pulpit Who acts: pulpit, priest, vicar, minister, we, our · What happens: raise, enclose, be, give, mean, climb · To what, where: raised stand, church, sermon, preachers, steps, pulpit
«pulpit» in the school dictionary: its 2 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: pulpit in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 Usage: church — kept apart, not parsed.
A pulpit is a raised, enclosed stand in a church, from which the priest or minister gives the sermon.
The tree, 19 words det nsubj cop det amod punct conj case det nmod punct case obl det nsubj cc conj parataxis det obj punct root A DET pulpit NOUN is AUX a DET raised VERB , PUNCT enclosed VERB stand NOUN in ADP a DET church NOUN , PUNCT from ADP which PRON the DET priest NOUN or CCONJ minister NOUN gives VERB the DET sermon NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 pulpit det 2 pulpit pulpit NOUN Number=Sing 8 stand nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 8 stand cop 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 8 stand det 5 raised raise VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 8 stand amod 6 , , PUNCT _ 7 enclosed punct 7 enclosed enclose VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 5 raised conj 8 stand stand NOUN Number=Sing root root 9 in in ADP _ 11 church case 10 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 11 church det 11 church church NOUN Number=Sing 8 stand nmod 12 , , PUNCT _ 19 gives punct 13 from from ADP _ 14 which case 14 which which PRON PronType=Rel 19 gives obl 15 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 16 priest det 16 priest priest NOUN Number=Sing 19 gives nsubj 17 or or CCONJ _ 18 minister cc 18 minister minister NOUN Number=Sing 16 priest conj 19 gives give VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 8 stand parataxis 20 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 21 sermon det 21 sermon sermon NOUN Number=Sing 19 gives obj 22 . . PUNCT _ 8 stand punct
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1 raise participle vn put_direction-9.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent 2 enclose participle vn contiguous_location-47.8 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme 3 is a present a pulpit a raised stand a church tree rules 4 give present the priest or minister the sermon a raised stand vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent sermon=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.
Meaning 2 The pulpit can mean preachers or religious teaching in general, as in «from the pulpit».
The tree, 15 words det nsubj aux obj cc amod conj case nmod punct mark case punct case det parataxis punct punct root The DET pulpit NOUN can AUX mean VERB preachers NOUN or CCONJ religious ADJ teaching NOUN in ADP general ADJ , PUNCT as SCONJ in ADP « PUNCT from ADP the DET pulpit NOUN » PUNCT . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 pulpit det 2 pulpit pulpit NOUN Number=Sing 4 mean nsubj 3 can can AUX VerbForm=Fin 4 mean aux 4 mean mean VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 5 preachers preacher NOUN Number=Plur 4 mean obj 6 or or CCONJ _ 8 teaching cc 7 religious religious ADJ Degree=Pos 8 teaching amod 8 teaching teaching NOUN Number=Sing 5 preachers conj 9 in in ADP _ 10 general case 10 general general ADJ Degree=Pos 8 teaching nmod 11 , , PUNCT _ 17 pulpit punct 12 as as SCONJ _ 17 pulpit mark 13 in in ADP _ 17 pulpit case 14 « « PUNCT _ 17 pulpit punct 15 from from ADP _ 17 pulpit case 16 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 17 pulpit det 17 pulpit pulpit NOUN Number=Sing 4 mean parataxis 18 » » PUNCT _ 17 pulpit punct 19 . . PUNCT _ 4 mean punct
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1 mean can the pulpit preachers or religious teaching in general tree rules
Example 1 The vicar climbed the steps into the pulpit.
det nsubj det obj case det obl punct root The DET vicar NOUN climbed VERB the DET steps NOUN into ADP the DET pulpit NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 vicar det 2 vicar vicar NOUN Number=Sing 3 climbed nsubj 3 climbed climb VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 steps det 5 steps step NOUN Number=Plur 3 climbed obj 6 into into ADP _ 8 pulpit case 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 pulpit det 8 pulpit pulpit NOUN Number=Sing 3 climbed obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 3 climbed punct
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1 climb past the vicar the steps the pulpit vn run-51.3.2 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Initial_Location step=Theme
Example 2 The minister preached from the pulpit every Sunday.
det nsubj case det obl det obl:unmarked punct root The DET minister NOUN preached VERB from ADP the DET pulpit NOUN every DET Sunday PROPN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 minister det 2 minister minister NOUN Number=Sing 3 preached nsubj 3 preached preach VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 4 from from ADP _ 6 pulpit case 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 pulpit det 6 pulpit pulpit NOUN Number=Sing 3 preached obl 7 every every DET PronType=Tot 8 Sunday det 8 Sunday Sunday PROPN Number=Sing 3 preached obl:unmarked 9 . . PUNCT _ 3 preached punct
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1 preach speech: other participle the minister the pulpit sunday vn lecture-37.11-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
Example 3 The old pulpit was carved from dark oak.
det amod nsubj:pass aux:pass case amod obl punct root The DET old ADJ pulpit NOUN was AUX carved VERB from ADP dark ADJ oak NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 pulpit det 2 old old ADJ Degree=Pos 3 pulpit amod 3 pulpit pulpit NOUN Number=Sing 5 carved nsubj:pass 4 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 5 carved aux:pass 5 carved carve VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 6 from from ADP _ 8 oak case 7 dark dark ADJ Degree=Pos 8 oak amod 8 oak oak NOUN Number=Sing 5 carved obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 5 carved punct
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1 carve past · passive the old pulpit dark oak vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V PP»: subject=Product from oak=Material
Example 4 From the pulpit, the priest asked people to help the flood victims.
case det obl punct det nsubj iobj mark xcomp det compound obj punct root From ADP the DET pulpit NOUN , PUNCT the DET priest NOUN asked VERB people NOUN to PART help VERB the DET flood NOUN victims NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 From from ADP _ 3 pulpit case 2 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 pulpit det 3 pulpit pulpit NOUN Number=Sing 7 asked obl 4 , , PUNCT _ 3 pulpit punct 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 priest det 6 priest priest NOUN Number=Sing 7 asked nsubj 7 asked ask VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 8 people people NOUN Number=Plur 7 asked iobj 9 to to PART _ 10 help mark 10 help help VERB VerbForm=Inf 7 asked xcomp 11 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 13 victims det 12 flood flood NOUN Number=Sing 13 victims compound 13 victims victim NOUN Number=Plur 10 help obj 14 . . PUNCT _ 7 asked punct
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1 ask speech: ask past the priest people the pulpit vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V NP whether S_INF»: agent=Agent people=Recipient clause=Topic 2 help not said to happen to-infinitive the priest not said here the flood victims vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent victim=Beneficiary
Example 5 On our church visit we saw the font, the altar and the pulpit.
The tree, 13 words case nmod:poss compound obl nsubj det obj punct det appos cc det conj punct root On ADP our PRON church NOUN visit NOUN we PRON saw VERB the DET font NOUN , PUNCT the DET altar NOUN and CCONJ the DET pulpit NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 On on ADP _ 4 visit case 2 our our PRON Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 4 visit nmod:poss 3 church church NOUN Number=Sing 4 visit compound 4 visit visit NOUN Number=Sing 6 saw obl 5 we we PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs 6 saw nsubj 6 saw see VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 font det 8 font font NOUN Number=Sing 6 saw obj 9 , , PUNCT _ 11 altar punct 10 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 11 altar det 11 altar altar NOUN Number=Sing 8 font appos 12 and and CCONJ _ 14 pulpit cc 13 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 14 pulpit det 14 pulpit pulpit NOUN Number=Sing 8 font conj 15 . . PUNCT _ 6 saw punct
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1 see past we the font and the pulpit our church visit vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer font=Stimulus 2 visit our nom visit «act transitive»: poss=agent
Example 6 The pulpit was high so everyone could hear.
det nsubj cop mark nsubj aux advcl punct root The DET pulpit NOUN was AUX high ADJ so SCONJ everyone PRON could AUX hear VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 pulpit det 2 pulpit pulpit NOUN Number=Sing 4 high nsubj 3 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 4 high cop 4 high high ADJ Degree=Pos root root 5 so so SCONJ _ 8 hear mark 6 everyone everyone PRON Number=Sing PronType=Tot 8 hear nsubj 7 could could AUX VerbForm=Fin 8 hear aux 8 hear hear VERB VerbForm=Inf 4 high advcl 9 . . PUNCT _ 4 high punct
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1 is past the pulpit high property tree rules 2 hear could everyone vn see-30.1-1-1 «NP V PP.stimulus»: agent=Experiencer
Example 7 Then he came down from the pulpit, and stood with his musket in front of the princess’s chest.
The tree, 19 words advmod nsubj advmod case det obl punct cc conj case nmod:poss obl case obl case det nmod:poss case nmod punct root Then ADV he PRON came VERB down ADV from ADP the DET pulpit NOUN , PUNCT and CCONJ stood VERB with ADP his PRON musket NOUN in ADP front NOUN of ADP the DET princess NOUN ’s PART chest NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Then then ADV PronType=Dem 3 came advmod 2 he he PRON Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 3 came nsubj 3 came come VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 down down ADV _ 3 came advmod 5 from from ADP _ 7 pulpit case 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 pulpit det 7 pulpit pulpit NOUN Number=Sing 3 came obl 8 , , PUNCT _ 10 stood punct 9 and and CCONJ _ 10 stood cc 10 stood stand VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 3 came conj 11 with with ADP _ 13 musket case 12 his his PRON Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 13 musket nmod:poss 13 musket musket NOUN Number=Sing 10 stood obl 14 in in ADP _ 15 front case 15 front front NOUN Number=Sing 10 stood obl 16 of of ADP _ 20 chest case 17 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 18 princess det 18 princess princess NOUN Number=Sing 20 chest nmod:poss 19 ’s 's PART _ 18 princess case 20 chest chest NOUN Number=Sing 15 front nmod 21 . . PUNCT _ 3 came punct
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1 come down past he the pulpit then down property vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial_location»: agent=Theme from pulpit=Initial_Location 2 stand past he not said here front of the princess's chest with his musket vn assuming_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent in front=Location
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