palanquin
Who acts: They, prince, palanquin · What happens: cover, carry, use, dress, bring, take · To what, where: poles, shoulders, rich lady, her, him, palanquin
«palanquin» in the school dictionary: its meaning for a pupil and its 3 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: palanquin in the school dictionary.
Meaning 1
A covered seat or bed on poles, carried on the shoulders of servants, used in old times to carry a rich lady or prince.
The tree, 24 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 3 seat | det |
| 2 | covered | cover | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 3 seat | amod |
| 3 | seat | seat | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 4 | or | or | CCONJ | _ | 5 bed | cc |
| 5 | bed | bed | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 seat | conj |
| 6 | on | on | ADP | _ | 7 poles | case |
| 7 | poles | pole | NOUN | Number=Plur | 3 seat | nmod |
| 8 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 9 carried | punct |
| 9 | carried | carry | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 7 poles | acl |
| 10 | on | on | ADP | _ | 12 shoulders | case |
| 11 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 12 shoulders | det |
| 12 | shoulders | shoulder | NOUN | Number=Plur | 9 carried | obl |
| 13 | of | of | ADP | _ | 14 servants | case |
| 14 | servants | servant | NOUN | Number=Plur | 12 shoulders | nmod |
| 15 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 16 used | punct |
| 16 | used | use | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 12 shoulders | acl |
| 17 | in | in | ADP | _ | 19 times | case |
| 18 | old | old | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 19 times | amod |
| 19 | times | time | NOUN | Number=Plur | 16 used | obl |
| 20 | to | to | PART | _ | 21 carry | mark |
| 21 | carry | carry | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 16 used | advcl |
| 22 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 24 lady | det |
| 23 | rich | rich | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 24 lady | amod |
| 24 | lady | lady | NOUN | Number=Sing | 21 carry | obj |
| 25 | or | or | CCONJ | _ | 26 prince | cc |
| 26 | prince | prince | NOUN | Number=Sing | 24 lady | conj |
| 27 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 3 seat | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | cover | participle | vn fill-9.8-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme | ||||||
| 2 | carry | participle | poles not said here | the shoulders of servants | vn carry-11.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent | ||||
| 3 | use | participle | the shoulders of servants not said here | time | vn eat-39.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent | ||||
| 4 | carry | to-infinitive | a rich lady or prince | vn carry-11.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent lady=Theme |
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
They were to dress her and bring her to him in the palanquin.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | They | they | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs | 4 dress | nsubj |
| 2 | were | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 4 dress | aux |
| 3 | to | to | PART | _ | 4 dress | mark |
| 4 | dress | dress | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | root | root |
| 5 | her | she | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 4 dress | obj |
| 6 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 7 bring | cc |
| 7 | bring | bring | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 4 dress | conj |
| 8 | her | she | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 7 bring | obj |
| 9 | to | to | ADP | _ | 10 him | case |
| 10 | him | he | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 7 bring | obl |
| 11 | in | in | ADP | _ | 13 palanquin | case |
| 12 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 13 palanquin | det |
| 13 | palanquin | palanquin | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 bring | obl |
| 14 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 4 dress | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | dress | past | They | her = she | vn dress-41.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent she=Patient | ||||
| 2 | bring | infinitive | They not said here | her = she | him = he | the palanquin | vn bring-11.3-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent she=Theme to he=Destination |
Example 2
The prince took his finest palanquin.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 prince | det |
| 2 | prince | prince | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 took | nsubj |
| 3 | took | take | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | his | his | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 6 palanquin | nmod:poss |
| 5 | finest | fine | ADJ | Degree=Sup | 6 palanquin | amod |
| 6 | palanquin | palanquin | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 took | obj |
| 7 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 3 took | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | take | past | the prince | prince's finest palanquin | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent palanquin=Theme |
Example 3
The palanquin arrived with the gardener's daughter.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 palanquin | det |
| 2 | palanquin | palanquin | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 arrived | nsubj |
| 3 | arrived | arrive | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | with | with | ADP | _ | 8 daughter | case |
| 5 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 6 gardener | det |
| 6 | gardener | gardener | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 daughter | nmod:poss |
| 7 | 's | 's | PART | _ | 6 gardener | case |
| 8 | daughter | daughter | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 arrived | obl |
| 9 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 3 arrived | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | arrive | past | the palanquin | with the gardener's daughter | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
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