wormwood Who acts: defeat, Book, star, Wormwood, old herbalist, nobody · What happens: use, bear, be, stand, fall, make · To what, where: plant, medicine, wormwood, him, Bible wormwood, name · Speech: someone speaks here
«wormwood» in the school dictionary: its 3 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: wormwood in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 A plant with silvery-grey leaves and a very bitter taste, used long ago in medicine and in some strong drinks.
The tree, 21 words det case amod punct amod nmod cc det advmod amod conj punct acl advmod advmod case obl cc case det amod conj punct root A DET plant NOUN with ADP silvery ADJ - PUNCT grey ADJ leaves NOUN and CCONJ a DET very ADV bitter ADJ taste NOUN , PUNCT used VERB long ADV ago ADV in ADP medicine NOUN and CCONJ in ADP some DET strong ADJ drinks NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 plant det 2 plant plant NOUN Number=Sing root root 3 with with ADP _ 7 leaves case 4 silvery silvery ADJ Degree=Pos 7 leaves amod 5 - - PUNCT _ 4 silvery punct 6 grey grey ADJ Degree=Pos 7 leaves amod 7 leaves leaf NOUN Number=Plur 2 plant nmod 8 and and CCONJ _ 12 taste cc 9 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 12 taste det 10 very very ADV _ 11 bitter advmod 11 bitter bitter ADJ Degree=Pos 12 taste amod 12 taste taste NOUN Number=Sing 7 leaves conj 13 , , PUNCT _ 14 used punct 14 used use VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 2 plant acl 15 long long ADV Degree=Pos 16 ago advmod 16 ago ago ADV _ 14 used advmod 17 in in ADP _ 18 medicine case 18 medicine medicine NOUN Number=Sing 14 used obl 19 and and CCONJ _ 23 drinks cc 20 in in ADP _ 23 drinks case 21 some some DET PronType=Ind 23 drinks det 22 strong strong ADJ Degree=Pos 23 drinks amod 23 drinks drink NOUN Number=Plur 18 medicine conj 24 . . PUNCT _ 2 plant punct
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1 use participle a plant with silvery grey leaves and a bitter taste not said here medicine and some strong drinks ago property vn eat-39.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
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 Something very bitter or painful to bear: «The defeat was wormwood to him.».
The tree, 13 words advmod amod cc conj mark xcomp punct punct det nsubj cop appos case nmod punct punct punct root Something PRON very ADV bitter ADJ or CCONJ painful ADJ to PART bear VERB : PUNCT « PUNCT The DET defeat NOUN was AUX wormwood NOUN to ADP him PRON . PUNCT » PUNCT . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Something something PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind root root 2 very very ADV _ 3 bitter advmod 3 bitter bitter ADJ Degree=Pos 1 Something amod 4 or or CCONJ _ 5 painful cc 5 painful painful ADJ Degree=Pos 3 bitter conj 6 to to PART _ 7 bear mark 7 bear bear VERB VerbForm=Inf 5 painful xcomp 8 : : PUNCT _ 13 wormwood punct 9 « « PUNCT _ 13 wormwood punct 10 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 11 defeat det 11 defeat defeat NOUN Number=Sing 13 wormwood nsubj 12 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 13 wormwood cop 13 wormwood wormwood NOUN Number=Sing 1 Something appos 14 to to ADP _ 15 him case 15 him he PRON Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 13 wormwood nmod 16 . . PUNCT _ 13 wormwood punct 17 » » PUNCT _ 13 wormwood punct 18 . . PUNCT _ 1 Something punct
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1 bear to-infinitive vn admire-31.2 «NP V that S»: agent=Experiencer 2 is a in a quote past the defeat wormwood him = he tree rules
Meaning 3 Usage: Bible — kept apart, not parsed.
In the Bible wormwood stands for bitterness and sorrow, and in the Book of Revelation «Wormwood» is the name of a star that falls and makes waters bitter.
The tree, 28 words case det compound obl case obl cc conj punct cc case det nsubj case nmod punct nsubj punct cop det obl case det nmod nsubj acl:relcl cc conj obj xcomp punct root In ADP the DET Bible PROPN wormwood NOUN stands VERB for ADP bitterness NOUN and CCONJ sorrow NOUN , PUNCT and CCONJ in ADP the DET Book PROPN of ADP Revelation PROPN « PUNCT Wormwood NOUN » PUNCT is AUX the DET name NOUN of ADP a DET star NOUN that PRON falls VERB and CCONJ makes VERB waters NOUN bitter ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 In in ADP _ 4 wormwood case 2 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 4 wormwood det 3 Bible Bible PROPN Number=Sing 4 wormwood compound 4 wormwood wormwood NOUN Number=Sing 5 stands obl 5 stands stand VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 6 for for ADP _ 7 bitterness case 7 bitterness bitterness NOUN Number=Sing 5 stands obl 8 and and CCONJ _ 9 sorrow cc 9 sorrow sorrow NOUN Number=Sing 7 bitterness conj 10 , , PUNCT _ 22 name punct 11 and and CCONJ _ 22 name cc 12 in in ADP _ 14 Book case 13 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 14 Book det 14 Book Book PROPN Number=Sing 22 name nsubj 15 of of ADP _ 16 Revelation case 16 Revelation Revelation PROPN Number=Sing 14 Book nmod 17 « « PUNCT _ 18 Wormwood punct 18 Wormwood wormwood NOUN Number=Sing 22 name nsubj 19 » » PUNCT _ 18 Wormwood punct 20 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 22 name cop 21 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 22 name det 22 name name NOUN Number=Sing 5 stands obl 23 of of ADP _ 25 star case 24 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 25 star det 25 star star NOUN Number=Sing 22 name nmod 26 that that PRON PronType=Rel 27 falls nsubj 27 falls fall VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 25 star acl:relcl 28 and and CCONJ _ 29 makes cc 29 makes make VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 27 falls conj 30 waters water NOUN Number=Plur 29 makes obj 31 bitter bitter ADJ Degree=Pos 29 makes xcomp 32 . . PUNCT _ 5 stands punct
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1 stand present the Bible wormwood for bitterness and sorrow vn assuming_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent in wormwood=Location 2 is a present the Book of Revelation the name of a star tree rules 3 fall present a star vn occur-48.3 «NP V»: agent=Theme 4 make present a star not said here waters bitter property vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset water=Product
Example 1 Wormwood has soft grey leaves and smells strong.
nsubj amod amod obj cc conj xcomp punct root Wormwood NOUN has VERB soft ADJ grey ADJ leaves NOUN and CCONJ smells VERB strong ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Wormwood wormwood NOUN Number=Sing 2 has nsubj 2 has have VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 soft soft ADJ Degree=Pos 5 leaves amod 4 grey grey ADJ Degree=Pos 5 leaves amod 5 leaves leaf NOUN Number=Plur 2 has obj 6 and and CCONJ _ 7 smells cc 7 smells smell VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 2 has conj 8 strong strong ADJ Degree=Pos 7 smells xcomp 9 . . PUNCT _ 2 has punct
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1 have present Wormwood soft grey leaves vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent leaf=Patient 2 smell present Wormwood not said here strong property vn stimulus_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus
Example 2 The old herbalist hung bunches of wormwood to dry.
det amod nsubj obj case nmod mark advcl punct root The DET old ADJ herbalist NOUN hung VERB bunches NOUN of ADP wormwood NOUN to PART dry VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 herbalist det 2 old old ADJ Degree=Pos 3 herbalist amod 3 herbalist herbalist NOUN Number=Sing 4 hung nsubj 4 hung hang VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 5 bunches bunch NOUN Number=Plur 4 hung obj 6 of of ADP _ 7 wormwood case 7 wormwood wormwood NOUN Number=Sing 5 bunches nmod 8 to to PART _ 9 dry mark 9 dry dry VERB VerbForm=Inf 4 hung advcl 10 . . PUNCT _ 4 hung punct
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1 hang past the old herbalist bunches of wormwood vn poison-42.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent bunch=Patient 2 dry to-infinitive the old herbalist not said here vn other_cos-45.4-1 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient
Example 3 Wormwood tastes so bitter that nobody wanted a second sip.
nsubj advmod xcomp mark nsubj advcl det amod obj punct root Wormwood NOUN tastes VERB so ADV bitter ADJ that SCONJ nobody PRON wanted VERB a DET second ADJ sip NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Wormwood wormwood NOUN Number=Sing 2 tastes nsubj 2 tastes taste VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 so so ADV _ 4 bitter advmod 4 bitter bitter ADJ Degree=Pos 2 tastes xcomp 5 that that SCONJ _ 7 wanted mark 6 nobody nobody PRON Number=Sing PronType=Neg 7 wanted nsubj 7 wanted want VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 4 bitter advcl 8 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 10 sip det 9 second second ADJ Degree=Pos NumForm=Word NumType=Ord 10 sip amod 10 sip sip NOUN Number=Sing 7 wanted obj 11 . . PUNCT _ 2 tastes punct
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1 taste present Wormwood bitter property vn stimulus_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus 2 want past nobody a second sip vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot sip=Theme
Example 4 In the story, losing the race was wormwood to the proud prince.
case det punct acl det nsubj cop ccomp case det amod obl punct root In ADP the DET story NOUN , PUNCT losing VERB the DET race NOUN was AUX wormwood NOUN to ADP the DET proud ADJ prince 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 root root 4 , , PUNCT _ 5 losing punct 5 losing lose VERB VerbForm=Ger 3 story acl 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 race det 7 race race NOUN Number=Sing 9 wormwood nsubj 8 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 9 wormwood cop 9 wormwood wormwood NOUN Number=Sing 5 losing ccomp 10 to to ADP _ 13 prince case 11 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 13 prince det 12 proud proud ADJ Degree=Pos 13 prince amod 13 prince prince NOUN Number=Sing 5 losing obl 14 . . PUNCT _ 3 story punct
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1 lose gerund the story not said here to the proud prince vn succeed-74-3-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent 2 is a past the race wormwood tree rules
Example 5 In Revelation, a star called Wormwood falls from the sky.
case obl punct det nsubj acl xcomp case det obl punct root In ADP Revelation PROPN , PUNCT a DET star NOUN called VERB Wormwood NOUN falls VERB from ADP the DET sky NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 In in ADP _ 2 Revelation case 2 Revelation Revelation PROPN Number=Sing 8 falls obl 3 , , PUNCT _ 2 Revelation punct 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 star det 5 star star NOUN Number=Sing 8 falls nsubj 6 called call VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 5 star acl 7 Wormwood wormwood NOUN Number=Sing 6 called xcomp 8 falls fall VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 9 from from ADP _ 11 sky case 10 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 11 sky det 11 sky sky NOUN Number=Sing 8 falls obl 12 . . PUNCT _ 8 falls punct
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1 call participle a star not said here Wormwood vn initiate_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent 2 fall present a star Revelation from the sky vn occur-48.3 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme in revelation=Location
Example 6 Gardeners sometimes plant wormwood to keep some insects away.
nsubj advmod obj mark advcl det obj advmod punct root Gardeners NOUN sometimes ADV plant VERB wormwood NOUN to PART keep VERB some DET insects NOUN away ADV . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Gardeners gardener NOUN Number=Plur 3 plant nsubj 2 sometimes sometimes ADV PronType=Ind 3 plant advmod 3 plant plant VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 wormwood wormwood NOUN Number=Sing 3 plant obj 5 to to PART _ 6 keep mark 6 keep keep VERB VerbForm=Inf 3 plant advcl 7 some some DET PronType=Ind 8 insects det 8 insects insect NOUN Number=Plur 6 keep obj 9 away away ADV _ 6 keep advmod 10 . . PUNCT _ 3 plant punct
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1 plant present Gardeners wormwood sometimes property vn establish-55.5-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent wormwood=Patient 2 keep away to-infinitive Gardeners not said here some insects away property vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent insect=Theme
Example 7 But scarcely had he drunk a very little of the water when he became worse than before, for it was as bitter as wormwood.
The tree, 24 words cc advmod aux nsubj det advmod obl:unmarked case det nmod advmod nsubj advcl xcomp case obl punct mark nsubj cop advmod conj case obl punct root But CCONJ scarcely ADV had AUX he PRON drunk VERB a DET very ADV little ADJ of ADP the DET water NOUN when ADV he PRON became VERB worse ADJ than ADP before ADV , PUNCT for SCONJ it PRON was AUX as ADV bitter ADJ as ADP wormwood NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 But but CCONJ _ 5 drunk cc 2 scarcely scarcely ADV _ 5 drunk advmod 3 had have AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 5 drunk aux 4 he he PRON Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 5 drunk nsubj 5 drunk drink VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 6 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 8 little det 7 very very ADV _ 8 little advmod 8 little little ADJ Degree=Pos 5 drunk obl:unmarked 9 of of ADP _ 11 water case 10 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 11 water det 11 water water NOUN Number=Sing 8 little nmod 12 when when ADV PronType=Int 14 became advmod 13 he he PRON Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 14 became nsubj 14 became become VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 5 drunk advcl 15 worse bad ADJ Degree=Cmp 14 became xcomp 16 than than ADP _ 17 before case 17 before before ADV _ 15 worse obl 18 , , PUNCT _ 23 bitter punct 19 for for SCONJ _ 23 bitter mark 20 it it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 23 bitter nsubj 21 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 23 bitter cop 22 as as ADV _ 23 bitter advmod 23 bitter bitter ADJ Degree=Pos 14 became conj 24 as as ADP _ 25 wormwood case 25 wormwood wormwood NOUN Number=Sing 23 bitter obl 26 . . PUNCT _ 5 drunk punct
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1 drink past he a little of the water scarcely property vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent 2 become past he bad property vn become-109.1-1-1 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Patient 3 is past water as wormwood; bitter property tree rules
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