milkmaid
Who acts: woman, milkmaid, Edward Jenner, Milkmaids, painting, milking machines · What happens: milk, work, carry, study, call, dream · To what, where: cows, two buckets, milkmaid, fable, milk, work · Speech: someone speaks here
«milkmaid» 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: milkmaid in the school dictionary.
Meaning 1
Usage: old use — kept apart, not parsed.
A girl or woman who milks cows by hand or works in a dairy.
The tree, 14 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 2 girl | det |
| 2 | girl | girl | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 3 | or | or | CCONJ | _ | 4 woman | cc |
| 4 | woman | woman | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 girl | conj |
| 5 | who | who | PRON | PronType=Rel | 6 milks | nsubj |
| 6 | milks | milk | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 4 woman | acl:relcl |
| 7 | cows | cow | NOUN | Number=Plur | 6 milks | obj |
| 8 | by | by | ADP | _ | 9 hand | case |
| 9 | hand | hand | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 milks | obl |
| 10 | or | or | CCONJ | _ | 11 works | cc |
| 11 | works | work | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 6 milks | conj |
| 12 | in | in | ADP | _ | 14 dairy | case |
| 13 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 14 dairy | det |
| 14 | dairy | dairy | NOUN | Number=Sing | 11 works | obl |
| 15 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 2 girl | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | milk | present | woman | cows | by hand | vn cheat-10.6.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent cow=Source | |||
| 2 | work | present | woman not said here | in a dairy | vn employment-95.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent in dairy=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: stories — kept apart, not parsed.
A common character in old tales, nursery rhymes and pictures of country life.
The tree, 13 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 3 character | det |
| 2 | common | common | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 3 character | amod |
| 3 | character | character | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 4 | in | in | ADP | _ | 6 tales | case |
| 5 | old | old | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 6 tales | amod |
| 6 | tales | tale | NOUN | Number=Plur | 3 character | nmod |
| 7 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 9 rhymes | punct |
| 8 | nursery | nursery | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 rhymes | compound |
| 9 | rhymes | rhyme | NOUN | Number=Plur | 6 tales | conj |
| 10 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 11 pictures | cc |
| 11 | pictures | picture | NOUN | Number=Plur | 6 tales | conj |
| 12 | of | of | ADP | _ | 14 life | case |
| 13 | country | country | NOUN | Number=Sing | 14 life | compound |
| 14 | life | life | NOUN | Number=Sing | 11 pictures | nmod |
| 15 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 3 character | punct |
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.
Example 1
The milkmaid carried two buckets of milk.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 milkmaid | det |
| 2 | milkmaid | milkmaid | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 carried | nsubj |
| 3 | carried | carry | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | two | two | NUM | NumForm=Word NumType=Card | 5 buckets | nummod |
| 5 | buckets | bucket | NOUN | Number=Plur | 3 carried | obj |
| 6 | of | of | ADP | _ | 7 milk | case |
| 7 | milk | milk | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 buckets | nmod |
| 8 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 3 carried | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | carry | past | the milkmaid | two buckets of milk | vn carry-11.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent bucket=Theme |
Example 2
Edward Jenner studied a milkmaid called Sarah Nelmes.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Edward | Edward | PROPN | Number=Sing | 2 Jenner | compound |
| 2 | Jenner | Jenner | PROPN | Number=Sing | 3 studied | nsubj |
| 3 | studied | study | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 5 milkmaid | det |
| 5 | milkmaid | milkmaid | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 studied | obj |
| 6 | called | call | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 5 milkmaid | acl |
| 7 | Sarah | Sarah | PROPN | Number=Sing | 6 called | xcomp |
| 8 | Nelmes | Nelmes | PROPN | Number=Sing | 7 Sarah | flat |
| 9 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 3 studied | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | study | past | Edward Jenner | a milkmaid | vn learn-14-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent milkmaid=Topic | ||||
| 2 | call | participle | a milkmaid not said here | vn initiate_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
Example 3
In the fable, the milkmaid dreamed of riches and spilled her milk.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | In | in | ADP | _ | 3 fable | case |
| 2 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 3 fable | det |
| 3 | fable | fable | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 dreamed | obl |
| 4 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 3 fable | punct |
| 5 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 6 milkmaid | det |
| 6 | milkmaid | milkmaid | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 dreamed | nsubj |
| 7 | dreamed | dream | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 8 | of | of | ADP | _ | 9 riches | case |
| 9 | riches | rich | NOUN | Number=Plur | 7 dreamed | obl |
| 10 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 11 spilled | cc |
| 11 | spilled | spill | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 7 dreamed | conj |
| 12 | her | her | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 13 milk | nmod:poss |
| 13 | milk | milk | NOUN | Number=Sing | 11 spilled | obj |
| 14 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 7 dreamed | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | dream | past | the milkmaid | the fable | of riches | vn cognize-85 «NP V PP.topic»: agent=Agent | |||
| 2 | spill | past | the milkmaid not said here | milkmaid's milk | vn appear-48.1.1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location milk=Theme |
Example 4
Milkmaids got up very early to milk the cows.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Milkmaids | milkmaid | NOUN | Number=Plur | 2 got | nsubj |
| 2 | got | get | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | up | up | ADV | _ | 2 got | advmod |
| 4 | very | very | ADV | _ | 5 early | advmod |
| 5 | early | early | ADV | Degree=Pos | 2 got | advmod |
| 6 | to | to | PART | _ | 7 milk | mark |
| 7 | milk | milk | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 early | advcl |
| 8 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 9 cows | det |
| 9 | cows | cow | NOUN | Number=Plur | 7 milk | conj |
| 10 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 2 got | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | get up | past | Milkmaids | early property | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Experiencer |
Example 5
The painting shows a milkmaid pouring milk.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 painting | det |
| 2 | painting | painting | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 shows | nsubj |
| 3 | shows | show | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 5 milkmaid | det |
| 5 | milkmaid | milkmaid | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 shows | obj |
| 6 | pouring | pour | VERB | VerbForm=Ger | 5 milkmaid | acl |
| 7 | milk | milk | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 pouring | obj |
| 8 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 3 shows | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | show | present | the painting | a milkmaid | vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent milkmaid=Recipient | ||||
| 2 | pour | gerund | a milkmaid not said here | milk | vn preparing-26.3-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent milk=Patient |
Example 6
Today, milking machines do the work of the old milkmaids.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Today | today | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 do | obl:unmarked |
| 2 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 1 Today | punct |
| 3 | milking | milking | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 machines | compound |
| 4 | machines | machine | NOUN | Number=Plur | 5 do | nsubj |
| 5 | do | do | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 6 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 7 work | det |
| 7 | work | work | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 do | obj |
| 8 | of | of | ADP | _ | 11 milkmaids | case |
| 9 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 11 milkmaids | det |
| 10 | old | old | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 11 milkmaids | amod |
| 11 | milkmaids | milkmaid | NOUN | Number=Plur | 7 work | nmod |
| 12 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 5 do | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | do | present | milking machines | the work of the old milkmaids | today | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent work=Eventuality | |||
| 2 | work | the old milkmaids | nom work «act intransitive»: of=agent |
Example 7
“There!” cried the milkmaid angrily. “See what you have done!
Sentence 1: “There!” cried the milkmaid angrily.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | “ | " | PUNCT | _ | 5 cried | punct |
| 2 | There | there | PRON | PronType=Dem | 5 cried | expl |
| 3 | ! | ! | PUNCT | _ | 2 There | punct |
| 4 | ” | " | PUNCT | _ | 2 There | punct |
| 5 | cried | cry | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 6 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 7 milkmaid | det |
| 7 | milkmaid | milkmaid | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 cried | obj |
| 8 | angrily | angrily | ADV | _ | 5 cried | advmod |
| 9 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 5 cried | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | cry speech: express | past | the milkmaid | there | angrily property | vn manner_speaking-37.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
Sentence 2: “See what you have done!
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | “ | " | PUNCT | _ | 2 See | punct |
| 2 | See | see | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | what | what | PRON | PronType=Int | 6 done | obj |
| 4 | you | you | PRON | Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs | 6 done | nsubj |
| 5 | have | have | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 6 done | aux |
| 6 | done | do | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part | 2 See | ccomp |
| 7 | ! | ! | PUNCT | _ | 2 See | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | see in a quote | imperative | you not said here | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V how S_INF»: agent=Experiencer clause=Stimulus | |||||
| 2 | do in a quote | present · perfect | you | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent what=Eventuality |
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