liberty Who acts: you, formal, liberty, taking, I, Statue · What happens: be, live, speak, act, choose, control · To what, where: Liberty freedom, liberty, formal, something, cheeky act, York harbour · Speech: someone speaks here
«liberty» 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: liberty in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 Liberty is freedom: the right to live, speak and act as you choose without being controlled or imprisoned unfairly.
The tree, 19 words compound cop punct det appos mark acl punct conj cc conj mark nsubj advcl mark aux:pass xcomp cc conj advmod punct root Liberty PROPN is AUX freedom NOUN : PUNCT the DET right NOUN to PART live VERB , PUNCT speak VERB and CCONJ act VERB as SCONJ you PRON choose VERB without SCONJ being AUX controlled VERB or CCONJ imprisoned VERB unfairly ADV . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Liberty Liberty PROPN Number=Sing 3 freedom compound 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 freedom cop 3 freedom freedom NOUN Number=Sing root root 4 : : PUNCT _ 6 right punct 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 right det 6 right right NOUN Number=Sing 3 freedom appos 7 to to PART _ 8 live mark 8 live live VERB VerbForm=Inf 6 right acl 9 , , PUNCT _ 10 speak punct 10 speak speak VERB VerbForm=Inf 8 live conj 11 and and CCONJ _ 12 act cc 12 act act VERB VerbForm=Inf 8 live conj 13 as as SCONJ _ 15 choose mark 14 you you PRON Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs 15 choose nsubj 15 choose choose VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 12 act advcl 16 without without SCONJ _ 18 controlled mark 17 being be AUX Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 18 controlled aux:pass 18 controlled control VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 15 choose xcomp 19 or or CCONJ _ 20 imprisoned cc 20 imprisoned imprison VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 18 controlled conj 21 unfairly unfairly ADV _ 20 imprisoned advmod 22 . . PUNCT _ 3 freedom punct
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1 is a present Liberty freedom tree rules 2 live to-infinitive vn exist-47.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme 3 speak speech: other infinitive vn talk-37.5 «NP V»: agent=Agent 4 act infinitive vn act-114-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent 5 choose present you tree rules 6 control gerund · passive you not said here vn enforce-63 «NP V that S» 7 imprison participle you not said here unfairly property vn confine-92 «NP V NP»: 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 At liberty means free, not in prison; or (formal) allowed to do something.
The tree, 13 words case obl xcomp punct advmod case obl punct cc punct nsubj:pass punct conj mark xcomp obj punct root At ADP liberty NOUN means VERB free ADJ , PUNCT not PART in ADP prison NOUN ; PUNCT or CCONJ ( PUNCT formal ADJ ) PUNCT allowed VERB to PART do VERB something PRON . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 At at ADP _ 2 liberty case 2 liberty liberty NOUN Number=Sing 3 means obl 3 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 free free ADJ Degree=Pos 3 means xcomp 5 , , PUNCT _ 8 prison punct 6 not not PART Polarity=Neg 8 prison advmod 7 in in ADP _ 8 prison case 8 prison prison NOUN Number=Sing 4 free obl 9 ; ; PUNCT _ 14 allowed punct 10 or or CCONJ _ 14 allowed cc 11 ( ( PUNCT _ 12 formal punct 12 formal formal ADJ Degree=Pos 14 allowed nsubj:pass 13 ) ) PUNCT _ 12 formal punct 14 allowed allow VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 3 means conj 15 to to PART _ 16 do mark 16 do do VERB VerbForm=Inf 14 allowed xcomp 17 something something PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 16 do obj 18 . . PUNCT _ 3 means punct
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1 mean present liberty free property vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent 2 allow participle · passive formal vn allow-64.1-1 «NP V NP S»: subject=Beneficiary clause=Eventuality 3 do not said to happen to-infinitive formal not said here something vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent something=Eventuality
The example in this meaning, parsed on its own:
I am not at liberty to say.
nsubj cop advmod case mark acl punct root I PRON am AUX not PART at ADP liberty NOUN to PART say VERB . 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 5 liberty nsubj 2 am be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 liberty cop 3 not not PART Polarity=Neg 5 liberty advmod 4 at at ADP _ 5 liberty case 5 liberty liberty NOUN Number=Sing root root 6 to to PART _ 7 say mark 7 say say VERB VerbForm=Inf 5 liberty acl 8 . . PUNCT _ 5 liberty punct
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1 not is present I liberty tree rules 2 say speech: assert to-infinitive vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent
Meaning 3 A liberty is a cheeky or rude act; taking a liberty means doing something without permission.
The tree, 16 words det nsubj cop det amod cc conj punct csubj det obj parataxis xcomp obj case obl punct root A DET liberty NOUN is AUX a DET cheeky ADJ or CCONJ rude ADJ act NOUN ; PUNCT taking VERB a DET liberty NOUN means VERB doing VERB something PRON without ADP permission NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 liberty det 2 liberty liberty NOUN Number=Sing 8 act nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 8 act cop 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 8 act det 5 cheeky cheeky ADJ Degree=Pos 8 act amod 6 or or CCONJ _ 7 rude cc 7 rude rude ADJ Degree=Pos 5 cheeky conj 8 act act NOUN Number=Sing root root 9 ; ; PUNCT _ 13 means punct 10 taking take VERB VerbForm=Ger 13 means csubj 11 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 12 liberty det 12 liberty liberty NOUN Number=Sing 10 taking obj 13 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 8 act parataxis 14 doing do VERB VerbForm=Ger 13 means xcomp 15 something something PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 14 doing obj 16 without without ADP _ 17 permission case 17 permission permission NOUN Number=Sing 14 doing obl 18 . . PUNCT _ 8 act punct
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1 is a present a liberty a cheeky act tree rules 2 take gerund a liberty vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent liberty=Theme 3 mean present taking vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 4 do not said to happen gerund taking not said here something without permission vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent something=Eventuality
Example 1 The Statue of Liberty stands in New York harbour.
det nsubj case obl case flat compound obl punct root The DET Statue PROPN of ADP Liberty PROPN stands VERB in ADP New PROPN York PROPN harbour NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 Statue det 2 Statue Statue PROPN Number=Sing 5 stands nsubj 3 of of ADP _ 4 Liberty case 4 Liberty Liberty PROPN Number=Sing 5 stands obl 5 stands stand VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 6 in in ADP _ 9 harbour case 7 New New PROPN Number=Sing 8 York flat 8 York York PROPN Number=Sing 9 harbour compound 9 harbour harbour NOUN Number=Sing 5 stands obl 10 . . PUNCT _ 5 stands punct
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1 stand present the Statue York harbour of Liberty vn assuming_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent in harbour=Location
Example 2 People have fought hard for liberty.
nsubj aux advmod case obl punct root People NOUN have AUX fought VERB hard ADV for ADP liberty NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 People people NOUN Number=Plur 3 fought nsubj 2 have have AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 fought aux 3 fought fight VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part root root 4 hard hard ADV Degree=Pos 3 fought advmod 5 for for ADP _ 6 liberty case 6 liberty liberty NOUN Number=Sing 3 fought obl 7 . . PUNCT _ 3 fought punct
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1 fight present · perfect People for liberty; hard property vn battle-36.4-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
Example 3 The escaped tiger is still at liberty.
det amod nsubj cop advmod case punct root The DET escaped VERB tiger NOUN is AUX still ADV at ADP liberty NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 tiger det 2 escaped escape VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 3 tiger amod 3 tiger tiger NOUN Number=Sing 7 liberty nsubj 4 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 7 liberty cop 5 still still ADV _ 7 liberty advmod 6 at at ADP _ 7 liberty case 7 liberty liberty NOUN Number=Sing root root 8 . . PUNCT _ 7 liberty punct
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1 escape participle vn escape-51.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme 2 is present the escaped tiger liberty still tree rules
Example 4 I'm not at liberty to tell you the secret.
nsubj cop advmod case mark acl iobj det obj punct root I PRON 'm AUX not PART at ADP liberty NOUN to PART tell VERB you PRON the DET secret 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 5 liberty nsubj 2 'm be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 liberty cop 3 not not PART Polarity=Neg 5 liberty advmod 4 at at ADP _ 5 liberty case 5 liberty liberty NOUN Number=Sing root root 6 to to PART _ 7 tell mark 7 tell tell VERB VerbForm=Inf 5 liberty acl 8 you you PRON Case=Acc Person=2 PronType=Prs 7 tell iobj 9 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 10 secret det 10 secret secret NOUN Number=Sing 7 tell obj 11 . . PUNCT _ 5 liberty punct
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1 not is present I liberty tree rules 2 tell speech: assert to-infinitive the secret you vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent you=Recipient secret=Topic
Example 5 I took the liberty of borrowing your pen.
nsubj det obj mark acl nmod:poss obj punct root I PRON took VERB the DET liberty NOUN of SCONJ borrowing VERB your PRON pen 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 took nsubj 2 took take VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 4 liberty det 4 liberty liberty NOUN Number=Sing 2 took obj 5 of of SCONJ _ 6 borrowing mark 6 borrowing borrow VERB VerbForm=Ger 4 liberty acl 7 your your PRON Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 8 pen nmod:poss 8 pen pen NOUN Number=Sing 6 borrowing obj 9 . . PUNCT _ 2 took punct
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1 take past I the liberty vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent liberty=Theme 2 borrow gerund the liberty not said here your pen vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent pen=Theme
Example 6 Eating my last biscuit — what a liberty!
csubj nmod:poss amod obj punct nsubj det punct root Eating VERB my PRON last ADJ biscuit NOUN — PUNCT what PRON a DET liberty NOUN ! PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Eating eat VERB VerbForm=Ger 8 liberty csubj 2 my my PRON Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 4 biscuit nmod:poss 3 last last ADJ Degree=Pos 4 biscuit amod 4 biscuit biscuit NOUN Number=Sing 1 Eating obj 5 — - PUNCT _ 8 liberty punct 6 what what PRON PronType=Int 8 liberty nsubj 7 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 8 liberty det 8 liberty liberty NOUN Number=Sing root root 9 ! ! PUNCT _ 8 liberty punct
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1 eat gerund my last biscuit vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent biscuit=Patient
Example 7 Liberty includes the freedom to speak your mind.
nsubj det obj mark acl nmod:poss obj punct root Liberty PROPN includes VERB the DET freedom NOUN to PART speak VERB your PRON mind NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Liberty Liberty PROPN Number=Sing 2 includes nsubj 2 includes include VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 4 freedom det 4 freedom freedom NOUN Number=Sing 2 includes obj 5 to to PART _ 6 speak mark 6 speak speak VERB VerbForm=Inf 4 freedom acl 7 your your PRON Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 8 mind nmod:poss 8 mind mind NOUN Number=Sing 6 speak obj 9 . . PUNCT _ 2 includes punct
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1 include present Liberty the freedom vn involve-107.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent freedom=Theme 2 speak speech: other to-infinitive Liberty not said here your mind tree rules 3 mind your nom mind «cognition transitive»: poss=agent
Example 8 There is nothing worth so much as liberty.
expl nsubj amod advmod amod case nmod punct root There PRON is VERB nothing PRON worth ADJ so ADV much ADJ as ADP liberty NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 There there PRON PronType=Dem 2 is expl 2 is be VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 nothing nothing PRON Number=Sing PronType=Neg 2 is nsubj 4 worth worth ADJ Degree=Pos 3 nothing amod 5 so so ADV _ 6 much advmod 6 much much ADJ Degree=Pos 3 nothing amod 7 as as ADP _ 8 liberty case 8 liberty liberty NOUN Number=Sing 6 much nmod 9 . . PUNCT _ 2 is punct
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1 be present nothing there vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
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