idol Who acts: idol, many people, Bible, Anything, Money, singer · What happens: be, admire, love, worshipp, forbid, treat · To what, where: person, statue, picture, worshipping idols, idol, famous footballer · Speech: someone speaks here
«idol» in the school dictionary: its 3 meanings for a pupil and its 8 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: idol in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 An idol is a person who is greatly admired and loved by many people, such as a pop star or sports star.
The tree, 22 words det nsubj cop det nsubj:pass aux:pass advmod acl:relcl cc conj case amod obl punct case fixed det compound conj cc compound conj punct root An DET idol NOUN is AUX a DET person NOUN who PRON is AUX greatly ADV admired VERB and CCONJ loved VERB by ADP many ADJ people NOUN , PUNCT such ADJ as ADP a DET pop NOUN star NOUN or CCONJ sports NOUN star NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 An a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 idol det 2 idol idol NOUN Number=Sing 5 person nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 person cop 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 person det 5 person person NOUN Number=Sing root root 6 who who PRON PronType=Rel 9 admired nsubj:pass 7 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 9 admired aux:pass 8 greatly greatly ADV _ 9 admired advmod 9 admired admire VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 5 person acl:relcl 10 and and CCONJ _ 11 loved cc 11 loved love VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 9 admired conj 12 by by ADP _ 14 people case 13 many many ADJ Degree=Pos 14 people amod 14 people people NOUN Number=Plur 9 admired obl 15 , , PUNCT _ 20 star punct 16 such such ADJ Degree=Pos ExtPos=ADP 20 star case 17 as as ADP _ 16 such fixed 18 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 20 star det 19 pop pop NOUN Number=Sing 20 star compound 20 star star NOUN Number=Sing 5 person conj 21 or or CCONJ _ 23 star cc 22 sports sport NOUN Number=Plur 23 star compound 23 star star NOUN Number=Sing 20 star conj 24 . . PUNCT _ 5 person punct
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1 is a present a idol a person and a pop star or sports star tree rules 2 admire present · passive many people a person and a pop star or sports star greatly property vn admire-31.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer subject=Stimulus 3 love participle many people not said here vn admire-31.2-1 «NP V S_INF»: agent=Experiencer
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 Usage: religion, Bible — kept apart, not parsed.
An idol is a statue or picture that is worshipped as a god; the Bible forbids worshipping idols.
The tree, 18 words det nsubj cop det cc conj nsubj aux:pass acl:relcl case det obl punct det nsubj parataxis amod obj punct root An DET idol NOUN is AUX a DET statue NOUN or CCONJ picture NOUN that PRON is AUX worshipped VERB as ADP a DET god NOUN ; PUNCT the DET Bible PROPN forbids VERB worshipping ADJ idols NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 An a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 idol det 2 idol idol NOUN Number=Sing 5 statue nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 statue cop 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 statue det 5 statue statue NOUN Number=Sing root root 6 or or CCONJ _ 7 picture cc 7 picture picture NOUN Number=Sing 5 statue conj 8 that that PRON PronType=Rel 10 worshipped nsubj 9 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 10 worshipped aux:pass 10 worshipped worshipp VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 7 picture acl:relcl 11 as as ADP _ 13 god case 12 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 13 god det 13 god god NOUN Number=Sing 10 worshipped obl 14 ; ; PUNCT _ 17 forbids punct 15 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 16 Bible det 16 Bible Bible PROPN Number=Sing 17 forbids nsubj 17 forbids forbid VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 statue parataxis 18 worshipping worshipping ADJ Degree=Pos 19 idols amod 19 idols idol NOUN Number=Plur 17 forbids obj 20 . . PUNCT _ 5 statue punct
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1 is a present a idol a statue or picture tree rules 2 worshipp present · passive picture as a god tree rules 3 forbid present the Bible worshipping idols vn forbid-64.4-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Causer idol=Theme
Meaning 3 Anything treated as more important than it should be: «Money became his idol».
The tree, 13 words nsubj acl mark amod xcomp case obl aux punct punct nsubj ccomp nmod:poss xcomp punct punct root Anything PRON treated VERB as SCONJ more ADJ important ADJ than ADP it PRON should AUX be VERB : PUNCT « PUNCT Money NOUN became VERB his PRON idol NOUN » PUNCT . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Anything anything PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 9 be nsubj 2 treated treat VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 1 Anything acl 3 as as SCONJ _ 5 important mark 4 more more ADJ Degree=Cmp 5 important amod 5 important important ADJ Degree=Pos 2 treated xcomp 6 than than ADP _ 7 it case 7 it it PRON Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 5 important obl 8 should should AUX VerbForm=Fin 9 be aux 9 be be VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 10 : : PUNCT _ 13 became punct 11 « « PUNCT _ 13 became punct 12 Money money NOUN Number=Sing 13 became nsubj 13 became become VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 9 be ccomp 14 his his PRON Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 15 idol nmod:poss 15 idol idol NOUN Number=Sing 13 became xcomp 16 » » PUNCT _ 13 became punct 17 . . PUNCT _ 9 be punct
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1 treat participle important property vn equip-13.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent 2 be should Anything tree rules 3 become in a quote past Money Money's idol vn become-109.1-1-1 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Patient
Example 1 My idol is a famous footballer.
nmod:poss nsubj cop det amod punct root My PRON idol NOUN is AUX a DET famous ADJ footballer NOUN . PUNCT 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 2 idol nmod:poss 2 idol idol NOUN Number=Sing 6 footballer nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 footballer cop 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 footballer det 5 famous famous ADJ Degree=Pos 6 footballer amod 6 footballer footballer NOUN Number=Sing root root 7 . . PUNCT _ 6 footballer punct
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1 is a present My idol a famous footballer tree rules
Example 2 The singer was the idol of millions of fans.
det nsubj cop det case nmod case nmod punct root The DET singer NOUN was AUX the DET idol NOUN of ADP millions NOUN of ADP fans NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 singer det 2 singer singer NOUN Number=Sing 5 idol nsubj 3 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 5 idol cop 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 idol det 5 idol idol NOUN Number=Sing root root 6 of of ADP _ 7 millions case 7 millions million NOUN Number=Plur 5 idol nmod 8 of of ADP _ 9 fans case 9 fans fan NOUN Number=Plur 7 millions nmod 10 . . PUNCT _ 5 idol punct
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1 is a past the singer the idol of millions of fans tree rules
Example 3 The Israelites made a golden calf as an idol.
det nsubj det amod obj case det obl punct root The DET Israelites PROPN made VERB a DET golden ADJ calf NOUN as ADP an DET idol NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 Israelites det 2 Israelites Israelite PROPN Number=Plur 3 made nsubj 3 made make VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 calf det 5 golden golden ADJ Degree=Pos 6 calf amod 6 calf calf NOUN Number=Sing 3 made obj 7 as as ADP _ 9 idol case 8 an a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 9 idol det 9 idol idol NOUN Number=Sing 3 made obl 10 . . PUNCT _ 3 made punct
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1 make past the Israelites a golden calf as a idol vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent calf=Product
Example 4 The Ten Commandments forbid worshipping idols.
det nummod nsubj amod obj punct root The DET Ten NUM Commandments NOUN forbid VERB worshipping ADJ idols NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 Commandments det 2 Ten ten NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 3 Commandments nummod 3 Commandments commandment NOUN Number=Plur 4 forbid nsubj 4 forbid forbid VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 5 worshipping worshipping ADJ Degree=Pos 6 idols amod 6 idols idol NOUN Number=Plur 4 forbid obj 7 . . PUNCT _ 4 forbid punct
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1 forbid present the Ten Commandments worshipping idols vn forbid-64.4-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Causer idol=Theme
Example 5 The explorer found a stone idol in the jungle temple.
det nsubj det compound obj case det compound obl punct root The DET explorer NOUN found VERB a DET stone NOUN idol NOUN in ADP the DET jungle NOUN temple NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 explorer det 2 explorer explorer NOUN Number=Sing 3 found nsubj 3 found find VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 idol det 5 stone stone NOUN Number=Sing 6 idol compound 6 idol idol NOUN Number=Sing 3 found obj 7 in in ADP _ 10 temple case 8 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 10 temple det 9 jungle jungle NOUN Number=Sing 10 temple compound 10 temple temple NOUN Number=Sing 3 found obl 11 . . PUNCT _ 3 found punct
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1 find past the explorer a stone idol the jungle temple vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent idol=Topic
Example 6 Don't make money your idol.
aux advmod obj nmod:poss obj punct root Do AUX n't PART make VERB money NOUN your PRON idol NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Do do AUX Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin 3 make aux 2 n't not PART Polarity=Neg 3 make advmod 3 make make VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 4 money money NOUN Number=Sing 3 make obj 5 your your PRON Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 6 idol nmod:poss 6 idol idol NOUN Number=Sing 3 make obj 7 . . PUNCT _ 3 make punct
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1 not make imperative · do-support you not said here money vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP NP»: agent=Asset money=Beneficiary idol=Product
Example 7 She met her idol and got an autograph.
nsubj nmod:poss obj cc conj det obj punct root She PRON met VERB her PRON idol NOUN and CCONJ got VERB an DET autograph 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 2 met nsubj 2 met meet VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 her her PRON Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 4 idol nmod:poss 4 idol idol NOUN Number=Sing 2 met obj 5 and and CCONJ _ 6 got cc 6 got get VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 2 met conj 7 an a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 8 autograph det 8 autograph autograph NOUN Number=Sing 6 got obj 9 . . PUNCT _ 2 met punct
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1 meet past She her idol vn meet-36.3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent idol=Co-Agent 2 get past She not said here a autograph vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer autograph=Stimulus
Example 8 The long, colored tapestry, on which she and her maidens had worked pictures of their idols, Odin, Thor, and Friga, was hung up.
The tree, 23 words det amod punct amod nsubj:pass punct case obl nsubj cc nmod:poss conj aux acl:relcl obj case nmod:poss nmod punct appos punct conj punct cc conj punct aux:pass compound:prt punct root The DET long ADJ , PUNCT colored ADJ tapestry NOUN , PUNCT on ADP which PRON she PRON and CCONJ her PRON maidens NOUN had AUX worked VERB pictures NOUN of ADP their PRON idols NOUN , PUNCT Odin PROPN , PUNCT Thor PROPN , PUNCT and CCONJ Friga PROPN , PUNCT was AUX hung VERB up ADP . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 tapestry det 2 long long ADJ Degree=Pos 5 tapestry amod 3 , , PUNCT _ 2 long punct 4 colored colored ADJ Degree=Pos 5 tapestry amod 5 tapestry tapestry NOUN Number=Sing 28 hung nsubj:pass 6 , , PUNCT _ 14 worked punct 7 on on ADP _ 8 which case 8 which which PRON PronType=Rel 14 worked obl 9 she she PRON Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 14 worked nsubj 10 and and CCONJ _ 12 maidens cc 11 her her PRON Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 12 maidens nmod:poss 12 maidens maiden NOUN Number=Plur 9 she conj 13 had have AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 14 worked aux 14 worked work VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part 5 tapestry acl:relcl 15 pictures picture NOUN Number=Plur 14 worked obj 16 of of ADP _ 18 idols case 17 their their PRON Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 18 idols nmod:poss 18 idols idol NOUN Number=Plur 15 pictures nmod 19 , , PUNCT _ 20 Odin punct 20 Odin Odin PROPN Number=Sing 18 idols appos 21 , , PUNCT _ 22 Thor punct 22 Thor Thor PROPN Number=Sing 20 Odin conj 23 , , PUNCT _ 25 Friga punct 24 and and CCONJ _ 25 Friga cc 25 Friga Friga PROPN Number=Sing 20 Odin conj 26 , , PUNCT _ 5 tapestry punct 27 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 28 hung aux:pass 28 hung hang VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 29 up up ADP _ 28 hung compound:prt 30 . . PUNCT _ 28 hung punct
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1 work past · perfect she pictures of pictures's idols the long colored tapestry vn knead-26.5 «NP V NP.material»: agent=Agent picture=Material 2 hang up past · passive the long colored tapestry vn poison-42.2 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient
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