knave

Who acts: dishonest man, You, knave, King, wicked knave, Alice · What happens: trick, put, steal, accuse, knave, shout · To what, where: people, Knave, Alice, tarts, king, old play · Speech: someone speaks here

«knave» in the school dictionary: its 4 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: knave in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

Usage: old — kept apart, not parsed.

A dishonest man who tricks people; a rogue.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	3 man	det
2	dishonest	dishonest	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 man	amod
3	man	man	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 tricks	nsubj
4	who	who	PRON	PronType=Rel	5 tricks	nsubj
5	tricks	trick	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
6	people	people	NOUN	Number=Plur	5 tricks	obj
7	;	;	PUNCT	_	5 tricks	punct
8	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	9 rogue	det
9	rogue	rogue	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 tricks	obj
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 tricks	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	trick	present	a dishonest man	people					tree rules

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: cards — kept apart, not parsed.

The jack in a pack of playing cards, the card with a young man's picture, between the ten and the queen.

The tree, 22 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 jack	det
2	jack	jack	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
3	in	in	ADP	_	5 pack	case
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 pack	det
5	pack	pack	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 jack	nmod
6	of	of	ADP	_	8 cards	case
7	playing	playing	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 cards	compound
8	cards	card	NOUN	Number=Plur	5 pack	nmod
9	,	,	PUNCT	_	11 card	punct
10	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	11 card	det
11	card	card	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 jack	conj
12	with	with	ADP	_	17 picture	case
13	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	15 man	det
14	young	young	ADJ	Degree=Pos	15 man	amod
15	man	man	NOUN	Number=Sing	17 picture	nmod:poss
16	's	's	PART	_	15 man	case
17	picture	picture	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 jack	nmod
18	,	,	PUNCT	_	24 queen	punct
19	between	between	ADP	_	24 queen	case
20	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	24 queen	det
21	ten	ten	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	24 queen	nummod
22	and	and	CCONJ	_	24 queen	cc
23	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	24 queen	det
24	queen	queen	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 jack	conj
25	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 jack	punct

The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

Meaning 3

Usage: old — kept apart, not parsed.

A boy or young male servant.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	2 boy	det
2	boy	boy	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
3	or	or	CCONJ	_	6 servant	cc
4	young	young	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 servant	amod
5	male	male	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 servant	amod
6	servant	servant	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 boy	conj
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 boy	punct

The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

Meaning 4

In Alice in Wonderland, the Knave of Hearts is put on trial for stealing the Queen's tarts.

The tree, 18 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	In	in	ADP	_	2 Alice	case
2	Alice	Alice	PROPN	Number=Sing	11 put	obl
3	in	in	ADP	_	4 Wonderland	case
4	Wonderland	Wonderland	PROPN	Number=Sing	2 Alice	nmod
5	,	,	PUNCT	_	2 Alice	punct
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 Knave	det
7	Knave	Knave	PROPN	Number=Sing	11 put	nsubj:pass
8	of	of	ADP	_	9 Hearts	case
9	Hearts	Heart	PROPN	Number=Plur	7 Knave	nmod
10	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	11 put	aux:pass
11	put	put	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
12	on	on	ADP	_	13 trial	case
13	trial	trial	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 put	obl
14	for	for	SCONJ	_	15 stealing	mark
15	stealing	steal	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	11 put	advcl
16	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	17 Queen	det
17	Queen	Queen	PROPN	Number=Sing	19 tarts	nmod:poss
18	's	's	PART	_	17 Queen	case
19	tarts	tart	NOUN	Number=Plur	15 stealing	obj
20	.	.	PUNCT	_	11 put	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	put	present · passive		the Knave of Hearts		Alice in Wonderland		on trial	vn put-9.1-2 «NP V PP.destination NP»: subject=Theme on trial=Destination
2	steal	gerund		the Queen's tarts					vn appear-48.1.1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location tart=Theme

Example 1

The Knave of Hearts was accused of stealing the tarts.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 Knave	det
2	Knave	Knave	PROPN	Number=Sing	6 accused	nsubj:pass
3	of	of	ADP	_	4 Hearts	case
4	Hearts	Heart	PROPN	Number=Plur	2 Knave	nmod
5	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	6 accused	aux:pass
6	accused	accuse	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
7	of	of	SCONJ	_	8 stealing	mark
8	stealing	steal	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	6 accused	advcl
9	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	10 tarts	det
10	tarts	tart	NOUN	Number=Plur	8 stealing	obj
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 accused	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	accuse	past · passive		the Knave of Hearts					vn suspect-81 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: subject=Theme
2	steal	gerund		the tarts					vn appear-48.1.1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location tart=Theme

Example 2

«You knave!» shouted the king in the old play.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	«	«	PUNCT	_	3 knave	punct
2	You	you	PRON	Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs	3 knave	nsubj
3	knave	knave	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 shouted	nsubj
4	!	!	PUNCT	_	3 knave	punct
5	»	»	PUNCT	_	3 knave	punct
6	shouted	shout	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 king	det
8	king	king	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 shouted	obj
9	in	in	ADP	_	12 play	case
10	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	12 play	det
11	old	old	ADJ	Degree=Pos	12 play	amod
12	play	play	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 shouted	obl
13	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 shouted	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	knave in a quote		You						tree rules
2	shout speech: express	past	knave	the king		the old play			vn manner_speaking-37.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent king=Topic

Example 3

In this card game, the knave is worth ten points.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	In	in	ADP	_	4 game	case
2	this	this	DET	Number=Sing PronType=Dem	4 game	det
3	card	card	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 game	compound
4	game	game	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 worth	obl
5	,	,	PUNCT	_	4 game	punct
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 knave	det
7	knave	knave	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 worth	nsubj
8	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	9 worth	cop
9	worth	worth	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
10	ten	ten	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	11 points	nummod
11	points	point	NOUN	Number=Plur	9 worth	obj
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	9 worth	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	present	the knave			this card game		worth property	tree rules

Example 4

The knave carried the King's crown on a velvet cushion.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 knave	det
2	knave	knave	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 carried	nsubj
3	carried	carry	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 King	det
5	King	King	PROPN	Number=Sing	7 crown	nmod:poss
6	's	's	PART	_	5 King	case
7	crown	crown	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 carried	obj
8	on	on	ADP	_	11 cushion	case
9	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	11 cushion	det
10	velvet	velvet	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 cushion	compound
11	cushion	cushion	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 carried	obl
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 carried	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	carry	past	the knave	the King's crown		a velvet cushion			vn carry-11.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent crown=Theme
2	crown		the King						nom crown «communication transitive»: poss=agent

Example 5

The wicked knave tricked the farmer out of his cow.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 knave	det
2	wicked	wicked	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 knave	amod
3	knave	knave	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 tricked	nsubj
4	tricked	trick	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 farmer	det
6	farmer	farmer	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 tricked	obj
7	out	out	ADP	_	10 cow	case
8	of	of	ADP	_	10 cow	case
9	his	his	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	10 cow	nmod:poss
10	cow	cow	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 tricked	obl
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 tricked	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	trick	past	the wicked knave	the farmer				out knave's cow	vn trick-59.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent farmer=Patient

Example 6

Alice did not think there was any proof against the Knave.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Alice	Alice	PROPN	Number=Sing	4 think	nsubj
2	did	do	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	4 think	aux
3	not	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	4 think	advmod
4	think	think	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	root	root
5	there	there	PRON	PronType=Dem	6 was	expl
6	was	be	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	4 think	ccomp
7	any	any	DET	PronType=Ind	8 proof	det
8	proof	proof	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 was	nsubj
9	against	against	ADP	_	11 Knave	case
10	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	11 Knave	det
11	Knave	knave	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 proof	nmod
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 think	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	not think speech: other	past · do-support	Alice						vn consider-29.9-2 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent clause=Theme
2	be	past	any proof against the Knave			there			vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme

Example 7

Put the knave of spades on the queen of hearts.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Put	put	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
2	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 knave	det
3	knave	knave	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Put	obj
4	of	of	ADP	_	5 spades	case
5	spades	spade	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 knave	nmod
6	on	on	ADP	_	8 queen	case
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 queen	det
8	queen	queen	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 spades	nmod
9	of	of	ADP	_	10 hearts	case
10	hearts	heart	NOUN	Number=Plur	8 queen	nmod
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Put	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	put	imperative	you not said here	the knave of spades on the queen of hearts					vn invest-13.5.4-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Agent knave=Goal

Example 8

'Are you not a great knave?'

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	'	'	PUNCT	_	7 knave	punct
2	Are	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	7 knave	cop
3	you	you	PRON	Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs	7 knave	nsubj
4	not	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	7 knave	advmod
5	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	7 knave	det
6	great	great	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 knave	amod
7	knave	knave	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
8	?	?	PUNCT	_	7 knave	punct
9	'	'	PUNCT	_	7 knave	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	not is a	present	you	a great knave					tree rules

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