scimitar Who acts: scimitar, curved blade, warrior, Pictures, museum, genie · What happens: be, curve, get, use, raise, shine · To what, where: sword, past, shining scimitar, curved blade, guards, scimitar
«scimitar» in the school dictionary: its meaning for a pupil and its 8 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: scimitar in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 A scimitar is a sword with a curved blade that gets wider towards the end, used in the past in the Middle East, Persia, North Africa and Central Asia.
The tree, 29 words det nsubj cop det case det amod nmod nsubj acl:relcl xcomp case det obl punct acl case det obl case det compound nmod punct conj punct compound conj cc flat conj punct root A DET scimitar NOUN is AUX a DET sword NOUN with ADP a DET curved VERB blade NOUN that PRON gets VERB wider ADJ towards ADP the DET end NOUN , PUNCT used VERB in ADP the DET past NOUN in ADP the DET Middle PROPN East PROPN , PUNCT Persia PROPN , PUNCT North PROPN Africa PROPN and CCONJ Central PROPN Asia PROPN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 scimitar det 2 scimitar scimitar NOUN Number=Sing 5 sword nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 sword cop 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 sword det 5 sword sword NOUN Number=Sing root root 6 with with ADP _ 9 blade case 7 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 9 blade det 8 curved curve VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 9 blade amod 9 blade blade NOUN Number=Sing 5 sword nmod 10 that that PRON PronType=Rel 11 gets nsubj 11 gets get VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 9 blade acl:relcl 12 wider wide ADJ Degree=Cmp 11 gets xcomp 13 towards towards ADP _ 15 end case 14 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 15 end det 15 end end NOUN Number=Sing 12 wider obl 16 , , PUNCT _ 17 used punct 17 used use VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 5 sword acl 18 in in ADP _ 20 past case 19 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 20 past det 20 past past NOUN Number=Sing 17 used obl 21 in in ADP _ 24 East case 22 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 24 East det 23 Middle Middle PROPN Number=Sing 24 East compound 24 East East PROPN Number=Sing 20 past nmod 25 , , PUNCT _ 26 Persia punct 26 Persia Persia PROPN Number=Sing 24 East conj 27 , , PUNCT _ 29 Africa punct 28 North North PROPN Number=Sing 29 Africa compound 29 Africa Africa PROPN Number=Sing 24 East conj 30 and and CCONJ _ 32 Asia cc 31 Central Central PROPN Number=Sing 32 Asia flat 32 Asia Asia PROPN Number=Sing 24 East conj 33 . . PUNCT _ 5 sword punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 is a present a scimitar a sword with a curved blade tree rules 2 curve participle vn knead-26.5 «NP.material V PP.product»: agent=Material 3 get present a curved blade wide property vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Experiencer 4 use participle a sword not said here the past in the Middle East and Persia and North Africa and Central Asia vn eat-39.1 «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.
Example 1 The warrior raised his shining scimitar.
det nsubj nmod:poss amod obj punct root The DET warrior NOUN raised VERB his PRON shining VERB scimitar NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 warrior det 2 warrior warrior NOUN Number=Sing 3 raised nsubj 3 raised raise VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 his his PRON Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 6 scimitar nmod:poss 5 shining shine VERB VerbForm=Ger 6 scimitar amod 6 scimitar scimitar NOUN Number=Sing 3 raised obj 7 . . PUNCT _ 3 raised punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 raise past the warrior warrior's shining scimitar vn put_direction-9.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent scimitar=Theme 2 shine gerund vn light_emission-43.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
Example 2 A scimitar has a curved blade.
det nsubj det amod obj punct root A DET scimitar NOUN has VERB a DET curved VERB blade NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 scimitar det 2 scimitar scimitar NOUN Number=Sing 3 has nsubj 3 has have VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 blade det 5 curved curve VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 6 blade amod 6 blade blade NOUN Number=Sing 3 has obj 7 . . PUNCT _ 3 has punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 have present a scimitar a curved blade vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent blade=Patient 2 curve participle vn knead-26.5 «NP.material V PP.product»: agent=Material
Example 3 Pictures in the old book showed guards with scimitars.
nsubj case det amod nmod obj case obl punct root Pictures NOUN in ADP the DET old ADJ book NOUN showed VERB guards NOUN with ADP scimitars NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Pictures picture NOUN Number=Plur 6 showed nsubj 2 in in ADP _ 5 book case 3 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 book det 4 old old ADJ Degree=Pos 5 book amod 5 book book NOUN Number=Sing 1 Pictures nmod 6 showed show VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 7 guards guard NOUN Number=Plur 6 showed obj 8 with with ADP _ 9 scimitars case 9 scimitars scimitar NOUN Number=Plur 6 showed obl 10 . . PUNCT _ 6 showed punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 show past Pictures in the old book guards with scimitars vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent guard=Recipient
Example 4 The museum had a scimitar with a jewelled handle.
det nsubj det obj case det amod nmod punct root The DET museum NOUN had VERB a DET scimitar NOUN with ADP a DET jewelled VERB handle NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 museum det 2 museum museum NOUN Number=Sing 3 had nsubj 3 had have VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 scimitar det 5 scimitar scimitar NOUN Number=Sing 3 had obj 6 with with ADP _ 9 handle case 7 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 9 handle det 8 jewelled jewell VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 9 handle amod 9 handle handle NOUN Number=Sing 5 scimitar nmod 10 . . PUNCT _ 3 had punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 have past the museum a scimitar with a jewelled handle vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent scimitar=Patient 2 jewell participle tree rules
Example 5 Riders on horseback used scimitars to slash.
nsubj case nmod amod mark acl punct root Riders NOUN on ADP horseback NOUN used VERB scimitars NOUN to PART slash VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Riders rider NOUN Number=Plur 5 scimitars nsubj 2 on on ADP _ 3 horseback case 3 horseback horseback NOUN Number=Sing 1 Riders nmod 4 used use VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 5 scimitars amod 5 scimitars scimitar NOUN Number=Plur root root 6 to to PART _ 7 slash mark 7 slash slash VERB VerbForm=Inf 5 scimitars acl 8 . . PUNCT _ 5 scimitars punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 use participle vn eat-39.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent 2 slash to-infinitive vn cut-21.1-1 «NP V ADVP-Middle»: agent=Patient
Example 6 In the story, the genie held a golden scimitar.
case det obl punct det nsubj det amod obj punct root In ADP the DET story NOUN , PUNCT the DET genie NOUN held VERB a DET golden ADJ scimitar NOUN . 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 7 held obl 4 , , PUNCT _ 3 story punct 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 genie det 6 genie genie NOUN Number=Sing 7 held nsubj 7 held hold VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 8 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 10 scimitar det 9 golden golden ADJ Degree=Pos 10 scimitar amod 10 scimitar scimitar NOUN Number=Sing 7 held obj 11 . . PUNCT _ 7 held punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 hold past the genie a golden scimitar the story vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent scimitar=Theme in story=Location
Example 7 Swords and scimitars must never be played with; real blades are dangerous.
nsubj:pass cc conj aux advmod aux:pass obl punct amod nsubj cop conj punct root Swords NOUN and CCONJ scimitars NOUN must AUX never ADV be AUX played VERB with ADP ; PUNCT real ADJ blades NOUN are AUX dangerous ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Swords sword NOUN Number=Plur 7 played nsubj:pass 2 and and CCONJ _ 3 scimitars cc 3 scimitars scimitar NOUN Number=Plur 1 Swords conj 4 must must AUX VerbForm=Fin 7 played aux 5 never never ADV PronType=Neg 7 played advmod 6 be be AUX VerbForm=Inf 7 played aux:pass 7 played play VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 8 with with ADP _ 7 played obl 9 ; ; PUNCT _ 13 dangerous punct 10 real real ADJ Degree=Pos 11 blades amod 11 blades blade NOUN Number=Plur 13 dangerous nsubj 12 are be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 13 dangerous cop 13 dangerous dangerous ADJ Degree=Pos 7 played conj 14 . . PUNCT _ 7 played punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 not play must · passive Swords and scimitars vn use-105.1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme 2 is present real blades dangerous property tree rules
Example 8 The executioner made Aladdin kneel down, bandaged his eyes, and raised his scimitar to strike.
The tree, 15 words det nsubj nsubj xcomp compound:prt punct conj nmod:poss obj punct cc conj nmod:poss obj mark xcomp punct root The DET executioner NOUN made VERB Aladdin PROPN kneel VERB down ADP , PUNCT bandaged VERB his PRON eyes NOUN , PUNCT and CCONJ raised VERB his PRON scimitar NOUN to PART strike VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 executioner det 2 executioner executioner NOUN Number=Sing 3 made nsubj 3 made make VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 Aladdin Aladdin PROPN Number=Sing 5 kneel nsubj 5 kneel kneel VERB VerbForm=Inf 3 made xcomp 6 down down ADP _ 5 kneel compound:prt 7 , , PUNCT _ 8 bandaged punct 8 bandaged bandage VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 3 made conj 9 his his PRON Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 10 eyes nmod:poss 10 eyes eye NOUN Number=Plur 8 bandaged obj 11 , , PUNCT _ 13 raised punct 12 and and CCONJ _ 13 raised cc 13 raised raise VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 3 made conj 14 his his PRON Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 15 scimitar nmod:poss 15 scimitar scimitar NOUN Number=Sing 13 raised obj 16 to to PART _ 17 strike mark 17 strike strike VERB VerbForm=Inf 13 raised xcomp 18 . . PUNCT _ 3 made punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 make past the executioner tree rules 2 kneel down infinitive Aladdin vn assuming_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent 3 bandage past the executioner not said here Aladdin's eyes vn fill-9.8 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme eye=Destination 4 raise past the executioner not said here Aladdin's scimitar tree rules 5 strike to-infinitive the executioner not said here vn sound_emission-43.2 «NP V»: agent=Theme
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