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shilling

Who acts: old British coin, British money, shilling, 20 shillings, milk, Kenya · What happens: make, use, become, be, cost, remember · To what, where: one pound, coin, decimal, money, countries, one shilling

«shilling» 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: shilling in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

Usage: history, UK — kept apart, not parsed.

An old British coin worth 12 old pennies; 20 shillings made one pound. It was used until 1971, when British money became decimal.

Sentence 1: An old British coin worth 12 old pennies; 20 shillings made one pound.

The tree, 13 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	An	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	4 coin	det
2	old	old	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 coin	amod
3	British	British	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 coin	amod
4	coin	coin	NOUN	Number=Sing	12 made	nsubj
5	worth	worth	ADJ	Degree=Pos	8 pennies	amod
6	12	12	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	8 pennies	nummod
7	old	old	ADJ	Degree=Pos	8 pennies	amod
8	pennies	penny	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 coin	nmod
9	;	;	PUNCT	_	12 made	punct
10	20	20	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	11 shillings	nummod
11	shillings	shilling	NOUN	Number=Plur	12 made	nsubj
12	made	make	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
13	one	one	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	14 pound	nummod
14	pound	pound	NOUN	Number=Sing	12 made	obj
15	.	.	PUNCT	_	12 made	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	make	past	a old British coin worth 12 old pennies	one pound					vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset pound=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.

Sentence 2: It was used until 1971, when British money became decimal.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	It	it	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	3 used	nsubj:pass
2	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	3 used	aux:pass
3	used	use	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
4	until	until	ADP	_	5 1971	case
5	1971	1971	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	3 used	obl
6	,	,	PUNCT	_	10 became	punct
7	when	when	SCONJ	_	10 became	mark
8	British	British	ADJ	Degree=Pos	9 money	amod
9	money	money	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 became	nsubj
10	became	become	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	3 used	conj
11	decimal	decimal	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 became	xcomp
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 used	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	use	past · passive		coin			until 1971		vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient
2	become	past	British money	decimal					vn become-109.1-1-1 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Patient

Meaning 2

The money used today in some countries, such as Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania and Somalia.

The tree, 14 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 money	det
2	money	money	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
3	used	use	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	2 money	acl
4	today	today	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 used	obl:unmarked
5	in	in	ADP	_	7 countries	case
6	some	some	DET	PronType=Ind	7 countries	det
7	countries	country	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 used	obl
8	,	,	PUNCT	_	11 Kenya	punct
9	such	such	ADJ	Degree=Pos ExtPos=ADP	11 Kenya	case
10	as	as	ADP	_	9 such	fixed
11	Kenya	Kenya	PROPN	Number=Sing	7 countries	nmod
12	,	,	PUNCT	_	13 Uganda	punct
13	Uganda	Uganda	PROPN	Number=Sing	11 Kenya	conj
14	,	,	PUNCT	_	15 Tanzania	punct
15	Tanzania	Tanzania	PROPN	Number=Sing	11 Kenya	conj
16	and	and	CCONJ	_	17 Somalia	cc
17	Somalia	Somalia	PROPN	Number=Sing	11 Kenya	conj
18	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 money	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	use	participle		the money not said here		some countries such Kenya and Uganda and Tanzania and Somalia	today		vn eat-39.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent

Meaning 3

Usage: Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, history — kept apart, not parsed.

An old coin in those places too.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	An	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	3 coin	det
2	old	old	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 coin	amod
3	coin	coin	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
4	in	in	ADP	_	6 places	case
5	those	that	DET	Number=Plur PronType=Dem	6 places	det
6	places	place	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 coin	nmod
7	too	too	ADV	_	6 places	advmod
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 coin	punct

The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

Example 1

Before 1971, a shilling was worth 12 pennies.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Before	before	ADP	_	2 1971	case
2	1971	1971	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	7 worth	obl
3	,	,	PUNCT	_	2 1971	punct
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 shilling	det
5	shilling	shilling	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 worth	nsubj
6	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	7 worth	cop
7	worth	worth	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
8	12	12	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	9 pennies	nummod
9	pennies	penny	NOUN	Number=Plur	7 worth	obj
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	7 worth	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	past	a shilling				before 1971	worth property	tree rules

Example 2

There were 20 shillings in a pound.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	There	there	PRON	PronType=Dem	2 were	expl
2	were	be	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	20	20	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	4 shillings	nummod
4	shillings	shilling	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 were	nsubj
5	in	in	ADP	_	7 pound	case
6	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	7 pound	det
7	pound	pound	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 shillings	nmod
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 were	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	be	past	20 shillings in a pound			there			vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme

Example 3

The milk cost one shilling.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 milk	det
2	milk	milk	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 cost	nsubj
3	cost	cost	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	one	one	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	5 shilling	nummod
5	shilling	shilling	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 cost	obj
6	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 cost	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	cost	past	the milk	one shilling					vn cost-54.2 «NP V NP.value»: agent=Theme shilling=Value

Example 4

Kenya uses the Kenyan shilling.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Kenya	kenya	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 uses	nsubj
2	uses	use	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 shilling	det
4	Kenyan	kenyan	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 shilling	amod
5	shilling	shilling	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 uses	obj
6	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 uses	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	use	present	Kenya	the Kenyan shilling					vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent shilling=Patient

Example 5

Grandad remembers buying sweets for a shilling.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Grandad	Grandad	PROPN	Number=Sing	2 remembers	nsubj
2	remembers	remember	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	buying	buy	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	2 remembers	xcomp
4	sweets	sweet	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 buying	obj
5	for	for	ADP	_	7 shilling	case
6	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	7 shilling	det
7	shilling	shilling	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 buying	obl
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 remembers	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	remember	present	Grandad						vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Agent clause=Theme
2	buy	gerund	Grandad not said here	sweets				for a shilling	vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP PP.beneficiary»: agent=Agent sweet=Theme for shilling=Beneficiary

Example 6

In old maths books, sums are in pounds, shillings and pence.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	In	in	ADP	_	4 books	case
2	old	old	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 books	amod
3	maths	math	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 books	compound
4	books	book	NOUN	Number=Plur	root	root
5	,	,	PUNCT	_	9 pounds	punct
6	sums	sum	NOUN	Number=Plur	9 pounds	nsubj
7	are	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	9 pounds	cop
8	in	in	ADP	_	9 pounds	case
9	pounds	pound	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 books	conj
10	,	,	PUNCT	_	11 shillings	punct
11	shillings	shilling	NOUN	Number=Plur	9 pounds	conj
12	and	and	CCONJ	_	13 pence	cc
13	pence	pence	NOUN	Number=Plur	9 pounds	conj
14	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 books	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	present	sums			pounds and shillings and pence			tree rules

Example 7

Very likely thou art a lucky shilling.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Very	very	ADV	_	2 likely	advmod
2	likely	likely	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
3	thou	thou	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=2 PronType=Prs Style=Arch	4 art	nsubj
4	art	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Style=Arch Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	2 likely	ccomp
5	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	7 shilling	det
6	lucky	lucky	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 shilling	amod
7	shilling	shilling	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 art	obj
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 likely	punct

The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

Text: the school dictionary of Mova's schools (world/data/dictionary-schools/), written for Mova. Trees: Mova's own parse — the en model on the CPU, when the site is built — not checked by a teacher; they may be wrong. Frames: Mova's frames reader (prag), each meaning and example read on its own. Elamur Cosmic License.

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