four

Who acts: Four, fours, we, four bags, square, year · What happens: be, mean, practise, have, crawl, catch · To what, where: number, four digit, hands, Student, four operations, 4 equal sides

«four» in the English dictionary: its 3 meanings for a pupil and its 15 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: four in the English dictionary.

Everyday, meaning 1

Four is the number 4, one more than three.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Four	four	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	4 number	nsubj
2	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	4 number	cop
3	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	4 number	det
4	number	number	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
5	4	4	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	4 number	flat
6	,	,	PUNCT	_	8 more	punct
7	one	one	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	8 more	nummod
8	more	more	ADJ	Degree=Cmp	4 number	parataxis
9	than	than	ADP	_	10 three	case
10	three	three	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	8 more	obl
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 number	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	present	Four	the number					tree rules

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 four is the digit 4.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 digit	det
2	four	four	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	5 digit	nummod
3	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	5 digit	cop
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 digit	det
5	digit	digit	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
6	4	4	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	5 digit	flat
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 digit	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	present		a four digit					tree rules

Everyday, meaning 3

«On all fours» means on hands and knees.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	«	«	PUNCT	_	4 fours	punct
2	On	on	ADP	_	4 fours	case
3	all	all	DET	PronType=Tot	4 fours	det
4	fours	four	NOUN	Number=Plur	6 means	nsubj
5	»	»	PUNCT	_	4 fours	punct
6	means	mean	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
7	on	on	ADP	_	8 hands	case
8	hands	hand	NOUN	Number=Plur	6 means	obl
9	and	and	CCONJ	_	10 knees	cc
10	knees	knee	NOUN	Number=Plur	8 hands	conj
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 means	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	mean	present	all fours			hands and knees			vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent

Example 1

Student: four pencils

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Student	student	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
2	:	:	PUNCT	_	4 pencils	punct
3	four	four	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	4 pencils	nummod
4	pencils	pencil	NOUN	Number=Plur	1 Student	conj

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

Example 2

Today we practise all four operations together.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Today	today	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 practise	obl:unmarked
2	we	we	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs	3 practise	nsubj
3	practise	practise	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	all	all	ADV	_	5 four	advmod
5	four	four	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	6 operations	nummod
6	operations	operation	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 practise	obj
7	together	together	ADV	_	3 practise	advmod
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 practise	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	practise	present	we	four operations			today	together property	tree rules

Example 3

There are four bags with 6 apples in each.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	There	there	PRON	PronType=Dem	2 are	expl
2	are	be	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	four	four	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	4 bags	nummod
4	bags	bag	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 are	nsubj
5	with	with	ADP	_	7 apples	case
6	6	6	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	7 apples	nummod
7	apples	apple	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 bags	nmod
8	in	in	ADP	_	9 each	case
9	each	each	DET	PronType=Tot	7 apples	nmod
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 are	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	does	present	four bags with 6 apples in each			there			vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme

Example 4

A square has 4 equal sides.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	2 square	det
2	square	square	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 has	nsubj
3	has	have	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	4	4	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	6 sides	nummod
5	equal	equal	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 sides	amod
6	sides	side	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 has	obj
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 has	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	have	present	a square	4 equal sides					vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent side=Patient

Example 5

A year has 4 seasons.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	2 year	det
2	year	year	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 has	nsubj
3	has	have	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	4	4	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	5 seasons	nummod
5	seasons	season	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 has	obj
6	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 has	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	have	present	a year				season		vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent

Example 6

The baby crawled on all fours.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 baby	det
2	baby	baby	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
3	crawled	crawl	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	2 baby	acl
4	on	on	ADP	_	6 fours	case
5	all	all	DET	PronType=Tot	6 fours	det
6	fours	four	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 crawled	obl
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 baby	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	crawl	participle		the baby not said here		all fours			vn run-51.3.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme on four=Trajectory

Example 7

Our team has four players.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Our	our	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	2 team	nmod:poss
2	team	team	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 has	nsubj
3	has	have	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	four	four	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	5 players	nummod
5	players	player	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 has	obj
6	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 has	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	have	present	Our team	four players					vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent player=Patient

Example 8

Two plus two is four.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Two	two	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	5 four	compound
2	plus	plus	CCONJ	_	3 two	cc
3	two	two	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	1 Two	conj
4	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	5 four	cop
5	four	four	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	root	root
6	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 four	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	present		Two four					tree rules

Example 9

He caught four, one of each colour.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	He	he	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	2 caught	nsubj
2	caught	catch	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	four	four	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	2 caught	obj
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	5 one	punct
5	one	one	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	3 four	conj
6	of	of	ADP	_	8 colour	case
7	each	each	DET	PronType=Tot	8 colour	det
8	colour	colour	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 one	nmod
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 caught	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	catch	past	He	four					vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent four=Theme

Example 10

And Eber lived four and thirty years, and begot Peleg. (Torah GEN.11.16, JPS 1917)

Sentence 1: And Eber lived four and thirty years, and begot Peleg.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	And	and	CCONJ	_	3 lived	cc
2	Eber	Eber	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 lived	nsubj
3	lived	live	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	four	four	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	7 years	nummod
5	and	and	CCONJ	_	6 thirty	cc
6	thirty	thirty	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	4 four	conj
7	years	year	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 lived	obl:unmarked
8	,	,	PUNCT	_	10 begot	punct
9	and	and	CCONJ	_	10 begot	cc
10	begot	beget	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	3 lived	conj
11	Peleg	Peleg	PROPN	Number=Sing	10 begot	obj
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 lived	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	live	past	Eber				year		vn exist-47.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
2	beget	past	Eber not said here	Peleg					vn birth-28.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent peleg=Patient

Sentence 2: (Torah GEN.11.16, JPS 1917)

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	(	(	PUNCT	_	3 GEN.11.16	punct
2	Torah	Torah	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 GEN.11.16	compound
3	GEN.11.16	GEN.11.16	PROPN	Number=Sing	root	root
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	5 JPS	punct
5	JPS	JPS	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 GEN.11.16	conj
6	1917	1917	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	5 JPS	flat
7	)	)	PUNCT	_	3 GEN.11.16	punct

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

Example 11

And those that died by the plague were twenty and four thousand. (Torah NUM.25.9, JPS 1917)

Sentence 1: And those that died by the plague were twenty and four thousand.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	And	and	CCONJ	_	12 thousand	cc
2	those	that	PRON	Number=Plur PronType=Dem	12 thousand	nsubj
3	that	that	PRON	PronType=Rel	4 died	nsubj
4	died	die	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	2 those	acl:relcl
5	by	by	ADP	_	7 plague	case
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 plague	det
7	plague	plague	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 died	obl
8	were	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	12 thousand	cop
9	twenty	twenty	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	12 thousand	compound
10	and	and	CCONJ	_	11 four	cc
11	four	four	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	9 twenty	conj
12	thousand	thousand	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	root	root
13	.	.	PUNCT	_	12 thousand	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	die	past						by the plague	vn calibratable_cos-45.6.1 «NP.attribute V»: agent=Attribute
2	is a	past	those	twenty thousand					tree rules

Sentence 2: (Torah NUM.25.9, JPS 1917)

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	(	(	PUNCT	_	3 NUM.25.9	punct
2	Torah	Torah	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 NUM.25.9	compound
3	NUM.25.9	NUM.25.9	PROPN	Number=Sing	root	root
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	5 JPS	punct
5	JPS	JPS	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 NUM.25.9	conj
6	1917	1917	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	5 JPS	flat
7	)	)	PUNCT	_	3 NUM.25.9	punct

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

Example 12

All winged swarming things that go upon all fours are a detestable thing unto you. (Torah LEV.11.20, JPS 1917)

Sentence 1: All winged swarming things that go upon all fours are a detestable thing unto you.

The tree, 15 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	All	all	ADV	_	2 winged	advmod
2	winged	wing	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	swarming	swarm	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	4 things	amod
4	things	thing	NOUN	Number=Plur	13 thing	nsubj
5	that	that	PRON	PronType=Rel	6 go	nsubj
6	go	go	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	4 things	acl:relcl
7	upon	upon	ADP	_	9 fours	case
8	all	all	DET	PronType=Tot	9 fours	det
9	fours	four	NOUN	Number=Plur	6 go	obl
10	are	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	13 thing	cop
11	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	13 thing	det
12	detestable	detestable	ADJ	Degree=Pos	13 thing	amod
13	thing	thing	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 winged	ccomp
14	unto	unto	ADP	_	15 you	case
15	you	you	PRON	Case=Acc Person=2 PronType=Prs	13 thing	nmod
16	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 winged	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	where	other	roles by
1	wing	past				all property	vn nonvehicle-51.4.2-1 «NP.agent V»: agent=Agent
2	swarm	gerund					vn swarm-47.5.1-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme
3	go	present	swarming things		all fours		vn occur-48.3-2 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme upon four=Location
4	is a	present	swarming things	a detestable thing		unto you	tree rules

Sentence 2: (Torah LEV.11.20, JPS 1917)

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	(	(	PUNCT	_	3 LEV.11.20	punct
2	Torah	Torah	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 LEV.11.20	compound
3	LEV.11.20	LEV.11.20	PROPN	Number=Sing	root	root
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	5 JPS	punct
5	JPS	JPS	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 LEV.11.20	conj
6	1917	1917	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	5 JPS	flat
7	)	)	PUNCT	_	3 LEV.11.20	punct

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

Example 13

These four were the sons of Shimei. (Writings 1CH.23.10, JPS 1917)

Sentence 1: These four were the sons of Shimei.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	These	this	PRON	Number=Plur PronType=Dem	5 sons	nsubj
2	four	four	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	5 sons	nummod
3	were	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	5 sons	cop
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 sons	det
5	sons	son	NOUN	Number=Plur	root	root
6	of	of	ADP	_	7 Shimei	case
7	Shimei	Shimei	PROPN	Number=Sing	5 sons	nmod
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 sons	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	past	These	the four sons				of Shimei	tree rules

Sentence 2: (Writings 1CH.23.10, 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	1CH.23.10	1CH.23.10	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	2 Writings	flat
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	6 1917	punct
5	JPS	JPS	PROPN	Number=Sing	6 1917	nmod:unmarked
6	1917	1917	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	3 1CH.23.10	conj
7	)	)	PUNCT	_	2 Writings	punct

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

Example 14

And the LORD showed me four craftsmen. (Prophets ZEC.2.3, JPS 1917)

Sentence 1: And the LORD showed me four craftsmen.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	And	and	CCONJ	_	4 showed	cc
2	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 LORD	det
3	LORD	LORD	PROPN	Number=Sing	4 showed	nsubj
4	showed	show	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
5	me	I	PRON	Case=Acc Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs	4 showed	iobj
6	four	four	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	7 craftsmen	nummod
7	craftsmen	craftsman	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 showed	obj
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 showed	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	show	past	the LORD	four craftsmen	me				vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent i=Recipient craftsman=Topic

Sentence 2: (Prophets ZEC.2.3, 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	ZEC.2.3	ZEC.2.3	PROPN	Number=Sing	2 Prophets	appos
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	5 JPS	punct
5	JPS	JPS	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 ZEC.2.3	flat
6	1917	1917	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	3 ZEC.2.3	flat
7	)	)	PUNCT	_	2 Prophets	punct

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

Example 15

The children of Adin, four hundred fifty and four. (Writings EZR.2.15, JPS 1917)

Sentence 1: The children of Adin, four hundred fifty and four.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 children	det
2	children	child	NOUN	Number=Plur	8 fifty	nsubj
3	of	of	ADP	_	4 Adin	case
4	Adin	Adin	PROPN	Number=Sing	2 children	nmod
5	,	,	PUNCT	_	7 hundred	punct
6	four	four	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	7 hundred	compound
7	hundred	hundred	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	8 fifty	nummod
8	fifty	fifty	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	root	root
9	and	and	CCONJ	_	10 four	cc
10	four	four	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	8 fifty	conj
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	8 fifty	punct

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

Sentence 2: (Writings EZR.2.15, 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	EZR.2.15	EZR.2.15	PROPN	Number=Sing	2 Writings	appos
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	5 JPS	punct
5	JPS	JPS	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 EZR.2.15	flat
6	1917	1917	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	3 EZR.2.15	flat
7	)	)	PUNCT	_	2 Writings	punct

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

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📖 four

Everyday, meaning 1

Everyday, meaning 2

Everyday, meaning 3

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