retribution
Who acts: Retribution · What happens: be, deserve, give, do, reply, arrive · To what, where: Retribution punishment, payment, pasha, hour
«retribution» in the school dictionary: its meaning for a pupil and its 3 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: retribution in the school dictionary.
Meaning 1
Retribution is punishment that is deserved, given as payment for a wrong that has been done.
The tree, 16 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Retribution | retribution | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 punishment | compound |
| 2 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 3 punishment | cop |
| 3 | punishment | punishment | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 deserved | nsubj:pass |
| 4 | that | that | PRON | PronType=Rel | 6 deserved | nsubj:pass |
| 5 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 6 deserved | aux:pass |
| 6 | deserved | deserve | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | root | root |
| 7 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 8 given | punct |
| 8 | given | give | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 6 deserved | conj |
| 9 | as | as | ADP | _ | 10 payment | case |
| 10 | payment | payment | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 given | obl |
| 11 | for | for | ADP | _ | 13 wrong | case |
| 12 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 13 wrong | det |
| 13 | wrong | wrong | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 10 payment | nmod |
| 14 | that | that | PRON | PronType=Rel | 17 done | obj |
| 15 | has | have | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 17 done | aux |
| 16 | been | be | AUX | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part | 17 done | aux:pass |
| 17 | done | do | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 10 payment | acl:relcl |
| 18 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 6 deserved | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is a | present | Retribution punishment | tree rules | |||||
| 2 | deserve | present · passive | Retribution punishment | tree rules | |||||
| 3 | give | participle | as payment for a wrong | vn break_down-45.8 «NP V»: agent=Patient | |||||
| 4 | do | present · perfect · passive | payment for a wrong | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: that=Eventuality |
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
"Retribution," replied the pasha.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 2 Retribution | punct |
| 2 | Retribution | retribution | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 replied | nsubj |
| 3 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 2 Retribution | punct |
| 4 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 2 Retribution | punct |
| 5 | replied | reply | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 6 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 7 pasha | det |
| 7 | pasha | pasha | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 replied | obj |
| 8 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 5 replied | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | reply speech: assert | past | Retribution | the pasha | vn say-37.7-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent pasha=Topic |
Example 2
The hour of retribution had arrived.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 hour | det |
| 2 | hour | hour | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 arrived | nsubj:pass |
| 3 | of | of | ADP | _ | 4 retribution | case |
| 4 | retribution | retribution | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 hour | nmod |
| 5 | had | have | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 6 arrived | aux |
| 6 | arrived | arrive | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | root | root |
| 7 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 6 arrived | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | arrive | past · perfect · passive | the hour of retribution | tree rules |
Example 3
A just retribution fell upon the Eagle.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 3 retribution | det |
| 2 | just | just | ADV | _ | 3 retribution | advmod |
| 3 | retribution | retribution | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 fell | nsubj |
| 4 | fell | fall | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 5 | upon | upon | ADP | _ | 7 Eagle | case |
| 6 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 7 Eagle | det |
| 7 | Eagle | Eagle | PROPN | Number=Sing | 4 fell | obl |
| 8 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 4 fell | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | fall | past | a retribution | upon the Eagle | vn occur-48.3 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme upon eagle=Location |
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