midsummer Who acts: Midsummer, We, people, Stonehenge, fairies, spring · What happens: be, stay, have, dance, come, line up · To what, where: middle, traditional festival, northern Europe, midsummer, picnic, Sweden
«midsummer» 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: midsummer in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 Midsummer is the middle of summer, around the longest day of the year.
The tree, 13 words nsubj cop det case nmod punct case det amod conj case det nmod punct root Midsummer NOUN is AUX the DET middle NOUN of ADP summer NOUN , PUNCT around ADP the DET longest ADJ day NOUN of ADP the DET year NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Midsummer midsummer NOUN Number=Sing 4 middle nsubj 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 middle cop 3 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 4 middle det 4 middle middle NOUN Number=Sing root root 5 of of ADP _ 6 summer case 6 summer summer NOUN Number=Sing 4 middle nmod 7 , , PUNCT _ 11 day punct 8 around around ADP _ 11 day case 9 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 11 day det 10 longest long ADJ Degree=Sup 11 day amod 11 day day NOUN Number=Sing 4 middle conj 12 of of ADP _ 14 year case 13 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 14 year det 14 year year NOUN Number=Sing 11 day nmod 15 . . PUNCT _ 4 middle punct
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1 is a present Midsummer the middle and the longest day of the year summer tree rules
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 Midsummer Day or Midsummer's Eve is a traditional festival at that time, especially in northern Europe.
The tree, 17 words nsubj flat cc nmod:poss case conj cop det amod case det nmod punct advmod case amod obl punct root Midsummer PROPN Day PROPN or CCONJ Midsummer PROPN 's PART Eve PROPN is AUX a DET traditional ADJ festival NOUN at ADP that DET time NOUN , PUNCT especially ADV in ADP northern ADJ Europe PROPN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Midsummer Midsummer PROPN Number=Sing 10 festival nsubj 2 Day Day PROPN Number=Sing 1 Midsummer flat 3 or or CCONJ _ 6 Eve cc 4 Midsummer Midsummer PROPN Number=Sing 6 Eve nmod:poss 5 's 's PART _ 4 Midsummer case 6 Eve Eve PROPN Number=Sing 2 Day conj 7 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 10 festival cop 8 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 10 festival det 9 traditional traditional ADJ Degree=Pos 10 festival amod 10 festival festival NOUN Number=Sing root root 11 at at ADP _ 13 time case 12 that that DET Number=Sing PronType=Dem 13 time det 13 time time NOUN Number=Sing 10 festival nmod 14 , , PUNCT _ 18 Europe punct 15 especially especially ADV _ 18 Europe advmod 16 in in ADP _ 18 Europe case 17 northern northern ADJ Degree=Pos 18 Europe amod 18 Europe Europe PROPN Number=Sing 10 festival obl 19 . . PUNCT _ 10 festival punct
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1 is a present Midsummer a traditional festival northern Europe time tree rules
Example 1 At midsummer it stays light until very late.
case obl nsubj xcomp mark advmod advmod punct root At ADP midsummer NOUN it PRON stays VERB light ADJ until SCONJ very ADV late ADV . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 At at ADP _ 2 midsummer case 2 midsummer midsummer NOUN Number=Sing 4 stays obl 3 it it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 4 stays nsubj 4 stays stay VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 5 light light ADJ Degree=Pos 4 stays xcomp 6 until until SCONJ _ 8 late mark 7 very very ADV _ 8 late advmod 8 late late ADV Degree=Pos 4 stays advmod 9 . . PUNCT _ 4 stays punct
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1 stay present midsummer midsummer late, light property vn exist-47.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme at midsummer=Location
Example 2 We had a picnic on midsummer's evening.
nsubj det obj case nmod:poss case obl punct root We PRON had VERB a DET picnic NOUN on ADP midsummer NOUN 's PART evening 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 had nsubj 2 had have VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 4 picnic det 4 picnic picnic NOUN Number=Sing 2 had obj 5 on on ADP _ 8 evening case 6 midsummer midsummer NOUN Number=Sing 8 evening nmod:poss 7 's 's PART _ 6 midsummer case 8 evening evening NOUN Number=Sing 2 had obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 2 had punct
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1 have past We a picnic evening vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent picnic=Patient
Example 3 In Sweden people dance at Midsummer.
case obl nsubj case obl punct root In ADP Sweden PROPN people NOUN dance VERB at ADP Midsummer PROPN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 In in ADP _ 2 Sweden case 2 Sweden Sweden PROPN Number=Sing 4 dance obl 3 people people NOUN Number=Plur 4 dance nsubj 4 dance dance VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 5 at at ADP _ 6 Midsummer case 6 Midsummer Midsummer PROPN Number=Sing 4 dance obl 7 . . PUNCT _ 4 dance punct
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1 dance present people Sweden at Midsummer vn modes_of_being_with_motion-47.3 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in sweden=Location
Example 4 In Australia midsummer comes around Christmas.
case compound obl case obl punct root In ADP Australia PROPN midsummer NOUN comes VERB around ADP Christmas PROPN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 In in ADP _ 3 midsummer case 2 Australia Australia PROPN Number=Sing 3 midsummer compound 3 midsummer midsummer NOUN Number=Sing 4 comes obl 4 comes come VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 5 around around ADP _ 6 Christmas case 6 Christmas Christmas PROPN Number=Sing 4 comes obl 7 . . PUNCT _ 4 comes punct
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1 come present Australia midsummer around Christmas vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial_location»: agent=Theme around christmas=Initial_Location
Example 5 Stonehenge lines up with the sunrise at midsummer.
nsubj compound:prt case det obl case obl punct root Stonehenge PROPN lines VERB up ADP with ADP the DET sunrise NOUN at ADP midsummer NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Stonehenge Stonehenge PROPN Number=Sing 2 lines nsubj 2 lines line VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 up up ADP _ 2 lines compound:prt 4 with with ADP _ 6 sunrise case 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 sunrise det 6 sunrise sunrise NOUN Number=Sing 2 lines obl 7 at at ADP _ 8 midsummer case 8 midsummer midsummer NOUN Number=Sing 2 lines obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 2 lines punct
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1 line up present Stonehenge midsummer sunrise vn fill-9.8-1 «NP V NP.destination»: agent=Agent
Example 6 The fairies came out on Midsummer's Eve.
det nsubj advmod case nmod:poss case obl root The DET fairies NOUN came VERB out ADV on ADP Midsummer PROPN 's PART Eve. PROPN The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 fairies det 2 fairies fairy NOUN Number=Plur 3 came nsubj 3 came come VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 out out ADV _ 3 came advmod 5 on on ADP _ 8 Eve. case 6 Midsummer Midsummer PROPN Number=Sing 8 Eve. nmod:poss 7 's 's PART _ 6 Midsummer case 8 Eve. Eve. PROPN Number=Sing 3 came obl
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1 come out past the fairies Midsummer's Eve. out property vn become-109.1 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Patient
Example 7 The spring passed, and it was the eve of St. John, or Midsummer Day.
The tree, 14 words det nsubj punct cc nsubj cop det obj case nmod:desc nmod punct cc compound conj punct root The DET spring NOUN passed VERB , PUNCT and CCONJ it PRON was AUX the DET eve NOUN of ADP St. PROPN John PROPN , PUNCT or CCONJ Midsummer PROPN Day PROPN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 spring det 2 spring spring NOUN Number=Sing 3 passed nsubj 3 passed pass VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 , , PUNCT _ 9 eve punct 5 and and CCONJ _ 9 eve cc 6 it it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 9 eve nsubj 7 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 9 eve cop 8 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 9 eve det 9 eve eve NOUN Number=Sing 3 passed obj 10 of of ADP _ 12 John case 11 St. St. PROPN Number=Sing 12 John nmod:desc 12 John John PROPN Number=Sing 9 eve nmod 13 , , PUNCT _ 16 Day punct 14 or or CCONJ _ 16 Day cc 15 Midsummer Midsummer PROPN Number=Sing 16 Day compound 16 Day Day PROPN Number=Sing 12 John conj 17 . . PUNCT _ 3 passed punct
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1 pass past the spring vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme 2 is a past it the eve of John St. or Midsummer Day tree rules
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