highwayman Who acts: robber, highwayman, poem, Travellers, I, highwaymen · What happens: stop, take, stand, deliver, cry, tell · To what, where: travellers, road, money, coach, dark road, mask · Speech: someone speaks here
«highwayman» in the school dictionary: its meaning 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: highwayman in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 In the old days, a robber on horseback who stopped travellers on the road and took their money.
The tree, 18 words case det amod obl punct det nsubj case nmod nsubj obj case det obl cc conj nmod:poss obj punct root In ADP the DET old ADJ days NOUN , PUNCT a DET robber NOUN on ADP horseback NOUN who PRON stopped VERB travellers NOUN on ADP the DET road NOUN and CCONJ took VERB their PRON money NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 In in ADP _ 4 days case 2 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 4 days det 3 old old ADJ Degree=Pos 4 days amod 4 days day NOUN Number=Plur 11 stopped obl 5 , , PUNCT _ 4 days punct 6 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 7 robber det 7 robber robber NOUN Number=Sing 11 stopped nsubj 8 on on ADP _ 9 horseback case 9 horseback horseback NOUN Number=Sing 7 robber nmod 10 who who PRON PronType=Rel 11 stopped nsubj 11 stopped stop VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 12 travellers traveller NOUN Number=Plur 11 stopped obj 13 on on ADP _ 15 road case 14 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 15 road det 15 road road NOUN Number=Sing 11 stopped obl 16 and and CCONJ _ 17 took cc 17 took take VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 11 stopped conj 18 their their PRON Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 19 money nmod:poss 19 money money NOUN Number=Sing 17 took obj 20 . . PUNCT _ 11 stopped punct
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1 stop past a robber on horseback travellers the road day vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V NP.eventuality»: agent=Subeventuality traveller=Eventuality 2 take past a robber on horseback not said here travellers's money vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent money=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.
Example 1 The highwayman stopped the coach on the dark road.
det nsubj det obj case det amod obl punct root The DET highwayman NOUN stopped VERB the DET coach NOUN on ADP the DET dark ADJ road NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 highwayman det 2 highwayman highwayman NOUN Number=Sing 3 stopped nsubj 3 stopped stop VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 coach det 5 coach coach NOUN Number=Sing 3 stopped obj 6 on on ADP _ 9 road case 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 9 road det 8 dark dark ADJ Degree=Pos 9 road amod 9 road road NOUN Number=Sing 3 stopped obl 10 . . PUNCT _ 3 stopped punct
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1 stop past the highwayman the coach the dark road vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V NP.eventuality»: agent=Subeventuality coach=Eventuality
Example 2 «Stand and deliver!» cried the highwayman.
punct ccomp cc conj punct punct det obj punct root « PUNCT Stand VERB and CCONJ deliver VERB ! PUNCT » PUNCT cried VERB the DET highwayman NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 « « PUNCT _ 2 Stand punct 2 Stand stand VERB VerbForm=Inf 7 cried ccomp 3 and and CCONJ _ 4 deliver cc 4 deliver deliver VERB VerbForm=Inf 2 Stand conj 5 ! ! PUNCT _ 2 Stand punct 6 » » PUNCT _ 2 Stand punct 7 cried cry VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 8 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 9 highwayman det 9 highwayman highwayman NOUN Number=Sing 7 cried obj 10 . . PUNCT _ 7 cried punct
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1 stand in a quote infinitive vn assuming_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent 2 deliver in a quote infinitive vn birth-28.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent 3 cry speech: express past the highwayman vn manner_speaking-37.3 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic
Example 3 The poem tells of a highwayman and the landlord's daughter.
det nsubj case det obl cc det nmod:poss case conj punct root The DET poem NOUN tells VERB of ADP a DET highwayman NOUN and CCONJ the DET landlord NOUN 's PART daughter NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 poem det 2 poem poem NOUN Number=Sing 3 tells nsubj 3 tells tell VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 of of ADP _ 6 highwayman case 5 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 highwayman det 6 highwayman highwayman NOUN Number=Sing 3 tells obl 7 and and CCONJ _ 11 daughter cc 8 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 9 landlord det 9 landlord landlord NOUN Number=Sing 11 daughter nmod:poss 10 's 's PART _ 9 landlord case 11 daughter daughter NOUN Number=Sing 3 tells conj 12 . . PUNCT _ 3 tells punct
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1 tell speech: assert present the poem of a highwayman vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
Example 4 Travellers were afraid of highwaymen on the lonely heath.
nsubj cop case obl case det amod nmod punct root Travellers NOUN were AUX afraid ADJ of ADP highwaymen NOUN on ADP the DET lonely ADJ heath NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Travellers traveller NOUN Number=Plur 3 afraid nsubj 2 were be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 3 afraid cop 3 afraid afraid ADJ Degree=Pos root root 4 of of ADP _ 5 highwaymen case 5 highwaymen highwayman NOUN Number=Plur 3 afraid obl 6 on on ADP _ 9 heath case 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 9 heath det 8 lonely lonely ADJ Degree=Pos 9 heath amod 9 heath heath NOUN Number=Sing 5 highwaymen nmod 10 . . PUNCT _ 3 afraid punct
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1 is past Travellers of highwaymen on the lonely heath; afraid property tree rules
Example 5 The highwayman wore a mask and a three-cornered hat.
det nsubj det obj cc det compound punct amod conj punct root The DET highwayman NOUN wore VERB a DET mask NOUN and CCONJ a DET three NUM - PUNCT cornered VERB hat NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 highwayman det 2 highwayman highwayman NOUN Number=Sing 3 wore nsubj 3 wore wear VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 mask det 5 mask mask NOUN Number=Sing 3 wore obj 6 and and CCONJ _ 11 hat cc 7 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 11 hat det 8 three three NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 10 cornered compound 9 - - PUNCT _ 8 three punct 10 cornered corner VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 11 hat amod 11 hat hat NOUN Number=Sing 5 mask conj 12 . . PUNCT _ 3 wore punct
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1 wear past the highwayman a mask and a cornered hat vn wipe_manner-10.4.1-1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent mask=Theme 2 corner participle tree rules
Example 6 In the play, I was the highwayman.
case det obl punct nsubj cop det punct root In ADP the DET play NOUN , PUNCT I PRON was AUX the DET highwayman NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 In in ADP _ 3 play case 2 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 play det 3 play play NOUN Number=Sing 8 highwayman obl 4 , , PUNCT _ 3 play punct 5 I I PRON Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs 8 highwayman nsubj 6 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 8 highwayman cop 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 highwayman det 8 highwayman highwayman NOUN Number=Sing root root 9 . . PUNCT _ 8 highwayman punct
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1 is a past I the highwayman the play tree rules
Example 7 Some highwaymen became famous in songs.
det nsubj xcomp case obl punct root Some DET highwaymen NOUN became VERB famous ADJ in ADP songs NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Some some DET PronType=Ind 2 highwaymen det 2 highwaymen highwayman NOUN Number=Plur 3 became nsubj 3 became become VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 famous famous ADJ Degree=Pos 3 became xcomp 5 in in ADP _ 6 songs case 6 songs song NOUN Number=Plur 4 famous obl 7 . . PUNCT _ 3 became punct
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1 become past some highwaymen famous property vn become-109.1-1-1 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Patient
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