canal

Who acts: boats, long narrow waterway, We, long narrow boat, Panama Canal, hand · What happens: dig, travel, flow, walk, go, join · To what, where: long narrow waterway, country, narrow tube, canal towpath, canal, two oceans · Speech: someone speaks here

«canal» in the English dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 9 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: canal in the English dictionary.

Everyday, meaning 1

A long, narrow waterway dug by people so boats can travel or water can flow, for example across a country.

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 waterway	det
2	long	long	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 waterway	amod
3	,	,	PUNCT	_	2 long	punct
4	narrow	narrow	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 waterway	amod
5	waterway	waterway	NOUN	Number=Sing	16 flow	nsubj
6	dug	dig	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	5 waterway	acl
7	by	by	ADP	_	8 people	case
8	people	people	NOUN	Number=Plur	6 dug	obl:agent
9	so	so	SCONJ	_	12 travel	mark
10	boats	boat	NOUN	Number=Plur	12 travel	nsubj
11	can	can	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	12 travel	aux
12	travel	travel	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	6 dug	advcl
13	or	or	CCONJ	_	14 water	cc
14	water	water	NOUN	Number=Sing	12 travel	conj
15	can	can	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	16 flow	aux
16	flow	flow	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	root	root
17	,	,	PUNCT	_	19 example	punct
18	for	for	ADP	_	19 example	case
19	example	example	NOUN	Number=Sing	16 flow	obl
20	across	across	ADP	_	22 country	case
21	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	22 country	det
22	country	country	NOUN	Number=Sing	16 flow	obl
23	.	.	PUNCT	_	16 flow	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	where	other	roles by
1	dig	participle		a long narrow waterway not said here		people obl:agent	vn create-26.4-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
2	travel	can	boats			water conj	vn run-51.3.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
3	flow	can	a long narrow waterway		a country	for example	vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme

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.

Everyday, meaning 2

A narrow tube in the body, such as the ear canal.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	3 tube	det
2	narrow	narrow	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 tube	amod
3	tube	tube	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
4	in	in	ADP	_	6 body	case
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 body	det
6	body	body	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 tube	nmod
7	,	,	PUNCT	_	12 canal	punct
8	such	such	ADJ	Degree=Pos ExtPos=ADP	12 canal	case
9	as	as	ADP	_	8 such	fixed
10	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	12 canal	det
11	ear	ear	NOUN	Number=Sing	12 canal	compound
12	canal	canal	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 tube	conj
13	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 tube	punct

The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

Example 1

We walked along the canal towpath.

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 walked	nsubj
2	walked	walk	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	along	along	ADP	_	6 towpath	case
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 towpath	det
5	canal	canal	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 towpath	compound
6	towpath	towpath	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 walked	obl
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 walked	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	walk	past	We			the canal towpath			vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme along towpath=Trajectory

Example 2

A long narrow boat went slowly down the canal.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	4 boat	det
2	long	long	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 boat	amod
3	narrow	narrow	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 boat	amod
4	boat	boat	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 went	nsubj
5	went	go	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
6	slowly	slowly	ADV	_	5 went	advmod
7	down	down	ADP	_	9 canal	case
8	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 canal	det
9	canal	canal	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 went	obl
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 went	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	go	past	a long narrow boat			the canal		slowly property	vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial_location»: agent=Theme down canal=Initial_Location

Example 3

The Panama Canal joins two oceans.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 Canal	det
2	Panama	Panama	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 Canal	compound
3	Canal	Canal	PROPN	Number=Sing	4 joins	nsubj
4	joins	join	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
5	two	two	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	6 oceans	nummod
6	oceans	ocean	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 joins	obj
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 joins	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	join	present	the Panama Canal	two oceans					vn mix-22.1-2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent ocean=Patient

Example 4

Canals were dug by hand long ago.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Canals	canal	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 dug	nsubj
2	were	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	3 dug	aux:pass
3	dug	dig	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
4	by	by	ADP	_	5 hand	case
5	hand	hand	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 dug	obl
6	long	long	ADV	Degree=Pos	7 ago	advmod
7	ago	ago	ADV	_	3 dug	advmod
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 dug	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	dig	past · passive	hand	Canals				ago property	vn poke-19-1-1-1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent subject=Theme

Example 5

Never swim in a canal; the water is cold and deep.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Never	never	ADV	PronType=Neg	2 swim	advmod
2	swim	swim	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	in	in	ADP	_	5 canal	case
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 canal	det
5	canal	canal	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 swim	obl
6	;	;	PUNCT	_	10 cold	punct
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 water	det
8	water	water	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 cold	nsubj
9	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	10 cold	cop
10	cold	cold	ADJ	Degree=Pos	2 swim	parataxis
11	and	and	CCONJ	_	12 deep	cc
12	deep	deep	ADJ	Degree=Pos	10 cold	conj
13	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 swim	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	where	other	roles by
1	not swim	imperative	you not said here	a canal		vn run-51.3.2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in canal=Trajectory
2	is	present	the water		cold property	tree rules
3	be		the water not said here			tree rules

Example 6

Don't push cotton buds into your ear canal.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Do	do	AUX	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	3 push	aux
2	n't	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	3 push	advmod
3	push	push	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	cotton	cotton	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 buds	compound
5	buds	bud	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 push	obj
6	into	into	ADP	_	9 canal	case
7	your	your	PRON	Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	9 canal	nmod:poss
8	ear	ear	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 canal	compound
9	canal	canal	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 push	obl
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 push	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	not push	imperative · do-support	you not said here	cotton buds		your ear canal			vn funnel-9.3-1-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent bud=Theme into canal=Destination

Example 7

The canal had locks to lift boats up the hill.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 canal	det
2	canal	canal	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 had	nsubj
3	had	have	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	locks	lock	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 had	obj
5	to	to	PART	_	6 lift	mark
6	lift	lift	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	3 had	xcomp
7	boats	boat	NOUN	Number=Plur	6 lift	obj
8	up	up	ADP	_	10 hill	case
9	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	10 hill	det
10	hill	hill	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 lift	obl
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 had	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	have	past	the canal	locks					tree rules
2	lift	to-infinitive	locks not said here	boats		the hill			vn put_direction-9.4 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent boat=Theme up hill=Destination

Example 8

Nothing was to be seen but an open meadow, surrounded by a few bushes, through which ran a broad canal or stream.

The tree, 22 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Nothing	nothing	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Neg	5 seen	nsubj:pass
2	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	5 seen	aux:pass
3	to	to	PART	_	5 seen	mark
4	be	be	AUX	VerbForm=Inf	5 seen	aux:pass
5	seen	see	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
6	but	but	CCONJ	_	11 surrounded	cc
7	an	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	9 meadow	det
8	open	open	ADJ	Degree=Pos	9 meadow	amod
9	meadow	meadow	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 surrounded	nsubj:pass
10	,	,	PUNCT	_	11 surrounded	punct
11	surrounded	surround	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	5 seen	conj
12	by	by	ADP	_	15 bushes	case
13	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	15 bushes	det
14	few	few	ADJ	Degree=Pos	15 bushes	amod
15	bushes	bush	NOUN	Number=Plur	11 surrounded	obl:agent
16	,	,	PUNCT	_	19 ran	punct
17	through	through	ADP	_	18 which	case
18	which	which	PRON	PronType=Rel	19 ran	nsubj
19	ran	run	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	11 surrounded	conj
20	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	22 canal	det
21	broad	broad	ADJ	Degree=Pos	22 canal	amod
22	canal	canal	NOUN	Number=Sing	19 ran	obj
23	or	or	CCONJ	_	24 stream	cc
24	stream	stream	NOUN	Number=Sing	22 canal	conj
25	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 seen	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	see	past · passive		Nothing		vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Stimulus
2	surround	participle · passive	a few bushes	a open meadow		vn contiguous_location-47.8 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme subject=Co-Theme
3	run	past		a broad canal or stream	which nsubj	vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme canal=Trajectory

Example 9

And the LORD said unto Moses: 'Say unto Aaron: Stretch forth thy hand with thy rod over the rivers, over the canals, and over the pools, and cause frogs to come up upon the land of Egypt.' (Torah EXO.8.5, JPS 1917)

Sentence 1: And the LORD said unto Moses: 'Say unto Aaron: Stretch forth thy hand with thy rod over the rivers, over the canals, and over the pools, and cause frogs to come up upon the land of Egypt.'

The tree, 37 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	And	and	CCONJ	_	4 said	cc
2	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 LORD	det
3	LORD	LORD	PROPN	Number=Sing	4 said	nsubj
4	said	say	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
5	unto	unto	ADP	_	6 Moses	case
6	Moses	Moses	PROPN	Number=Sing	4 said	obl
7	:	:	PUNCT	_	9 Say	punct
8	'	'	PUNCT	_	9 Say	punct
9	Say	say	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	4 said	conj
10	unto	unto	ADP	_	11 Aaron	case
11	Aaron	Aaron	PROPN	Number=Sing	9 Say	obl
12	:	:	PUNCT	_	13 Stretch	punct
13	Stretch	stretch	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	9 Say	conj
14	forth	forth	ADV	_	13 Stretch	advmod
15	thy	thy	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs Style=Arch	16 hand	nmod:poss
16	hand	hand	NOUN	Number=Sing	13 Stretch	obj
17	with	with	ADP	_	19 rod	case
18	thy	thy	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs Style=Arch	19 rod	nmod:poss
19	rod	rod	NOUN	Number=Sing	13 Stretch	obl
20	over	over	ADP	_	22 rivers	case
21	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	22 rivers	det
22	rivers	river	NOUN	Number=Plur	13 Stretch	obl
23	,	,	PUNCT	_	26 canals	punct
24	over	over	ADP	_	26 canals	case
25	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	26 canals	det
26	canals	canal	NOUN	Number=Plur	13 Stretch	obl
27	,	,	PUNCT	_	31 pools	punct
28	and	and	CCONJ	_	31 pools	cc
29	over	over	ADP	_	31 pools	case
30	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	31 pools	det
31	pools	pool	NOUN	Number=Plur	9 Say	obl
32	,	,	PUNCT	_	34 cause	punct
33	and	and	CCONJ	_	34 cause	cc
34	cause	cause	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	9 Say	parataxis
35	frogs	frog	NOUN	Number=Plur	34 cause	obj
36	to	to	PART	_	37 come	mark
37	come	come	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	34 cause	xcomp
38	up	up	ADV	_	37 come	advmod
39	upon	upon	ADP	_	41 land	case
40	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	41 land	det
41	land	land	NOUN	Number=Sing	37 come	obl
42	of	of	ADP	_	43 Egypt	case
43	Egypt	Egypt	PROPN	Number=Sing	41 land	nmod
44	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 said	punct
45	'	'	PUNCT	_	4 said	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	where	other	roles by
1	say speech: assert	past	the LORD			unto Moses	vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent
2	say speech: assert	infinitive	the LORD not said here		the pools	unto Aaron	vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent
3	stretch	infinitive	the LORD not said here	thy hand	the rivers	with thy rod; over the canals; forth property	vn bend-45.2 «NP V NP PP.instrument»: agent=Agent hand=Patient with rod=Instrument
4	cause	infinitive		frogs			tree rules
5	come up	to-infinitive	frogs not said here		the land of Egypt		vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme upon land=Location

Sentence 2: (Torah EXO.8.5, JPS 1917)

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	(	(	PUNCT	_	3 EXO.8.5	punct
2	Torah	Torah	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 EXO.8.5	compound
3	EXO.8.5	EXO.8.5	PROPN	Number=Sing	root	root
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	5 JPS	punct
5	JPS	JPS	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 EXO.8.5	conj
6	1917	1917	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	5 JPS	flat
7	)	)	PUNCT	_	3 EXO.8.5	punct

The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

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📖 canal

Everyday, meaning 1

Everyday, meaning 2

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