worldly
Who acts: old man, worldly possessions, My, She · What happens: belong, have, know, be, possess, not be · To what, where: many possessions, few worldly goods, one coat, worldly success
«worldly» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings 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: worldly in the school dictionary.
Meaning 1
Belonging to this world and its ordinary things, not to spirits or heaven.
The tree, 13 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Belonging | belong | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | root | root |
| 2 | to | to | ADP | _ | 4 world | case |
| 3 | this | this | DET | Number=Sing PronType=Dem | 4 world | det |
| 4 | world | world | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 Belonging | obl |
| 5 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 8 things | cc |
| 6 | its | its | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 8 things | nmod:poss |
| 7 | ordinary | ordinary | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 8 things | amod |
| 8 | things | thing | NOUN | Number=Plur | 4 world | conj |
| 9 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 12 spirits | punct |
| 10 | not | not | PART | Polarity=Neg | 12 spirits | advmod |
| 11 | to | to | ADP | _ | 12 spirits | case |
| 12 | spirits | spirit | NOUN | Number=Plur | 1 Belonging | obl |
| 13 | or | or | CCONJ | _ | 14 heaven | cc |
| 14 | heaven | heaven | NOUN | Number=Sing | 12 spirits | conj |
| 15 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 12 spirits | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | belong | gerund | to this world and its ordinary things; to spirits or heaven | vn attend-107.4-2 «NP V PP»: 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.
Meaning 2
Having many possessions or knowing much about money and society.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Having | have | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | root | root |
| 2 | many | many | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 3 possessions | amod |
| 3 | possessions | possession | NOUN | Number=Plur | 1 Having | obj |
| 4 | or | or | CCONJ | _ | 5 knowing | cc |
| 5 | knowing | know | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | 1 Having | conj |
| 6 | much | much | ADV | _ | 5 knowing | advmod |
| 7 | about | about | ADP | _ | 8 money | case |
| 8 | money | money | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 knowing | obl |
| 9 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 10 society | cc |
| 10 | society | society | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 money | conj |
| 11 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 1 Having | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | have | gerund | many possessions | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent possession=Patient | |||||
| 2 | know | gerund | about money and society | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V PP.stimulus»: agent=Experiencer about money=Stimulus |
Example 1
The old man had few worldly goods.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 3 man | det |
| 2 | old | old | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 3 man | amod |
| 3 | man | man | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 had | nsubj |
| 4 | had | have | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 5 | few | few | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 7 goods | amod |
| 6 | worldly | worldly | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 7 goods | amod |
| 7 | goods | goods | NOUN | Number=Ptan | 4 had | obj |
| 8 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 4 had | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | have | past | the old man | few worldly goods | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent goods=Patient |
Example 2
My worldly possessions are one coat and a book.
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 | 3 possessions | nmod:poss |
| 2 | worldly | worldly | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 3 possessions | amod |
| 3 | possessions | possession | NOUN | Number=Plur | 6 coat | nsubj |
| 4 | are | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 6 coat | cop |
| 5 | one | one | NUM | NumForm=Word NumType=Card | 6 coat | nummod |
| 6 | coat | coat | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 7 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 9 book | cc |
| 8 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 9 book | det |
| 9 | book | book | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 coat | conj |
| 10 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 6 coat | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is a | present | My worldly possessions | one coat and a book | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | possess | My | nom possession «act transitive»: poss=agent |
Example 3
She was not interested in worldly success.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | She | she | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 4 interested | nsubj |
| 2 | was | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 4 interested | cop |
| 3 | not | not | PART | Polarity=Neg | 4 interested | advmod |
| 4 | interested | interested | ADJ | Degree=Pos | root | root |
| 5 | in | in | ADP | _ | 7 success | case |
| 6 | worldly | worldly | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 7 success | amod |
| 7 | success | success | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 interested | obl |
| 8 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 4 interested | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | not is | past | She | worldly success | interested property | tree rules |
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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