vicar Who acts: vicar, We · What happens: be, charge, marry, open, visit, give · To what, where: priest, charge, church, polite fashioned church person, aunt, village church
«vicar» 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: vicar in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 A vicar is a priest in charge of a church and its local area (parish), especially in the Church of England.
The tree, 21 words det nsubj cop det case nmod case det nmod cc nmod:poss amod conj punct appos punct punct advmod case det nmod case nmod punct root A DET vicar NOUN is AUX a DET priest NOUN in ADP charge NOUN of ADP a DET church NOUN and CCONJ its PRON local ADJ area NOUN ( PUNCT parish NOUN ) PUNCT , PUNCT especially ADV in ADP the DET Church PROPN of ADP England PROPN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 vicar det 2 vicar vicar NOUN Number=Sing 5 priest nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 priest cop 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 priest det 5 priest priest NOUN Number=Sing root root 6 in in ADP _ 7 charge case 7 charge charge NOUN Number=Sing 5 priest nmod 8 of of ADP _ 10 church case 9 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 10 church det 10 church church NOUN Number=Sing 7 charge nmod 11 and and CCONJ _ 14 area cc 12 its its PRON Case=Gen Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 14 area nmod:poss 13 local local ADJ Degree=Pos 14 area amod 14 area area NOUN Number=Sing 5 priest conj 15 ( ( PUNCT _ 16 parish punct 16 parish parish NOUN Number=Sing 14 area appos 17 ) ) PUNCT _ 16 parish punct 18 , , PUNCT _ 22 Church punct 19 especially especially ADV _ 22 Church advmod 20 in in ADP _ 22 Church case 21 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 22 Church det 22 Church Church PROPN Number=Sing 14 area nmod 23 of of ADP _ 24 England case 24 England England PROPN Number=Sing 22 Church nmod 25 . . PUNCT _ 5 priest punct
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1 is a present a vicar a priest and vicar's local area in the Church of England charge of a church tree rules 2 charge a church nom charge «act 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-fashioned, joking — kept apart, not parsed.
«The vicar» in British stories and comedy is a polite, kind, slightly old-fashioned church person, often at tea parties and village fêtes.
The tree, 23 words punct det nsubj punct case amod nmod cc conj cop det amod punct conj punct advmod amod punct amod compound punct advmod case compound appos cc compound conj punct root « PUNCT The DET vicar NOUN » PUNCT in ADP British ADJ stories NOUN and CCONJ comedy NOUN is AUX a DET polite ADJ , PUNCT kind ADJ , PUNCT slightly ADV old ADJ - PUNCT fashioned ADJ church NOUN person NOUN , PUNCT often ADV at ADP tea NOUN parties NOUN and CCONJ village NOUN fêtes NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 « « PUNCT _ 3 vicar punct 2 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 vicar det 3 vicar vicar NOUN Number=Sing 21 person nsubj 4 » » PUNCT _ 3 vicar punct 5 in in ADP _ 7 stories case 6 British British ADJ Degree=Pos 7 stories amod 7 stories story NOUN Number=Plur 3 vicar nmod 8 and and CCONJ _ 9 comedy cc 9 comedy comedy NOUN Number=Sing 7 stories conj 10 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 21 person cop 11 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 21 person det 12 polite polite ADJ Degree=Pos 21 person amod 13 , , PUNCT _ 14 kind punct 14 kind kind ADJ Degree=Pos 12 polite conj 15 , , PUNCT _ 21 person punct 16 slightly slightly ADV _ 19 fashioned advmod 17 old old ADJ Degree=Pos 19 fashioned amod 18 - - PUNCT _ 17 old punct 19 fashioned fashioned ADJ Degree=Pos 21 person amod 20 church church NOUN Number=Sing 21 person compound 21 person person NOUN Number=Sing root root 22 , , PUNCT _ 26 parties punct 23 often often ADV _ 26 parties advmod 24 at at ADP _ 26 parties case 25 tea tea NOUN Number=Sing 26 parties compound 26 parties party NOUN Number=Plur 21 person appos 27 and and CCONJ _ 29 fêtes cc 28 village village NOUN Number=Sing 29 fêtes compound 29 fêtes fête NOUN Number=Plur 26 parties conj 30 . . PUNCT _ 21 person punct
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1 is a present the vicar in British stories and comedy a polite fashioned church person tree rules
Example 1 The vicar married my aunt and uncle in the village church.
det nsubj nmod:poss obj cc conj case det compound obl punct root The DET vicar NOUN married VERB my PRON aunt NOUN and CCONJ uncle NOUN in ADP the DET village NOUN church NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 vicar det 2 vicar vicar NOUN Number=Sing 3 married nsubj 3 married marry VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 my my PRON Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 5 aunt nmod:poss 5 aunt aunt NOUN Number=Sing 3 married obj 6 and and CCONJ _ 7 uncle cc 7 uncle uncle NOUN Number=Sing 5 aunt conj 8 in in ADP _ 11 church case 9 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 11 church det 10 village village NOUN Number=Sing 11 church compound 11 church church NOUN Number=Sing 3 married obl 12 . . PUNCT _ 3 married punct
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1 marry past the vicar my aunt and uncle the village church vn amalgamate-22.2-3-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent aunt=Patient
Example 2 The vicar opened the summer fair.
det nsubj det obl:unmarked xcomp punct root The DET vicar NOUN opened VERB the DET summer NOUN fair ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 vicar det 2 vicar vicar NOUN Number=Sing 3 opened nsubj 3 opened open VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 summer det 5 summer summer NOUN Number=Sing 3 opened obl:unmarked 6 fair fair ADJ Degree=Pos 3 opened xcomp 7 . . PUNCT _ 3 opened punct
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1 open past the vicar summer fair property vn spatial_configuration-47.6-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
Example 3 We visited the vicar at the vicarage.
nsubj det obj case det obl punct root We PRON visited VERB the DET vicar NOUN at ADP the DET vicarage NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 We we PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs 2 visited nsubj 2 visited visit VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 4 vicar det 4 vicar vicar NOUN Number=Sing 2 visited obj 5 at at ADP _ 7 vicarage case 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 vicarage det 7 vicarage vicarage NOUN Number=Sing 2 visited obl 8 . . PUNCT _ 2 visited punct
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1 visit past We the vicar the vicarage vn meet-36.3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent vicar=Co-Agent
Example 4 The vicar gave a talk about kindness.
det nsubj det obj case nmod punct root The DET vicar NOUN gave VERB a DET talk NOUN about ADP kindness NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 vicar det 2 vicar vicar NOUN Number=Sing 3 gave nsubj 3 gave give VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 talk det 5 talk talk NOUN Number=Sing 3 gave obj 6 about about ADP _ 7 kindness case 7 kindness kindness NOUN Number=Sing 5 talk nmod 8 . . PUNCT _ 3 gave punct
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1 give past the vicar a talk about kindness vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent talk=Theme
Example 5 In the story, the vicar solved the mystery.
case det obl punct det nsubj det obj punct root In ADP the DET story NOUN , PUNCT the DET vicar NOUN solved VERB the DET mystery NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 In in ADP _ 3 story case 2 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 story det 3 story story NOUN Number=Sing 7 solved obl 4 , , PUNCT _ 3 story punct 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 vicar det 6 vicar vicar NOUN Number=Sing 7 solved nsubj 7 solved solve VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 8 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 9 mystery det 9 mystery mystery NOUN Number=Sing 7 solved obj 10 . . PUNCT _ 7 solved punct
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1 solve past the vicar the mystery the story vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent mystery=Topic
Example 6 The vicar rang the church bells on Sunday.
det nsubj det compound obj case nmod punct root The DET vicar NOUN rang VERB the DET church NOUN bells NOUN on ADP Sunday PROPN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 vicar det 2 vicar vicar NOUN Number=Sing 3 rang nsubj 3 rang ring VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 bells det 5 church church NOUN Number=Sing 6 bells compound 6 bells bell NOUN Number=Plur 3 rang obj 7 on on ADP _ 8 Sunday case 8 Sunday Sunday PROPN Number=Sing 6 bells nmod 9 . . PUNCT _ 3 rang punct
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1 ring past the vicar the church bells on Sunday vn sound_emission-43.2 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location bell=Theme
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