portent Who acts: something, strange thing, great portent, villagers, comet, Dark clouds · What happens: go, happen, seem, carry, matter, believe · To what, where: warning, message, portent, storm, raven, story · Speech: someone speaks here
«portent» 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: portent in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 Usage: formal — kept apart, not parsed.
A sign or warning that something important, often bad, is going to happen.
The tree, 13 words det cc conj mark nsubj amod punct advmod conj punct aux acl mark xcomp punct root A DET sign NOUN or CCONJ warning NOUN that SCONJ something PRON important ADJ , PUNCT often ADV bad ADJ , PUNCT is AUX going VERB to PART happen VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 sign det 2 sign sign NOUN Number=Sing root root 3 or or CCONJ _ 4 warning cc 4 warning warning NOUN Number=Sing 2 sign conj 5 that that SCONJ _ 13 going mark 6 something something PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 13 going nsubj 7 important important ADJ Degree=Pos 6 something amod 8 , , PUNCT _ 10 bad punct 9 often often ADV _ 10 bad advmod 10 bad bad ADJ Degree=Pos 7 important conj 11 , , PUNCT _ 6 something punct 12 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 13 going aux 13 going go VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 4 warning acl 14 to to PART _ 15 happen mark 15 happen happen VERB VerbForm=Inf 13 going xcomp 16 . . PUNCT _ 2 sign punct
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1 go present · progressive something warning not said here tree rules 2 happen to-infinitive something not said here vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
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: literary — kept apart, not parsed.
A strange or wonderful thing that seems to carry a message.
det amod cc conj nsubj acl:relcl mark xcomp det obj punct root A DET strange ADJ or CCONJ wonderful ADJ thing NOUN that PRON seems VERB to PART carry VERB a DET message NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 thing det 2 strange strange ADJ Degree=Pos 5 thing amod 3 or or CCONJ _ 4 wonderful cc 4 wonderful wonderful ADJ Degree=Pos 2 strange conj 5 thing thing NOUN Number=Sing root root 6 that that PRON PronType=Rel 7 seems nsubj 7 seems seem VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 thing acl:relcl 8 to to PART _ 9 carry mark 9 carry carry VERB VerbForm=Inf 7 seems xcomp 10 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 11 message det 11 message message NOUN Number=Sing 9 carry obj 12 . . PUNCT _ 5 thing punct
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1 seem present a strange thing vn seem-109-1-1-1 «NP V S_INF»: agent=Theme clause=Attribute 2 carry to-infinitive a strange thing not said here a message vn carry-11.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent message=Theme
Meaning 3 Usage: formal — kept apart, not parsed.
Serious meaning or importance: «a matter of great portent».
amod cc conj punct punct det appos case amod nmod punct punct root Serious ADJ meaning NOUN or CCONJ importance NOUN : PUNCT « PUNCT a DET matter NOUN of ADP great ADJ portent NOUN » PUNCT . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Serious serious ADJ Degree=Pos 2 meaning amod 2 meaning meaning NOUN Number=Sing root root 3 or or CCONJ _ 4 importance cc 4 importance importance NOUN Number=Sing 2 meaning conj 5 : : PUNCT _ 8 matter punct 6 « « PUNCT _ 8 matter punct 7 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 8 matter det 8 matter matter NOUN Number=Sing 2 meaning appos 9 of of ADP _ 11 portent case 10 great great ADJ Degree=Pos 11 portent amod 11 portent portent NOUN Number=Sing 8 matter nmod 12 » » PUNCT _ 8 matter punct 13 . . PUNCT _ 2 meaning punct
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1 matter in a quote great portent nom matter «cognition intransitive»: of=agent
Example 1 The villagers believed the comet was a portent of war.
det nsubj det nsubj cop det ccomp case nmod punct root The DET villagers NOUN believed VERB the DET comet NOUN was AUX a DET portent NOUN of ADP war NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 villagers det 2 villagers villager NOUN Number=Plur 3 believed nsubj 3 believed believe VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 comet det 5 comet comet NOUN Number=Sing 8 portent nsubj 6 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 8 portent cop 7 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 8 portent det 8 portent portent NOUN Number=Sing 3 believed ccomp 9 of of ADP _ 10 war case 10 war war NOUN Number=Sing 8 portent nmod 11 . . PUNCT _ 3 believed punct
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1 believe past the villagers vn admire-31.2 «NP V that S»: agent=Experiencer 2 is a past the comet a portent of war tree rules
Example 2 Dark clouds rolled in like a portent of the storm to come.
amod nsubj advmod case det obl case det nmod mark advcl punct root Dark ADJ clouds NOUN rolled VERB in ADV like ADP a DET portent NOUN of ADP the DET storm NOUN to PART come VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Dark dark ADJ Degree=Pos 2 clouds amod 2 clouds cloud NOUN Number=Plur 3 rolled nsubj 3 rolled roll VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 in in ADV _ 3 rolled advmod 5 like like ADP _ 7 portent case 6 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 7 portent det 7 portent portent NOUN Number=Sing 3 rolled obl 8 of of ADP _ 10 storm case 9 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 10 storm det 10 storm storm NOUN Number=Sing 7 portent nmod 11 to to PART _ 12 come mark 12 come come VERB VerbForm=Inf 3 rolled advcl 13 . . PUNCT _ 3 rolled punct
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1 roll in past Dark clouds like a portent of the storm vn run-51.3.2-2 «NP V»: agent=Theme 2 come to-infinitive Dark clouds not said here vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme 3 portend the storm nom portent «event transitive»: of=patient
Example 3 In the story, a raven on the roof was taken as a portent.
The tree, 13 words case det obl punct det nsubj:pass case det nmod aux:pass case det obl punct root In ADP the DET story NOUN , PUNCT a DET raven NOUN on ADP the DET roof NOUN was AUX taken VERB as ADP a DET portent NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 In in ADP _ 3 story case 2 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 story det 3 story story NOUN Number=Sing 11 taken obl 4 , , PUNCT _ 3 story punct 5 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 raven det 6 raven raven NOUN Number=Sing 11 taken nsubj:pass 7 on on ADP _ 9 roof case 8 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 9 roof det 9 roof roof NOUN Number=Sing 6 raven nmod 10 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 11 taken aux:pass 11 taken take VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 12 as as ADP _ 14 portent case 13 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 14 portent det 14 portent portent NOUN Number=Sing 11 taken obl 15 . . PUNCT _ 11 taken punct
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1 take past · passive a raven on the roof the story as a portent vn characterize-29.2 «NP V NP S_ING»: subject=Theme as portent=Attribute
Example 4 The first falling leaves are a portent of autumn.
det amod compound nsubj cop det case nmod punct root The DET first ADJ falling NOUN leaves NOUN are AUX a DET portent NOUN of ADP autumn NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 4 leaves det 2 first first ADJ Degree=Pos NumForm=Word NumType=Ord 4 leaves amod 3 falling falling NOUN Number=Sing 4 leaves compound 4 leaves leaf NOUN Number=Plur 7 portent nsubj 5 are be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 7 portent cop 6 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 7 portent det 7 portent portent NOUN Number=Sing root root 8 of of ADP _ 9 autumn case 9 autumn autumn NOUN Number=Sing 7 portent nmod 10 . . PUNCT _ 7 portent punct
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1 is a present the first falling leaves a portent autumn tree rules
Example 5 Ancient kings asked wise men to read the portents in the sky.
amod nsubj amod obj mark xcomp det obj case det obl punct root Ancient ADJ kings NOUN asked VERB wise ADJ men NOUN to PART read VERB the DET portents NOUN in ADP the DET sky NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Ancient ancient ADJ Degree=Pos 2 kings amod 2 kings king NOUN Number=Plur 3 asked nsubj 3 asked ask VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 wise wise ADJ Degree=Pos 5 men amod 5 men man NOUN Number=Plur 3 asked obj 6 to to PART _ 7 read mark 7 read read VERB VerbForm=Inf 3 asked xcomp 8 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 9 portents det 9 portents portent NOUN Number=Plur 7 read obj 10 in in ADP _ 12 sky case 11 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 12 sky det 12 sky sky NOUN Number=Sing 7 read obl 13 . . PUNCT _ 3 asked punct
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1 ask speech: ask past Ancient kings wise men vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V NP whether S_INF»: agent=Agent man=Recipient clause=Topic 2 read not said to happen to-infinitive Ancient kings not said here the portents the sky vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent portent=Topic
Example 6 Scientists explain eclipses; they are not portents of anything.
nsubj obj punct nsubj cop advmod obl case nmod punct root Scientists NOUN explain VERB eclipses NOUN ; PUNCT they PRON are AUX not PART portents NOUN of ADP anything PRON . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Scientists scientist NOUN Number=Plur 2 explain nsubj 2 explain explain VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 eclipses eclipse NOUN Number=Plur 2 explain obj 4 ; ; PUNCT _ 8 portents punct 5 they they PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs 8 portents nsubj 6 are be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 8 portents cop 7 not not PART Polarity=Neg 8 portents advmod 8 portents portent NOUN Number=Plur 2 explain obl 9 of of ADP _ 10 anything case 10 anything anything PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 8 portents nmod 11 . . PUNCT _ 2 explain punct
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1 explain speech: assert present Scientists eclipses vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent eclipse=Topic 2 not is a present Scientists = scientist portents of anything tree rules
Example 7 The empty classroom felt like a portent of trouble.
det amod nsubj case det obl case nmod punct root The DET empty ADJ classroom NOUN felt VERB like ADP a DET portent NOUN of ADP trouble NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 classroom det 2 empty empty ADJ Degree=Pos 3 classroom amod 3 classroom classroom NOUN Number=Sing 4 felt nsubj 4 felt feel VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 5 like like ADP _ 7 portent case 6 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 7 portent det 7 portent portent NOUN Number=Sing 4 felt obl 8 of of ADP _ 9 trouble case 9 trouble trouble NOUN Number=Sing 7 portent nmod 10 . . PUNCT _ 4 felt punct
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1 feel past the empty classroom like a portent of trouble vn conjecture-29.5-2 «NP V S»: agent=Agent like portent=Theme 2 portend trouble nom portent «event transitive»: of=patient
Example 8 Finnian loomed on him as a portent and a terror; but he had no fear of Time.
The tree, 17 words nsubj case obl case det obl cc det conj punct cc nsubj conj det obj case nmod punct root Finnian PROPN loomed VERB on ADP him PRON as ADP a DET portent NOUN and CCONJ a DET terror NOUN ; PUNCT but CCONJ he PRON had VERB no DET fear NOUN of ADP Time NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Finnian Finnian PROPN Number=Sing 2 loomed nsubj 2 loomed loom VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 on on ADP _ 4 him case 4 him he PRON Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 2 loomed obl 5 as as ADP _ 7 portent case 6 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 7 portent det 7 portent portent NOUN Number=Sing 2 loomed obl 8 and and CCONJ _ 10 terror cc 9 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 10 terror det 10 terror terror NOUN Number=Sing 7 portent conj 11 ; ; PUNCT _ 14 had punct 12 but but CCONJ _ 14 had cc 13 he he PRON Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 14 had nsubj 14 had have VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 2 loomed conj 15 no no DET PronType=Neg 16 fear det 16 fear fear NOUN Number=Sing 14 had obj 17 of of ADP _ 18 Time case 18 Time time NOUN Number=Sing 16 fear nmod 19 . . PUNCT _ 2 loomed punct
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1 loom past Finnian on him = he ; as a portent and a terror vn exist-47.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme on he=Location 2 have past Finnian no fear of Time vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent fear=Patient 3 fear Time nom fear «feeling transitive»: of=patient
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