monastic

Who acts: places, Monastic life, monks, Monastic orders, Many old books, monastic scribes · What happens: do, live, follow, keep, exist, survive · To what, where: places, strict timetable, monastic garden, books, monastic life, famous monastic community

«monastic» 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: monastic in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

To do with monks or nuns and the places they live, monasteries and convents.

The tree, 14 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	To	to	PART	_	2 do	mark
2	do	do	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	with	with	ADP	_	4 monks	case
4	monks	monk	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 do	obl
5	or	or	CCONJ	_	6 nuns	cc
6	nuns	nun	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 monks	conj
7	and	and	CCONJ	_	9 places	cc
8	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 places	det
9	places	place	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 monks	conj
10	they	they	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs	11 live	nsubj
11	live	live	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	9 places	acl:relcl
12	,	,	PUNCT	_	13 monasteries	punct
13	monasteries	monastery	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 monks	conj
14	and	and	CCONJ	_	15 convents	cc
15	convents	convent	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 monks	conj
16	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 do	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	do	to-infinitive						with monks or nuns and the places and monasteries and convents	vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
2	live	present	places = place	the places not said here					vn lodge-46 «NP V ADV»: agent=Theme place=Location

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

Very plain, quiet and simple, like a monk's life, with few things and little fun.

The tree, 16 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Very	very	ADV	_	2 plain	advmod
2	plain	plain	ADJ	Degree=Pos	12 life	amod
3	,	,	PUNCT	_	4 quiet	punct
4	quiet	quiet	ADJ	Degree=Pos	2 plain	conj
5	and	and	CCONJ	_	6 simple	cc
6	simple	simple	ADJ	Degree=Pos	2 plain	conj
7	,	,	PUNCT	_	12 life	punct
8	like	like	ADP	_	12 life	case
9	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	10 monk	det
10	monk	monk	NOUN	Number=Sing	12 life	nmod:poss
11	's	's	PART	_	10 monk	case
12	life	life	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
13	,	,	PUNCT	_	16 things	punct
14	with	with	ADP	_	16 things	case
15	few	few	ADJ	Degree=Pos	16 things	amod
16	things	thing	NOUN	Number=Plur	12 life	parataxis
17	and	and	CCONJ	_	19 fun	cc
18	little	little	ADJ	Degree=Pos	19 fun	amod
19	fun	fun	NOUN	Number=Sing	16 things	conj
20	.	.	PUNCT	_	12 life	punct

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

Example 1

Monastic life in the Middle Ages followed a strict timetable of prayer and work.

The tree, 14 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Monastic	Monastic	PROPN	Number=Sing	2 life	compound
2	life	life	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 followed	nsubj
3	in	in	ADP	_	6 Ages	case
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 Ages	det
5	Middle	Middle	PROPN	Number=Sing	6 Ages	flat
6	Ages	Age	PROPN	Number=Plur	2 life	nmod
7	followed	follow	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
8	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	10 timetable	det
9	strict	strict	ADJ	Degree=Pos	10 timetable	amod
10	timetable	timetable	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 followed	obj
11	of	of	ADP	_	12 prayer	case
12	prayer	prayer	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 timetable	nmod
13	and	and	CCONJ	_	14 work	cc
14	work	work	NOUN	Number=Sing	12 prayer	conj
15	.	.	PUNCT	_	7 followed	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	follow	past	Monastic life in the Middle Ages	a strict timetable of prayer and work					vn chase-51.6 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent timetable=Theme

Example 2

The monks kept a monastic garden full of herbs.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 monks	det
2	monks	monk	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 kept	nsubj
3	kept	keep	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 garden	det
5	monastic	monastic	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 garden	amod
6	garden	garden	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 kept	obj
7	full	full	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 kept	xcomp
8	of	of	ADP	_	9 herbs	case
9	herbs	herb	NOUN	Number=Plur	7 full	obl
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 kept	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	keep	past	the monks	a monastic garden				full property	vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent garden=Theme

Example 3

Monastic orders like the Benedictines still exist today.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Monastic	monastic	ADJ	Degree=Pos	2 orders	amod
2	orders	order	NOUN	Number=Plur	7 exist	nsubj
3	like	like	ADP	_	5 Benedictines	case
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 Benedictines	det
5	Benedictines	Benedictine	PROPN	Number=Plur	2 orders	nmod
6	still	still	ADV	_	7 exist	advmod
7	exist	exist	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
8	today	today	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 exist	obl:unmarked
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	7 exist	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	exist	present	Monastic orders like the Benedictines				still; today		vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme

Example 4

Many old books survived because monastic scribes copied them.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Many	many	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 books	amod
2	old	old	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 books	amod
3	books	book	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 survived	nsubj
4	survived	survive	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
5	because	because	SCONJ	_	8 copied	mark
6	monastic	monastic	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 scribes	amod
7	scribes	scribe	NOUN	Number=Plur	8 copied	nsubj
8	copied	copy	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	4 survived	advcl
9	them	they	PRON	Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs	8 copied	obj
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 survived	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	survive	past	Many old books						vn exist-47.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
2	copy	past	monastic scribes	books = book					vn scribble-25.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent they=Theme

Example 5

Her bedroom was almost monastic: a bed, a desk and nothing else.

The tree, 12 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Her	her	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	2 bedroom	nmod:poss
2	bedroom	bedroom	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 monastic	nsubj
3	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	5 monastic	cop
4	almost	almost	ADV	_	5 monastic	advmod
5	monastic	monastic	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
6	:	:	PUNCT	_	8 bed	punct
7	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	8 bed	det
8	bed	bed	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 monastic	parataxis
9	,	,	PUNCT	_	11 desk	punct
10	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	11 desk	det
11	desk	desk	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 bed	nmod
12	and	and	CCONJ	_	13 nothing	cc
13	nothing	nothing	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Neg	8 bed	conj
14	else	else	ADV	_	13 nothing	advmod
15	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 monastic	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	past	Her bedroom					almost, monastic property	tree rules

Example 6

He lives a monastic life, studying all day and never going out.

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	2 lives	nsubj
2	lives	live	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 life	det
4	monastic	monastic	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 life	amod
5	life	life	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 lives	obj
6	,	,	PUNCT	_	7 studying	punct
7	studying	study	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	2 lives	advcl
8	all	all	DET	PronType=Tot	9 day	det
9	day	day	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 studying	obj
10	and	and	CCONJ	_	12 going	cc
11	never	never	ADV	PronType=Neg	12 going	advmod
12	going	go	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	7 studying	conj
13	out	out	ADP	_	12 going	compound:prt
14	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 lives	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	when	roles by
1	live	present	He	a monastic life		vn lodge-46 «NP V ADV»: agent=Theme life=Location
2	study	gerund	He not said here		day	vn learn-14-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
3	not go out	gerund	He not said here			vn interact-36.6 «NP V»: agent=Agent

Example 7

The island of Iona in Scotland had a famous monastic community.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 island	det
2	island	island	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 had	nsubj
3	of	of	ADP	_	4 Iona	case
4	Iona	Iona	PROPN	Number=Sing	2 island	nmod
5	in	in	ADP	_	6 Scotland	case
6	Scotland	Scotland	PROPN	Number=Sing	4 Iona	nmod
7	had	have	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
8	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	11 community	det
9	famous	famous	ADJ	Degree=Pos	11 community	amod
10	monastic	monastic	ADJ	Degree=Pos	11 community	amod
11	community	community	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 had	obj
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	7 had	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	have	past	the island of Iona in Scotland	a famous monastic community					vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent community=Patient

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