penitent Who acts: Penitent, you, person, penitent boy, puppy, priest · What happens: mean, show, be, do, confess, say · To what, where: feeling, person, sins, priest, penance, penitent · Speech: someone speaks here
«penitent» in the school dictionary: its 2 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: penitent in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 Penitent means feeling and showing that you are sorry for doing wrong.
nsubj obj cc conj mark nsubj cop ccomp mark advcl advmod punct root Penitent NOUN means VERB feeling NOUN and CCONJ showing VERB that SCONJ you PRON are AUX sorry ADJ for SCONJ doing VERB wrong ADV . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Penitent penitent NOUN Number=Sing 2 means nsubj 2 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 feeling feeling NOUN Number=Sing 2 means obj 4 and and CCONJ _ 5 showing cc 5 showing show VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 3 feeling conj 6 that that SCONJ _ 9 sorry mark 7 you you PRON Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs 9 sorry nsubj 8 are be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 9 sorry cop 9 sorry sorry ADJ Degree=Pos 5 showing ccomp 10 for for SCONJ _ 11 doing mark 11 doing do VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 9 sorry advcl 12 wrong wrong ADV _ 11 doing advmod 13 . . PUNCT _ 2 means punct
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1 mean present Penitent feeling vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent feeling=Topic 2 show gerund Penitent not said here vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent 3 is present you sorry property tree rules 4 do gerund you not said here wrong property vn act-114-1 «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 Usage: church — kept apart, not parsed.
A penitent is a person who confesses their sins to a priest or does penance.
The tree, 15 words det nsubj cop det nsubj acl:relcl nmod:poss obj case det obl cc conj obj punct root A DET penitent NOUN is AUX a DET person NOUN who PRON confesses VERB their PRON sins NOUN to ADP a DET priest NOUN or CCONJ does VERB penance NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 penitent det 2 penitent penitent NOUN Number=Sing 5 person nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 person cop 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 person det 5 person person NOUN Number=Sing root root 6 who who PRON PronType=Rel 7 confesses nsubj 7 confesses confess VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 person acl:relcl 8 their their PRON Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 9 sins nmod:poss 9 sins sin NOUN Number=Plur 7 confesses obj 10 to to ADP _ 12 priest case 11 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 12 priest det 12 priest priest NOUN Number=Sing 7 confesses obl 13 or or CCONJ _ 14 does cc 14 does do VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 7 confesses conj 15 penance penance NOUN Number=Sing 14 does obj 16 . . PUNCT _ 5 person punct
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1 is a present a penitent a person tree rules 2 confess present a person their sins a priest vn confess-37.10 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: agent=Agent sin=Topic to priest=Recipient 3 do present a person not said here penance vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent penance=Eventuality
Example 1 The penitent boy said sorry to his grandmother.
det compound nsubj xcomp case nmod:poss obl punct root The DET penitent NOUN boy NOUN said VERB sorry ADJ to ADP his PRON grandmother NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 boy det 2 penitent penitent NOUN Number=Sing 3 boy compound 3 boy boy NOUN Number=Sing 4 said nsubj 4 said say VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 5 sorry sorry ADJ Degree=Pos 4 said xcomp 6 to to ADP _ 8 grandmother case 7 his his PRON Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 8 grandmother nmod:poss 8 grandmother grandmother NOUN Number=Sing 5 sorry obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 4 said punct
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1 say speech: apologize past the penitent boy sorry property vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent
Example 2 The puppy looked penitent after chewing the shoe.
det nsubj obj mark advcl det obj punct root The DET puppy NOUN looked VERB penitent NOUN after SCONJ chewing VERB the DET shoe NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 puppy det 2 puppy puppy NOUN Number=Sing 3 looked nsubj 3 looked look VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 penitent penitent NOUN Number=Sing 3 looked obj 5 after after SCONJ _ 6 chewing mark 6 chewing chew VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 3 looked advcl 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 shoe det 8 shoe shoe NOUN Number=Sing 6 chewing obj 9 . . PUNCT _ 3 looked punct
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1 look past the puppy penitent vn seem-109-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme penitent=Attribute 2 chew gerund the puppy not said here the shoe vn chew-39.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent shoe=Patient
Example 3 The priest listened kindly to the penitent.
det nsubj advmod case det obl punct root The DET priest NOUN listened VERB kindly ADV to ADP the DET penitent NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 priest det 2 priest priest NOUN Number=Sing 3 listened nsubj 3 listened listen VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 kindly kindly ADV _ 3 listened advmod 5 to to ADP _ 7 penitent case 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 penitent det 7 penitent penitent NOUN Number=Sing 3 listened obl 8 . . PUNCT _ 3 listened punct
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1 listen past the priest to the penitent; kindly property vn peer-30.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent to penitent=Theme
Example 4 She wrote a penitent letter to her friend.
nsubj det compound obj case nmod:poss nmod punct root She PRON wrote VERB a DET penitent NOUN letter NOUN to ADP her PRON friend NOUN . PUNCT 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 wrote nsubj 2 wrote write VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 letter det 4 penitent penitent NOUN Number=Sing 5 letter compound 5 letter letter NOUN Number=Sing 2 wrote obj 6 to to ADP _ 8 friend case 7 her her PRON Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 8 friend nmod:poss 8 friend friend NOUN Number=Sing 5 letter nmod 9 . . PUNCT _ 2 wrote punct
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1 write past She a penitent letter her friend vn say-37.7-1 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: agent=Agent letter=Topic to friend=Recipient
Example 5 In the Bible story, the penitent son came home to his father.
case det compound obl punct det compound nsubj advmod case nmod:poss obl punct root In ADP the DET Bible PROPN story NOUN , PUNCT the DET penitent NOUN son NOUN came VERB home ADV to ADP his PRON father NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 In in ADP _ 4 story case 2 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 4 story det 3 Bible Bible PROPN Number=Sing 4 story compound 4 story story NOUN Number=Sing 9 came obl 5 , , PUNCT _ 4 story punct 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 son det 7 penitent penitent NOUN Number=Sing 8 son compound 8 son son NOUN Number=Sing 9 came nsubj 9 came come VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 10 home home ADV _ 9 came advmod 11 to to ADP _ 13 father case 12 his his PRON Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 13 father nmod:poss 13 father father NOUN Number=Sing 9 came obl 14 . . PUNCT _ 9 came punct
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1 come past the penitent son the Bible story to son's father; home property vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial_location»: agent=Theme to father=Initial_Location
Example 6 Penitents in the old church wore plain clothes.
nsubj case det amod nmod amod obj punct root Penitents NOUN in ADP the DET old ADJ church NOUN wore VERB plain ADJ clothes NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Penitents penitent NOUN Number=Plur 6 wore nsubj 2 in in ADP _ 5 church case 3 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 church det 4 old old ADJ Degree=Pos 5 church amod 5 church church NOUN Number=Sing 1 Penitents nmod 6 wore wear VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 7 plain plain ADJ Degree=Pos 8 clothes amod 8 clothes clothes NOUN Number=Ptan 6 wore obj 9 . . PUNCT _ 6 wore punct
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1 wear past Penitents in the old church plain clothes vn wipe_manner-10.4.1-1 «NP V NP.source»: agent=Agent clothes=Source
Example 7 He was truly penitent and promised not to lie again.
nsubj cop advmod cc conj advmod mark xcomp advmod punct root He PRON was AUX truly ADV penitent NOUN and CCONJ promised VERB not PART to PART lie VERB again ADV . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 He he PRON Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 4 penitent nsubj 2 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 4 penitent cop 3 truly truly ADV _ 4 penitent advmod 4 penitent penitent NOUN Number=Sing root root 5 and and CCONJ _ 6 promised cc 6 promised promise VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 4 penitent conj 7 not not PART Polarity=Neg 9 lie advmod 8 to to PART _ 9 lie mark 9 lie lie VERB VerbForm=Inf 6 promised xcomp 10 again again ADV _ 9 lie advmod 11 . . PUNCT _ 4 penitent punct
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1 is a past He penitent truly property tree rules 2 promise speech: promise past He not said here vn promise-37.13 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 3 not lie not said to happen to-infinitive He not said here again vn assuming_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent
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