Who acts: maths, line, tall hedge, I, farmer, square · What happens: enclose, be, cover, parcel, mean, go · To what, where: place, way, something, envelope, area, garden · Speech: someone speaks here
«enclose» in the English dictionary: its 3 meanings for a pupil and its 10 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: enclose in the English dictionary.
Everyday, meaning 1
To enclose a place is to put a wall, fence or cover all the way round it.
The tree, 17 wordsThe words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
vn contiguous_location-47.8 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme place=Co-Theme
2
is
present
a wall and fence obj; put property
tree rules
3
cover
infinitive
all way
round way
vn fill-9.8-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme way=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.
Everyday, meaning 2
To enclose something is to put it in an envelope or parcel together with a letter.
The tree, 16 wordsThe words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
vn contiguous_location-47.8 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme part=Co-Theme
2
work out
present
you
the sum not said here
first property
vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent sum=Topic
Example 8
Never play in an enclosed space like an old fridge — you could run out of air.
The tree, 16 wordsThe words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#
word
lemma
UPOS
features
head
relation
1
Never
never
ADV
PronType=Neg
2 play
advmod
2
play
play
VERB
Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin
root
root
3
in
in
ADP
_
6 space
case
4
an
a
DET
Definite=Ind PronType=Art
6 space
det
5
enclosed
enclose
VERB
Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass
6 space
amod
6
space
space
NOUN
Number=Sing
2 play
obl
7
like
like
ADP
_
10 fridge
case
8
an
a
DET
Definite=Ind PronType=Art
10 fridge
det
9
old
old
ADJ
Degree=Pos
10 fridge
amod
10
fridge
fridge
NOUN
Number=Sing
2 play
obl
11
—
-
PUNCT
_
14 run
punct
12
you
you
PRON
Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs
14 run
nsubj
13
could
could
AUX
VerbForm=Fin
14 run
aux
14
run
run
VERB
VerbForm=Inf
2 play
conj
15
out
out
ADP
_
17 air
case
16
of
of
ADP
_
17 air
case
17
air
air
NOUN
Number=Sing
14 run
obl
18
.
.
PUNCT
_
2 play
punct
#
verb
tense, mood
who
what, whom
to whom
where
when
other
roles by
1
notplay
imperative
you not said here
a enclosed space
like a old fridge
vn performance-26.7-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
2
enclose
participle
vn contiguous_location-47.8 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme
3
run
could
you
air
vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme out air=Trajectory
Example 9
These three mothers enclose a mighty mystery, most occult and most marvelous, sealed as with six rings, and from them proceed primeval Fire, Water, and Air; these are subsequently differentiated into male and female. (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1887)
Sentence 1: These three mothers enclose a mighty mystery, most occult and most marvelous, sealed as with six rings, and from them proceed primeval Fire, Water, and Air; these are subsequently differentiated into male and female.
The tree, 34 wordsThe words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
vn contiguous_location-47.8 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme mystery=Co-Theme
2
seal
participle
this three mothers not said here
as six rings
vn tape-22.4 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Patient
3
proceed
present
this three mothers not said here
Fire primeval and Water
from mothers = mother; Air obl
tree rules
4
differentiate
present · passive
these
male and female
subsequently property
vn distinguish-23.5-1 «NP V NP PP»: subject=Theme
Sentence 2: (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1887)
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#
word
lemma
UPOS
features
head
relation
1
(
(
PUNCT
_
2 Sefer
punct
2
Sefer
Sefer
PROPN
Number=Sing
root
root
3
Yetzirah
Yetzirah
PROPN
Number=Sing
2 Sefer
flat
4
,
,
PUNCT
_
5 Westcott
punct
5
Westcott
Westcott
PROPN
Number=Sing
2 Sefer
conj
6
1887
1887
NUM
NumForm=Digit NumType=Card
5 Westcott
flat
7
)
)
PUNCT
_
2 Sefer
punct
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.
Example 10
If she be a wall, we will build upon her a turret of silver; and if she be a door, we will enclose her with boards of cedar. (Writings SNG.8.9, JPS 1917)
Sentence 1: If she be a wall, we will build upon her a turret of silver; and if she be a door, we will enclose her with boards of cedar.
The tree, 28 wordsThe words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent turret=Product
3
is aa condition, not said to happen
infinitive
she
a door
tree rules
4
enclose
future
we
her = she
with boards of cedar
vn contiguous_location-47.8 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme she=Co-Theme
Sentence 2: (Writings SNG.8.9, JPS 1917)
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#
word
lemma
UPOS
features
head
relation
1
(
(
PUNCT
_
2 Writings
punct
2
Writings
writing
NOUN
Number=Plur
root
root
3
SNG.8.9
SNG.8.9
PROPN
Number=Sing
2 Writings
appos
4
,
,
PUNCT
_
5 JPS
punct
5
JPS
JPS
PROPN
Number=Sing
3 SNG.8.9
flat
6
1917
1917
NUM
NumForm=Digit NumType=Card
3 SNG.8.9
flat
7
)
)
PUNCT
_
2 Writings
punct
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.
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.