robbery

Who acts: crime, price, robbery, bank robbery, That, detective · What happens: steal, use, be, jail, solve, look · To what, where: force, daylight robbery, corner shop, news, thieves, train robbery

«robbery» 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: robbery in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

The crime of stealing from a person or place, especially using force or threats.

The tree, 14 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 crime	det
2	crime	crime	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 stealing	nsubj
3	of	of	SCONJ	_	4 stealing	mark
4	stealing	steal	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	root	root
5	from	from	ADP	_	7 person	case
6	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	7 person	det
7	person	person	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 stealing	obl
8	or	or	CCONJ	_	9 place	cc
9	place	place	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 person	conj
10	,	,	PUNCT	_	12 using	punct
11	especially	especially	ADV	_	12 using	advmod
12	using	use	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	4 stealing	conj
13	force	force	NOUN	Number=Sing	12 using	obj
14	or	or	CCONJ	_	15 threats	cc
15	threats	threat	NOUN	Number=Plur	13 force	conj
16	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 stealing	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	steal	gerund	the crime					from a person or place	vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
2	use	gerund	the crime not said here	force or threats				especially property	vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent force=Patient

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

Usage: informal — kept apart, not parsed.

A price that is far too high: $10 for a drink is daylight robbery!

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 price	det
2	price	price	NOUN	Number=Sing	16 robbery	nsubj
3	that	that	PRON	PronType=Rel	7 high	nsubj
4	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	7 high	cop
5	far	far	ADV	Degree=Pos	7 high	advmod
6	too	too	ADV	_	7 high	advmod
7	high	high	ADJ	Degree=Pos	2 price	acl:relcl
8	:	:	PUNCT	_	9 $	punct
9	$	$	SYM	_	7 high	appos
10	10	10	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	9 $	nummod
11	for	for	ADP	_	13 drink	case
12	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	13 drink	det
13	drink	drink	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 high	obl
14	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	16 robbery	cop
15	daylight	daylight	NOUN	Number=Sing	16 robbery	compound
16	robbery	robbery	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
17	!	!	PUNCT	_	16 robbery	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	present	a price					for a drink; far, high property	tree rules
2	is a	present	a price	daylight robbery					tree rules

Example 1

There was a robbery at the corner shop last night.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	There	there	PRON	PronType=Dem	2 was	expl
2	was	be	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	4 robbery	det
4	robbery	robbery	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 was	nsubj
5	at	at	ADP	_	8 shop	case
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 shop	det
7	corner	corner	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 shop	compound
8	shop	shop	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 was	obl
9	last	last	ADJ	Degree=Pos	10 night	amod
10	night	night	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 was	obl:unmarked
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 was	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	be	past	a robbery			the corner shop; there	night		vn exist-47.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme at shop=Location

Example 2

The bank robbery was on the news.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 robbery	det
2	bank	bank	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 robbery	compound
3	robbery	robbery	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 news	nsubj
4	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	7 news	cop
5	on	on	ADP	_	7 news	case
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 news	det
7	news	news	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	7 news	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	past	the bank robbery			the news			tree rules

Example 3

The thieves were jailed for armed robbery.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 thieves	det
2	thieves	thief	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 jailed	nsubj:pass
3	were	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	4 jailed	aux:pass
4	jailed	jail	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
5	for	for	ADP	_	7 robbery	case
6	armed	armed	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 robbery	amod
7	robbery	robbery	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 jailed	obl
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 jailed	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	jail	past · passive		the thieves				for armed robbery	vn confine-92 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme

Example 4

Five pounds for a bottle of water? That's daylight robbery!

Sentence 1: Five pounds for a bottle of water?

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Five	five	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	2 pounds	nummod
2	pounds	pound	NOUN	Number=Plur	root	root
3	for	for	ADP	_	5 bottle	case
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 bottle	det
5	bottle	bottle	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 pounds	nmod
6	of	of	ADP	_	7 water	case
7	water	water	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 bottle	nmod
8	?	?	PUNCT	_	2 pounds	punct

The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

Sentence 2: That's daylight robbery!

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	That	that	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Dem	4 robbery	nsubj
2	's	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	4 robbery	cop
3	daylight	daylight	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 robbery	compound
4	robbery	robbery	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
5	!	!	PUNCT	_	4 robbery	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	present	That	daylight robbery					tree rules

Example 5

The detective solved the train robbery.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 detective	det
2	detective	detective	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 solved	nsubj
3	solved	solve	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 robbery	det
5	train	train	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 robbery	compound
6	robbery	robbery	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 solved	obj
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 solved	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	solve	past	the detective	the train robbery					vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent robbery=Topic

Example 6

Police are looking for witnesses to the robbery.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Police	police	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 looking	nsubj
2	are	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	3 looking	aux
3	looking	look	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	root	root
4	for	for	ADP	_	5 witnesses	case
5	witnesses	witness	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 looking	obl
6	to	to	ADP	_	8 robbery	case
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 robbery	det
8	robbery	robbery	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 looking	obl
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 looking	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	look	present · progressive	Police					for witnesses; to the robbery	vn peer-30.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent to robbery=Theme

Example 7

In desperation, he ran to the city and went straight to the courthouse to report the robbery to the magistrate.

The tree, 20 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	In	in	ADP	_	2 desperation	case
2	desperation	desperation	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 ran	obl
3	,	,	PUNCT	_	2 desperation	punct
4	he	he	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	5 ran	nsubj
5	ran	run	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
6	to	to	ADP	_	8 city	case
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 city	det
8	city	city	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 ran	obl
9	and	and	CCONJ	_	10 went	cc
10	went	go	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	5 ran	conj
11	straight	straight	ADV	_	14 courthouse	advmod
12	to	to	ADP	_	14 courthouse	case
13	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	14 courthouse	det
14	courthouse	courthouse	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 went	obl
15	to	to	PART	_	16 report	mark
16	report	report	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	14 courthouse	acl
17	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	18 robbery	det
18	robbery	robbery	NOUN	Number=Sing	16 report	obj
19	to	to	ADP	_	21 magistrate	case
20	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	21 magistrate	det
21	magistrate	magistrate	NOUN	Number=Sing	16 report	obl
22	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 ran	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	other	roles by
1	run	past	he			desperation	to the city result	vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V PP.result»: agent=Theme to city=Result
2	go	past	he not said here			the courthouse		vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial_location»: agent=Theme to courthouse=Initial_Location
3	report	to-infinitive	he not said here	the robbery	the magistrate			vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: agent=Agent robbery=Topic to magistrate=Recipient

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