pyre
Who acts: pyre, other fuel, They, flames · What happens: be, burn, build, place, rise, flame · To what, where: big pile, dead body, pyre, hill, hero, sky
«pyre» 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: pyre in the school dictionary.
Meaning 1
A pyre is a big pile of wood or other fuel for burning, often for burning a dead body or a bundle of things.
The tree, 24 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 2 pyre | det |
| 2 | pyre | pyre | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 pile | nsubj |
| 3 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 6 pile | cop |
| 4 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 6 pile | det |
| 5 | big | big | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 6 pile | amod |
| 6 | pile | pile | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 7 | of | of | ADP | _ | 8 wood | case |
| 8 | wood | wood | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 pile | nmod |
| 9 | or | or | CCONJ | _ | 11 fuel | cc |
| 10 | other | other | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 11 fuel | amod |
| 11 | fuel | fuel | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 pile | conj |
| 12 | for | for | SCONJ | _ | 13 burning | mark |
| 13 | burning | burn | VERB | VerbForm=Ger | 11 fuel | acl |
| 14 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 17 burning | punct |
| 15 | often | often | ADV | _ | 17 burning | advmod |
| 16 | for | for | SCONJ | _ | 17 burning | mark |
| 17 | burning | burn | VERB | VerbForm=Ger | 13 burning | conj |
| 18 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 20 body | det |
| 19 | dead | dead | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 20 body | amod |
| 20 | body | body | NOUN | Number=Sing | 17 burning | obj |
| 21 | or | or | CCONJ | _ | 23 bundle | cc |
| 22 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 23 bundle | det |
| 23 | bundle | bundle | NOUN | Number=Sing | 20 body | conj |
| 24 | of | of | ADP | _ | 25 things | case |
| 25 | things | thing | NOUN | Number=Plur | 23 bundle | nmod |
| 26 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 6 pile | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is a | present | a pyre | a big pile or other fuel | of wood | tree rules | |||
| 2 | burn | gerund | other fuel not said here | vn light_emission-43.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | |||||
| 3 | burn | gerund | other fuel not said here | a dead body or a bundle of things | often property | vn light_emission-43.1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent body=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
They built a pyre on the hill.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | They | they | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs | 2 built | nsubj |
| 2 | built | build | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 4 pyre | det |
| 4 | pyre | pyre | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 built | obj |
| 5 | on | on | ADP | _ | 7 hill | case |
| 6 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 7 hill | det |
| 7 | hill | hill | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 built | obl |
| 8 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 2 built | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | build | past | They | a pyre | the hill | vn base-97.1 «NP V NP PP.source»: agent=Agent pyre=Theme on hill=Source |
Example 2
The hero was placed on the pyre.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 hero | det |
| 2 | hero | hero | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 placed | nsubj:pass |
| 3 | was | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 4 placed | aux:pass |
| 4 | placed | place | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | root | root |
| 5 | on | on | ADP | _ | 7 pyre | case |
| 6 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 7 pyre | det |
| 7 | pyre | pyre | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 placed | obl |
| 8 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 4 placed | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | place | past · passive | the hero | the pyre | vn put-9.1-2 «NP V PP.destination NP»: subject=Theme on pyre=Destination |
Example 3
The flames of the pyre rose high into the sky.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 flames | det |
| 2 | flames | flame | NOUN | Number=Plur | 6 rose | nsubj |
| 3 | of | of | ADP | _ | 5 pyre | case |
| 4 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 5 pyre | det |
| 5 | pyre | pyre | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 flames | nmod |
| 6 | rose | rise | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 7 | high | high | ADV | Degree=Pos | 6 rose | advmod |
| 8 | into | into | ADP | _ | 10 sky | case |
| 9 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 10 sky | det |
| 10 | sky | sky | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 rose | obl |
| 11 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 6 rose | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | rise | past | the flames of the pyre | the sky | high property | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial_location»: agent=Theme into sky=Initial_Location | |||
| 2 | flame | the pyre | nom flame «process intransitive»: of=agent |
Example 4
Everything was flung on the pyre.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Everything | everything | PRON | Number=Sing PronType=Tot | 3 flung | nsubj:pass |
| 2 | was | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 3 flung | aux:pass |
| 3 | flung | fling | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | root | root |
| 4 | on | on | ADP | _ | 6 pyre | case |
| 5 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 6 pyre | det |
| 6 | pyre | pyre | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 flung | obl |
| 7 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 3 flung | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | fling | past · passive | Everything | the pyre | vn throw-17.1-1 «NP V NP PP.destinations»: subject=Theme on pyre=Destination |
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