twopence

Who acts: sweets, you, I, She, Twelve pennies, Two twopences · What happens: sum, use, not care, cost, feed, not give · To what, where: two pennies, worth two old pennies, all, twopence, bag, birds · Speech: someone speaks here

«twopence» in the school dictionary: its 3 meanings 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: twopence in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

The sum of two pennies in British money.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 sum	det
2	sum	sum	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
3	of	of	ADP	_	5 pennies	case
4	two	two	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	5 pennies	nummod
5	pennies	penny	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 sum	nmod
6	in	in	ADP	_	8 money	case
7	British	British	ADJ	Degree=Pos	8 money	amod
8	money	money	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 pennies	nmod
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 sum	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	sum			two pennies in British money					nom sum «possession transitive»: of=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

Usage: old — kept apart, not parsed.

A British coin worth two old pennies, used before 1971.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	3 coin	det
2	British	British	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 coin	amod
3	coin	coin	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 pennies	nsubj
4	worth	worth	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 pennies	amod
5	two	two	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	7 pennies	nummod
6	old	old	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 pennies	amod
7	pennies	penny	NOUN	Number=Plur	root	root
8	,	,	PUNCT	_	9 used	punct
9	used	use	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	7 pennies	acl
10	before	before	ADP	_	11 1971	case
11	1971	1971	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	9 used	obl
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	7 pennies	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	use	participle		worth two old pennies not said here			before 1971		vn eat-39.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent

Meaning 3

Usage: informal, «not care twopence» — kept apart, not parsed.

to not care at all.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	to	to	PART	_	3 care	mark
2	not	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	3 care	advmod
3	care	care	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	at	at	ADP	_	5 all	case
5	all	all	DET	PronType=Tot	3 care	obl
6	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 care	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	not care	to-infinitive				all			vn care-88.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer

Example 1

The sweets cost twopence each.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 sweets	det
2	sweets	sweet	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 cost	nsubj
3	cost	cost	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	twopence	twopence	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 cost	obj
5	each	each	DET	PronType=Tot	4 twopence	det
6	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 cost	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	cost	present	the sweets	each twopence					vn cost-54.2 «NP V NP.value»: agent=Theme twopence=Value

Example 2

«Feed the birds, tuppence a bag!»

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	«	«	PUNCT	_	2 Feed	punct
2	Feed	feed	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	4 birds	det
4	birds	bird	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 Feed	obj
5	,	,	PUNCT	_	6 tuppence	punct
6	tuppence	tuppence	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 birds	conj
7	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	8 bag	det
8	bag	bag	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 Feed	obj
9	!	!	PUNCT	_	2 Feed	punct
10	»	»	PUNCT	_	2 Feed	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	feed in a quote	imperative	you not said here	a bag	the birds and tuppence				vn feeding-39.7 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent bird=Recipient bag=Theme

Example 3

I wouldn't give twopence for that old toy.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	I	I	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs	4 give	nsubj
2	would	would	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	4 give	aux
3	n't	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	4 give	advmod
4	give	give	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	root	root
5	twopence	twopence	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 give	obj
6	for	for	ADP	_	9 toy	case
7	that	that	DET	Number=Sing PronType=Dem	9 toy	det
8	old	old	ADJ	Degree=Pos	9 toy	amod
9	toy	toy	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 give	obl
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 give	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	not give	would	I	twopence				for that old toy	vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP PP.asset»: agent=Agent twopence=Theme for toy=Asset

Example 4

She found a twopence coin from 1930.

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 found	nsubj
2	found	find	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 coin	det
4	twopence	twopence	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 coin	compound
5	coin	coin	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 found	obj
6	from	from	ADP	_	7 1930	case
7	1930	1930	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	2 found	obl
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 found	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	find	past	She	a twopence coin		1930			vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP PP.source»: agent=Agent coin=Theme from 1930=Source

Example 5

Twelve pennies made one shilling.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Twelve	twelve	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	2 pennies	nummod
2	pennies	penny	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 made	nsubj
3	made	make	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	one	one	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	5 shilling	nummod
5	shilling	shilling	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 made	obj
6	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 made	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	make	past	Twelve pennies	one shilling					vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset shilling=Product

Example 6

Two twopences make fourpence.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Two	two	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	2 twopences	nummod
2	twopences	twopence	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 make	nsubj
3	make	make	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	fourpence	fourpence	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 make	obj
5	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 make	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	make	present	Two twopences	fourpence					vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset fourpence=Product

Example 7

He didn't care twopence what they said.

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 care	nsubj
2	did	do	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	4 care	aux
3	n't	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	4 care	advmod
4	care	care	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	root	root
5	twopence	twopence	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 care	obj
6	what	what	PRON	PronType=Int	8 said	obj
7	they	they	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs	8 said	nsubj
8	said	say	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	4 care	parataxis
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 care	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	not care	past · do-support	He	twopence					tree rules
2	say speech: assert	past	they						vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent what=Topic

Example 8

If you like to give me twopence you can have the rest.’

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	If	if	SCONJ	_	3 like	mark
2	you	you	PRON	Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs	3 like	nsubj
3	like	like	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	to	to	PART	_	5 give	mark
5	give	give	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	3 like	xcomp
6	me	I	PRON	Case=Acc Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs	5 give	iobj
7	twopence	twopence	SCONJ	_	10 have	mark
8	you	you	PRON	Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs	10 have	nsubj
9	can	can	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	10 have	aux
10	have	have	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	5 give	advcl
11	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	12 rest	det
12	rest	rest	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 have	obj
13	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 like	punct
14	’	'	PUNCT	_	3 like	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	roles by
1	like	present	you			vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP S_INF»: agent=Pivot clause=Theme
2	give not said to happen	to-infinitive	you not said here		me	vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent i=Theme
3	have	can	you	the rest		vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent rest=Patient

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