levant Who acts: Levant, Phoenicians, Crusader castles, Hummus, Merchants · What happens: be, levant, run away, pay, stand, bring · To what, where: old name, debts, sailors, Levant, spices, ports
«levant» 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: levant in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 The Levant is an old name for the lands on the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea, today mainly Lebanon, Syria, Israel, Palestine and Jordan, and sometimes Cyprus and parts of Turkey.
The tree, 32 words det nsubj cop det amod case det nmod case det amod nmod case det compound nmod punct compound advmod nmod punct conj punct conj punct conj cc conj punct cc advmod conj cc conj case nmod punct root The DET Levant PROPN is AUX an DET old ADJ name NOUN for ADP the DET lands NOUN on ADP the DET eastern ADJ shore NOUN of ADP the DET Mediterranean PROPN Sea PROPN , PUNCT today NOUN mainly ADV Lebanon PROPN , PUNCT Syria PROPN , PUNCT Israel PROPN , PUNCT Palestine PROPN and CCONJ Jordan PROPN , PUNCT and CCONJ sometimes ADV Cyprus PROPN and CCONJ parts NOUN of ADP Turkey PROPN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 Levant det 2 Levant Levant PROPN Number=Sing 6 name nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 name cop 4 an a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 name det 5 old old ADJ Degree=Pos 6 name amod 6 name name NOUN Number=Sing root root 7 for for ADP _ 9 lands case 8 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 9 lands det 9 lands land NOUN Number=Plur 6 name nmod 10 on on ADP _ 13 shore case 11 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 13 shore det 12 eastern eastern ADJ Degree=Pos 13 shore amod 13 shore shore NOUN Number=Sing 9 lands nmod 14 of of ADP _ 17 Sea case 15 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 17 Sea det 16 Mediterranean Mediterranean PROPN Number=Sing 17 Sea compound 17 Sea Sea PROPN Number=Sing 13 shore nmod 18 , , PUNCT _ 21 Lebanon punct 19 today today NOUN Number=Sing 21 Lebanon compound 20 mainly mainly ADV _ 21 Lebanon advmod 21 Lebanon Lebanon PROPN Number=Sing 9 lands nmod 22 , , PUNCT _ 23 Syria punct 23 Syria Syria PROPN Number=Sing 21 Lebanon conj 24 , , PUNCT _ 25 Israel punct 25 Israel Israel PROPN Number=Sing 21 Lebanon conj 26 , , PUNCT _ 27 Palestine punct 27 Palestine Palestine PROPN Number=Sing 21 Lebanon conj 28 and and CCONJ _ 29 Jordan cc 29 Jordan Jordan PROPN Number=Sing 21 Lebanon conj 30 , , PUNCT _ 33 Cyprus punct 31 and and CCONJ _ 33 Cyprus cc 32 sometimes sometimes ADV PronType=Ind 33 Cyprus advmod 33 Cyprus Cyprus PROPN Number=Sing 21 Lebanon conj 34 and and CCONJ _ 35 parts cc 35 parts part NOUN Number=Plur 21 Lebanon conj 36 of of ADP _ 37 Turkey case 37 Turkey Turkey PROPN Number=Sing 35 parts nmod 38 . . PUNCT _ 6 name punct
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1 is a present the Levant a old name for the lands on the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea today Lebanon and Syria and Israel and Palestine and Jordan and Cyprus and parts of Turkey 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: old slang, UK, rare — kept apart, not parsed.
To levant was to run away without paying your debts.
mark csubj aux mark advmod mark advcl nmod:poss obj punct root To PART levant VERB was AUX to PART run VERB away ADV without SCONJ paying VERB your PRON debts NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 To to PART _ 2 levant mark 2 levant levant VERB VerbForm=Inf 5 run csubj 3 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 5 run aux 4 to to PART _ 5 run mark 5 run run VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 6 away away ADV _ 5 run advmod 7 without without SCONJ _ 8 paying mark 8 paying pay VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 5 run advcl 9 your your PRON Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 10 debts nmod:poss 10 debts debt NOUN Number=Plur 8 paying obj 11 . . PUNCT _ 5 run punct
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1 levant to-infinitive tree rules 2 run away past away property vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme 3 pay gerund your debts vn pay-68-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent debt=Asset
Example 1 The Phoenicians were sailors from the Levant.
det nsubj cop case det nmod punct root The DET Phoenicians PROPN were AUX sailors NOUN from ADP the DET Levant PROPN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 Phoenicians det 2 Phoenicians Phoenician PROPN Number=Plur 4 sailors nsubj 3 were be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 4 sailors cop 4 sailors sailor NOUN Number=Plur root root 5 from from ADP _ 7 Levant case 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 Levant det 7 Levant Levant PROPN Number=Sing 4 sailors nmod 8 . . PUNCT _ 4 sailors punct
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1 is a past the Phoenicians sailors the Levant tree rules
Example 2 Crusader castles still stand in the Levant.
compound nsubj advmod case det obl punct root Crusader NOUN castles NOUN still ADV stand VERB in ADP the DET Levant PROPN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Crusader crusader NOUN Number=Sing 2 castles compound 2 castles castle NOUN Number=Plur 4 stand nsubj 3 still still ADV _ 4 stand advmod 4 stand stand VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 5 in in ADP _ 7 Levant case 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 Levant det 7 Levant Levant PROPN Number=Sing 4 stand obl 8 . . PUNCT _ 4 stand punct
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1 stand present Crusader castles the Levant still vn assuming_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent in levant=Location
Example 3 Hummus is popular all over the Levant.
nsubj cop advmod case det obl punct root Hummus NOUN is AUX popular ADJ all ADV over ADP the DET Levant PROPN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Hummus hummus NOUN Number=Sing 3 popular nsubj 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 popular cop 3 popular popular ADJ Degree=Pos root root 4 all all ADV _ 7 Levant advmod 5 over over ADP _ 7 Levant case 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 Levant det 7 Levant Levant PROPN Number=Sing 3 popular obl 8 . . PUNCT _ 3 popular punct
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1 is present Hummus the Levant popular property tree rules
Example 4 Merchants brought spices through the ports of the Levant.
nsubj obj case det obl case det nmod punct root Merchants NOUN brought VERB spices NOUN through ADP the DET ports NOUN of ADP the DET Levant PROPN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Merchants merchant NOUN Number=Plur 2 brought nsubj 2 brought bring VERB Mood=Ind Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 spices spice NOUN Number=Plur 2 brought obj 4 through through ADP _ 6 ports case 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 ports det 6 ports port NOUN Number=Plur 2 brought obl 7 of of ADP _ 9 Levant case 8 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 9 Levant det 9 Levant Levant PROPN Number=Sing 6 ports nmod 10 . . PUNCT _ 2 brought punct
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1 bring past Merchants spices the ports of the Levant vn bring-11.3-1 «NP V NP together»: agent=Agent spice=Theme
Example 5 Lebanon and Syria are countries of the Levant.
compound cc conj cop case det nmod punct root Lebanon PROPN and CCONJ Syria PROPN are AUX countries NOUN of ADP the DET Levant PROPN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Lebanon Lebanon PROPN Number=Sing 5 countries compound 2 and and CCONJ _ 3 Syria cc 3 Syria Syria PROPN Number=Sing 1 Lebanon conj 4 are be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 countries cop 5 countries country NOUN Number=Plur root root 6 of of ADP _ 8 Levant case 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 Levant det 8 Levant Levant PROPN Number=Sing 5 countries nmod 9 . . PUNCT _ 5 countries punct
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1 is a present Lebanon countries of the Levant tree rules
Example 6 The Levant lies on the eastern edge of the Mediterranean.
det nsubj case det amod obl case det nmod punct root The DET Levant PROPN lies VERB on ADP the DET eastern ADJ edge NOUN of ADP the DET Mediterranean PROPN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 Levant det 2 Levant Levant PROPN Number=Sing 3 lies nsubj 3 lies lie VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 on on ADP _ 7 edge case 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 edge det 6 eastern eastern ADJ Degree=Pos 7 edge amod 7 edge edge NOUN Number=Sing 3 lies obl 8 of of ADP _ 10 Mediterranean case 9 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 10 Mediterranean det 10 Mediterranean Mediterranean PROPN Number=Sing 7 edge nmod 11 . . PUNCT _ 3 lies punct
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1 lie present the Levant the eastern edge of the Mediterranean vn assuming_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent on edge=Location
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