provender
Who acts: farmer, caravan horse, 's, Rat, army, We · What happens: store, need, let, see, be, say · To what, where: provender, barn, 's, basket, plenty, ponies · Speech: someone speaks here
«provender» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 6 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: provender in the school dictionary.
Meaning 1
Usage: old-fashioned — kept apart, not parsed.
Food, especially dry food for horses and farm animals, such as hay and oats.
The tree, 14 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Food | food | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 2 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 5 food | punct |
| 3 | especially | especially | ADV | _ | 5 food | advmod |
| 4 | dry | dry | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 5 food | amod |
| 5 | food | food | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 Food | conj |
| 6 | for | for | ADP | _ | 7 horses | case |
| 7 | horses | horse | NOUN | Number=Plur | 5 food | nmod |
| 8 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 10 animals | cc |
| 9 | farm | farm | NOUN | Number=Sing | 10 animals | compound |
| 10 | animals | animal | NOUN | Number=Plur | 7 horses | conj |
| 11 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 14 hay | punct |
| 12 | such | such | ADJ | Degree=Pos ExtPos=ADP | 14 hay | case |
| 13 | as | as | ADP | _ | 12 such | fixed |
| 14 | hay | hay | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 horses | conj |
| 15 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 16 oats | cc |
| 16 | oats | oat | NOUN | Number=Plur | 14 hay | conj |
| 17 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 1 Food | punct |
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.
Meaning 2
Usage: humorous — kept apart, not parsed.
Food for people.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Food | food | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 2 | for | for | ADP | _ | 3 people | case |
| 3 | people | people | NOUN | Number=Plur | 1 Food | nmod |
| 4 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 1 Food | punct |
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.
Example 1
The farmer stored provender for the horses in the barn.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 farmer | det |
| 2 | farmer | farmer | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 3 | stored | store | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 2 farmer | acl |
| 4 | provender | provender | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 stored | obj |
| 5 | for | for | ADP | _ | 7 horses | case |
| 6 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 7 horses | det |
| 7 | horses | horse | NOUN | Number=Plur | 3 stored | obl |
| 8 | in | in | ADP | _ | 10 barn | case |
| 9 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 10 barn | det |
| 10 | barn | barn | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 stored | obl |
| 11 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 2 farmer | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | store | participle | the farmer not said here | provender | the barn | for the horses | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent provender=Theme in barn=Location |
Example 2
The caravan horse needed provender and water.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 3 horse | det |
| 2 | caravan | caravan | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 horse | compound |
| 3 | horse | horse | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 4 | needed | need | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 3 horse | acl |
| 5 | provender | provender | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 needed | obj |
| 6 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 7 water | cc |
| 7 | water | water | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 provender | conj |
| 8 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 3 horse | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | need | participle | the caravan horse not said here | provender and water | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot provender=Theme |
Example 3
«Let's see what provender is in the basket!» said the Rat.
The tree, 12 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | « | « | PUNCT | _ | 2 Let | punct |
| 2 | Let | let | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 13 said | ccomp |
| 3 | 's | we | PRON | Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs | 2 Let | obj |
| 4 | see | see | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 2 Let | xcomp |
| 5 | what | what | PRON | PronType=Int | 10 basket | nsubj |
| 6 | provender | provender | NOUN | Number=Sing | 10 basket | nsubj |
| 7 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 10 basket | cop |
| 8 | in | in | ADP | _ | 10 basket | case |
| 9 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 10 basket | det |
| 10 | basket | basket | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 see | ccomp |
| 11 | ! | ! | PUNCT | _ | 2 Let | punct |
| 12 | » | » | PUNCT | _ | 2 Let | punct |
| 13 | said | say | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 14 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 15 Rat | det |
| 15 | Rat | Rat | PROPN | Number=Sing | 13 said | nsubj |
| 16 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 13 said | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | let in a quote | infinitive | 's | tree rules | |||||
| 2 | see in a quote | infinitive | 's not said here | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer | |||||
| 3 | is in a quote | present | the basket | tree rules | |||||
| 4 | say speech: express | past | the Rat | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
Example 4
The army carried provender for the horses.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 army | det |
| 2 | army | army | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 carried | nsubj |
| 3 | carried | carry | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | provender | provender | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 carried | obj |
| 5 | for | for | ADP | _ | 7 horses | case |
| 6 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 7 horses | det |
| 7 | horses | horse | NOUN | Number=Plur | 3 carried | obl |
| 8 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 3 carried | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | carry | past | the army | provender | for the horses | vn carry-11.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent provender=Theme |
Example 5
We packed plenty of provender for the long walk.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | We | we | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs | 2 packed | nsubj |
| 2 | packed | pack | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | plenty | plenty | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 packed | obj |
| 4 | of | of | ADP | _ | 5 provender | case |
| 5 | provender | provender | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 plenty | nmod |
| 6 | for | for | ADP | _ | 9 walk | case |
| 7 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 9 walk | det |
| 8 | long | long | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 9 walk | amod |
| 9 | walk | walk | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 packed | obl |
| 10 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 2 packed | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | pack | past | We | plenty of provender | for the long walk | vn spray-9.7-1-1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent plenty=Theme |
Example 6
The stable boy gave the ponies their evening provender.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 3 boy | det |
| 2 | stable | stable | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 3 boy | amod |
| 3 | boy | boy | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 gave | nsubj |
| 4 | gave | give | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 5 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 6 ponies | det |
| 6 | ponies | pony | NOUN | Number=Plur | 4 gave | obj |
| 7 | their | their | PRON | Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 9 provender | nmod:poss |
| 8 | evening | evening | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 provender | compound |
| 9 | provender | provender | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 ponies | nmod |
| 10 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 4 gave | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | give | past | the stable boy | the ponies ponies's evening provender | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent pony=Theme |
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