thrice

Who acts: Thrice, knight, Thrice witch, Peter, He, we · What happens: mean, knock, use, stir, be, deny · To what, where: Thrice, castle door, pot, 4 12, Jesus thrice, thrice champion · Speech: someone speaks here

«thrice» in the school dictionary: its 2 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: thrice in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

Usage: old-fashioned — kept apart, not parsed.

Thrice means three times: he knocked thrice.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Thrice	thrice	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 means	nsubj
2	means	mean	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	three	three	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	4 times	nummod
4	times	time	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 means	obl:unmarked
5	:	:	PUNCT	_	7 knocked	punct
6	he	he	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	7 knocked	nsubj
7	knocked	knock	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	2 means	conj
8	thrice	thrice	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 knocked	xcomp
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 means	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	mean	present	Thrice				time		vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent
2	knock	past	Thrice					thrice property	vn split-23.2 «NP V apart»: agent=Patient

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

Thrice can also be used before a word to mean very or extremely, as in "thrice-lovely".

The tree, 17 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Thrice	thrice	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 used	nsubj:pass
2	can	can	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	5 used	aux
3	also	also	ADV	_	5 used	advmod
4	be	be	AUX	VerbForm=Inf	5 used	aux:pass
5	used	use	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
6	before	before	ADP	_	8 word	case
7	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	8 word	det
8	word	word	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 used	obl
9	to	to	PART	_	10 mean	mark
10	mean	mean	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	5 used	advcl
11	very	very	ADV	_	10 mean	advmod
12	or	or	CCONJ	_	13 extremely	cc
13	extremely	extremely	ADV	_	11 very	conj
14	,	,	PUNCT	_	20 lovely	punct
15	as	as	SCONJ	_	20 lovely	mark
16	in	in	ADP	_	20 lovely	case
17	"	"	PUNCT	_	20 lovely	punct
18	thrice	thrice	NOUN	Number=Sing	20 lovely	compound
19	-	-	PUNCT	_	18 thrice	punct
20	lovely	lovely	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 used	parataxis
21	"	"	PUNCT	_	20 lovely	punct
22	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 used	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	use	can · passive		Thrice			before a word		vn use-105.1 «NP V NP S_INF»: subject=Theme clause=Eventuality
2	mean	to-infinitive							vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent

Example 1

The knight knocked thrice on the castle door.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 knight	det
2	knight	knight	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 knocked	nsubj
3	knocked	knock	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	thrice	thrice	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 knocked	obj
5	on	on	ADP	_	8 door	case
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 door	det
7	castle	castle	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 door	compound
8	door	door	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 knocked	obl
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 knocked	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	knock	past	the knight	thrice		the castle door			vn throw-17.1-1 «NP V NP PP.destinations»: agent=Agent thrice=Theme on door=Destination

Example 2

Thrice the witch stirred the pot.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Thrice	Thrice	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 witch	compound
2	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 witch	det
3	witch	witch	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 stirred	nsubj
4	stirred	stir	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 pot	det
6	pot	pot	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 stirred	obj
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 stirred	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	stir	past	the Thrice witch	the pot					vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus pot=Experiencer

Example 3

Thrice 4 is 12.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Thrice	thrice	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
2	4	4	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	4 12	nummod
3	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	4 12	cop
4	12	12	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	1 Thrice	obl:unmarked
5	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Thrice	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	present		4 12					tree rules

Example 4

Peter denied knowing Jesus thrice.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Peter	Peter	PROPN	Number=Sing	2 denied	nsubj
2	denied	deny	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	knowing	know	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	2 denied	xcomp
4	Jesus	Jesus	PROPN	Number=Sing	5 thrice	compound
5	thrice	thrice	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 knowing	obj
6	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 denied	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	deny	past	Peter						vn conjecture-29.5 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Theme
2	know	gerund	Peter not said here	Jesus thrice					vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Experiencer thrice=Stimulus

Example 5

He was thrice champion.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	He	he	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	4 champion	nsubj
2	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	4 champion	cop
3	thrice	thrice	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 champion	amod
4	champion	champion	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
5	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 champion	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	past	He	thrice champion					tree rules

Example 6

In modern English we usually say «three times», not «thrice».

The tree, 10 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	In	in	ADP	_	3 English	case
2	modern	modern	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 English	amod
3	English	English	PROPN	Number=Sing	6 say	obl
4	we	we	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs	6 say	nsubj
5	usually	usually	ADV	_	6 say	advmod
6	say	say	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
7	«	«	PUNCT	_	9 times	punct
8	three	three	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	9 times	nummod
9	times	time	NOUN	Number=Plur	6 say	obl:unmarked
10	»	»	PUNCT	_	9 times	punct
11	,	,	PUNCT	_	14 thrice	punct
12	not	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	14 thrice	advmod
13	«	«	PUNCT	_	14 thrice	punct
14	thrice	thrice	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 say	ccomp
15	»	»	PUNCT	_	14 thrice	punct
16	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 say	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	say speech: assert	present	we			modern English	time	usually property	vn pronounce-29.3.1 «NP V NP PP.manner»: agent=Agent in english=Manner

Example 7

Then the thrice-lovely Nastasia herself leaped into the vats.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Then	then	ADV	PronType=Dem	8 leaped	advmod
2	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 Nastasia	det
3	thrice	thrice	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 lovely	amod
4	-	-	PUNCT	_	3 thrice	punct
5	lovely	lovely	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 Nastasia	amod
6	Nastasia	Nastasia	PROPN	Number=Sing	8 leaped	nsubj
7	herself	herself	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs Reflex=Yes	8 leaped	nsubj
8	leaped	leap	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
9	into	into	ADP	_	11 vats	case
10	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	11 vats	det
11	vats	vat	NOUN	Number=Plur	8 leaped	obl
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	8 leaped	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	leap	participle	the lovely Nastasia			the vats	then		vn run-51.3.2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme into vat=Destination

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