serfdom Who acts: Serfdom, poor farm workers, peasants, Russian tsar, Serfs · What happens: be, call, tie, not leave, mean, end · To what, where: system, serfs, poor farm workers, Serfdom, state, land · Speech: someone speaks here
«serfdom» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 6 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: serfdom in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 Usage: history — kept apart, not parsed.
Serfdom was a system, mainly in the Middle Ages, in which poor farm workers called serfs were tied to a lord's land and could not leave it.
The tree, 28 words nsubj cop det punct advmod case det flat appos punct case obl amod compound nsubj:pass acl xcomp aux:pass acl case det nmod:poss case obl cc aux advmod conj obj punct root Serfdom NOUN was AUX a DET system NOUN , PUNCT mainly ADV in ADP the DET Middle PROPN Ages PROPN , PUNCT in ADP which PRON poor ADJ farm NOUN workers NOUN called VERB serfs NOUN were AUX tied VERB to ADP a DET lord NOUN 's PART land NOUN and CCONJ could AUX not PART leave VERB it PRON . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Serfdom serfdom NOUN Number=Sing 4 system nsubj 2 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 4 system cop 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 4 system det 4 system system NOUN Number=Sing root root 5 , , PUNCT _ 10 Ages punct 6 mainly mainly ADV _ 10 Ages advmod 7 in in ADP _ 10 Ages case 8 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 10 Ages det 9 Middle Middle PROPN Number=Sing 10 Ages flat 10 Ages Age PROPN Number=Plur 4 system appos 11 , , PUNCT _ 20 tied punct 12 in in ADP _ 13 which case 13 which which PRON PronType=Rel 20 tied obl 14 poor poor ADJ Degree=Pos 16 workers amod 15 farm farm NOUN Number=Sing 16 workers compound 16 workers worker NOUN Number=Plur 20 tied nsubj:pass 17 called call VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 16 workers acl 18 serfs serf NOUN Number=Plur 17 called xcomp 19 were be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 20 tied aux:pass 20 tied tie VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 4 system acl 21 to to ADP _ 25 land case 22 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 23 lord det 23 lord lord NOUN Number=Sing 25 land nmod:poss 24 's 's PART _ 23 lord case 25 land land NOUN Number=Sing 20 tied obl 26 and and CCONJ _ 29 leave cc 27 could could AUX VerbForm=Fin 29 leave aux 28 not not PART Polarity=Neg 29 leave advmod 29 leave leave VERB VerbForm=Inf 20 tied conj 30 it it PRON Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 29 leave obj 31 . . PUNCT _ 4 system punct
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1 is a past Serfdom a system tree rules 2 call participle poor farm workers not said here serfs vn initiate_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent 3 tie past · passive poor farm workers a system to a lord's land vn mix-22.1-2 «NP V NP PP.co-patient»: subject=Patient to land=Co-Patient 4 not leave could Serfdom vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Theme
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.
Serfdom means the state of being a serf.
nsubj det obj case cop det nmod punct root Serfdom NOUN means VERB the DET state NOUN of ADP being AUX a DET serf NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Serfdom serfdom NOUN Number=Sing 2 means nsubj 2 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 4 state det 4 state state NOUN Number=Sing 2 means obj 5 of of ADP _ 8 serf case 6 being be AUX Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 8 serf cop 7 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 8 serf det 8 serf serf NOUN Number=Sing 4 state nmod 9 . . PUNCT _ 2 means punct
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1 mean present Serfdom the state vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent state=Topic 2 is gerund of a serf tree rules
Example 1 Under serfdom, peasants could not leave the lord's land.
case obl punct nsubj aux advmod det nmod:poss case obj punct root Under ADP serfdom NOUN , PUNCT peasants NOUN could AUX not PART leave VERB the DET lord NOUN 's PART land NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Under under ADP _ 2 serfdom case 2 serfdom serfdom NOUN Number=Sing 7 leave obl 3 , , PUNCT _ 2 serfdom punct 4 peasants peasant NOUN Number=Plur 7 leave nsubj 5 could could AUX VerbForm=Fin 7 leave aux 6 not not PART Polarity=Neg 7 leave advmod 7 leave leave VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 8 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 9 lord det 9 lord lord NOUN Number=Sing 11 land nmod:poss 10 's 's PART _ 9 lord case 11 land land NOUN Number=Sing 7 leave obj 12 . . PUNCT _ 7 leave punct
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1 not leave could peasants the lord's land serfdom vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent land=Theme under serfdom=Location
Example 2 Serfdom slowly ended in England after the Black Death.
nsubj advmod case obl case det flat obl punct root Serfdom NOUN slowly ADV ended VERB in ADP England PROPN after ADP the DET Black PROPN Death PROPN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Serfdom serfdom NOUN Number=Sing 3 ended nsubj 2 slowly slowly ADV _ 3 ended advmod 3 ended end VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 in in ADP _ 5 England case 5 England England PROPN Number=Sing 3 ended obl 6 after after ADP _ 9 Death case 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 9 Death det 8 Black Black PROPN Number=Sing 9 Death flat 9 Death Death PROPN Number=Sing 3 ended obl 10 . . PUNCT _ 3 ended punct
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1 end past Serfdom England after the Black Death slowly property vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP.eventuality V»: agent=Eventuality
Example 3 The Russian tsar abolished serfdom, freeing millions of people.
det amod amod conj punct acl obj case nmod punct root The DET Russian ADJ tsar NOUN abolished VERB serfdom NOUN , PUNCT freeing VERB millions NOUN of ADP people NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 tsar det 2 Russian Russian ADJ Degree=Pos 3 tsar amod 3 tsar tsar NOUN Number=Sing root root 4 abolished abolish VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 5 serfdom amod 5 serfdom serfdom NOUN Number=Sing 3 tsar conj 6 , , PUNCT _ 7 freeing punct 7 freeing free VERB VerbForm=Ger 3 tsar acl 8 millions million NOUN Number=Plur 7 freeing obj 9 of of ADP _ 10 people case 10 people people NOUN Number=Plur 8 millions nmod 11 . . PUNCT _ 3 tsar punct
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1 abolish participle vn remove-10.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent 2 free gerund the Russian tsar and abolished serfdom not said here millions of people vn free-10.6.3-1 «NP V NP S_ING»: agent=Causer million=Source
Example 4 Serfs paid the lord with work and crops.
nsubj det obj case nmod cc conj punct root Serfs NOUN paid VERB the DET lord NOUN with ADP work NOUN and CCONJ crops NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Serfs serf NOUN Number=Plur 2 paid nsubj 2 paid pay VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 4 lord det 4 lord lord NOUN Number=Sing 2 paid obj 5 with with ADP _ 6 work case 6 work work NOUN Number=Sing 4 lord nmod 7 and and CCONJ _ 8 crops cc 8 crops crop NOUN Number=Plur 6 work conj 9 . . PUNCT _ 2 paid punct
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1 pay past Serfs the lord with work and crops vn pay-68-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent lord=Asset
Example 5 The feudal system was built on serfdom.
det amod nsubj:pass aux:pass case obl punct root The DET feudal ADJ system NOUN was AUX built VERB on ADP serfdom NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 system det 2 feudal feudal ADJ Degree=Pos 3 system amod 3 system system NOUN Number=Sing 5 built nsubj:pass 4 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 5 built aux:pass 5 built build VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 6 on on ADP _ 7 serfdom case 7 serfdom serfdom NOUN Number=Sing 5 built obl 8 . . PUNCT _ 5 built punct
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1 build past · passive the feudal system serfdom vn base-97.1 «NP V NP PP.source»: subject=Theme on serfdom=Source
Example 6 Many peasants rebelled against serfdom.
amod acl case obl punct root Many ADJ peasants NOUN rebelled VERB against ADP serfdom NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Many many ADJ Degree=Pos 2 peasants amod 2 peasants peasant NOUN Number=Plur root root 3 rebelled rebel VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 2 peasants acl 4 against against ADP _ 5 serfdom case 5 serfdom serfdom NOUN Number=Sing 3 rebelled obl 6 . . PUNCT _ 2 peasants punct
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1 rebel participle Many peasants not said here against serfdom vn rebel-71.2-1 «NP V PP.maleficiary»: agent=Agent against serfdom=Maleficiary
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