servant Who acts: person, castle, servant, aunt, Firefighters, 18 servants · What happens: pay, work, do, serve, use, have · To what, where: person, jobs, food, past, others, end
«servant» 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: servant in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 A person who is paid to work in someone else's home, doing jobs like cooking, cleaning and serving food, especially in the past.
The tree, 24 words det nsubj:pass aux:pass acl:relcl mark xcomp case nmod:poss advmod case obl punct advcl obj case obl punct conj cc conj obj punct advmod case det obl punct root A DET person NOUN who PRON is AUX paid VERB to PART work VERB in ADP someone PRON else ADV 's PART home NOUN , PUNCT doing VERB jobs NOUN like ADP cooking NOUN , PUNCT cleaning NOUN and CCONJ serving VERB food NOUN , PUNCT especially ADV in ADP the DET past 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 5 paid nsubj:pass 4 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 paid aux:pass 5 paid pay VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 2 person acl:relcl 6 to to PART _ 7 work mark 7 work work VERB VerbForm=Inf 5 paid xcomp 8 in in ADP _ 12 home case 9 someone someone PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 12 home nmod:poss 10 else else ADV _ 9 someone advmod 11 's 's PART _ 9 someone case 12 home home NOUN Number=Sing 7 work obl 13 , , PUNCT _ 14 doing punct 14 doing do VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 7 work advcl 15 jobs job NOUN Number=Plur 14 doing obj 16 like like ADP _ 17 cooking case 17 cooking cooking NOUN Number=Sing 14 doing obl 18 , , PUNCT _ 19 cleaning punct 19 cleaning cleaning NOUN Number=Sing 17 cooking conj 20 and and CCONJ _ 21 serving cc 21 serving serve VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 14 doing conj 22 food food NOUN Number=Sing 21 serving obj 23 , , PUNCT _ 27 past punct 24 especially especially ADV _ 27 past advmod 25 in in ADP _ 27 past case 26 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 27 past det 27 past past NOUN Number=Sing 21 serving obl 28 . . PUNCT _ 2 person punct
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1 pay present · passive a person tree rules 2 work to-infinitive in someone's home vn employment-95.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent in home=Theme 3 do gerund jobs like cooking and cleaning vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent job=Eventuality 4 serve gerund food the past vn fit-54.3 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent food=Value in past=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.
Meaning 2 A person who works for and serves others: a public servant (a government worker), a civil servant.
The tree, 17 words det nsubj nsubj acl:relcl obl cc obj punct det amod parataxis punct det compound appos punct punct det amod conj punct root A DET person NOUN who PRON works VERB for ADP and CCONJ serves VERB others NOUN : PUNCT a DET public ADJ servant NOUN ( PUNCT a DET government NOUN worker NOUN ) PUNCT , PUNCT a DET civil ADJ servant 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 7 serves nsubj 3 who who PRON PronType=Rel 4 works nsubj 4 works work VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 2 person acl:relcl 5 for for ADP _ 4 works obl 6 and and CCONJ _ 5 for cc 7 serves serve VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 8 others other NOUN Number=Plur 7 serves obj 9 : : PUNCT _ 12 servant punct 10 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 12 servant det 11 public public ADJ Degree=Pos 12 servant amod 12 servant servant NOUN Number=Sing 7 serves parataxis 13 ( ( PUNCT _ 16 worker punct 14 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 16 worker det 15 government government NOUN Number=Sing 16 worker compound 16 worker worker NOUN Number=Sing 12 servant appos 17 ) ) PUNCT _ 16 worker punct 18 , , PUNCT _ 21 servant punct 19 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 21 servant det 20 civil civil ADJ Degree=Pos 21 servant amod 21 servant servant NOUN Number=Sing 12 servant conj 22 . . PUNCT _ 7 serves punct
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1 work present a person vn employment-95.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent 2 serve present a person others vn masquerade-29.6-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent other=Attribute
Meaning 3 Usage: formal, old — kept apart, not parsed.
Used politely at the end of old letters: «Your humble servant».
The tree, 11 words advmod case det obl case amod nmod punct punct nmod:poss amod appos punct punct root Used VERB politely ADV at ADP the DET end NOUN of ADP old ADJ letters NOUN : PUNCT « PUNCT Your PRON humble ADJ servant NOUN » PUNCT . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Used use VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 2 politely politely ADV _ 1 Used advmod 3 at at ADP _ 5 end case 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 end det 5 end end NOUN Number=Sing 1 Used obl 6 of of ADP _ 8 letters case 7 old old ADJ Degree=Pos 8 letters amod 8 letters letter NOUN Number=Plur 5 end nmod 9 : : PUNCT _ 13 servant punct 10 « « PUNCT _ 13 servant punct 11 Your your PRON Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 13 servant nmod:poss 12 humble humble ADJ Degree=Pos 13 servant amod 13 servant servant NOUN Number=Sing 5 end appos 14 » » PUNCT _ 13 servant punct 15 . . PUNCT _ 1 Used punct
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1 use participle at the end of old letters politely property vn eat-39.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
Example 1 The castle had many servants.
det nsubj amod obj punct root The DET castle NOUN had VERB many ADJ servants NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 castle det 2 castle castle NOUN Number=Sing 3 had nsubj 3 had have VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 many many ADJ Degree=Pos 5 servants amod 5 servants servant NOUN Number=Plur 3 had obj 6 . . PUNCT _ 3 had punct
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1 have past the castle many servants vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent servant=Patient
Example 2 The servant brought the king his dinner.
det nsubj det obj nmod:poss obj punct root The DET servant NOUN brought VERB the DET king NOUN his PRON dinner NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 servant det 2 servant servant NOUN Number=Sing 3 brought nsubj 3 brought bring VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 king det 5 king king NOUN Number=Sing 3 brought obj 6 his his PRON Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 7 dinner nmod:poss 7 dinner dinner NOUN Number=Sing 3 brought obj 8 . . PUNCT _ 3 brought punct
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1 bring past the servant servant's dinner the king vn bring-11.3-1 «NP V NP NP»: agent=Agent king=Destination dinner=Theme
Example 3 My aunt is a civil servant.
nmod:poss nsubj cop det amod punct root My PRON aunt NOUN is AUX a DET civil ADJ servant NOUN . 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 aunt nmod:poss 2 aunt aunt NOUN Number=Sing 6 servant nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 servant cop 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 servant det 5 civil civil ADJ Degree=Pos 6 servant amod 6 servant servant NOUN Number=Sing root root 7 . . PUNCT _ 6 servant punct
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1 is a present My aunt a civil servant tree rules
Example 4 Firefighters are public servants.
nsubj cop amod punct root Firefighters NOUN are AUX public ADJ servants NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Firefighters firefighter NOUN Number=Plur 4 servants nsubj 2 are be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 servants cop 3 public public ADJ Degree=Pos 4 servants amod 4 servants servant NOUN Number=Plur root root 5 . . PUNCT _ 4 servants punct
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1 is a present Firefighters public servants tree rules
Example 5 The 18 servants worked in 3 groups of 6.
det nummod nsubj case nummod obl case nmod punct root The DET 18 NUM servants NOUN worked VERB in ADP 3 NUM groups NOUN of ADP 6 NUM . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 servants det 2 18 18 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 3 servants nummod 3 servants servant NOUN Number=Plur 4 worked nsubj 4 worked work VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 5 in in ADP _ 7 groups case 6 3 3 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 7 groups nummod 7 groups group NOUN Number=Plur 4 worked obl 8 of of ADP _ 9 6 case 9 6 6 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 7 groups nmod 10 . . PUNCT _ 4 worked punct
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1 work past the 18 servants in 3 groups of 6 vn employment-95.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent in group=Theme
Example 6 In the story, the servant turned out to be a princess.
case det obl punct det nsubj compound:prt mark cop det xcomp punct root In ADP the DET story NOUN , PUNCT the DET servant NOUN turned VERB out ADP to PART be AUX a DET princess 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 turned obl 4 , , PUNCT _ 3 story punct 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 servant det 6 servant servant NOUN Number=Sing 7 turned nsubj 7 turned turn VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 8 out out ADP _ 7 turned compound:prt 9 to to PART _ 12 princess mark 10 be be AUX VerbForm=Inf 12 princess cop 11 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 12 princess det 12 princess princess NOUN Number=Sing 7 turned xcomp 13 . . PUNCT _ 7 turned punct
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1 turn out past the servant the story vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in story=Location 2 is a to-infinitive the servant not said here a princess tree rules
Example 7 We are no more than servants.
nsubj cop advmod case obl punct root We PRON are AUX no ADV more ADJ than ADP servants NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 We we PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs 4 more nsubj 2 are be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 more cop 3 no no ADV _ 4 more advmod 4 more more ADJ Degree=Cmp root root 5 than than ADP _ 6 servants case 6 servants servant NOUN Number=Plur 4 more obl 7 . . PUNCT _ 4 more punct
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1 not is present We than servants; more property tree rules
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