flaps

Who acts: Pinners, oval shaped door flaps, many brown faces · What happens: hang, follow, peep, be, pin on, translate · To what, where: coverings, opening, people, open door flaps, coifs, two long side flaps

«flaps» in the Early Modern English dictionary: its meaning for a pupil and its 3 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: flaps in the Early Modern English dictionary.

Meaning 1

loose hanging coverings over an opening, such as the door of a tent or hut.

The tree, 15 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	loose	loose	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
2	hanging	hang	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	1 loose	xcomp
3	coverings	covering	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 hanging	obj
4	over	over	ADP	_	6 opening	case
5	an	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 opening	det
6	opening	opening	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 hanging	obl
7	,	,	PUNCT	_	11 door	punct
8	such	such	ADJ	Degree=Pos ExtPos=ADP	11 door	case
9	as	as	ADP	_	8 such	fixed
10	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	11 door	det
11	door	door	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 opening	nmod
12	of	of	ADP	_	14 tent	case
13	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	14 tent	det
14	tent	tent	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 door	nmod
15	or	or	CCONJ	_	16 hut	cc
16	hut	hut	NOUN	Number=Sing	14 tent	conj
17	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 loose	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	hang	gerund		coverings		a opening such the door of a tent or hut			vn put_spatial-9.2 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent covering=Theme over opening=Destination

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

On the following morning at daybreak, peeped the people out of half-open door-flaps.

From Old Indian Legends.

The tree, 15 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	On	on	ADP	_	4 morning	case
2	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	4 morning	det
3	following	follow	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	4 morning	amod
4	morning	morning	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 peeped	obl
5	at	at	ADP	_	6 daybreak	case
6	daybreak	daybreak	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 morning	nmod
7	,	,	PUNCT	_	4 morning	punct
8	peeped	peep	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
9	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	10 people	det
10	people	people	NOUN	Number=Plur	8 peeped	obj
11	out	out	ADP	_	18 flaps	case
12	of	of	ADP	_	18 flaps	case
13	half	half	NOUN	Number=Sing NumForm=Word NumType=Frac	15 open	compound
14	-	-	PUNCT	_	13 half	punct
15	open	open	ADJ	Degree=Pos	18 flaps	amod
16	door	door	NOUN	Number=Sing	18 flaps	compound
17	-	-	PUNCT	_	16 door	punct
18	flaps	flap	NOUN	Number=Plur	8 peeped	obl
19	.	.	PUNCT	_	8 peeped	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	follow	gerund							vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
2	peep	past		the people		open door flaps	morning		vn animal_sounds-38 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent people=Theme

Example 2

[Footnote 3: 'Pinners' were coifs with two long side-flaps pinned on. 'Double-pinners'--with two side-flaps on each side--accurately translates the French cornettes à deux rangs.]

From The Fairy Tales of Charles Perrault.

Sentence 1: [Footnote 3: 'Pinners' were coifs with two long side-flaps pinned on. '

The tree, 12 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	[	[	PUNCT	_	2 Footnote	punct
2	Footnote	footnote	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
3	3	3	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	2 Footnote	flat
4	:	:	PUNCT	_	9 coifs	punct
5	'	'	PUNCT	_	6 Pinners	punct
6	Pinners	pinner	NOUN	Number=Plur	9 coifs	nsubj
7	'	'	PUNCT	_	6 Pinners	punct
8	were	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	9 coifs	cop
9	coifs	coif	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 Footnote	conj
10	with	with	ADP	_	15 flaps	case
11	two	two	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	15 flaps	nummod
12	long	long	ADJ	Degree=Pos	15 flaps	amod
13	side	side	NOUN	Number=Sing	15 flaps	compound
14	-	-	PUNCT	_	13 side	punct
15	flaps	flap	NOUN	Number=Plur	9 coifs	nmod
16	pinned	pin	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	15 flaps	acl
17	on	on	ADP	_	16 pinned	compound:prt
18	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 Footnote	punct
19	'	'	PUNCT	_	2 Footnote	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	past	Pinners	coifs				with two long side flaps	tree rules
2	pin on	participle		two long side flaps not said here					vn tape-22.4 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Patient

Sentence 2: Double-pinners'--with two side-flaps on each side--accurately translates the French cornettes à deux rangs.]

The tree, 18 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Double	double	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 pinners	amod
2	-	-	PUNCT	_	1 Double	punct
3	pinners	pinner	NOUN	Number=Plur	10 flaps	nsubj
4	'	's	PART	_	3 pinners	case
5	--	--	PUNCT	_	10 flaps	punct
6	with	with	ADP	_	10 flaps	case
7	two	two	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	10 flaps	nummod
8	side	side	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 flaps	compound
9	-	-	PUNCT	_	8 side	punct
10	flaps	flap	NOUN	Number=Plur	root	root
11	on	on	ADP	_	13 side	case
12	each	each	DET	PronType=Tot	13 side	det
13	side	side	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 flaps	nmod
14	--	--	PUNCT	_	16 translates	punct
15	accurately	accurately	ADV	_	16 translates	advmod
16	translates	translate	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	10 flaps	conj
17	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	19 cornettes	det
18	French	French	ADJ	Degree=Pos	19 cornettes	amod
19	cornettes	cornette	NOUN	Number=Plur	16 translates	obj
20	à	à	ADP	_	22 rangs	case
21	deux	deux	NOUN	Number=Sing	22 rangs	compound
22	rangs	rang	NOUN	Number=Plur	16 translates	obl
23	.	.	PUNCT	_	16 translates	punct
24	]	]	PUNCT	_	16 translates	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	translate	present		the French cornettes				à deux rangs; accurately property	vn turn-26.6.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent cornette=Patient

Example 3

Very early the oval-shaped door-flaps were thrust aside and many brown faces peered out of the wigwams toward the top of the highest bluff.

From Old Indian Legends.

The tree, 26 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Very	very	ADV	_	2 early	advmod
2	early	early	ADV	Degree=Pos	11 thrust	advmod
3	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 flaps	det
4	oval	oval	ADJ	Degree=Pos	9 flaps	amod
5	-	-	PUNCT	_	4 oval	punct
6	shaped	shaped	ADJ	Degree=Pos	9 flaps	amod
7	door	door	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 flaps	compound
8	-	-	PUNCT	_	7 door	punct
9	flaps	flap	NOUN	Number=Plur	11 thrust	nsubj
10	were	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	11 thrust	cop
11	thrust	thrust	NOUN	Number=Sing	17 peered	obl
12	aside	aside	ADV	_	17 peered	advmod
13	and	and	CCONJ	_	17 peered	cc
14	many	many	ADJ	Degree=Pos	16 faces	amod
15	brown	brown	ADJ	Degree=Pos	16 faces	amod
16	faces	face	NOUN	Number=Plur	17 peered	nsubj
17	peered	peer	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
18	out	out	ADP	_	21 wigwams	case
19	of	of	ADP	_	21 wigwams	case
20	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	21 wigwams	det
21	wigwams	wigwam	NOUN	Number=Plur	17 peered	obl
22	toward	toward	ADP	_	24 top	case
23	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	24 top	det
24	top	top	NOUN	Number=Sing	17 peered	obl
25	of	of	ADP	_	28 bluff	case
26	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	28 bluff	det
27	highest	high	ADJ	Degree=Sup	28 bluff	amod
28	bluff	bluff	NOUN	Number=Sing	24 top	nmod
29	.	.	PUNCT	_	17 peered	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	past	the oval shaped door flaps	thrust				early property	tree rules
2	peer	past	many brown faces					toward the top of the highest bluff; out the wigwams; aside property	vn peer-30.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent out wigwam=Theme

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