manuscript

Who acts: old one, writer, Monks, museum, author, manuscript · What happens: write, print, type, copy, write out, show · To what, where: book, own copy, Music, manuscripts, old manuscript, manuscript

«manuscript» in the school dictionary: its 3 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: manuscript in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

A book, story or piece of writing written by hand, especially an old one from before printing.

The tree, 17 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	2 book	det
2	book	book	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
3	,	,	PUNCT	_	4 story	punct
4	story	story	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 book	conj
5	or	or	CCONJ	_	6 piece	cc
6	piece	piece	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 book	conj
7	of	of	ADP	_	8 writing	case
8	writing	writing	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 piece	nmod
9	written	write	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	2 book	acl
10	by	by	ADP	_	11 hand	case
11	hand	hand	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 written	obl
12	,	,	PUNCT	_	16 one	punct
13	especially	especially	ADV	_	16 one	advmod
14	an	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	16 one	det
15	old	old	ADJ	Degree=Pos	16 one	amod
16	one	one	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 hand	appos
17	from	from	SCONJ	_	19 printing	mark
18	before	before	SCONJ	_	19 printing	mark
19	printing	print	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	16 one	acl
20	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 book	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	write	participle		a book and story or piece of writing not said here				by hand	vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
2	print	gerund	a old one not said here						vn scribble-25.2-1 «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

The writer's own copy of a book before it is printed, now often typed.

The tree, 15 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 writer	det
2	writer	writer	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 copy	nmod:poss
3	's	's	PART	_	2 writer	case
4	own	own	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 copy	amod
5	copy	copy	NOUN	Number=Sing	12 printed	nsubj:pass
6	of	of	ADP	_	8 book	case
7	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	8 book	det
8	book	book	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 copy	nmod
9	before	before	ADP	_	10 it	case
10	it	it	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	8 book	nmod
11	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	12 printed	aux:pass
12	printed	print	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
13	,	,	PUNCT	_	16 typed	punct
14	now	now	ADV	PronType=Dem	16 typed	advmod
15	often	often	ADV	_	16 typed	advmod
16	typed	type	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	12 printed	conj
17	.	.	PUNCT	_	12 printed	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	when	other	roles by
1	print	present · passive		the writer's own copy of a book before book			vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme
2	type	participle			now	often property	vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
3	copy		the writer	a book before book			nom copy «communication transitive»: poss=agent of=patient

Meaning 3

Music written out by hand (manuscript paper).

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Music	music	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
2	written	write	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	1 Music	acl
3	out	out	ADP	_	2 written	compound:prt
4	by	by	ADP	_	5 hand	case
5	hand	hand	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 written	obl
6	(	(	PUNCT	_	8 paper	punct
7	manuscript	manuscript	ADJ	Degree=Pos	8 paper	amod
8	paper	paper	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 hand	appos
9	)	)	PUNCT	_	8 paper	punct
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Music	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	write out	participle		Music not said here				by hand	vn transcribe-25.4 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent by hand=Destination

Example 1

Monks wrote manuscripts with feather pens.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Monks	monk	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 wrote	nsubj
2	wrote	write	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	manuscripts	manuscript	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 wrote	obj
4	with	with	ADP	_	6 pens	case
5	feather	feather	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 pens	compound
6	pens	pen	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 wrote	obl
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 wrote	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	write	past	Monks	manuscripts				with feather pens	vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent manuscript=Theme

Example 2

The museum shows an old manuscript with gold letters.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 museum	det
2	museum	museum	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 shows	nsubj
3	shows	show	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	an	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 manuscript	det
5	old	old	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 manuscript	amod
6	manuscript	manuscript	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 shows	obj
7	with	with	ADP	_	9 letters	case
8	gold	gold	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 letters	compound
9	letters	letter	NOUN	Number=Plur	6 manuscript	nmod
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 shows	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	show	present	the museum	a old manuscript				with gold letters	vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent manuscript=Recipient

Example 3

The author sent her manuscript to a publisher.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 author	det
2	author	author	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 sent	nsubj
3	sent	send	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	her	her	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	5 manuscript	nmod:poss
5	manuscript	manuscript	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 sent	obj
6	to	to	ADP	_	8 publisher	case
7	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	8 publisher	det
8	publisher	publisher	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 sent	obl
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 sent	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	send	past	the author	author's manuscript		a publisher			vn confine-92-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent manuscript=Theme to publisher=Destination

Example 4

This manuscript is hundreds of years old.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	This	this	DET	Number=Sing PronType=Dem	2 manuscript	det
2	manuscript	manuscript	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 old	nsubj
3	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	7 old	cop
4	hundreds	hundred	NOUN	Number=Plur	7 old	obl:unmarked
5	of	of	ADP	_	6 years	case
6	years	year	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 hundreds	nmod
7	old	old	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	7 old	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	present	this manuscript					hundreds of years obl:unmarked; old property	tree rules

Example 5

We wrote our tunes on manuscript paper.

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 wrote	nsubj
2	wrote	write	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	our	our	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	4 tunes	nmod:poss
4	tunes	tune	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 wrote	obj
5	on	on	ADP	_	7 paper	case
6	manuscript	manuscript	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 paper	amod
7	paper	paper	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 wrote	obl
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 wrote	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	write	past	We	our tunes		manuscript paper			vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent tune=Theme on paper=Destination

Example 6

The manuscript was full of crossed-out words.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 manuscript	det
2	manuscript	manuscript	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 full	nsubj
3	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	4 full	cop
4	full	full	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
5	of	of	ADP	_	9 words	case
6	crossed	cross	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	9 words	amod
7	-	-	PUNCT	_	6 crossed	punct
8	out	out	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 words	compound
9	words	word	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 full	obl
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 full	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	past	the manuscript					of crossed out words; full property	tree rules
2	cross	participle							vn contiguous_location-47.8-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme

Example 7

The Caliph, who liked to have old manuscripts in his library, even though he could not read them, purchased the scroll and the box, and dismissed the pedlar.

The tree, 28 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 Caliph	det
2	Caliph	Caliph	PROPN	Number=Sing	22 purchased	nsubj
3	,	,	PUNCT	_	5 liked	punct
4	who	who	PRON	PronType=Rel	5 liked	nsubj
5	liked	like	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	2 Caliph	acl:relcl
6	to	to	PART	_	7 have	mark
7	have	have	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	5 liked	xcomp
8	old	old	ADJ	Degree=Pos	9 manuscripts	amod
9	manuscripts	manuscript	NOUN	Number=Plur	7 have	obj
10	in	in	ADP	_	12 library	case
11	his	his	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	12 library	nmod:poss
12	library	library	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 have	obl
13	,	,	PUNCT	_	19 read	punct
14	even	even	ADV	_	19 read	advmod
15	though	though	SCONJ	_	19 read	mark
16	he	he	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	19 read	nsubj
17	could	could	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	19 read	aux
18	not	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	19 read	advmod
19	read	read	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	7 have	conj
20	them	they	PRON	Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs	19 read	obj
21	,	,	PUNCT	_	2 Caliph	punct
22	purchased	purchase	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
23	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	24 scroll	det
24	scroll	scroll	NOUN	Number=Sing	22 purchased	obj
25	and	and	CCONJ	_	27 box	cc
26	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	27 box	det
27	box	box	NOUN	Number=Sing	24 scroll	conj
28	,	,	PUNCT	_	30 dismissed	punct
29	and	and	CCONJ	_	30 dismissed	cc
30	dismissed	dismiss	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	22 purchased	conj
31	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	32 pedlar	det
32	pedlar	pedlar	NOUN	Number=Sing	30 dismissed	obj
33	.	.	PUNCT	_	22 purchased	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	where	roles by
1	like	past	the Caliph			vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP S_INF»: agent=Pivot clause=Theme
2	have not said to happen	to-infinitive	the Caliph not said here	old manuscripts	Caliph's library	vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent manuscript=Patient
3	not read	could	Caliph	manuscripts = manuscript		vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent they=Topic
4	purchase	past	the Caliph	the scroll and the box		vn obtain-13.5.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent scroll=Theme
5	dismiss	past	the Caliph not said here	the pedlar		vn banish-10.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent pedlar=Theme

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