talisman
Who acts: talisman, She, talismans · What happens: be, believe, bring, wear, fall, break · To what, where: object, luck, talisman, ancestors
«talisman» in the school dictionary: its meaning for a pupil and its 3 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: talisman in the school dictionary.
Meaning 1
A talisman is an object believed to bring luck or protection, a charm.
The tree, 13 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 2 talisman | det |
| 2 | talisman | talisman | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 object | nsubj |
| 3 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 5 object | cop |
| 4 | an | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 5 object | det |
| 5 | object | object | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 6 | believed | believe | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 5 object | acl |
| 7 | to | to | PART | _ | 8 bring | mark |
| 8 | bring | bring | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 6 believed | xcomp |
| 9 | luck | luck | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 bring | obj |
| 10 | or | or | CCONJ | _ | 11 protection | cc |
| 11 | protection | protection | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 luck | conj |
| 12 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 14 charm | punct |
| 13 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 14 charm | det |
| 14 | charm | charm | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 luck | conj |
| 15 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 5 object | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is a | present | a talisman | a object | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | believe | participle | a object not said here | vn admire-31.2 «NP V that S»: agent=Experiencer clause=Stimulus | |||||
| 3 | bring | to-infinitive | luck or protection and a charm | vn bring-11.3-1 «NP V NP together»: agent=Agent luck=Theme |
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.
Example 1
She wore a talisman round her neck for luck.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | She | she | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 2 wore | nsubj |
| 2 | wore | wear | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 4 talisman | det |
| 4 | talisman | talisman | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 wore | obj |
| 5 | round | round | ADP | _ | 7 neck | case |
| 6 | her | her | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 7 neck | nmod:poss |
| 7 | neck | neck | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 wore | obl |
| 8 | for | for | ADP | _ | 9 luck | case |
| 9 | luck | luck | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 wore | obl |
| 10 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 2 wore | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | wear | past | She | a talisman | round her neck; for luck | vn wipe_manner-10.4.1-1 «NP V NP.source»: agent=Agent talisman=Source |
Example 2
The talisman fell and broke.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 talisman | det |
| 2 | talisman | talisman | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 fell | nsubj |
| 3 | fell | fall | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 5 broke | cc |
| 5 | broke | break | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 3 fell | conj |
| 6 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 3 fell | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | fall | past | the talisman | vn occur-48.3 «NP V»: agent=Theme | |||||
| 2 | break | past | the talisman not said here | vn hurt-40.8.3-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Patient |
Example 3
These talismans came from our ancestors long ago.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | These | this | DET | Number=Plur PronType=Dem | 2 talismans | det |
| 2 | talismans | talisman | NOUN | Number=Plur | 3 came | nsubj |
| 3 | came | come | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | from | from | ADP | _ | 6 ancestors | case |
| 5 | our | our | PRON | Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 6 ancestors | nmod:poss |
| 6 | ancestors | ancestor | NOUN | Number=Plur | 3 came | obl |
| 7 | long | long | ADV | Degree=Pos | 8 ago | advmod |
| 8 | ago | ago | ADV | _ | 3 came | advmod |
| 9 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 3 came | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | come | past | this talismans | our ancestors | ago property | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial_location»: agent=Theme from ancestor=Initial_Location |
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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