storyteller Who acts: storyteller, person, children, Grandpa, storytellers, you · What happens: be, tell, hold, spellbind, visit, pass · To what, where: person, stories, writer, interesting way, wonderful storyteller, library · Speech: someone speaks here
«storyteller» in the school dictionary: its 2 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: storyteller in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 A storyteller is a person who tells stories, often out loud to an audience.
The tree, 14 words det nsubj cop det nsubj acl:relcl obj punct advmod advmod advmod case det obl punct root A DET storyteller NOUN is AUX a DET person NOUN who PRON tells VERB stories NOUN , PUNCT often ADV out ADV loud ADV to ADP an DET audience NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 storyteller det 2 storyteller storyteller NOUN Number=Sing 5 person nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 person cop 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 person det 5 person person NOUN Number=Sing root root 6 who who PRON PronType=Rel 7 tells nsubj 7 tells tell VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 person acl:relcl 8 stories story NOUN Number=Plur 7 tells obj 9 , , PUNCT _ 12 loud punct 10 often often ADV _ 12 loud advmod 11 out out ADV _ 12 loud advmod 12 loud loud ADV _ 7 tells advmod 13 to to ADP _ 15 audience case 14 an a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 15 audience det 15 audience audience NOUN Number=Sing 12 loud obl 16 . . PUNCT _ 5 person punct
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1 is a present a storyteller a person tree rules 2 tell speech: assert present a person stories loud property vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent story=Recipient
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 storyteller can also be a writer or someone who is very good at telling stories in an interesting way.
The tree, 20 words det nsubj aux advmod cop det cc conj nsubj cop advmod acl:relcl mark advcl obj case det amod obl punct root A DET storyteller NOUN can AUX also ADV be AUX a DET writer NOUN or CCONJ someone PRON who PRON is AUX very ADV good ADJ at SCONJ telling VERB stories NOUN in ADP an DET interesting ADJ way NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 storyteller det 2 storyteller storyteller NOUN Number=Sing 7 writer nsubj 3 can can AUX VerbForm=Fin 7 writer aux 4 also also ADV _ 7 writer advmod 5 be be AUX VerbForm=Inf 7 writer cop 6 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 7 writer det 7 writer writer NOUN Number=Sing root root 8 or or CCONJ _ 9 someone cc 9 someone someone PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 7 writer conj 10 who who PRON PronType=Rel 13 good nsubj 11 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 13 good cop 12 very very ADV _ 13 good advmod 13 good good ADJ Degree=Pos 9 someone acl:relcl 14 at at SCONJ _ 15 telling mark 15 telling tell VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 13 good advcl 16 stories story NOUN Number=Plur 15 telling obj 17 in in ADP _ 20 way case 18 an a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 20 way det 19 interesting interesting ADJ Degree=Pos 20 way amod 20 way way NOUN Number=Sing 15 telling obl 21 . . PUNCT _ 7 writer punct
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1 is a can a storyteller a writer tree rules 2 is present good property tree rules 3 tell speech: assert gerund stories a interesting way vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent story=Recipient
Example 1 The storyteller held the children spellbound.
det nsubj det nsubj ccomp punct root The DET storyteller NOUN held VERB the DET children NOUN spellbound VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 storyteller det 2 storyteller storyteller NOUN Number=Sing 3 held nsubj 3 held hold VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 children det 5 children child NOUN Number=Plur 6 spellbound nsubj 6 spellbound spellbind VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 3 held ccomp 7 . . PUNCT _ 3 held punct
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1 hold past the storyteller vn conjecture-29.5 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Theme 2 spellbind past the children vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer
Example 2 Grandpa is a wonderful storyteller.
nsubj cop det amod punct root Grandpa NOUN is AUX a DET wonderful ADJ storyteller NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Grandpa grandpa NOUN Number=Sing 5 storyteller nsubj 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 storyteller cop 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 storyteller det 4 wonderful wonderful ADJ Degree=Pos 5 storyteller amod 5 storyteller storyteller NOUN Number=Sing root root 6 . . PUNCT _ 5 storyteller punct
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1 is a present Grandpa a wonderful storyteller tree rules
Example 3 A storyteller visited our library this week.
det nsubj nmod:poss obj det obl:unmarked punct root A DET storyteller NOUN visited VERB our PRON library NOUN this DET week NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 storyteller det 2 storyteller storyteller NOUN Number=Sing 3 visited nsubj 3 visited visit VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 our our PRON Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 5 library nmod:poss 5 library library NOUN Number=Sing 3 visited obj 6 this this DET Number=Sing PronType=Dem 7 week det 7 week week NOUN Number=Sing 3 visited obl:unmarked 8 . . PUNCT _ 3 visited punct
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1 visit past a storyteller our library week vn meet-36.3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent library=Co-Agent
Example 4 Long ago, storytellers passed on stories by heart.
advmod advmod punct nsubj case obl case obl punct root Long ADV ago ADV , PUNCT storytellers NOUN passed VERB on ADP stories NOUN by ADP heart NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Long long ADV Degree=Pos 2 ago advmod 2 ago ago ADV _ 5 passed advmod 3 , , PUNCT _ 2 ago punct 4 storytellers storyteller NOUN Number=Plur 5 passed nsubj 5 passed pass VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 6 on on ADP _ 7 stories case 7 stories story NOUN Number=Plur 5 passed obl 8 by by ADP _ 9 heart case 9 heart heart NOUN Number=Sing 5 passed obl 10 . . PUNCT _ 5 passed punct
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1 pass past storytellers stories by heart; ago property vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme on story=Location
Example 5 Be a good storyteller: use expression and pauses.
cop det amod punct parataxis obj cc conj punct root Be AUX a DET good ADJ storyteller NOUN : PUNCT use VERB expression NOUN and CCONJ pauses NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Be be AUX VerbForm=Inf 4 storyteller cop 2 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 4 storyteller det 3 good good ADJ Degree=Pos 4 storyteller amod 4 storyteller storyteller NOUN Number=Sing root root 5 : : PUNCT _ 6 use punct 6 use use VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin 4 storyteller parataxis 7 expression expression NOUN Number=Sing 6 use obj 8 and and CCONJ _ 9 pauses cc 9 pauses pause NOUN Number=Plur 7 expression conj 10 . . PUNCT _ 4 storyteller punct
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1 is a imperative you not said here a good storyteller tree rules 2 use infinitive expression and pauses vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent expression=Patient
Example 6 The storyteller used puppets to act out the tale.
det nsubj obj mark advcl compound:prt det obj punct root The DET storyteller NOUN used VERB puppets NOUN to PART act VERB out ADP the DET tale NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 storyteller det 2 storyteller storyteller NOUN Number=Sing 3 used nsubj 3 used use VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 puppets puppet NOUN Number=Plur 3 used obj 5 to to PART _ 6 act mark 6 act act VERB VerbForm=Inf 3 used advcl 7 out out ADP _ 6 act compound:prt 8 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 9 tale det 9 tale tale NOUN Number=Sing 6 act obj 10 . . PUNCT _ 3 used punct
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1 use past the storyteller puppets vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent puppet=Patient 2 act out to-infinitive the storyteller not said here the tale vn act-114-1-1 «NP V PP.predicate»: agent=Agent tale=Eventuality
Example 7 Who is the storyteller in this book?
nsubj cop det case det nmod punct root Who PRON is AUX the DET storyteller NOUN in ADP this DET book NOUN ? PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Who who PRON PronType=Rel 4 storyteller nsubj 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 storyteller cop 3 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 4 storyteller det 4 storyteller storyteller NOUN Number=Sing root root 5 in in ADP _ 7 book case 6 this this DET Number=Sing PronType=Dem 7 book det 7 book book NOUN Number=Sing 4 storyteller nmod 8 ? ? PUNCT _ 4 storyteller punct
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1 is a present the storyteller this book tree rules
Example 8 [208] "Some storytellers," says Afanasief, "substitute the word snake (zmei) in the Skazka for that of witch (vyed'ma)."
The tree, 18 words punct punct punct det appos punct punct conj nsubj punct punct ccomp det compound obj punct appos punct case det obl case det case obl punct appos punct punct punct root [ PUNCT 208 NUM ] PUNCT " PUNCT Some DET storytellers NOUN , PUNCT " PUNCT says VERB Afanasief PROPN , PUNCT " PUNCT substitute VERB the DET word NOUN snake NOUN ( PUNCT zmei X ) PUNCT in ADP the DET Skazka PROPN for ADP that DET of ADP witch NOUN ( PUNCT vyed'ma NOUN ) PUNCT . PUNCT " PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 [ [ PUNCT _ 2 208 punct 2 208 208 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card root root 3 ] ] PUNCT _ 2 208 punct 4 " " PUNCT _ 6 storytellers punct 5 Some some DET PronType=Ind 6 storytellers det 6 storytellers storyteller NOUN Number=Plur 2 208 appos 7 , , PUNCT _ 6 storytellers punct 8 " " PUNCT _ 9 says punct 9 says say VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 2 208 conj 10 Afanasief Afanasief PROPN Number=Sing 9 says nsubj 11 , , PUNCT _ 13 substitute punct 12 " " PUNCT _ 13 substitute punct 13 substitute substitute VERB VerbForm=Inf 9 says ccomp 14 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 16 snake det 15 word word NOUN Number=Sing 16 snake compound 16 snake snake NOUN Number=Sing 13 substitute obj 17 ( ( PUNCT _ 18 zmei punct 18 zmei zmei X Foreign=Yes 16 snake appos 19 ) ) PUNCT _ 18 zmei punct 20 in in ADP _ 22 Skazka case 21 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 22 Skazka det 22 Skazka Skazka PROPN Number=Sing 13 substitute obl 23 for for ADP _ 26 witch case 24 that that DET Number=Sing PronType=Dem 26 witch det 25 of of ADP _ 26 witch case 26 witch witch NOUN Number=Sing 13 substitute obl 27 ( ( PUNCT _ 28 vyed'ma punct 28 vyed'ma vyed'ma NOUN Number=Sing 26 witch appos 29 ) ) PUNCT _ 28 vyed'ma punct 30 . . PUNCT _ 2 208 punct 31 " " PUNCT _ 2 208 punct
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1 say speech: assert present Afanasief vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 2 substitute in a quote infinitive the word snake the Skazka for that witch vn substitute-13.6.2 «NP V NP.location»: agent=Theme snake=Location
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