possessed

Who acts: Tom, ghost, He, She, old knight, WOMAN · What happens: have, own, control, possess, run, paint · To what, where: quality, 15 cards, doll, film, great courage, magic sword

«possessed» 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: possessed in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

Usage: past form, formal — kept apart, not parsed.

Had or owned.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Had	have	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
2	or	or	CCONJ	_	3 owned	cc
3	owned	own	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	1 Had	conj
4	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Had	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	have	past							vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent
2	own	participle							vn own-100.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot

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: adjective — kept apart, not parsed.

Controlled by an evil spirit or a very strong feeling, as in ghost stories.

The tree, 14 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Controlled	control	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
2	by	by	ADP	_	5 spirit	case
3	an	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 spirit	det
4	evil	evil	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 spirit	compound
5	spirit	spirit	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Controlled	obl
6	or	or	CCONJ	_	10 feeling	cc
7	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	10 feeling	det
8	very	very	ADV	_	9 strong	advmod
9	strong	strong	ADJ	Degree=Pos	10 feeling	amod
10	feeling	feeling	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 spirit	conj
11	,	,	PUNCT	_	15 stories	punct
12	as	as	ADP	_	15 stories	case
13	in	in	ADP	_	15 stories	case
14	ghost	ghost	NOUN	Number=Sing	15 stories	compound
15	stories	story	NOUN	Number=Plur	1 Controlled	conj
16	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Controlled	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	control	participle						by a evil spirit or a strong feeling	vn enforce-63 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent

Meaning 3

possessed of (formal, old): having a quality.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	possessed	possess	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
2	of	of	ADP	_	4 formal	case
3	(	(	PUNCT	_	4 formal	punct
4	formal	formal	ADJ	Degree=Pos	1 possessed	obl
5	,	,	PUNCT	_	6 old	punct
6	old	old	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 formal	conj
7	)	)	PUNCT	_	4 formal	punct
8	:	:	PUNCT	_	9 having	punct
9	having	have	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	1 possessed	advcl
10	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	11 quality	det
11	quality	quality	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 having	obj
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 possessed	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	possess	participle						of formal	vn own-100.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot
2	have	gerund		a quality					vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent quality=Patient

Example 1

Tom possessed 15 cards before the game.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Tom	Tom	PROPN	Number=Sing	2 possessed	nsubj
2	possessed	possess	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	15	15	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	4 cards	nummod
4	cards	card	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 possessed	obj
5	before	before	ADP	_	7 game	case
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 game	det
7	game	game	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 possessed	obl
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 possessed	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	possess	past	Tom	15 cards			before the game		vn own-100.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot card=Theme

Example 2

In the film, the doll was possessed by a ghost.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	In	in	ADP	_	3 film	case
2	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 film	det
3	film	film	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 possessed	obl
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	3 film	punct
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 doll	det
6	doll	doll	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 possessed	nsubj:pass
7	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	8 possessed	aux:pass
8	possessed	possess	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
9	by	by	ADP	_	11 ghost	case
10	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	11 ghost	det
11	ghost	ghost	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 possessed	obl
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	8 possessed	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	possess	past · passive	a ghost	the doll		the film			vn own-100.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot subject=Theme

Example 3

He ran like a man possessed.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	He	he	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	2 ran	nsubj
2	ran	run	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	like	like	ADP	_	5 man	case
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 man	det
5	man	man	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 ran	obl
6	possessed	possess	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	2 ran	parataxis
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 ran	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	run	past	He					like a man	vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
2	possess	participle							vn own-100.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot

Example 4

She possessed great courage.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	She	she	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	2 possessed	nsubj
2	possessed	possess	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	great	great	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 courage	amod
4	courage	courage	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 possessed	obj
5	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 possessed	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	possess	past	She	great courage					vn own-100.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot courage=Theme

Example 5

The old knight possessed a magic sword.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 knight	det
2	old	old	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 knight	amod
3	knight	knight	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 possessed	nsubj
4	possessed	possess	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
5	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	7 sword	det
6	magic	magic	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 sword	amod
7	sword	sword	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 possessed	obj
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 possessed	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	possess	past	the old knight	a magic sword					vn own-100.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot sword=Theme

Example 6

What possessed you to paint the cat?

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	What	what	PRON	PronType=Int	2 possessed	nsubj
2	possessed	possess	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	you	you	PRON	Case=Acc Person=2 PronType=Prs	2 possessed	obj
4	to	to	PART	_	5 paint	mark
5	paint	paint	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	2 possessed	advcl
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 cat	det
7	cat	cat	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 paint	obj
8	?	?	PUNCT	_	2 possessed	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	possess	past		you					vn own-100.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot you=Theme
2	paint	to-infinitive		the cat					vn image_impression-25.1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent cat=Theme

Example 7

A WOMAN possessed a Hen that gave her an egg every day.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	2 WOMAN	det
2	WOMAN	woman	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 possessed	nsubj
3	possessed	possess	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 Hen	det
5	Hen	hen	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 possessed	obj
6	that	that	PRON	PronType=Rel	7 gave	nsubj
7	gave	give	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	5 Hen	acl:relcl
8	her	she	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	7 gave	iobj
9	an	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	10 egg	det
10	egg	egg	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 gave	obj
11	every	every	DET	PronType=Tot	12 day	det
12	day	day	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 gave	obl:unmarked
13	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 possessed	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	possess	past	a WOMAN	a Hen					vn own-100.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot hen=Theme
2	give	past	a Hen	a egg	WOMAN		day		vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent she=Recipient egg=Theme

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