wizard

Who acts: wizard, man, person, Merlin, frog, sister · What happens: be, have, mean, wave, become, follow · To what, where: man, stories, magic powers, person, something, computer program

«wizard» in the school dictionary: its 4 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: wizard in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

A wizard is a man in stories who has magic powers.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	2 wizard	det
2	wizard	wizard	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 man	nsubj
3	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	5 man	cop
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 man	det
5	man	man	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
6	in	in	ADP	_	7 stories	case
7	stories	story	NOUN	Number=Plur	5 man	nmod
8	who	who	PRON	PronType=Rel	9 has	nsubj
9	has	have	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	5 man	acl:relcl
10	magic	magic	ADJ	Degree=Pos	11 powers	amod
11	powers	power	NOUN	Number=Plur	9 has	obj
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 man	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	present	a wizard	a man		stories			tree rules
2	have	present	a man	magic powers					vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent power=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

A wizard is a person who is extremely good at something, as in a maths wizard.

The tree, 16 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	2 wizard	det
2	wizard	wizard	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	9 good	nsubj
7	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	9 good	cop
8	extremely	extremely	ADV	_	9 good	advmod
9	good	good	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 person	acl:relcl
10	at	at	ADP	_	11 something	case
11	something	something	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	9 good	obl
12	,	,	PUNCT	_	17 wizard	punct
13	as	as	ADP	_	17 wizard	case
14	in	in	ADP	_	17 wizard	case
15	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	17 wizard	det
16	maths	maths	NOUN	Number=Sing	17 wizard	compound
17	wizard	wizard	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 person	conj
18	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 person	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	present	a wizard	a person and a maths wizard					tree rules
2	is	present	a person and a maths wizard			something		extremely, good property	tree rules

Meaning 3

Usage: computing — kept apart, not parsed.

A wizard is a step-by-step helper in a computer program.

The tree, 12 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	2 wizard	det
2	wizard	wizard	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 helper	nsubj
3	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	10 helper	cop
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	10 helper	det
5	step	step	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 helper	nsubj
6	-	-	PUNCT	_	10 helper	punct
7	by	by	ADP	_	10 helper	case
8	-	-	PUNCT	_	7 by	punct
9	step	step	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 helper	compound
10	helper	helper	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
11	in	in	ADP	_	14 program	case
12	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	14 program	det
13	computer	computer	NOUN	Number=Sing	14 program	compound
14	program	program	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 helper	nmod
15	.	.	PUNCT	_	10 helper	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	present	a wizard			a computer program		by a step helper	tree rules

Meaning 4

Usage: old UK slang — kept apart, not parsed.

Wizard! meant excellent, in old school stories.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Wizard	wizard	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 meant	nsubj
2	!	!	PUNCT	_	1 Wizard	punct
3	meant	mean	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	excellent	excellent	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 meant	xcomp
5	,	,	PUNCT	_	9 stories	punct
6	in	in	ADP	_	9 stories	case
7	old	old	ADJ	Degree=Pos	9 stories	amod
8	school	school	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 stories	compound
9	stories	story	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 meant	conj
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 meant	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	mean	past	Wizard					excellent property	vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent

Example 1

Merlin was a wise old wizard.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Merlin	Merlin	PROPN	Number=Sing	6 wizard	nsubj
2	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	6 wizard	cop
3	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 wizard	det
4	wise	wise	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 wizard	amod
5	old	old	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 wizard	amod
6	wizard	wizard	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 wizard	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	past	Merlin	a wise old wizard					tree rules

Example 2

The wizard waved his wand and the frog became a prince.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 wizard	det
2	wizard	wizard	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 waved	nsubj
3	waved	wave	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	his	his	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	5 wand	nmod:poss
5	wand	wand	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 waved	obj
6	and	and	CCONJ	_	9 became	cc
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 frog	det
8	frog	frog	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 became	nsubj
9	became	become	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	3 waved	conj
10	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	11 prince	det
11	prince	prince	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 became	xcomp
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 waved	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	wave	past	the wizard	wizard's wand					vn wink-40.3.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent wand=Patient
2	become	past	the frog	a prince					vn become-109.1-1-1 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Patient

Example 3

My sister is a wizard at maths.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	My	my	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	2 sister	nmod:poss
2	sister	sister	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 wizard	nsubj
3	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	5 wizard	cop
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 wizard	det
5	wizard	wizard	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
6	at	at	ADP	_	7 maths	case
7	maths	math	NOUN	Number=Plur	5 wizard	nmod
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 wizard	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	present	My sister	a wizard		maths			tree rules

Example 4

He's a wizard with a football.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	He	he	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	4 wizard	nsubj
2	's	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	4 wizard	cop
3	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	4 wizard	det
4	wizard	wizard	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
5	with	with	ADP	_	7 football	case
6	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	7 football	det
7	football	football	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 wizard	nmod
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 wizard	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	present	He	a wizard				with a football	tree rules

Example 5

Follow the setup wizard to install the game.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Follow	follow	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
2	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	4 wizard	det
3	setup	setup	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 wizard	compound
4	wizard	wizard	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Follow	obj
5	to	to	PART	_	6 install	mark
6	install	install	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	1 Follow	advcl
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 game	det
8	game	game	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 install	obj
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Follow	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	follow	imperative	you not said here	the setup wizard					vn chase-51.6 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent wizard=Theme
2	install	to-infinitive	you not said here	the game					vn appoint-29.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent game=Theme

Example 6

What a wizard idea! (old UK slang)

Sentence 1: What a wizard idea!

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	What	what	DET	PronType=Int	4 idea	det:predet
2	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	4 idea	det
3	wizard	wizard	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 idea	amod
4	idea	idea	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
5	!	!	PUNCT	_	4 idea	punct

The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

Sentence 2: (old UK slang)

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	(	(	PUNCT	_	4 slang	punct
2	old	old	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 slang	amod
3	UK	UK	PROPN	Number=Sing	4 slang	compound
4	slang	slang	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
5	)	)	PUNCT	_	4 slang	punct

The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

Text: the school dictionary of Mova's schools (world/data/dictionary-schools/), written for Mova. Trees: Mova's own parse — the en model on the CPU, when the site is built — not checked by a teacher; they may be wrong. Frames: Mova's frames reader (prag), each meaning and example read on its own. Elamur Cosmic License.

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