ward Who acts: town, guardian, Grandpa, nurses, orphan, you · What happens: vote, look after, keep away, ward off, be, split · To what, where: child, something, germs, ward, town, six wards · Speech: someone speaks here
«ward» in the school dictionary: its 4 meanings for a pupil and its 7 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: ward in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 A room in a hospital with beds for patients.
det case det nmod case nmod case nmod punct root A DET room NOUN in ADP a DET hospital NOUN with ADP beds NOUN for ADP patients NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 room det 2 room room NOUN Number=Sing root root 3 in in ADP _ 5 hospital case 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 hospital det 5 hospital hospital NOUN Number=Sing 2 room nmod 6 with with ADP _ 7 beds case 7 beds bed NOUN Number=Plur 5 hospital nmod 8 for for ADP _ 9 patients case 9 patients patient NOUN Number=Plur 7 beds nmod 10 . . PUNCT _ 2 room punct
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.
Meaning 2 An area of a town or city that votes for its own councillor.
det case det nmod cc conj nsubj acl:relcl case nmod:poss amod obl punct root An DET area NOUN of ADP a DET town NOUN or CCONJ city NOUN that PRON votes VERB for ADP its PRON own ADJ councillor NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 An a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 area det 2 area area NOUN Number=Sing root root 3 of of ADP _ 5 town case 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 town det 5 town town NOUN Number=Sing 2 area nmod 6 or or CCONJ _ 7 city cc 7 city city NOUN Number=Sing 5 town conj 8 that that PRON PronType=Rel 9 votes nsubj 9 votes vote VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 town acl:relcl 10 for for ADP _ 13 councillor case 11 its its PRON Case=Gen Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 13 councillor nmod:poss 12 own own ADJ Degree=Pos 13 councillor amod 13 councillor councillor NOUN Number=Sing 9 votes obl 14 . . PUNCT _ 2 area punct
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1 vote present a town or city for city's own councillor goal vn future_having-13.3 «NP V NP PP.goal»: agent=Agent for councillor=Goal
Meaning 3 A child who is looked after by a guardian or court, not their parents.
The tree, 14 words det nsubj aux:pass acl:relcl compound:prt case det obl cc conj punct advmod nmod:poss conj punct root A DET child NOUN who PRON is AUX looked VERB after ADP by ADP a DET guardian NOUN or CCONJ court NOUN , PUNCT not PART their PRON parents NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 child det 2 child child NOUN Number=Sing root root 3 who who PRON PronType=Rel 5 looked nsubj 4 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 looked aux:pass 5 looked look VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 2 child acl:relcl 6 after after ADP _ 5 looked compound:prt 7 by by ADP _ 9 guardian case 8 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 9 guardian det 9 guardian guardian NOUN Number=Sing 5 looked obl 10 or or CCONJ _ 11 court cc 11 court court NOUN Number=Sing 9 guardian conj 12 , , PUNCT _ 15 parents punct 13 not not PART Polarity=Neg 15 parents advmod 14 their their PRON Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 15 parents nmod:poss 15 parents parent NOUN Number=Plur 9 guardian conj 16 . . PUNCT _ 2 child punct
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1 look after present · passive a guardian or court and guardian's parents a child vn caring-75.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent subject=Theme
Meaning 4 Usage: verb, «ward off» — kept apart, not parsed.
To keep something bad away: ward off germs.
mark obj amod advmod punct conj compound:prt obj punct root To PART keep VERB something PRON bad ADJ away ADV : PUNCT ward VERB off ADP germs NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 To to PART _ 2 keep mark 2 keep keep VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 3 something something PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 2 keep obj 4 bad bad ADJ Degree=Pos 3 something amod 5 away away ADV _ 2 keep advmod 6 : : PUNCT _ 7 ward punct 7 ward ward VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin 2 keep conj 8 off off ADP _ 7 ward compound:prt 9 germs germ NOUN Number=Plur 7 ward obj 10 . . PUNCT _ 2 keep punct
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1 keep away to-infinitive something away property vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent something=Theme 2 ward off infinitive germs tree rules
Example 1 Grandpa is on a ward on the third floor.
nsubj cop case det case det amod nmod punct root Grandpa NOUN is AUX on ADP a DET ward NOUN on ADP the DET third ADJ floor NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Grandpa grandpa NOUN Number=Sing 5 ward nsubj 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 ward cop 3 on on ADP _ 5 ward case 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 ward det 5 ward ward NOUN Number=Sing root root 6 on on ADP _ 9 floor case 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 9 floor det 8 third third ADJ Degree=Pos NumForm=Word NumType=Ord 9 floor amod 9 floor floor NOUN Number=Sing 5 ward nmod 10 . . PUNCT _ 5 ward punct
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1 is present Grandpa a ward on the third floor tree rules
Example 2 The nurses on the children's ward were very kind.
det nsubj case det nmod:poss case nmod cop advmod punct root The DET nurses NOUN on ADP the DET children NOUN 's PART ward NOUN were AUX very ADV kind ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 nurses det 2 nurses nurse NOUN Number=Plur 10 kind nsubj 3 on on ADP _ 7 ward case 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 children det 5 children child NOUN Number=Plur 7 ward nmod:poss 6 's 's PART _ 5 children case 7 ward ward NOUN Number=Sing 2 nurses nmod 8 were be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 10 kind cop 9 very very ADV _ 10 kind advmod 10 kind kind ADJ Degree=Pos root root 11 . . PUNCT _ 10 kind punct
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1 is past the nurses on the children's ward kind property tree rules
Example 3 Our town is split into six wards.
nmod:poss nsubj:pass aux:pass case nummod obl punct root Our PRON town NOUN is AUX split VERB into ADP six NUM wards NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Our our PRON Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 2 town nmod:poss 2 town town NOUN Number=Sing 4 split nsubj:pass 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 split aux:pass 4 split split VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 5 into into ADP _ 7 wards case 6 six six NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 7 wards nummod 7 wards ward NOUN Number=Plur 4 split obl 8 . . PUNCT _ 4 split punct
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1 split present · passive Our town into six wards result vn break-45.1 «NP V NP PP.result»: subject=Patient into ward=Result
Example 4 The orphan became the ward of her uncle.
det nsubj det xcomp case nmod:poss nmod punct root The DET orphan NOUN became VERB the DET ward NOUN of ADP her PRON uncle NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 orphan det 2 orphan orphan NOUN Number=Sing 3 became nsubj 3 became become VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 ward det 5 ward ward NOUN Number=Sing 3 became xcomp 6 of of ADP _ 8 uncle case 7 her her PRON Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 8 uncle nmod:poss 8 uncle uncle NOUN Number=Sing 5 ward nmod 9 . . PUNCT _ 3 became punct
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1 become past the orphan the ward of orphan's uncle vn become-109.1-1-1 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Patient
Example 5 Garlic was said to ward off vampires in old stories.
nsubj:pass aux:pass mark xcomp compound:prt obj case amod obl punct root Garlic NOUN was AUX said VERB to PART ward VERB off ADP vampires NOUN in ADP old ADJ stories NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Garlic garlic NOUN Number=Sing 3 said nsubj:pass 2 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 3 said aux:pass 3 said say VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 4 to to PART _ 5 ward mark 5 ward ward VERB VerbForm=Inf 3 said xcomp 6 off off ADP _ 5 ward compound:prt 7 vampires vampire NOUN Number=Plur 5 ward obj 8 in in ADP _ 10 stories case 9 old old ADJ Degree=Pos 10 stories amod 10 stories story NOUN Number=Plur 5 ward obl 11 . . PUNCT _ 3 said punct
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1 say speech: assert past · passive Garlic tree rules 2 ward off to-infinitive vampires old stories tree rules
Example 6 Wear a warm coat to ward off the cold.
det amod obj mark advcl compound:prt det obj punct root Wear VERB a DET warm ADJ coat NOUN to PART ward VERB off ADP the DET cold NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Wear wear VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 2 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 4 coat det 3 warm warm ADJ Degree=Pos 4 coat amod 4 coat coat NOUN Number=Sing 1 Wear obj 5 to to PART _ 6 ward mark 6 ward ward VERB VerbForm=Inf 1 Wear advcl 7 off off ADP _ 6 ward compound:prt 8 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 9 cold det 9 cold cold NOUN Number=Sing 6 ward obj 10 . . PUNCT _ 1 Wear punct
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1 wear imperative you not said here a warm coat vn wipe_manner-10.4.1-1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent coat=Theme 2 ward off to-infinitive you not said here the cold tree rules
Example 7 “Let us do so,” his ward agreed
punct ccomp obj xcomp advmod punct punct nmod:poss nsubj root “ PUNCT Let VERB us PRON do VERB so ADV , PUNCT ” PUNCT his PRON ward NOUN agreed VERB The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 “ " PUNCT _ 2 Let punct 2 Let let VERB VerbForm=Inf 10 agreed ccomp 3 us we PRON Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs 2 Let obj 4 do do VERB VerbForm=Inf 2 Let xcomp 5 so so ADV _ 4 do advmod 6 , , PUNCT _ 2 Let punct 7 ” " PUNCT _ 2 Let punct 8 his his PRON Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 9 ward nmod:poss 9 ward ward NOUN Number=Sing 10 agreed nsubj 10 agreed agree VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root
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1 let in a quote infinitive us tree rules 2 do in a quote infinitive us not said here vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent 3 agree speech: agree past his ward vn correspond-36.1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic
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