mummification

Who acts: process, body, ancient Egyptians, Mummification, Egyptians, We · What happens: preserve, not rot, do, take, use, learn · To what, where: dead body, dry places, natron salt, mummification, history topic, cats · Speech: someone speaks here

«mummification» 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: mummification in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

The process of preserving a dead body so that it does not rot, as the ancient Egyptians did.

The tree, 18 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 process	det
2	process	process	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
3	of	of	SCONJ	_	4 preserving	mark
4	preserving	preserve	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	2 process	acl
5	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	7 body	det
6	dead	dead	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 body	amod
7	body	body	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 preserving	obj
8	so	so	SCONJ	ExtPos=SCONJ	13 rot	mark
9	that	that	SCONJ	_	8 so	fixed
10	it	it	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	13 rot	nsubj
11	does	do	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	13 rot	aux
12	not	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	13 rot	advmod
13	rot	rot	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	4 preserving	advcl
14	,	,	PUNCT	_	19 did	punct
15	as	as	SCONJ	_	19 did	mark
16	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	18 Egyptians	det
17	ancient	ancient	ADJ	Degree=Pos	18 Egyptians	amod
18	Egyptians	Egyptian	PROPN	Number=Plur	19 did	nsubj
19	did	do	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	13 rot	advcl
20	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 process	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	roles by
1	preserve	gerund	the process not said here	a dead body	vn defend-72.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent body=Beneficiary
2	not rot	present · do-support	body		vn entity_specific_cos-45.5 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient
3	do	past	the ancient Egyptians		vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent

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

The natural drying and preserving of a body in very dry, cold or boggy places.

The tree, 15 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 drying	det
2	natural	natural	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 drying	amod
3	drying	drying	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
4	and	and	CCONJ	_	5 preserving	cc
5	preserving	preserve	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	3 drying	conj
6	of	of	ADP	_	8 body	case
7	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	8 body	det
8	body	body	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 preserving	obl
9	in	in	ADP	_	16 places	case
10	very	very	ADV	_	11 dry	advmod
11	dry	dry	ADJ	Degree=Pos	16 places	amod
12	,	,	PUNCT	_	13 cold	punct
13	cold	cold	ADJ	Degree=Pos	11 dry	conj
14	or	or	CCONJ	_	15 boggy	cc
15	boggy	boggy	ADJ	Degree=Pos	11 dry	conj
16	places	place	NOUN	Number=Plur	5 preserving	obl
17	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 drying	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	preserve	gerund				dry places		of a body	vn defend-72.3 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Agent

Example 1

Mummification in ancient Egypt could take about seventy days.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Mummification	mummification	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 take	nsubj
2	in	in	ADP	_	4 Egypt	case
3	ancient	ancient	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 Egypt	amod
4	Egypt	Egypt	PROPN	Number=Sing	1 Mummification	nmod
5	could	could	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	6 take	aux
6	take	take	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	root	root
7	about	about	ADV	_	8 seventy	advmod
8	seventy	seventy	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	9 days	nummod
9	days	day	NOUN	Number=Plur	6 take	obj
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 take	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	take	could	Mummification in ancient Egypt				day		vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent

Example 2

The Egyptians used natron salt in mummification.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 Egyptians	det
2	Egyptians	Egyptian	PROPN	Number=Plur	3 used	nsubj
3	used	use	VERB	Mood=Ind Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	natron	natron	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 salt	compound
5	salt	salt	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 used	obj
6	in	in	ADP	_	7 mummification	case
7	mummification	mummification	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 used	obl
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 used	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	use	past	the Egyptians	natron salt		mummification			vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent salt=Patient

Example 3

We learned about mummification in our history topic.

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 learned	nsubj
2	learned	learn	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	about	about	ADP	_	4 mummification	case
4	mummification	mummification	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 learned	obl
5	in	in	ADP	_	8 topic	case
6	our	our	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	8 topic	nmod:poss
7	history	history	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 topic	compound
8	topic	topic	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 learned	obl
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 learned	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	learn	past	We			our history topic		about mummification	vn learn-14-2-1 «NP V PP.topic»: agent=Agent about mummification=Topic

Example 4

Even cats and crocodiles were preserved by mummification.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Even	even	ADV	_	2 cats	advmod
2	cats	cat	NOUN	Number=Plur	6 preserved	nsubj:pass
3	and	and	CCONJ	_	4 crocodiles	cc
4	crocodiles	crocodile	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 cats	conj
5	were	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	6 preserved	aux:pass
6	preserved	preserve	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
7	by	by	ADP	_	8 mummification	case
8	mummification	mummification	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 preserved	obl
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 preserved	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	preserve	past · passive	mummification	cats and crocodiles					vn defend-72.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent subject=Beneficiary

Example 5

Ötzi the Iceman shows natural mummification in ice.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Ötzi	Ötzi	PROPN	Number=Sing	4 shows	nsubj
2	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 Iceman	det
3	Iceman	Iceman	PROPN	Number=Sing	1 Ötzi	flat
4	shows	show	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
5	natural	natural	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 mummification	amod
6	mummification	mummification	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 shows	obj
7	in	in	ADP	_	8 ice	case
8	ice	ice	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 shows	obl
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 shows	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	show	present	Ötzi	natural mummification				in ice	vn crane-40.3.2 «NP V NP PP.recipient PP.theme»: agent=Agent mummification=Patient in ice=Topic

Example 6

Bog bodies found in Ireland and Denmark were preserved by natural mummification.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Bog	bog	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 bodies	compound
2	bodies	body	NOUN	Number=Plur	9 preserved	nsubj:pass
3	found	find	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	2 bodies	acl
4	in	in	ADP	_	5 Ireland	case
5	Ireland	Ireland	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 found	obl
6	and	and	CCONJ	_	7 Denmark	cc
7	Denmark	Denmark	PROPN	Number=Sing	5 Ireland	conj
8	were	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	9 preserved	aux:pass
9	preserved	preserve	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
10	by	by	ADP	_	12 mummification	case
11	natural	natural	ADJ	Degree=Pos	12 mummification	amod
12	mummification	mummification	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 preserved	obl
13	.	.	PUNCT	_	9 preserved	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	find	participle		Bog bodies not said here		Ireland and Denmark			vn declare-29.4-1-1 «NP V what S_INF»: agent=Agent
2	preserve	past · passive	natural mummification	Bog bodies					vn defend-72.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent subject=Beneficiary

Example 7

Ancient Egyptians believed mummification helped the dead in the afterlife.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Ancient	ancient	ADJ	Degree=Pos	2 Egyptians	amod
2	Egyptians	Egyptian	PROPN	Number=Plur	3 believed	nsubj
3	believed	believe	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	mummification	mummification	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 helped	nsubj
5	helped	help	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	3 believed	ccomp
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 dead	det
7	dead	dead	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 helped	obj
8	in	in	ADP	_	10 afterlife	case
9	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	10 afterlife	det
10	afterlife	afterlife	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 helped	obl
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 believed	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	believe	past	Ancient Egyptians						vn admire-31.2 «NP V that S»: agent=Experiencer clause=Stimulus
2	help	past	mummification	the dead		the afterlife			vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent dead=Beneficiary

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