prophetic
Who acts: Telling, something, old woman, dream, storm, Her · What happens: tell, happen, show, come, give, be · To what, where: advance, prophetic warning, future · Speech: someone speaks here
«prophetic» 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: prophetic in the school dictionary.
Meaning 1
Telling in advance what will happen; showing that something will come true.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Telling | tell | VERB | VerbForm=Ger | 8 showing | csubj |
| 2 | in | in | ADP | _ | 3 advance | case |
| 3 | advance | advance | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 Telling | obl |
| 4 | what | what | PRON | PronType=Int | 6 happen | nsubj |
| 5 | will | will | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 6 happen | aux |
| 6 | happen | happen | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 1 Telling | ccomp |
| 7 | ; | ; | PUNCT | _ | 8 showing | punct |
| 8 | showing | show | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | root | root |
| 9 | that | that | SCONJ | _ | 12 come | mark |
| 10 | something | something | PRON | Number=Sing PronType=Ind | 12 come | nsubj |
| 11 | will | will | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 12 come | aux |
| 12 | come | come | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 8 showing | ccomp |
| 13 | true | true | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 12 come | xcomp |
| 14 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 8 showing | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | tell speech: assert | gerund | advance | vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | |||||
| 2 | happen | future | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | ||||||
| 3 | show | gerund | Telling | vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | |||||
| 4 | come | future | something | true property | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=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.
Example 1
The old woman gave a prophetic warning.
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 | old | old | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 3 woman | amod |
| 3 | woman | woman | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 gave | nsubj |
| 4 | gave | give | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 5 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 7 warning | det |
| 6 | prophetic | prophetic | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 7 warning | amod |
| 7 | warning | warning | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 gave | obj |
| 8 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 4 gave | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | give | past | the old woman | a prophetic warning | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent warning=Theme |
Example 2
Her dream was prophetic: the storm came.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Her | her | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 2 dream | nmod:poss |
| 2 | dream | dream | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 prophetic | nsubj |
| 3 | was | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 4 prophetic | cop |
| 4 | prophetic | prophetic | ADJ | Degree=Pos | root | root |
| 5 | : | : | PUNCT | _ | 8 came | punct |
| 6 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 7 storm | det |
| 7 | storm | storm | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 came | nsubj |
| 8 | came | come | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 4 prophetic | conj |
| 9 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 4 prophetic | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is | past | Her dream | prophetic property | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | come | past | the storm | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | |||||
| 3 | dream | Her = she | nom dream «cognition transitive»: poss=agent |
Example 3
The nymphs were prophetic and could see the future.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 nymphs | det |
| 2 | nymphs | nymph | NOUN | Number=Plur | 4 prophetic | nsubj |
| 3 | were | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 4 prophetic | cop |
| 4 | prophetic | prophetic | ADJ | Degree=Pos | root | root |
| 5 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 7 see | cc |
| 6 | could | could | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 7 see | aux |
| 7 | see | see | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 4 prophetic | conj |
| 8 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 9 future | det |
| 9 | future | future | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 see | obj |
| 10 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 4 prophetic | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is | past | the nymphs | prophetic property | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | see | could | the nymphs not said here | the future | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer future=Stimulus |
Example 4
His words were prophetic, for the bridge did break.
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 words | nmod:poss |
| 2 | words | word | NOUN | Number=Plur | 4 prophetic | nsubj |
| 3 | were | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 4 prophetic | cop |
| 4 | prophetic | prophetic | ADJ | Degree=Pos | root | root |
| 5 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 10 break | punct |
| 6 | for | for | SCONJ | _ | 10 break | mark |
| 7 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 8 bridge | det |
| 8 | bridge | bridge | NOUN | Number=Sing | 10 break | nsubj |
| 9 | did | do | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 10 break | aux |
| 10 | break | break | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 4 prophetic | conj |
| 11 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 4 prophetic | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is | past | His words | prophetic property | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | break | past · do-support | the bridge | vn hurt-40.8.3-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Patient | |||||
| 3 | word | His = he | nom word «communication transitive»: poss=agent |
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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