neolithic Who acts: people, Neolithic people, Skara, We, Neolithic, Kipling · What happens: belong, begin, keep, make, polish, live · To what, where: farming, animals, pottery, stone tools, villages, wheat · Speech: someone speaks here
«neolithic» in the school dictionary: its meaning 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: neolithic in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 Belonging to the New Stone Age, the last part of the Stone Age, when people began farming, keeping animals, making pottery and polished stone tools, and living in villages; in Britain about 4000 to 2500 BC.
The tree, 36 words case det compound compound obl punct det amod appos case det compound nmod punct advmod nsubj conj obj punct conj obj punct conj obj cc conj compound obj punct cc conj case obl punct case obl case obl case nmod flat punct root Belonging VERB to ADP the DET New PROPN Stone PROPN Age PROPN , PUNCT the DET last ADJ part NOUN of ADP the DET Stone PROPN Age PROPN , PUNCT when ADV people NOUN began VERB farming NOUN , PUNCT keeping VERB animals NOUN , PUNCT making VERB pottery NOUN and CCONJ polished VERB stone NOUN tools NOUN , PUNCT and CCONJ living VERB in ADP villages NOUN ; PUNCT in ADP Britain PROPN about ADP 4000 NUM to ADP 2500 NUM BC PROPN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Belonging belong VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part root root 2 to to ADP _ 6 Age case 3 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 Age det 4 New New PROPN Number=Sing 5 Stone compound 5 Stone Stone PROPN Number=Sing 6 Age compound 6 Age Age PROPN Number=Sing 1 Belonging obl 7 , , PUNCT _ 10 part punct 8 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 10 part det 9 last last ADJ Degree=Pos 10 part amod 10 part part NOUN Number=Sing 6 Age appos 11 of of ADP _ 14 Age case 12 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 14 Age det 13 Stone Stone PROPN Number=Sing 14 Age compound 14 Age Age PROPN Number=Sing 10 part nmod 15 , , PUNCT _ 18 began punct 16 when when ADV PronType=Int 18 began advmod 17 people people NOUN Number=Plur 18 began nsubj 18 began begin VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 1 Belonging conj 19 farming farming NOUN Number=Sing 18 began obj 20 , , PUNCT _ 21 keeping punct 21 keeping keep VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 1 Belonging conj 22 animals animal NOUN Number=Plur 21 keeping obj 23 , , PUNCT _ 24 making punct 24 making make VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 21 keeping conj 25 pottery pottery NOUN Number=Sing 24 making obj 26 and and CCONJ _ 27 polished cc 27 polished polish VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 24 making conj 28 stone stone NOUN Number=Sing 29 tools compound 29 tools tool NOUN Number=Plur 27 polished obj 30 , , PUNCT _ 32 living punct 31 and and CCONJ _ 32 living cc 32 living live VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 1 Belonging conj 33 in in ADP _ 34 villages case 34 villages village NOUN Number=Plur 32 living obl 35 ; ; PUNCT _ 37 Britain punct 36 in in ADP _ 37 Britain case 37 Britain Britain PROPN Number=Sing 32 living obl 38 about about ADP _ 39 4000 case 39 4000 4000 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 32 living obl 40 to to ADP _ 41 2500 case 41 2500 2500 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 39 4000 nmod 42 BC BC PROPN Number=Sing 39 4000 flat 43 . . PUNCT _ 1 Belonging punct
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1 belong gerund to the Stone Age vn attend-107.4-2 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme 2 begin past people farming vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent farming=Eventuality 3 keep gerund animals vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent animal=Theme 4 make gerund pottery vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset pottery=Product 5 polish past stone tools vn butter-9.9 «NP V NP.destination»: agent=Agent tool=Destination 6 live gerund villages in Britain; about 4000 to 2500 vn lodge-46 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in village=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.
Example 1 Neolithic people grew wheat and kept sheep.
amod nsubj obj cc conj obj punct root Neolithic ADJ people NOUN grew VERB wheat NOUN and CCONJ kept VERB sheep NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Neolithic neolithic ADJ Degree=Pos 2 people amod 2 people people NOUN Number=Plur 3 grew nsubj 3 grew grow VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 wheat wheat NOUN Number=Sing 3 grew obj 5 and and CCONJ _ 6 kept cc 6 kept keep VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 3 grew conj 7 sheep sheep NOUN Number=Plur 6 kept obj 8 . . PUNCT _ 3 grew punct
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1 grow past Neolithic people wheat vn appear-48.1.1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location wheat=Theme 2 keep past Neolithic people not said here sheep vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent sheep=Theme
Example 2 Skara Brae is a Neolithic village in Orkney.
nsubj flat cop det amod case nmod punct root Skara PROPN Brae PROPN is AUX a DET Neolithic ADJ village NOUN in ADP Orkney PROPN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Skara Skara PROPN Number=Sing 6 village nsubj 2 Brae Brae PROPN Number=Sing 1 Skara flat 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 village cop 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 village det 5 Neolithic neolithic ADJ Degree=Pos 6 village amod 6 village village NOUN Number=Sing root root 7 in in ADP _ 8 Orkney case 8 Orkney Orkney PROPN Number=Sing 6 village nmod 9 . . PUNCT _ 6 village punct
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1 is a present Skara a Neolithic village Orkney tree rules
Example 3 We made Neolithic pots out of clay at school.
nsubj nsubj ccomp case case obl case nmod punct root We PRON made VERB Neolithic PROPN pots VERB out ADP of ADP clay NOUN at ADP school 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 made nsubj 2 made make VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 Neolithic Neolithic PROPN Number=Sing 4 pots nsubj 4 pots pot VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 2 made ccomp 5 out out ADP _ 7 clay case 6 of of ADP _ 7 clay case 7 clay clay NOUN Number=Sing 4 pots obl 8 at at ADP _ 9 school case 9 school school NOUN Number=Sing 7 clay nmod 10 . . PUNCT _ 2 made punct
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1 make past We tree rules 2 pot out present Neolithic clay at school vn pocket-9.10 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent clay=Theme
Example 4 Kipling calls Tegumai a Neolithic man.
nsubj obj det amod xcomp punct root Kipling PROPN calls VERB Tegumai PROPN a DET Neolithic ADJ man NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Kipling Kipling PROPN Number=Sing 2 calls nsubj 2 calls call VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 Tegumai Tegumai PROPN Number=Sing 2 calls obj 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 man det 5 Neolithic neolithic ADJ Degree=Pos 6 man amod 6 man man NOUN Number=Sing 2 calls xcomp 7 . . PUNCT _ 2 calls punct
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1 call present Kipling Tegumai vn initiate_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent tegumai=Recipient
Example 5 Neolithic tools were polished stone axes.
amod nsubj:pass aux:pass compound obj punct root Neolithic ADJ tools NOUN were AUX polished VERB stone NOUN axes NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Neolithic neolithic ADJ Degree=Pos 2 tools amod 2 tools tool NOUN Number=Plur 4 polished nsubj:pass 3 were be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 4 polished aux:pass 4 polished polish VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 5 stone stone NOUN Number=Sing 6 axes compound 6 axes ax NOUN Number=Plur 4 polished obj 7 . . PUNCT _ 4 polished punct
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1 polish past · passive Neolithic tools tree rules
Example 6 The first stage of Stonehenge was built in Neolithic times.
det amod nsubj:pass case nmod aux:pass case compound obl punct root The DET first ADJ stage NOUN of ADP Stonehenge PROPN was AUX built VERB in ADP Neolithic PROPN times NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 stage det 2 first first ADJ Degree=Pos NumForm=Word NumType=Ord 3 stage amod 3 stage stage NOUN Number=Sing 7 built nsubj:pass 4 of of ADP _ 5 Stonehenge case 5 Stonehenge Stonehenge PROPN Number=Sing 3 stage nmod 6 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 7 built aux:pass 7 built build VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 8 in in ADP _ 10 times case 9 Neolithic Neolithic PROPN Number=Sing 10 times compound 10 times time NOUN Number=Plur 7 built obl 11 . . PUNCT _ 7 built punct
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1 build past · passive the first stage of Stonehenge time vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: subject=Product
Example 7 Real writing came after the Neolithic.
amod nsubj case det obl punct root Real ADJ writing NOUN came VERB after ADP the DET Neolithic PROPN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Real real ADJ Degree=Pos 2 writing amod 2 writing writing NOUN Number=Sing 3 came nsubj 3 came come VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 after after ADP _ 6 Neolithic case 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 Neolithic det 6 Neolithic Neolithic PROPN Number=Sing 3 came obl 7 . . PUNCT _ 3 came punct
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1 come past Real writing after the Neolithic vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
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