townspeople Who acts: people, townspeople, flood, hero, He · What happens: live, think, gather, hear, not pay, come out · To what, where: town, square, news, Piper, parade, townspeople
«townspeople» 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: townspeople in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 The people who live in a town, especially when thought of all together.
The tree, 13 words det nsubj acl:relcl case det obl punct advmod advmod acl:relcl case obl advmod punct root The DET people NOUN who PRON live VERB in ADP a DET town NOUN , PUNCT especially ADV when ADV thought VERB of ADP all DET together ADV . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 people det 2 people people NOUN Number=Plur root root 3 who who PRON PronType=Rel 4 live nsubj 4 live live VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 2 people acl:relcl 5 in in ADP _ 7 town case 6 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 7 town det 7 town town NOUN Number=Sing 4 live obl 8 , , PUNCT _ 11 thought punct 9 especially especially ADV _ 11 thought advmod 10 when when ADV PronType=Int 11 thought advmod 11 thought think VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 7 town acl:relcl 12 of of ADP _ 13 all case 13 all all DET PronType=Tot 11 thought obl 14 together together ADV _ 11 thought advmod 15 . . PUNCT _ 2 people punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 live present the people a town vn lodge-46 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in town=Location 2 think speech: other participle of all; especially, together property vn focus-87.1-1 «NP V»: 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.
Example 1 The townspeople gathered in the square to hear the news.
det nsubj case det obl mark advcl det obj punct root The DET townspeople 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 townspeople det 2 townspeople townspeople NOUN Number=Plur 3 gathered nsubj 3 gathered gather VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur 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
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 gather past the townspeople the square vn herd-47.5.2 «NP V»: agent=Theme 2 hear to-infinitive the townspeople not said here the news vn see-30.1-1-1 «NP V S»: agent=Experiencer news=Stimulus
Example 2 The townspeople of Hamelin would not pay the Piper.
det nsubj case nmod aux advmod det obj punct root The DET townspeople NOUN of ADP Hamelin PROPN would AUX not PART pay VERB the DET Piper NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 townspeople det 2 townspeople townspeople NOUN Number=Sing 7 pay nsubj 3 of of ADP _ 4 Hamelin case 4 Hamelin Hamelin PROPN Number=Sing 2 townspeople nmod 5 would would AUX VerbForm=Fin 7 pay aux 6 not not PART Polarity=Neg 7 pay advmod 7 pay pay VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 8 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 9 Piper det 9 Piper piper NOUN Number=Sing 7 pay obj 10 . . PUNCT _ 7 pay punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 not pay would the townspeople of Hamelin the Piper vn pay-68-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent piper=Asset
Example 3 All the townspeople came out to watch the parade.
det:predet det nsubj advmod mark advcl det obj punct root All DET the DET townspeople NOUN came VERB out ADV to PART watch VERB the DET parade NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 All all DET PronType=Tot 3 townspeople det:predet 2 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 townspeople det 3 townspeople townspeople NOUN Number=Sing 4 came nsubj 4 came come VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 5 out out ADV _ 4 came advmod 6 to to PART _ 7 watch mark 7 watch watch VERB VerbForm=Inf 4 came advcl 8 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 9 parade det 9 parade parade NOUN Number=Sing 7 watch obj 10 . . PUNCT _ 4 came punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 come out past all townspeople out property vn become-109.1 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Patient 2 watch to-infinitive all townspeople not said here the parade vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent parade=Theme
Example 4 The flood forced the townspeople to leave their homes.
det nsubj det obj mark xcomp nmod:poss obj punct root The DET flood NOUN forced VERB the DET townspeople NOUN to PART leave VERB their PRON homes NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 flood det 2 flood flood NOUN Number=Sing 3 forced nsubj 3 forced force VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 townspeople det 5 townspeople townspeople NOUN Number=Sing 3 forced obj 6 to to PART _ 7 leave mark 7 leave leave VERB VerbForm=Inf 3 forced xcomp 8 their their PRON Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 9 homes nmod:poss 9 homes home NOUN Number=Plur 7 leave obj 10 . . PUNCT _ 3 forced punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 force past the flood the townspeople vn urge-58.1-1 «NP V NP S_ING»: agent=Agent townspeople=Recipient clause=Topic 2 leave to-infinitive the townspeople not said here their homes vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent home=Theme
Example 5 In the Middle Ages, townspeople paid taxes to the lord.
case det flat obl punct nsubj obj case det obl punct root In ADP the DET Middle PROPN Ages PROPN , PUNCT townspeople NOUN paid VERB taxes NOUN to ADP the DET lord NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 In in ADP _ 4 Ages case 2 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 4 Ages det 3 Middle Middle PROPN Number=Sing 4 Ages flat 4 Ages Age PROPN Number=Plur 7 paid obl 5 , , PUNCT _ 4 Ages punct 6 townspeople townspeople NOUN Number=Sing 7 paid nsubj 7 paid pay VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 8 taxes tax NOUN Number=Plur 7 paid obj 9 to to ADP _ 11 lord case 10 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 11 lord det 11 lord lord NOUN Number=Sing 7 paid obl 12 . . PUNCT _ 7 paid punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 pay past townspeople taxes in the Middle Ages to the lord vn pay-68-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent tax=Asset
Example 6 The townspeople cheered when the hero returned.
det nsubj advmod det nsubj ccomp punct root The DET townspeople NOUN cheered VERB when ADV the DET hero 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 townspeople det 2 townspeople townspeople NOUN Number=Plur 3 cheered nsubj 3 cheered cheer VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur 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 hero det 6 hero hero 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
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 cheer past the townspeople tree rules 2 return past the hero vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
Example 7 He drove by the town, but the townspeople had met together and had been looking out for him for ever so long.
The tree, 22 words nsubj case det obl punct cc det nsubj aux conj advmod cc aux aux conj compound:prt case obl case advmod advmod obl punct root He PRON drove VERB by ADP the DET town NOUN , PUNCT but CCONJ the DET townspeople NOUN had AUX met VERB together ADV and CCONJ had AUX been AUX looking VERB out ADP for ADP him PRON for ADP ever ADV so ADV long ADV . PUNCT 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 2 drove nsubj 2 drove drive VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 by by ADP _ 5 town case 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 town det 5 town town NOUN Number=Sing 2 drove obl 6 , , PUNCT _ 11 met punct 7 but but CCONJ _ 11 met cc 8 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 9 townspeople det 9 townspeople townspeople NOUN Number=Sing 11 met nsubj 10 had have AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 11 met aux 11 met meet VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part 2 drove conj 12 together together ADV _ 11 met advmod 13 and and CCONJ _ 16 looking cc 14 had have AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 16 looking aux 15 been be AUX Tense=Past VerbForm=Part 16 looking aux 16 looking look VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 11 met conj 17 out out ADP _ 16 looking compound:prt 18 for for ADP _ 19 him case 19 him he PRON Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 16 looking obl 20 for for ADP _ 23 long case 21 ever ever ADV PronType=Ind 23 long advmod 22 so so ADV _ 23 long advmod 23 long long ADV Degree=Pos 16 looking obl 24 . . PUNCT _ 2 drove punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 drive past He by the town vn nonvehicle-51.4.2-1 «NP.agent V»: agent=Agent 2 meet past · perfect the townspeople together property vn meet-36.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent 3 look out past · perfect · progressive the townspeople not said here for townspeople vn caring-75.2-2 «NP V PP»: agent=Agent for he=Theme
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