shire Who acts: shire, many English counties, Shire horse, Yorkshire counties, local shire council, Shire horses · What happens: be, end, collect, pull, live, weigh · To what, where: old word, shire, local council area, peaceful home, large strong farm horse, England · Speech: someone speaks here
«shire» in the school dictionary: its 4 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: shire in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 Usage: UK — kept apart, not parsed.
A shire is an old word for a county, a large area of a country; many English counties end in «-shire», such as Yorkshire and Lancashire.
The tree, 26 words det nsubj cop det amod case det nmod punct det amod conj case det nmod punct amod amod nsubj conj case punct punct obl punct punct case fixed appos cc conj punct root A DET shire NOUN is AUX an DET old ADJ word NOUN for ADP a DET county NOUN , PUNCT a DET large ADJ area NOUN of ADP a DET country NOUN ; PUNCT many ADJ English ADJ counties NOUN end VERB in ADP « PUNCT - PUNCT shire NOUN » PUNCT , PUNCT such ADJ as ADP Yorkshire PROPN and CCONJ Lancashire PROPN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 shire det 2 shire shire NOUN Number=Sing 6 word nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 word cop 4 an a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 word det 5 old old ADJ Degree=Pos 6 word amod 6 word word NOUN Number=Sing root root 7 for for ADP _ 9 county case 8 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 9 county det 9 county county NOUN Number=Sing 6 word nmod 10 , , PUNCT _ 13 area punct 11 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 13 area det 12 large large ADJ Degree=Pos 13 area amod 13 area area NOUN Number=Sing 6 word conj 14 of of ADP _ 16 country case 15 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 16 country det 16 country country NOUN Number=Sing 13 area nmod 17 ; ; PUNCT _ 21 end punct 18 many many ADJ Degree=Pos 20 counties amod 19 English English ADJ Degree=Pos 20 counties amod 20 counties county NOUN Number=Plur 21 end nsubj 21 end end VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 word conj 22 in in ADP _ 25 shire case 23 « « PUNCT _ 25 shire punct 24 - - PUNCT _ 25 shire punct 25 shire shire NOUN Number=Sing 21 end obl 26 » » PUNCT _ 25 shire punct 27 , , PUNCT _ 30 Yorkshire punct 28 such such ADJ Degree=Pos ExtPos=ADP 30 Yorkshire case 29 as as ADP _ 28 such fixed 30 Yorkshire Yorkshire PROPN Number=Sing 25 shire appos 31 and and CCONJ _ 32 Lancashire cc 32 Lancashire Lancashire PROPN Number=Sing 30 Yorkshire conj 33 . . PUNCT _ 6 word punct
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1 is a present a shire a old word and a large area of a country for a county tree rules 2 end present many English counties shire vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP.eventuality V»: agent=Eventuality
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: Australia — kept apart, not parsed.
A shire is a country local council area with its own council.
det nsubj cop det nsubj amod compound case nmod:poss amod nmod punct root A DET shire NOUN is AUX a DET country NOUN local ADJ council NOUN area NOUN with ADP its PRON own ADJ council NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 shire det 2 shire shire NOUN Number=Sing 8 area nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 8 area cop 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 8 area det 5 country country NOUN Number=Sing 8 area nsubj 6 local local ADJ Degree=Pos 8 area amod 7 council council NOUN Number=Sing 8 area compound 8 area area NOUN Number=Sing root root 9 with with ADP _ 12 council case 10 its its PRON Case=Gen Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 12 council nmod:poss 11 own own ADJ Degree=Pos 12 council amod 12 council council NOUN Number=Sing 8 area nmod 13 . . PUNCT _ 8 area punct
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1 is a present a shire a local council area with country's own council tree rules
Meaning 3 The Shire is the peaceful home of the hobbits in Tolkien's books.
det nsubj cop det amod case det nmod case nmod:poss case nmod punct root The DET Shire PROPN is AUX the DET peaceful ADJ home NOUN of ADP the DET hobbits NOUN in ADP Tolkien PROPN 's PART books NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 Shire det 2 Shire Shire PROPN Number=Sing 6 home nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 home cop 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 home det 5 peaceful peaceful ADJ Degree=Pos 6 home amod 6 home home NOUN Number=Sing root root 7 of of ADP _ 9 hobbits case 8 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 9 hobbits det 9 hobbits hobbit NOUN Number=Plur 6 home nmod 10 in in ADP _ 13 books case 11 Tolkien Tolkien PROPN Number=Sing 13 books nmod:poss 12 's 's PART _ 11 Tolkien case 13 books book NOUN Number=Plur 9 hobbits nmod 14 . . PUNCT _ 6 home punct
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1 is a present the Shire the peaceful home of the hobbits in Tolkien's books tree rules
Meaning 4 A Shire horse is a very large, strong farm horse from England.
det compound nsubj cop det advmod amod punct amod compound case nmod punct root A DET Shire PROPN horse NOUN is AUX a DET very ADV large ADJ , PUNCT strong ADJ farm NOUN horse NOUN from ADP England PROPN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 3 horse det 2 Shire Shire PROPN Number=Sing 3 horse compound 3 horse horse NOUN Number=Sing 11 horse nsubj 4 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 11 horse cop 5 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 11 horse det 6 very very ADV _ 7 large advmod 7 large large ADJ Degree=Pos 11 horse amod 8 , , PUNCT _ 7 large punct 9 strong strong ADJ Degree=Pos 11 horse amod 10 farm farm NOUN Number=Sing 11 horse compound 11 horse horse NOUN Number=Sing root root 12 from from ADP _ 13 England case 13 England England PROPN Number=Sing 11 horse nmod 14 . . PUNCT _ 11 horse punct
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1 is a present a Shire horse a large strong farm horse England tree rules
Example 1 Yorkshire and Lancashire are counties ending in -shire.
compound cc conj cop acl case punct obl punct root Yorkshire PROPN and CCONJ Lancashire PROPN are AUX counties NOUN ending VERB in ADP - PUNCT shire NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Yorkshire Yorkshire PROPN Number=Sing 5 counties compound 2 and and CCONJ _ 3 Lancashire cc 3 Lancashire Lancashire PROPN Number=Sing 1 Yorkshire conj 4 are be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 counties cop 5 counties county NOUN Number=Plur root root 6 ending end VERB VerbForm=Ger 5 counties acl 7 in in ADP _ 9 shire case 8 - - PUNCT _ 7 in punct 9 shire shire NOUN Number=Sing 6 ending obl 10 . . PUNCT _ 5 counties punct
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1 is a present Yorkshire counties tree rules 2 end gerund Yorkshire counties not said here shire vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP.eventuality V»: agent=Eventuality
Example 2 In Australia, the local shire council collects the rubbish.
case obl punct det amod compound nsubj det obj punct root In ADP Australia PROPN , PUNCT the DET local ADJ shire NOUN council NOUN collects VERB the DET rubbish NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 In in ADP _ 2 Australia case 2 Australia Australia PROPN Number=Sing 8 collects obl 3 , , PUNCT _ 2 Australia punct 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 council det 5 local local ADJ Degree=Pos 7 council amod 6 shire shire NOUN Number=Sing 7 council compound 7 council council NOUN Number=Sing 8 collects nsubj 8 collects collect VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 9 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 10 rubbish det 10 rubbish rubbish NOUN Number=Sing 8 collects obj 11 . . PUNCT _ 8 collects punct
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1 collect present the local shire council the rubbish Australia vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent rubbish=Theme
Example 3 Shire horses once pulled ploughs on farms.
compound nsubj advmod obj case obl punct root Shire PROPN horses NOUN once ADV pulled VERB ploughs NOUN on ADP farms NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Shire Shire PROPN Number=Sing 2 horses compound 2 horses horse NOUN Number=Plur 4 pulled nsubj 3 once once ADV NumForm=Word NumType=Mult 4 pulled advmod 4 pulled pull VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 5 ploughs plough NOUN Number=Plur 4 pulled obj 6 on on ADP _ 7 farms case 7 farms farm NOUN Number=Plur 4 pulled obl 8 . . PUNCT _ 4 pulled punct
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1 pull past Shire horses ploughs farms once property vn push-12-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent plough=Theme
Example 4 Frodo and Bilbo lived in the Shire.
nsubj cc conj case det obl punct root Frodo PROPN and CCONJ Bilbo PROPN lived VERB in ADP the DET Shire PROPN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Frodo Frodo PROPN Number=Sing 4 lived nsubj 2 and and CCONJ _ 3 Bilbo cc 3 Bilbo Bilbo PROPN Number=Sing 1 Frodo conj 4 lived live VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 5 in in ADP _ 7 Shire case 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 Shire det 7 Shire Shire PROPN Number=Sing 4 lived obl 8 . . PUNCT _ 4 lived punct
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1 live past Frodo and Bilbo the Shire vn lodge-46 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in shire=Location
Example 5 A Shire horse can weigh as much as a small car.
det compound nsubj aux advmod obj case det amod nmod punct root A DET Shire PROPN horse NOUN can AUX weigh VERB as ADV much ADJ as ADP a DET small ADJ car NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 3 horse det 2 Shire Shire PROPN Number=Sing 3 horse compound 3 horse horse NOUN Number=Sing 5 weigh nsubj 4 can can AUX VerbForm=Fin 5 weigh aux 5 weigh weigh VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 6 as as ADV _ 7 much advmod 7 much much ADJ Degree=Pos 5 weigh obj 8 as as ADP _ 11 car case 9 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 11 car det 10 small small ADJ Degree=Pos 11 car amod 11 car car NOUN Number=Sing 7 much nmod 12 . . PUNCT _ 5 weigh punct
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1 weigh can a Shire horse much as a small car vn register-54.1-2-1 «NP V NP.value»: agent=Theme much=Value
Example 6 The road sign said «Welcome to the Shire of Broome».
det compound nsubj punct discourse case det ccomp case nmod punct punct root The DET road NOUN sign NOUN said VERB « PUNCT Welcome INTJ to ADP the DET Shire PROPN of ADP Broome PROPN » PUNCT . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 sign det 2 road road NOUN Number=Sing 3 sign compound 3 sign sign NOUN Number=Sing 4 said nsubj 4 said say VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 5 « « PUNCT _ 9 Shire punct 6 Welcome welcome INTJ _ 9 Shire discourse 7 to to ADP _ 9 Shire case 8 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 9 Shire det 9 Shire Shire PROPN Number=Sing 4 said ccomp 10 of of ADP _ 11 Broome case 11 Broome Broome PROPN Number=Sing 9 Shire nmod 12 » » PUNCT _ 9 Shire punct 13 . . PUNCT _ 4 said punct
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1 say speech: assert past the road sign vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent
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