pageant
Who acts: show, nativity pageant, She, pageant · What happens: dress up, act out, put, have, march, enter · To what, where: scenes, school, pageant, shepherds, town pageant, streets
«pageant» in the school dictionary: its 3 meanings for a pupil and its 5 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: pageant in the school dictionary.
Meaning 1
A show or procession where people dress up and act out scenes from history or stories.
The tree, 16 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 2 show | det |
| 2 | show | show | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 dress | nsubj |
| 3 | or | or | CCONJ | _ | 4 procession | cc |
| 4 | procession | procession | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 show | conj |
| 5 | where | where | ADV | PronType=Rel | 7 dress | advmod |
| 6 | people | people | NOUN | Number=Plur | 7 dress | nsubj |
| 7 | dress | dress | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 8 | up | up | ADP | _ | 7 dress | compound:prt |
| 9 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 10 act | cc |
| 10 | act | act | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 7 dress | conj |
| 11 | out | out | ADP | _ | 10 act | compound:prt |
| 12 | scenes | scene | NOUN | Number=Plur | 10 act | obl |
| 13 | from | from | ADP | _ | 14 history | case |
| 14 | history | history | NOUN | Number=Sing | 12 scenes | nmod |
| 15 | or | or | CCONJ | _ | 16 stories | cc |
| 16 | stories | story | NOUN | Number=Plur | 12 scenes | conj |
| 17 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 7 dress | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | dress up | present | a show or procession | vn dress-41.1.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent | |||||
| 2 | act out | infinitive | a show or procession not said here | scenes from history or stories | vn act-114-1-1 «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
A beauty contest (especially USA).
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 3 contest | det |
| 2 | beauty | beauty | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 contest | compound |
| 3 | contest | contest | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 4 | ( | ( | PUNCT | _ | 6 USA | punct |
| 5 | especially | especially | ADV | _ | 6 USA | advmod |
| 6 | USA | USA | PROPN | Number=Sing | 3 contest | appos |
| 7 | ) | ) | PUNCT | _ | 6 USA | punct |
| 8 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 3 contest | punct |
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.
Meaning 3
A grand, colourful display.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 5 display | det |
| 2 | grand | grand | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 5 display | amod |
| 3 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 2 grand | punct |
| 4 | colourful | colourful | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 5 display | amod |
| 5 | display | display | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 6 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 5 display | punct |
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.
Example 1
Our school put on a pageant about the Romans.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Our | our | PRON | Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 2 school | nmod:poss |
| 2 | school | school | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 put | nsubj:pass |
| 3 | put | put | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | root | root |
| 4 | on | on | ADP | _ | 6 pageant | case |
| 5 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 6 pageant | det |
| 6 | pageant | pageant | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 put | obl |
| 7 | about | about | ADP | _ | 9 Romans | case |
| 8 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 9 Romans | det |
| 9 | Romans | Roman | PROPN | Number=Plur | 6 pageant | appos |
| 10 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 3 put | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | put | participle · passive | Our school | a pageant | vn put-9.1-2 «NP V PP.destination NP»: subject=Theme on pageant=Destination |
Example 2
The nativity pageant had shepherds and kings.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 3 pageant | det |
| 2 | nativity | nativity | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 pageant | compound |
| 3 | pageant | pageant | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 had | nsubj |
| 4 | had | have | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 5 | shepherds | shepherd | NOUN | Number=Plur | 4 had | obj |
| 6 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 7 kings | cc |
| 7 | kings | king | NOUN | Number=Plur | 5 shepherds | conj |
| 8 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 4 had | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | have | past | the nativity pageant | shepherds and kings | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent shepherd=Patient |
Example 3
The town pageant marched through the streets.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 3 pageant | det |
| 2 | town | town | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 pageant | compound |
| 3 | pageant | pageant | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 4 | marched | march | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 3 pageant | acl |
| 5 | through | through | ADP | _ | 7 streets | case |
| 6 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 7 streets | det |
| 7 | streets | street | NOUN | Number=Plur | 4 marched | obl |
| 8 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 3 pageant | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | march | participle | the town pageant not said here | the streets | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme through street=Trajectory |
Example 4
She entered a beauty pageant.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | She | she | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 2 entered | nsubj |
| 2 | entered | enter | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 5 pageant | det |
| 4 | beauty | beauty | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 pageant | compound |
| 5 | pageant | pageant | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 entered | obj |
| 6 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 2 entered | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | enter | past | She | a beauty pageant | vn escape-51.1-1-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme pageant=Destination |
Example 5
The pageant of autumn colours was beautiful..
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 pageant | det |
| 2 | pageant | pageant | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 beautiful | nsubj |
| 3 | of | of | ADP | _ | 5 colours | case |
| 4 | autumn | autumn | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 colours | compound |
| 5 | colours | colour | NOUN | Number=Plur | 2 pageant | nmod |
| 6 | was | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 7 beautiful | cop |
| 7 | beautiful | beautiful | ADJ | Degree=Pos | root | root |
| 8 | .. | .. | PUNCT | _ | 7 beautiful | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is | past | the pageant of autumn colours | beautiful property | tree rules |
Text: the school dictionary of Mova's schools (world/data/dictionary-schools/), written for Mova. Trees: Mova's own parse — the en model on the CPU, when the site is built — not checked by a teacher; they may be wrong. Frames: Mova's frames reader (prag), each meaning and example read on its own. Elamur Cosmic License.
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