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homeric

Who acts: Homeric, ancient Greek poet, Highland version, people, class, storm · What happens: mean, write, be, believe, read, last · To what, where: Iliad, grand, Homeric age, Homeric tale

«homeric» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 4 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: homeric in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

Homeric means of or like Homer, the ancient Greek poet who wrote the Iliad and the Odyssey.

The tree, 17 words
nsubjcasecccaseoblpunctdetamodamodapposnsubjacl:relcldetobjccdetconjpunctrootHomericPROPNmeansVERBofADPorCCONJlikeADPHomerPROPN,PUNCTtheDETancientADJGreekADJpoetNOUNwhoPRONwroteVERBtheDETIliadPROPNandCCONJtheDETOdysseyPROPN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1HomericHomericPROPNNumber=Sing2 meansnsubj
2meansmeanVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Finrootroot
3ofofADP_6 Homercase
4ororCCONJ_6 Homercc
5likelikeADP_6 Homercase
6HomerHomerPROPNNumber=Sing2 meansobl
7,,PUNCT_11 poetpunct
8thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art11 poetdet
9ancientancientADJDegree=Pos11 poetamod
10GreekGreekADJDegree=Pos11 poetamod
11poetpoetNOUNNumber=Sing6 Homerappos
12whowhoPRONPronType=Rel13 wrotensubj
13wrotewriteVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin11 poetacl:relcl
14thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art15 Iliaddet
15IliadIliadPROPNNumber=Sing13 wroteobj
16andandCCONJ_18 Odysseycc
17thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art18 Odysseydet
18OdysseyOdysseyPROPNNumber=Sing15 Iliadconj
19..PUNCT_2 meanspunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1meanpresentHomericof Homervn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent
2writepastthe ancient Greek poetthe Iliad and the Odysseyvn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent iliad=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

Homeric means grand, heroic or huge, like the great battles and long journeys in those old poems.

The tree, 17 words
nsubjobjpunctconjccconjpunctcasedetamodparataxisccamodconjcasedetamodnmodpunctrootHomericPROPNmeansVERBgrandADJ,PUNCTheroicADJorCCONJhugeADJ,PUNCTlikeADPtheDETgreatADJbattlesNOUNandCCONJlongADJjourneysNOUNinADPthoseDEToldADJpoemsNOUN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1HomericHomericPROPNNumber=Sing2 meansnsubj
2meansmeanVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Finrootroot
3grandgrandADJDegree=Pos2 meansobj
4,,PUNCT_5 heroicpunct
5heroicheroicADJDegree=Pos3 grandconj
6ororCCONJ_7 hugecc
7hugehugeADJDegree=Pos3 grandconj
8,,PUNCT_12 battlespunct
9likelikeADP_12 battlescase
10thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art12 battlesdet
11greatgreatADJDegree=Pos12 battlesamod
12battlesbattleNOUNNumber=Plur2 meansparataxis
13andandCCONJ_15 journeyscc
14longlongADJDegree=Pos15 journeysamod
15journeysjourneyNOUNNumber=Plur12 battlesconj
16ininADP_19 poemscase
17thosethatDETNumber=Plur PronType=Dem19 poemsdet
18oldoldADJDegree=Pos19 poemsamod
19poemspoemNOUNNumber=Plur15 journeysnmod
20..PUNCT_2 meanspunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1meanpresentHomericgrandvn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent grand=Topic

Example 1

The Highland version of the tale is as fine as the Homeric one.

detcompoundnsubjcasedetnmodcopadvmodcasedetamodoblpunctrootTheDETHighlandPROPNversionNOUNofADPtheDETtaleNOUNisAUXasADVfineADJasADPtheDETHomericADJoneNOUN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1ThetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art3 versiondet
2HighlandHighlandPROPNNumber=Sing3 versioncompound
3versionversionNOUNNumber=Sing9 finensubj
4ofofADP_6 talecase
5thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art6 taledet
6taletaleNOUNNumber=Sing3 versionnmod
7isbeAUXMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin9 finecop
8asasADV_9 fineadvmod
9finefineADJDegree=Posrootroot
10asasADP_13 onecase
11thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art13 onedet
12HomerichomericADJDegree=Pos13 oneamod
13oneoneNOUNNumber=Sing9 fineobl
14..PUNCT_9 finepunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1ispresentthe Highland version of the taleas the Homeric one; fine propertytree rules

Example 2

In the Homeric age, people believed in a sad life after death.

casedetcompoundoblpunctnsubjcasedetamodoblcaseoblpunctrootInADPtheDETHomericPROPNageNOUN,PUNCTpeopleNOUNbelievedVERBinADPaDETsadADJlifeNOUNafterADPdeathNOUN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1IninADP_4 agecase
2thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art4 agedet
3HomericHomericPROPNNumber=Sing4 agecompound
4ageageNOUNNumber=Sing7 believedobl
5,,PUNCT_4 agepunct
6peoplepeopleNOUNNumber=Plur7 believednsubj
7believedbelieveVERBMood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Finrootroot
8ininADP_11 lifecase
9aaDETDefinite=Ind PronType=Art11 lifedet
10sadsadADJDegree=Pos11 lifeamod
11lifelifeNOUNNumber=Sing7 believedobl
12afterafterADP_13 deathcase
13deathdeathNOUNNumber=Sing7 believedobl
14..PUNCT_7 believedpunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1believepastpeoplein the Homeric age; after deathin a sad lifevn admire-31.2 «NP V that S»: agent=Experiencer

Example 3

Our class read a Homeric tale about a brave hero.

nmod:possnsubjdetcompoundobjcasedetamodnmodpunctrootOurPRONclassNOUNreadVERBaDETHomericPROPNtaleNOUNaboutADPaDETbraveADJheroNOUN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1OurourPRONCase=Gen Number=Plur Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs2 classnmod:poss
2classclassNOUNNumber=Sing3 readnsubj
3readreadVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Finrootroot
4aaDETDefinite=Ind PronType=Art6 taledet
5HomericHomericPROPNNumber=Sing6 talecompound
6taletaleNOUNNumber=Sing3 readobj
7aboutaboutADP_10 herocase
8aaDETDefinite=Ind PronType=Art10 herodet
9bravebraveADJDegree=Pos10 heroamod
10heroheroNOUNNumber=Sing6 talenmod
11..PUNCT_3 readpunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1readpastOur classa Homeric taleabout a brave herovn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent tale=Topic

Example 4

The storm lasted a Homeric three days.

detnsubjdetcompoundnummodobl:unmarkedpunctrootTheDETstormNOUNlastedVERBaDETHomericPROPNthreeNUMdaysNOUN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1ThetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art2 stormdet
2stormstormNOUNNumber=Sing3 lastednsubj
3lastedlastVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Finrootroot
4aaDETDefinite=Ind PronType=Art7 daysdet
5HomericHomericPROPNNumber=Sing7 dayscompound
6threethreeNUMNumForm=Word NumType=Card7 daysnummod
7daysdayNOUNNumber=Plur3 lastedobl:unmarked
8..PUNCT_3 lastedpunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1lastpastthe stormdayvn cost-54.2 «NP V NP.value»: agent=Theme

Text: the school dictionary of Mova's schools (world/data/dictionary-schools/), written for Mova. Trees: Mova's own parse — the en model on the CPU, when the site is built — not checked by a teacher; they may be wrong. Frames: Mova's frames reader (prag), each meaning and example read on its own. Elamur Cosmic License.

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