yore Who acts: Yore, days, knights, Castles, Grandpa, town · What happens: mean, ride out, fight, have, like, tell · To what, where: dragons, thick stone walls, stories, fair, Heroes, songs · Speech: someone speaks here
«yore» in the school dictionary: its meaning 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: yore in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 Yore means long ago; "days of yore" means the old days, times long past.
The tree, 14 words nsubj advmod advmod punct punct nsubj case nmod punct parataxis det amod obj punct conj amod conj punct root Yore NOUN means VERB long ADV ago ADV ; PUNCT " PUNCT days NOUN of ADP yore NOUN " PUNCT means VERB the DET old ADJ days NOUN , PUNCT times NOUN long ADJ past NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Yore yore NOUN Number=Sing 2 means nsubj 2 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 long long ADV Degree=Pos 4 ago advmod 4 ago ago ADV _ 2 means advmod 5 ; ; PUNCT _ 11 means punct 6 " " PUNCT _ 7 days punct 7 days day NOUN Number=Plur 11 means nsubj 8 of of ADP _ 9 yore case 9 yore yore NOUN Number=Sing 7 days nmod 10 " " PUNCT _ 7 days punct 11 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 2 means parataxis 12 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 14 days det 13 old old ADJ Degree=Pos 14 days amod 14 days day NOUN Number=Plur 11 means obj 15 , , PUNCT _ 16 times punct 16 times time NOUN Number=Plur 14 days conj 17 long long ADJ Degree=Pos 18 past amod 18 past past NOUN Number=Sing 14 days conj 19 . . PUNCT _ 2 means punct
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1 mean present Yore ago property vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent 2 mean present days of yore day vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: 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.
Example 1 In days of yore, knights rode out to fight dragons.
case obl case nmod punct nsubj compound:prt mark xcomp obj punct root In ADP days NOUN of ADP yore NOUN , PUNCT knights NOUN rode VERB out ADP to PART fight VERB dragons NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 In in ADP _ 2 days case 2 days day NOUN Number=Plur 7 rode obl 3 of of ADP _ 4 yore case 4 yore yore NOUN Number=Sing 2 days nmod 5 , , PUNCT _ 2 days punct 6 knights knight NOUN Number=Plur 7 rode nsubj 7 rode ride VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 8 out out ADP _ 7 rode compound:prt 9 to to PART _ 10 fight mark 10 fight fight VERB VerbForm=Inf 7 rode xcomp 11 dragons dragon NOUN Number=Plur 10 fight obj 12 . . PUNCT _ 7 rode punct
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1 ride out past knights day tree rules 2 fight to-infinitive knights not said here dragons vn battle-36.4-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent dragon=Co-Agent
Example 2 Castles of yore had thick stone walls.
nsubj case nmod amod compound obj punct root Castles NOUN of ADP yore NOUN had VERB thick ADJ stone NOUN walls NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Castles castle NOUN Number=Plur 4 had nsubj 2 of of ADP _ 3 yore case 3 yore yore NOUN Number=Sing 1 Castles nmod 4 had have VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 5 thick thick ADJ Degree=Pos 7 walls amod 6 stone stone NOUN Number=Sing 7 walls compound 7 walls wall NOUN Number=Plur 4 had obj 8 . . PUNCT _ 4 had punct
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1 have past Castles of yore thick stone walls vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent wall=Patient
Example 3 Grandpa likes to tell stories of yore.
nsubj mark xcomp obj case nmod punct root Grandpa NOUN likes VERB to PART tell VERB stories NOUN of ADP yore NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Grandpa grandpa NOUN Number=Sing 2 likes nsubj 2 likes like VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 to to PART _ 4 tell mark 4 tell tell VERB VerbForm=Inf 2 likes xcomp 5 stories story NOUN Number=Plur 4 tell obj 6 of of ADP _ 7 yore case 7 yore yore NOUN Number=Sing 5 stories nmod 8 . . PUNCT _ 2 likes punct
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1 like present Grandpa vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP S_INF»: agent=Pivot clause=Theme 2 tell speech: assert not said to happen to-infinitive Grandpa not said here stories of yore vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent story=Recipient
Example 4 The town still holds a fair, just as in days of yore.
det nsubj advmod det obj punct advmod case case obl case nmod punct root The DET town NOUN still ADV holds VERB a DET fair NOUN , PUNCT just ADV as ADP in ADP days NOUN of ADP yore NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 town det 2 town town NOUN Number=Sing 4 holds nsubj 3 still still ADV _ 4 holds advmod 4 holds hold VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 5 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 fair det 6 fair fair NOUN Number=Sing 4 holds obj 7 , , PUNCT _ 11 days punct 8 just just ADV _ 11 days advmod 9 as as ADP _ 11 days case 10 in in ADP _ 11 days case 11 days day NOUN Number=Plur 4 holds obl 12 of of ADP _ 13 yore case 13 yore yore NOUN Number=Sing 11 days nmod 14 . . PUNCT _ 4 holds punct
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1 hold present the town a fair still; day vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent fair=Theme
Example 5 Heroes of yore were remembered in songs.
nsubj:pass case nmod aux:pass case obl punct root Heroes NOUN of ADP yore NOUN were AUX remembered VERB in ADP songs NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Heroes hero NOUN Number=Plur 5 remembered nsubj:pass 2 of of ADP _ 3 yore case 3 yore yore NOUN Number=Sing 1 Heroes nmod 4 were be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 5 remembered aux:pass 5 remembered remember VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 6 in in ADP _ 7 songs case 7 songs song NOUN Number=Plur 5 remembered obl 8 . . PUNCT _ 5 remembered punct
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1 remember past · passive Heroes of yore songs vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S_ING»: subject=Theme
Example 6 It sounds like something from the days of yore.
nsubj case obl case det nmod case nmod punct root It PRON sounds VERB like ADP something PRON from ADP the DET days NOUN of ADP yore NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 It it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 2 sounds nsubj 2 sounds sound VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 like like ADP _ 4 something case 4 something something PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 2 sounds obl 5 from from ADP _ 7 days case 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 days det 7 days day NOUN Number=Plur 4 something nmod 8 of of ADP _ 9 yore case 9 yore yore NOUN Number=Sing 7 days nmod 10 . . PUNCT _ 2 sounds punct
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1 sound present It like something vn stimulus_subject-30.4 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Stimulus
Example 7 As Mr. Darling puts his head out to kiss his wife, we see that his face is more worn than of yore, but has a softer expression.
The tree, 27 words case compound obl nmod:poss obj advmod mark advcl nmod:poss obj punct nsubj parataxis mark nmod:poss nsubj cop advmod ccomp case case obl punct cc parataxis det amod obj punct root As ADP Mr. PROPN Darling NOUN puts VERB his PRON head NOUN out ADV to PART kiss VERB his PRON wife NOUN , PUNCT we PRON see VERB that SCONJ his PRON face NOUN is AUX more ADV worn ADJ than ADP of ADP yore NOUN , PUNCT but CCONJ has VERB a DET softer ADJ expression NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 As as ADP _ 3 Darling case 2 Mr. Mr. PROPN Number=Sing 3 Darling compound 3 Darling darling NOUN Number=Sing 4 puts obl 4 puts put VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 5 his his PRON Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 6 head nmod:poss 6 head head NOUN Number=Sing 4 puts obj 7 out out ADV _ 4 puts advmod 8 to to PART _ 9 kiss mark 9 kiss kiss VERB VerbForm=Inf 4 puts advcl 10 his his PRON Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 11 wife nmod:poss 11 wife wife NOUN Number=Sing 9 kiss obj 12 , , PUNCT _ 14 see punct 13 we we PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs 14 see nsubj 14 see see VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 puts parataxis 15 that that SCONJ _ 20 worn mark 16 his his PRON Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 17 face nmod:poss 17 face face NOUN Number=Sing 20 worn nsubj 18 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 20 worn cop 19 more more ADV Degree=Cmp 20 worn advmod 20 worn worn ADJ Degree=Pos 14 see ccomp 21 than than ADP _ 23 yore case 22 of of ADP _ 23 yore case 23 yore yore NOUN Number=Sing 20 worn obl 24 , , PUNCT _ 26 has punct 25 but but CCONJ _ 26 has cc 26 has have VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 puts parataxis 27 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 29 expression det 28 softer soft ADJ Degree=Cmp 29 expression amod 29 expression expression NOUN Number=Sing 26 has obj 30 . . PUNCT _ 4 puts punct
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1 put out present his head as Mr. Darling; out property vn invest-13.5.4-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Agent head=Goal 2 kiss to-infinitive his wife vn marry-36.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent wife=Co-Agent 3 see present we vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer 4 is present his face than yore; worn property tree rules 5 have present a softer expression vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent expression=Patient
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