prodigal Who acts: prodigal son, young man, Jesus, God, father, prodigal · What happens: be, waste, come, welcome, spend, come back · To what, where: young man, story, money, prodigal returns, love, pigs · Speech: someone speaks here
«prodigal» 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: prodigal in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 Usage: Bible — kept apart, not parsed.
The prodigal son is the young man in Jesus's story who wastes his father's money, comes home sorry, and is welcomed with love.
The tree, 25 words det amod nsubj cop det amod case nmod:poss case nmod nsubj parataxis nmod:poss nmod:poss case obj punct parataxis advmod xcomp punct cc aux:pass parataxis case obl punct root The DET prodigal ADJ son NOUN is AUX the DET young ADJ man NOUN in ADP Jesus PROPN 's PART story NOUN who PRON wastes VERB his PRON father NOUN 's PART money NOUN , PUNCT comes VERB home ADV sorry ADJ , PUNCT and CCONJ is AUX welcomed VERB with ADP love NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 son det 2 prodigal prodigal ADJ Degree=Pos 3 son amod 3 son son NOUN Number=Sing 7 man nsubj 4 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 7 man cop 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 man det 6 young young ADJ Degree=Pos 7 man amod 7 man man NOUN Number=Sing root root 8 in in ADP _ 11 story case 9 Jesus Jesus PROPN Number=Sing 11 story nmod:poss 10 's 's PART _ 9 Jesus case 11 story story NOUN Number=Sing 7 man nmod 12 who who PRON PronType=Rel 13 wastes nsubj 13 wastes waste VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 7 man parataxis 14 his his PRON Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 15 father nmod:poss 15 father father NOUN Number=Sing 17 money nmod:poss 16 's 's PART _ 15 father case 17 money money NOUN Number=Sing 13 wastes obj 18 , , PUNCT _ 19 comes punct 19 comes come VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 13 wastes parataxis 20 home home ADV _ 19 comes advmod 21 sorry sorry ADJ Degree=Pos 19 comes xcomp 22 , , PUNCT _ 25 welcomed punct 23 and and CCONJ _ 25 welcomed cc 24 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 25 welcomed aux:pass 25 welcomed welcome VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 13 wastes parataxis 26 with with ADP _ 27 love case 27 love love NOUN Number=Sing 25 welcomed obl 28 . . PUNCT _ 7 man punct
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1 is a present the prodigal son the young man Jesus's story tree rules 2 waste present the young man Jesus's father's money vn destroy-44 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent money=Patient 3 come present home, sorry property vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme 4 welcome present · passive with love vn admit-64.3-1 «NP V NP»
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: formal — kept apart, not parsed.
Spending money or things too freely and wastefully.
obj cc conj advmod advmod cc conj punct root Spending VERB money NOUN or CCONJ things NOUN too ADV freely ADV and CCONJ wastefully ADV . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Spending spend VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part root root 2 money money NOUN Number=Sing 1 Spending obj 3 or or CCONJ _ 4 things cc 4 things thing NOUN Number=Plur 2 money conj 5 too too ADV _ 6 freely advmod 6 freely freely ADV _ 1 Spending advmod 7 and and CCONJ _ 8 wastefully cc 8 wastefully wastefully ADV _ 6 freely conj 9 . . PUNCT _ 1 Spending punct
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1 spend gerund money or things freely property vn consume-66-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent money=Asset
Meaning 3 Usage: noun, humorous — kept apart, not parsed.
Someone who comes back home after being away a long time, especially after doing wrong: «the prodigal returns».
The tree, 18 words nsubj acl:relcl advmod advmod case cop advmod det amod obl punct advmod mark parataxis advmod punct punct det amod obl punct punct root Someone PRON who PRON comes VERB back ADV home ADV after ADP being AUX away ADV a DET long ADJ time NOUN , PUNCT especially ADV after SCONJ doing VERB wrong ADV : PUNCT « PUNCT the DET prodigal ADJ returns NOUN » PUNCT . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Someone someone PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind root root 2 who who PRON PronType=Rel 3 comes nsubj 3 comes come VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 1 Someone acl:relcl 4 back back ADV _ 3 comes advmod 5 home home ADV _ 3 comes advmod 6 after after ADP _ 11 time case 7 being be AUX Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 11 time cop 8 away away ADV _ 11 time advmod 9 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 11 time det 10 long long ADJ Degree=Pos 11 time amod 11 time time NOUN Number=Sing 3 comes obl 12 , , PUNCT _ 15 doing punct 13 especially especially ADV _ 15 doing advmod 14 after after SCONJ _ 15 doing mark 15 doing do VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 3 comes parataxis 16 wrong wrong ADV _ 15 doing advmod 17 : : PUNCT _ 21 returns punct 18 « « PUNCT _ 21 returns punct 19 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 21 returns det 20 prodigal prodigal ADJ Degree=Pos 21 returns amod 21 returns return NOUN Number=Plur 15 doing obl 22 » » PUNCT _ 21 returns punct 23 . . PUNCT _ 1 Someone punct
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1 come back present home property vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme 2 is gerund after a long time away property tree rules 3 do gerund the prodigal returns especially, wrong property vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
Example 1 Jesus told the story of the prodigal son to show God's love.
nsubj det obj case det amod nmod mark advcl nmod:poss case obj punct root Jesus PROPN told VERB the DET story NOUN of ADP the DET prodigal ADJ son NOUN to PART show VERB God PROPN 's PART love NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Jesus Jesus PROPN Number=Sing 2 told nsubj 2 told tell VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 4 story det 4 story story NOUN Number=Sing 2 told obj 5 of of ADP _ 8 son case 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 son det 7 prodigal prodigal ADJ Degree=Pos 8 son amod 8 son son NOUN Number=Sing 4 story nmod 9 to to PART _ 10 show mark 10 show show VERB VerbForm=Inf 2 told advcl 11 God God PROPN Number=Sing 13 love nmod:poss 12 's 's PART _ 11 God case 13 love love NOUN Number=Sing 10 show obj 14 . . PUNCT _ 2 told punct
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1 tell speech: assert past Jesus the story of the prodigal son vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent story=Recipient 2 show to-infinitive Jesus not said here God's love vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent love=Recipient 3 love God nom love «feeling transitive»: poss=agent
Example 2 The prodigal son spent all his money and ended up feeding pigs.
det amod nsubj det:predet nmod:poss obj cc conj compound:prt xcomp obj punct root The DET prodigal ADJ son NOUN spent VERB all DET his PRON money NOUN and CCONJ ended VERB up ADP feeding VERB pigs NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 son det 2 prodigal prodigal ADJ Degree=Pos 3 son amod 3 son son NOUN Number=Sing 4 spent nsubj 4 spent spend VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 5 all all DET PronType=Tot 7 money det:predet 6 his his PRON Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 7 money nmod:poss 7 money money NOUN Number=Sing 4 spent obj 8 and and CCONJ _ 9 ended cc 9 ended end VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 4 spent conj 10 up up ADP _ 9 ended compound:prt 11 feeding feed VERB VerbForm=Ger 9 ended xcomp 12 pigs pig NOUN Number=Plur 11 feeding obj 13 . . PUNCT _ 4 spent punct
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1 spend past the prodigal son son's money vn consume-66-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent money=Asset 2 end up past the prodigal son not said here tree rules 3 feed gerund the prodigal son not said here pigs vn feeding-39.7 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent pig=Recipient
Example 3 His father threw a party when the prodigal came home.
nmod:poss nsubj det obj mark det nsubj advcl advmod punct root His PRON father NOUN threw VERB a DET party NOUN when SCONJ the DET prodigal NOUN came VERB home ADV . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 His his PRON Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 2 father nmod:poss 2 father father NOUN Number=Sing 3 threw nsubj 3 threw throw VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 party det 5 party party NOUN Number=Sing 3 threw obj 6 when when SCONJ _ 9 came mark 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 prodigal det 8 prodigal prodigal NOUN Number=Sing 9 came nsubj 9 came come VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 3 threw advcl 10 home home ADV _ 9 came advmod 11 . . PUNCT _ 3 threw punct
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1 throw past His father a party vn throw-17.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent party=Theme 2 come past the prodigal home property vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
Example 4 «Look, the prodigal returns!» said Gran when my cousin finally visited.
The tree, 11 words punct ccomp punct det amod obj punct punct nsubj advmod nmod:poss nsubj advmod advcl punct root « PUNCT Look VERB , PUNCT the DET prodigal ADJ returns NOUN ! PUNCT » PUNCT said VERB Gran PROPN when ADV my PRON cousin NOUN finally ADV visited VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 « « PUNCT _ 2 Look punct 2 Look look VERB VerbForm=Inf 9 said ccomp 3 , , PUNCT _ 2 Look punct 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 returns det 5 prodigal prodigal ADJ Degree=Pos 6 returns amod 6 returns return NOUN Number=Plur 2 Look obj 7 ! ! PUNCT _ 2 Look punct 8 » » PUNCT _ 2 Look punct 9 said say VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 10 Gran Gran PROPN Number=Sing 9 said nsubj 11 when when ADV PronType=Int 15 visited advmod 12 my my PRON Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 13 cousin nmod:poss 13 cousin cousin NOUN Number=Sing 15 visited nsubj 14 finally finally ADV _ 15 visited advmod 15 visited visit VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 9 said advcl 16 . . PUNCT _ 9 said punct
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1 look in a quote infinitive the prodigal returns vn seem-109-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme return=Attribute 2 say speech: express past Gran vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 3 visit past my cousin finally property vn meet-36.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
Example 5 The king was prodigal with gold and soon the treasury was empty.
det nsubj cop case obl cc advmod det nsubj cop conj punct root The DET king NOUN was AUX prodigal ADJ with ADP gold NOUN and CCONJ soon ADV the DET treasury NOUN was AUX empty ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 king det 2 king king NOUN Number=Sing 4 prodigal nsubj 3 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 4 prodigal cop 4 prodigal prodigal ADJ Degree=Pos root root 5 with with ADP _ 6 gold case 6 gold gold NOUN Number=Sing 4 prodigal obl 7 and and CCONJ _ 12 empty cc 8 soon soon ADV Degree=Pos 12 empty advmod 9 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 10 treasury det 10 treasury treasury NOUN Number=Sing 12 empty nsubj 11 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 12 empty cop 12 empty empty ADJ Degree=Pos 4 prodigal conj 13 . . PUNCT _ 4 prodigal punct
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1 is past the king with gold; prodigal property tree rules 2 is past the treasury empty, soon property tree rules
Example 6 Our teacher asked who we felt sorry for in the story of the prodigal son.
The tree, 15 words nmod:poss nsubj nsubj nsubj ccomp xcomp case case det obl case det amod nmod punct root Our PRON teacher NOUN asked VERB who PRON we PRON felt VERB sorry ADJ for ADP in ADP the DET story NOUN of ADP the DET prodigal ADJ son NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Our our PRON Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 2 teacher nmod:poss 2 teacher teacher NOUN Number=Sing 3 asked nsubj 3 asked ask VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 who who PRON PronType=Rel 6 felt nsubj 5 we we PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs 6 felt nsubj 6 felt feel VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 3 asked ccomp 7 sorry sorry ADJ Degree=Pos 6 felt xcomp 8 for for ADP _ 11 story case 9 in in ADP _ 11 story case 10 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 11 story det 11 story story NOUN Number=Sing 6 felt obl 12 of of ADP _ 15 son case 13 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 15 son det 14 prodigal prodigal ADJ Degree=Pos 15 son amod 15 son son NOUN Number=Sing 11 story nmod 16 . . PUNCT _ 3 asked punct
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1 ask speech: ask past Our teacher vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 2 feel past for the story of the prodigal son; sorry property vn stimulus_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus
Example 7 The older brother was angry about the feast for the prodigal.
det amod nsubj cop case det obl case det nmod punct root The DET older ADJ brother NOUN was AUX angry ADJ about ADP the DET feast NOUN for ADP the DET prodigal NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 brother det 2 older old ADJ Degree=Cmp 3 brother amod 3 brother brother NOUN Number=Sing 5 angry nsubj 4 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 5 angry cop 5 angry angry ADJ Degree=Pos root root 6 about about ADP _ 8 feast case 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 feast det 8 feast feast NOUN Number=Sing 5 angry obl 9 for for ADP _ 11 prodigal case 10 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 11 prodigal det 11 prodigal prodigal NOUN Number=Sing 8 feast nmod 12 . . PUNCT _ 5 angry punct
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1 is past the older brother about the feast for the prodigal; angry property tree rules
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