prognosticate
Who acts: wise woman, seer, Nobody, old men · What happens: foretell, happen, prognosticate · To what, where: future, great future, weather, rain, red sky
«prognosticate» in the school dictionary: its meaning for a pupil and its 4 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: prognosticate in the school dictionary.
Meaning 1
To foretell what will happen in the future, often from signs or special knowledge.
The tree, 14 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | To | to | PART | _ | 2 foretell | mark |
| 2 | foretell | foretell | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 12 signs | advcl |
| 3 | what | what | PRON | PronType=Int | 5 happen | nsubj |
| 4 | will | will | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 5 happen | aux |
| 5 | happen | happen | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 2 foretell | ccomp |
| 6 | in | in | ADP | _ | 8 future | case |
| 7 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 8 future | det |
| 8 | future | future | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 happen | obl |
| 9 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 12 signs | punct |
| 10 | often | often | ADV | _ | 12 signs | advmod |
| 11 | from | from | ADP | _ | 12 signs | case |
| 12 | signs | sign | NOUN | Number=Plur | root | root |
| 13 | or | or | CCONJ | _ | 15 knowledge | cc |
| 14 | special | special | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 15 knowledge | amod |
| 15 | knowledge | knowledge | NOUN | Number=Sing | 12 signs | conj |
| 16 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 12 signs | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | foretell | to-infinitive | vn conjecture-29.5-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Theme | ||||||
| 2 | happen | future | the future | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme in future=Location |
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.
Example 1
The wise woman prognosticated a long winter.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 3 woman | det |
| 2 | wise | wise | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 3 woman | amod |
| 3 | woman | woman | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 prognosticated | nsubj |
| 4 | prognosticated | prognosticate | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 5 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 7 winter | det |
| 6 | long | long | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 7 winter | amod |
| 7 | winter | winter | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 prognosticated | obj |
| 8 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 4 prognosticated | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | prognosticate | past | the wise woman | winter | vn conjecture-29.5 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |
Example 2
The seer prognosticated a great future for the boy.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 seer | det |
| 2 | seer | seer | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 prognosticated | nsubj |
| 3 | prognosticated | prognosticate | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 6 future | det |
| 5 | great | great | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 6 future | amod |
| 6 | future | future | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 prognosticated | obj |
| 7 | for | for | ADP | _ | 9 boy | case |
| 8 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 9 boy | det |
| 9 | boy | boy | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 prognosticated | obl |
| 10 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 3 prognosticated | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | prognosticate | past | the seer | a great future | for the boy | vn indicate-78 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot future=Topic |
Example 3
Nobody can prognosticate the weather exactly.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nobody | nobody | PRON | Number=Sing PronType=Neg | 3 prognosticate | nsubj |
| 2 | can | can | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 3 prognosticate | aux |
| 3 | prognosticate | prognosticate | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | root | root |
| 4 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 5 weather | det |
| 5 | weather | weather | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 prognosticate | obj |
| 6 | exactly | exactly | ADV | _ | 3 prognosticate | advmod |
| 7 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 3 prognosticate | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | prognosticate | can | Nobody | the weather | exactly property | vn indicate-78 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot weather=Topic |
Example 4
The old men prognosticated rain from the red sky.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 3 men | det |
| 2 | old | old | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 3 men | amod |
| 3 | men | man | NOUN | Number=Plur | 4 prognosticated | nsubj |
| 4 | prognosticated | prognosticate | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 5 | rain | rain | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 prognosticated | obj |
| 6 | from | from | ADP | _ | 9 sky | case |
| 7 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 9 sky | det |
| 8 | red | red | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 9 sky | amod |
| 9 | sky | sky | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 prognosticated | obl |
| 10 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 4 prognosticated | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | prognosticate | past | the old men | rain | the red sky | vn indicate-78 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot rain=Topic |
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