patroness
Who acts: patroness, woman, goddess, She, school · What happens: be, support, protect, pay, guard, have · To what, where: woman, female saint, place, patroness, generous patroness
«patroness» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings 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: patroness in the school dictionary.
Meaning 1
A patroness is a woman who supports, protects or pays for a cause, a church, a school or an artist.
The tree, 20 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 2 patroness | det |
| 2 | patroness | patroness | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 woman | nsubj |
| 3 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 5 woman | cop |
| 4 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 5 woman | det |
| 5 | woman | woman | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 6 | who | who | PRON | PronType=Rel | 7 supports | nsubj |
| 7 | supports | support | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 5 woman | acl:relcl |
| 8 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 9 protects | punct |
| 9 | protects | protect | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 7 supports | conj |
| 10 | or | or | CCONJ | _ | 11 pays | cc |
| 11 | pays | pay | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 7 supports | conj |
| 12 | for | for | ADP | _ | 14 cause | case |
| 13 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 14 cause | det |
| 14 | cause | cause | NOUN | Number=Sing | 11 pays | obl |
| 15 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 17 church | punct |
| 16 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 17 church | det |
| 17 | church | church | NOUN | Number=Sing | 14 cause | nmod |
| 18 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 20 school | punct |
| 19 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 20 school | det |
| 20 | school | school | NOUN | Number=Sing | 14 cause | conj |
| 21 | or | or | CCONJ | _ | 23 artist | cc |
| 22 | an | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 23 artist | det |
| 23 | artist | artist | NOUN | Number=Sing | 20 school | conj |
| 24 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 5 woman | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is a | present | a patroness | a woman | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | support | present | a woman | vn admire-31.2 «NP V that S»: agent=Experiencer | |||||
| 3 | protect | present | a woman not said here | vn defend-72.3 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Agent | |||||
| 4 | pay | present | a woman not said here | for a cause a church and a school or a artist | vn pay-68-1 «NP V NP PP.theme»: agent=Agent for cause=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.
Meaning 2
A patroness can be a female saint or goddess who guards a place or group.
The tree, 15 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 2 patroness | det |
| 2 | patroness | patroness | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 saint | nsubj |
| 3 | can | can | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 7 saint | aux |
| 4 | be | be | AUX | VerbForm=Inf | 7 saint | cop |
| 5 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 7 saint | det |
| 6 | female | female | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 7 saint | amod |
| 7 | saint | saint | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 8 | or | or | CCONJ | _ | 9 goddess | cc |
| 9 | goddess | goddess | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 saint | conj |
| 10 | who | who | PRON | PronType=Rel | 11 guards | nsubj |
| 11 | guards | guard | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 9 goddess | acl:relcl |
| 12 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 13 place | det |
| 13 | place | place | NOUN | Number=Sing | 11 guards | obj |
| 14 | or | or | CCONJ | _ | 15 group | cc |
| 15 | group | group | NOUN | Number=Sing | 13 place | conj |
| 16 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 7 saint | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is a | can | a patroness | a female saint or goddess | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | guard | present | goddess | a place or group | vn defend-72.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent place=Beneficiary |
Example 1
She was the patroness of the new library.
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 | 4 patroness | nsubj |
| 2 | was | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 4 patroness | cop |
| 3 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 4 patroness | det |
| 4 | patroness | patroness | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 5 | of | of | ADP | _ | 8 library | case |
| 6 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 8 library | det |
| 7 | new | new | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 8 library | amod |
| 8 | library | library | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 patroness | nmod |
| 9 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 4 patroness | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is a | past | She | the patroness | of the new library | tree rules |
Example 2
The goddess was the patroness of learning.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 goddess | det |
| 2 | goddess | goddess | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 patroness | nsubj |
| 3 | was | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 5 patroness | cop |
| 4 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 5 patroness | det |
| 5 | patroness | patroness | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 6 | of | of | ADP | _ | 7 learning | case |
| 7 | learning | learning | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 patroness | nmod |
| 8 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 5 patroness | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is a | past | the goddess | the patroness | of learning | tree rules |
Example 3
Our school has a generous patroness.
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 has | nsubj |
| 3 | has | have | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 6 patroness | det |
| 5 | generous | generous | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 6 patroness | amod |
| 6 | patroness | patroness | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 has | obj |
| 7 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 3 has | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | have | present | Our school | a generous patroness | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent patroness=Patient |
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