parchment Who acts: material, yellowish paper, White Rabbit, Monks, skin, We · What happens: write on, make, dry, write, look, bake · To what, where: thin dried skin, document, it, yellowish paper, paper, Magna
«parchment» in the school dictionary: its 3 meanings for a pupil and its 8 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: parchment in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 A material for writing on, made long ago from the thin, dried skin of a sheep, goat or calf.
The tree, 19 words det nsubj mark acl compound:prt punct advmod advmod case det amod punct amod obl case det nmod punct conj cc conj punct root A DET material NOUN for SCONJ writing VERB on ADP , PUNCT made VERB long ADV ago ADV from ADP the DET thin ADJ , PUNCT dried VERB skin NOUN of ADP a DET sheep NOUN , PUNCT goat NOUN or CCONJ calf NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 material det 2 material material NOUN Number=Sing 7 made nsubj 3 for for SCONJ _ 4 writing mark 4 writing write VERB VerbForm=Ger 2 material acl 5 on on ADP _ 4 writing compound:prt 6 , , PUNCT _ 2 material punct 7 made make VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 8 long long ADV Degree=Pos 9 ago advmod 9 ago ago ADV _ 7 made advmod 10 from from ADP _ 15 skin case 11 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 15 skin det 12 thin thin ADJ Degree=Pos 15 skin amod 13 , , PUNCT _ 12 thin punct 14 dried dry VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 15 skin amod 15 skin skin NOUN Number=Sing 7 made obl 16 of of ADP _ 18 sheep case 17 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 18 sheep det 18 sheep sheep NOUN Number=Sing 15 skin nmod 19 , , PUNCT _ 20 goat punct 20 goat goat NOUN Number=Sing 18 sheep conj 21 or or CCONJ _ 22 calf cc 22 calf calf NOUN Number=Sing 18 sheep conj 23 . . PUNCT _ 7 made punct
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1 write on gerund a material not said here vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent 2 make past a material the thin dried skin of a sheep and goat or calf ago property vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V PP»: agent=Asset from skin=Material 3 dry participle vn other_cos-45.4-1 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient
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 document written on it: an old parchment.
det acl case obl punct det amod conj punct root A DET document NOUN written VERB on ADP it PRON : PUNCT an DET old ADJ parchment NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 document det 2 document document NOUN Number=Sing root root 3 written write VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 2 document acl 4 on on ADP _ 5 it case 5 it it PRON Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 3 written obl 6 : : PUNCT _ 9 parchment punct 7 an a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 9 parchment det 8 old old ADJ Degree=Pos 9 parchment amod 9 parchment parchment NOUN Number=Sing 2 document conj 10 . . PUNCT _ 2 document punct
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1 write participle a document and a old parchment not said here it vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent on it=Destination
Meaning 3 Thick, stiff, yellowish paper made to look like it (parchment paper); also baking paper.
The tree, 14 words punct conj punct amod conj acl mark xcomp case obl punct compound appos punct punct advmod conj obj punct root Thick ADJ , PUNCT stiff ADJ , PUNCT yellowish ADJ paper NOUN made VERB to PART look VERB like ADP it PRON ( PUNCT parchment NOUN paper NOUN ) PUNCT ; PUNCT also ADV baking VERB paper NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Thick thick ADJ Degree=Pos root root 2 , , PUNCT _ 3 stiff punct 3 stiff stiff ADJ Degree=Pos 1 Thick conj 4 , , PUNCT _ 6 paper punct 5 yellowish yellowish ADJ Degree=Pos 6 paper amod 6 paper paper NOUN Number=Sing 1 Thick conj 7 made make VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 6 paper acl 8 to to PART _ 9 look mark 9 look look VERB VerbForm=Inf 7 made xcomp 10 like like ADP _ 11 it case 11 it it PRON Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 9 look obl 12 ( ( PUNCT _ 14 paper punct 13 parchment parchment NOUN Number=Sing 14 paper compound 14 paper paper NOUN Number=Sing 11 it appos 15 ) ) PUNCT _ 14 paper punct 16 ; ; PUNCT _ 18 baking punct 17 also also ADV _ 18 baking advmod 18 baking bake VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 1 Thick conj 19 paper paper NOUN Number=Sing 18 baking obj 20 . . PUNCT _ 1 Thick punct
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1 make participle yellowish paper not said here tree rules 2 look to-infinitive yellowish paper not said here like paper vn stimulus_subject-30.4 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Stimulus 3 bake gerund paper vn build-26.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent paper=Product
Example 1 Magna Carta was written on parchment.
nsubj:pass flat aux:pass case obl punct root Magna PROPN Carta PROPN was AUX written VERB on ADP parchment NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Magna Magna PROPN Number=Sing 4 written nsubj:pass 2 Carta Carta PROPN Number=Sing 1 Magna flat 3 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 4 written aux:pass 4 written write VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 5 on on ADP _ 6 parchment case 6 parchment parchment NOUN Number=Sing 4 written obl 7 . . PUNCT _ 4 written punct
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1 write past · passive Magna parchment vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: subject=Theme on parchment=Destination
Example 2 The White Rabbit unrolled the parchment scroll.
det amod nsubj det compound obj punct root The DET White ADJ Rabbit PROPN unrolled VERB the DET parchment NOUN scroll NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 Rabbit det 2 White white ADJ Degree=Pos 3 Rabbit amod 3 Rabbit Rabbit PROPN Number=Sing 4 unrolled nsubj 4 unrolled unroll VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 scroll det 6 parchment parchment NOUN Number=Sing 7 scroll compound 7 scroll scroll NOUN Number=Sing 4 unrolled obj 8 . . PUNCT _ 4 unrolled punct
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1 unroll past the White Rabbit the parchment scroll vn bend-45.2 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent scroll=Patient
Example 3 The pirate's map was drawn on old parchment.
det nmod:poss case nsubj aux:pass case amod obl punct root The DET pirate NOUN 's PART map NOUN was AUX drawn VERB on ADP old ADJ parchment NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 pirate det 2 pirate pirate NOUN Number=Sing 4 map nmod:poss 3 's 's PART _ 2 pirate case 4 map map NOUN Number=Sing 6 drawn nsubj 5 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 6 drawn aux:pass 6 drawn draw VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 7 on on ADP _ 9 parchment case 8 old old ADJ Degree=Pos 9 parchment amod 9 parchment parchment NOUN Number=Sing 6 drawn obl 10 . . PUNCT _ 6 drawn punct
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1 draw past · passive the pirate's map old parchment vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: subject=Theme on parchment=Destination
Example 4 Monks copied books onto parchment by hand.
nsubj obj case obl case obl punct root Monks NOUN copied VERB books NOUN onto ADP parchment NOUN by ADP hand NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Monks monk NOUN Number=Plur 2 copied nsubj 2 copied copy VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 books book NOUN Number=Plur 2 copied obj 4 onto onto ADP _ 5 parchment case 5 parchment parchment NOUN Number=Sing 2 copied obl 6 by by ADP _ 7 hand case 7 hand hand NOUN Number=Sing 2 copied obl 8 . . PUNCT _ 2 copied punct
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1 copy past Monks books parchment by hand vn transcribe-25.4 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent book=Theme onto parchment=Destination
Example 5 Line the cake tin with baking parchment.
nsubj det compound case compound nmod punct root Line NOUN the DET cake NOUN tin NOUN with ADP baking NOUN parchment NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Line line NOUN Number=Sing 4 tin nsubj 2 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 4 tin det 3 cake cake NOUN Number=Sing 4 tin compound 4 tin tin NOUN Number=Sing root root 5 with with ADP _ 7 parchment case 6 baking baking NOUN Number=Sing 7 parchment compound 7 parchment parchment NOUN Number=Sing 4 tin nmod 8 . . PUNCT _ 4 tin punct
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.
Example 6 The old man's skin looked like parchment.
det amod nmod:poss case nsubj case obl punct root The DET old ADJ man NOUN 's PART skin NOUN looked VERB like ADP parchment NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 man det 2 old old ADJ Degree=Pos 3 man amod 3 man man NOUN Number=Sing 5 skin nmod:poss 4 's 's PART _ 3 man case 5 skin skin NOUN Number=Sing 6 looked nsubj 6 looked look VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 7 like like ADP _ 8 parchment case 8 parchment parchment NOUN Number=Sing 6 looked obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 6 looked punct
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1 look past the old man's skin like parchment vn stimulus_subject-30.4 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Stimulus
Example 7 We made our certificates look like parchment.
nsubj nmod:poss nsubj ccomp case obl punct root We PRON made VERB our PRON certificates NOUN look VERB like ADP parchment 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 our our PRON Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 4 certificates nmod:poss 4 certificates certificate NOUN Number=Plur 5 look nsubj 5 look look VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 2 made ccomp 6 like like ADP _ 7 parchment case 7 parchment parchment NOUN Number=Sing 5 look obl 8 . . PUNCT _ 2 made punct
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1 make past We tree rules 2 look present our certificates like parchment vn stimulus_subject-30.4 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Stimulus 3 certificate our nom certificate «communication transitive»: poss=agent
Example 8 CLIO, the muse of History, holds in her hand a roll of parchment, and wears a wreath of laurel.
The tree, 19 words nsubj punct det appos case nmod punct case nmod:poss obj det obj case nmod punct cc conj det obj case nmod punct root CLIO NOUN , PUNCT the DET muse NOUN of ADP History PROPN , PUNCT holds VERB in ADP her PRON hand NOUN a DET roll NOUN of ADP parchment NOUN , PUNCT and CCONJ wears VERB a DET wreath NOUN of ADP laurel NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 CLIO clio NOUN Number=Sing 8 holds nsubj 2 , , PUNCT _ 4 muse punct 3 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 4 muse det 4 muse muse NOUN Number=Sing 1 CLIO appos 5 of of ADP _ 6 History case 6 History History PROPN Number=Sing 4 muse nmod 7 , , PUNCT _ 1 CLIO punct 8 holds hold VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 9 in in ADP _ 11 hand case 10 her her PRON Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 11 hand nmod:poss 11 hand hand NOUN Number=Sing 8 holds obj 12 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 13 roll det 13 roll roll NOUN Number=Sing 11 hand obj 14 of of ADP _ 15 parchment case 15 parchment parchment NOUN Number=Sing 13 roll nmod 16 , , PUNCT _ 18 wears punct 17 and and CCONJ _ 18 wears cc 18 wears wear VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 8 holds conj 19 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 20 wreath det 20 wreath wreath NOUN Number=Sing 18 wears obj 21 of of ADP _ 22 laurel case 22 laurel laurel NOUN Number=Sing 20 wreath nmod 23 . . PUNCT _ 8 holds punct
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1 hold present CLIO CLIO's hand vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent hand=Theme 2 wear present CLIO not said here a wreath of laurel vn wipe_manner-10.4.1-1 «NP V NP.source»: agent=Agent wreath=Source 3 roll parchment nom roll «event transitive»: of=patient
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