lute Who acts: lute, minstrel, I, We, bard, Prince · What happens: be, shape, play, pluck, use, seal · To what, where: old stringed musical instrument, strings, sticky paste, joints, lute, banquet
«lute» in the school dictionary: its 2 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: lute in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 A lute is an old stringed musical instrument with a pear-shaped body and a bent-back neck, played by plucking the strings with the fingers.
The tree, 26 words det nsubj cop det amod amod amod case det compound punct amod nmod cc det amod punct amod conj punct parataxis mark advcl det obj case det obl punct root A DET lute NOUN is AUX an DET old ADJ stringed ADJ musical ADJ instrument NOUN with ADP a DET pear NOUN - PUNCT shaped VERB body NOUN and CCONJ a DET bent ADJ - PUNCT back ADJ neck NOUN , PUNCT played VERB by SCONJ plucking VERB the DET strings NOUN with ADP the DET fingers NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 lute det 2 lute lute NOUN Number=Sing 8 instrument nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 8 instrument cop 4 an a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 8 instrument det 5 old old ADJ Degree=Pos 8 instrument amod 6 stringed stringed ADJ Degree=Pos 8 instrument amod 7 musical musical ADJ Degree=Pos 8 instrument amod 8 instrument instrument NOUN Number=Sing root root 9 with with ADP _ 14 body case 10 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 14 body det 11 pear pear NOUN Number=Sing 13 shaped compound 12 - - PUNCT _ 11 pear punct 13 shaped shape VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 14 body amod 14 body body NOUN Number=Sing 8 instrument nmod 15 and and CCONJ _ 20 neck cc 16 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 20 neck det 17 bent bent ADJ Degree=Pos 19 back amod 18 - - PUNCT _ 17 bent punct 19 back back ADJ Degree=Pos 20 neck amod 20 neck neck NOUN Number=Sing 14 body conj 21 , , PUNCT _ 22 played punct 22 played play VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 8 instrument parataxis 23 by by SCONJ _ 24 plucking mark 24 plucking pluck VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 22 played advcl 25 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 26 strings det 26 strings string NOUN Number=Plur 24 plucking obj 27 with with ADP _ 29 fingers case 28 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 29 fingers det 29 fingers finger NOUN Number=Plur 24 plucking obl 30 . . PUNCT _ 8 instrument punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 is a present a lute a old stringed musical instrument with a shaped body and a back neck tree rules 2 shape participle vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset 3 play participle vn performance-26.7-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent 4 pluck gerund the strings with the fingers vn braid-41.2.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent string=Patient
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: rare — kept apart, not parsed.
Lute is a sticky paste used to seal joints.
nsubj cop det amod acl mark advcl obj punct root Lute NOUN is AUX a DET sticky ADJ paste NOUN used VERB to PART seal VERB joints NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Lute lute NOUN Number=Sing 5 paste nsubj 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 paste cop 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 paste det 4 sticky sticky ADJ Degree=Pos 5 paste amod 5 paste paste NOUN Number=Sing root root 6 used use VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 5 paste acl 7 to to PART _ 8 seal mark 8 seal seal VERB VerbForm=Inf 6 used advcl 9 joints joint NOUN Number=Plur 8 seal obj 10 . . PUNCT _ 5 paste punct
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1 is a present Lute a sticky paste tree rules 2 use participle a sticky paste not said here vn eat-39.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent 3 seal to-infinitive joints vn tape-22.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent joint=Patient
Example 1 The minstrel played his lute at the banquet.
det nsubj nmod:poss obj case det obl punct root The DET minstrel NOUN played VERB his PRON lute NOUN at ADP the DET banquet NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 minstrel det 2 minstrel minstrel NOUN Number=Sing 3 played nsubj 3 played play VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 his his PRON Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 5 lute nmod:poss 5 lute lute NOUN Number=Sing 3 played obj 6 at at ADP _ 8 banquet case 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 banquet det 8 banquet banquet NOUN Number=Sing 3 played obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 3 played punct
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1 play past the minstrel minstrel's lute the banquet vn use-105.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent lute=Theme
Example 2 A lute has a round back like half a pear.
det nsubj det amod obj case det:predet det nmod punct root A DET lute NOUN has VERB a DET round ADJ back NOUN like ADP half DET a DET pear NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 lute det 2 lute lute NOUN Number=Sing 3 has nsubj 3 has have VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 back det 5 round round ADJ Degree=Pos 6 back amod 6 back back NOUN Number=Sing 3 has obj 7 like like ADP _ 10 pear case 8 half half DET NumForm=Word NumType=Frac PronType=Ind 10 pear det:predet 9 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 10 pear det 10 pear pear NOUN Number=Sing 6 back nmod 11 . . PUNCT _ 3 has punct
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1 have present a lute a round back like half pear vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent back=Patient
Example 3 Queen Elizabeth I could play the lute.
nmod:desc nsubj aux acl:relcl det obj punct root Queen PROPN Elizabeth PROPN I PRON could AUX play VERB the DET lute NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Queen Queen PROPN Number=Sing 2 Elizabeth nmod:desc 2 Elizabeth Elizabeth PROPN Number=Sing root root 3 I I PRON Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs 5 play nsubj 4 could could AUX VerbForm=Fin 5 play aux 5 play play VERB VerbForm=Inf 2 Elizabeth acl:relcl 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 lute det 7 lute lute NOUN Number=Sing 5 play obj 8 . . PUNCT _ 2 Elizabeth punct
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1 play could I the lute vn use-105.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent lute=Theme
Example 4 We heard lute music on the museum tour.
nsubj compound obj case det compound obl punct root We PRON heard VERB lute NOUN music NOUN on ADP the DET museum NOUN tour NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 We we PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs 2 heard nsubj 2 heard hear VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 lute lute NOUN Number=Sing 4 music compound 4 music music NOUN Number=Sing 2 heard obj 5 on on ADP _ 8 tour case 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 tour det 7 museum museum NOUN Number=Sing 8 tour compound 8 tour tour NOUN Number=Sing 2 heard obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 2 heard punct
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1 hear past We lute music the museum tour vn see-30.1-1-1 «NP V S»: agent=Experiencer music=Stimulus
Example 5 The lute came to Europe from the Arabic oud.
det nsubj case obl case det compound obl punct root The DET lute NOUN came VERB to ADP Europe PROPN from ADP the DET Arabic PROPN oud NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 lute det 2 lute lute NOUN Number=Sing 3 came nsubj 3 came come VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 to to ADP _ 5 Europe case 5 Europe Europe PROPN Number=Sing 3 came obl 6 from from ADP _ 9 oud case 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 9 oud det 8 Arabic Arabic PROPN Number=Sing 9 oud compound 9 oud oud NOUN Number=Sing 3 came obl 10 . . PUNCT _ 3 came punct
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1 come past the lute Europe the Arabic oud vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial_location PP.destination»: agent=Theme to europe=Initial_Location from oud=Destination
Example 6 The bard tuned his lute before the song.
det nsubj nmod:poss obj case det obl punct root The DET bard NOUN tuned VERB his PRON lute NOUN before ADP the DET song NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 bard det 2 bard bard NOUN Number=Sing 3 tuned nsubj 3 tuned tune VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 his his PRON Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 5 lute nmod:poss 5 lute lute NOUN Number=Sing 3 tuned obj 6 before before ADP _ 8 song case 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 song det 8 song song NOUN Number=Sing 3 tuned obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 3 tuned punct
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1 tune past the bard bard's lute before the song tree rules
Example 7 The Prince sat down and strummed away on the lute [gusli].
det nsubj compound:prt cc conj advmod case det obl punct appos punct punct root The DET Prince PROPN sat VERB down ADP and CCONJ strummed VERB away ADV on ADP the DET lute NOUN [ PUNCT gusli NOUN ] PUNCT . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 Prince det 2 Prince Prince PROPN Number=Sing 3 sat nsubj 3 sat sit VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 down down ADP _ 3 sat compound:prt 5 and and CCONJ _ 6 strummed cc 6 strummed strum VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 3 sat conj 7 away away ADV _ 6 strummed advmod 8 on on ADP _ 10 lute case 9 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 10 lute det 10 lute lute NOUN Number=Sing 6 strummed obl 11 [ [ PUNCT _ 12 gusli punct 12 gusli gusli NOUN Number=Sing 10 lute appos 13 ] ] PUNCT _ 12 gusli punct 14 . . PUNCT _ 3 sat punct
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1 sit down past the Prince vn assuming_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent 2 strum away participle the Prince not said here the lute away property tree rules
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