proclaim Who acts: king, everyone, She, smile, His, American colonies · What happens: announce, proclaim, say, know, be, show · To what, where: something, holiday, best speller, joy, message, independence · Speech: someone speaks here
«proclaim» in the school dictionary: its 4 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: proclaim in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 To announce something officially and publicly: «The king proclaimed a holiday.».
The tree, 11 words mark advcl obj advmod cc conj punct punct det nsubj det obj punct punct punct root To PART announce VERB something PRON officially ADV and CCONJ publicly ADV : PUNCT « PUNCT The DET king NOUN proclaimed VERB a DET holiday NOUN . PUNCT » PUNCT . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 To to PART _ 2 announce mark 2 announce announce VERB VerbForm=Inf 11 proclaimed advcl 3 something something PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 2 announce obj 4 officially officially ADV _ 2 announce advmod 5 and and CCONJ _ 6 publicly cc 6 publicly publicly ADV _ 4 officially conj 7 : : PUNCT _ 2 announce punct 8 « « PUNCT _ 11 proclaimed punct 9 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 10 king det 10 king king NOUN Number=Sing 11 proclaimed nsubj 11 proclaimed proclaim VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 12 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 13 holiday det 13 holiday holiday NOUN Number=Sing 11 proclaimed obj 14 . . PUNCT _ 11 proclaimed punct 15 » » PUNCT _ 11 proclaimed punct 16 . . PUNCT _ 11 proclaimed punct
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1 announce speech: other to-infinitive the king not said here something officially property vn reflexive_appearance-48.1.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent something=Theme 2 proclaim in a quote past the king a holiday vn appoint-29.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent holiday=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 To say something proudly or strongly so everyone knows: «She proclaimed she was the best speller.».
The tree, 16 words mark obj advmod cc conj mark nsubj advcl punct punct nsubj parataxis nsubj cop det amod ccomp punct punct punct root To PART say VERB something PRON proudly ADV or CCONJ strongly ADV so SCONJ everyone PRON knows VERB : PUNCT « PUNCT She PRON proclaimed VERB she PRON was AUX the DET best ADJ speller NOUN . PUNCT » PUNCT . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 To to PART _ 2 say mark 2 say say VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 3 something something PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 2 say obj 4 proudly proudly ADV _ 2 say advmod 5 or or CCONJ _ 6 strongly cc 6 strongly strongly ADV _ 4 proudly conj 7 so so SCONJ _ 9 knows mark 8 everyone everyone PRON Number=Sing PronType=Tot 9 knows nsubj 9 knows know VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 2 say advcl 10 : : PUNCT _ 13 proclaimed punct 11 « « PUNCT _ 13 proclaimed punct 12 She she PRON Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 13 proclaimed nsubj 13 proclaimed proclaim VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 2 say parataxis 14 she she PRON Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 18 speller nsubj 15 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 18 speller cop 16 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 18 speller det 17 best good ADJ Degree=Sup 18 speller amod 18 speller speller NOUN Number=Sing 13 proclaimed ccomp 19 . . PUNCT _ 18 speller punct 20 » » PUNCT _ 13 proclaimed punct 21 . . PUNCT _ 2 say punct
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1 say speech: assert to-infinitive something proudly property tree rules 2 know present everyone vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer 3 proclaim in a quote past She vn confess-37.10 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent 4 is a in a quote past she the best speller tree rules
Meaning 3 To show something clearly: «His smile proclaimed his joy.».
mark advcl obj advmod punct punct nmod:poss nsubj nmod:poss obj punct punct punct root To PART show VERB something PRON clearly ADV : PUNCT « PUNCT His PRON smile NOUN proclaimed VERB his PRON joy NOUN . PUNCT » PUNCT . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 To to PART _ 2 show mark 2 show show VERB VerbForm=Inf 9 proclaimed advcl 3 something something PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 2 show obj 4 clearly clearly ADV _ 2 show advmod 5 : : PUNCT _ 2 show punct 6 « « PUNCT _ 9 proclaimed punct 7 His his PRON Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 8 smile nmod:poss 8 smile smile NOUN Number=Sing 9 proclaimed nsubj 9 proclaimed proclaim VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 10 his his PRON Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 11 joy nmod:poss 11 joy joy NOUN Number=Sing 9 proclaimed obj 12 . . PUNCT _ 9 proclaimed punct 13 » » PUNCT _ 9 proclaimed punct 14 . . PUNCT _ 9 proclaimed punct
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1 show to-infinitive His smile not said here something clearly property vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent something=Recipient 2 proclaim in a quote past His smile smile's joy vn appoint-29.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent joy=Theme 3 smile in a quote His = he nom smile «communication transitive»: poss=agent 4 joy in a quote smile nom joy «feeling transitive»: poss=agent
Meaning 4 Usage: church, Bible — kept apart, not parsed.
To announce or preach a message, like the good news.
mark cc conj det obj punct case det amod obl punct root To PART announce VERB or CCONJ preach VERB a DET message NOUN , PUNCT like ADP the DET good ADJ news NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 To to PART _ 2 announce mark 2 announce announce VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 3 or or CCONJ _ 4 preach cc 4 preach preach VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin 2 announce conj 5 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 message det 6 message message NOUN Number=Sing 4 preach obj 7 , , PUNCT _ 11 news punct 8 like like ADP _ 11 news case 9 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 11 news det 10 good good ADJ Degree=Pos 11 news amod 11 news news NOUN Number=Sing 4 preach obl 12 . . PUNCT _ 2 announce punct
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1 announce speech: other to-infinitive vn order-58.3 «NP V S»: agent=Agent 2 preach speech: other infinitive a message like the good news vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent message=Topic
Example 1 In 1776 the American colonies proclaimed their independence.
case obl det amod nsubj nmod:poss obj punct root In ADP 1776 NUM the DET American ADJ colonies NOUN proclaimed VERB their PRON independence NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 In in ADP _ 2 1776 case 2 1776 1776 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 6 proclaimed obl 3 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 colonies det 4 American American ADJ Degree=Pos 5 colonies amod 5 colonies colony NOUN Number=Plur 6 proclaimed nsubj 6 proclaimed proclaim VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 7 their their PRON Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 8 independence nmod:poss 8 independence independence NOUN Number=Sing 6 proclaimed obj 9 . . PUNCT _ 6 proclaimed punct
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1 proclaim past the American colonies colonies's independence 1776 vn appoint-29.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent independence=Theme
Example 2 The herald proclaimed the new king in the market square.
det nsubj det amod obj case det compound obl punct root The DET herald NOUN proclaimed VERB the DET new ADJ king NOUN in ADP the DET market NOUN square NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 herald det 2 herald herald NOUN Number=Sing 3 proclaimed nsubj 3 proclaimed proclaim VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 king det 5 new new ADJ Degree=Pos 6 king amod 6 king king NOUN Number=Sing 3 proclaimed obj 7 in in ADP _ 10 square case 8 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 10 square det 9 market market NOUN Number=Sing 10 square compound 10 square square NOUN Number=Sing 3 proclaimed obl 11 . . PUNCT _ 3 proclaimed punct
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1 proclaim past the herald the new king the market square vn appoint-29.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent king=Theme
Example 3 Tom proclaimed that he would never eat broccoli.
nsubj mark nsubj aux advmod advcl obj punct root Tom PROPN proclaimed VERB that SCONJ he PRON would AUX never ADV eat VERB broccoli NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Tom Tom PROPN Number=Sing 2 proclaimed nsubj 2 proclaimed proclaim VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 that that SCONJ _ 7 eat mark 4 he he PRON Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 7 eat nsubj 5 would would AUX VerbForm=Fin 7 eat aux 6 never never ADV PronType=Neg 7 eat advmod 7 eat eat VERB VerbForm=Inf 2 proclaimed advcl 8 broccoli broccoli NOUN Number=Sing 7 eat obj 9 . . PUNCT _ 2 proclaimed punct
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1 proclaim past Tom vn confess-37.10 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent 2 not eat would Tom broccoli vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent broccoli=Patient
Example 4 The banners proclaimed «Welcome Home!»
det nsubj punct parataxis advmod punct punct root The DET banners NOUN proclaimed VERB « PUNCT Welcome INTJ Home ADV ! PUNCT » PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 banners det 2 banners banner NOUN Number=Plur 3 proclaimed nsubj 3 proclaimed proclaim VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 « « PUNCT _ 5 Welcome punct 5 Welcome welcome INTJ _ 3 proclaimed parataxis 6 Home home ADV _ 5 Welcome advmod 7 ! ! PUNCT _ 3 proclaimed punct 8 » » PUNCT _ 3 proclaimed punct
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1 proclaim past the banners vn confess-37.10 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic
Example 5 Christians proclaim the message of Jesus in churches and on the streets.
nsubj det obj case nmod case obl cc case det conj punct root Christians PROPN proclaim VERB the DET message NOUN of ADP Jesus PROPN in ADP churches NOUN and CCONJ on ADP the DET streets NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Christians Christian PROPN Number=Plur 2 proclaim nsubj 2 proclaim proclaim VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 4 message det 4 message message NOUN Number=Sing 2 proclaim obj 5 of of ADP _ 6 Jesus case 6 Jesus Jesus PROPN Number=Sing 4 message nmod 7 in in ADP _ 8 churches case 8 churches church NOUN Number=Plur 2 proclaim obl 9 and and CCONJ _ 12 streets cc 10 on on ADP _ 12 streets case 11 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 12 streets det 12 streets street NOUN Number=Plur 8 churches conj 13 . . PUNCT _ 2 proclaim punct
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1 proclaim present Christians the message of Jesus churches and the streets vn appoint-29.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent message=Theme
Example 6 The poster proclaimed a big sale.
det nsubj det amod obj punct root The DET poster NOUN proclaimed VERB a DET big ADJ sale NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 poster det 2 poster poster NOUN Number=Sing 3 proclaimed nsubj 3 proclaimed proclaim VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 sale det 5 big big ADJ Degree=Pos 6 sale amod 6 sale sale NOUN Number=Sing 3 proclaimed obj 7 . . PUNCT _ 3 proclaimed punct
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1 proclaim past the poster a big sale vn appoint-29.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent sale=Theme
Example 7 All the church bells rung, and the heralds rode about the town proclaiming the betrothal.
The tree, 15 words det:predet det nsubj obj punct cc det nsubj parataxis case det obl advcl det obj punct root All DET the DET church NOUN bells VERB rung NOUN , PUNCT and CCONJ the DET heralds NOUN rode VERB about ADP the DET town NOUN proclaiming VERB the DET betrothal NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 All all DET PronType=Tot 3 church det:predet 2 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 church det 3 church church NOUN Number=Sing 4 bells nsubj 4 bells bell VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 5 rung rung NOUN Number=Sing 4 bells obj 6 , , PUNCT _ 10 rode punct 7 and and CCONJ _ 10 rode cc 8 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 9 heralds det 9 heralds herald NOUN Number=Plur 10 rode nsubj 10 rode ride VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 4 bells parataxis 11 about about ADP _ 13 town case 12 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 13 town det 13 town town NOUN Number=Sing 10 rode obl 14 proclaiming proclaim VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 10 rode advcl 15 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 16 betrothal det 16 betrothal betrothal NOUN Number=Sing 14 proclaiming obj 17 . . PUNCT _ 4 bells punct
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1 bell present all church rung tree rules 2 ride past the heralds about the town vn nonvehicle-51.4.2 «NP.agent V»: agent=Agent 3 proclaim gerund the heralds not said here the betrothal vn appoint-29.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent betrothal=Theme
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