sentinel Who acts: job, tree, sentinel, old oak, Canaries, lighthouse · What happens: be, stand, watch, use, give, shout · To what, where: place, sentinel, hill, early warning, castle wall, village
«sentinel» in the school dictionary: its 3 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: sentinel in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 A soldier or guard whose job is to watch for danger; a sentry.
The tree, 13 words det cc conj nmod:poss nsubj cop mark acl:relcl case obl punct det appos punct root A DET soldier NOUN or CCONJ guard NOUN whose PRON job NOUN is AUX to PART watch VERB for ADP danger NOUN ; PUNCT a DET sentry NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 soldier det 2 soldier soldier NOUN Number=Sing root root 3 or or CCONJ _ 4 guard cc 4 guard guard NOUN Number=Sing 2 soldier conj 5 whose whose PRON Poss=Yes PronType=Rel 6 job nmod:poss 6 job job NOUN Number=Sing 9 watch nsubj 7 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 9 watch cop 8 to to PART _ 9 watch mark 9 watch watch VERB VerbForm=Inf 4 guard acl:relcl 10 for for ADP _ 11 danger case 11 danger danger NOUN Number=Sing 9 watch obl 12 ; ; PUNCT _ 14 sentry punct 13 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 14 sentry det 14 sentry sentry NOUN Number=Sing 2 soldier appos 15 . . PUNCT _ 2 soldier punct
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1 is present job for danger; watch property 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 Something that stands like a guard or watches over a place: a tree standing sentinel on a hill.
The tree, 18 words nsubj acl:relcl case det obl cc conj case det obl punct det appos acl obj case det obl punct root Something PRON that PRON stands VERB like ADP a DET guard NOUN or CCONJ watches VERB over ADP a DET place NOUN : PUNCT a DET tree NOUN standing VERB sentinel NOUN on ADP a DET hill NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Something something PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind root root 2 that that PRON PronType=Rel 3 stands nsubj 3 stands stand VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 1 Something acl:relcl 4 like like ADP _ 6 guard case 5 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 guard det 6 guard guard NOUN Number=Sing 3 stands obl 7 or or CCONJ _ 8 watches cc 8 watches watch VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 stands conj 9 over over ADP _ 11 place case 10 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 11 place det 11 place place NOUN Number=Sing 8 watches obl 12 : : PUNCT _ 14 tree punct 13 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 14 tree det 14 tree tree NOUN Number=Sing 11 place appos 15 standing stand VERB VerbForm=Ger 14 tree acl 16 sentinel sentinel NOUN Number=Sing 15 standing obj 17 on on ADP _ 19 hill case 18 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 19 hill det 19 hill hill NOUN Number=Sing 15 standing obl 20 . . PUNCT _ 1 Something punct
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1 stand present like a guard vn assuming_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent 2 watch present a place vn search-35.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent over place=Location 3 stand gerund a tree not said here sentinel a hill vn put_spatial-9.2 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent sentinel=Theme on hill=Destination
Meaning 3 Usage: science, medicine — kept apart, not parsed.
Something used to give early warning: a sentinel species (like canaries in coal mines) or a sentinel node.
The tree, 18 words acl mark xcomp amod obj punct det compound conj punct case appos case compound nmod punct cc det compound conj punct root Something PRON used VERB to PART give VERB early ADJ warning NOUN : PUNCT a DET sentinel NOUN species NOUN ( PUNCT like ADP canaries NOUN in ADP coal NOUN mines NOUN ) PUNCT or CCONJ a DET sentinel NOUN node NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Something something PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind root root 2 used use VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 1 Something acl 3 to to PART _ 4 give mark 4 give give VERB VerbForm=Inf 2 used xcomp 5 early early ADJ Degree=Pos 6 warning amod 6 warning warning NOUN Number=Sing 4 give obj 7 : : PUNCT _ 10 species punct 8 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 10 species det 9 sentinel sentinel NOUN Number=Sing 10 species compound 10 species species NOUN Number=Sing 6 warning conj 11 ( ( PUNCT _ 13 canaries punct 12 like like ADP _ 13 canaries case 13 canaries canary NOUN Number=Plur 10 species appos 14 in in ADP _ 16 mines case 15 coal coal NOUN Number=Sing 16 mines compound 16 mines mine NOUN Number=Plur 13 canaries nmod 17 ) ) PUNCT _ 13 canaries punct 18 or or CCONJ _ 21 node cc 19 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 21 node det 20 sentinel sentinel NOUN Number=Sing 21 node compound 21 node node NOUN Number=Sing 6 warning conj 22 . . PUNCT _ 1 Something punct
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1 use participle vn use-105.1 «NP V NP S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Eventuality 2 give to-infinitive early warning and a sentinel species or a sentinel node vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent warning=Theme
Example 1 A sentinel stood on the castle wall.
det nsubj case det compound obl punct root A DET sentinel NOUN stood VERB on ADP the DET castle NOUN wall NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 sentinel det 2 sentinel sentinel NOUN Number=Sing 3 stood nsubj 3 stood stand VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 on on ADP _ 7 wall case 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 wall det 6 castle castle NOUN Number=Sing 7 wall compound 7 wall wall NOUN Number=Sing 3 stood obl 8 . . PUNCT _ 3 stood punct
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1 stand past a sentinel the castle wall vn assuming_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent on wall=Location
Example 2 The old oak stood sentinel over the village.
det amod nsubj obj case det obl punct root The DET old ADJ oak NOUN stood VERB sentinel NOUN over ADP the DET village NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 oak det 2 old old ADJ Degree=Pos 3 oak amod 3 oak oak NOUN Number=Sing 4 stood nsubj 4 stood stand VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 5 sentinel sentinel NOUN Number=Sing 4 stood obj 6 over over ADP _ 8 village case 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 village det 8 village village NOUN Number=Sing 4 stood obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 4 stood punct
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1 stand past the old oak sentinel the village vn put_spatial-9.2 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent sentinel=Theme over village=Destination
Example 3 The sentinel shouted a warning when he saw the enemy.
det nsubj det obj advmod nsubj advcl det obj punct root The DET sentinel NOUN shouted VERB a DET warning NOUN when ADV he PRON saw VERB the DET enemy NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 sentinel det 2 sentinel sentinel NOUN Number=Sing 3 shouted nsubj 3 shouted shout VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 warning det 5 warning warning NOUN Number=Sing 3 shouted obj 6 when when ADV PronType=Int 8 saw advmod 7 he he PRON Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 8 saw nsubj 8 saw see VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 3 shouted advcl 9 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 10 enemy det 10 enemy enemy NOUN Number=Sing 8 saw obj 11 . . PUNCT _ 3 shouted punct
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1 shout speech: express past the sentinel a warning vn manner_speaking-37.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent warning=Topic 2 see past sentinel the enemy vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer enemy=Stimulus
Example 4 Canaries were once sentinels for gas in coal mines.
nsubj cop advmod case nmod case compound nmod punct root Canaries NOUN were AUX once ADV sentinels NOUN for ADP gas NOUN in ADP coal NOUN mines NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Canaries canary NOUN Number=Plur 4 sentinels nsubj 2 were be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 4 sentinels cop 3 once once ADV NumForm=Word NumType=Mult 4 sentinels advmod 4 sentinels sentinel NOUN Number=Plur root root 5 for for ADP _ 6 gas case 6 gas gas NOUN Number=Sing 4 sentinels nmod 7 in in ADP _ 9 mines case 8 coal coal NOUN Number=Sing 9 mines compound 9 mines mine NOUN Number=Plur 4 sentinels nmod 10 . . PUNCT _ 4 sentinels punct
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1 is a past Canaries sentinels coal mines for gas; once property tree rules
Example 5 The lighthouse is a lonely sentinel by the sea.
det nsubj cop det amod case det nmod punct root The DET lighthouse NOUN is AUX a DET lonely ADJ sentinel NOUN by ADP the DET sea NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 lighthouse det 2 lighthouse lighthouse NOUN Number=Sing 6 sentinel nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 sentinel cop 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 sentinel det 5 lonely lonely ADJ Degree=Pos 6 sentinel amod 6 sentinel sentinel NOUN Number=Sing root root 7 by by ADP _ 9 sea case 8 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 9 sea det 9 sea sea NOUN Number=Sing 6 sentinel nmod 10 . . PUNCT _ 6 sentinel punct
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1 is a present the lighthouse a lonely sentinel by the sea tree rules
Example 6 Robots act as sentinels in the sci-fi film.
nsubj case obl case det compound punct compound obl punct root Robots NOUN act VERB as ADP sentinels NOUN in ADP the DET sci NOUN - PUNCT fi NOUN film NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Robots robot NOUN Number=Plur 2 act nsubj 2 act act VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 as as ADP _ 4 sentinels case 4 sentinels sentinel NOUN Number=Plur 2 act obl 5 in in ADP _ 10 film case 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 10 film det 7 sci sci NOUN Number=Sing 9 fi compound 8 - - PUNCT _ 7 sci punct 9 fi fi NOUN Number=Sing 10 film compound 10 film film NOUN Number=Sing 2 act obl 11 . . PUNCT _ 2 act punct
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1 act present Robots the fi film as sentinels vn masquerade-29.6-1 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Agent as sentinel=Attribute
Example 7 At each castle stood little princes acting as sentinels.
case det obl amod obj acl case obl punct root At ADP each DET castle NOUN stood VERB little ADJ princes NOUN acting VERB as ADP sentinels NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 At at ADP _ 3 castle case 2 each each DET PronType=Tot 3 castle det 3 castle castle NOUN Number=Sing 4 stood obl 4 stood stand VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 5 little little ADJ Degree=Pos 6 princes amod 6 princes prince NOUN Number=Plur 4 stood obj 7 acting act VERB VerbForm=Ger 6 princes acl 8 as as ADP _ 9 sentinels case 9 sentinels sentinel NOUN Number=Plur 7 acting obl 10 . . PUNCT _ 4 stood punct
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1 stand past little princes each castle vn put_spatial-9.2 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent prince=Theme at castle=Destination 2 act gerund little princes not said here as sentinels vn masquerade-29.6-1 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Agent as sentinel=Attribute
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