sovereign Who acts: sovereign, Ukraine, Grandad, sovereign state, Christians · What happens: be, mean, have, rule, crown, keep · To what, where: king, full right, right, old British gold coin, sovereign, Westminster
«sovereign» in the school dictionary: its 4 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: sovereign in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 A sovereign is a king or queen, the ruler of a country.
det nsubj cop det cc conj punct det conj case det nmod punct root A DET sovereign NOUN is AUX a DET king NOUN or CCONJ queen NOUN , PUNCT the DET ruler NOUN of ADP a DET country NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 sovereign det 2 sovereign sovereign NOUN Number=Sing 5 king nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 king cop 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 king det 5 king king NOUN Number=Sing root root 6 or or CCONJ _ 7 queen cc 7 queen queen NOUN Number=Sing 5 king conj 8 , , PUNCT _ 10 ruler punct 9 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 10 ruler det 10 ruler ruler NOUN Number=Sing 5 king conj 11 of of ADP _ 13 country case 12 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 13 country det 13 country country NOUN Number=Sing 10 ruler nmod 14 . . PUNCT _ 5 king punct
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1 is a present a sovereign a king or queen and the ruler of a country tree rules
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 Sovereign means having the full right to rule itself without control from other countries: a sovereign country.
The tree, 17 words nsubj xcomp det amod obj mark acl obj case obl case amod nmod punct det compound conj punct root Sovereign NOUN means VERB having VERB the DET full ADJ right NOUN to PART rule VERB itself PRON without ADP control NOUN from ADP other ADJ countries NOUN : PUNCT a DET sovereign NOUN country NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Sovereign sovereign NOUN Number=Sing 2 means nsubj 2 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 having have VERB VerbForm=Ger 2 means xcomp 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 right det 5 full full ADJ Degree=Pos 6 right amod 6 right right NOUN Number=Sing 3 having obj 7 to to PART _ 8 rule mark 8 rule rule VERB VerbForm=Inf 6 right acl 9 itself itself PRON Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs Reflex=Yes 8 rule obj 10 without without ADP _ 11 control case 11 control control NOUN Number=Sing 8 rule obl 12 from from ADP _ 14 countries case 13 other other ADJ Degree=Pos 14 countries amod 14 countries country NOUN Number=Plur 11 control nmod 15 : : PUNCT _ 18 country punct 16 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 18 country det 17 sovereign sovereign NOUN Number=Sing 18 country compound 18 country country NOUN Number=Sing 2 means conj 19 . . PUNCT _ 2 means punct
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1 mean present Sovereign vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 2 have not said to happen gerund Sovereign not said here the full right vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent right=Patient 3 rule to-infinitive Sovereign not said here right without control from other countries vn dub-29.3.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent itself=Theme
Meaning 3 A sovereign is an old British gold coin worth one pound.
det nsubj cop det amod amod compound amod nummod obj punct root A DET sovereign NOUN is AUX an DET old ADJ British ADJ gold NOUN coin NOUN worth ADJ one NUM pound NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 sovereign det 2 sovereign sovereign NOUN Number=Sing 8 coin nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 8 coin cop 4 an a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 8 coin det 5 old old ADJ Degree=Pos 8 coin amod 6 British British ADJ Degree=Pos 8 coin amod 7 gold gold NOUN Number=Sing 8 coin compound 8 coin coin NOUN Number=Sing root root 9 worth worth ADJ Degree=Pos 8 coin amod 10 one one NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 11 pound nummod 11 pound pound NOUN Number=Sing 9 worth obj 12 . . PUNCT _ 8 coin punct
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1 is a present a sovereign a old British gold coin tree rules
Meaning 4 Usage: formal — kept apart, not parsed.
Sovereign also means very great or best, as in «a sovereign remedy» (old).
The tree, 13 words nsubj advmod advmod ccomp cc conj punct mark case punct det amod parataxis punct punct amod punct punct root Sovereign NOUN also ADV means VERB very ADV great ADJ or CCONJ best ADJ , PUNCT as SCONJ in ADP « PUNCT a DET sovereign ADJ remedy NOUN » PUNCT ( PUNCT old ADJ ) PUNCT . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Sovereign sovereign NOUN Number=Sing 3 means nsubj 2 also also ADV _ 3 means advmod 3 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 very very ADV _ 5 great advmod 5 great great ADJ Degree=Pos 3 means ccomp 6 or or CCONJ _ 7 best cc 7 best good ADJ Degree=Sup 5 great conj 8 , , PUNCT _ 14 remedy punct 9 as as SCONJ _ 14 remedy mark 10 in in ADP _ 14 remedy case 11 « « PUNCT _ 14 remedy punct 12 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 14 remedy det 13 sovereign sovereign ADJ Degree=Pos 14 remedy amod 14 remedy remedy NOUN Number=Sing 3 means parataxis 15 » » PUNCT _ 14 remedy punct 16 ( ( PUNCT _ 17 old punct 17 old old ADJ Degree=Pos 14 remedy amod 18 ) ) PUNCT _ 17 old punct 19 . . PUNCT _ 3 means punct
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1 mean present Sovereign vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic
Example 1 The sovereign was crowned in Westminster Abbey.
det nsubj:pass aux:pass case obl flat punct root The DET sovereign NOUN was AUX crowned VERB in ADP Westminster PROPN Abbey PROPN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 sovereign det 2 sovereign sovereign NOUN Number=Sing 4 crowned nsubj:pass 3 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 4 crowned aux:pass 4 crowned crown VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 5 in in ADP _ 6 Westminster case 6 Westminster Westminster PROPN Number=Sing 4 crowned obl 7 Abbey Abbey PROPN Number=Sing 6 Westminster flat 8 . . PUNCT _ 4 crowned punct
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1 crown past · passive the sovereign Westminster vn appoint-29.1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme
Example 2 Ukraine is a sovereign country.
nsubj cop det compound punct root Ukraine PROPN is AUX a DET sovereign NOUN country NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Ukraine Ukraine PROPN Number=Sing 5 country nsubj 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 country cop 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 country det 4 sovereign sovereign NOUN Number=Sing 5 country compound 5 country country NOUN Number=Sing root root 6 . . PUNCT _ 5 country punct
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1 is a present Ukraine a sovereign country tree rules
Example 3 Grandad keeps an old gold sovereign in a box.
nsubj det amod compound obj case det nmod punct root Grandad PROPN keeps VERB an DET old ADJ gold NOUN sovereign NOUN in ADP a DET box NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Grandad Grandad PROPN Number=Sing 2 keeps nsubj 2 keeps keep VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 an a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 sovereign det 4 old old ADJ Degree=Pos 6 sovereign amod 5 gold gold NOUN Number=Sing 6 sovereign compound 6 sovereign sovereign NOUN Number=Sing 2 keeps obj 7 in in ADP _ 9 box case 8 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 9 box det 9 box box NOUN Number=Sing 6 sovereign nmod 10 . . PUNCT _ 2 keeps punct
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1 keep present Grandad a old gold sovereign a box vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent sovereign=Theme in box=Location
Example 4 Every sovereign state has its own laws.
det compound nsubj nmod:poss amod obj punct root Every DET sovereign NOUN state NOUN has VERB its PRON own ADJ laws NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Every every DET PronType=Tot 3 state det 2 sovereign sovereign NOUN Number=Sing 3 state compound 3 state state NOUN Number=Sing 4 has nsubj 4 has have VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 5 its its PRON Case=Gen Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 7 laws nmod:poss 6 own own ADJ Degree=Pos 7 laws amod 7 laws law NOUN Number=Plur 4 has obj 8 . . PUNCT _ 4 has punct
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1 have present every sovereign state state's own laws vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent law=Patient
Example 5 The sovereign signed the new law.
det nsubj det amod obj punct root The DET sovereign NOUN signed VERB the DET new ADJ law NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 sovereign det 2 sovereign sovereign NOUN Number=Sing 3 signed nsubj 3 signed sign VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 law det 5 new new ADJ Degree=Pos 6 law amod 6 law law NOUN Number=Sing 3 signed obj 7 . . PUNCT _ 3 signed punct
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1 sign past the sovereign the new law vn image_impression-25.1 «NP V NP.destination»: agent=Agent law=Destination
Example 6 Christians sometimes pray to «the Sovereign Lord».
nsubj advmod mark punct det compound obl punct punct root Christians PROPN sometimes ADV pray VERB to PART « PUNCT the DET Sovereign PROPN Lord PROPN » PUNCT . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Christians Christian PROPN Number=Plur 3 pray nsubj 2 sometimes sometimes ADV PronType=Ind 3 pray advmod 3 pray pray VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 to to PART _ 8 Lord mark 5 « « PUNCT _ 8 Lord punct 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 Lord det 7 Sovereign Sovereign PROPN Number=Sing 8 Lord compound 8 Lord Lord PROPN Number=Sing 3 pray obl 9 » » PUNCT _ 8 Lord punct 10 . . PUNCT _ 3 pray punct
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1 pray present Christians the Sovereign Lord sometimes property vn long-32.2 «NP V S_INF»: agent=Pivot
Example 7 The young man was sent by his Sovereign as ambassador to the Russian Court.
The tree, 14 words det amod nsubj:pass aux:pass case nmod:poss obl case obl case det amod nmod punct root The DET young ADJ man NOUN was AUX sent VERB by ADP his PRON Sovereign NOUN as ADP ambassador NOUN to ADP the DET Russian PROPN Court PROPN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 man det 2 young young ADJ Degree=Pos 3 man amod 3 man man NOUN Number=Sing 5 sent nsubj:pass 4 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 5 sent aux:pass 5 sent send VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 6 by by ADP _ 8 Sovereign case 7 his his PRON Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 8 Sovereign nmod:poss 8 Sovereign sovereign NOUN Number=Sing 5 sent obl 9 as as ADP _ 10 ambassador case 10 ambassador ambassador NOUN Number=Sing 5 sent obl 11 to to ADP _ 14 Court case 12 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 14 Court det 13 Russian Russian PROPN Number=Sing 14 Court amod 14 Court Court PROPN Number=Sing 10 ambassador nmod 15 . . PUNCT _ 5 sent punct
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1 send past · passive man's Sovereign the young man as ambassador to the Russian Court vn confine-92-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent subject=Theme
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