sweetmeat Who acts: sweetmeat, banquet, witch, tray, Sweetmeats, Grandad · What happens: be, sugar, have, do, end, tempt · To what, where: sweet, nothing, children, story, figs, rare treat · Speech: someone speaks here
«sweetmeat» in the school dictionary: its meaning 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: sweetmeat in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 Usage: old-fashioned — kept apart, not parsed.
A sweetmeat is a sweet, candy or other small sweet treat like sugared fruit, nuts or marzipan. It has nothing to do with meat.
Sentence 1: A sweetmeat is a sweet, candy or other small sweet treat like sugared fruit, nuts or marzipan.
The tree, 17 words det nsubj cop det punct conj cc amod amod amod conj case amod nmod punct conj cc conj punct root A DET sweetmeat NOUN is AUX a DET sweet NOUN , PUNCT candy NOUN or CCONJ other ADJ small ADJ sweet ADJ treat NOUN like ADP sugared VERB fruit NOUN , PUNCT nuts NOUN or CCONJ marzipan NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 sweetmeat det 2 sweetmeat sweetmeat NOUN Number=Sing 5 sweet nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 sweet cop 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 sweet det 5 sweet sweet NOUN Number=Sing root root 6 , , PUNCT _ 7 candy punct 7 candy candy NOUN Number=Sing 5 sweet conj 8 or or CCONJ _ 12 treat cc 9 other other ADJ Degree=Pos 12 treat amod 10 small small ADJ Degree=Pos 12 treat amod 11 sweet sweet ADJ Degree=Pos 12 treat amod 12 treat treat NOUN Number=Sing 5 sweet conj 13 like like ADP _ 15 fruit case 14 sugared sugar VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 15 fruit amod 15 fruit fruit NOUN Number=Sing 12 treat nmod 16 , , PUNCT _ 17 nuts punct 17 nuts nut NOUN Number=Plur 15 fruit conj 18 or or CCONJ _ 19 marzipan cc 19 marzipan marzipan NOUN Number=Sing 15 fruit conj 20 . . PUNCT _ 5 sweet punct
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1 is a present a sweetmeat a sweet and candy or other small sweet treat like sugared fruit and nuts or marzipan tree rules 2 sugar participle vn butter-9.9 «NP V NP.destination»: agent=Agent
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 has nothing to do with meat.
nsubj obj mark acl case obl punct root It PRON has VERB nothing PRON to PART do VERB with ADP meat NOUN . PUNCT 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 2 has nsubj 2 has have VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 nothing nothing PRON Number=Sing PronType=Neg 2 has obj 4 to to PART _ 5 do mark 5 do do VERB VerbForm=Inf 3 nothing acl 6 with with ADP _ 7 meat case 7 meat meat NOUN Number=Sing 5 do obl 8 . . PUNCT _ 2 has punct
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1 have present sweetmeat nothing vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent nothing=Patient 2 do to-infinitive sweetmeat not said here nothing not said here with meat vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
Example 1 The queen's banquet ended with sugared sweetmeats.
det nmod:poss case nsubj case amod obl punct root The DET queen NOUN 's PART banquet NOUN ended VERB with ADP sugared VERB sweetmeats NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 queen det 2 queen queen NOUN Number=Sing 4 banquet nmod:poss 3 's 's PART _ 2 queen case 4 banquet banquet NOUN Number=Sing 5 ended nsubj 5 ended end VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 6 with with ADP _ 8 sweetmeats case 7 sugared sugar VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 8 sweetmeats amod 8 sweetmeats sweetmeat NOUN Number=Plur 5 ended obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 5 ended punct
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1 end past the queen's banquet with sugared sweetmeats vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V NP.eventuality PP.subeventuality»: agent=Affector with sweetmeat=Subeventuality 2 sugar participle vn butter-9.9 «NP V NP.destination»: agent=Agent
Example 2 In the story, the witch tempted the children with sweetmeats.
case det obl punct det nsubj det obj case obl punct root In ADP the DET story NOUN , PUNCT the DET witch NOUN tempted VERB the DET children NOUN with ADP sweetmeats NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 In in ADP _ 3 story case 2 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 story det 3 story story NOUN Number=Sing 7 tempted obl 4 , , PUNCT _ 3 story punct 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 witch det 6 witch witch NOUN Number=Sing 7 tempted nsubj 7 tempted tempt VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 8 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 9 children det 9 children child NOUN Number=Plur 7 tempted obj 10 with with ADP _ 11 sweetmeats case 11 sweetmeats sweetmeat NOUN Number=Plur 7 tempted obl 12 . . PUNCT _ 7 tempted punct
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1 tempt past the witch the children the story with sweetmeats vn urge-58.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent child=Recipient
Example 3 Victorian children bought sweetmeats at the fair.
amod nsubj amod case det nmod punct root Victorian ADJ children NOUN bought VERB sweetmeats NOUN at ADP the DET fair NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Victorian victorian ADJ Degree=Pos 2 children amod 2 children child NOUN Number=Plur 4 sweetmeats nsubj 3 bought buy VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 4 sweetmeats amod 4 sweetmeats sweetmeat NOUN Number=Plur root root 5 at at ADP _ 7 fair case 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 fair det 7 fair fair NOUN Number=Sing 4 sweetmeats nmod 8 . . PUNCT _ 4 sweetmeats punct
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1 buy participle vn accept-77.1 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent
Example 4 The tray held figs, nuts and other sweetmeats.
det nsubj obj punct conj cc amod conj punct root The DET tray NOUN held VERB figs NOUN , PUNCT nuts NOUN and CCONJ other ADJ sweetmeats NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 tray det 2 tray tray NOUN Number=Sing 3 held nsubj 3 held hold VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 figs fig NOUN Number=Plur 3 held obj 5 , , PUNCT _ 6 nuts punct 6 nuts nut NOUN Number=Plur 4 figs conj 7 and and CCONJ _ 9 sweetmeats cc 8 other other ADJ Degree=Pos 9 sweetmeats amod 9 sweetmeats sweetmeat NOUN Number=Plur 4 figs conj 10 . . PUNCT _ 3 held punct
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1 hold past the tray figs and nuts and other sweetmeats vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent fig=Theme
Example 5 Sweetmeats were a rare treat for poor families long ago.
nsubj cop det amod case amod nmod advmod advmod punct root Sweetmeats NOUN were AUX a DET rare ADJ treat NOUN for ADP poor ADJ families NOUN long ADV ago ADV . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Sweetmeats sweetmeat NOUN Number=Plur 5 treat nsubj 2 were be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 5 treat cop 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 treat det 4 rare rare ADJ Degree=Pos 5 treat amod 5 treat treat NOUN Number=Sing root root 6 for for ADP _ 8 families case 7 poor poor ADJ Degree=Pos 8 families amod 8 families family NOUN Number=Plur 5 treat nmod 9 long long ADV Degree=Pos 10 ago advmod 10 ago ago ADV _ 8 families advmod 11 . . PUNCT _ 5 treat punct
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1 is a past Sweetmeats a rare treat for poor families tree rules
Example 6 Grandad jokingly calls toffees «sweetmeats».
nsubj advmod obj punct appos punct punct root Grandad PROPN jokingly ADV calls VERB toffees NOUN « PUNCT sweetmeats NOUN » PUNCT . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Grandad Grandad PROPN Number=Sing 3 calls nsubj 2 jokingly jokingly ADV _ 3 calls advmod 3 calls call VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 toffees toffee NOUN Number=Plur 3 calls obj 5 « « PUNCT _ 6 sweetmeats punct 6 sweetmeats sweetmeat NOUN Number=Plur 4 toffees appos 7 » » PUNCT _ 6 sweetmeats punct 8 . . PUNCT _ 3 calls punct
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1 call present Grandad toffees jokingly property vn initiate_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent toffee=Recipient
Example 7 Everyone had as many cakes and sweetmeats as he wanted.
nsubj advmod amod obj cc conj mark nsubj advcl punct root Everyone PRON had VERB as ADV many ADJ cakes NOUN and CCONJ sweetmeats NOUN as SCONJ he PRON wanted VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Everyone everyone PRON Number=Sing PronType=Tot 2 had nsubj 2 had have VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 as as ADV _ 4 many advmod 4 many many ADJ Degree=Pos 5 cakes amod 5 cakes cake NOUN Number=Plur 2 had obj 6 and and CCONJ _ 7 sweetmeats cc 7 sweetmeats sweetmeat NOUN Number=Plur 5 cakes conj 8 as as SCONJ _ 10 wanted mark 9 he he PRON Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 10 wanted nsubj 10 wanted want VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 2 had advcl 11 . . PUNCT _ 2 had punct
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1 have past Everyone many cakes and sweetmeats vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent cake=Patient 2 want past he vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP S_INF»: agent=Pivot
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