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pioneer

Who acts: Pioneers, Ada, hospital, Marie, Lichens, Indigenous people · What happens: do, lead, explore, settle, be, invent · To what, where: something, way, new land, covered wagons, pioneer, new heart operation · Speech: someone speaks here

«pioneer» in the school dictionary: its 4 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: pioneer in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

noun.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	noun	noun	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
2	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 noun	punct

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

The example in this meaning, parsed on its own:

One of the first people to explore or settle in a new land.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	One	one	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	root	root
2	of	of	ADP	_	5 people	case
3	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 people	det
4	first	first	ADJ	Degree=Pos NumForm=Word NumType=Ord	5 people	amod
5	people	people	NOUN	Number=Plur	1 One	nmod
6	to	to	PART	_	7 explore	mark
7	explore	explore	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	5 people	acl
8	or	or	CCONJ	_	9 settle	cc
9	settle	settle	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	7 explore	conj
10	in	in	ADP	_	13 land	case
11	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	13 land	det
12	new	new	ADJ	Degree=Pos	13 land	amod
13	land	land	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 settle	obl
14	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 One	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	explore	to-infinitive							vn investigate-35.4 «NP V NP.location»: agent=Agent
2	settle	infinitive				a new land			vn odge-46-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in land=Location

Meaning 2

noun: One of the first people to do something new, such as in science or art.

The tree, 16 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	noun	noun	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
2	:	:	PUNCT	_	3 One	punct
3	One	one	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	1 noun	appos
4	of	of	ADP	_	7 people	case
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 people	det
6	first	first	ADJ	Degree=Pos NumForm=Word NumType=Ord	7 people	amod
7	people	people	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 One	nmod
8	to	to	PART	_	9 do	mark
9	do	do	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	7 people	acl
10	something	something	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	9 do	obj
11	new	new	ADJ	Degree=Pos	10 something	amod
12	,	,	PUNCT	_	16 science	punct
13	such	such	ADJ	Degree=Pos ExtPos=ADP	16 science	case
14	as	as	ADP	_	13 such	fixed
15	in	in	ADP	_	13 such	fixed
16	science	science	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 something	parataxis
17	or	or	CCONJ	_	18 art	cc
18	art	art	NOUN	Number=Sing	16 science	conj
19	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 noun	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	do	to-infinitive		something					vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent something=Eventuality

The example in this meaning, parsed on its own:

"a pioneer of flight".

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	"	"	PUNCT	_	3 pioneer	punct
2	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	3 pioneer	det
3	pioneer	pioneer	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
4	of	of	ADP	_	5 flight	case
5	flight	flight	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 pioneer	nmod
6	"	"	PUNCT	_	3 pioneer	punct
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 pioneer	punct

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

Meaning 3

verb.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	verb	verb	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
2	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 verb	punct

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

The example in this meaning, parsed on its own:

To be the first to do, invent or use something.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	To	to	PART	_	4 first	mark
2	be	be	AUX	VerbForm=Inf	4 first	cop
3	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	4 first	det
4	first	first	ADJ	Degree=Pos NumForm=Word NumType=Ord	root	root
5	to	to	PART	_	6 do	mark
6	do	do	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	4 first	acl
7	,	,	PUNCT	_	8 invent	punct
8	invent	invent	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	6 do	conj
9	or	or	CCONJ	_	10 use	cc
10	use	use	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	8 invent	conj
11	something	something	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	10 use	obj
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 first	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	to-infinitive						first property	tree rules
2	do	to-infinitive							vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
3	invent	infinitive							vn create-26.4-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
4	use	infinitive		something					vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent something=Patient

Meaning 4

Usage: pioneering, adjective — kept apart, not parsed.

New and leading the way.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	New	new	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
2	and	and	CCONJ	_	3 leading	cc
3	leading	lead	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	1 New	conj
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 way	det
5	way	way	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 leading	obj
6	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 New	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	lead	gerund		the way					vn accompany-51.7 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent way=Theme

Example 1

Pioneers travelled west in covered wagons.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Pioneers	pioneer	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 travelled	nsubj
2	travelled	travel	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	west	west	ADV	_	2 travelled	advmod
4	in	in	ADP	_	6 wagons	case
5	covered	covered	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 wagons	amod
6	wagons	wagon	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 travelled	obl
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 travelled	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	travel	past	Pioneers			covered wagons		west property	vn run-51.3.2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in wagon=Trajectory

Example 2

Ada Lovelace was a pioneer of computer programming.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Ada	Ada	PROPN	Number=Sing	5 pioneer	nsubj
2	Lovelace	Lovelace	PROPN	Number=Sing	1 Ada	flat
3	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	5 pioneer	cop
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 pioneer	det
5	pioneer	pioneer	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
6	of	of	ADP	_	8 programming	case
7	computer	computer	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 programming	compound
8	programming	programming	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 pioneer	nmod
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 pioneer	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	past	Ada	a pioneer				of computer programming	tree rules

Example 3

The hospital pioneered a new heart operation.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 hospital	det
2	hospital	hospital	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 pioneered	nsubj
3	pioneered	pioneer	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	7 operation	det
5	new	new	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 operation	amod
6	heart	heart	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 operation	compound
7	operation	operation	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 pioneered	obj
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 pioneered	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	pioneer	past	the hospital	a new heart operation					vn captain-29.8-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent operation=Beneficiary

Example 4

Marie Curie did pioneering work on radioactivity.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Marie	Marie	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 did	nsubj
2	Curie	Curie	PROPN	Number=Sing	1 Marie	flat
3	did	do	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	pioneering	pioneer	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	3 did	advcl
5	work	work	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 pioneering	obj
6	on	on	ADP	_	7 radioactivity	case
7	radioactivity	radioactivity	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 pioneering	obl
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 did	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	do	past	Marie						vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
2	pioneer	gerund	Marie not said here	work		radioactivity			vn captain-29.8-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent work=Beneficiary

Example 5

Lichens are pioneer plants on bare rock.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Lichens	lichen	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 plants	nsubj
2	are	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	4 plants	cop
3	pioneer	pioneer	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 plants	amod
4	plants	plant	NOUN	Number=Plur	root	root
5	on	on	ADP	_	7 rock	case
6	bare	bare	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 rock	amod
7	rock	rock	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 plants	nmod
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 plants	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	present	Lichens	pioneer plants		bare rock			tree rules

Example 6

The settlers were called pioneers, though Indigenous people already lived there.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 settlers	det
2	settlers	settler	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 called	nsubj:pass
3	were	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	4 called	aux:pass
4	called	call	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
5	pioneers	pioneer	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 called	xcomp
6	,	,	PUNCT	_	11 lived	punct
7	though	though	SCONJ	_	11 lived	mark
8	Indigenous	indigenous	ADJ	Degree=Pos	9 people	amod
9	people	people	NOUN	Number=Plur	11 lived	nsubj
10	already	already	ADV	_	11 lived	advmod
11	lived	live	VERB	Mood=Ind Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	4 called	conj
12	there	there	ADV	PronType=Dem	11 lived	advmod
13	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 called	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	call	past · passive		the settlers					vn initiate_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: subject=Recipient
2	live	past	Indigenous people			there			vn exist-47.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme

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