warlord Who acts: warlord, military leader, strong government, Rival warlords, warlords, soldiers · What happens: be, control, fight, rule, steal, take over · To what, where: military leader, area, many parts, 1920s, food, villages
«warlord» in the school dictionary: its meaning 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: warlord in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 A warlord is a military leader who controls an area by force with his own army, usually when there is no strong government.
The tree, 23 words det nsubj cop det amod nsubj acl:relcl det obj case obl case nmod:poss amod obl punct advmod advmod expl parataxis det amod nsubj punct root A DET warlord NOUN is AUX a DET military ADJ leader NOUN who PRON controls VERB an DET area NOUN by ADP force NOUN with ADP his PRON own ADJ army NOUN , PUNCT usually ADV when ADV there PRON is VERB no DET strong ADJ government NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 warlord det 2 warlord warlord NOUN Number=Sing 6 leader nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 leader cop 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 leader det 5 military military ADJ Degree=Pos 6 leader amod 6 leader leader NOUN Number=Sing root root 7 who who PRON PronType=Rel 8 controls nsubj 8 controls control VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 leader acl:relcl 9 an a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 10 area det 10 area area NOUN Number=Sing 8 controls obj 11 by by ADP _ 12 force case 12 force force NOUN Number=Sing 8 controls obl 13 with with ADP _ 16 army case 14 his his PRON Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 16 army nmod:poss 15 own own ADJ Degree=Pos 16 army amod 16 army army NOUN Number=Sing 8 controls obl 17 , , PUNCT _ 21 is punct 18 usually usually ADV _ 21 is advmod 19 when when ADV PronType=Int 21 is advmod 20 there there PRON PronType=Dem 21 is expl 21 is be VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 leader parataxis 22 no no DET PronType=Neg 24 government det 23 strong strong ADJ Degree=Pos 24 government amod 24 government government NOUN Number=Sing 21 is nsubj 25 . . PUNCT _ 6 leader punct
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1 is a present a warlord a military leader tree rules 2 control present a military leader a area by force; with his own army vn enforce-63 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent area=Theme 3 be present no strong government there usually property vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=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 Rival warlords fought for control of the region.
amod nsubj case obl case det nmod punct root Rival ADJ warlords NOUN fought VERB for ADP control NOUN of ADP the DET region NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Rival rival ADJ Degree=Pos 2 warlords amod 2 warlords warlord NOUN Number=Plur 3 fought nsubj 3 fought fight VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 for for ADP _ 5 control case 5 control control NOUN Number=Sing 3 fought obl 6 of of ADP _ 8 region case 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 region det 8 region region NOUN Number=Sing 5 control nmod 9 . . PUNCT _ 3 fought punct
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1 fight past Rival warlords for control of the region vn battle-36.4-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
Example 2 In the 1920s, warlords ruled many parts of China.
case det obl punct nsubj amod obj case nmod punct root In ADP the DET 1920s NOUN , PUNCT warlords NOUN ruled VERB many ADJ parts NOUN of ADP China PROPN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 In in ADP _ 3 1920s case 2 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 1920s det 3 1920s 1920s NOUN Number=Ptan NumForm=Combi NumType=Card 6 ruled obl 4 , , PUNCT _ 3 1920s punct 5 warlords warlord NOUN Number=Plur 6 ruled nsubj 6 ruled rule VERB Mood=Ind Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 7 many many ADJ Degree=Pos 8 parts amod 8 parts part NOUN Number=Plur 6 ruled obj 9 of of ADP _ 10 China case 10 China China PROPN Number=Sing 8 parts nmod 11 . . PUNCT _ 6 ruled punct
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1 rule past warlords many parts of China the 1920s vn dub-29.3.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent part=Theme
Example 3 The warlord's soldiers stole food from the villages.
det nmod:poss case nsubj obj case det obl punct root The DET warlord NOUN 's PART soldiers NOUN stole VERB food NOUN from ADP the DET villages NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 warlord det 2 warlord warlord NOUN Number=Sing 4 soldiers nmod:poss 3 's 's PART _ 2 warlord case 4 soldiers soldier NOUN Number=Plur 5 stole nsubj 5 stole steal VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 6 food food NOUN Number=Sing 5 stole obj 7 from from ADP _ 9 villages case 8 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 9 villages det 9 villages village NOUN Number=Plur 5 stole obl 10 . . PUNCT _ 5 stole punct
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1 steal past the warlord's soldiers food the villages vn steal-10.5-1 «NP V NP PP.source»: agent=Agent food=Theme from village=Source
Example 4 Without a government, warlords took over.
case det obl punct nsubj compound:prt punct root Without ADP a DET government NOUN , PUNCT warlords NOUN took VERB over ADP . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Without without ADP _ 3 government case 2 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 3 government det 3 government government NOUN Number=Sing 6 took obl 4 , , PUNCT _ 3 government punct 5 warlords warlord NOUN Number=Plur 6 took nsubj 6 took take VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 7 over over ADP _ 6 took compound:prt 8 . . PUNCT _ 6 took punct
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1 take over past warlords without a government vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent
Example 5 The game's villain is a cruel warlord.
det nmod:poss case nsubj cop det amod punct root The DET game NOUN 's PART villain NOUN is AUX a DET cruel ADJ warlord NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 game det 2 game game NOUN Number=Sing 4 villain nmod:poss 3 's 's PART _ 2 game case 4 villain villain NOUN Number=Sing 8 warlord nsubj 5 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 8 warlord cop 6 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 8 warlord det 7 cruel cruel ADJ Degree=Pos 8 warlord amod 8 warlord warlord NOUN Number=Sing root root 9 . . PUNCT _ 8 warlord punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 is a present the game's villain a cruel warlord tree rules
Example 6 Peace talks brought the warlords to one table.
compound nsubj det obj case nummod obl punct root Peace NOUN talks NOUN brought VERB the DET warlords NOUN to ADP one NUM table NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Peace peace NOUN Number=Sing 2 talks compound 2 talks talk NOUN Number=Plur 3 brought nsubj 3 brought bring VERB Mood=Ind Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 warlords det 5 warlords warlord NOUN Number=Plur 3 brought obj 6 to to ADP _ 8 table case 7 one one NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 8 table nummod 8 table table NOUN Number=Sing 3 brought obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 3 brought punct
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1 bring past Peace talks the warlords one table vn bring-11.3-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent warlord=Theme to table=Destination
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