quest

Who acts: player, knights, quest, Frodo, Scientists, I · What happens: find, get, lose, achieve, complete, search · To what, where: something, story, quest, Holy Grail, three side quests, game

«quest» in the school dictionary: its 4 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: quest in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

A long search or journey to find or get something important: «a quest for the lost treasure».

The tree, 17 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	3 search	det
2	long	long	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 search	amod
3	search	search	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
4	or	or	CCONJ	_	5 journey	cc
5	journey	journey	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 search	conj
6	to	to	PART	_	7 find	mark
7	find	find	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	5 journey	acl
8	or	or	CCONJ	_	9 get	cc
9	get	get	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	7 find	conj
10	something	something	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	9 get	obj
11	important	important	ADJ	Degree=Pos	10 something	amod
12	:	:	PUNCT	_	15 quest	punct
13	«	«	PUNCT	_	15 quest	punct
14	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	15 quest	det
15	quest	quest	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 search	conj
16	for	for	ADP	_	19 treasure	case
17	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	19 treasure	det
18	lost	lose	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	19 treasure	amod
19	treasure	treasure	NOUN	Number=Sing	15 quest	nmod
20	»	»	PUNCT	_	15 quest	punct
21	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 search	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	what, whom	roles by
1	find	to-infinitive		vn declare-29.4-1-1 «NP V what S_INF»: agent=Agent
2	get	infinitive	something	vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer something=Stimulus
3	lose in a quote	participle		vn succeed-74-3-1 «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

A strong effort to achieve something: «the quest for a cure».

The tree, 11 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	3 effort	det
2	strong	strong	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 effort	amod
3	effort	effort	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
4	to	to	PART	_	5 achieve	mark
5	achieve	achieve	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	3 effort	acl
6	something	something	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	5 achieve	obj
7	:	:	PUNCT	_	10 quest	punct
8	«	«	PUNCT	_	10 quest	punct
9	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	10 quest	det
10	quest	quest	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 something	appos
11	for	for	ADP	_	13 cure	case
12	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	13 cure	det
13	cure	cure	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 quest	nmod
14	»	»	PUNCT	_	10 quest	punct
15	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 effort	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	achieve	to-infinitive		something					vn complete-55.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent something=Eventuality

Meaning 3

Usage: games — kept apart, not parsed.

A mission or task in a video game or story that the player must complete.

The tree, 15 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	2 mission	det
2	mission	mission	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
3	or	or	CCONJ	_	4 task	cc
4	task	task	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 mission	conj
5	in	in	ADP	_	8 game	case
6	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	8 game	det
7	video	video	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 game	compound
8	game	game	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 mission	nmod
9	or	or	CCONJ	_	10 story	cc
10	story	story	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 game	conj
11	that	that	SCONJ	_	15 complete	mark
12	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	13 player	det
13	player	player	NOUN	Number=Sing	15 complete	nsubj
14	must	must	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	15 complete	aux
15	complete	complete	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	10 story	acl
16	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 mission	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	complete	must	the player	story not said here					vn complete-55.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent story=Eventuality

Meaning 4

Usage: verb, literary — kept apart, not parsed.

To search for something.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	To	to	PART	_	2 search	mark
2	search	search	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	for	for	ADP	_	4 something	case
4	something	something	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	2 search	obl
5	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 search	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	search	to-infinitive						for something	vn search-35.2 «NP V PP.theme NP.location»: agent=Agent for something=Theme

Example 1

The knights set out on a quest to find the Holy Grail.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 knights	det
2	knights	knight	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 set	nsubj
3	set	set	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	out	out	ADP	_	3 set	compound:prt
5	on	on	ADP	_	7 quest	case
6	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	7 quest	det
7	quest	quest	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 set	obl
8	to	to	PART	_	9 find	mark
9	find	find	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	3 set	advcl
10	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	12 Grail	det
11	Holy	holy	ADJ	Degree=Pos	12 Grail	amod
12	Grail	grail	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 find	obj
13	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 set	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	set out	past	the knights			a quest			vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
2	find	to-infinitive	the knights not said here	the Holy Grail					vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent grail=Topic

Example 2

Frodo's quest was to destroy the ring.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Frodo	Frodo	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 quest	nmod:poss
2	's	's	PART	_	1 Frodo	case
3	quest	quest	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 destroy	nsubj
4	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	6 destroy	cop
5	to	to	PART	_	6 destroy	mark
6	destroy	destroy	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	root	root
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 ring	det
8	ring	ring	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 destroy	obj
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 destroy	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	past	Frodo's quest					destroy property	tree rules
2	quest		Frodo						nom quest «cognition intransitive»: poss=agent

Example 3

Scientists continue their quest for a cure for cancer.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Scientists	scientist	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 continue	nsubj
2	continue	continue	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	their	their	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	4 quest	nmod:poss
4	quest	quest	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 continue	obj
5	for	for	ADP	_	7 cure	case
6	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	7 cure	det
7	cure	cure	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 continue	obl
8	for	for	ADP	_	9 cancer	case
9	cancer	cancer	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 cure	nmod
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 continue	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	continue	present	Scientists	Scientists's quest				for a cure for cancer	vn sustain-55.6 «NP V NP PP.instrument»: agent=Agent quest=Theme
2	quest		Scientists = scientist						nom quest «cognition intransitive»: poss=agent

Example 4

I finished three side quests in the game today.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	I	I	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs	2 finished	nsubj
2	finished	finish	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	three	three	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	5 quests	nummod
4	side	side	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 quests	compound
5	quests	quest	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 finished	obj
6	in	in	ADP	_	8 game	case
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 game	det
8	game	game	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 finished	obl
9	today	today	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 finished	obl:unmarked
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 finished	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	finish	past	I	three side quests		the game	today		vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V NP.eventuality»: agent=Affector quest=Eventuality

Example 5

Our quest to find the lost remote took all afternoon.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Our	our	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	2 quest	nmod:poss
2	quest	quest	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 took	nsubj
3	to	to	PART	_	4 find	mark
4	find	find	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	2 quest	acl
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 remote	det
6	lost	lose	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	7 remote	amod
7	remote	remote	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 find	obj
8	took	take	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
9	all	all	DET	PronType=Tot	10 afternoon	det
10	afternoon	afternoon	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 took	obj
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	8 took	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	when	roles by
1	find	to-infinitive	Our quest not said here	the lost remote		vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent remote=Topic
2	lose	participle				vn succeed-74-3-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
3	take	past	Our quest		afternoon	vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent
4	quest		Our			nom quest «cognition intransitive»: poss=agent

Example 6

Her quest for a gold medal took years of training.

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 quest	nmod:poss
2	quest	quest	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 took	nsubj
3	for	for	ADP	_	6 medal	case
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 medal	det
5	gold	gold	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 medal	compound
6	medal	medal	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 quest	nmod
7	took	take	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
8	years	year	NOUN	Number=Plur	7 took	obj
9	of	of	ADP	_	10 training	case
10	training	training	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 years	nmod
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	7 took	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	take	past	Her quest for a gold medal				year		vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent
2	quest		Her = she					for a gold medal	nom quest «cognition intransitive»: poss=agent for=obl

Example 7

The Fox and the Hare are sent in quest of the magic fluid.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 Fox	det
2	Fox	fox	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 sent	nsubj:pass
3	and	and	CCONJ	_	5 Hare	cc
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 Hare	det
5	Hare	Hare	PROPN	Number=Sing	2 Fox	conj
6	are	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	7 sent	aux:pass
7	sent	send	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
8	in	in	ADP	_	9 quest	case
9	quest	quest	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 sent	obl
10	of	of	ADP	_	13 fluid	case
11	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	13 fluid	det
12	magic	magic	ADJ	Degree=Pos	13 fluid	amod
13	fluid	fluid	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 quest	nmod
14	.	.	PUNCT	_	7 sent	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	send	present · passive		the Fox and the Hare		quest of the magic fluid			vn confine-92-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: subject=Theme in quest=Destination
2	quest		the magic fluid						nom quest «cognition intransitive»: of=agent

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