settlement Who acts: people, agreement, settling, building, two sides, hamlet · What happens: come, live, build, end, pay, owe · To what, where: homes, argument, money, new land, settlement, first settlement
«settlement» in the school dictionary: its 5 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: settlement in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 A place where people have come to live and built homes, such as a village or small town: an early farming settlement.
The tree, 22 words det advmod nsubj aux acl:relcl mark xcomp cc conj obj punct case fixed det nmod cc amod conj punct det amod compound conj punct root A DET place NOUN where ADV people NOUN have AUX come VERB to PART live VERB and CCONJ built VERB homes NOUN , PUNCT such ADJ as ADP a DET village NOUN or CCONJ small ADJ town NOUN : PUNCT an DET early ADJ farming NOUN settlement NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 place det 2 place place NOUN Number=Sing root root 3 where where ADV PronType=Rel 6 come advmod 4 people people NOUN Number=Plur 6 come nsubj 5 have have AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 come aux 6 come come VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part 2 place acl:relcl 7 to to PART _ 8 live mark 8 live live VERB VerbForm=Inf 6 come xcomp 9 and and CCONJ _ 10 built cc 10 built build VERB Mood=Ind Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 8 live conj 11 homes home NOUN Number=Plur 10 built obj 12 , , PUNCT _ 16 village punct 13 such such ADJ Degree=Pos ExtPos=ADP 16 village case 14 as as ADP _ 13 such fixed 15 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 16 village det 16 village village NOUN Number=Sing 11 homes nmod 17 or or CCONJ _ 19 town cc 18 small small ADJ Degree=Pos 19 town amod 19 town town NOUN Number=Sing 16 village conj 20 : : PUNCT _ 24 settlement punct 21 an a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 24 settlement det 22 early early ADJ Degree=Pos 24 settlement amod 23 farming farming NOUN Number=Sing 24 settlement compound 24 settlement settlement NOUN Number=Sing 2 place conj 25 . . PUNCT _ 2 place punct
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1 come present · perfect people tree rules 2 live to-infinitive people not said here vn exist-47.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme 3 build past people not said here homes such a village or small town vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset home=Product
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 An agreement that ends an argument or legal case.
det nsubj acl:relcl det obj cc amod conj punct root An DET agreement NOUN that PRON ends VERB an DET argument NOUN or CCONJ legal ADJ case NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 An a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 agreement det 2 agreement agreement NOUN Number=Sing root root 3 that that PRON PronType=Rel 4 ends nsubj 4 ends end VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 2 agreement acl:relcl 5 an a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 argument det 6 argument argument NOUN Number=Sing 4 ends obj 7 or or CCONJ _ 9 case cc 8 legal legal ADJ Degree=Pos 9 case amod 9 case case NOUN Number=Sing 6 argument conj 10 . . PUNCT _ 2 agreement punct
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1 end present a agreement a argument or legal case vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V NP.eventuality»: agent=Subeventuality argument=Eventuality
The example in this meaning, parsed on its own:
The two sides reached a settlement.
det nummod nsubj det obj punct root The DET two NUM sides NOUN reached VERB a DET settlement NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 sides det 2 two two NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 3 sides nummod 3 sides side NOUN Number=Plur 4 reached nsubj 4 reached reach VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 5 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 settlement det 6 settlement settlement NOUN Number=Sing 4 reached obj 7 . . PUNCT _ 4 reached punct
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1 reach past the two sides a settlement vn body_motion-49.2-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Agent settlement=Theme
Meaning 3 Paying money that is owed: settlement of a bill.
obj nsubj:pass aux:pass acl:relcl punct obl case det nmod punct root Paying VERB money NOUN that PRON is AUX owed VERB : PUNCT settlement NOUN of ADP a DET bill NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Paying pay VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part root root 2 money money NOUN Number=Sing 1 Paying obj 3 that that PRON PronType=Rel 5 owed nsubj:pass 4 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 owed aux:pass 5 owed owe VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 2 money acl:relcl 6 : : PUNCT _ 7 settlement punct 7 settlement settlement NOUN Number=Sing 1 Paying obl 8 of of ADP _ 10 bill case 9 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 10 bill det 10 bill bill NOUN Number=Sing 7 settlement nmod 11 . . PUNCT _ 1 Paying punct
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1 pay gerund money settlement of a bill obl vn pay-68-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent money=Asset 2 owe present · passive money vn future_having-13.3 «NP V NP.theme (PP)»: subject=Theme
Meaning 4 The act of settling in a new land.
det case nmod case det amod nmod punct root The DET act NOUN of ADP settling NOUN in ADP a DET new ADJ land NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 act det 2 act act NOUN Number=Sing root root 3 of of ADP _ 4 settling case 4 settling settling NOUN Number=Sing 2 act nmod 5 in in ADP _ 8 land case 6 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 8 land det 7 new new ADJ Degree=Pos 8 land amod 8 land land NOUN Number=Sing 2 act nmod 9 . . PUNCT _ 2 act punct
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1 act settling a new land nom act «communication intransitive»: of=agent in=place
Meaning 5 Slow sinking of a building or ground.
amod case det nmod cc conj punct root Slow ADJ sinking NOUN of ADP a DET building NOUN or CCONJ ground NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Slow slow ADJ Degree=Pos 2 sinking amod 2 sinking sinking NOUN Number=Sing root root 3 of of ADP _ 5 building case 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 building det 5 building building NOUN Number=Sing 2 sinking nmod 6 or or CCONJ _ 7 ground cc 7 ground ground NOUN Number=Sing 5 building conj 8 . . PUNCT _ 2 sinking punct
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1 sink a building or ground nom sinking «event intransitive»: of=agent
Example 1 The first settlement was built beside the river.
det amod nsubj:pass aux:pass case det obl punct root The DET first ADJ settlement NOUN was AUX built VERB beside ADP the DET river NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 settlement det 2 first first ADJ Degree=Pos NumForm=Word NumType=Ord 3 settlement amod 3 settlement settlement 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 beside beside ADP _ 8 river case 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 river det 8 river river NOUN Number=Sing 5 built obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 5 built punct
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1 build past · passive the first settlement the river vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: subject=Product
Example 2 A hamlet is the smallest kind of settlement.
det nsubj cop det amod case nmod punct root A DET hamlet NOUN is AUX the DET smallest ADJ kind NOUN of ADP settlement NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 hamlet det 2 hamlet hamlet NOUN Number=Sing 6 kind nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 kind cop 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 kind det 5 smallest small ADJ Degree=Sup 6 kind amod 6 kind kind NOUN Number=Sing root root 7 of of ADP _ 8 settlement case 8 settlement settlement NOUN Number=Sing 6 kind nmod 9 . . PUNCT _ 6 kind punct
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1 is a present a hamlet the smallest kind of settlement tree rules
Example 3 The two companies reached a settlement.
det nummod nsubj det obj punct root The DET two NUM companies NOUN reached VERB a DET settlement NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 companies det 2 two two NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 3 companies nummod 3 companies company NOUN Number=Plur 4 reached nsubj 4 reached reach VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 5 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 settlement det 6 settlement settlement NOUN Number=Sing 4 reached obj 7 . . PUNCT _ 4 reached punct
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1 reach past the two companies a settlement vn body_motion-49.2-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Agent settlement=Theme
Example 4 The settlement had 120 people; the next one had 3 times as many.
The tree, 13 words det nsubj nummod obj punct det amod nsubj conj nummod obl:unmarked advmod obj punct root The DET settlement NOUN had VERB 120 NUM people NOUN ; PUNCT the DET next ADJ one NOUN had VERB 3 NUM times NOUN as ADV many ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 settlement det 2 settlement settlement NOUN Number=Sing 3 had nsubj 3 had have VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 120 120 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 5 people nummod 5 people people NOUN Number=Plur 3 had obj 6 ; ; PUNCT _ 10 had punct 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 9 one det 8 next next ADJ Degree=Pos 9 one amod 9 one one NOUN Number=Sing 10 had nsubj 10 had have VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 3 had conj 11 3 3 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 12 times nummod 12 times time NOUN Number=Plur 10 had obl:unmarked 13 as as ADV _ 14 many advmod 14 many many ADJ Degree=Pos 10 had obj 15 . . PUNCT _ 3 had punct
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1 have past the settlement 120 people vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent people=Patient 2 have past the next one many time vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent many=Patient
Example 5 Archaeologists found an old Viking settlement.
nsubj det amod compound obj punct root Archaeologists NOUN found VERB an DET old ADJ Viking NOUN settlement NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Archaeologists archaeologist NOUN Number=Plur 2 found nsubj 2 found find VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 an a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 settlement det 4 old old ADJ Degree=Pos 6 settlement amod 5 Viking viking NOUN Number=Sing 6 settlement compound 6 settlement settlement NOUN Number=Sing 2 found obj 7 . . PUNCT _ 2 found punct
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1 find past Archaeologists a old Viking settlement vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent settlement=Topic
Example 6 He paid $500 in settlement of the bill.
nsubj obj nummod case nmod case det nmod punct root He PRON paid VERB $ SYM 500 NUM in ADP settlement NOUN of ADP the DET bill NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 He he PRON Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 2 paid nsubj 2 paid pay VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 $ $ SYM _ 2 paid obj 4 500 500 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 3 $ nummod 5 in in ADP _ 6 settlement case 6 settlement settlement NOUN Number=Sing 3 $ nmod 7 of of ADP _ 9 bill case 8 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 9 bill det 9 bill bill NOUN Number=Sing 6 settlement nmod 10 . . PUNCT _ 2 paid punct
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1 pay past He settlement of the bill vn pay-68-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent $=Asset
Example 7 Early settlements needed water and shelter.
amod nsubj obj cc conj punct root Early ADJ settlements NOUN needed VERB water NOUN and CCONJ shelter NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Early early ADJ Degree=Pos 2 settlements amod 2 settlements settlement NOUN Number=Plur 3 needed nsubj 3 needed need VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 water water NOUN Number=Sing 3 needed obj 5 and and CCONJ _ 6 shelter cc 6 shelter shelter NOUN Number=Sing 4 water conj 7 . . PUNCT _ 3 needed punct
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1 need past Early settlements water and shelter vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot water=Theme
Example 8 Hit got so dat fokes in de settlement didn't have no peace.
nsubj advmod amod nsubj case amod nmod aux advmod ccomp det obj punct root Hit NOUN got VERB so ADV dat ADJ fokes NOUN in ADP de ADJ settlement NOUN did AUX n't PART have VERB no DET peace NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Hit hit NOUN Number=Sing 2 got nsubj 2 got get VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 so so ADV _ 11 have advmod 4 dat dat ADJ Degree=Pos 5 fokes amod 5 fokes foke NOUN Number=Plur 11 have nsubj 6 in in ADP _ 8 settlement case 7 de de ADJ Degree=Pos 8 settlement amod 8 settlement settlement NOUN Number=Sing 5 fokes nmod 9 did do AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 11 have aux 10 n't not PART Polarity=Neg 11 have advmod 11 have have VERB VerbForm=Inf 2 got ccomp 12 no no DET PronType=Neg 13 peace det 13 peace peace NOUN Number=Sing 11 have obj 14 . . PUNCT _ 2 got punct
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1 get past Hit vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Experiencer clause=Stimulus 2 not have past · do-support dat fokes in de settlement no peace vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent peace=Patient
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