philistine Who acts: Philistines, ancient people, Goliath, philistine, person, David · What happens: be, live, not care, understand, mean, kill · To what, where: ancient people, coast, war, Philistine, person, art · Speech: someone speaks here
«philistine» in the school dictionary: its 3 meanings for a pupil and its 6 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: philistine in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 Usage: Bible — kept apart, not parsed.
The Philistines were an ancient people who lived along the coast of Canaan and were often at war with the Israelites; Goliath was a Philistine.
The tree, 25 words det nsubj cop det amod nsubj acl:relcl case det obl case nmod cc cop advmod case conj case det nmod punct nsubj cop det conj punct root The DET Philistines PROPN were AUX an DET ancient ADJ people NOUN who PRON lived VERB along ADP the DET coast NOUN of ADP Canaan PROPN and CCONJ were AUX often ADV at ADP war NOUN with ADP the DET Israelites PROPN ; PUNCT Goliath PROPN was AUX a DET Philistine NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 Philistines det 2 Philistines Philistine PROPN Number=Plur 6 people nsubj 3 were be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 6 people cop 4 an a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 people det 5 ancient ancient ADJ Degree=Pos 6 people amod 6 people people NOUN Number=Plur root root 7 who who PRON PronType=Rel 8 lived nsubj 8 lived live VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 6 people acl:relcl 9 along along ADP _ 11 coast case 10 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 11 coast det 11 coast coast NOUN Number=Sing 8 lived obl 12 of of ADP _ 13 Canaan case 13 Canaan Canaan PROPN Number=Sing 11 coast nmod 14 and and CCONJ _ 18 war cc 15 were be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 18 war cop 16 often often ADV _ 18 war advmod 17 at at ADP _ 18 war case 18 war war NOUN Number=Sing 8 lived conj 19 with with ADP _ 21 Israelites case 20 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 21 Israelites det 21 Israelites Israelite PROPN Number=Plur 18 war nmod 22 ; ; PUNCT _ 26 Philistine punct 23 Goliath Goliath PROPN Number=Sing 26 Philistine nsubj 24 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 26 Philistine cop 25 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 26 Philistine det 26 Philistine philistine NOUN Number=Sing 6 people conj 27 . . PUNCT _ 6 people punct
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1 is a past the Philistines a ancient people and a Philistine tree rules 2 live past a ancient people and a Philistine the coast of Canaan vn exist-47.1-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme along coast=Location 3 is past a ancient people and a Philistine not said here war with the Israelites; often property tree rules 4 is a past Goliath a Philistine tree rules
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 philistine is a person who does not care about or understand art, music, books or culture.
The tree, 17 words det nsubj cop det nsubj aux advmod acl:relcl obl cc conj obj punct conj punct appos cc conj punct root A DET philistine NOUN is AUX a DET person NOUN who PRON does AUX not PART care VERB about ADP or CCONJ understand VERB art NOUN , PUNCT music NOUN , PUNCT books NOUN or CCONJ culture NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 philistine det 2 philistine philistine 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 9 care nsubj 7 does do AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 9 care aux 8 not not PART Polarity=Neg 9 care advmod 9 care care VERB VerbForm=Inf 5 person acl:relcl 10 about about ADP _ 9 care obl 11 or or CCONJ _ 12 understand cc 12 understand understand VERB VerbForm=Inf 9 care conj 13 art art NOUN Number=Sing 12 understand obj 14 , , PUNCT _ 15 music punct 15 music music NOUN Number=Sing 5 person conj 16 , , PUNCT _ 17 books punct 17 books book NOUN Number=Plur 5 person appos 18 or or CCONJ _ 19 culture cc 19 culture culture NOUN Number=Sing 17 books conj 20 . . PUNCT _ 5 person punct
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1 is a present a philistine a person and music tree rules 2 not care present · do-support a person and music vn care-88.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer 3 understand infinitive a person and music not said here art vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Experiencer art=Stimulus
Meaning 3 As an adjective, philistine means not caring about art and culture.
case det obl punct nsubj advmod xcomp case obl cc conj punct root As ADP an DET adjective NOUN , PUNCT philistine NOUN means VERB not PART caring VERB about ADP art NOUN and CCONJ culture NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 As as ADP _ 3 adjective case 2 an a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 3 adjective det 3 adjective adjective NOUN Number=Sing 6 means obl 4 , , PUNCT _ 3 adjective punct 5 philistine philistine NOUN Number=Sing 6 means nsubj 6 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 7 not not PART Polarity=Neg 8 caring advmod 8 caring care VERB VerbForm=Ger 6 means xcomp 9 about about ADP _ 10 art case 10 art art NOUN Number=Sing 8 caring obl 11 and and CCONJ _ 12 culture cc 12 culture culture NOUN Number=Sing 10 art conj 13 . . PUNCT _ 6 means punct
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1 mean present philistine as a adjective vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 2 not care not said to happen gerund philistine not said here about art and culture vn care-88.1-1 «NP V PP.stimulus what S»: agent=Experiencer about art=Stimulus
Example 1 (Bible) David killed Goliath, the Philistine giant, with a sling and a stone.
The tree, 13 words punct obl punct nsubj obj punct det compound appos punct case det parataxis cc det conj punct root ( PUNCT Bible PROPN ) PUNCT David PROPN killed VERB Goliath PROPN , PUNCT the DET Philistine PROPN giant NOUN , PUNCT with ADP a DET sling NOUN and CCONJ a DET stone NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 ( ( PUNCT _ 2 Bible punct 2 Bible Bible PROPN Number=Sing 5 killed obl 3 ) ) PUNCT _ 2 Bible punct 4 David David PROPN Number=Sing 5 killed nsubj 5 killed kill VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 6 Goliath Goliath PROPN Number=Sing 5 killed obj 7 , , PUNCT _ 10 giant punct 8 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 10 giant det 9 Philistine Philistine PROPN Number=Sing 10 giant compound 10 giant giant NOUN Number=Sing 6 Goliath appos 11 , , PUNCT _ 14 sling punct 12 with with ADP _ 14 sling case 13 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 14 sling det 14 sling sling NOUN Number=Sing 5 killed parataxis 15 and and CCONJ _ 17 stone cc 16 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 17 stone det 17 stone stone NOUN Number=Sing 14 sling conj 18 . . PUNCT _ 5 killed punct
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1 kill past David Bible vn remove-10.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent goliath=Theme
Example 2 (Bible) Samson fought against the Philistines.
punct nsubj punct flat case det obl punct root ( PUNCT Bible PROPN ) PUNCT Samson PROPN fought VERB against ADP the DET Philistines PROPN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 ( ( PUNCT _ 2 Bible punct 2 Bible Bible PROPN Number=Sing 5 fought nsubj 3 ) ) PUNCT _ 2 Bible punct 4 Samson Samson PROPN Number=Sing 2 Bible flat 5 fought fight VERB Mood=Ind Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 6 against against ADP _ 8 Philistines case 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 Philistines det 8 Philistines Philistine PROPN Number=Plur 5 fought obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 5 fought punct
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1 fight past Bible against the Philistines vn battle-36.4-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
Example 3 The Philistines lived on the coast near Gaza.
det nsubj case det obl case obl punct root The DET Philistines PROPN lived VERB on ADP the DET coast NOUN near ADP Gaza PROPN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 Philistines det 2 Philistines Philistine PROPN Number=Plur 3 lived nsubj 3 lived live VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 on on ADP _ 6 coast case 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 coast det 6 coast coast NOUN Number=Sing 3 lived obl 7 near near ADP _ 8 Gaza case 8 Gaza Gaza PROPN Number=Sing 3 lived obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 3 lived punct
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1 live past the Philistines the coast near Gaza vn exist-47.1-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme on coast=Location
Example 4 My uncle calls anyone who doesn't like opera a philistine.
nmod:poss nsubj obj nsubj aux advmod acl:relcl case det obl punct root My PRON uncle NOUN calls VERB anyone PRON who PRON does AUX n't PART like VERB opera ADP a DET philistine NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 My my PRON Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 2 uncle nmod:poss 2 uncle uncle NOUN Number=Sing 3 calls nsubj 3 calls call VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 anyone anyone PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 3 calls obj 5 who who PRON PronType=Rel 8 like nsubj 6 does do AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 8 like aux 7 n't not PART Polarity=Neg 8 like advmod 8 like like VERB VerbForm=Inf 4 anyone acl:relcl 9 opera opera ADP _ 11 philistine case 10 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 11 philistine det 11 philistine philistine NOUN Number=Sing 8 like obl 12 . . PUNCT _ 3 calls punct
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1 call present My uncle anyone vn initiate_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent anyone=Recipient 2 not like present · do-support opera a philistine vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP S_INF»: agent=Pivot
Example 5 Only a philistine would paint over that beautiful old mural.
advmod det nsubj aux case nsubj amod amod obl punct root Only ADV a DET philistine NOUN would AUX paint VERB over ADP that PRON beautiful ADJ old ADJ mural NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Only only ADV _ 3 philistine advmod 2 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 3 philistine det 3 philistine philistine NOUN Number=Sing 5 paint nsubj 4 would would AUX VerbForm=Fin 5 paint aux 5 paint paint VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 6 over over ADP _ 10 mural case 7 that that PRON Number=Sing PronType=Dem 10 mural nsubj 8 beautiful beautiful ADJ Degree=Pos 10 mural amod 9 old old ADJ Degree=Pos 10 mural amod 10 mural mural NOUN Number=Sing 5 paint obl 11 . . PUNCT _ 5 paint punct
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1 paint would a philistine beautiful old mural vn image_impression-25.1 «NP V NP.theme PP.destination»: agent=Agent over mural=Destination
Example 6 "Museums are boring," said Ben. "You philistine!" laughed his sister.
Sentence 1: "Museums are boring," said Ben. "
punct nsubj cop punct punct conj nsubj punct punct root " PUNCT Museums NOUN are AUX boring ADJ , PUNCT " PUNCT said VERB Ben PROPN . PUNCT " PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 " " PUNCT _ 4 boring punct 2 Museums museum NOUN Number=Plur 4 boring nsubj 3 are be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 boring cop 4 boring boring ADJ Degree=Pos root root 5 , , PUNCT _ 4 boring punct 6 " " PUNCT _ 4 boring punct 7 said say VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 4 boring conj 8 Ben Ben PROPN Number=Sing 7 said nsubj 9 . . PUNCT _ 4 boring punct 10 " " PUNCT _ 4 boring punct
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1 is in a quote present Museums boring property tree rules 2 say speech: assert past Ben vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent
Sentence 2: You philistine!" laughed his sister.
nsubj parataxis punct punct nmod:poss iobj punct root You PRON philistine NOUN ! PUNCT " PUNCT laughed VERB his PRON sister NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 You you PRON Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs 2 philistine nsubj 2 philistine philistine NOUN Number=Sing 5 laughed parataxis 3 ! ! PUNCT _ 2 philistine punct 4 " " PUNCT _ 2 philistine punct 5 laughed laugh VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 6 his his PRON Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 7 sister nmod:poss 7 sister sister NOUN Number=Sing 5 laughed iobj 8 . . PUNCT _ 5 laughed punct
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1 philistine You tree rules 2 laugh in a quote past Ben's sister tree rules
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