ulster

Who acts: One, nine counties, Donegal, Ulster, traveller, Victorian gentlemen · What happens: have, be, wear, button · To what, where: part, Northern Ireland, short cape, Republic, one, heavy ulster

«ulster» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 6 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: ulster in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

Usage: proper noun — kept apart, not parsed.

One of the four historic provinces of Ireland, in the north; it has nine counties – six are in Northern Ireland (part of the UK) and three in the Republic of Ireland.

The tree, 31 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	One	one	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	15 has	nsubj
2	of	of	ADP	_	6 provinces	case
3	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 provinces	det
4	four	four	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	6 provinces	nummod
5	historic	historic	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 provinces	amod
6	provinces	province	NOUN	Number=Plur	1 One	nmod
7	of	of	ADP	_	8 Ireland	case
8	Ireland	Ireland	PROPN	Number=Sing	6 provinces	nmod
9	,	,	PUNCT	_	12 north	punct
10	in	in	ADP	_	12 north	case
11	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	12 north	det
12	north	north	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 provinces	conj
13	;	;	PUNCT	_	15 has	punct
14	it	it	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	15 has	nsubj
15	has	have	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
16	nine	nine	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	17 counties	nummod
17	counties	county	NOUN	Number=Plur	25 part	nsubj
18	–	-	PUNCT	_	19 six	punct
19	six	six	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	17 counties	appos
20	are	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	25 part	cop
21	in	in	ADP	_	23 Ireland	case
22	Northern	Northern	PROPN	Number=Sing	23 Ireland	flat
23	Ireland	Ireland	PROPN	Number=Sing	25 part	obl
24	(	(	PUNCT	_	25 part	punct
25	part	part	NOUN	Number=Sing	15 has	ccomp
26	of	of	ADP	_	28 UK	case
27	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	28 UK	det
28	UK	UK	PROPN	Number=Sing	25 part	nmod
29	)	)	PUNCT	_	28 UK	punct
30	and	and	CCONJ	_	31 three	cc
31	three	three	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	25 part	conj
32	in	in	ADP	_	34 Republic	case
33	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	34 Republic	det
34	Republic	Republic	PROPN	Number=Sing	31 three	nmod
35	of	of	ADP	_	36 Ireland	case
36	Ireland	Ireland	PROPN	Number=Sing	34 Republic	nmod
37	.	.	PUNCT	_	15 has	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	have	present	One of the four historic provinces of Ireland and the north						vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent
2	is a	present	nine counties	part		Northern Ireland		of the UK	tree rules

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

A long, loose, heavy overcoat, often with a belt and a short cape, worn in Victorian and Edwardian times.

The tree, 19 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	7 overcoat	det
2	long	long	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 overcoat	amod
3	,	,	PUNCT	_	2 long	punct
4	loose	loose	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 overcoat	amod
5	,	,	PUNCT	_	4 loose	punct
6	heavy	heavy	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 overcoat	amod
7	overcoat	overcoat	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
8	,	,	PUNCT	_	12 belt	punct
9	often	often	ADV	_	12 belt	advmod
10	with	with	ADP	_	12 belt	case
11	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	12 belt	det
12	belt	belt	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 overcoat	appos
13	and	and	CCONJ	_	16 cape	cc
14	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	16 cape	det
15	short	short	ADJ	Degree=Pos	16 cape	amod
16	cape	cape	NOUN	Number=Sing	12 belt	conj
17	,	,	PUNCT	_	18 worn	punct
18	worn	wear	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	16 cape	acl
19	in	in	ADP	_	23 times	case
20	Victorian	victorian	ADJ	Degree=Pos	23 times	amod
21	and	and	CCONJ	_	22 Edwardian	cc
22	Edwardian	edwardian	ADJ	Degree=Pos	20 Victorian	conj
23	times	time	NOUN	Number=Plur	18 worn	obl
24	.	.	PUNCT	_	7 overcoat	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	wear	participle		a short cape not said here			time		vn wipe_manner-10.4.1-1 «NP V PP-Conative»: agent=Agent

Example 1

Donegal is part of Ulster but is in the Republic of Ireland.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Donegal	Donegal	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 part	nsubj
2	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	3 part	cop
3	part	part	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
4	of	of	ADP	_	5 Ulster	case
5	Ulster	Ulster	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 part	nmod
6	but	but	CCONJ	_	10 Republic	cc
7	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	10 Republic	cop
8	in	in	ADP	_	10 Republic	case
9	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	10 Republic	det
10	Republic	Republic	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 part	conj
11	of	of	ADP	_	12 Ireland	case
12	Ireland	Ireland	PROPN	Number=Sing	10 Republic	nmod
13	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 part	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	present	Donegal	part but the Republic				of Ulster	tree rules
2	is	present	Donegal not said here			the Republic		of Ireland	tree rules

Example 2

Ulster is one of the four provinces of Ireland.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Ulster	Ulster	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 one	nsubj
2	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	3 one	cop
3	one	one	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	root	root
4	of	of	ADP	_	7 provinces	case
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 provinces	det
6	four	four	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	7 provinces	nummod
7	provinces	province	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 one	nmod
8	of	of	ADP	_	9 Ireland	case
9	Ireland	Ireland	PROPN	Number=Sing	7 provinces	nmod
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 one	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	present	Ulster	one				of the four provinces of Ireland	tree rules

Example 3

The traveller buttoned his heavy ulster against the wind.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 traveller	det
2	traveller	traveller	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 buttoned	nsubj
3	buttoned	button	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	his	his	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	6 ulster	nmod:poss
5	heavy	heavy	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 ulster	amod
6	ulster	ulster	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 buttoned	obj
7	against	against	ADP	_	9 wind	case
8	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 wind	det
9	wind	wind	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 buttoned	obl
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 buttoned	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	button	past	the traveller	traveller's heavy ulster				against the wind	vn tape-22.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent ulster=Patient

Example 4

Ulster Rugby play in Belfast.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Ulster	Ulster	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 play	compound
2	Rugby	Rugby	PROPN	Number=Sing	1 Ulster	flat
3	play	play	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
4	in	in	ADP	_	5 Belfast	case
5	Belfast	Belfast	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 play	nmod
6	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 play	punct

The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

Example 5

Victorian gentlemen wore long ulsters in winter.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Victorian	victorian	ADJ	Degree=Pos	2 gentlemen	amod
2	gentlemen	gentleman	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 wore	nsubj
3	wore	wear	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	long	long	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 ulsters	amod
5	ulsters	ulster	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 wore	obj
6	in	in	ADP	_	7 winter	case
7	winter	winter	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 wore	obl
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 wore	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	wear	past	Victorian gentlemen	long ulsters			winter		vn wipe_manner-10.4.1-1 «NP V NP.source»: agent=Agent ulster=Source

Example 6

Six of Ulster's nine counties are in Northern Ireland.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Six	six	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	10 Ireland	nsubj
2	of	of	ADP	_	6 counties	case
3	Ulster	Ulster	PROPN	Number=Sing	6 counties	nmod:poss
4	's	's	PART	_	3 Ulster	case
5	nine	nine	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	6 counties	nummod
6	counties	county	NOUN	Number=Plur	1 Six	nmod
7	are	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	10 Ireland	cop
8	in	in	ADP	_	10 Ireland	case
9	Northern	Northern	PROPN	Number=Sing	10 Ireland	flat
10	Ireland	Ireland	PROPN	Number=Sing	root	root
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	10 Ireland	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	present	Six of Ulster's nine counties			Northern Ireland			tree rules

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