yoke Who acts: yoke, oxen, you, gadget, farmer, milkmaid · What happens: be, fix, pull, carry, yoke, mean · To what, where: wooden bar, necks, plough, bar, shoulders, two buckets · Speech: someone speaks here
«yoke» in the school dictionary: its 5 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: yoke in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 A yoke is a wooden bar fixed across the necks of two animals, usually oxen, so they can pull a plough or cart together.
The tree, 24 words det nsubj cop det amod acl case det obl case nummod nmod punct advmod conj punct advmod nsubj aux parataxis det obj cc conj advmod punct root A DET yoke NOUN is AUX a DET wooden ADJ bar NOUN fixed VERB across ADP the DET necks NOUN of ADP two NUM animals NOUN , PUNCT usually ADV oxen NOUN , PUNCT so ADV they PRON can AUX pull VERB a DET plough NOUN or CCONJ cart NOUN together ADV . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 yoke det 2 yoke yoke NOUN Number=Sing 6 bar nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 bar cop 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 bar det 5 wooden wooden ADJ Degree=Pos 6 bar amod 6 bar bar NOUN Number=Sing root root 7 fixed fix VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 6 bar acl 8 across across ADP _ 10 necks case 9 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 10 necks det 10 necks neck NOUN Number=Plur 7 fixed obl 11 of of ADP _ 13 animals case 12 two two NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 13 animals nummod 13 animals animal NOUN Number=Plur 10 necks nmod 14 , , PUNCT _ 16 oxen punct 15 usually usually ADV _ 16 oxen advmod 16 oxen ox NOUN Number=Plur 13 animals conj 17 , , PUNCT _ 21 pull punct 18 so so ADV _ 21 pull advmod 19 they they PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs 21 pull nsubj 20 can can AUX VerbForm=Fin 21 pull aux 21 pull pull VERB VerbForm=Inf 6 bar parataxis 22 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 23 plough det 23 plough plough NOUN Number=Sing 21 pull obj 24 or or CCONJ _ 25 cart cc 25 cart cart NOUN Number=Sing 23 plough conj 26 together together ADV _ 21 pull advmod 27 . . PUNCT _ 6 bar punct
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1 is a present a yoke a wooden bar tree rules 2 fix participle a wooden bar not said here the necks of two animals and oxen vn shake-22.3-2 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Patient 3 pull can oxen = ox a plough or cart together property vn push-12-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent plough=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 A yoke is also a bar across a person's shoulders for carrying two buckets.
The tree, 15 words det nsubj cop advmod det case det nmod:poss case nmod mark advcl nummod obj punct root A DET yoke NOUN is AUX also ADV a DET bar NOUN across ADP a DET person NOUN 's PART shoulders NOUN for SCONJ carrying VERB two NUM buckets NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 yoke det 2 yoke yoke NOUN Number=Sing 6 bar nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 bar cop 4 also also ADV _ 6 bar advmod 5 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 bar det 6 bar bar NOUN Number=Sing root root 7 across across ADP _ 11 shoulders case 8 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 9 person det 9 person person NOUN Number=Sing 11 shoulders nmod:poss 10 's 's PART _ 9 person case 11 shoulders shoulder NOUN Number=Plur 6 bar nmod 12 for for SCONJ _ 13 carrying mark 13 carrying carry VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 6 bar advcl 14 two two NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 15 buckets nummod 15 buckets bucket NOUN Number=Plur 13 carrying obj 16 . . PUNCT _ 6 bar punct
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1 is a present a yoke a bar a person's shoulders tree rules 2 carry gerund a yoke not said here two buckets vn carry-11.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent bucket=Theme
Meaning 3 To yoke (verb) means to join animals with a yoke, or to join two things together.
The tree, 16 words mark csubj punct obj punct mark xcomp obj case det obl punct cc mark conj nummod obj advmod punct root To PART yoke VERB ( PUNCT verb NOUN ) PUNCT means VERB to PART join VERB animals NOUN with ADP a DET yoke NOUN , PUNCT or CCONJ to PART join VERB two NUM things NOUN together ADV . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 To to PART _ 2 yoke mark 2 yoke yoke VERB VerbForm=Inf 6 means csubj 3 ( ( PUNCT _ 4 verb punct 4 verb verb NOUN Number=Sing 2 yoke obj 5 ) ) PUNCT _ 4 verb punct 6 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 7 to to PART _ 8 join mark 8 join join VERB VerbForm=Inf 6 means xcomp 9 animals animal NOUN Number=Plur 8 join obj 10 with with ADP _ 12 yoke case 11 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 12 yoke det 12 yoke yoke NOUN Number=Sing 8 join obl 13 , , PUNCT _ 16 join punct 14 or or CCONJ _ 16 join cc 15 to to PART _ 16 join mark 16 join join VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin 8 join conj 17 two two NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 18 things nummod 18 things thing NOUN Number=Plur 16 join obj 19 together together ADV _ 16 join advmod 20 . . PUNCT _ 6 means punct
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1 yoke to-infinitive verb vn butter-9.9 «NP V NP.destination»: agent=Agent verb=Destination 2 mean present vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 3 join not said to happen to-infinitive animals with a yoke vn mix-22.1-2-1 «NP V NP PP.co-patient»: agent=Agent animal=Patient with yoke=Co-Patient 4 join to-infinitive two things together property vn mix-22.1-2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent thing=Patient
Meaning 4 Usage: formal, Bible — kept apart, not parsed.
A yoke is something that controls people or is a heavy burden: «the yoke of slavery».
The tree, 16 words det nsubj cop nsubj acl:relcl obj cc cop det amod conj punct punct det appos case nmod punct punct root A DET yoke NOUN is AUX something PRON that PRON controls VERB people NOUN or CCONJ is AUX a DET heavy ADJ burden NOUN : PUNCT « PUNCT the DET yoke NOUN of ADP slavery NOUN » PUNCT . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 yoke det 2 yoke yoke NOUN Number=Sing 4 something nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 something cop 4 something something PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind root root 5 that that PRON PronType=Rel 6 controls nsubj 6 controls control VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 something acl:relcl 7 people people NOUN Number=Plur 6 controls obj 8 or or CCONJ _ 12 burden cc 9 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 12 burden cop 10 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 12 burden det 11 heavy heavy ADJ Degree=Pos 12 burden amod 12 burden burden NOUN Number=Sing 6 controls conj 13 : : PUNCT _ 16 yoke punct 14 « « PUNCT _ 16 yoke punct 15 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 16 yoke det 16 yoke yoke NOUN Number=Sing 4 something appos 17 of of ADP _ 18 slavery case 18 slavery slavery NOUN Number=Sing 16 yoke nmod 19 » » PUNCT _ 16 yoke punct 20 . . PUNCT _ 4 something punct
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1 is a present a yoke something tree rules 2 control present people vn enforce-63 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent people=Theme 3 is a present a heavy burden tree rules
Meaning 5 Usage: Ireland, slang — kept apart, not parsed.
A «yoke» is any thing or gadget whose name you can't remember.
The tree, 13 words det punct nsubj punct cop det cc conj nmod:poss obj nsubj aux advmod acl:relcl punct root A DET « PUNCT yoke NOUN » PUNCT is AUX any DET thing NOUN or CCONJ gadget NOUN whose PRON name NOUN you PRON ca AUX n't PART remember VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 3 yoke det 2 « « PUNCT _ 3 yoke punct 3 yoke yoke NOUN Number=Sing 7 thing nsubj 4 » » PUNCT _ 3 yoke punct 5 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 7 thing cop 6 any any DET PronType=Ind 7 thing det 7 thing thing NOUN Number=Sing root root 8 or or CCONJ _ 9 gadget cc 9 gadget gadget NOUN Number=Sing 7 thing conj 10 whose whose PRON Poss=Yes PronType=Rel 11 name nmod:poss 11 name name NOUN Number=Sing 9 gadget obj 12 you you PRON Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs 15 remember nsubj 13 ca can AUX VerbForm=Fin 15 remember aux 14 n't not PART Polarity=Neg 15 remember advmod 15 remember remember VERB VerbForm=Inf 11 name acl:relcl 16 . . PUNCT _ 7 thing punct
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1 is a present a yoke any thing or gadget tree rules 2 not remember can you gadget's name not said here vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S_ING»: agent=Agent name=Theme 3 name gadget nom name «communication transitive»: poss=agent
Example 1 The farmer put the yoke on the two oxen.
det nsubj det obj case det nummod obl punct root The DET farmer NOUN put VERB the DET yoke NOUN on ADP the DET two NUM oxen NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 farmer det 2 farmer farmer NOUN Number=Sing 3 put nsubj 3 put put VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 yoke det 5 yoke yoke NOUN Number=Sing 3 put obj 6 on on ADP _ 9 oxen case 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 9 oxen det 8 two two NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 9 oxen nummod 9 oxen ox NOUN Number=Plur 3 put obl 10 . . PUNCT _ 3 put punct
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1 put past the farmer the yoke the two oxen vn put-9.1-2 «NP V PP.destination NP»: agent=Agent yoke=Theme on ox=Destination
Example 2 The milkmaid carried two pails on a wooden yoke.
det nsubj nummod obj case det amod obl punct root The DET milkmaid NOUN carried VERB two NUM pails NOUN on ADP a DET wooden ADJ yoke NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 milkmaid det 2 milkmaid milkmaid NOUN Number=Sing 3 carried nsubj 3 carried carry VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 two two NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 5 pails nummod 5 pails pail NOUN Number=Plur 3 carried obj 6 on on ADP _ 9 yoke case 7 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 9 yoke det 8 wooden wooden ADJ Degree=Pos 9 yoke amod 9 yoke yoke NOUN Number=Sing 3 carried obl 10 . . PUNCT _ 3 carried punct
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1 carry past the milkmaid two pails a wooden yoke vn carry-11.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent pail=Theme
Example 3 The people threw off the yoke of the cruel king.
det nsubj case det obl case det amod nmod punct root The DET people NOUN threw VERB off ADP the DET yoke NOUN of ADP the DET cruel ADJ king NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 people det 2 people people NOUN Number=Plur 3 threw nsubj 3 threw throw VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 off off ADP _ 6 yoke case 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 yoke det 6 yoke yoke NOUN Number=Sing 3 threw obl 7 of of ADP _ 10 king case 8 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 10 king det 9 cruel cruel ADJ Degree=Pos 10 king amod 10 king king NOUN Number=Sing 6 yoke nmod 11 . . PUNCT _ 3 threw punct
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1 throw off past the people the yoke of the cruel king vn throw-17.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent yoke=Theme
Example 4 (Bible) Jesus said, «My yoke is easy and my burden is light.»
The tree, 12 words punct nsubj punct nsubj punct punct nmod:poss nsubj cop ccomp cc nmod:poss nsubj cop conj punct punct root ( PUNCT Bible PROPN ) PUNCT Jesus PROPN said VERB , PUNCT « PUNCT My PRON yoke NOUN is AUX easy ADJ and CCONJ my PRON burden NOUN is AUX light ADJ . PUNCT » PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 ( ( PUNCT _ 2 Bible punct 2 Bible Bible PROPN Number=Sing 5 said nsubj 3 ) ) PUNCT _ 2 Bible punct 4 Jesus Jesus PROPN Number=Sing 5 said nsubj 5 said say VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 6 , , PUNCT _ 11 easy punct 7 « « PUNCT _ 11 easy punct 8 My my PRON Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 9 yoke nmod:poss 9 yoke yoke NOUN Number=Sing 11 easy nsubj 10 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 11 easy cop 11 easy easy ADJ Degree=Pos 5 said ccomp 12 and and CCONJ _ 16 light cc 13 my my PRON Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 14 burden nmod:poss 14 burden burden NOUN Number=Sing 16 light nsubj 15 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 16 light cop 16 light light ADJ Degree=Pos 11 easy conj 17 . . PUNCT _ 5 said punct 18 » » PUNCT _ 5 said punct
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1 say speech: assert past Bible vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent 2 is in a quote present My yoke easy property tree rules 3 is in a quote present my burden light property tree rules 4 burden in a quote my nom burden «cognition transitive»: poss=agent
Example 5 The two horses were yoked together to pull the cart.
det nummod nsubj aux:pass advmod mark advcl det obj punct root The DET two NUM horses NOUN were AUX yoked VERB together ADV to PART pull VERB the DET cart NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 horses det 2 two two NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 3 horses nummod 3 horses horse NOUN Number=Plur 5 yoked nsubj 4 were be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 5 yoked aux:pass 5 yoked yoke VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 6 together together ADV _ 5 yoked advmod 7 to to PART _ 8 pull mark 8 pull pull VERB VerbForm=Inf 5 yoked advcl 9 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 10 cart det 10 cart cart NOUN Number=Sing 8 pull obj 11 . . PUNCT _ 5 yoked punct
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1 yoke past · passive the two horses together property vn butter-9.9 «NP V NP.destination»: subject=Destination 2 pull to-infinitive the cart vn push-12-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent cart=Theme
Example 6 (Ireland, slang) «Where's the yoke for the telly?» Dad asked, meaning the remote.
Sentence 1: (Ireland, slang) «Where's the yoke for the telly?»
The tree, 9 words punct punct appos punct punct advmod cop det appos case det nmod punct punct root ( PUNCT Ireland PROPN , PUNCT slang NOUN ) PUNCT « PUNCT Where ADV 's AUX the DET yoke NOUN for ADP the DET telly NOUN ? PUNCT » PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 ( ( PUNCT _ 2 Ireland punct 2 Ireland Ireland PROPN Number=Sing root root 3 , , PUNCT _ 4 slang punct 4 slang slang NOUN Number=Sing 2 Ireland appos 5 ) ) PUNCT _ 4 slang punct 6 « « PUNCT _ 10 yoke punct 7 Where where ADV PronType=Rel 10 yoke advmod 8 's be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 10 yoke cop 9 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 10 yoke det 10 yoke yoke NOUN Number=Sing 2 Ireland appos 11 for for ADP _ 13 telly case 12 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 13 telly det 13 telly telly NOUN Number=Sing 10 yoke nmod 14 ? ? PUNCT _ 10 yoke punct 15 » » PUNCT _ 10 yoke punct
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1 is a in a quote present the yoke for the telly tree rules
Sentence 2: Dad asked, meaning the remote.
nsubj punct advcl det obj punct root Dad NOUN asked VERB , PUNCT meaning VERB the DET remote NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Dad dad NOUN Number=Sing 2 asked nsubj 2 asked ask VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 , , PUNCT _ 4 meaning punct 4 meaning mean VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 2 asked advcl 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 remote det 6 remote remote NOUN Number=Sing 4 meaning obj 7 . . PUNCT _ 2 asked punct
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1 ask speech: ask past Dad vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent 2 mean gerund Dad not said here the remote vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent remote=Topic
Example 7 The yoke snapped with a twang, and they lumbered off together.
det nsubj case det obl punct cc nsubj conj compound:prt advmod punct root The DET yoke NOUN snapped VERB with ADP a DET twang NOUN , PUNCT and CCONJ they PRON lumbered VERB off ADP together ADV . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 yoke det 2 yoke yoke NOUN Number=Sing 3 snapped nsubj 3 snapped snap VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 with with ADP _ 6 twang case 5 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 twang det 6 twang twang NOUN Number=Sing 3 snapped obl 7 , , PUNCT _ 10 lumbered punct 8 and and CCONJ _ 10 lumbered cc 9 they they PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs 10 lumbered nsubj 10 lumbered lumber VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 3 snapped conj 11 off off ADP _ 10 lumbered compound:prt 12 together together ADV _ 10 lumbered advmod 13 . . PUNCT _ 3 snapped punct
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1 snap past the yoke with a twang vn sound_emission-43.2 «NP.location V PP.theme»: agent=Location with twang=Theme 2 lumber off past they together property vn run-51.3.2 «NP V»: agent=Theme
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