ether

Who acts: strong smell, people, invisible substance, substance, Doctors, Ether · What happens: evaporate, use, put, sleep, think, fill · To what, where: colourless liquid, patients, invisible substance, light, clear sky, ether · Speech: someone speaks here

«ether» in the English dictionary: its 4 meanings for a pupil and its 11 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: ether in the English dictionary.

Everyday, meaning 1

Usage: science — kept apart, not parsed.

A colourless liquid with a strong smell that evaporates easily; it was used long ago to put patients to sleep for operations.

The tree, 22 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	3 liquid	det
2	colourless	colourless	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 liquid	amod
3	liquid	liquid	NOUN	Number=Sing	14 used	nsubj:pass
4	with	with	ADP	_	7 smell	case
5	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	7 smell	det
6	strong	strong	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 smell	amod
7	smell	smell	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 liquid	nmod
8	that	that	PRON	PronType=Rel	9 evaporates	nsubj
9	evaporates	evaporate	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	7 smell	acl:relcl
10	easily	easily	ADV	_	9 evaporates	advmod
11	;	;	PUNCT	_	14 used	punct
12	it	it	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	14 used	nsubj:pass
13	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	14 used	aux:pass
14	used	use	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
15	long	long	ADV	Degree=Pos	16 ago	advmod
16	ago	ago	ADV	_	14 used	advmod
17	to	to	PART	_	18 put	mark
18	put	put	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	14 used	advcl
19	patients	patient	NOUN	Number=Plur	18 put	obj
20	to	to	PART	_	21 sleep	mark
21	sleep	sleep	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	18 put	advcl
22	for	for	ADP	_	23 operations	case
23	operations	operation	NOUN	Number=Plur	21 sleep	obl
24	.	.	PUNCT	_	14 used	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	evaporate	present	a strong smell		easily property	vn other_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient
2	use	past · passive		a colourless liquid with a strong smell	liquid nsubj:pass; ago property	vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient
3	put	to-infinitive		patients		vn invest-13.5.4-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Agent patient=Goal
4	sleep	to-infinitive			for operations	vn snooze-40.4-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent

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

Usage: old science — kept apart, not parsed.

An invisible substance that people once thought filled space and carried light; experiments showed it does not exist.

The tree, 18 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	An	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	3 substance	det
2	invisible	invisible	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 substance	amod
3	substance	substance	NOUN	Number=Sing	15 showed	nsubj
4	that	that	PRON	PronType=Rel	7 thought	obj
5	people	people	NOUN	Number=Plur	7 thought	nsubj
6	once	once	ADV	NumForm=Word NumType=Mult	7 thought	advmod
7	thought	think	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	3 substance	acl:relcl
8	filled	fill	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	9 space	amod
9	space	space	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 thought	obj
10	and	and	CCONJ	_	11 carried	cc
11	carried	carry	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	7 thought	conj
12	light	light	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 carried	obj
13	;	;	PUNCT	_	15 showed	punct
14	experiments	experiment	NOUN	Number=Plur	15 showed	nsubj
15	showed	show	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
16	it	it	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	19 exist	nsubj
17	does	do	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	19 exist	aux
18	not	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	19 exist	advmod
19	exist	exist	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	15 showed	ccomp
20	.	.	PUNCT	_	15 showed	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	think speech: other	past	people	a invisible substance	filled space obj; once property	vn consider-29.9-2 «NP V NP ADJ»: agent=Agent that=Theme space=Attribute
2	fill	participle				vn other_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient
3	carry	past	people not said here	light		vn carry-11.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent light=Theme
4	show	past	a invisible substance		experiments nsubj	vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic
5	not exist	present · do-support	substance			vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme

Everyday, meaning 3

Usage: poetic — kept apart, not parsed.

The clear sky or upper air.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 sky	det
2	clear	clear	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 sky	amod
3	sky	sky	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
4	or	or	CCONJ	_	6 air	cc
5	upper	upper	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 air	amod
6	air	air	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 sky	conj
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 sky	punct

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

Everyday, meaning 4

Usage: informal — kept apart, not parsed.

«Into the ether»: lost or disappeared, especially online or on the radio.

The tree, 12 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	«	«	PUNCT	_	4 ether	punct
2	Into	into	ADP	_	4 ether	case
3	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	4 ether	det
4	ether	ether	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
5	»	»	PUNCT	_	4 ether	punct
6	:	:	PUNCT	_	7 lost	punct
7	lost	lose	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	4 ether	acl
8	or	or	CCONJ	_	9 disappeared	cc
9	disappeared	disappear	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	7 lost	conj
10	,	,	PUNCT	_	12 online	punct
11	especially	especially	ADV	_	12 online	advmod
12	online	online	ADV	_	9 disappeared	advmod
13	or	or	CCONJ	_	16 radio	cc
14	on	on	ADP	_	16 radio	case
15	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	16 radio	det
16	radio	radio	NOUN	Number=Sing	12 online	conj
17	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 ether	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	lose	participle		the ether not said here					vn succeed-74-3-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
2	disappear	participle						online property	vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme

Example 1

Doctors once used ether to put patients to sleep.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Doctors	doctor	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 used	nsubj
2	once	once	ADV	NumForm=Word NumType=Mult	3 used	advmod
3	used	use	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	ether	ether	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 used	obj
5	to	to	PART	_	6 put	mark
6	put	put	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	3 used	advcl
7	patients	patient	NOUN	Number=Plur	6 put	obj
8	to	to	PART	_	9 sleep	mark
9	sleep	sleep	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	6 put	advcl
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 used	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	use	past	Doctors	ether	once property	vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent ether=Patient
2	put	to-infinitive	Doctors not said here	patients		vn invest-13.5.4-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Agent patient=Goal
3	sleep	to-infinitive	Doctors not said here			vn snooze-40.4-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent

Example 2

Ether evaporates very quickly.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Ether	ether	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 evaporates	nsubj
2	evaporates	evaporate	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	very	very	ADV	_	4 quickly	advmod
4	quickly	quickly	ADV	_	2 evaporates	advmod
5	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 evaporates	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	evaporate	present	Ether					quickly property	vn other_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient

Example 3

Scientists once believed light travelled through the ether.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Scientists	scientist	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 believed	nsubj
2	once	once	ADV	NumForm=Word NumType=Mult	3 believed	advmod
3	believed	believe	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	light	light	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 travelled	nsubj
5	travelled	travel	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	3 believed	ccomp
6	through	through	ADP	_	8 ether	case
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 ether	det
8	ether	ether	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 travelled	obl
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 believed	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	believe	past	Scientists					once property	vn admire-31.2 «NP V that S»: agent=Experiencer clause=Stimulus
2	travel	past	light			the ether			vn run-51.3.2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme through ether=Trajectory

Example 4

Experiments showed there was no ether.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Experiments	experiment	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 showed	nsubj
2	showed	show	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	there	there	PRON	PronType=Dem	4 was	expl
4	was	be	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	2 showed	ccomp
5	no	no	DET	PronType=Neg	6 ether	det
6	ether	ether	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 was	nsubj
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 showed	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	show	past	Experiments						vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic
2	be	past	no ether			there			vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme

Example 5

My email just vanished into the ether.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	My	my	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	2 email	nmod:poss
2	email	email	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 vanished	nsubj
3	just	just	ADV	_	4 vanished	advmod
4	vanished	vanish	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
5	into	into	ADP	_	7 ether	case
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 ether	det
7	ether	ether	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 vanished	obl
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 vanished	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	vanish	past	My email			the ether			vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
2	email		My						nom email «communication transitive»: poss=agent

Example 6

Birds flew high in the blue ether.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Birds	bird	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 flew	nsubj
2	flew	fly	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	high	high	ADJ	Degree=Pos	2 flew	xcomp
4	in	in	ADP	_	7 ether	case
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 ether	det
6	blue	blue	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 ether	amod
7	ether	ether	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 flew	obl
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 flew	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	fly	past	Birds			the blue ether		high property	vn spatial_configuration-47.6-1 «NP V NP.theme PP»: agent=Agent in ether=Location

Example 7

They saw a blue smoke rising, writhing upward till it vanished in the blue ether.

The tree, 15 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	They	they	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs	2 saw	nsubj
2	saw	see	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 smoke	det
4	blue	blue	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 smoke	amod
5	smoke	smoke	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 saw	obj
6	rising	rise	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	5 smoke	acl
7	,	,	PUNCT	_	8 writhing	punct
8	writhing	writhe	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	6 rising	conj
9	upward	upward	ADV	_	8 writhing	advmod
10	till	till	SCONJ	_	12 vanished	mark
11	it	it	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	12 vanished	nsubj
12	vanished	vanish	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	2 saw	advcl
13	in	in	ADP	_	16 ether	case
14	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	16 ether	det
15	blue	blue	ADJ	Degree=Pos	16 ether	amod
16	ether	ether	NOUN	Number=Sing	12 vanished	obl
17	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 saw	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	where	other	roles by
1	see	past	They	a blue smoke			vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer smoke=Stimulus
2	rise	gerund	a blue smoke not said here				vn assuming_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent
3	writhe	gerund	a blue smoke not said here			upward property	vn body_internal_states-40.6 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer
4	vanish	past	smoke		the blue ether		vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme

Example 8

First, Spirit (query Akasa, Ether) then (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893)

The tree, 10 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	First	first	ADV	NumForm=Word NumType=Ord	5 query	advmod
2	,	,	PUNCT	_	1 First	punct
3	Spirit	Spirit	PROPN	Number=Sing	5 query	nsubj
4	(	(	PUNCT	_	5 query	punct
5	query	query	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
6	Akasa	Akasa	PROPN	Number=Sing	5 query	obj
7	,	,	PUNCT	_	8 Ether	punct
8	Ether	Ether	PROPN	Number=Sing	6 Akasa	flat
9	)	)	PUNCT	_	6 Akasa	punct
10	then	then	ADV	PronType=Dem	5 query	advmod
11	(	(	PUNCT	_	13 Yetzirah	punct
12	Sefer	Sefer	PROPN	Number=Sing	13 Yetzirah	compound
13	Yetzirah	Yetzirah	PROPN	Number=Sing	5 query	obj
14	,	,	PUNCT	_	15 Westcott	punct
15	Westcott	Westcott	PROPN	Number=Sing	13 Yetzirah	conj
16	1893	1893	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	13 Yetzirah	flat
17	)	)	PUNCT	_	13 Yetzirah	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	query	infinitive	Spirit	Akasa			then	Sefer Yetzirah and Westcott obj; first property	tree rules

Example 9

Fire or ether emanated from the water. (Sefer Yetzirah, Kalisch 1877)

Sentence 1: 4) Fire or ether emanated from the water.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	4	4	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	3 Fire	nummod
2	)	)	PUNCT	_	1 4	punct
3	Fire	fire	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
4	or	or	CCONJ	_	5 ether	cc
5	ether	ether	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 Fire	conj
6	emanated	emanate	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	5 ether	acl
7	from	from	ADP	_	9 water	case
8	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 water	det
9	water	water	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 emanated	obl
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 Fire	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	emanate	participle		ether not said here		the water			vn substance_emission-43.4-1 «NP.theme V PP.source»: agent=Theme from water=Source

Sentence 2: (Sefer Yetzirah, Kalisch 1877)

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 Kalisch	punct
5	Kalisch	Kalisch	PROPN	Number=Sing	2 Sefer	conj
6	1877	1877	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	5 Kalisch	flat
7	)	)	PUNCT	_	2 Sefer	punct

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

Example 10

According to the author, the space and six dimensions emanated from the ether. (Sefer Yetzirah, Kalisch 1877)

Sentence 1: 15) According to the author, the space and six dimensions emanated from the ether.

The tree, 14 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	15	15	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	root	root
2	)	)	PUNCT	_	1 15	punct
3	According	accord	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	1 15	advcl
4	to	to	ADP	_	6 author	case
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 author	det
6	author	author	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 According	obl
7	,	,	PUNCT	_	9 space	punct
8	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 space	det
9	space	space	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 author	nmod
10	and	and	CCONJ	_	12 dimensions	cc
11	six	six	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	12 dimensions	nummod
12	dimensions	dimension	NOUN	Number=Plur	9 space	conj
13	emanated	emanate	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	12 dimensions	acl
14	from	from	ADP	_	16 ether	case
15	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	16 ether	det
16	ether	ether	NOUN	Number=Sing	13 emanated	obl
17	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 15	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	accord	gerund						to the author the space and six dimensions goal	vn future_having-13.3 «NP V NP PP.goal»: agent=Agent to author=Goal
2	emanate	participle		six dimensions not said here		the ether			vn substance_emission-43.4-1 «NP.theme V PP.source»: agent=Theme from ether=Source

Sentence 2: (Sefer Yetzirah, Kalisch 1877)

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 Kalisch	punct
5	Kalisch	Kalisch	PROPN	Number=Sing	2 Sefer	conj
6	1877	1877	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	5 Kalisch	flat
7	)	)	PUNCT	_	2 Sefer	punct

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

Example 11

Ain, Rimmon, and Ether, and Ashan; four cities with their villages; (Prophets JOS.19.7, JPS 1917)

The tree, 15 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Ain	ain	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
2	,	,	PUNCT	_	3 Rimmon	punct
3	Rimmon	Rimmon	PROPN	Number=Sing	1 Ain	appos
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	6 Ether	punct
5	and	and	CCONJ	_	6 Ether	cc
6	Ether	Ether	PROPN	Number=Sing	1 Ain	appos
7	,	,	PUNCT	_	9 Ashan	punct
8	and	and	CCONJ	_	9 Ashan	cc
9	Ashan	Ashan	PROPN	Number=Sing	6 Ether	conj
10	;	;	PUNCT	_	12 cities	punct
11	four	four	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	12 cities	nummod
12	cities	city	NOUN	Number=Plur	1 Ain	appos
13	with	with	ADP	_	15 villages	case
14	their	their	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	15 villages	nmod:poss
15	villages	village	NOUN	Number=Plur	12 cities	nmod
16	;	;	PUNCT	_	18 Prophets	punct
17	(	(	PUNCT	_	18 Prophets	punct
18	Prophets	prophet	NOUN	Number=Plur	1 Ain	appos
19	JOS.19.7	JOS.19.7	PROPN	Number=Sing	18 Prophets	appos
20	,	,	PUNCT	_	21 JPS	punct
21	JPS	JPS	PROPN	Number=Sing	19 JOS.19.7	flat
22	1917	1917	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	19 JOS.19.7	flat
23	)	)	PUNCT	_	18 Prophets	punct

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

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📖 ether

Everyday, meaning 1

Everyday, meaning 2

Everyday, meaning 3

Everyday, meaning 4

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