townsfolk Who acts: Townsfolk, people, Pied Piper, knight, mayor, townsfolk folk · What happens: be, live, oppose, gather, hear, lead · To what, where: people, particular town, town people, square, news, Piper
«townsfolk» in the school dictionary: its meaning 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: townsfolk in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 Townsfolk are the people who live in a particular town, or town people in general as opposed to country people.
The tree, 20 words nsubj cop det nsubj acl:relcl case det amod obl punct cc compound parataxis case nmod mark acl case compound obl:agent punct root Townsfolk PROPN are AUX the DET people NOUN who PRON live VERB in ADP a DET particular ADJ town NOUN , PUNCT or CCONJ town NOUN people NOUN in ADP general ADJ as SCONJ opposed VERB to ADP country NOUN people NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Townsfolk Townsfolk PROPN Number=Sing 4 people nsubj 2 are be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 people cop 3 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 4 people det 4 people people NOUN Number=Plur root root 5 who who PRON PronType=Rel 6 live nsubj 6 live live VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 people acl:relcl 7 in in ADP _ 10 town case 8 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 10 town det 9 particular particular ADJ Degree=Pos 10 town amod 10 town town NOUN Number=Sing 6 live obl 11 , , PUNCT _ 14 people punct 12 or or CCONJ _ 14 people cc 13 town town NOUN Number=Sing 14 people compound 14 people people NOUN Number=Plur 4 people parataxis 15 in in ADP _ 16 general case 16 general general ADJ Degree=Pos 14 people nmod 17 as as SCONJ _ 18 opposed mark 18 opposed oppose VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 14 people acl 19 to to ADP _ 21 people case 20 country country NOUN Number=Sing 21 people compound 21 people people NOUN Number=Plur 18 opposed obl:agent 22 . . PUNCT _ 4 people punct
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1 is a present Townsfolk the people tree rules 2 live present the people a particular town vn lodge-46 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in town=Location 3 oppose participle town people in general not said here vn amalgamate-22.2-3 «NP V ADVP-Middle»: 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.
Example 1 The townsfolk gathered in the square to hear the news.
det nsubj case det obl mark advcl det obj punct root The DET townsfolk NOUN gathered VERB in ADP the DET square NOUN to PART hear VERB the DET news NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 townsfolk det 2 townsfolk townsfolk NOUN Number=Sing 3 gathered nsubj 3 gathered gather VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 in in ADP _ 6 square case 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 square det 6 square square NOUN Number=Sing 3 gathered obl 7 to to PART _ 8 hear mark 8 hear hear VERB VerbForm=Inf 3 gathered advcl 9 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 10 news det 10 news news NOUN Number=Sing 8 hear obj 11 . . PUNCT _ 3 gathered punct
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1 gather past the townsfolk the square vn herd-47.5.2 «NP V»: agent=Theme 2 hear to-infinitive the townsfolk not said here the news vn see-30.1-1-1 «NP V S»: agent=Experiencer news=Stimulus
Example 2 The Pied Piper led the rats away, but the townsfolk did not pay him.
The tree, 14 words det compound nsubj det obl:unmarked advmod punct cc det nsubj aux advmod conj obj punct root The DET Pied PROPN Piper PROPN led VERB the DET rats NOUN away ADV , PUNCT but CCONJ the DET townsfolk NOUN did AUX not PART pay VERB him PRON . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 Piper det 2 Pied Pied PROPN Number=Sing 3 Piper compound 3 Piper Piper PROPN Number=Sing 4 led nsubj 4 led lead VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 rats det 6 rats rat NOUN Number=Plur 7 away obl:unmarked 7 away away ADV _ 4 led advmod 8 , , PUNCT _ 14 pay punct 9 but but CCONJ _ 14 pay cc 10 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 11 townsfolk det 11 townsfolk townsfolk NOUN Number=Sing 14 pay nsubj 12 did do AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 14 pay aux 13 not not PART Polarity=Neg 14 pay advmod 14 pay pay VERB VerbForm=Inf 4 led conj 15 him he PRON Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 14 pay obj 16 . . PUNCT _ 4 led punct
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1 lead past the Pied Piper away property vn result-27.2 «NP V PP»: agent=Precondition 2 not pay past · do-support the townsfolk Piper vn pay-68-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent he=Asset
Example 3 The townsfolk cheered when the knight returned.
det nsubj advmod det nsubj ccomp punct root The DET townsfolk NOUN cheered VERB when ADV the DET knight NOUN returned VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 townsfolk det 2 townsfolk townsfolk NOUN Number=Sing 3 cheered nsubj 3 cheered cheer VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 when when ADV PronType=Int 7 returned advmod 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 knight det 6 knight knight NOUN Number=Sing 7 returned nsubj 7 returned return VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 3 cheered ccomp 8 . . PUNCT _ 3 cheered punct
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1 cheer past the townsfolk tree rules 2 return past the knight vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
Example 4 All the townsfolk came to the summer fair.
det:predet det nsubj case det obl xcomp punct root All DET the DET townsfolk NOUN came VERB to ADP the DET summer NOUN fair ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 All all DET PronType=Tot 3 townsfolk det:predet 2 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 townsfolk det 3 townsfolk townsfolk NOUN Number=Sing 4 came nsubj 4 came come VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 5 to to ADP _ 7 summer case 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 summer det 7 summer summer NOUN Number=Sing 4 came obl 8 fair fair ADJ Degree=Pos 4 came xcomp 9 . . PUNCT _ 4 came punct
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1 come past all townsfolk summer fair property vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
Example 5 The townsfolk were afraid of the dragon on the hill.
det nsubj cop case det obl case det nmod punct root The DET townsfolk NOUN were AUX afraid ADJ of ADP the DET dragon NOUN on ADP the DET hill NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 townsfolk det 2 townsfolk townsfolk NOUN Number=Sing 4 afraid nsubj 3 were be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 4 afraid cop 4 afraid afraid ADJ Degree=Pos root root 5 of of ADP _ 7 dragon case 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 dragon det 7 dragon dragon NOUN Number=Sing 4 afraid obl 8 on on ADP _ 10 hill case 9 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 10 hill det 10 hill hill NOUN Number=Sing 7 dragon nmod 11 . . PUNCT _ 4 afraid punct
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1 is past the townsfolk of the dragon on the hill; afraid property tree rules
Example 6 The mayor asked the townsfolk to help clean the river.
det nsubj det obj mark xcomp xcomp det obj punct root The DET mayor NOUN asked VERB the DET townsfolk NOUN to PART help VERB clean VERB the DET river NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 mayor det 2 mayor mayor NOUN Number=Sing 3 asked nsubj 3 asked ask VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 townsfolk det 5 townsfolk townsfolk NOUN Number=Sing 3 asked obj 6 to to PART _ 7 help mark 7 help help VERB VerbForm=Inf 3 asked xcomp 8 clean clean VERB VerbForm=Inf 7 help xcomp 9 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 10 river det 10 river river NOUN Number=Sing 8 clean obj 11 . . PUNCT _ 3 asked punct
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1 ask speech: ask past the mayor the townsfolk vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V NP whether S_INF»: agent=Agent townsfolk=Recipient clause=Topic 2 help not said to happen to-infinitive the townsfolk not said here vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Theme 3 clean not said to happen infinitive the townsfolk not said here the river vn other_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent river=Patient
Example 7 In the past, townsfolk and country folk lived very different lives.
case det obl punct compound cc conj nsubj advmod amod obj punct root In ADP the DET past NOUN , PUNCT townsfolk NOUN and CCONJ country NOUN folk NOUN lived VERB very ADV different ADJ lives NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 In in ADP _ 3 past case 2 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 past det 3 past past NOUN Number=Sing 9 lived obl 4 , , PUNCT _ 3 past punct 5 townsfolk townsfolk NOUN Number=Sing 8 folk compound 6 and and CCONJ _ 7 country cc 7 country country NOUN Number=Sing 5 townsfolk conj 8 folk folk NOUN Number=Sing 9 lived nsubj 9 lived live VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 10 very very ADV _ 11 different advmod 11 different different ADJ Degree=Pos 12 lives amod 12 lives life NOUN Number=Plur 9 lived obj 13 . . PUNCT _ 9 lived punct
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1 live past townsfolk folk different lives the past vn lodge-46 «NP V ADV»: agent=Theme life=Location
Example 8 And as he paced along, slowly and gravely, the townsfolk flocked to door and window, and many a blessing they called down upon his head.
The tree, 25 words cc mark nsubj advcl advmod punct advmod cc conj punct det nsubj mark obj cc conj punct cc amod det obl nsubj acl:relcl advmod case nmod:poss obl punct root And CCONJ as SCONJ he PRON paced VERB along ADV , PUNCT slowly ADV and CCONJ gravely ADV , PUNCT the DET townsfolk NOUN flocked VERB to PART door NOUN and CCONJ window NOUN , PUNCT and CCONJ many ADJ a DET blessing NOUN they PRON called VERB down ADV upon ADP his PRON head NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 And and CCONJ _ 13 flocked cc 2 as as SCONJ _ 4 paced mark 3 he he PRON Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 4 paced nsubj 4 paced pace VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 13 flocked advcl 5 along along ADV _ 4 paced advmod 6 , , PUNCT _ 7 slowly punct 7 slowly slowly ADV _ 4 paced advmod 8 and and CCONJ _ 9 gravely cc 9 gravely gravely ADV _ 7 slowly conj 10 , , PUNCT _ 4 paced punct 11 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 12 townsfolk det 12 townsfolk townsfolk NOUN Number=Sing 13 flocked nsubj 13 flocked flock VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 14 to to PART _ 15 door mark 15 door door NOUN Number=Sing 13 flocked obj 16 and and CCONJ _ 17 window cc 17 window window NOUN Number=Sing 15 door conj 18 , , PUNCT _ 22 blessing punct 19 and and CCONJ _ 22 blessing cc 20 many many ADJ Degree=Pos 22 blessing amod 21 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 22 blessing det 22 blessing blessing NOUN Number=Sing 13 flocked obl 23 they they PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs 24 called nsubj 24 called call VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 22 blessing acl:relcl 25 down down ADV _ 24 called advmod 26 upon upon ADP _ 28 head case 27 his his PRON Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 28 head nmod:poss 28 head head NOUN Number=Sing 24 called obl 29 . . PUNCT _ 13 flocked punct
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1 pace past he along, slowly property vn run-51.3.2 «NP V»: agent=Theme 2 flock past the townsfolk door and window a many blessing obl vn herd-47.5.2 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent door=Theme 3 call down speech: assert past door a many blessing not said here upon townsfolk's head; down property vn initiate_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent blessing=Recipient
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