inca Who acts: Incas, people, Inca, Inca runners, strings, Spanish soldiers · What happens: be, build, describe, carry, rule, record · To what, where: people, South America, huge empire, Cusco, title, things · Speech: someone speaks here
«inca» 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: inca in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 The Incas were a people of the Andes mountains in South America who built a huge empire with its capital at Cusco, in today's Peru.
The tree, 26 words det nsubj cop det case det compound nmod case compound nmod nsubj parataxis det amod obj case nmod:poss obl case obl punct case nmod:poss case obl punct root The DET Incas PROPN were AUX a DET people NOUN of ADP the DET Andes PROPN mountains NOUN in ADP South PROPN America PROPN who PRON built VERB a DET huge ADJ empire NOUN with ADP its PRON capital NOUN at ADP Cusco PROPN , PUNCT in ADP today NOUN 's PART Peru PROPN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 Incas det 2 Incas Inca PROPN Number=Plur 5 people nsubj 3 were be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 5 people cop 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 people det 5 people people NOUN Number=Plur root root 6 of of ADP _ 9 mountains case 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 9 mountains det 8 Andes Ande PROPN Number=Plur 9 mountains compound 9 mountains mountain NOUN Number=Plur 5 people nmod 10 in in ADP _ 12 America case 11 South South PROPN Number=Sing 12 America compound 12 America America PROPN Number=Sing 5 people nmod 13 who who PRON PronType=Rel 14 built nsubj 14 built build VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 5 people parataxis 15 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 17 empire det 16 huge huge ADJ Degree=Pos 17 empire amod 17 empire empire NOUN Number=Sing 14 built obj 18 with with ADP _ 20 capital case 19 its its PRON Case=Gen Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 20 capital nmod:poss 20 capital capital NOUN Number=Sing 14 built obl 21 at at ADP _ 22 Cusco case 22 Cusco Cusco PROPN Number=Sing 14 built obl 23 , , PUNCT _ 27 Peru punct 24 in in ADP _ 27 Peru case 25 today today NOUN Number=Sing 27 Peru nmod:poss 26 's 's PART _ 25 today case 27 Peru Peru PROPN Number=Sing 14 built obl 28 . . PUNCT _ 5 people punct
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1 is a past the Incas a people South America of the Andes mountains tree rules 2 build past a people a huge empire Cusco with empire's capital; in today's Peru vn base-97.1 «NP V NP PP.source»: agent=Agent empire=Theme with capital=Source
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 Inca was also the title of their emperor, the ruler of the empire.
The tree, 14 words det nsubj cop advmod det case nmod:poss nmod punct det conj case det nmod punct root The DET Inca PROPN was AUX also ADV the DET title NOUN of ADP their PRON emperor NOUN , PUNCT the DET ruler NOUN of ADP the DET empire NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 Inca det 2 Inca Inca PROPN Number=Sing 6 title nsubj 3 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 6 title cop 4 also also ADV _ 6 title advmod 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 title det 6 title title NOUN Number=Sing root root 7 of of ADP _ 9 emperor case 8 their their PRON Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 9 emperor nmod:poss 9 emperor emperor NOUN Number=Sing 6 title nmod 10 , , PUNCT _ 12 ruler punct 11 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 12 ruler det 12 ruler ruler NOUN Number=Sing 6 title conj 13 of of ADP _ 15 empire case 14 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 15 empire det 15 empire empire NOUN Number=Sing 12 ruler nmod 16 . . PUNCT _ 6 title punct
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1 is a past the Inca the title and the ruler of the empire of title's emperor tree rules
Meaning 3 Inca or Incan describes things from this people and empire.
nsubj cc conj obj case det nmod cc conj punct root Inca PROPN or CCONJ Incan PROPN describes VERB things NOUN from ADP this DET people NOUN and CCONJ empire NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Inca Inca PROPN Number=Sing 4 describes nsubj 2 or or CCONJ _ 3 Incan cc 3 Incan Incan PROPN Number=Sing 1 Inca conj 4 describes describe VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 5 things thing NOUN Number=Plur 4 describes obj 6 from from ADP _ 8 people case 7 this this DET Number=Sing PronType=Dem 8 people det 8 people people NOUN Number=Plur 5 things nmod 9 and and CCONJ _ 10 empire cc 10 empire empire NOUN Number=Sing 8 people conj 11 . . PUNCT _ 4 describes punct
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1 describe present Inca or Incan things from this people and empire vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S_ING»: agent=Agent thing=Theme
The example in this meaning, parsed on its own:
Inca roads, Inca gold.
compound punct compound conj punct root Inca PROPN roads NOUN , PUNCT Inca PROPN gold NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Inca Inca PROPN Number=Sing 2 roads compound 2 roads road NOUN Number=Plur root root 3 , , PUNCT _ 5 gold punct 4 Inca Inca PROPN Number=Sing 5 gold compound 5 gold gold NOUN Number=Sing 2 roads conj 6 . . PUNCT _ 2 roads punct
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.
Example 1 The Incas built Machu Picchu high in the Andes.
det nsubj compound flat xcomp case det obl punct root The DET Incas PROPN built VERB Machu PROPN Picchu PROPN high ADJ in ADP the DET Andes PROPN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 Incas det 2 Incas Inca PROPN Number=Plur 3 built nsubj 3 built build VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 Machu Machu PROPN Number=Sing 6 high compound 5 Picchu Picchu PROPN Number=Sing 4 Machu flat 6 high high ADJ Degree=Pos 3 built xcomp 7 in in ADP _ 9 Andes case 8 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 9 Andes det 9 Andes Ande PROPN Number=Plur 3 built obl 10 . . PUNCT _ 3 built punct
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1 build past the Incas in the Andes; high property vn calibratable_cos-45.6.1 «NP.patient V PP.attribute»: agent=Patient in ande=Attribute
Example 2 Inca runners carried messages along stone roads.
compound nsubj obj case compound obl punct root Inca PROPN runners NOUN carried VERB messages NOUN along ADP stone NOUN roads NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Inca Inca PROPN Number=Sing 2 runners compound 2 runners runner NOUN Number=Plur 3 carried nsubj 3 carried carry VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 messages message NOUN Number=Plur 3 carried obj 5 along along ADP _ 7 roads case 6 stone stone NOUN Number=Sing 7 roads compound 7 roads road NOUN Number=Plur 3 carried obl 8 . . PUNCT _ 3 carried punct
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1 carry past Inca runners messages along stone roads vn carry-11.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent message=Theme
Example 3 The Inca ruled from the city of Cusco.
det nsubj case det obl case nmod punct root The DET Inca PROPN ruled VERB from ADP the DET city NOUN of ADP Cusco PROPN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 Inca det 2 Inca Inca PROPN Number=Sing 3 ruled nsubj 3 ruled rule VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 from from ADP _ 6 city case 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 city det 6 city city NOUN Number=Sing 3 ruled obl 7 of of ADP _ 8 Cusco case 8 Cusco Cusco PROPN Number=Sing 6 city nmod 9 . . PUNCT _ 3 ruled punct
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1 rule past the Inca the city of Cusco vn dub-29.3.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent
Example 4 The Incas recorded numbers with knots on strings called quipu.
det nsubj obj case obl case obl acl xcomp punct root The DET Incas PROPN recorded VERB numbers NOUN with ADP knots NOUN on ADP strings NOUN called VERB quipu NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 Incas det 2 Incas Inca PROPN Number=Plur 3 recorded nsubj 3 recorded record VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 numbers number NOUN Number=Plur 3 recorded obj 5 with with ADP _ 6 knots case 6 knots knot NOUN Number=Plur 3 recorded obl 7 on on ADP _ 8 strings case 8 strings string NOUN Number=Plur 3 recorded obl 9 called call VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 8 strings acl 10 quipu quipu NOUN Number=Sing 9 called xcomp 11 . . PUNCT _ 3 recorded punct
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1 record past the Incas numbers strings with knots vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent number=Theme on string=Destination 2 call participle strings not said here quipu vn initiate_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
Example 5 Spanish soldiers came looking for Inca gold.
amod nsubj advcl case compound obl punct root Spanish ADJ soldiers NOUN came VERB looking VERB for ADP Inca PROPN gold NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Spanish Spanish ADJ Degree=Pos 2 soldiers amod 2 soldiers soldier NOUN Number=Plur 3 came nsubj 3 came come VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 looking look VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 3 came advcl 5 for for ADP _ 7 gold case 6 Inca Inca PROPN Number=Sing 7 gold compound 7 gold gold NOUN Number=Sing 4 looking obl 8 . . PUNCT _ 3 came punct
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1 come past Spanish soldiers vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme 2 look gerund Spanish soldiers not said here for Inca gold vn rummage-35.5 «NP V PP.location PP.theme»: agent=Agent for gold=Theme
Example 6 Inca farmers grew hundreds of kinds of potato.
compound nsubj obj case nmod case nmod punct root Inca PROPN farmers NOUN grew VERB hundreds NOUN of ADP kinds NOUN of ADP potato NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Inca Inca PROPN Number=Sing 2 farmers compound 2 farmers farmer NOUN Number=Plur 3 grew nsubj 3 grew grow VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 hundreds hundred NOUN Number=Plur 3 grew obj 5 of of ADP _ 6 kinds case 6 kinds kind NOUN Number=Plur 4 hundreds nmod 7 of of ADP _ 8 potato case 8 potato potato NOUN Number=Sing 6 kinds nmod 9 . . PUNCT _ 3 grew punct
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1 grow past Inca farmers hundreds of kinds of potato vn appear-48.1.1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location hundred=Theme
Example 7 Walkers hike the Inca Trail to reach Machu Picchu.
nsubj det compound obj mark advcl obj flat punct root Walkers NOUN hike VERB the DET Inca PROPN Trail PROPN to PART reach VERB Machu PROPN Picchu PROPN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Walkers walker NOUN Number=Plur 2 hike nsubj 2 hike hike VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 Trail det 4 Inca Inca PROPN Number=Sing 5 Trail compound 5 Trail Trail PROPN Number=Sing 2 hike obj 6 to to PART _ 7 reach mark 7 reach reach VERB VerbForm=Inf 2 hike advcl 8 Machu Machu PROPN Number=Sing 7 reach obj 9 Picchu Picchu PROPN Number=Sing 8 Machu flat 10 . . PUNCT _ 2 hike punct
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1 hike present Walkers the Inca Trail vn run-51.3.2 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Initial_Location trail=Theme 2 reach to-infinitive Walkers not said here Machu vn body_motion-49.2-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Agent machu=Theme
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