schoolfellow Who acts: person, Grandad, schoolfellows, two schoolfellows, Charles, She · What happens: go, meet, tease, write, invite, be · To what, where: same school, old schoolfellow, shop, Tom, story, letters
«schoolfellow» in the school dictionary: its meaning 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: schoolfellow in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 Usage: old-fashioned — kept apart, not parsed.
A person who goes or went to the same school as you; a schoolmate.
The tree, 14 words det nsubj acl:relcl cc conj case det amod obl case obl punct det conj punct root A DET person NOUN who PRON goes VERB or CCONJ went VERB to ADP the DET same ADJ school NOUN as ADP you PRON ; PUNCT a DET schoolmate NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 person det 2 person person NOUN Number=Sing root root 3 who who PRON PronType=Rel 4 goes nsubj 4 goes go VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 2 person acl:relcl 5 or or CCONJ _ 6 went cc 6 went go VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 4 goes conj 7 to to ADP _ 10 school case 8 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 10 school det 9 same same ADJ Degree=Pos 10 school amod 10 school school NOUN Number=Sing 6 went obl 11 as as ADP _ 12 you case 12 you you PRON Case=Acc Person=2 PronType=Prs 6 went obl 13 ; ; PUNCT _ 15 schoolmate punct 14 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 15 schoolmate det 15 schoolmate schoolmate NOUN Number=Sing 2 person conj 16 . . PUNCT _ 2 person punct
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1 go present a person and a schoolmate vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme 2 go past a person and a schoolmate not said here the same school as you vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial_location»: agent=Theme to school=Initial_Location
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 Grandad met an old schoolfellow at the shop.
nsubj det amod obj case det obl punct root Grandad PROPN met VERB an DET old ADJ schoolfellow NOUN at ADP the DET shop NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Grandad Grandad PROPN Number=Sing 2 met nsubj 2 met meet VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 an a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 schoolfellow det 4 old old ADJ Degree=Pos 5 schoolfellow amod 5 schoolfellow schoolfellow NOUN Number=Sing 2 met obj 6 at at ADP _ 8 shop case 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 shop det 8 shop shop NOUN Number=Sing 2 met obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 2 met punct
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1 meet past Grandad a old schoolfellow the shop vn meet-36.3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent schoolfellow=Co-Agent
Example 2 In the story, Tom's schoolfellows teased him.
case det obl punct nmod:poss case nsubj obj punct root In ADP the DET story NOUN , PUNCT Tom PROPN 's PART schoolfellows NOUN teased VERB him PRON . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 In in ADP _ 3 story case 2 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 story det 3 story story NOUN Number=Sing 8 teased obl 4 , , PUNCT _ 3 story punct 5 Tom Tom PROPN Number=Sing 7 schoolfellows nmod:poss 6 's 's PART _ 5 Tom case 7 schoolfellows schoolfellow NOUN Number=Plur 8 teased nsubj 8 teased tease VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 9 him he PRON Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 8 teased obj 10 . . PUNCT _ 8 teased punct
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1 tease past Tom's schoolfellows Tom the story vn bully-59.5 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent he=Patient
Example 3 The two schoolfellows wrote letters for fifty years.
det nummod nsubj obj case nummod obl punct root The DET two NUM schoolfellows NOUN wrote VERB letters NOUN for ADP fifty NUM years NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 schoolfellows det 2 two two NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 3 schoolfellows nummod 3 schoolfellows schoolfellow NOUN Number=Plur 4 wrote nsubj 4 wrote write VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 5 letters letter NOUN Number=Plur 4 wrote obj 6 for for ADP _ 8 years case 7 fifty fifty NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 8 years nummod 8 years year NOUN Number=Plur 4 wrote obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 4 wrote punct
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1 write past the two schoolfellows letters year vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent letter=Theme
Example 4 Charles Dickens wrote about cruel schoolmasters and frightened schoolfellows.
nsubj flat case amod obl cc amod conj punct root Charles PROPN Dickens PROPN wrote VERB about ADP cruel ADJ schoolmasters NOUN and CCONJ frightened ADJ schoolfellows NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Charles Charles PROPN Number=Sing 3 wrote nsubj 2 Dickens Dickens PROPN Number=Sing 1 Charles flat 3 wrote write VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 about about ADP _ 6 schoolmasters case 5 cruel cruel ADJ Degree=Pos 6 schoolmasters amod 6 schoolmasters schoolmaster NOUN Number=Plur 3 wrote obl 7 and and CCONJ _ 9 schoolfellows cc 8 frightened frightened ADJ Degree=Pos 9 schoolfellows amod 9 schoolfellows schoolfellow NOUN Number=Plur 6 schoolmasters conj 10 . . PUNCT _ 3 wrote punct
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1 write past Charles about cruel schoolmasters and frightened schoolfellows vn lecture-37.11-1 «NP V PP.topic»: agent=Agent about schoolmaster=Topic
Example 5 She invited her schoolfellows to tea.
nsubj nmod:poss obj case obl punct root She PRON invited VERB her PRON schoolfellows NOUN to ADP tea NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 She she PRON Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 2 invited nsubj 2 invited invite VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 her her PRON Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 4 schoolfellows nmod:poss 4 schoolfellows schoolfellow NOUN Number=Plur 2 invited obj 5 to to ADP _ 6 tea case 6 tea tea NOUN Number=Sing 2 invited obl 7 . . PUNCT _ 2 invited punct
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1 invite past She her schoolfellows to tea vn urge-58.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent schoolfellow=Recipient
Example 6 They were schoolfellows at a boarding school.
nsubj cop case det compound nmod punct root They PRON were AUX schoolfellows NOUN at ADP a DET boarding NOUN school NOUN . PUNCT 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 3 schoolfellows nsubj 2 were be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 3 schoolfellows cop 3 schoolfellows schoolfellow NOUN Number=Plur root root 4 at at ADP _ 7 school case 5 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 7 school det 6 boarding boarding NOUN Number=Sing 7 school compound 7 school school NOUN Number=Sing 3 schoolfellows nmod 8 . . PUNCT _ 3 schoolfellows punct
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1 is a past They schoolfellows a boarding school tree rules
Example 7 A BOY stole a lesson-book from one of his schoolfellows and took it home to his Mother.
The tree, 18 words det nsubj det compound punct obj case obl case nmod:poss nmod cc conj obj advmod case nmod:poss obl punct root A DET BOY NOUN stole VERB a DET lesson NOUN - PUNCT book NOUN from ADP one NUM of ADP his PRON schoolfellows NOUN and CCONJ took VERB it PRON home ADV to ADP his PRON Mother NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 BOY det 2 BOY boy NOUN Number=Sing 3 stole nsubj 3 stole steal VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 7 book det 5 lesson lesson NOUN Number=Sing 7 book compound 6 - - PUNCT _ 5 lesson punct 7 book book NOUN Number=Sing 3 stole obj 8 from from ADP _ 9 one case 9 one one NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 3 stole obl 10 of of ADP _ 12 schoolfellows case 11 his his PRON Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 12 schoolfellows nmod:poss 12 schoolfellows schoolfellow NOUN Number=Plur 9 one nmod 13 and and CCONJ _ 14 took cc 14 took take VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 3 stole conj 15 it it PRON Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 14 took obj 16 home home ADV _ 14 took advmod 17 to to ADP _ 19 Mother case 18 his his PRON Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 19 Mother nmod:poss 19 Mother mother NOUN Number=Sing 14 took obl 20 . . PUNCT _ 3 stole punct
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1 steal past a BOY a lesson book from one of BOY's schoolfellows vn steal-10.5-1 «NP V NP PP.source»: agent=Agent book=Theme from one=Source 2 take past a BOY not said here book BOY's Mother home property vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent it=Theme to mother=Destination
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