philosopher Who acts: philosopher, person, life, Grandad, stone, legendary stone · What happens: be, think, write, mean, stay, trouble · To what, where: person, bit, legendary stone, metal, gold, philosopher · Speech: someone speaks here
«philosopher» in the school dictionary: its 3 meanings for a pupil and its 8 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: philosopher in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 A philosopher is a person who thinks and writes about big questions, such as what is true, what is right and wrong, and what life means.
The tree, 26 words det nsubj cop det nsubj acl:relcl cc conj case amod obl punct mark fixed nsubj cop parataxis punct nsubj cop parataxis cc conj punct cc obj nsubj parataxis punct root A DET philosopher NOUN is AUX a DET person NOUN who PRON thinks VERB and CCONJ writes VERB about ADP big ADJ questions NOUN , PUNCT such ADJ as ADP what PRON is AUX true ADJ , PUNCT what PRON is AUX right ADJ and CCONJ wrong ADJ , PUNCT and CCONJ what PRON life NOUN means VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 philosopher det 2 philosopher philosopher 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 thinks nsubj 7 thinks think VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 person acl:relcl 8 and and CCONJ _ 9 writes cc 9 writes write VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 7 thinks conj 10 about about ADP _ 12 questions case 11 big big ADJ Degree=Pos 12 questions amod 12 questions question NOUN Number=Plur 9 writes obl 13 , , PUNCT _ 18 true punct 14 such such ADJ Degree=Pos ExtPos=SCONJ 18 true mark 15 as as ADP _ 14 such fixed 16 what what PRON PronType=Int 18 true nsubj 17 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 18 true cop 18 true true ADJ Degree=Pos 5 person parataxis 19 , , PUNCT _ 22 right punct 20 what what PRON PronType=Int 22 right nsubj 21 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 22 right cop 22 right right ADJ Degree=Pos 18 true parataxis 23 and and CCONJ _ 24 wrong cc 24 wrong wrong ADJ Degree=Pos 22 right conj 25 , , PUNCT _ 29 means punct 26 and and CCONJ _ 29 means cc 27 what what PRON PronType=Int 29 means obj 28 life life NOUN Number=Sing 29 means nsubj 29 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 18 true parataxis 30 . . PUNCT _ 5 person punct
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1 is a present a philosopher a person tree rules 2 think speech: other present a person vn focus-87.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent 3 write present a person not said here about big questions vn lecture-37.11-1 «NP V PP.topic»: agent=Agent about question=Topic 4 is present a person true property tree rules 5 is present right property tree rules 6 be tree rules 7 mean present life vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent what=Topic
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 person who stays calm and thoughtful about life's troubles: «Grandad is a bit of a philosopher».
The tree, 18 words det nsubj nsubj xcomp cc conj case nmod:poss case obl punct punct nsubj cop det parataxis case det nmod punct punct root A DET person NOUN who PRON stays VERB calm ADJ and CCONJ thoughtful ADJ about ADP life NOUN 's PART troubles NOUN : PUNCT « PUNCT Grandad PROPN is AUX a DET bit NOUN of ADP a DET philosopher NOUN » PUNCT . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 person det 2 person person NOUN Number=Sing 4 stays nsubj 3 who who PRON PronType=Rel 4 stays nsubj 4 stays stay VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 5 calm calm ADJ Degree=Pos 4 stays xcomp 6 and and CCONJ _ 7 thoughtful cc 7 thoughtful thoughtful ADJ Degree=Pos 5 calm conj 8 about about ADP _ 11 troubles case 9 life life NOUN Number=Sing 11 troubles nmod:poss 10 's 's PART _ 9 life case 11 troubles trouble NOUN Number=Plur 7 thoughtful obl 12 : : PUNCT _ 17 bit punct 13 « « PUNCT _ 17 bit punct 14 Grandad Grandad PROPN Number=Sing 17 bit nsubj 15 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 17 bit cop 16 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 17 bit det 17 bit bit NOUN Number=Sing 4 stays parataxis 18 of of ADP _ 20 philosopher case 19 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 20 philosopher det 20 philosopher philosopher NOUN Number=Sing 17 bit nmod 21 » » PUNCT _ 17 bit punct 22 . . PUNCT _ 4 stays punct
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1 stay present a person calm property tree rules 2 is a in a quote present Grandad a bit of a philosopher tree rules 3 trouble life nom trouble «cognition transitive»: poss=agent
Meaning 3 A philosopher's stone is a legendary stone said to turn metal into gold.
The tree, 14 words det nmod:poss case nsubj cop det amod nsubj mark ccomp obj case obl punct root A DET philosopher NOUN 's PART stone NOUN is AUX a DET legendary ADJ stone NOUN said VERB to PART turn VERB metal NOUN into ADP gold NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 philosopher det 2 philosopher philosopher NOUN Number=Sing 4 stone nmod:poss 3 's 's PART _ 2 philosopher case 4 stone stone NOUN Number=Sing 8 stone nsubj 5 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 8 stone cop 6 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 8 stone det 7 legendary legendary ADJ Degree=Pos 8 stone amod 8 stone stone NOUN Number=Sing 9 said nsubj 9 said say VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 10 to to PART _ 11 turn mark 11 turn turn VERB VerbForm=Inf 9 said ccomp 12 metal metal NOUN Number=Sing 11 turn obj 13 into into ADP _ 14 gold case 14 gold gold NOUN Number=Sing 11 turn obl 15 . . PUNCT _ 9 said punct
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1 is a present a philosopher's stone a legendary stone tree rules 2 say speech: assert past a legendary stone vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V how S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 3 turn to-infinitive metal gold vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V NP PP.trajectory»: agent=Agent metal=Theme into gold=Trajectory
Example 1 Socrates was a philosopher who asked lots of questions.
nsubj cop det nsubj acl:relcl obj case nmod punct root Socrates NOUN was AUX a DET philosopher NOUN who PRON asked VERB lots NOUN of ADP questions NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Socrates socrates NOUN Number=Sing 4 philosopher nsubj 2 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 4 philosopher cop 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 4 philosopher det 4 philosopher philosopher NOUN Number=Sing root root 5 who who PRON PronType=Rel 6 asked nsubj 6 asked ask VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 4 philosopher acl:relcl 7 lots lot NOUN Number=Plur 6 asked obj 8 of of ADP _ 9 questions case 9 questions question NOUN Number=Plur 7 lots nmod 10 . . PUNCT _ 4 philosopher punct
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1 is a past Socrates a philosopher tree rules 2 ask speech: ask past a philosopher lots of questions vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent lot=Recipient
Example 2 Philosophers ask: what makes an action right or wrong?
nsubj punct nsubj ccomp det obj xcomp cc conj punct root Philosophers NOUN ask VERB : PUNCT what PRON makes VERB an DET action NOUN right ADJ or CCONJ wrong ADJ ? PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Philosophers philosopher NOUN Number=Plur 2 ask nsubj 2 ask ask VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 : : PUNCT _ 2 ask punct 4 what what PRON PronType=Int 5 makes nsubj 5 makes make VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 2 ask ccomp 6 an a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 7 action det 7 action action NOUN Number=Sing 5 makes obj 8 right right ADJ Degree=Pos 5 makes xcomp 9 or or CCONJ _ 10 wrong cc 10 wrong wrong ADJ Degree=Pos 8 right conj 11 ? ? PUNCT _ 2 ask punct
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1 ask speech: ask present Philosophers vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 2 make present a action right property vn build-26.1-1 «NP.material V NP»: agent=Material action=Product
Example 3 In P4C our class acted like philosophers.
case obl nmod:poss nsubj case obl punct root In ADP P4C PROPN our PRON class NOUN acted VERB like ADP philosophers NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 In in ADP _ 2 P4C case 2 P4C P4C PROPN Number=Sing 5 acted obl 3 our our PRON Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 4 class nmod:poss 4 class class NOUN Number=Sing 5 acted nsubj 5 acted act VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 6 like like ADP _ 7 philosophers case 7 philosophers philosopher NOUN Number=Plur 5 acted obl 8 . . PUNCT _ 5 acted punct
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1 act participle our class P4C like philosophers vn masquerade-29.6-1 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Agent like philosopher=Attribute
Example 4 The philosopher's stone in the story turns metal into gold.
det nmod:poss case nsubj case det nmod obj case obl punct root The DET philosopher NOUN 's PART stone NOUN in ADP the DET story NOUN turns VERB metal NOUN into ADP gold NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 philosopher det 2 philosopher philosopher NOUN Number=Sing 4 stone nmod:poss 3 's 's PART _ 2 philosopher case 4 stone stone NOUN Number=Sing 8 turns nsubj 5 in in ADP _ 7 story case 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 story det 7 story story NOUN Number=Sing 4 stone nmod 8 turns turn VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 9 metal metal NOUN Number=Sing 8 turns obj 10 into into ADP _ 11 gold case 11 gold gold NOUN Number=Sing 8 turns obl 12 . . PUNCT _ 8 turns punct
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1 turn present the philosopher's stone in the story metal gold vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V NP PP.trajectory»: agent=Agent metal=Theme into gold=Trajectory
Example 5 Plato was a student of Socrates and a great philosopher.
nsubj cop det case nmod cc det amod conj punct root Plato PROPN was AUX a DET student NOUN of ADP Socrates PROPN and CCONJ a DET great ADJ philosopher NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Plato Plato PROPN Number=Sing 4 student nsubj 2 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 4 student cop 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 4 student det 4 student student NOUN Number=Sing root root 5 of of ADP _ 6 Socrates case 6 Socrates Socrates PROPN Number=Sing 4 student nmod 7 and and CCONJ _ 10 philosopher cc 8 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 10 philosopher det 9 great great ADJ Degree=Pos 10 philosopher amod 10 philosopher philosopher NOUN Number=Sing 4 student conj 11 . . PUNCT _ 4 student punct
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1 is a past Plato a student and a great philosopher of Socrates tree rules
Example 6 Grandma is a philosopher about bad weather: «It'll pass».
nsubj cop det case amod nmod punct punct nsubj aux parataxis punct punct root Grandma NOUN is AUX a DET philosopher NOUN about ADP bad ADJ weather NOUN : PUNCT « PUNCT It PRON 'll AUX pass VERB » PUNCT . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Grandma grandma NOUN Number=Sing 4 philosopher nsubj 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 philosopher cop 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 4 philosopher det 4 philosopher philosopher NOUN Number=Sing root root 5 about about ADP _ 7 weather case 6 bad bad ADJ Degree=Pos 7 weather amod 7 weather weather NOUN Number=Sing 4 philosopher nmod 8 : : PUNCT _ 12 pass punct 9 « « PUNCT _ 12 pass punct 10 It it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 12 pass nsubj 11 'll will AUX VerbForm=Fin 12 pass aux 12 pass pass VERB VerbForm=Inf 4 philosopher parataxis 13 » » PUNCT _ 12 pass punct 14 . . PUNCT _ 4 philosopher punct
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1 is a present Grandma a philosopher about bad weather tree rules 2 pass in a quote future weather vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
Example 7 Some philosophers think animals have rights.
det nsubj nsubj ccomp obj punct root Some DET philosophers NOUN think VERB animals NOUN have VERB rights NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Some some DET PronType=Ind 2 philosophers det 2 philosophers philosopher NOUN Number=Plur 3 think nsubj 3 think think VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 animals animal NOUN Number=Plur 5 have nsubj 5 have have VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 think ccomp 6 rights right NOUN Number=Plur 5 have obj 7 . . PUNCT _ 3 think punct
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1 think speech: other present some philosophers vn consider-29.9-2 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent clause=Theme 2 have present animals rights vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent right=Patient
Example 8 This jewel was called the philosopher's stone.
det nsubj:pass aux:pass det nmod:poss case xcomp punct root This DET jewel NOUN was AUX called VERB the DET philosopher NOUN 's PART stone NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 This this DET Number=Sing PronType=Dem 2 jewel det 2 jewel jewel NOUN Number=Sing 4 called nsubj:pass 3 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 4 called aux:pass 4 called call VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 philosopher det 6 philosopher philosopher NOUN Number=Sing 8 stone nmod:poss 7 's 's PART _ 6 philosopher case 8 stone stone NOUN Number=Sing 4 called xcomp 9 . . PUNCT _ 4 called punct
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1 call past · passive this jewel vn initiate_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: subject=Recipient
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