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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
markadvclnsubjauxccompcasedetoblpunctadvmodcaseccamodconjpunctrootToPARTforetellVERBwhatPRONwillAUXhappenVERBinADPtheDETfutureNOUN,PUNCToftenADVfromADPsignsNOUNorCCONJspecialADJknowledgeNOUN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1TotoPART_2 foretellmark
2foretellforetellVERBVerbForm=Inf12 signsadvcl
3whatwhatPRONPronType=Int5 happennsubj
4willwillAUXVerbForm=Fin5 happenaux
5happenhappenVERBVerbForm=Inf2 foretellccomp
6ininADP_8 futurecase
7thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art8 futuredet
8futurefutureNOUNNumber=Sing5 happenobl
9,,PUNCT_12 signspunct
10oftenoftenADV_12 signsadvmod
11fromfromADP_12 signscase
12signssignNOUNNumber=Plurrootroot
13ororCCONJ_15 knowledgecc
14specialspecialADJDegree=Pos15 knowledgeamod
15knowledgeknowledgeNOUNNumber=Sing12 signsconj
16..PUNCT_12 signspunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1foretellto-infinitivevn conjecture-29.5-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Theme
2happenfuturethe futurevn 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.

detamodnsubjdetamodobjpunctrootTheDETwiseADJwomanNOUNprognosticatedVERBaDETlongADJwinterNOUN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1ThetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art3 womandet
2wisewiseADJDegree=Pos3 womanamod
3womanwomanNOUNNumber=Sing4 prognosticatednsubj
4prognosticatedprognosticateVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Finrootroot
5aaDETDefinite=Ind PronType=Art7 winterdet
6longlongADJDegree=Pos7 winteramod
7winterwinterNOUNNumber=Sing4 prognosticatedobj
8..PUNCT_4 prognosticatedpunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1prognosticatepastthe wise womanwintervn conjecture-29.5 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent

Example 2

The seer prognosticated a great future for the boy.

detnsubjdetamodobjcasedetoblpunctrootTheDETseerNOUNprognosticatedVERBaDETgreatADJfutureNOUNforADPtheDETboyNOUN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1ThetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art2 seerdet
2seerseerNOUNNumber=Sing3 prognosticatednsubj
3prognosticatedprognosticateVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Finrootroot
4aaDETDefinite=Ind PronType=Art6 futuredet
5greatgreatADJDegree=Pos6 futureamod
6futurefutureNOUNNumber=Sing3 prognosticatedobj
7forforADP_9 boycase
8thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art9 boydet
9boyboyNOUNNumber=Sing3 prognosticatedobl
10..PUNCT_3 prognosticatedpunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1prognosticatepastthe seera great futurefor the boyvn indicate-78 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot future=Topic

Example 3

Nobody can prognosticate the weather exactly.

nsubjauxdetobjadvmodpunctrootNobodyPRONcanAUXprognosticateVERBtheDETweatherNOUNexactlyADV.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1NobodynobodyPRONNumber=Sing PronType=Neg3 prognosticatensubj
2cancanAUXVerbForm=Fin3 prognosticateaux
3prognosticateprognosticateVERBVerbForm=Infrootroot
4thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art5 weatherdet
5weatherweatherNOUNNumber=Sing3 prognosticateobj
6exactlyexactlyADV_3 prognosticateadvmod
7..PUNCT_3 prognosticatepunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1prognosticatecanNobodythe weatherexactly propertyvn indicate-78 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot weather=Topic

Example 4

The old men prognosticated rain from the red sky.

detamodnsubjobjcasedetamodoblpunctrootTheDEToldADJmenNOUNprognosticatedVERBrainNOUNfromADPtheDETredADJskyNOUN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1ThetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art3 mendet
2oldoldADJDegree=Pos3 menamod
3menmanNOUNNumber=Plur4 prognosticatednsubj
4prognosticatedprognosticateVERBMood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Finrootroot
5rainrainNOUNNumber=Sing4 prognosticatedobj
6fromfromADP_9 skycase
7thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art9 skydet
8redredADJDegree=Pos9 skyamod
9skyskyNOUNNumber=Sing4 prognosticatedobl
10..PUNCT_4 prognosticatedpunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1prognosticatepastthe old menrainthe red skyvn indicate-78 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot rain=Topic

Text: the school dictionary of Mova's schools (world/data/dictionary-schools/), written for Mova. Trees: Mova's own parse — the en model on the CPU, when the site is built — not checked by a teacher; they may be wrong. Frames: Mova's frames reader (prag), each meaning and example read on its own. Elamur Cosmic License.

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