tenement Who acts: tenement, spirit, Many families, great great grandparents, Gran, tenements · What happens: be, divide, share, mean, live in, live · To what, where: large old building, many flats, block, body, crowded tenements, one room
«tenement» in the school dictionary: its 3 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: tenement in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 A tenement is a large old building divided into many flats, especially one that was crowded and often poor, as in Glasgow, Edinburgh, Dublin or New York in the past.
The tree, 30 words det nsubj cop det amod amod acl case amod obl punct advmod conj nsubj cop acl:relcl cc advmod conj punct case case obl punct conj punct conj cc flat conj case det nmod punct root A DET tenement NOUN is AUX a DET large ADJ old ADJ building NOUN divided VERB into ADP many ADJ flats NOUN , PUNCT especially ADV one NUM that PRON was AUX crowded ADJ and CCONJ often ADV poor ADJ , PUNCT as ADP in ADP Glasgow PROPN , PUNCT Edinburgh PROPN , PUNCT Dublin PROPN or CCONJ New PROPN York PROPN in ADP the DET past NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 tenement det 2 tenement tenement NOUN Number=Sing 7 building nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 7 building cop 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 7 building det 5 large large ADJ Degree=Pos 7 building amod 6 old old ADJ Degree=Pos 7 building amod 7 building building NOUN Number=Sing root root 8 divided divide VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 7 building acl 9 into into ADP _ 11 flats case 10 many many ADJ Degree=Pos 11 flats amod 11 flats flat NOUN Number=Plur 8 divided obl 12 , , PUNCT _ 14 one punct 13 especially especially ADV _ 14 one advmod 14 one one NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 7 building conj 15 that that PRON PronType=Rel 17 crowded nsubj 16 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 17 crowded cop 17 crowded crowded ADJ Degree=Pos 14 one acl:relcl 18 and and CCONJ _ 20 poor cc 19 often often ADV _ 20 poor advmod 20 poor poor ADJ Degree=Pos 17 crowded conj 21 , , PUNCT _ 24 Glasgow punct 22 as as ADP _ 24 Glasgow case 23 in in ADP _ 24 Glasgow case 24 Glasgow Glasgow PROPN Number=Sing 17 crowded obl 25 , , PUNCT _ 26 Edinburgh punct 26 Edinburgh Edinburgh PROPN Number=Sing 24 Glasgow conj 27 , , PUNCT _ 28 Dublin punct 28 Dublin Dublin PROPN Number=Sing 24 Glasgow conj 29 or or CCONJ _ 31 York cc 30 New New PROPN Number=Sing 31 York flat 31 York York PROPN Number=Sing 24 Glasgow conj 32 in in ADP _ 34 past case 33 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 34 past det 34 past past NOUN Number=Sing 24 Glasgow nmod 35 . . PUNCT _ 7 building punct
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1 is a present a tenement a large old building tree rules 2 divide participle a large old building not said here many flats vn other_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient 3 is past as Glasgow in the past and Edinburgh and Dublin or New York; crowded property tree rules 4 be often property tree rules
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Meaning 2 Usage: Scotland — kept apart, not parsed.
A tenement is any block of flats several floors high with a shared stair (a close).
The tree, 16 words det nsubj cop det case nmod amod obl:unmarked amod case det amod obl punct det amod punct punct root A DET tenement NOUN is AUX any DET block NOUN of ADP flats NOUN several ADJ floors NOUN high ADJ with ADP a DET shared VERB stair NOUN ( PUNCT a DET close ADJ ) PUNCT . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 tenement det 2 tenement tenement NOUN Number=Sing 5 block nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 block cop 4 any any DET PronType=Ind 5 block det 5 block block NOUN Number=Sing root root 6 of of ADP _ 7 flats case 7 flats flat NOUN Number=Plur 5 block nmod 8 several several ADJ Degree=Pos 9 floors amod 9 floors floor NOUN Number=Plur 10 high obl:unmarked 10 high high ADJ Degree=Pos 5 block amod 11 with with ADP _ 14 stair case 12 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 14 stair det 13 shared share VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 14 stair amod 14 stair stair NOUN Number=Sing 10 high obl 15 ( ( PUNCT _ 17 close punct 16 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 17 close det 17 close close ADJ Degree=Pos 14 stair amod 18 ) ) PUNCT _ 17 close punct 19 . . PUNCT _ 5 block punct
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1 is a present a tenement any block of flats tree rules 2 share participle tree rules
Meaning 3 A tenement can also mean the body that a spirit lives in, an old-fashioned or poetic use.
The tree, 18 words det nsubj aux advmod det obj obj det nsubj acl:relcl advmod punct det amod punct amod cc conj conj punct root A DET tenement NOUN can AUX also ADV mean VERB the DET body NOUN that PRON a DET spirit NOUN lives VERB in ADV , PUNCT an DET old ADJ - PUNCT fashioned ADJ or CCONJ poetic ADJ use NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 tenement det 2 tenement tenement NOUN Number=Sing 5 mean nsubj 3 can can AUX VerbForm=Fin 5 mean aux 4 also also ADV _ 5 mean advmod 5 mean mean VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 body det 7 body body NOUN Number=Sing 5 mean obj 8 that that PRON PronType=Rel 11 lives obj 9 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 10 spirit det 10 spirit spirit NOUN Number=Sing 11 lives nsubj 11 lives live VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 7 body acl:relcl 12 in in ADV _ 11 lives advmod 13 , , PUNCT _ 20 use punct 14 an a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 20 use det 15 old old ADJ Degree=Pos 17 fashioned amod 16 - - PUNCT _ 15 old punct 17 fashioned fashioned ADJ Degree=Pos 20 use amod 18 or or CCONJ _ 19 poetic cc 19 poetic poetic ADJ Degree=Pos 17 fashioned conj 20 use use NOUN Number=Sing 7 body conj 21 . . PUNCT _ 5 mean punct
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1 mean can a tenement the body and a fashioned use vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent body=Topic 2 live in present a spirit the body and a fashioned use vn lodge-46 «NP V ADV»: agent=Theme that=Location
Example 1 Many families lived in crowded tenements in Victorian Glasgow.
amod nsubj case amod obl case compound nmod punct root Many ADJ families NOUN lived VERB in ADP crowded ADJ tenements NOUN in ADP Victorian PROPN Glasgow PROPN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Many many ADJ Degree=Pos 2 families amod 2 families family NOUN Number=Plur 3 lived nsubj 3 lived live VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 in in ADP _ 6 tenements case 5 crowded crowded ADJ Degree=Pos 6 tenements amod 6 tenements tenement NOUN Number=Plur 3 lived obl 7 in in ADP _ 9 Glasgow case 8 Victorian Victorian PROPN Number=Sing 9 Glasgow compound 9 Glasgow Glasgow PROPN Number=Sing 6 tenements nmod 10 . . PUNCT _ 3 lived punct
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1 live past Many families crowded tenements in Victorian Glasgow vn lodge-46 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in tenement=Location
Example 2 Our great-great-grandparents had one room in a tenement.
nmod:poss amod punct amod punct nsubj nummod obj case det nmod punct root Our PRON great ADJ - PUNCT great ADJ - PUNCT grandparents NOUN had VERB one NUM room NOUN in ADP a DET tenement NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Our our PRON Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 6 grandparents nmod:poss 2 great great ADJ Degree=Pos 6 grandparents amod 3 - - PUNCT _ 2 great punct 4 great great ADJ Degree=Pos 6 grandparents amod 5 - - PUNCT _ 4 great punct 6 grandparents grandparent NOUN Number=Plur 7 had nsubj 7 had have VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 8 one one NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 9 room nummod 9 room room NOUN Number=Sing 7 had obj 10 in in ADP _ 12 tenement case 11 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 12 tenement det 12 tenement tenement NOUN Number=Sing 9 room nmod 13 . . PUNCT _ 7 had punct
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1 have past Our great great grandparents one room a tenement vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent room=Patient
Example 3 The tenement had a shared toilet on each landing.
det nsubj det amod obj case det obl punct root The DET tenement NOUN had VERB a DET shared VERB toilet NOUN on ADP each DET landing NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 tenement det 2 tenement tenement NOUN Number=Sing 3 had nsubj 3 had have VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 toilet det 5 shared share VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 6 toilet amod 6 toilet toilet NOUN Number=Sing 3 had obj 7 on on ADP _ 9 landing case 8 each each DET PronType=Tot 9 landing det 9 landing landing NOUN Number=Sing 3 had obl 10 . . PUNCT _ 3 had punct
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1 have past the tenement a shared toilet each landing vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent toilet=Patient 2 share participle tree rules
Example 4 Gran grew up in a tenement flat in Edinburgh.
nsubj compound:prt case det obl amod case obl punct root Gran PROPN grew VERB up ADP in ADP a DET tenement NOUN flat ADJ in ADP Edinburgh PROPN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Gran Gran PROPN Number=Sing 2 grew nsubj 2 grew grow VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 up up ADP _ 2 grew compound:prt 4 in in ADP _ 6 tenement case 5 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 tenement det 6 tenement tenement NOUN Number=Sing 2 grew obl 7 flat flat ADJ Degree=Pos 6 tenement amod 8 in in ADP _ 9 Edinburgh case 9 Edinburgh Edinburgh PROPN Number=Sing 7 flat obl 10 . . PUNCT _ 2 grew punct
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1 grow up past Gran a tenement vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in tenement=Location
Example 5 New York's tenements were full of new immigrants.
flat nmod:poss case nsubj cop case amod obl punct root New PROPN York PROPN 's PART tenements NOUN were AUX full ADJ of ADP new ADJ immigrants NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 New New PROPN Number=Sing 2 York flat 2 York York PROPN Number=Sing 4 tenements nmod:poss 3 's 's PART _ 2 York case 4 tenements tenement NOUN Number=Plur 6 full nsubj 5 were be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 6 full cop 6 full full ADJ Degree=Pos root root 7 of of ADP _ 9 immigrants case 8 new new ADJ Degree=Pos 9 immigrants amod 9 immigrants immigrant NOUN Number=Plur 6 full obl 10 . . PUNCT _ 6 full punct
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1 is past New York's tenements of new immigrants; full property tree rules
Example 6 The old tenement has been turned into smart flats.
det amod nsubj aux aux:pass case amod obl punct root The DET old ADJ tenement NOUN has AUX been AUX turned VERB into ADP smart ADJ flats NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 tenement det 2 old old ADJ Degree=Pos 3 tenement amod 3 tenement tenement NOUN Number=Sing 6 turned nsubj 4 has have AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 turned aux 5 been be AUX Tense=Past VerbForm=Part 6 turned aux:pass 6 turned turn VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 7 into into ADP _ 9 flats case 8 smart smart ADJ Degree=Pos 9 flats amod 9 flats flat NOUN Number=Plur 6 turned obl 10 . . PUNCT _ 6 turned punct
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1 turn present · perfect · passive the old tenement smart flats vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V NP PP.trajectory»: subject=Theme into flat=Trajectory
Example 7 The Russian peasants have very confused ideas about the local habitation of the disembodied spirit, after its former tenement has been laid in the grave.
The tree, 25 words det amod nsubj advmod amod obj case det amod nmod case det amod nmod punct mark nmod:poss amod nsubj:pass aux aux:pass parataxis case det obl punct root The DET Russian ADJ peasants NOUN have VERB very ADV confused ADJ ideas NOUN about ADP the DET local ADJ habitation NOUN of ADP the DET disembodied VERB spirit NOUN , PUNCT after SCONJ its PRON former ADJ tenement NOUN has AUX been AUX laid VERB in ADP the DET grave NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 peasants det 2 Russian Russian ADJ Degree=Pos 3 peasants amod 3 peasants peasant NOUN Number=Plur 4 have nsubj 4 have have VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 5 very very ADV _ 6 confused advmod 6 confused confused ADJ Degree=Pos 7 ideas amod 7 ideas idea NOUN Number=Plur 4 have obj 8 about about ADP _ 11 habitation case 9 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 11 habitation det 10 local local ADJ Degree=Pos 11 habitation amod 11 habitation habitation NOUN Number=Sing 7 ideas nmod 12 of of ADP _ 15 spirit case 13 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 15 spirit det 14 disembodied disembody VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 15 spirit amod 15 spirit spirit NOUN Number=Sing 11 habitation nmod 16 , , PUNCT _ 23 laid punct 17 after after SCONJ _ 23 laid mark 18 its its PRON Case=Gen Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 20 tenement nmod:poss 19 former former ADJ Degree=Pos 20 tenement amod 20 tenement tenement NOUN Number=Sing 23 laid nsubj:pass 21 has have AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 23 laid aux 22 been be AUX Tense=Past VerbForm=Part 23 laid aux:pass 23 laid lay VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 4 have parataxis 24 in in ADP _ 26 grave case 25 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 26 grave det 26 grave grave NOUN Number=Sing 23 laid obl 27 . . PUNCT _ 4 have punct
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1 have present the Russian peasants confused ideas about the local habitation of the disembodied spirit vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent idea=Patient 2 disembody participle tree rules 3 lay present · perfect · passive spirit's former tenement the grave vn put_spatial-9.2 «NP V NP PP.destination»: subject=Theme in grave=Destination
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