prostrate Who acts: He, tired runner, brothers, Muslims, She, dog · What happens: lie down, lie, prostrate, face down, worship, pray · To what, where: ground, yourself, great respect, grass, brothers, Bible story
«prostrate» 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: prostrate in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 Lying flat on the ground with your face down: «He lay prostrate on the floor.».
The tree, 15 words advcl advmod case det obl case nmod:poss obl compound:prt punct punct nsubj xcomp case det obl punct punct punct root Lying VERB flat ADV on ADP the DET ground NOUN with ADP your PRON face NOUN down ADP : PUNCT « PUNCT He PRON lay VERB prostrate ADJ on ADP the DET floor NOUN . PUNCT » PUNCT . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Lying lie VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 13 lay advcl 2 flat flat ADV _ 1 Lying advmod 3 on on ADP _ 5 ground case 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 ground det 5 ground ground NOUN Number=Sing 1 Lying obl 6 with with ADP _ 8 face case 7 your your PRON Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 8 face nmod:poss 8 face face NOUN Number=Sing 1 Lying obl 9 down down ADP _ 1 Lying compound:prt 10 : : PUNCT _ 1 Lying punct 11 « « PUNCT _ 13 lay punct 12 He he PRON Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 13 lay nsubj 13 lay lie VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 14 prostrate prostrate ADJ Degree=Pos 13 lay xcomp 15 on on ADP _ 17 floor case 16 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 17 floor det 17 floor floor NOUN Number=Sing 14 prostrate obl 18 . . PUNCT _ 13 lay punct 19 » » PUNCT _ 13 lay punct 20 . . PUNCT _ 13 lay punct
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1 lie down gerund He not said here the ground with your face; flat property vn assuming_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent on ground=Location 2 lie in a quote past He prostrate property vn assuming_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent
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: verb — kept apart, not parsed.
To prostrate yourself: to lie face down, especially to worship, pray or show great respect or obedience.
The tree, 17 words mark advcl obj punct mark xcomp compound:prt punct advmod mark parataxis punct conj cc conj amod obj cc conj punct root To PART prostrate VERB yourself PRON : PUNCT to PART lie VERB face VERB down ADP , PUNCT especially ADV to PART worship VERB , PUNCT pray VERB or CCONJ show VERB great ADJ respect NOUN or CCONJ obedience NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 To to PART _ 2 prostrate mark 2 prostrate prostrate VERB VerbForm=Inf 6 lie advcl 3 yourself yourself PRON Case=Acc Number=Sing Person=2 PronType=Prs Reflex=Yes 2 prostrate obj 4 : : PUNCT _ 6 lie punct 5 to to PART _ 6 lie mark 6 lie lie VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 7 face face VERB VerbForm=Inf 6 lie xcomp 8 down down ADP _ 7 face compound:prt 9 , , PUNCT _ 12 worship punct 10 especially especially ADV _ 12 worship advmod 11 to to PART _ 12 worship mark 12 worship worship VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin 6 lie parataxis 13 , , PUNCT _ 14 pray punct 14 pray pray VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin 12 worship conj 15 or or CCONJ _ 16 show cc 16 show show VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin 12 worship conj 17 great great ADJ Degree=Pos 18 respect amod 18 respect respect NOUN Number=Sing 16 show obj 19 or or CCONJ _ 20 obedience cc 20 obedience obedience NOUN Number=Sing 18 respect conj 21 . . PUNCT _ 6 lie punct
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1 prostrate to-infinitive yourself tree rules 2 lie to-infinitive tree rules 3 face down infinitive vn fill-9.8-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme 4 worship to-infinitive especially property vn admire-31.2 «NP V that S»: agent=Experiencer 5 pray infinitive vn long-32.2 «NP V S_INF»: agent=Pivot 6 show infinitive great respect or obedience vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent respect=Recipient
Meaning 3 Completely exhausted, weak or overcome: «prostrate with grief», «prostrate with heat».
The tree, 11 words advmod punct conj cc conj punct punct advcl case obl punct punct punct conj case obl punct punct root Completely ADV exhausted VERB , PUNCT weak ADJ or CCONJ overcome ADJ : PUNCT « PUNCT prostrate VERB with ADP grief NOUN » PUNCT , PUNCT « PUNCT prostrate VERB with ADP heat NOUN » PUNCT . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Completely completely ADV _ 2 exhausted advmod 2 exhausted exhaust VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 3 , , PUNCT _ 4 weak punct 4 weak weak ADJ Degree=Pos 2 exhausted conj 5 or or CCONJ _ 6 overcome cc 6 overcome overcome ADJ Degree=Pos 4 weak conj 7 : : PUNCT _ 9 prostrate punct 8 « « PUNCT _ 9 prostrate punct 9 prostrate prostrate VERB VerbForm=Inf 2 exhausted advcl 10 with with ADP _ 11 grief case 11 grief grief NOUN Number=Sing 9 prostrate obl 12 » » PUNCT _ 9 prostrate punct 13 , , PUNCT _ 15 prostrate punct 14 « « PUNCT _ 15 prostrate punct 15 prostrate prostrate VERB VerbForm=Inf 9 prostrate conj 16 with with ADP _ 17 heat case 17 heat heat NOUN Number=Sing 15 prostrate obl 18 » » PUNCT _ 15 prostrate punct 19 . . PUNCT _ 2 exhausted punct
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1 exhaust participle completely property vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer 2 prostrate in a quote infinitive with grief tree rules 3 prostrate in a quote infinitive with heat tree rules
Example 1 The tired runner lay prostrate on the grass.
det amod nsubj xcomp case det obl punct root The DET tired ADJ runner NOUN lay VERB prostrate ADJ on ADP the DET grass NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 runner det 2 tired tired ADJ Degree=Pos 3 runner amod 3 runner runner NOUN Number=Sing 4 lay nsubj 4 lay lay VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 5 prostrate prostrate ADJ Degree=Pos 4 lay xcomp 6 on on ADP _ 8 grass case 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 grass det 8 grass grass NOUN Number=Sing 4 lay obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 4 lay punct
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1 lay present the tired runner the grass prostrate property vn put_spatial-9.2 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent on grass=Destination
Example 2 In the Bible story, the brothers prostrated themselves before Joseph.
case det compound obl punct det nsubj obj case obl punct root In ADP the DET Bible PROPN story NOUN , PUNCT the DET brothers NOUN prostrated VERB themselves PRON before ADP Joseph PROPN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 In in ADP _ 4 story case 2 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 4 story det 3 Bible Bible PROPN Number=Sing 4 story compound 4 story story NOUN Number=Sing 8 prostrated obl 5 , , PUNCT _ 4 story punct 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 brothers det 7 brothers brother NOUN Number=Plur 8 prostrated nsubj 8 prostrated prostrate VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 9 themselves themselves PRON Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs Reflex=Yes 8 prostrated obj 10 before before ADP _ 11 Joseph case 11 Joseph Joseph PROPN Number=Sing 8 prostrated obl 12 . . PUNCT _ 8 prostrated punct
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1 prostrate past the brothers brothers = brother the Bible story before Joseph tree rules
Example 3 Muslims prostrate themselves during their prayers.
nsubj obj case nmod:poss obl punct root Muslims PROPN prostrate VERB themselves PRON during ADP their PRON prayers NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Muslims Muslim PROPN Number=Plur 2 prostrate nsubj 2 prostrate prostrate VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 themselves themselves PRON Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs Reflex=Yes 2 prostrate obj 4 during during ADP _ 6 prayers case 5 their their PRON Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 6 prayers nmod:poss 6 prayers prayer NOUN Number=Plur 2 prostrate obl 7 . . PUNCT _ 2 prostrate punct
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1 prostrate present Muslims Muslims = muslim during Muslims's prayers tree rules 2 pray Muslims = muslim nom prayer «act intransitive»: poss=agent
Example 4 She was prostrate with grief after her dog died.
nsubj cop case obl mark nmod:poss nsubj advcl punct root She PRON was AUX prostrate ADJ with ADP grief NOUN after SCONJ her PRON dog NOUN died VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 She she PRON Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 3 prostrate nsubj 2 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 3 prostrate cop 3 prostrate prostrate ADJ Degree=Pos root root 4 with with ADP _ 5 grief case 5 grief grief NOUN Number=Sing 3 prostrate obl 6 after after SCONJ _ 9 died mark 7 her her PRON Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 8 dog nmod:poss 8 dog dog NOUN Number=Sing 9 died nsubj 9 died die VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 3 prostrate advcl 10 . . PUNCT _ 3 prostrate punct
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1 is past She with grief; prostrate property tree rules 2 die past her dog vn calibratable_cos-45.6.1 «NP.attribute V»: agent=Attribute
Example 5 The heat left us almost prostrate.
det nsubj obj advmod xcomp punct root The DET heat NOUN left VERB us PRON almost ADV prostrate ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 heat det 2 heat heat NOUN Number=Sing 3 left nsubj 3 left leave VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 us we PRON Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs 3 left obj 5 almost almost ADV _ 6 prostrate advmod 6 prostrate prostrate ADJ Degree=Pos 3 left xcomp 7 . . PUNCT _ 3 left punct
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1 leave past the heat us prostrate property vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent we=Theme
Example 6 The soldier fell prostrate before the king.
det nsubj advmod case det obl punct root The DET soldier NOUN fell VERB prostrate ADV before ADP the DET king NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 soldier det 2 soldier soldier NOUN Number=Sing 3 fell nsubj 3 fell fall VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 prostrate prostrate ADV _ 3 fell advmod 5 before before ADP _ 7 king case 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 king det 7 king king NOUN Number=Sing 3 fell obl 8 . . PUNCT _ 3 fell punct
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1 fall past the soldier before the king prostrate property vn occur-48.3 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme before king=Location
Example 7 These words troubled the heart of Baba-Abdalla, who prostrated himself at the feet of the Caliph.
The tree, 17 words det nsubj det nsubj case nmod punct conj punct nsubj ccomp obj case det obl case det nmod punct root These DET words NOUN troubled VERB the DET heart NOUN of ADP Baba PROPN - PUNCT Abdalla PROPN , PUNCT who PRON prostrated VERB himself PRON at ADP the DET feet NOUN of ADP the DET Caliph PROPN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 These this DET Number=Plur PronType=Dem 2 words det 2 words word NOUN Number=Plur 3 troubled nsubj 3 troubled trouble VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 heart det 5 heart heart NOUN Number=Sing 12 prostrated nsubj 6 of of ADP _ 7 Baba case 7 Baba Baba PROPN Number=Sing 5 heart nmod 8 - - PUNCT _ 9 Abdalla punct 9 Abdalla Abdalla PROPN Number=Sing 7 Baba conj 10 , , PUNCT _ 12 prostrated punct 11 who who PRON PronType=Rel 12 prostrated nsubj 12 prostrated prostrate VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 3 troubled ccomp 13 himself himself PRON Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs Reflex=Yes 12 prostrated obj 14 at at ADP _ 16 feet case 15 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 16 feet det 16 feet foot NOUN Number=Plur 12 prostrated obl 17 of of ADP _ 19 Caliph case 18 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 19 Caliph det 19 Caliph Caliph PROPN Number=Sing 16 feet nmod 20 . . PUNCT _ 3 troubled punct
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1 trouble past this words tree rules 2 prostrate past the heart of Baba and Abdalla heart the feet of the Caliph tree rules
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