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mica

Who acts: mineral, rocks, Mica, We, glittery make up, teacher · What happens: find, split, see, sparkle, contain, not melt · To what, where: rocks, thin, through sheets, mineral, glittery flakes, granite

«mica» in the English dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 9 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: mica in the English dictionary.

Everyday, meaning 1

A mineral found in rocks that splits into very thin, shiny, see-through sheets.

The tree, 14 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	2 mineral	det
2	mineral	mineral	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 found	nsubj
3	found	find	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
4	in	in	ADP	_	5 rocks	case
5	rocks	rock	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 found	obl
6	that	that	PRON	PronType=Rel	7 splits	nsubj
7	splits	split	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	5 rocks	acl:relcl
8	into	into	ADP	_	10 thin	case
9	very	very	ADV	_	10 thin	advmod
10	thin	thin	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 splits	obl
11	,	,	PUNCT	_	12 shiny	punct
12	shiny	shiny	ADJ	Degree=Pos	10 thin	conj
13	,	,	PUNCT	_	14 see	punct
14	see	see	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	7 splits	parataxis
15	-	-	PUNCT	_	16 through	punct
16	through	thorough	ADJ	Degree=Pos	17 sheets	amod
17	sheets	sheet	NOUN	Number=Plur	14 see	obj
18	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 found	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	find	participle	a mineral			rocks			vn declare-29.4-1-1 «NP V what S_INF»: agent=Agent
2	split	present	rocks					into thin result	vn break-45.1 «NP V PP.result»: agent=Patient into thin=Result
3	see	infinitive		through sheets					vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer sheet=Stimulus

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

The glittery flakes of this mineral seen in rocks such as granite.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 flakes	det
2	glittery	glittery	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 flakes	amod
3	flakes	flake	NOUN	Number=Plur	root	root
4	of	of	ADP	_	6 mineral	case
5	this	this	DET	Number=Sing PronType=Dem	6 mineral	det
6	mineral	mineral	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 flakes	nmod
7	seen	see	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	6 mineral	acl
8	in	in	ADP	_	9 rocks	case
9	rocks	rock	NOUN	Number=Plur	7 seen	obl
10	such	such	ADJ	Degree=Pos ExtPos=ADP	12 granite	case
11	as	as	ADP	_	10 such	fixed
12	granite	granite	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 rocks	nmod
13	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 flakes	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	see	participle		this mineral not said here		rocks such granite			vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer

Example 1

The granite sparkled with flakes of mica.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 granite	det
2	granite	granite	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
3	sparkled	sparkle	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	2 granite	acl
4	with	with	ADP	_	5 flakes	case
5	flakes	flake	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 sparkled	obl
6	of	of	ADP	_	7 mica	case
7	mica	mica	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 flakes	nmod
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 granite	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	sparkle	participle		the granite not said here				with flakes of mica	vn light_emission-43.1 «NP.location V PP.theme»: agent=Location with flake=Theme

Example 2

Mica splits into thin, see-through layers.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Mica	mica	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 splits	nsubj
2	splits	split	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	into	into	ADP	_	4 thin	case
4	thin	thin	ADJ	Degree=Pos	2 splits	obl
5	,	,	PUNCT	_	6 see	punct
6	see	see	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	2 splits	parataxis
7	-	-	PUNCT	_	8 through	punct
8	through	thorough	ADJ	Degree=Pos	9 layers	amod
9	layers	layer	NOUN	Number=Plur	6 see	obj
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 splits	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	split	present	Mica					into thin result	vn break-45.1 «NP V PP.result»: agent=Patient into thin=Result
2	see	infinitive		through layers					vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer layer=Stimulus

Example 3

We found mica in the rock sample.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	We	we	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs	2 found	nsubj
2	found	find	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	mica	mica	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 found	obj
4	in	in	ADP	_	7 sample	case
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 sample	det
6	rock	rock	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 sample	compound
7	sample	sample	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 found	obl
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 found	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	find	past	We	mica		the rock sample			vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent mica=Topic

Example 4

Some glittery make-up contains mica.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Some	some	DET	PronType=Ind	5 up	det
2	glittery	glittery	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 up	amod
3	make	make	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 up	compound
4	-	-	PUNCT	_	3 make	punct
5	up	up	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 contains	nsubj
6	contains	contain	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
7	mica	mica	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 contains	obj
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 contains	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	contain	present	some glittery make up	mica					vn comprise-107.2-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot mica=Theme

Example 5

Mica does not melt easily, so it is used in heaters.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Mica	mica	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 melt	nsubj
2	does	do	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	4 melt	aux
3	not	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	4 melt	advmod
4	melt	melt	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	root	root
5	easily	easily	ADV	_	4 melt	advmod
6	,	,	PUNCT	_	10 used	punct
7	so	so	ADV	_	10 used	advmod
8	it	it	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	10 used	nsubj:pass
9	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	10 used	aux:pass
10	used	use	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	4 melt	parataxis
11	in	in	ADP	_	12 heaters	case
12	heaters	heater	NOUN	Number=Plur	10 used	obl
13	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 melt	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	not melt	present · do-support	Mica					easily property	vn other_cos-45.4-1 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient
2	use	present · passive		Mica		heaters			vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient

Example 6

The teacher peeled a thin sheet of mica with a knife.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 teacher	det
2	teacher	teacher	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 peeled	nsubj
3	peeled	peel	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 sheet	det
5	thin	thin	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 sheet	amod
6	sheet	sheet	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 peeled	obj
7	of	of	ADP	_	8 mica	case
8	mica	mica	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 sheet	nmod
9	with	with	ADP	_	11 knife	case
10	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	11 knife	det
11	knife	knife	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 peeled	obl
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 peeled	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	peel	past	the teacher	a thin sheet of mica				with a knife	vn pit-10.7 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent sheet=Source

Example 7

Mica makes some sand glitter in the sun.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Mica	mica	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 makes	nsubj
2	makes	make	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	some	some	DET	PronType=Ind	4 sand	det
4	sand	sand	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 makes	obj
5	glitter	glitter	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	2 makes	xcomp
6	in	in	ADP	_	8 sun.	case
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 sun.	det
8	sun.	sun.	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 makes	obl

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	make	present	Mica	some sand		the sun.			tree rules
2	glitter	present	some sand not said here						vn light_emission-43.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme

Example 8

Now Mephibosheth had a young son, whose name was Mica. (Prophets 2SA.9.12, JPS 1917)

Sentence 1: Now Mephibosheth had a young son, whose name was Mica.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Now	now	ADV	PronType=Dem	3 had	advmod
2	Mephibosheth	Mephibosheth	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 had	nsubj
3	had	have	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 son	det
5	young	young	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 son	amod
6	son	son	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 had	obj
7	,	,	PUNCT	_	11 Mica	punct
8	whose	whose	PRON	Poss=Yes PronType=Rel	9 name	nmod:poss
9	name	name	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 Mica	nsubj
10	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	11 Mica	cop
11	Mica	Mica	PROPN	Number=Sing	6 son	appos
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 had	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	have	past	Mephibosheth	a young son			now		vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent son=Patient
2	is a	past	Mica's name	Mica					tree rules
3	name		Mica						nom name «communication transitive»: poss=agent

Sentence 2: (Prophets 2SA.9.12, 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	2SA.9.12	2SA.9.12	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	2 Prophets	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 2SA.9.12	conj
7	)	)	PUNCT	_	2 Prophets	punct

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

Example 9

and Bakbakkar, Heresh, and Galal, and Mattaniah the son of Mica, the son of Zichri, the son of Asaph; (Writings 1CH.9.15, JPS 1917)

The tree, 23 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	and	and	CCONJ	_	2 Bakbakkar	cc
2	Bakbakkar	Bakbakkar	PROPN	Number=Sing	root	root
3	,	,	PUNCT	_	4 Heresh	punct
4	Heresh	Heresh	PROPN	Number=Sing	2 Bakbakkar	flat
5	,	,	PUNCT	_	7 Galal	punct
6	and	and	CCONJ	_	7 Galal	cc
7	Galal	Galal	PROPN	Number=Sing	2 Bakbakkar	conj
8	,	,	PUNCT	_	10 Mattaniah	punct
9	and	and	CCONJ	_	10 Mattaniah	cc
10	Mattaniah	Mattaniah	PROPN	Number=Sing	2 Bakbakkar	conj
11	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	12 son	det
12	son	son	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 Mattaniah	appos
13	of	of	ADP	_	14 Mica	case
14	Mica	Mica	PROPN	Number=Sing	12 son	nmod
15	,	,	PUNCT	_	17 son	punct
16	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	17 son	det
17	son	son	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 Bakbakkar	appos
18	of	of	ADP	_	19 Zichri	case
19	Zichri	Zichri	PROPN	Number=Sing	17 son	nmod
20	,	,	PUNCT	_	22 son	punct
21	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	22 son	det
22	son	son	NOUN	Number=Sing	19 Zichri	appos
23	of	of	ADP	_	24 Asaph	case
24	Asaph	Asaph	PROPN	Number=Sing	22 son	nmod
25	;	;	PUNCT	_	27 Writings	punct
26	(	(	PUNCT	_	27 Writings	punct
27	Writings	writing	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 Bakbakkar	appos
28	1CH.9.15	1CH.9.15	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	27 Writings	flat
29	,	,	PUNCT	_	30 JPS	punct
30	JPS	JPS	PROPN	Number=Sing	2 Bakbakkar	appos
31	1917	1917	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	30 JPS	flat
32	)	)	PUNCT	_	30 JPS	punct

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

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