methuselah Who acts: Methuselah, large wine bottle, Bible, Grandad, pine tree, old car · What happens: be, say, live, hold, joke, call · To what, where: man, Book, old person, large wine bottle, six litres, grandfather · Speech: someone speaks here
«methuselah» in the school dictionary: its 3 meanings for a pupil and its 6 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: methuselah in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 Usage: Bible — kept apart, not parsed.
Methuselah is a man in the Book of Genesis who is said to have lived 969 years, the oldest person in the Bible.
The tree, 23 words nsubj cop det case det nmod case nmod nsubj aux:pass acl:relcl mark aux xcomp nummod obl:unmarked punct det amod conj case det nmod punct root Methuselah PROPN is AUX a DET man NOUN in ADP the DET Book PROPN of ADP Genesis PROPN who PRON is AUX said VERB to PART have AUX lived VERB 969 NUM years NOUN , PUNCT the DET oldest ADJ person NOUN in ADP the DET Bible PROPN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Methuselah Methuselah PROPN Number=Sing 4 man nsubj 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 man cop 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 4 man det 4 man man NOUN Number=Sing root root 5 in in ADP _ 7 Book case 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 Book det 7 Book Book PROPN Number=Sing 4 man nmod 8 of of ADP _ 9 Genesis case 9 Genesis Genesis PROPN Number=Sing 7 Book nmod 10 who who PRON PronType=Rel 12 said nsubj 11 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 12 said aux:pass 12 said say VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 4 man acl:relcl 13 to to PART _ 15 lived mark 14 have have AUX VerbForm=Inf 15 lived aux 15 lived live VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part 12 said xcomp 16 969 969 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 17 years nummod 17 years year NOUN Number=Plur 15 lived obl:unmarked 18 , , PUNCT _ 21 person punct 19 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 21 person det 20 oldest old ADJ Degree=Sup 21 person amod 21 person person NOUN Number=Sing 4 man conj 22 in in ADP _ 24 Bible case 23 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 24 Bible det 24 Bible Bible PROPN Number=Sing 21 person nmod 25 . . PUNCT _ 4 man punct
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1 is a present Methuselah a man and the oldest person in the Bible the Book of Genesis tree rules 2 say speech: assert present · passive a man and the oldest person in the Bible tree rules 3 live to-infinitive · perfect year vn exist-47.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
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: informal — kept apart, not parsed.
A methuselah is a very old person or thing.
det nsubj cop det advmod amod cc conj punct root A DET methuselah NOUN is AUX a DET very ADV old ADJ person NOUN or CCONJ thing NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 methuselah det 2 methuselah methuselah NOUN Number=Sing 7 person nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 7 person cop 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 7 person det 5 very very ADV _ 6 old advmod 6 old old ADJ Degree=Pos 7 person amod 7 person person NOUN Number=Sing root root 8 or or CCONJ _ 9 thing cc 9 thing thing NOUN Number=Sing 7 person conj 10 . . PUNCT _ 7 person punct
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1 is a present a methuselah a old person or thing tree rules
Meaning 3 A methuselah is also a very large wine bottle holding six litres.
det nsubj cop advmod det advmod amod compound acl nummod obj punct root A DET methuselah NOUN is AUX also ADV a DET very ADV large ADJ wine NOUN bottle NOUN holding VERB six NUM litres NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 methuselah det 2 methuselah methuselah NOUN Number=Sing 9 bottle nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 9 bottle cop 4 also also ADV _ 9 bottle advmod 5 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 9 bottle det 6 very very ADV _ 7 large advmod 7 large large ADJ Degree=Pos 9 bottle amod 8 wine wine NOUN Number=Sing 9 bottle compound 9 bottle bottle NOUN Number=Sing root root 10 holding hold VERB VerbForm=Ger 9 bottle acl 11 six six NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 12 litres nummod 12 litres litre NOUN Number=Plur 10 holding obj 13 . . PUNCT _ 9 bottle punct
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1 is a present a methuselah a large wine bottle tree rules 2 hold gerund a large wine bottle not said here six litres vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent litre=Theme
Example 1 The Bible says Methuselah lived to be 969 years old.
det nsubj nsubj ccomp mark cop nummod obl:unmarked ccomp punct root The DET Bible PROPN says VERB Methuselah PROPN lived VERB to PART be AUX 969 NUM years NOUN old ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 Bible det 2 Bible Bible PROPN Number=Sing 3 says nsubj 3 says say VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 Methuselah Methuselah PROPN Number=Sing 5 lived nsubj 5 lived live VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 3 says ccomp 6 to to PART _ 10 old mark 7 be be AUX VerbForm=Inf 10 old cop 8 969 969 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 9 years nummod 9 years year NOUN Number=Plur 10 old obl:unmarked 10 old old ADJ Degree=Pos 5 lived ccomp 11 . . PUNCT _ 3 says punct
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1 say speech: assert present the Bible vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 2 live past Methuselah vn exist-47.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme 3 is to-infinitive Methuselah not said here year old property tree rules
Example 2 Grandad jokes that he is as old as Methuselah.
nsubj mark nsubj cop advmod ccomp case obl punct root Grandad PROPN jokes VERB that SCONJ he PRON is AUX as ADV old ADJ as ADP Methuselah PROPN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Grandad Grandad PROPN Number=Sing 2 jokes nsubj 2 jokes joke VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 that that SCONJ _ 7 old mark 4 he he PRON Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 7 old nsubj 5 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 7 old cop 6 as as ADV _ 7 old advmod 7 old old ADJ Degree=Pos 2 jokes ccomp 8 as as ADP _ 9 Methuselah case 9 Methuselah Methuselah PROPN Number=Sing 7 old obl 10 . . PUNCT _ 2 jokes punct
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1 joke speech: other present Grandad vn chit_chat-37.6 «NP V»: agent=Agent 2 is present Grandad as Methuselah; old property tree rules
Example 3 Methuselah was the grandfather of Noah.
nsubj cop det case nmod punct root Methuselah PROPN was AUX the DET grandfather NOUN of ADP Noah PROPN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Methuselah Methuselah PROPN Number=Sing 4 grandfather nsubj 2 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 4 grandfather cop 3 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 4 grandfather det 4 grandfather grandfather NOUN Number=Sing root root 5 of of ADP _ 6 Noah case 6 Noah Noah PROPN Number=Sing 4 grandfather nmod 7 . . PUNCT _ 4 grandfather punct
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1 is a past Methuselah the grandfather of Noah tree rules
Example 4 A pine tree called Methuselah is nearly 5,000 years old.
det compound nsubj acl xcomp cop advmod nummod obl:unmarked punct root A DET pine NOUN tree NOUN called VERB Methuselah PROPN is AUX nearly ADV 5,000 NUM years NOUN old ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 3 tree det 2 pine pine NOUN Number=Sing 3 tree compound 3 tree tree NOUN Number=Sing 10 old nsubj 4 called call VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 3 tree acl 5 Methuselah Methuselah PROPN Number=Sing 4 called xcomp 6 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 10 old cop 7 nearly nearly ADV _ 8 5,000 advmod 8 5,000 5000 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 9 years nummod 9 years year NOUN Number=Plur 10 old obl:unmarked 10 old old ADJ Degree=Pos root root 11 . . PUNCT _ 10 old punct
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1 call participle a pine tree not said here vn initiate_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent 2 is present a pine tree year old property tree rules
Example 5 That old car is a real methuselah.
det amod nsubj cop det amod punct root That DET old ADJ car NOUN is AUX a DET real ADJ methuselah NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 That that DET Number=Sing PronType=Dem 3 car det 2 old old ADJ Degree=Pos 3 car amod 3 car car NOUN Number=Sing 7 methuselah nsubj 4 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 7 methuselah cop 5 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 7 methuselah det 6 real real ADJ Degree=Pos 7 methuselah amod 7 methuselah methuselah NOUN Number=Sing root root 8 . . PUNCT _ 7 methuselah punct
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1 is a present that old car a real methuselah tree rules
Example 6 A methuselah holds as much as eight normal bottles.
det nsubj advmod obj case nummod amod obl punct root A DET methuselah NOUN holds VERB as ADV much ADJ as ADP eight NUM normal ADJ bottles NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 methuselah det 2 methuselah methuselah NOUN Number=Sing 3 holds nsubj 3 holds hold VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 as as ADV _ 5 much advmod 5 much much ADJ Degree=Pos 3 holds obj 6 as as ADP _ 9 bottles case 7 eight eight NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 9 bottles nummod 8 normal normal ADJ Degree=Pos 9 bottles amod 9 bottles bottle NOUN Number=Plur 5 much obl 10 . . PUNCT _ 3 holds punct
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1 hold present a methuselah much vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent much=Theme
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