usurper
Who acts: usurper, person, rage, Their, his, people · What happens: be, take, rage, incriminate, hate, seize · To what, where: person, throne, usurper
«usurper» in the school dictionary: its meaning for a pupil and its 2 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: usurper in the school dictionary.
Meaning 1
A usurper is a person who takes a throne or power by force, without the right to it.
The tree, 18 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 2 usurper | det |
| 2 | usurper | usurper | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 person | nsubj |
| 3 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 5 person | cop |
| 4 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 5 person | det |
| 5 | person | person | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 6 | who | who | PRON | PronType=Rel | 7 takes | nsubj |
| 7 | takes | take | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 5 person | acl:relcl |
| 8 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 9 throne | det |
| 9 | throne | throne | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 takes | obj |
| 10 | or | or | CCONJ | _ | 11 power | cc |
| 11 | power | power | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 throne | conj |
| 12 | by | by | ADP | _ | 13 force | case |
| 13 | force | force | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 takes | obl |
| 14 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 17 right | punct |
| 15 | without | without | ADP | _ | 17 right | case |
| 16 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 17 right | det |
| 17 | right | right | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 takes | obl |
| 18 | to | to | ADP | _ | 19 it | case |
| 19 | it | it | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 17 right | nmod |
| 20 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 5 person | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is a | present | a usurper | a person | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | take | present | a person | a throne or power | by force; without the right to usurper | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent throne=Theme |
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
Their rage with the usurper was great, however, in proportion to his crime.
The tree, 13 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Their | their | PRON | Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 2 rage | nmod:poss |
| 2 | rage | rage | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 great | nsubj |
| 3 | with | with | ADP | _ | 5 usurper | case |
| 4 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 5 usurper | det |
| 5 | usurper | usurper | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 rage | nmod |
| 6 | was | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 7 great | cop |
| 7 | great | great | ADJ | Degree=Pos | root | root |
| 8 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 9 however | punct |
| 9 | however | however | ADV | _ | 7 great | advmod |
| 10 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 12 proportion | punct |
| 11 | in | in | ADP | _ | 12 proportion | case |
| 12 | proportion | proportion | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 great | conj |
| 13 | to | to | ADP | _ | 15 crime | case |
| 14 | his | his | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 15 crime | nmod:poss |
| 15 | crime | crime | NOUN | Number=Sing | 12 proportion | nmod |
| 16 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 7 great | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is | past | Their rage with the usurper | great, however property | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | rage | Their = they | with the usurper | nom rage «feeling intransitive»: poss=agent with=obl | |||||
| 3 | incriminate | his = he | nom crime «act transitive»: poss=agent |
Example 2
The people hated the usurper who had seized the throne.
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 | 3 hated | nsubj |
| 3 | hated | hate | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 5 usurper | det |
| 5 | usurper | usurper | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 hated | obj |
| 6 | who | who | PRON | PronType=Rel | 8 seized | nsubj |
| 7 | had | have | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 8 seized | aux |
| 8 | seized | seize | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part | 5 usurper | acl:relcl |
| 9 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 10 throne | det |
| 10 | throne | throne | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 seized | obj |
| 11 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 3 hated | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | hate | past | the people | the usurper | vn admire-31.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer usurper=Stimulus | ||||
| 2 | seize | past · perfect | the usurper | the throne | vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent throne=Theme |
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