Who acts: hard grey, sparks, lighter, Age people, We, He · What happens: make, strike, break, use, light, find · To what, where: sparks, steel, sharp edges, piece, fire, spark · Speech: someone speaks here
«flint» in the English dictionary: its 3 meanings for a pupil and its 12 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: flint in the English dictionary.
Everyday, meaning 1
A very hard grey or black stone that makes sparks when struck against steel, and breaks into sharp edges.
The tree, 19 wordsThe words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
vn sound_emission-43.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme against steel=Location
3
break
present
a hard grey or black stone not said here
into sharp edges result
vn break-45.1 «NP V PP.result»: agent=Patient into edge=Result
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 piece of flint used to light a fire or, long ago, as a tool or arrowhead.
The tree, 17 wordsThe words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#
word
lemma
UPOS
features
head
relation
1
A
a
DET
Definite=Ind PronType=Art
2 piece
det
2
piece
piece
NOUN
Number=Sing
root
root
3
of
of
ADP
_
4 flint
case
4
flint
flint
NOUN
Number=Sing
2 piece
nmod
5
used
use
VERB
Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass
2 piece
acl
6
to
to
PART
_
7 light
mark
7
light
light
VERB
VerbForm=Inf
5 used
xcomp
8
a
a
DET
Definite=Ind PronType=Art
9 fire
det
9
fire
fire
NOUN
Number=Sing
7 light
obj
10
or
or
CCONJ
_
13 ago
cc
11
,
,
PUNCT
_
13 ago
punct
12
long
long
ADV
Degree=Pos
13 ago
advmod
13
ago
ago
ADV
_
7 light
conj
14
,
,
PUNCT
_
17 tool
punct
15
as
as
ADP
_
17 tool
case
16
a
a
DET
Definite=Ind PronType=Art
17 tool
det
17
tool
tool
NOUN
Number=Sing
7 light
parataxis
18
or
or
CCONJ
_
19 arrowhead
cc
19
arrowhead
arrowhead
NOUN
Number=Sing
17 tool
conj
20
.
.
PUNCT
_
2 piece
punct
#
verb
tense, mood
who
what, whom
to whom
where
when
other
roles by
1
use
participle
a piece of flint not said here
vn use-105.1 «NP V NP S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Eventuality
2
light
to-infinitive
a fire
a tool or arrowhead parataxis
vn preparing-26.3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent fire=Product
Everyday, meaning 3
A small piece of metal in a lighter that makes the spark.
vn see-30.1-1-1 «NP V S»: agent=Experiencer flint=Stimulus
2
strike
gerund
the flint not said here
vn sound_emission-43.2 «NP V»: agent=Theme
3
askspeech: ask
past
the badger not said here
vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent
Example 8
Then Zipporah took a flint, and cut off the foreskin of her son, and cast it at his feet; and she said: 'Surely a bridegroom of blood art thou to me.' (Torah EXO.4.25, JPS 1917)
Sentence 1: Then Zipporah took a flint, and cut off the foreskin of her son, and cast it at his feet; and she said: 'Surely a bridegroom of blood art thou to me.'
The tree, 31 wordsThe words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
vn stop-55.4-1 «NP V NP.eventuality»: agent=Affector foreskin=Eventuality
3
cast
past
Zipporah not said here
flint
his feet
vn throw-17.1 «NP V NP PP.destinations»: agent=Agent it=Theme at foot=Destination
4
sayspeech: assert
past
Zipporah
vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent
Sentence 2: (Torah EXO.4.25, JPS 1917)
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#
word
lemma
UPOS
features
head
relation
1
(
(
PUNCT
_
3 EXO.4.25
punct
2
Torah
Torah
PROPN
Number=Sing
3 EXO.4.25
compound
3
EXO.4.25
EXO.4.25
PROPN
Number=Sing
root
root
4
,
,
PUNCT
_
5 JPS
punct
5
JPS
JPS
PROPN
Number=Sing
3 EXO.4.25
conj
6
1917
1917
NUM
NumForm=Digit NumType=Card
5 JPS
flat
7
)
)
PUNCT
_
3 EXO.4.25
punct
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.
Example 9
who led thee through the great and dreadful wilderness, wherein were serpents, fiery serpents, and scorpions, and thirsty ground where was no water; who brought thee forth water out of the rock of flint; (Torah DEU.8.15, JPS 1917)
The tree, 38 wordsThe words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
vn roll-51.3.1 «NP.agent V NP.theme PP.source PP.trajectory PP.destination»: agent=Agent rock=Theme into pool=Source into fountain=Trajectory
Sentence 2: (Writings PSA.114.8, 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
PSA.114.8
PSA.114.8
PROPN
Number=Sing
2 Writings
appos
4
,
,
PUNCT
_
5 JPS
punct
5
JPS
JPS
PROPN
Number=Sing
3 PSA.114.8
flat
6
1917
1917
NUM
NumForm=Digit NumType=Card
3 PSA.114.8
flat
7
)
)
PUNCT
_
2 Writings
punct
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.
Example 12
At that time the LORD said unto Joshua: 'Make thee knives of flint, and circumcise again the children of Israel the second time.' (Prophets JOS.5.2, JPS 1917)
Sentence 1: At that time the LORD said unto Joshua: 'Make thee knives of flint, and circumcise again the children of Israel the second time.'
The tree, 23 wordsThe words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic
2
make
infinitive
thee
knives of flint obj
vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP NP»: agent=Asset thou=Beneficiary knife=Product
3
circumcise
infinitive
the children of Israel
again; time
vn remedy-45.7 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent child=Patient
Sentence 2: (Prophets JOS.5.2, JPS 1917)
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#
word
lemma
UPOS
features
head
relation
1
(
(
PUNCT
_
2 Prophets
punct
2
Prophets
prophet
NOUN
Number=Plur
root
root
3
JOS.5.2
JOS.5.2
PROPN
Number=Sing
2 Prophets
appos
4
,
,
PUNCT
_
5 JPS
punct
5
JPS
JPS
PROPN
Number=Sing
3 JOS.5.2
flat
6
1917
1917
NUM
NumForm=Digit NumType=Card
3 JOS.5.2
flat
7
)
)
PUNCT
_
2 Prophets
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.