DET throne NOUN » PUNCT . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 person det 2 person person NOUN Number=Sing 5 become nsubj 3 who who PRON PronType=Rel 5 become nsubj 4 will will AUX VerbForm=Fin 5 become aux 5 become become VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 6 king king NOUN Number=Sing 5 become xcomp 7 , , PUNCT _ 8 queen punct 8 queen queen NOUN Number=Sing 6 king conj 9 or or CCONJ _ 10 ruler cc 10 ruler ruler NOUN Number=Sing 6 king conj 11 next next ADV _ 5 become advmod 12 , , PUNCT _ 17 heir punct 13 as as ADP _ 17 heir case 14 in in ADP _ 17 heir case 15 « « PUNCT _ 17 heir punct 16 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 17 heir det 17 heir heir NOUN Number=Sing 5 become parataxis 18 to to ADP _ 20 throne case 19 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 20 throne det 20 throne throne NOUN Number=Sing 17 heir nmod 21 » » PUNCT _ 17 heir punct 22 . . PUNCT _ 5 become punct
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1 become future the person king and queen or ruler next property tree rules
Meaning 3 Someone who carries on another person's work or ideas.
nsubj acl:relcl case det nmod:poss case obl cc conj punct root Someone PRON who PRON carries VERB on ADP another DET person NOUN 's PART work NOUN or CCONJ ideas NOUN . 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 who who PRON PronType=Rel 3 carries nsubj 3 carries carry VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 1 Someone acl:relcl 4 on on ADP _ 8 work case 5 another another DET PronType=Ind 6 person det 6 person person NOUN Number=Sing 8 work nmod:poss 7 's 's PART _ 6 person case 8 work work NOUN Number=Sing 3 carries obl 9 or or CCONJ _ 10 ideas cc 10 ideas idea NOUN Number=Plur 8 work conj 11 . . PUNCT _ 1 Someone punct
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1 carry present another person's work or ideas vn carry-11.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent 2 work another person nom work «act intransitive»: poss=agent
Example 1 Prince William is the heir to the throne.
nmod:desc nsubj cop det case det nmod punct root Prince PROPN William PROPN is AUX the DET heir NOUN to ADP the DET throne NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Prince Prince PROPN Number=Sing 2 William nmod:desc 2 William William PROPN Number=Sing 5 heir nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 heir cop 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 heir det 5 heir heir NOUN Number=Sing root root 6 to to ADP _ 8 throne case 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 throne det 8 throne throne NOUN Number=Sing 5 heir nmod 9 . . PUNCT _ 5 heir punct
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1 is a present William Prince the heir to the throne tree rules
Example 2 Henry VIII wanted a son as his heir.
nsubj flat det obj case nmod:poss obl punct root Henry PROPN VIII NUM wanted VERB a DET son NOUN as ADP his PRON heir NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Henry Henry PROPN Number=Sing 3 wanted nsubj 2 VIII VIII NUM NumForm=Roman NumType=Card 1 Henry flat 3 wanted want VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 son det 5 son son NOUN Number=Sing 3 wanted obj 6 as as ADP _ 8 heir case 7 his his PRON Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 8 heir nmod:poss 8 heir heir NOUN Number=Sing 3 wanted obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 3 wanted punct
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1 want past Henry a son as Henry's heir vn appoint-29.1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Agent son=Theme as heir=Attribute
Example 3 She was the only heir to her uncle's fortune.
nsubj cop det amod case nmod:poss nmod:poss case nmod punct root She PRON was AUX the DET only ADJ heir NOUN to ADP her PRON uncle NOUN 's PART fortune NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 She she PRON Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 5 heir nsubj 2 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 5 heir cop 3 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 heir det 4 only only ADJ Degree=Pos 5 heir amod 5 heir heir NOUN Number=Sing root root 6 to to ADP _ 10 fortune case 7 her her PRON Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 8 uncle nmod:poss 8 uncle uncle NOUN Number=Sing 10 fortune nmod:poss 9 's 's PART _ 8 uncle case 10 fortune fortune NOUN Number=Sing 5 heir nmod 11 . . PUNCT _ 5 heir punct
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1 is a past She the only heir to her uncle's fortune tree rules
Example 4 In the story, the orphan turned out to be the lost heir of the kingdom.
The tree, 15 words case det obl punct det nsubj compound:prt mark cop det amod xcomp case det nmod punct root In ADP the DET story NOUN , PUNCT the DET orphan NOUN turned VERB out ADP to PART be AUX the DET lost VERB heir NOUN of ADP the DET kingdom 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 7 turned obl 4 , , PUNCT _ 3 story punct 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 orphan det 6 orphan orphan NOUN Number=Sing 7 turned nsubj 7 turned turn VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 8 out out ADP _ 7 turned compound:prt 9 to to PART _ 13 heir mark 10 be be AUX VerbForm=Inf 13 heir cop 11 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 13 heir det 12 lost lose VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 13 heir amod 13 heir heir NOUN Number=Sing 7 turned xcomp 14 of of ADP _ 16 kingdom case 15 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 16 kingdom det 16 kingdom kingdom NOUN Number=Sing 13 heir nmod 17 . . PUNCT _ 7 turned punct
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1 turn out past the orphan the story vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in story=Location 2 lose participle vn succeed-74-3-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent 3 is a to-infinitive the orphan not said here the lost heir of the kingdom tree rules
Example 5 The farm passed to the oldest heir.
det nsubj case det amod obl punct root The DET farm NOUN passed VERB to ADP the DET oldest ADJ heir NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 farm det 2 farm farm NOUN Number=Sing 3 passed nsubj 3 passed pass VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 to to ADP _ 7 heir case 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 heir det 6 oldest old ADJ Degree=Sup 7 heir amod 7 heir heir NOUN Number=Sing 3 passed obl 8 . . PUNCT _ 3 passed punct
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1 pass past the farm the oldest heir vn escape-51.1-1-3 «NP V PP.initial_location»: agent=Theme to heir=Initial_Location
Example 6 He saw himself as the heir to his grandad's woodworking skills.
nsubj obj case det obl case nmod:poss nmod:poss case compound obl punct root He PRON saw VERB himself PRON as ADP the DET heir NOUN to ADP his PRON grandad NOUN 's PART woodworking NOUN skills NOUN . PUNCT 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 saw nsubj 2 saw see VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 himself himself PRON Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs Reflex=Yes 2 saw obj 4 as as ADP _ 6 heir case 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 heir det 6 heir heir NOUN Number=Sing 2 saw obl 7 to to ADP _ 12 skills case 8 his his PRON Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 9 grandad nmod:poss 9 grandad grandad NOUN Number=Sing 12 skills nmod:poss 10 's 's PART _ 9 grandad case 11 woodworking woodworking NOUN Number=Sing 12 skills compound 12 skills skill NOUN Number=Plur 2 saw obl 13 . . PUNCT _ 2 saw punct
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1 see past He himself = he as the heir; to his grandad's woodworking skills vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Experiencer himself=Stimulus as heir=Attribute
Example 7 Take my daughter; be my heir; rule my kingdom.
nmod:poss obj punct cop nmod:poss obl punct conj nmod:poss obj punct root Take VERB my PRON daughter NOUN ; PUNCT be AUX my PRON heir NOUN ; PUNCT rule VERB my PRON kingdom NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Take take VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 2 my my PRON Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 3 daughter nmod:poss 3 daughter daughter NOUN Number=Sing 1 Take obj 4 ; ; PUNCT _ 7 heir punct 5 be be AUX VerbForm=Inf 7 heir cop 6 my my PRON Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 7 heir nmod:poss 7 heir heir NOUN Number=Sing 1 Take obl 8 ; ; PUNCT _ 9 rule punct 9 rule rule VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin 1 Take conj 10 my my PRON Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 11 kingdom nmod:poss 11 kingdom kingdom NOUN Number=Sing 9 rule obj 12 . . PUNCT _ 1 Take punct
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1 take imperative you not said here my daughter vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP ADVP»: agent=Instrument daughter=Destination 2 is a infinitive my heir tree rules 3 rule infinitive you not said here my kingdom vn dub-29.3.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent kingdom=Theme
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