counterpane
Who acts: counterpane, rose leaf, velvet counterpane · What happens: decorate, be, lay, cover, make · To what, where: decorated cover, bed, beds, counterpane
«counterpane» in the 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: counterpane in the English dictionary.
Everyday, meaning 1
A counterpane is a decorated cover laid over a bed, on top of the sheets and blankets.
The tree, 17 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 2 counterpane | det |
| 2 | counterpane | counterpane | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 cover | nsubj |
| 3 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 6 cover | cop |
| 4 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 6 cover | det |
| 5 | decorated | decorate | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 6 cover | amod |
| 6 | cover | cover | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 7 | laid | lay | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 6 cover | acl |
| 8 | over | over | ADP | _ | 10 bed | case |
| 9 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 10 bed | det |
| 10 | bed | bed | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 laid | obl |
| 11 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 13 top | punct |
| 12 | on | on | ADP | _ | 13 top | case |
| 13 | top | top | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 cover | conj |
| 14 | of | of | ADP | _ | 16 sheets | case |
| 15 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 16 sheets | det |
| 16 | sheets | sheet | NOUN | Number=Plur | 13 top | nmod |
| 17 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 18 blankets | cc |
| 18 | blankets | blanket | NOUN | Number=Plur | 16 sheets | conj |
| 19 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 6 cover | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | decorate | participle | vn illustrate-25.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent | ||||||
| 2 | is a | present | a counterpane | a decorated cover and top of the sheets and blankets | top of the sheets and blankets conj | tree rules | |||
| 3 | lay | participle | a decorated cover and top of the sheets and blankets not said here | a bed | vn put_spatial-9.2 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent over bed=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
The beds were covered with white counterpanes.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 beds | det |
| 2 | beds | bed | NOUN | Number=Plur | 4 covered | nsubj:pass |
| 3 | were | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 4 covered | aux:pass |
| 4 | covered | cover | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | root | root |
| 5 | with | with | ADP | _ | 7 counterpanes | case |
| 6 | white | white | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 7 counterpanes | amod |
| 7 | counterpanes | counterpane | NOUN | Number=Plur | 4 covered | obl |
| 8 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 4 covered | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | cover | past · passive | the beds | with white counterpanes | vn fill-9.8-1 «NP V NP PP.theme»: subject=Destination with counterpane=Theme |
Example 2
A rose-leaf made a counterpane for the little bed.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 4 leaf | det |
| 2 | rose | rose | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 leaf | compound |
| 3 | - | - | PUNCT | _ | 2 rose | punct |
| 4 | leaf | leaf | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 made | nsubj |
| 5 | made | make | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 6 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 7 counterpane | det |
| 7 | counterpane | counterpane | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 made | obj |
| 8 | for | for | ADP | _ | 11 bed | case |
| 9 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 11 bed | det |
| 10 | little | little | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 11 bed | amod |
| 11 | bed | bed | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 made | obl |
| 12 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 5 made | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | make | past | a rose leaf | a counterpane | for the little bed | vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP P.asset»: agent=Agent counterpane=Product for bed=Asset |
Example 3
The velvet counterpane was warm and green.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 3 counterpane | det |
| 2 | velvet | velvet | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 counterpane | compound |
| 3 | counterpane | counterpane | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 warm | nsubj |
| 4 | was | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 5 warm | cop |
| 5 | warm | warm | ADJ | Degree=Pos | root | root |
| 6 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 7 green | cc |
| 7 | green | green | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 5 warm | conj |
| 8 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 5 warm | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is | past | the velvet counterpane | warm property | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | be | the velvet counterpane not said here | tree rules |
Text: the English dictionary of Mova's schools (world/data/dictionary-schools/), written for Mova. Trees: Mova's own parse; they may be wrong. Frames: Mova's frames reader, each meaning and example read on its own. Elamur Cosmic License.
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