festoon
Who acts: festoon, ribbons, Birds · What happens: be, hang, appear, festoon · To what, where: chain, curve, Brilliant lamps, festoons, tangle, hall
«festoon» in the English dictionary: its 2 meanings 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: festoon in the English dictionary.
Everyday, meaning 1
A festoon is a chain or string of flowers, leaves, ribbons or lights hanging in a curve between two points.
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 | 2 festoon | det |
| 2 | festoon | festoon | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 chain | nsubj |
| 3 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 5 chain | cop |
| 4 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 5 chain | det |
| 5 | chain | chain | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 6 | or | or | CCONJ | _ | 7 string | cc |
| 7 | string | string | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 chain | conj |
| 8 | of | of | ADP | _ | 9 flowers | case |
| 9 | flowers | flower | NOUN | Number=Plur | 7 string | nmod |
| 10 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 11 leaves | punct |
| 11 | leaves | leaf | NOUN | Number=Plur | 9 flowers | conj |
| 12 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 13 ribbons | punct |
| 13 | ribbons | ribbon | NOUN | Number=Plur | 9 flowers | conj |
| 14 | or | or | CCONJ | _ | 15 lights | cc |
| 15 | lights | light | NOUN | Number=Plur | 13 ribbons | conj |
| 16 | hanging | hang | VERB | VerbForm=Ger | 13 ribbons | acl |
| 17 | in | in | ADP | _ | 19 curve | case |
| 18 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 19 curve | det |
| 19 | curve | curve | NOUN | Number=Sing | 16 hanging | obl |
| 20 | between | between | ADP | _ | 22 points | case |
| 21 | two | two | NUM | NumForm=Word NumType=Card | 22 points | nummod |
| 22 | points | point | NOUN | Number=Plur | 16 hanging | obl |
| 23 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 5 chain | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is a | present | a festoon | a chain or string of flowers and leaves and ribbons or lights | string of flowers and leaves and ribbons or lights conj | tree rules | |||
| 2 | hang | gerund | ribbons or lights not said here | a curve | between two points | vn assuming_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent in curve=Location |
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 festoon is to decorate a place with such chains.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | To | to | PART | _ | 2 festoon | mark |
| 2 | festoon | festoon | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 decorate | advcl |
| 3 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 5 decorate | cop |
| 4 | to | to | PART | _ | 5 decorate | mark |
| 5 | decorate | decorate | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 6 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 7 place | det |
| 7 | place | place | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 decorate | obj |
| 8 | with | with | ADP | _ | 10 chains | case |
| 9 | such | such | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 10 chains | amod |
| 10 | chains | chain | NOUN | Number=Plur | 7 place | nmod |
| 11 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 5 decorate | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is | present | festoon advcl; a place obj; decorate property | tree rules |
Example 1
Brilliant lamps hung in festoons from tree to tree.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brilliant | brilliant | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 2 lamps | amod |
| 2 | lamps | lamp | NOUN | Number=Plur | root | root |
| 3 | hung | hang | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 2 lamps | acl |
| 4 | in | in | ADP | _ | 5 festoons | case |
| 5 | festoons | festoon | NOUN | Number=Plur | 3 hung | obl |
| 6 | from | from | ADP | _ | 7 tree | case |
| 7 | tree | tree | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 hung | obl |
| 8 | to | to | ADP | _ | 9 tree | case |
| 9 | tree | tree | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 hung | obl |
| 10 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 2 lamps | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | hang | participle | Brilliant lamps not said here | festoons | from tree; to tree | vn assuming_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent in festoon=Location |
Example 2
Birds, flowers and festoons appeared in a tangle.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Birds | bird | NOUN | Number=Plur | 6 appeared | nsubj |
| 2 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 3 flowers | punct |
| 3 | flowers | flower | NOUN | Number=Plur | 1 Birds | conj |
| 4 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 5 festoons | cc |
| 5 | festoons | festoon | NOUN | Number=Plur | 1 Birds | conj |
| 6 | appeared | appear | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 7 | in | in | ADP | _ | 9 tangle | case |
| 8 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 9 tangle | det |
| 9 | tangle | tangle | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 appeared | obl |
| 10 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 6 appeared | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | appear | past | Birds and flowers and festoons | a tangle | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in tangle=Location |
Example 3
The hall was festooned with paper flowers for the feast.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 hall | det |
| 2 | hall | hall | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 festooned | nsubj:pass |
| 3 | was | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 4 festooned | aux:pass |
| 4 | festooned | festoon | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | root | root |
| 5 | with | with | ADP | _ | 7 flowers | case |
| 6 | paper | paper | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 flowers | compound |
| 7 | flowers | flower | NOUN | Number=Plur | 4 festooned | obl |
| 8 | for | for | ADP | _ | 10 feast | case |
| 9 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 10 feast | det |
| 10 | feast | feast | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 flowers | nmod |
| 11 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 4 festooned | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | festoon | past · passive | the hall | with paper flowers for the feast | vn fill-9.8-1 «NP V NP PP.theme»: subject=Destination with flower=Theme |
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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