mercenary

Who acts: soldier, group, king, mercenaries, He, villain · What happens: fight, pay, interest, not be, be, defend · To what, where: country, money, mercenaries, castle, sides, gold

«mercenary» 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: mercenary in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

A soldier who fights for any country or group that pays them, not for their own country.

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 soldier	det
2	soldier	soldier	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 fights	nsubj
3	who	who	PRON	PronType=Rel	4 fights	nsubj
4	fights	fight	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
5	for	for	ADP	_	7 country	case
6	any	any	DET	PronType=Ind	7 country	det
7	country	country	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 fights	obl
8	or	or	CCONJ	_	9 group	cc
9	group	group	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 country	conj
10	that	that	PRON	PronType=Rel	11 pays	nsubj
11	pays	pay	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	9 group	acl:relcl
12	them	they	PRON	Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs	11 pays	obj
13	,	,	PUNCT	_	18 country	punct
14	not	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	18 country	advmod
15	for	for	ADP	_	18 country	case
16	their	their	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	18 country	nmod:poss
17	own	own	ADJ	Degree=Pos	18 country	amod
18	country	country	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 pays	conj
19	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 fights	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	fight	present	a soldier					for any country or group	vn battle-36.4-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
2	pay	present	group	country					vn pay-68-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent they=Asset

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: adjective — kept apart, not parsed.

Interested only in money, not in being kind or fair.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Interested	interest	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
2	only	only	ADV	_	4 money	advmod
3	in	in	ADP	_	4 money	case
4	money	money	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Interested	obl
5	,	,	PUNCT	_	9 kind	punct
6	not	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	9 kind	advmod
7	in	in	ADP	_	9 kind	case
8	being	be	AUX	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	9 kind	cop
9	kind	kind	ADJ	Degree=Pos	1 Interested	parataxis
10	or	or	CCONJ	_	11 fair	cc
11	fair	fair	ADJ	Degree=Pos	9 kind	conj
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Interested	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	where	other	roles by
1	interest	participle	money		vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer
2	not is	gerund		kind property	tree rules
3	be				tree rules

Example 1

The king paid mercenaries to defend the castle.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 king	det
2	king	king	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 paid	nsubj
3	paid	pay	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	mercenaries	mercenary	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 paid	obj
5	to	to	PART	_	6 defend	mark
6	defend	defend	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	3 paid	advcl
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 castle	det
8	castle	castle	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 defend	obj
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 paid	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	pay	past	the king	mercenaries					vn pay-68-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent mercenary=Asset
2	defend	to-infinitive	the king not said here	the castle					vn defend-72.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent castle=Beneficiary

Example 2

The mercenaries changed sides when offered more gold.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 mercenaries	det
2	mercenaries	mercenary	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 changed	nsubj
3	changed	change	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	sides	side	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 changed	obj
5	when	when	SCONJ	_	6 offered	mark
6	offered	offer	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	3 changed	xcomp
7	more	more	ADV	Degree=Cmp	8 gold	advmod
8	gold	gold	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 offered	obj
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 changed	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	change	past	the mercenaries	sides					tree rules
2	offer	participle	the mercenaries not said here	gold					vn future_having-13.3 «NP V NP.theme (PP)»: agent=Agent gold=Theme

Example 3

He only helps if he gets paid — so mercenary!

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	He	he	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	3 helps	nsubj
2	only	only	ADV	_	3 helps	advmod
3	helps	help	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	if	if	SCONJ	_	7 paid	mark
5	he	he	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	7 paid	nsubj:pass
6	gets	get	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	7 paid	aux:pass
7	paid	pay	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	3 helps	advcl
8	—	-	PUNCT	_	10 mercenary	punct
9	so	so	ADV	_	10 mercenary	advmod
10	mercenary	mercenary	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 helps	obl
11	!	!	PUNCT	_	3 helps	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	help	present	He	mercenary					vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent
2	pay a condition, not said to happen	present · passive		he					vn pay-68-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Asset

Example 4

The story's villain led a mercenary army.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 story	det
2	story	story	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 villain	nmod:poss
3	's	's	PART	_	2 story	case
4	villain	villain	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 led	nsubj
5	led	lead	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
6	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	8 army	det
7	mercenary	mercenary	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 army	compound
8	army	army	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 led	obj
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 led	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	lead	past	the story's villain	a mercenary army					vn accompany-51.7 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent army=Theme

Example 5

A mercenary fights for money, not for loyalty.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	3 fights	det
2	mercenary	mercenary	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 fights	compound
3	fights	fight	NOUN	Number=Plur	root	root
4	for	for	ADP	_	5 money	case
5	money	money	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 fights	nmod
6	,	,	PUNCT	_	9 loyalty	punct
7	not	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	9 loyalty	advmod
8	for	for	ADP	_	9 loyalty	case
9	loyalty	loyalty	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 money	conj
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 fights	punct

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

Example 6

Don't be mercenary; help your friend for free.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Do	do	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
2	n't	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	4 mercenary	advmod
3	be	be	AUX	VerbForm=Inf	4 mercenary	cop
4	mercenary	mercenary	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Do	obj
5	;	;	PUNCT	_	6 help	punct
6	help	help	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	1 Do	parataxis
7	your	your	PRON	Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	8 friend	nmod:poss
8	friend	friend	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 help	obj
9	for	for	ADP	_	10 free	case
10	free	free	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 help	obl
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Do	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	other	roles by
1	do	imperative	you not said here				vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
2	not is a	infinitive		mercenary			tree rules
3	help	infinitive			your friend	for free	vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent friend=Beneficiary

Example 7

German mercenaries, in the Neapolitan service, kept guard, played cards, and diced; and a troop of strangers from beyond the mountains came into the town, accompanied by a sentry.

The tree, 29 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	German	German	ADJ	Degree=Pos	2 mercenaries	amod
2	mercenaries	mercenary	NOUN	Number=Plur	12 played	nsubj
3	,	,	PUNCT	_	7 service	punct
4	in	in	ADP	_	7 service	case
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 service	det
6	Neapolitan	Neapolitan	PROPN	Number=Sing	7 service	compound
7	service	service	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 mercenaries	conj
8	,	,	PUNCT	_	10 guard	punct
9	kept	keep	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	10 guard	amod
10	guard	guard	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 mercenaries	conj
11	,	,	PUNCT	_	2 mercenaries	punct
12	played	play	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
13	cards	card	NOUN	Number=Plur	12 played	obj
14	,	,	PUNCT	_	16 diced	punct
15	and	and	CCONJ	_	16 diced	cc
16	diced	dice	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	12 played	conj
17	;	;	PUNCT	_	27 came	punct
18	and	and	CCONJ	_	27 came	cc
19	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	20 troop	det
20	troop	troop	NOUN	Number=Sing	27 came	nsubj
21	of	of	ADP	_	22 strangers	case
22	strangers	stranger	NOUN	Number=Plur	20 troop	nmod
23	from	from	ADP	_	26 mountains	case
24	beyond	beyond	ADP	_	26 mountains	case
25	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	26 mountains	det
26	mountains	mountain	NOUN	Number=Plur	22 strangers	nmod
27	came	come	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	12 played	parataxis
28	into	into	ADP	_	30 town	case
29	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	30 town	det
30	town	town	NOUN	Number=Sing	27 came	obl
31	,	,	PUNCT	_	32 accompanied	punct
32	accompanied	accompany	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	27 came	conj
33	by	by	ADP	_	35 sentry	case
34	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	35 sentry	det
35	sentry	sentry	NOUN	Number=Sing	32 accompanied	obl
36	.	.	PUNCT	_	12 played	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	where	other	roles by
1	keep	participle					vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent
2	play	past	German mercenaries and the Neapolitan service and kept guard	cards			vn use-105.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent card=Theme
3	dice	participle	German mercenaries and the Neapolitan service and kept guard not said here				vn carve-21.2-1 «NP V ADVP-Middle»: agent=Patient
4	come	past	a troop of strangers from the mountains		the town		vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial_location»: agent=Theme into town=Initial_Location
5	accompany	participle	a troop of strangers from the mountains not said here			by a sentry	vn accompany-51.7 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent by sentry=Destination

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