ziggurat

Who acts: large ancient tower, peoples, building, ziggurat, We, Ziggurats · What happens: build, get, rise, have, not be, climb · To what, where: large ancient tower, Ziggurats, ancient Mesopotamia, Great Ziggurat, temple, top

«ziggurat» in the school dictionary: its 3 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: ziggurat in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

A very large ancient tower built in steps, getting smaller towards the top, with a temple on the highest level.

The tree, 20 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 tower	det
2	very	very	ADV	_	3 large	advmod
3	large	large	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 tower	amod
4	ancient	ancient	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 tower	amod
5	tower	tower	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
6	built	build	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	5 tower	acl
7	in	in	ADP	_	8 steps	case
8	steps	step	NOUN	Number=Plur	6 built	obl
9	,	,	PUNCT	_	10 getting	punct
10	getting	get	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	5 tower	acl
11	smaller	small	ADJ	Degree=Cmp	10 getting	xcomp
12	towards	towards	ADP	_	14 top	case
13	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	14 top	det
14	top	top	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 smaller	obl
15	,	,	PUNCT	_	18 temple	punct
16	with	with	ADP	_	18 temple	case
17	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	18 temple	det
18	temple	temple	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 getting	obl
19	on	on	ADP	_	22 level	case
20	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	22 level	det
21	highest	high	ADJ	Degree=Sup	22 level	amod
22	level	level	NOUN	Number=Sing	18 temple	nmod
23	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 tower	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	build	participle		a large ancient tower not said here				in steps	vn calibratable_cos-45.6.1 «NP.patient V PP.attribute»: agent=Patient in step=Attribute
2	get	gerund	a large ancient tower not said here					with a temple on the highest level; small property	vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Experiencer

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

Ziggurats were built in ancient Mesopotamia (now mostly Iraq) by peoples such as the Sumerians and Babylonians.

The tree, 17 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Ziggurats	ziggurat	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 built	nsubj:pass
2	were	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	3 built	aux:pass
3	built	build	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
4	in	in	ADP	_	6 Mesopotamia	case
5	ancient	ancient	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 Mesopotamia	amod
6	Mesopotamia	Mesopotamia	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 built	obl
7	(	(	PUNCT	_	10 Iraq	punct
8	now	now	ADV	PronType=Dem	10 Iraq	advmod
9	mostly	mostly	ADV	_	10 Iraq	advmod
10	Iraq	Iraq	PROPN	Number=Sing	6 Mesopotamia	appos
11	)	)	PUNCT	_	10 Iraq	punct
12	by	by	ADP	_	13 peoples	case
13	peoples	people	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 built	obl
14	such	such	ADJ	Degree=Pos ExtPos=ADP	17 Sumerians	case
15	as	as	ADP	_	14 such	fixed
16	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	17 Sumerians	det
17	Sumerians	Sumerian	PROPN	Number=Plur	13 peoples	nmod
18	and	and	CCONJ	_	19 Babylonians	cc
19	Babylonians	Babylonian	PROPN	Number=Plur	17 Sumerians	conj
20	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 built	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	build	past · passive	peoples such the Sumerians and Babylonians	Ziggurats		ancient Mesopotamia			vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent subject=Product

Meaning 3

Any building that rises in flat steps like this.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Any	any	DET	PronType=Ind	2 building	det
2	building	building	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
3	that	that	PRON	PronType=Rel	4 rises	nsubj
4	rises	rise	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	2 building	acl:relcl
5	in	in	ADP	_	7 steps	case
6	flat	flat	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 steps	amod
7	steps	step	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 rises	obl
8	like	like	ADP	_	9 this	case
9	this	this	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Dem	7 steps	nmod
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 building	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	rise	present	any building					in flat steps like this	vn assuming_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent in step=Location

Example 1

The Great Ziggurat of Ur was built of mud bricks.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 Ziggurat	det
2	Great	great	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 Ziggurat	amod
3	Ziggurat	Ziggurat	PROPN	Number=Sing	7 built	nsubj:pass
4	of	of	ADP	_	5 Ur	case
5	Ur	Ur	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 Ziggurat	nmod
6	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	7 built	aux:pass
7	built	build	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
8	of	of	ADP	_	10 bricks	case
9	mud	mud	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 bricks	compound
10	bricks	brick	NOUN	Number=Plur	7 built	obl
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	7 built	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	build	past · passive		the Great Ziggurat of Ur				of mud bricks	vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: subject=Product

Example 2

A ziggurat had a temple at the very top.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	2 ziggurat	det
2	ziggurat	ziggurat	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 had	nsubj
3	had	have	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 temple	det
5	temple	temple	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 had	obj
6	at	at	ADP	_	9 top	case
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 top	det
8	very	very	ADV	_	9 top	advmod
9	top	top	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 had	obl
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 had	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	have	past	a ziggurat	a temple		the top			vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent temple=Patient

Example 3

We built a ziggurat out of Lego blocks, each layer smaller.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	We	we	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs	2 built	nsubj
2	built	build	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	4 ziggurat	det
4	ziggurat	ziggurat	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 built	obj
5	out	out	ADP	_	8 blocks	case
6	of	of	ADP	_	8 blocks	case
7	Lego	Lego	PROPN	Number=Sing	8 blocks	compound
8	blocks	block	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 built	obl
9	,	,	PUNCT	_	11 layer	punct
10	each	each	DET	PronType=Tot	11 layer	det
11	layer	layer	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 blocks	conj
12	smaller	small	ADJ	Degree=Cmp	11 layer	amod
13	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 built	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	build	past	We	a ziggurat		Lego blocks and each layer			vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent ziggurat=Product

Example 4

Ziggurats are not the same as Egyptian pyramids.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Ziggurats	ziggurat	NOUN	Number=Plur	5 same	nsubj
2	are	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	5 same	cop
3	not	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	5 same	advmod
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 same	det
5	same	same	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
6	as	as	ADP	_	8 pyramids	case
7	Egyptian	Egyptian	ADJ	Degree=Pos	8 pyramids	amod
8	pyramids	pyramid	NOUN	Number=Plur	5 same	obl
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 same	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	not is	present	Ziggurats					as Egyptian pyramids; same property	tree rules

Example 5

Priests climbed the steps of the ziggurat.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Priests	priest	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 climbed	nsubj
2	climbed	climb	VERB	Mood=Ind Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	4 steps	det
4	steps	step	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 climbed	obj
5	of	of	ADP	_	7 ziggurat	case
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 ziggurat	det
7	ziggurat	ziggurat	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 steps	nmod
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 climbed	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	climb	past	Priests	the steps of the ziggurat					vn run-51.3.2 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Initial_Location step=Theme
2	step			the ziggurat					nom step «act transitive»: of=patient

Example 6

The hotel was shaped like a ziggurat, with gardens on each step.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 hotel	det
2	hotel	hotel	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 shaped	nsubj:pass
3	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	4 shaped	aux:pass
4	shaped	shape	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
5	like	like	ADP	_	7 ziggurat	case
6	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	7 ziggurat	det
7	ziggurat	ziggurat	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 shaped	obl
8	,	,	PUNCT	_	10 gardens	punct
9	with	with	ADP	_	10 gardens	case
10	gardens	garden	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 shaped	obl
11	on	on	ADP	_	13 step	case
12	each	each	DET	PronType=Tot	13 step	det
13	step	step	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 gardens	nmod
14	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 shaped	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	shape	past · passive		the hotel				like a ziggurat; with gardens on each step	vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: subject=Product

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