myrrh

Who acts: One, Christians, Jesus, third wise man, Myrrh, Egyptians · What happens: smell, use, give, see, prepare, sign · To what, where: perfumes, baby, myrrh, bodies, death, resin · Speech: someone speaks here

«myrrh» in the school dictionary: its 2 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: myrrh in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

A sweet-smelling, bitter gum (resin) from a small thorny tree in Arabia and Africa, used in perfumes, medicines and incense.

The tree, 21 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	7 gum	det
2	sweet	sweet	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 smelling	compound
3	-	-	PUNCT	_	2 sweet	punct
4	smelling	smell	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	7 gum	amod
5	,	,	PUNCT	_	7 gum	punct
6	bitter	bitter	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 gum	amod
7	gum	gum	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
8	(	(	PUNCT	_	9 resin	punct
9	resin	resin	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 gum	appos
10	)	)	PUNCT	_	9 resin	punct
11	from	from	ADP	_	15 tree	case
12	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	15 tree	det
13	small	small	ADJ	Degree=Pos	15 tree	amod
14	thorny	thorny	ADJ	Degree=Pos	15 tree	amod
15	tree	tree	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 gum	nmod
16	in	in	ADP	_	17 Arabia	case
17	Arabia	Arabia	PROPN	Number=Sing	15 tree	nmod
18	and	and	CCONJ	_	19 Africa	cc
19	Africa	Africa	PROPN	Number=Sing	17 Arabia	conj
20	,	,	PUNCT	_	21 used	punct
21	used	use	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	7 gum	parataxis
22	in	in	ADP	_	23 perfumes	case
23	perfumes	perfume	NOUN	Number=Plur	21 used	obl
24	,	,	PUNCT	_	25 medicines	punct
25	medicines	medicine	NOUN	Number=Plur	23 perfumes	conj
26	and	and	CCONJ	_	27 incense	cc
27	incense	incense	NOUN	Number=Sing	23 perfumes	conj
28	.	.	PUNCT	_	7 gum	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	smell	gerund							vn smell_emission-43.3 «NP V»: agent=Theme
2	use	participle				perfumes and medicines and incense			vn eat-39.1 «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

Usage: Bible — kept apart, not parsed.

One of the three gifts the wise men gave the baby Jesus, with gold and frankincense; Christians see it as a sign of his death, because myrrh was used to prepare bodies for burial.

The tree, 34 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	One	one	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	9 gave	nsubj
2	of	of	ADP	_	5 gifts	case
3	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 gifts	det
4	three	three	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	5 gifts	nummod
5	gifts	gift	NOUN	Number=Plur	1 One	nmod
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 men	det
7	wise	wise	ADJ	Degree=Pos	8 men	amod
8	men	man	NOUN	Number=Plur	9 gave	nsubj
9	gave	give	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
10	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	11 baby	det
11	baby	baby	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 gave	obj
12	Jesus	Jesus	PROPN	Number=Sing	11 baby	appos
13	,	,	PUNCT	_	15 gold	punct
14	with	with	ADP	_	15 gold	case
15	gold	gold	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 gave	obj
16	and	and	CCONJ	_	17 frankincense	cc
17	frankincense	frankincense	NOUN	Number=Sing	15 gold	conj
18	;	;	PUNCT	_	20 see	punct
19	Christians	Christian	PROPN	Number=Plur	20 see	nsubj
20	see	see	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	9 gave	conj
21	it	it	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	20 see	obj
22	as	as	ADP	_	24 sign	case
23	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	24 sign	det
24	sign	sign	NOUN	Number=Sing	20 see	obl
25	of	of	ADP	_	27 death	case
26	his	his	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	27 death	nmod:poss
27	death	death	NOUN	Number=Sing	24 sign	nmod
28	,	,	PUNCT	_	32 used	punct
29	because	because	SCONJ	_	32 used	mark
30	myrrh	myrrh	NOUN	Number=Sing	32 used	nsubj:pass
31	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	32 used	aux:pass
32	used	use	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	20 see	conj
33	to	to	PART	_	34 prepare	mark
34	prepare	prepare	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	32 used	xcomp
35	bodies	body	NOUN	Number=Plur	34 prepare	obj
36	for	for	ADP	_	37 burial	case
37	burial	burial	NOUN	Number=Sing	34 prepare	obl
38	.	.	PUNCT	_	9 gave	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	give	past	One of the three gifts	the baby		vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent baby=Recipient gold=Theme
2	see	present	Christians	baby	as a sign of Jesus's death	vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Experiencer it=Stimulus as sign=Attribute
3	use	past · passive		myrrh		vn use-105.1 «NP V NP S_INF»: subject=Theme clause=Eventuality
4	prepare	to-infinitive		bodies	for burial	vn preparing-26.3-1 «NP V NP PP.beneficiary»: agent=Agent body=Product for burial=Beneficiary
5	sign			Jesus's death		nom sign «communication transitive»: of=patient
6	die		Jesus			nom death «event intransitive»: poss=agent

Example 1

The third wise man brought myrrh.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	4 man	det
2	third	third	ADJ	Degree=Pos NumForm=Word NumType=Ord	4 man	amod
3	wise	wise	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 man	amod
4	man	man	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 brought	nsubj
5	brought	bring	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
6	myrrh	myrrh	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 brought	obj
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 brought	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	bring	past	the third wise man	myrrh					vn bring-11.3-1 «NP V NP together»: agent=Agent myrrh=Theme

Example 2

Myrrh is a resin from a thorny tree.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Myrrh	myrrh	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 resin	nsubj
2	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	4 resin	cop
3	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	4 resin	det
4	resin	resin	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
5	from	from	ADP	_	8 tree	case
6	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	8 tree	det
7	thorny	thorny	ADJ	Degree=Pos	8 tree	amod
8	tree	tree	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 resin	nmod
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 resin	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	present	Myrrh	a resin		a thorny tree			tree rules

Example 3

Gold, frankincense and myrrh were gifts for a king.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Gold	gold	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 gifts	compound
2	,	,	PUNCT	_	3 frankincense	punct
3	frankincense	frankincense	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Gold	conj
4	and	and	CCONJ	_	5 myrrh	cc
5	myrrh	myrrh	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Gold	conj
6	were	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	7 gifts	cop
7	gifts	gift	NOUN	Number=Plur	root	root
8	for	for	ADP	_	10 king	case
9	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	10 king	det
10	king	king	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 gifts	nmod
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	7 gifts	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	past		Gold gifts				for a king	tree rules

Example 4

Myrrh was used to prepare bodies for burial.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Myrrh	myrrh	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 used	nsubj:pass
2	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	3 used	aux:pass
3	used	use	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
4	to	to	PART	_	5 prepare	mark
5	prepare	prepare	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	3 used	xcomp
6	bodies	body	NOUN	Number=Plur	5 prepare	obj
7	for	for	ADP	_	8 burial	case
8	burial	burial	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 prepare	obl
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 used	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	use	past · passive		Myrrh					vn use-105.1 «NP V NP S_INF»: subject=Theme clause=Eventuality
2	prepare	to-infinitive		bodies				for burial	vn preparing-26.3-1 «NP V NP PP.beneficiary»: agent=Agent body=Product for burial=Beneficiary

Example 5

The Egyptians used myrrh for their mummies.

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	myrrh	myrrh	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 used	obj
5	for	for	ADP	_	7 mummies	case
6	their	their	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	7 mummies	nmod:poss
7	mummies	mummy	NOUN	Number=Plur	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	myrrh				for Egyptians's mummies	vn use-105.1 «NP V NP PP.predicate»: agent=Agent myrrh=Theme for mummy=Eventuality

Example 6

In the carol, myrrh's «bitter perfume» speaks of sorrow.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	In	in	ADP	_	3 carol	case
2	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 carol	det
3	carol	carol	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 speaks	nsubj
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	9 perfume	punct
5	myrrh	myrrh	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 perfume	nmod:poss
6	's	's	PART	_	5 myrrh	case
7	«	«	PUNCT	_	9 perfume	punct
8	bitter	bitter	ADJ	Degree=Pos	9 perfume	amod
9	perfume	perfume	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 carol	appos
10	»	»	PUNCT	_	9 perfume	punct
11	speaks	speak	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
12	of	of	ADP	_	13 sorrow	case
13	sorrow	sorrow	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 speaks	obl
14	.	.	PUNCT	_	11 speaks	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	speak speech: other	present	the carol					of sorrow	vn talk-37.5 «NP V»: agent=Agent
2	perfume in a quote		myrrh						nom perfume «cognition transitive»: poss=agent

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