vassal
Who acts: vassal, person, Katoda, vassals · What happens: be, serve, owe, bow, obey, give · To what, where: lord, loyalty, person, old word, vassal, mistress
«vassal» in the school dictionary: its meaning for a pupil and its 3 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: vassal in the school dictionary.
Meaning 1
A vassal was, in old times, a person who served a lord and owed him loyalty and work. It is an old word.
Sentence 1: A vassal was, in old times, a person who served a lord and owed him loyalty and work.
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 vassal | det |
| 2 | vassal | vassal | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 times | nsubj |
| 3 | was | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 7 times | cop |
| 4 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 7 times | punct |
| 5 | in | in | ADP | _ | 7 times | case |
| 6 | old | old | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 7 times | amod |
| 7 | times | time | NOUN | Number=Plur | root | root |
| 8 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 10 person | punct |
| 9 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 10 person | det |
| 10 | person | person | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 times | appos |
| 11 | who | who | PRON | PronType=Rel | 12 served | nsubj |
| 12 | served | serve | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 10 person | acl:relcl |
| 13 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 14 lord | det |
| 14 | lord | lord | NOUN | Number=Sing | 12 served | obj |
| 15 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 16 owed | cc |
| 16 | owed | owe | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 12 served | conj |
| 17 | him | he | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 16 owed | iobj |
| 18 | loyalty | loyalty | NOUN | Number=Sing | 16 owed | obj |
| 19 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 20 work | cc |
| 20 | work | work | NOUN | Number=Sing | 18 loyalty | conj |
| 21 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 7 times | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is | past | a vassal | in old times | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | serve | past | a person | a lord | vn masquerade-29.6-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent lord=Attribute | ||||
| 3 | owe | past | a person not said here | loyalty and work | person | vn future_having-13.3 «NP V NP.goal NP»: agent=Agent he=Goal loyalty=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.
Sentence 2: It is an old word.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | It | it | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 5 word | nsubj |
| 2 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 5 word | cop |
| 3 | an | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 5 word | det |
| 4 | old | old | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 5 word | amod |
| 5 | word | word | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 6 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 5 word | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is a | present | vassal | a old word | tree rules |
Example 1
The vassal bowed before his lord.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 vassal | det |
| 2 | vassal | vassal | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 3 | bowed | bow | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 2 vassal | acl |
| 4 | before | before | ADP | _ | 6 lord | case |
| 5 | his | his | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 6 lord | nmod:poss |
| 6 | lord | lord | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 bowed | obl |
| 7 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 2 vassal | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | bow | participle | the vassal not said here | before his lord | vn assuming_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent before lord=Location |
Example 2
Katoda was a vassal who obeyed her mistress.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Katoda | Katoda | PROPN | Number=Sing | 4 vassal | nsubj |
| 2 | was | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 4 vassal | cop |
| 3 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 4 vassal | det |
| 4 | vassal | vassal | ADJ | Degree=Pos | root | root |
| 5 | who | who | PRON | PronType=Rel | 6 obeyed | nsubj |
| 6 | obeyed | obey | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 4 vassal | ccomp |
| 7 | her | her | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 8 mistress | nmod:poss |
| 8 | mistress | mistress | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 obeyed | obj |
| 9 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 4 vassal | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is | past | Katoda | vassal property | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | obey | past | Katoda's mistress | vn abide_by-93.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent mistress=Theme |
Example 3
The vassals gave the king their loyalty.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 vassals | det |
| 2 | vassals | vassal | NOUN | Number=Plur | 3 gave | nsubj |
| 3 | gave | give | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 5 king | det |
| 5 | king | king | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 gave | obj |
| 6 | their | their | PRON | Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 7 loyalty | nmod:poss |
| 7 | loyalty | loyalty | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 gave | obj |
| 8 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 3 gave | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | give | past | the vassals | vassals's loyalty | the king | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent king=Recipient loyalty=Theme |
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