meditation

Who acts: Sitting, your, We, Meditation, me, you · What happens: sit, focus, feel, mind, breathe, practice · To what, where: mind, deep quiet thought, me, eyes, meditation, part

«meditation» in the school dictionary: its 3 meanings for a pupil and its 9 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: meditation in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

Sitting quietly and focusing your mind, for example on your breathing, to feel calm and relaxed.

The tree, 16 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Sitting	sit	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	15 feel	csubj
2	quietly	quietly	ADV	_	1 Sitting	advmod
3	and	and	CCONJ	_	4 focusing	cc
4	focusing	focus	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	1 Sitting	conj
5	your	your	PRON	Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	6 mind	nmod:poss
6	mind	mind	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 focusing	obj
7	,	,	PUNCT	_	9 example	punct
8	for	for	ADP	_	9 example	case
9	example	example	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 focusing	obl
10	on	on	ADP	_	12 breathing	case
11	your	your	PRON	Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	12 breathing	nmod:poss
12	breathing	breathing	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 example	nmod
13	,	,	PUNCT	_	15 feel	punct
14	to	to	PART	_	15 feel	mark
15	feel	feel	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	root	root
16	calm	calm	ADJ	Degree=Pos	15 feel	xcomp
17	and	and	CCONJ	_	18 relaxed	cc
18	relaxed	relaxed	ADJ	Degree=Pos	16 calm	conj
19	.	.	PUNCT	_	15 feel	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	sit	gerund			quietly property	vn assuming_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent
2	focus	gerund		your mind	for example on your breathing	tree rules
3	feel	to-infinitive	Sitting		calm property	vn stimulus_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus
4	mind		your			nom mind «cognition transitive»: poss=agent
5	breathe		your			nom breathing «act intransitive»: poss=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

A religious or spiritual practice of deep, quiet thought or prayer.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 practice	det
2	religious	religious	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 practice	amod
3	or	or	CCONJ	_	4 spiritual	cc
4	spiritual	spiritual	ADJ	Degree=Pos	2 religious	conj
5	practice	practice	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
6	of	of	ADP	_	10 thought	case
7	deep	deep	ADJ	Degree=Pos	10 thought	amod
8	,	,	PUNCT	_	7 deep	punct
9	quiet	quiet	ADJ	Degree=Pos	10 thought	amod
10	thought	thought	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 practice	nmod
11	or	or	CCONJ	_	12 prayer	cc
12	prayer	prayer	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 thought	conj
13	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 practice	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	practice			deep quiet thought or prayer					nom practice «act transitive»: of=patient

Meaning 3

Usage: formal — kept apart, not parsed.

Serious, careful thought about something; or a piece of writing with such thoughts.

The tree, 13 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Serious	serious	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 thought	amod
2	,	,	PUNCT	_	1 Serious	punct
3	careful	careful	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 thought	amod
4	thought	thought	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
5	about	about	ADP	_	6 something	case
6	something	something	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	4 thought	nmod
7	;	;	PUNCT	_	10 piece	punct
8	or	or	CCONJ	_	10 piece	cc
9	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	10 piece	det
10	piece	piece	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 something	appos
11	of	of	ADP	_	12 writing	case
12	writing	writing	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 piece	nmod
13	with	with	ADP	_	15 thoughts	case
14	such	such	ADJ	Degree=Pos	15 thoughts	amod
15	thoughts	thought	NOUN	Number=Plur	10 piece	nmod
16	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 thought	punct

The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

Example 1

We do five minutes of meditation after lunch.

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 do	nsubj
2	do	do	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	five	five	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	4 minutes	nummod
4	minutes	minute	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 do	obj
5	of	of	ADP	_	6 meditation	case
6	meditation	meditation	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 minutes	nmod
7	after	after	ADP	_	8 lunch	case
8	lunch	lunch	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 meditation	nmod
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 do	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	do	present	We				minute		vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent

Example 2

Meditation helps me feel calm before a test.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Meditation	meditation	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 helps	nsubj
2	helps	help	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	me	I	PRON	Case=Acc Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs	2 helps	obj
4	feel	feel	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	2 helps	xcomp
5	calm	calm	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 feel	xcomp
6	before	before	ADP	_	8 test	case
7	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	8 test	det
8	test	test	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 feel	obl
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 helps	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	help	present	Meditation	me					vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP S_INF»: agent=Agent i=Beneficiary clause=Theme
2	feel	infinitive	me not said here				before a test	calm property	vn stimulus_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus

Example 3

Close your eyes and breathe slowly for meditation.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Close	close	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
2	your	your	PRON	Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	3 eyes	nmod:poss
3	eyes	eye	NOUN	Number=Plur	1 Close	obj
4	and	and	CCONJ	_	5 breathe	cc
5	breathe	breathe	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	1 Close	conj
6	slowly	slowly	ADV	_	5 breathe	advmod
7	for	for	ADP	_	8 meditation	case
8	meditation	meditation	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 breathe	obl
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Close	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	close	imperative	you not said here	your eyes					vn crane-40.3.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent eye=Patient
2	breathe	infinitive	you not said here					for meditation; slowly property	vn breathe-40.1.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent

Example 4

The monk spent hours in meditation.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 monk	det
2	monk	monk	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 spent	nsubj
3	spent	spend	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	hours	hour	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 spent	obj
5	in	in	ADP	_	6 meditation	case
6	meditation	meditation	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 spent	obl
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 spent	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	spend	past	the monk			meditation	hour		vn consume-66-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent

Example 5

Mum listens to a meditation app at night.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Mum	mum	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 listens	nsubj
2	listens	listen	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	to	to	ADP	_	6 app	case
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 app	det
5	meditation	meditation	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 app	compound
6	app	app	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 listens	obl
7	at	at	ADP	_	8 night	case
8	night	night	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 listens	obl
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 listens	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	listen	present	Mum				night	to a meditation app	vn peer-30.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent to app=Theme

Example 6

Meditation is part of many religions.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Meditation	meditation	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 part	nsubj
2	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	3 part	cop
3	part	part	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
4	of	of	ADP	_	6 religions	case
5	many	many	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 religions	amod
6	religions	religion	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 part	nmod
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 part	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	present	Meditation	part				of many religions	tree rules

Example 7

The poem is a meditation on loss.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 poem	det
2	poem	poem	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 meditation	nsubj
3	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	5 meditation	cop
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 meditation	det
5	meditation	meditation	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
6	on	on	ADP	_	7 loss	case
7	loss	loss	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 meditation	nmod
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 meditation	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	present	the poem	a meditation		loss			tree rules

Example 8

During meditation, try to notice your breathing.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	During	during	ADP	_	2 meditation	case
2	meditation	meditation	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 try	obl
3	,	,	PUNCT	_	2 meditation	punct
4	try	try	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
5	to	to	PART	_	6 notice	mark
6	notice	notice	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	4 try	xcomp
7	your	your	PRON	Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	8 breathing	nmod:poss
8	breathing	breathing	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 notice	obj
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 try	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	when	roles by
1	try	imperative	you not said here		during meditation	vn try-61.1 «NP V S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Eventuality
2	notice not said to happen	to-infinitive	you not said here	your breathing		vn see-30.1-1 «NP V S»: agent=Experiencer breathing=Stimulus
3	breathe		your			nom breathing «act intransitive»: poss=agent

Example 9

At last the Childe of Lambton came home to his father's Hall, after seven long years spent in meditation and repentance on holy soil.

The tree, 25 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	At	at	ADP	_	2 last	case
2	last	last	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 Childe	amod
3	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	4 Childe	det
4	Childe	Childe	PROPN	Number=Sing	7 came	nsubj
5	of	of	ADP	_	6 Lambton	case
6	Lambton	Lambton	PROPN	Number=Sing	4 Childe	nmod
7	came	come	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
8	home	home	ADV	_	7 came	advmod
9	to	to	ADP	_	13 Hall	case
10	his	his	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	11 father	nmod:poss
11	father	father	NOUN	Number=Sing	13 Hall	nmod:poss
12	's	's	PART	_	11 father	case
13	Hall	Hall	PROPN	Number=Sing	7 came	obl
14	,	,	PUNCT	_	18 years	punct
15	after	after	ADP	_	18 years	case
16	seven	seven	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	18 years	nummod
17	long	long	ADJ	Degree=Pos	18 years	amod
18	years	year	NOUN	Number=Plur	7 came	obl:unmarked
19	spent	spend	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part	18 years	acl
20	in	in	ADP	_	21 meditation	case
21	meditation	meditation	NOUN	Number=Sing	19 spent	obl
22	and	and	CCONJ	_	23 repentance	cc
23	repentance	repentance	NOUN	Number=Sing	21 meditation	conj
24	on	on	ADP	_	26 soil	case
25	holy	holy	ADJ	Degree=Pos	26 soil	amod
26	soil	soil	NOUN	Number=Sing	23 repentance	nmod
27	.	.	PUNCT	_	7 came	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	come	past	the last Childe of Lambton			Childe's father's Hall	year	home property	vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial_location»: agent=Theme to hall=Initial_Location
2	spend	participle		seven long years not said here		meditation and repentance on holy soil			vn consume-66-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent

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