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title: canticle — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «canticle» in the school dictionary: A song or hymn with words from the Bible, sung in church services, such as the Magnificat. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# canticle

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**Who acts:** praise, choir, Magnificat, We, monks, canticle · **What happens:** sing, be, learn, play, write · **To what, where:** song, church services, canticle, evening prayer, canticles, psalm

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«canticle» in the school dictionary: its 2 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: [canticle in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/canticle.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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Usage: church — kept apart, not parsed.

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A song or hymn with words from the Bible, sung in church services, such as the Magnificat.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:canticle:m1:1
# text = A song or hymn with words from the Bible, sung in church services, such as the Magnificat.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	song	song	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	4	cc	_	_
4	hymn	hymn	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	conj	_	_
5	with	with	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	words	word	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nmod	_	_
7	from	from	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	Bible	Bible	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
11	sung	sing	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	acl	_	_
12	in	in	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	church	church	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	compound	_	_
14	services	service	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	19	punct	_	_
16	such	such	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|ExtPos=ADP	19	case	_	_
17	as	as	ADP	IN	_	16	fixed	_	_
18	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
19	Magnificat	Magnificat	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	14	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **sing** *speech: express* | participle |  | a song or hymn with words from the Bible *not said here* |  | church services such the Magnificat |  |  | vn sound\_emission-43.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in service=Location |

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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 {#m2}

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Usage: literary — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A song of praise.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:canticle:m2:1
# text = A song of praise.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	song	song	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	praise	praise	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **sing** |  | praise |  |  |  |  |  | nom song «communication intransitive»: of=agent |

## Example 1 {#x1}

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The choir sang a canticle at evening prayer.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:canticle:x1:1
# text = The choir sang a canticle at evening prayer.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	choir	choir	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	sang	sing	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	canticle	canticle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	at	at	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	evening	evening	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	_
8	prayer	prayer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **sing** *speech: express* | past | the choir | a canticle |  | evening prayer |  |  | vn sound\_emission-43.2 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location canticle=Theme |

## Example 2 {#x2}

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The Magnificat is the canticle of Mary.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:canticle:x2:1
# text = The Magnificat is the canticle of Mary.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	Magnificat	Magnificat	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	canticle	canticle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	Mary	Mary	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | the Magnificat | the canticle |  |  |  | of Mary | tree rules |

## Example 3 {#x3}

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We learned a canticle for the Christmas service.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:canticle:x3:1
# text = We learned a canticle for the Christmas service.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	learned	learn	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	canticle	canticle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	for	for	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	Christmas	Christmas	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	_
8	service	service	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **learn** | past | We | a canticle |  |  |  | for the Christmas service | vn learn-14-2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent canticle=Topic |

## Example 4 {#x4}

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The monks sang canticles before dawn.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:canticle:x4:1
# text = The monks sang canticles before dawn.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	monks	monk	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	sang	sing	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	canticles	canticle	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
5	before	before	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	dawn	dawn	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **sing** *speech: express* | past | the monks | canticles |  |  | dawn |  | vn sound\_emission-43.2 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location canticle=Theme |

## Example 5 {#x5}

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A canticle is like a psalm sung in church.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:canticle:x5:1
# text = A canticle is like a psalm sung in church.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	canticle	canticle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
4	like	like	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	psalm	psalm	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
7	sung	sing	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	6	acl	_	_
8	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	church	church	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | a canticle |  |  |  |  | like a psalm | tree rules |
| 2 | **sing** *speech: express* | participle |  | a psalm *not said here* |  | church |  |  | vn sound\_emission-43.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in church=Location |

## Example 6 {#x6}

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The organist played softly before the canticle.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:canticle:x6:1
# text = The organist played softly before the canticle.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	organist	organist	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	played	play	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	softly	softly	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
5	before	before	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	canticle	canticle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **play** | past | the organist |  |  |  | before the canticle | softly *property* | vn performance-26.7-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 7 {#x7}

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St Francis wrote the Canticle of the Sun.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:canticle:x7:1
# text = St Francis wrote the Canticle of the Sun.
1	St	St	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	compound	_	_
2	Francis	Francis	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	wrote	write	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	Canticle	Canticle	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	Sun.	Sunday	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **write** | past | St Francis | the Canticle of the Sun. |  |  |  |  | vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent canticle=Theme |

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