lectern Who acts: lectern, speaker, reader, Bible, head teacher, I · What happens: be, slope, put, stand up, read, speak · To what, where: tall stand, notes, sloping top, big Bible, church, reader · Speech: someone speaks here
«lectern» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 6 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: lectern in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 A lectern is a tall stand with a sloping top on which a speaker puts notes or a book while standing up to read or speak.
The tree, 26 words det nsubj cop det amod case det amod nmod case obl det nsubj acl:relcl obj cc det conj mark advcl compound:prt mark advcl cc conj punct root A DET lectern NOUN is AUX a DET tall ADJ stand NOUN with ADP a DET sloping VERB top NOUN on ADP which PRON a DET speaker NOUN puts VERB notes NOUN or CCONJ a DET book NOUN while SCONJ standing VERB up ADP to PART read VERB or CCONJ speak VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 lectern det 2 lectern lectern NOUN Number=Sing 6 stand nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 stand cop 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 stand det 5 tall tall ADJ Degree=Pos 6 stand amod 6 stand stand NOUN Number=Sing root root 7 with with ADP _ 10 top case 8 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 10 top det 9 sloping slope VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 10 top amod 10 top top NOUN Number=Sing 6 stand nmod 11 on on ADP _ 12 which case 12 which which PRON PronType=Rel 15 puts obl 13 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 14 speaker det 14 speaker speaker NOUN Number=Sing 15 puts nsubj 15 puts put VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 10 top acl:relcl 16 notes note NOUN Number=Plur 15 puts obj 17 or or CCONJ _ 19 book cc 18 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 19 book det 19 book book NOUN Number=Sing 16 notes conj 20 while while SCONJ _ 21 standing mark 21 standing stand VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 15 puts advcl 22 up up ADP _ 21 standing compound:prt 23 to to PART _ 24 read mark 24 read read VERB VerbForm=Inf 21 standing advcl 25 or or CCONJ _ 26 speak cc 26 speak speak VERB VerbForm=Inf 24 read conj 27 . . PUNCT _ 6 stand punct
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1 is a present a lectern a tall stand with a sloping top tree rules 2 slope gerund vn spatial_configuration-47.6-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme 3 put present a speaker notes or a book a sloping top vn put-9.1-2 «NP V PP.destination NP»: agent=Agent note=Theme on which=Destination 4 stand up gerund a speaker not said here vn assuming_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent 5 read to-infinitive a speaker not said here vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent 6 speak speech: other infinitive a speaker not said here vn talk-37.5 «NP V»: agent=Agent
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: church — kept apart, not parsed.
In a church a lectern holds the big Bible, and a reader reads the Bible passages from it.
The tree, 18 words case det obl det nsubj det amod obj punct cc det nsubj conj det nsubj ccomp case obl punct root In ADP a DET church NOUN a DET lectern NOUN holds VERB the DET big ADJ Bible PROPN , PUNCT and CCONJ a DET reader NOUN reads VERB the DET Bible PROPN passages VERB from ADP it PRON . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 In in ADP _ 3 church case 2 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 3 church det 3 church church NOUN Number=Sing 6 holds obl 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 lectern det 5 lectern lectern NOUN Number=Sing 6 holds nsubj 6 holds hold VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 9 Bible det 8 big big ADJ Degree=Pos 9 Bible amod 9 Bible Bible PROPN Number=Sing 6 holds obj 10 , , PUNCT _ 14 reads punct 11 and and CCONJ _ 14 reads cc 12 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 13 reader det 13 reader reader NOUN Number=Sing 14 reads nsubj 14 reads read VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 holds conj 15 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 16 Bible det 16 Bible Bible PROPN Number=Sing 17 passages nsubj 17 passages passage VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 14 reads ccomp 18 from from ADP _ 19 it case 19 it it PRON Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 17 passages obl 20 . . PUNCT _ 6 holds punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 hold present a lectern the big Bible a church vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent bible=Theme in church=Location 2 read present a reader vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 3 passage present the Bible reader tree rules
Example 1 The head teacher stood at the lectern to give out the prizes.
det compound nsubj case det obl mark advcl compound:prt det obj punct root The DET head NOUN teacher NOUN stood VERB at ADP the DET lectern NOUN to PART give VERB out ADP the DET prizes NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 teacher det 2 head head NOUN Number=Sing 3 teacher compound 3 teacher teacher NOUN Number=Sing 4 stood nsubj 4 stood stand VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 5 at at ADP _ 7 lectern case 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 lectern det 7 lectern lectern NOUN Number=Sing 4 stood obl 8 to to PART _ 9 give mark 9 give give VERB VerbForm=Inf 4 stood advcl 10 out out ADP _ 9 give compound:prt 11 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 12 prizes det 12 prizes prize NOUN Number=Plur 9 give obj 13 . . PUNCT _ 4 stood punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 stand past the head teacher the lectern vn assuming_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent at lectern=Location 2 give out to-infinitive the head teacher not said here the prizes vn contribute-13.2 «NP V NP.theme (PP)»: agent=Agent prize=Theme
Example 2 I put my speech on the lectern and took a deep breath.
nsubj nmod:poss obj case det obl cc conj det amod obj punct root I PRON put VERB my PRON speech NOUN on ADP the DET lectern NOUN and CCONJ took VERB a DET deep ADJ breath NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 I I PRON Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs 2 put nsubj 2 put put VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 my my PRON Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 4 speech nmod:poss 4 speech speech NOUN Number=Sing 2 put obj 5 on on ADP _ 7 lectern case 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 lectern det 7 lectern lectern NOUN Number=Sing 2 put obl 8 and and CCONJ _ 9 took cc 9 took take VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 2 put conj 10 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 12 breath det 11 deep deep ADJ Degree=Pos 12 breath amod 12 breath breath NOUN Number=Sing 9 took obj 13 . . PUNCT _ 2 put punct
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1 put past I my speech the lectern vn put-9.1-2 «NP V PP.destination NP»: agent=Agent speech=Theme on lectern=Destination 2 take past I not said here a deep breath vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent breath=Theme 3 speak my nom speech «communication transitive»: poss=agent
Example 3 In our church the lectern is a brass eagle holding the Bible on its wings.
The tree, 15 words case nmod:poss obl det nsubj cop det compound acl det obj case nmod:poss obl punct root In ADP our PRON church NOUN the DET lectern NOUN is AUX a DET brass NOUN eagle NOUN holding VERB the DET Bible PROPN on ADP its PRON wings NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 In in ADP _ 3 church case 2 our our PRON Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 3 church nmod:poss 3 church church NOUN Number=Sing 9 eagle obl 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 lectern det 5 lectern lectern NOUN Number=Sing 9 eagle nsubj 6 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 9 eagle cop 7 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 9 eagle det 8 brass brass NOUN Number=Sing 9 eagle compound 9 eagle eagle NOUN Number=Sing root root 10 holding hold VERB VerbForm=Ger 9 eagle acl 11 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 12 Bible det 12 Bible Bible PROPN Number=Sing 10 holding obj 13 on on ADP _ 15 wings case 14 its its PRON Case=Gen Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 15 wings nmod:poss 15 wings wing NOUN Number=Plur 10 holding obl 16 . . PUNCT _ 9 eagle punct
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1 is a present the lectern a brass eagle our church tree rules 2 hold gerund a brass eagle not said here the Bible lectern's wings vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent bible=Theme on wing=Location
Example 4 My sister read the first reading from the lectern on Sunday.
nmod:poss nsubj det amod obj case det obl case nmod punct root My PRON sister NOUN read VERB the DET first ADJ reading NOUN from ADP the DET lectern NOUN on ADP Sunday PROPN . 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 sister nmod:poss 2 sister sister NOUN Number=Sing 3 read nsubj 3 read read VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 reading det 5 first first ADJ Degree=Pos NumForm=Word NumType=Ord 6 reading amod 6 reading reading NOUN Number=Sing 3 read obj 7 from from ADP _ 9 lectern case 8 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 9 lectern det 9 lectern lectern NOUN Number=Sing 3 read obl 10 on on ADP _ 11 Sunday case 11 Sunday Sunday PROPN Number=Sing 9 lectern nmod 12 . . PUNCT _ 3 read punct
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1 read past My sister the first reading the lectern on Sunday vn learn-14-2-1 «NP V NP PP.source»: agent=Agent reading=Topic from lectern=Source
Example 5 The professor leaned on the lectern while he talked.
det acl case det obl mark nsubj advcl punct root The DET professor NOUN leaned VERB on ADP the DET lectern NOUN while SCONJ he PRON talked VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 professor det 2 professor professor NOUN Number=Sing root root 3 leaned lean VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 2 professor acl 4 on on ADP _ 6 lectern case 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 lectern det 6 lectern lectern NOUN Number=Sing 3 leaned obl 7 while while SCONJ _ 9 talked mark 8 he he PRON Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 9 talked nsubj 9 talked talk VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 3 leaned advcl 10 . . PUNCT _ 2 professor punct
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1 lean participle the professor not said here the lectern vn assuming_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent on lectern=Location 2 talk past professor vn talk-37.5 «NP V»: agent=Agent
Example 6 The president walked up to the lectern with a microphone on it.
det nsubj compound:prt case det obl case det nmod case nmod punct root The DET president NOUN walked VERB up ADP to ADP the DET lectern NOUN with ADP a DET microphone NOUN on ADP it PRON . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 president det 2 president president NOUN Number=Sing 3 walked nsubj 3 walked walk VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 up up ADP _ 3 walked compound:prt 5 to to ADP _ 7 lectern case 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 lectern det 7 lectern lectern NOUN Number=Sing 3 walked obl 8 with with ADP _ 10 microphone case 9 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 10 microphone det 10 microphone microphone NOUN Number=Sing 7 lectern nmod 11 on on ADP _ 12 it case 12 it it PRON Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 10 microphone nmod 13 . . PUNCT _ 3 walked punct
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1 walk up past the president to the lectern with a microphone on microphone result vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V PP.result»: agent=Theme to lectern=Result
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