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title: centurion — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «centurion» in the school dictionary: An officer in the army of ancient Rome, in charge of about 80 to 100 soldiers (a century). Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# centurion

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**Who acts:** Centurions, servant, centurion, class, helmet, Roman centurions · **What happens:** charge, appear, heal, shout, lead, build · **To what, where:** 80 soldiers, centurion, New Testament, orders, soldiers, eighty legionaries

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
An officer in the army of ancient Rome, in charge of about 80 to 100 soldiers (a century).

<!-- fold The tree, 18 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:centurion:m1:1
# text = An officer in the army of ancient Rome, in charge of about 80 to 100 soldiers (a century).
1	An	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	officer	officer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nsubj	_	_
3	in	in	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	army	army	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	ancient	ancient	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	Rome	Rome	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
10	in	in	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	charge	charge	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
12	of	of	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
13	about	about	ADV	RB	_	14	advmod	_	_
14	80	80	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	17	nummod	_	_
15	to	to	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
16	100	100	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	14	nmod	_	_
17	soldiers	soldier	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	nmod	_	_
18	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	20	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	20	det	_	_
20	century	century	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	20	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	11	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **charge** |  |  | 80 soldiers |  |  |  |  | nom charge «act transitive»: of=patient |

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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: Bible — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Centurions appear in the New Testament, such as the centurion at Capernaum whose servant Jesus healed, and the centurion at the cross.

<!-- fold The tree, 22 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:centurion:m2:1
# text = Centurions appear in the New Testament, such as the centurion at Capernaum whose servant Jesus healed, and the centurion at the cross.
1	Centurions	centurion	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	appear	appear	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	New	new	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	Testament	Testament	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
8	such	such	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|ExtPos=ADP	11	case	_	_
9	as	as	ADP	IN	_	8	fixed	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	centurion	centurion	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	appos	_	_
12	at	at	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
13	Capernaum	Capernaum	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	11	nmod	_	_
14	whose	whose	PRON	WP$	Poss=Yes|PronType=Rel	15	nmod:poss	_	_
15	servant	servant	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	nsubj	_	_
16	Jesus	Jesus	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	15	appos	_	_
17	healed	heal	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	11	acl:relcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	21	punct	_	_
19	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	21	cc	_	_
20	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	21	det	_	_
21	centurion	centurion	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
22	at	at	ADP	IN	_	24	case	_	_
23	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	24	det	_	_
24	cross	cross	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	21	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
25	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **appear** | present | Centurions | the centurion at the cross |  | the New Testament |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in testament=Location |
| 2 | **heal** | past | servant |  |  |  |  |  | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The centurion shouted orders to his soldiers.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:centurion:x1:1
# text = The centurion shouted orders to his soldiers.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	centurion	centurion	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	shouted	shout	VERB	VBD	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	orders	order	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
5	to	to	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
7	soldiers	soldier	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	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 | **shout** *speech: express* | past | the centurion | orders | centurion's soldiers |  |  |  | vn manner\_speaking-37.3 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: agent=Agent order=Topic to soldier=Recipient |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A centurion led about eighty legionaries.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:centurion:x2:1
# text = A centurion led about eighty legionaries.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	centurion	centurion	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	led	lead	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	about	about	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	eighty	eighty	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	6	nummod	_	_
6	legionaries	legionary	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **lead** | past | a centurion | eighty legionaries |  |  |  |  | vn accompany-51.7 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent legionary=Theme |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Our class built a model of a centurion's helmet.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:centurion:x3:1
# text = Our class built a model of a centurion's helmet.
1	Our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	class	class	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	built	build	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	model	model	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	centurion	centurion	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	's	's	PART	POS	_	8	case	_	_
10	helmet	helmet	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **build** | past | Our class | a model of a centurion's helmet |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset model=Product |
| 2 | **model** |  |  | a centurion's helmet |  |  |  |  | nom model «cognition transitive»: of=patient |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
In the Bible, a centurion asked Jesus to heal his servant.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:centurion:x4:1
# text = In the Bible, a centurion asked Jesus to heal his servant.
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	Bible	Bible	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	centurion	centurion	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
7	asked	ask	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
8	Jesus	Jesus	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	iobj	_	_
9	to	to	PART	TO	_	10	mark	_	_
10	heal	heal	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	xcomp	_	_
11	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	12	nmod:poss	_	_
12	servant	servant	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **ask** *speech: ask* | past | a centurion |  | Jesus | the Bible |  |  | vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V NP whether S\_INF»: agent=Agent jesus=Recipient clause=Topic |
| 2 | **heal** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | a centurion *not said here* | centurion's servant |  |  |  |  | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent servant=Patient |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The centurion's helmet had a crest from side to side.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:centurion:x5:1
# text = The centurion's helmet had a crest from side to side.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	centurion	centurion	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	's	's	PART	POS	_	2	case	_	_
4	helmet	helmet	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
5	had	have	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	crest	crest	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
8	from	from	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	side	side	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	_
10	to	to	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	side	side	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | past | the centurion's helmet | a crest |  | side to side |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent crest=Patient |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Roman centurions guarded Hadrian's Wall.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:centurion:x6:1
# text = Roman centurions guarded Hadrian's Wall.
1	Roman	roman	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	centurions	centurion	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	guarded	guard	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	Hadrian	Hadrian	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	's	's	PART	POS	_	4	case	_	_
6	Wall	Wall	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **guard** | past | Roman centurions |  | Hadrian's Wall |  |  |  | vn defend-72.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent wall=Beneficiary |

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