scot Who acts: Scot, Scots, people, its, old word, uncle · What happens: be, settle, give, name, mean, punish · To what, where: person, Scotland, people, Ireland, western Scotland, name · Speech: someone speaks here
«scot» in the school dictionary: its 3 meanings 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: scot in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 A Scot is a person from Scotland.
det nsubj cop det case nmod punct root A DET Scot PROPN is AUX a DET person NOUN from ADP Scotland PROPN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 Scot det 2 Scot Scot PROPN Number=Sing 5 person nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 person cop 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 person det 5 person person NOUN Number=Sing root root 6 from from ADP _ 7 Scotland case 7 Scotland Scotland PROPN Number=Sing 5 person nmod 8 . . PUNCT _ 5 person punct
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1 is a present a Scot a person Scotland tree rules
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: history — kept apart, not parsed.
The Scots were a people from Ireland who settled in western Scotland about 1,500 years ago and gave Scotland its name.
The tree, 21 words det nsubj cop det case nmod nsubj acl:relcl case amod obl advmod nummod obl:unmarked advmod cc conj iobj nmod:poss obj punct root The DET Scots PROPN were AUX a DET people NOUN from ADP Ireland PROPN who PRON settled VERB in ADP western ADJ Scotland PROPN about ADV 1,500 NUM years NOUN ago ADV and CCONJ gave VERB Scotland PROPN its PRON name NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 Scots det 2 Scots Scot PROPN Number=Plur 5 people nsubj 3 were be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 5 people cop 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 people det 5 people people NOUN Number=Plur root root 6 from from ADP _ 7 Ireland case 7 Ireland Ireland PROPN Number=Sing 5 people nmod 8 who who PRON PronType=Rel 9 settled nsubj 9 settled settle VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 5 people acl:relcl 10 in in ADP _ 12 Scotland case 11 western western ADJ Degree=Pos 12 Scotland amod 12 Scotland Scotland PROPN Number=Sing 9 settled obl 13 about about ADV _ 14 1,500 advmod 14 1,500 1,500 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 15 years nummod 15 years year NOUN Number=Plur 16 ago obl:unmarked 16 ago ago ADV _ 9 settled advmod 17 and and CCONJ _ 18 gave cc 18 gave give VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 9 settled conj 19 Scotland Scotland PROPN Number=Sing 18 gave iobj 20 its its PRON Case=Gen Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 21 name nmod:poss 21 name name NOUN Number=Sing 18 gave obj 22 . . PUNCT _ 5 people punct
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1 is a past the Scots a people Ireland tree rules 2 settle past a people western Scotland ago property vn odge-46-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in scotland=Location 3 give past a people not said here its name Scotland vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent scotland=Recipient name=Theme 4 name its = it nom name «communication transitive»: poss=agent
Meaning 3 "Scot-free" means without being punished or harmed; the old word "scot" meant a tax or payment.
The tree, 17 words punct compound punct csubj punct mark aux:pass ccomp cc conj punct det amod nsubj punct appos punct parataxis det obj cc conj punct root " PUNCT Scot NOUN - PUNCT free ADJ " PUNCT means VERB without SCONJ being AUX punished VERB or CCONJ harmed VERB ; PUNCT the DET old ADJ word NOUN " PUNCT scot NOUN " PUNCT meant VERB a DET tax NOUN or CCONJ payment NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 " " PUNCT _ 4 free punct 2 Scot scot NOUN Number=Sing 4 free compound 3 - - PUNCT _ 2 Scot punct 4 free free ADJ Degree=Pos 6 means csubj 5 " " PUNCT _ 4 free punct 6 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 7 without without SCONJ _ 9 punished mark 8 being be AUX Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 9 punished aux:pass 9 punished punish VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 6 means ccomp 10 or or CCONJ _ 11 harmed cc 11 harmed harm VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 9 punished conj 12 ; ; PUNCT _ 19 meant punct 13 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 15 word det 14 old old ADJ Degree=Pos 15 word amod 15 word word NOUN Number=Sing 19 meant nsubj 16 " " PUNCT _ 17 scot punct 17 scot scot NOUN Number=Sing 15 word appos 18 " " PUNCT _ 17 scot punct 19 meant mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 6 means parataxis 20 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 21 tax det 21 tax tax NOUN Number=Sing 19 meant obj 22 or or CCONJ _ 23 payment cc 23 payment payment NOUN Number=Sing 21 tax conj 24 . . PUNCT _ 6 means punct
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1 mean present vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 2 punish gerund · passive vn prosecute-33.2-1 «NP V NP» 3 harm participle vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer 4 mean past the old word a tax or payment vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent tax=Topic
Example 1 My uncle is a Scot from Glasgow.
nmod:poss nsubj cop det case nmod punct root My PRON uncle NOUN is AUX a DET Scot NOUN from ADP Glasgow PROPN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 My my PRON Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 2 uncle nmod:poss 2 uncle uncle NOUN Number=Sing 5 Scot nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 Scot cop 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 Scot det 5 Scot scot NOUN Number=Sing root root 6 from from ADP _ 7 Glasgow case 7 Glasgow Glasgow PROPN Number=Sing 5 Scot nmod 8 . . PUNCT _ 5 Scot punct
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1 is a present My uncle a Scot Glasgow tree rules
Example 2 The Scots won the battle of Bannockburn in 1314.
det nsubj det obj case nmod case obl punct root The DET Scots PROPN won VERB the DET battle NOUN of ADP Bannockburn PROPN in ADP 1314 NUM . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 Scots det 2 Scots Scot PROPN Number=Plur 3 won nsubj 3 won win VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 battle det 5 battle battle NOUN Number=Sing 3 won obj 6 of of ADP _ 7 Bannockburn case 7 Bannockburn Bannockburn PROPN Number=Sing 5 battle nmod 8 in in ADP _ 9 1314 case 9 1314 1314 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 3 won obl 10 . . PUNCT _ 3 won punct
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1 win past the Scots the battle of Bannockburn 1314 vn succeed-74-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent battle=Eventuality 2 battle Bannockburn nom battle «act transitive»: of=patient
Example 3 Mary Queen of Scots was a famous ruler.
compound nsubj case nmod cop det amod punct root Mary PROPN Queen PROPN of ADP Scots PROPN was AUX a DET famous ADJ ruler NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Mary Mary PROPN Number=Sing 2 Queen compound 2 Queen Queen PROPN Number=Sing 8 ruler nsubj 3 of of ADP _ 4 Scots case 4 Scots Scot PROPN Number=Plur 2 Queen nmod 5 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 8 ruler cop 6 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 8 ruler det 7 famous famous ADJ Degree=Pos 8 ruler amod 8 ruler ruler NOUN Number=Sing root root 9 . . PUNCT _ 8 ruler punct
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1 is a past Mary Queen of Scots a famous ruler tree rules
Example 4 The thief got off scot-free because nobody saw him.
det nsubj compound:prt compound punct xcomp mark nsubj advcl obj punct root The DET thief NOUN got VERB off ADP scot NOUN - PUNCT free ADJ because SCONJ nobody PRON saw VERB him PRON . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 thief det 2 thief thief NOUN Number=Sing 3 got nsubj 3 got get VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 off off ADP _ 3 got compound:prt 5 scot scot NOUN Number=Sing 7 free compound 6 - - PUNCT _ 5 scot punct 7 free free ADJ Degree=Pos 3 got xcomp 8 because because SCONJ _ 10 saw mark 9 nobody nobody PRON Number=Sing PronType=Neg 10 saw nsubj 10 saw see VERB Mood=Ind Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 3 got advcl 11 him he PRON Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 10 saw obj 12 . . PUNCT _ 3 got punct
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1 get off past the thief free property vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Experiencer 2 see past nobody thief vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer he=Stimulus
Example 5 A Scot invented the telephone: Alexander Graham Bell.
det nsubj det obj punct compound flat obl punct root A DET Scot PROPN invented VERB the DET telephone NOUN : PUNCT Alexander PROPN Graham PROPN Bell PROPN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 Scot det 2 Scot Scot PROPN Number=Sing 3 invented nsubj 3 invented invent VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 telephone det 5 telephone telephone NOUN Number=Sing 3 invented obj 6 : : PUNCT _ 9 Bell punct 7 Alexander Alexander PROPN Number=Sing 9 Bell compound 8 Graham Graham PROPN Number=Sing 7 Alexander flat 9 Bell Bell PROPN Number=Sing 3 invented obl 10 . . PUNCT _ 3 invented punct
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1 invent past a Scot the telephone Alexander Bell obl vn create-26.4-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent telephone=Result
Example 6 Many Scots wear a kilt at weddings.
amod nsubj det obj case obl punct root Many ADJ Scots PROPN wear VERB a DET kilt NOUN at ADP weddings NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Many many ADJ Degree=Pos 2 Scots amod 2 Scots Scot PROPN Number=Plur 3 wear nsubj 3 wear wear VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 kilt det 5 kilt kilt NOUN Number=Sing 3 wear obj 6 at at ADP _ 7 weddings case 7 weddings wedding NOUN Number=Plur 3 wear obl 8 . . PUNCT _ 3 wear punct
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1 wear present Many Scots a kilt weddings vn wipe_manner-10.4.1-1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent kilt=Theme
Example 7 The Scots were a people who came from Ireland long ago.
det nsubj cop det nsubj acl:relcl case obl advmod advmod punct root The DET Scots PROPN were AUX a DET people NOUN who PRON came VERB from ADP Ireland PROPN long ADV ago ADV . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 Scots det 2 Scots Scot PROPN Number=Plur 5 people nsubj 3 were be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 5 people cop 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 people det 5 people people NOUN Number=Plur root root 6 who who PRON PronType=Rel 7 came nsubj 7 came come VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 5 people acl:relcl 8 from from ADP _ 9 Ireland case 9 Ireland Ireland PROPN Number=Sing 7 came obl 10 long long ADV Degree=Pos 11 ago advmod 11 ago ago ADV _ 7 came advmod 12 . . PUNCT _ 5 people punct
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1 is a past the Scots a people tree rules 2 come past a people Ireland ago property vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial_location»: agent=Theme from ireland=Initial_Location
Example 8 And yet Kai Lykke went scot-free."
cc advmod nsubj flat compound punct xcomp punct punct root And CCONJ yet ADV Kai PROPN Lykke PROPN went VERB scot NOUN - PUNCT free ADJ . PUNCT " PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 And and CCONJ _ 5 went cc 2 yet yet ADV _ 5 went advmod 3 Kai Kai PROPN Number=Sing 5 went nsubj 4 Lykke Lykke PROPN Number=Sing 3 Kai flat 5 went go VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 6 scot scot NOUN Number=Sing 8 free compound 7 - - PUNCT _ 6 scot punct 8 free free ADJ Degree=Pos 5 went xcomp 9 . . PUNCT _ 5 went punct 10 " " PUNCT _ 5 went punct
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1 go past Kai yet free property vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
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