pew

Who acts: people, seat, sound, We, old church pews, Grandad · What happens: sit, take, mean, sit down, make, stink · To what, where: church, pew, front pew, Hymn books, shelf, socks · Speech: someone speaks here

«pew» 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: pew in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

Usage: church — kept apart, not parsed.

A long wooden bench with a back, where people sit in a church.

The tree, 13 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	4 bench	det
2	long	long	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 bench	amod
3	wooden	wooden	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 bench	amod
4	bench	bench	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
5	with	with	ADP	_	7 back	case
6	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	7 back	det
7	back	back	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 bench	nmod
8	,	,	PUNCT	_	11 sit	punct
9	where	where	ADV	PronType=Rel	11 sit	advmod
10	people	people	NOUN	Number=Plur	11 sit	nsubj
11	sit	sit	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	4 bench	parataxis
12	in	in	ADP	_	14 church	case
13	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	14 church	det
14	church	church	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 sit	obl
15	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 bench	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	sit	present	people			a church			vn assuming_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent in church=Location

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: informal, UK — kept apart, not parsed.

A seat: «Take a pew» means «sit down».

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	2 seat	det
2	seat	seat	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 means	nsubj
3	:	:	PUNCT	_	5 Take	punct
4	«	«	PUNCT	_	5 Take	punct
5	Take	take	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	2 seat	parataxis
6	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	7 pew	det
7	pew	pew	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 Take	obj
8	»	»	PUNCT	_	5 Take	punct
9	means	mean	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
10	«	«	PUNCT	_	11 sit	punct
11	sit	sit	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	9 means	ccomp
12	down	down	ADP	_	11 sit	compound:prt
13	»	»	PUNCT	_	11 sit	punct
14	.	.	PUNCT	_	9 means	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	roles by
1	take in a quote	infinitive		a pew	vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent pew=Theme
2	mean	present	a seat		vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic
3	sit down in a quote	infinitive			vn assuming_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent

Meaning 3

Usage: interjection, informal — kept apart, not parsed.

A sound people make about a bad smell: «Pew! What stinks?».

Sentence 1: A sound people make about a bad smell: «Pew!

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	2 sound	det
2	sound	sound	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 make	nsubj
3	people	people	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 make	nsubj
4	make	make	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
5	about	about	ADP	_	8 smell	case
6	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	8 smell	det
7	bad	bad	ADJ	Degree=Pos	8 smell	amod
8	smell	smell	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 make	obl
9	:	:	PUNCT	_	11 Pew	punct
10	«	«	PUNCT	_	11 Pew	punct
11	Pew	Pew	PROPN	Number=Sing	4 make	obl
12	!	!	PUNCT	_	4 make	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	make	present	a sound	Pew				about a bad smell	vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset

Sentence 2: What stinks?».

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	What	what	PRON	PronType=Int	2 stinks	nsubj
2	stinks	stink	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	?	?	PUNCT	_	2 stinks	punct
4	»	»	PUNCT	_	2 stinks	punct
5	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 stinks	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	stink	present							vn smell_emission-43.3 «NP V»: agent=Theme

Example 1

We sat in the front pew at the wedding.

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 sat	nsubj
2	sat	sit	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	in	in	ADP	_	6 pew	case
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 pew	det
5	front	front	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 pew	amod
6	pew	pew	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 sat	obl
7	at	at	ADP	_	9 wedding	case
8	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 wedding	det
9	wedding	wedding	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 sat	obl
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 sat	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	sit	past	We			the front pew		at the wedding	vn assuming_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent in pew=Location

Example 2

The old church pews are hard to sit on.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	4 pews	det
2	old	old	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 pews	amod
3	church	church	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 pews	compound
4	pews	pew	NOUN	Number=Plur	6 hard	nsubj
5	are	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	6 hard	cop
6	hard	hard	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
7	to	to	PART	_	8 sit	mark
8	sit	sit	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	6 hard	xcomp
9	on	on	ADV	_	8 sit	advmod
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 hard	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	present	the old church pews					hard property	tree rules
2	sit on	to-infinitive	the old church pews not said here						vn assuming_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent

Example 3

«Come in and take a pew,» said Grandad.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	«	«	PUNCT	_	2 Come	punct
2	Come	come	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	10 said	ccomp
3	in	in	ADV	_	2 Come	advmod
4	and	and	CCONJ	_	5 take	cc
5	take	take	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	2 Come	conj
6	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	7 pew	det
7	pew	pew	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 take	obj
8	,	,	PUNCT	_	2 Come	punct
9	»	»	PUNCT	_	2 Come	punct
10	said	say	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
11	Grandad	Grandad	PROPN	Number=Sing	10 said	nsubj
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	10 said	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	roles by
1	come in in a quote	infinitive			vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
2	take in a quote	infinitive		a pew	vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent pew=Theme
3	say speech: assert	past	Grandad		vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic

Example 4

Hymn books are kept in a shelf on the back of each pew.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Hymn	hymn	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 books	compound
2	books	book	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 kept	nsubj:pass
3	are	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	4 kept	aux:pass
4	kept	keep	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
5	in	in	ADP	_	7 shelf	case
6	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	7 shelf	det
7	shelf	shelf	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 kept	obl
8	on	on	ADP	_	10 back	case
9	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	10 back	det
10	back	back	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 kept	obl
11	of	of	ADP	_	13 pew	case
12	each	each	DET	PronType=Tot	13 pew	det
13	pew	pew	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 back	nmod
14	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 kept	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	keep	present · passive		Hymn books		a shelf		on the back of each pew	vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP PP.location»: subject=Theme in shelf=Location

Example 5

«Pew! Who left their socks here?»

Sentence 1: «Pew!

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	«	«	PUNCT	_	2 Pew	punct
2	Pew	Pew	PROPN	Number=Sing	root	root
3	!	!	PUNCT	_	2 Pew	punct

The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

Sentence 2: Who left their socks here?»

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Who	who	PRON	PronType=Rel	2 left	nsubj
2	left	leave	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	their	their	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	4 socks	nmod:poss
4	socks	sock	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 left	obj
5	here	here	ADV	PronType=Dem	2 left	advmod
6	?	?	PUNCT	_	2 left	punct
7	»	»	PUNCT	_	2 left	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	leave	past		their socks		here			vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent sock=Theme

Example 6

The family filled three pews at the christening.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 family	det
2	family	family	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 filled	nsubj
3	filled	fill	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	three	three	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	5 pews	nummod
5	pews	pew	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 filled	obj
6	at	at	ADP	_	8 christening	case
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 christening	det
8	christening	christening	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 filled	obl
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 filled	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	fill	past	the family	three pews		the christening			vn other_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent pew=Patient

Example 7

The clear sunshine streamed so warmly through the window into the pew where Karen sat!

The tree, 15 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 sunshine	det
2	clear	clear	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 sunshine	amod
3	sunshine	sunshine	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
4	streamed	stream	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	3 sunshine	acl
5	so	so	ADV	_	6 warmly	advmod
6	warmly	warmly	ADV	_	4 streamed	advmod
7	through	through	ADP	_	9 window	case
8	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 window	det
9	window	window	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 streamed	obl
10	into	into	ADP	_	12 pew	case
11	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	12 pew	det
12	pew	pew	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 streamed	obl
13	where	where	ADV	PronType=Rel	15 sat	advmod
14	Karen	Karen	PROPN	Number=Sing	15 sat	nsubj
15	sat	sit	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	12 pew	acl:relcl
16	!	!	PUNCT	_	3 sunshine	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	stream	participle		the clear sunshine not said here		the window		into the pew; warmly property	vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme through window=Location
2	sit	past	Karen						vn assuming_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent

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