parlour

Who acts: business, milking parlour, We, parlour, cows, funeral parlour · What happens: keep, receive, relax, give, be, milk · To what, where: house, visitors, certain service, building, cows, sundaes

«parlour» in the school dictionary: its 3 meanings 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: parlour in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

Usage: old — kept apart, not parsed.

A sitting room in a house kept for receiving visitors or for the family to relax in.

The tree, 17 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	3 room	det
2	sitting	sitting	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 room	compound
3	room	room	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
4	in	in	ADP	_	6 house	case
5	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 house	det
6	house	house	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 room	nmod
7	kept	keep	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	6 house	acl
8	for	for	SCONJ	_	9 receiving	mark
9	receiving	receive	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	7 kept	advcl
10	visitors	visitor	NOUN	Number=Plur	9 receiving	obj
11	or	or	CCONJ	_	14 family	cc
12	for	for	ADP	_	14 family	case
13	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	14 family	det
14	family	family	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 visitors	conj
15	to	to	PART	_	16 relax	mark
16	relax	relax	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	9 receiving	advcl
17	in	in	ADV	_	16 relax	advmod
18	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 room	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	what, whom	roles by
1	keep	participle	a house not said here	vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent
2	receive	gerund	visitors or the family	vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent visitor=Theme
3	relax	to-infinitive		vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer

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 shop or business giving a certain service: an ice-cream parlour, a beauty parlour, a funeral parlour.

The tree, 18 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	2 shop	det
2	shop	shop	NOUN	Number=Sing	14 parlour	nsubj
3	or	or	CCONJ	_	4 business	cc
4	business	business	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 shop	conj
5	giving	give	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	4 business	acl
6	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	8 service	det
7	certain	certain	ADJ	Degree=Pos	8 service	amod
8	service	service	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 giving	obj
9	:	:	PUNCT	_	14 parlour	punct
10	an	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	14 parlour	det
11	ice	ice	NOUN	Number=Sing	13 cream	compound
12	-	-	PUNCT	_	11 ice	punct
13	cream	cream	NOUN	Number=Sing	14 parlour	compound
14	parlour	parlour	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
15	,	,	PUNCT	_	18 parlour	punct
16	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	18 parlour	det
17	beauty	beauty	NOUN	Number=Sing	18 parlour	compound
18	parlour	parlour	NOUN	Number=Sing	14 parlour	conj
19	,	,	PUNCT	_	22 parlour	punct
20	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	22 parlour	det
21	funeral	funeral	NOUN	Number=Sing	22 parlour	compound
22	parlour	parlour	NOUN	Number=Sing	14 parlour	conj
23	.	.	PUNCT	_	14 parlour	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	give	gerund	business not said here	a certain service					vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent service=Theme

Meaning 3

Usage: farming — kept apart, not parsed.

A milking parlour is the building where cows are milked.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	3 parlour	det
2	milking	milking	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 parlour	compound
3	parlour	parlour	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 building	nsubj
4	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	6 building	cop
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 building	det
6	building	building	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
7	where	where	ADV	PronType=Rel	10 milked	advmod
8	cows	cow	NOUN	Number=Plur	10 milked	nsubj
9	are	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	10 milked	aux:pass
10	milked	milk	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	6 building	acl:relcl
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 building	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	present	a milking parlour	the building					tree rules
2	milk	present · passive		cows					vn cheat-10.6.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Source

Example 1

We had sundaes at the ice-cream parlour.

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 had	nsubj
2	had	have	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	sundaes	sundae	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 had	obj
4	at	at	ADP	_	9 parlour	case
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 parlour	det
6	ice	ice	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 cream	compound
7	-	-	PUNCT	_	6 ice	punct
8	cream	cream	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 parlour	compound
9	parlour	parlour	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 had	obl
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 had	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	have	past	We	sundaes		the cream parlour			vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent sundae=Patient

Example 2

Grandma's parlour had a piano and lace curtains.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Grandma	grandma	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 parlour	nmod:poss
2	's	's	PART	_	1 Grandma	case
3	parlour	parlour	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 had	nsubj
4	had	have	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
5	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 piano	det
6	piano	piano	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 had	obj
7	and	and	CCONJ	_	9 curtains	cc
8	lace	lace	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 curtains	compound
9	curtains	curtain	NOUN	Number=Plur	6 piano	conj
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 had	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	have	past	Grandma's parlour	a piano and lace curtains					vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent piano=Patient

Example 3

The cows walk into the milking parlour twice a day.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 cows	det
2	cows	cow	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 walk	nsubj
3	walk	walk	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	into	into	ADP	_	7 parlour	case
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 parlour	det
6	milking	milking	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 parlour	compound
7	parlour	parlour	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 walk	obl
8	twice	twice	ADV	NumForm=Word NumType=Mult	10 day	advmod
9	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	10 day	det
10	day	day	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 walk	obl:unmarked
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 walk	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	walk	present	the cows			the milking parlour	day		vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme into parlour=Destination

Example 4

We played parlour games at the Christmas party.

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 played	nsubj
2	played	play	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	parlour	parlour	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 games	compound
4	games	game	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 played	obj
5	at	at	ADP	_	8 party	case
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 party	det
7	Christmas	Christmas	PROPN	Number=Sing	8 party	compound
8	party	party	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 played	obl
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 played	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	play	past	We	parlour games		the Christmas party			vn use-105.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent game=Theme

Example 5

The visitors were shown into the parlour.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 visitors	det
2	visitors	visitor	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 shown	nsubj:pass
3	were	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	4 shown	aux:pass
4	shown	show	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
5	into	into	ADP	_	7 parlour	case
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 parlour	det
7	parlour	parlour	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 shown	obl
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 shown	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	show	past · passive		the visitors		the parlour			vn crane-40.3.2 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: subject=Patient into parlour=Recipient

Example 6

The funeral parlour was quiet and calm.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 parlour	det
2	funeral	funeral	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 parlour	compound
3	parlour	parlour	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 quiet	nsubj
4	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	5 quiet	cop
5	quiet	quiet	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
6	and	and	CCONJ	_	7 calm	cc
7	calm	calm	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 quiet	conj
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 quiet	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	past	the funeral parlour					quiet property	tree rules
2	be		the funeral parlour not said here						tree rules

Example 7

Then they began to run, rushed into the parlour, and threw themselves round their father’s neck.

The tree, 17 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Then	then	ADV	PronType=Dem	3 began	advmod
2	they	they	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs	3 began	nsubj
3	began	begin	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	to	to	PART	_	5 run	mark
5	run	run	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	3 began	xcomp
6	,	,	PUNCT	_	7 rushed	punct
7	rushed	rush	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	5 run	advcl
8	into	into	ADP	_	10 parlour	case
9	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	10 parlour	det
10	parlour	parlour	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 rushed	obl
11	,	,	PUNCT	_	13 threw	punct
12	and	and	CCONJ	_	13 threw	cc
13	threw	throw	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	3 began	conj
14	themselves	themselves	PRON	Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs Reflex=Yes	13 threw	obj
15	round	round	ADP	_	19 neck	case
16	their	their	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	17 father	nmod:poss
17	father	father	NOUN	Number=Sing	19 neck	nmod:poss
18	’s	's	PART	_	17 father	case
19	neck	neck	NOUN	Number=Sing	13 threw	obl
20	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 began	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	begin	past	they			then		vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP V S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Eventuality
2	run	to-infinitive	they not said here					vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
3	rush	participle	they not said here		the parlour			vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme into parlour=Destination
4	throw	past	they not said here	themselves = they			round their father's neck	vn throw-17.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent themselves=Theme

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