housemaid Who acts: woman, White Rabbit, Alice, housemaid, Housemaids, three housemaids · What happens: clean, tidy, make, think, be, get up · To what, where: house, past, housemaid, five, fires, Mary · Speech: someone speaks here
«housemaid» 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: housemaid in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 A woman or girl servant who cleaned and tidied a house, made beds and lit fires, in the past.
The tree, 19 words det nsubj cc compound conj nsubj cc conj det obj punct amod appos cc amod conj punct case det obl punct root A DET woman NOUN or CCONJ girl NOUN servant NOUN who PRON cleaned VERB and CCONJ tidied VERB a DET house NOUN , PUNCT made VERB beds NOUN and CCONJ lit ADJ fires NOUN , PUNCT in ADP the DET past NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 woman det 2 woman woman NOUN Number=Sing 7 cleaned nsubj 3 or or CCONJ _ 5 servant cc 4 girl girl NOUN Number=Sing 5 servant compound 5 servant servant NOUN Number=Sing 2 woman conj 6 who who PRON PronType=Rel 7 cleaned nsubj 7 cleaned clean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 8 and and CCONJ _ 9 tidied cc 9 tidied tidy VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 7 cleaned conj 10 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 11 house det 11 house house NOUN Number=Sing 9 tidied obj 12 , , PUNCT _ 14 beds punct 13 made make VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 14 beds amod 14 beds bed NOUN Number=Plur 11 house appos 15 and and CCONJ _ 17 fires cc 16 lit lit ADJ Degree=Pos 17 fires amod 17 fires fire NOUN Number=Plur 14 beds conj 18 , , PUNCT _ 21 past punct 19 in in ADP _ 21 past case 20 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 21 past det 21 past past NOUN Number=Sing 9 tidied obl 22 . . PUNCT _ 7 cleaned punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 clean past a woman or girl servant vn other_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient 2 tidy past a woman or girl servant not said here a house the past tree rules 3 make participle vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset
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 White Rabbit thought Alice was his housemaid.
det amod nsubj nsubj cop nmod:poss ccomp punct root The DET White ADJ Rabbit PROPN thought VERB Alice PROPN was AUX his PRON housemaid NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 Rabbit det 2 White white ADJ Degree=Pos 3 Rabbit amod 3 Rabbit Rabbit PROPN Number=Sing 4 thought nsubj 4 thought think VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 5 Alice Alice PROPN Number=Sing 8 housemaid nsubj 6 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 8 housemaid cop 7 his his PRON Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 8 housemaid nmod:poss 8 housemaid housemaid NOUN Number=Sing 4 thought ccomp 9 . . PUNCT _ 4 thought punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 think speech: other past the White Rabbit vn focus-87.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent 2 is a past Alice Alice's housemaid tree rules
Example 2 The housemaid got up at five to light the fires.
det nsubj compound:prt case obl mark advcl det obj punct root The DET housemaid NOUN got VERB up ADP at ADP five NUM to PART light VERB the DET fires NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 housemaid det 2 housemaid housemaid NOUN Number=Sing 3 got nsubj 3 got get VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 up up ADP _ 3 got compound:prt 5 at at ADP _ 6 five case 6 five five NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 3 got obl 7 to to PART _ 8 light mark 8 light light VERB VerbForm=Inf 3 got advcl 9 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 10 fires det 10 fires fire NOUN Number=Plur 8 light obj 11 . . PUNCT _ 3 got punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 get up past the housemaid five vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Experiencer 2 light to-infinitive the housemaid not said here the fires vn preparing-26.3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent fire=Product
Example 3 Mary Ann, the Rabbit's housemaid, was nowhere to be seen.
nsubj flat punct det nmod:poss case appos punct aux:pass advmod mark aux:pass punct root Mary PROPN Ann PROPN , PUNCT the DET Rabbit PROPN 's PART housemaid NOUN , PUNCT was AUX nowhere ADV to PART be AUX seen VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Mary Mary PROPN Number=Sing 13 seen nsubj 2 Ann Ann PROPN Number=Sing 1 Mary flat 3 , , PUNCT _ 7 housemaid punct 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 Rabbit det 5 Rabbit Rabbit PROPN Number=Sing 7 housemaid nmod:poss 6 's 's PART _ 5 Rabbit case 7 housemaid housemaid NOUN Number=Sing 1 Mary appos 8 , , PUNCT _ 1 Mary punct 9 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 13 seen aux:pass 10 nowhere nowhere ADV PronType=Neg 13 seen advmod 11 to to PART _ 13 seen mark 12 be be AUX VerbForm=Inf 13 seen aux:pass 13 seen see VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 14 . . PUNCT _ 13 seen punct
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1 see past · passive Mary nowhere property vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Stimulus
Example 4 Housemaids had very little free time.
nsubj advmod amod amod obj punct root Housemaids NOUN had VERB very ADV little ADJ free ADJ time NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Housemaids housemaid NOUN Number=Plur 2 had nsubj 2 had have VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 very very ADV _ 4 little advmod 4 little little ADJ Degree=Pos 6 time amod 5 free free ADJ Degree=Pos 6 time amod 6 time time NOUN Number=Sing 2 had obj 7 . . PUNCT _ 2 had punct
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1 have past Housemaids time vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent
Example 5 The housemaid polished the silver every Friday.
det nsubj det obj det obl:unmarked punct root The DET housemaid NOUN polished VERB the DET silver NOUN every DET Friday PROPN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 housemaid det 2 housemaid housemaid NOUN Number=Sing 3 polished nsubj 3 polished polish VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 silver det 5 silver silver NOUN Number=Sing 3 polished obj 6 every every DET PronType=Tot 7 Friday det 7 Friday Friday PROPN Number=Sing 3 polished obl:unmarked 8 . . PUNCT _ 3 polished punct
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1 polish past the housemaid the silver friday vn butter-9.9 «NP V NP.destination»: agent=Agent silver=Destination
Example 6 In the big house there were three housemaids and a cook.
case det amod obl expl nummod nsubj cc det conj punct root In ADP the DET big ADJ house NOUN there PRON were VERB three NUM housemaids NOUN and CCONJ a DET cook NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 In in ADP _ 4 house case 2 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 4 house det 3 big big ADJ Degree=Pos 4 house amod 4 house house NOUN Number=Sing 6 were obl 5 there there PRON PronType=Dem 6 were expl 6 were be VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 7 three three NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 8 housemaids nummod 8 housemaids housemaid NOUN Number=Plur 6 were nsubj 9 and and CCONJ _ 11 cook cc 10 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 11 cook det 11 cook cook NOUN Number=Sing 8 housemaids conj 12 . . PUNCT _ 6 were punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 be past three housemaids and a cook the big house; there vn exist-47.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in house=Location
Example 7 The girl returned with him and managed to get a place as housemaid in the palace.
The tree, 16 words det nsubj case obl cc conj mark xcomp det obj case obl case det obl punct root The DET girl NOUN returned VERB with ADP him PRON and CCONJ managed VERB to PART get VERB a DET place NOUN as ADP housemaid NOUN in ADP the DET palace NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 girl det 2 girl girl NOUN Number=Sing 3 returned nsubj 3 returned return VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 with with ADP _ 5 him case 5 him he PRON Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 3 returned obl 6 and and CCONJ _ 7 managed cc 7 managed manage VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 3 returned conj 8 to to PART _ 9 get mark 9 get get VERB VerbForm=Inf 7 managed xcomp 10 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 11 place det 11 place place NOUN Number=Sing 9 get obj 12 as as ADP _ 13 housemaid case 13 housemaid housemaid NOUN Number=Sing 9 get obl 14 in in ADP _ 16 palace case 15 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 16 palace det 16 palace palace NOUN Number=Sing 9 get obl 17 . . PUNCT _ 3 returned punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 return past the girl with him = he vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme 2 manage past the girl not said here vn succeed-74-1-1 «NP V S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Eventuality 3 get to-infinitive the girl not said here a place the palace as housemaid vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Experiencer place=Stimulus as housemaid=Attribute
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