silk

Who acts: senior barrister, Silkworms, Spider silk, Traders, scarf, Dad · What happens: make, spin, take, mean, become, be · To what, where: soft smooth shiny cloth, threads, thread, silk, one, dress · Speech: someone speaks here

«silk» in the English dictionary: its 3 meanings for a pupil and its 8 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: silk in the English dictionary.

Everyday, meaning 1

A soft, smooth, shiny cloth made from threads spun by silkworms.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	7 cloth	det
2	soft	soft	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 cloth	amod
3	,	,	PUNCT	_	2 soft	punct
4	smooth	smooth	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 cloth	amod
5	,	,	PUNCT	_	4 smooth	punct
6	shiny	shiny	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 cloth	amod
7	cloth	cloth	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
8	made	make	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	7 cloth	acl
9	from	from	ADP	_	10 threads	case
10	threads	thread	NOUN	Number=Plur	8 made	obl
11	spun	spin	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	10 threads	acl
12	by	by	ADP	_	13 silkworms	case
13	silkworms	silkworm	NOUN	Number=Plur	11 spun	obl:agent
14	.	.	PUNCT	_	7 cloth	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	make	participle		a soft smooth shiny cloth not said here		threads			vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V PP»: agent=Asset from thread=Material
2	spin	participle		threads not said here				silkworms obl:agent	vn roll-51.3.1 «NP.theme V»: agent=Theme

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 thread itself, made by silkworms or spiders.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 thread	det
2	thread	thread	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
3	itself	itself	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Emp Reflex=Yes	2 thread	nmod:unmarked
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	5 made	punct
5	made	make	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	2 thread	acl
6	by	by	ADP	_	7 silkworms	case
7	silkworms	silkworm	NOUN	Number=Plur	5 made	obl
8	or	or	CCONJ	_	9 spiders	cc
9	spiders	spider	NOUN	Number=Plur	7 silkworms	conj
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 thread	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	make	participle		the thread thread not said here				by silkworms or spiders	vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset

Everyday, meaning 3

Usage: UK, informal — kept apart, not parsed.

A senior barrister; to «take silk» means to become one.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	3 barrister	det
2	senior	senior	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 barrister	amod
3	barrister	barrister	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 means	nsubj
4	;	;	PUNCT	_	7 take	punct
5	to	to	PART	_	7 take	mark
6	«	«	PUNCT	_	7 take	punct
7	take	take	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	3 barrister	parataxis
8	silk	silk	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 take	obj
9	»	»	PUNCT	_	7 take	punct
10	means	mean	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
11	to	to	PART	_	12 become	mark
12	become	become	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	10 means	xcomp
13	one	one	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	12 become	obj
14	.	.	PUNCT	_	10 means	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	roles by
1	take in a quote	to-infinitive		silk	vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent silk=Theme
2	mean	present	a senior barrister		vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic
3	become not said to happen	to-infinitive	a senior barrister not said here	one	vn become-109.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Patient one=Result

Example 1

Her dress is made of silk.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Her	her	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	2 dress	nmod:poss
2	dress	dress	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 made	nsubj:pass
3	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	4 made	aux:pass
4	made	make	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
5	of	of	ADP	_	6 silk	case
6	silk	silk	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 made	obl
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 made	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	make	present · passive		Her dress				of silk	vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: subject=Product

Example 2

Silkworms spin silk to make their cocoons.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Silkworms	silkworm	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 spin	nsubj
2	spin	spin	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	silk	silk	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 spin	obj
4	to	to	PART	_	5 make	mark
5	make	make	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	2 spin	advcl
6	their	their	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	7 cocoons	nmod:poss
7	cocoons	cocoon	NOUN	Number=Plur	5 make	obj
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 spin	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	spin	present	Silkworms	silk					vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent silk=Theme
2	make	to-infinitive	Silkworms not said here	Silkworms's cocoons					vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset cocoon=Product

Example 3

Spider silk is very strong for its weight.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Spider	spider	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 silk	compound
2	silk	silk	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 strong	nsubj
3	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	5 strong	cop
4	very	very	ADV	_	5 strong	advmod
5	strong	strong	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
6	for	for	ADP	_	8 weight	case
7	its	its	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	8 weight	nmod:poss
8	weight	weight	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 strong	obl
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 strong	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	present	Spider silk					for silk's weight; strong property	tree rules

Example 4

Traders carried silk along the Silk Road.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Traders	trader	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 carried	nsubj
2	carried	carry	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	silk	silk	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 carried	obj
4	along	along	ADP	_	7 Road	case
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 Road	det
6	Silk	Silk	PROPN	Number=Sing	7 Road	compound
7	Road	Road	PROPN	Number=Sing	2 carried	obl
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 carried	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	carry	past	Traders	silk				along the Silk Road	vn carry-11.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent silk=Theme

Example 5

The scarf felt smooth as silk.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 scarf	det
2	scarf	scarf	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 felt	nsubj
3	felt	feel	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	smooth	smooth	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 felt	xcomp
5	as	as	ADP	_	6 silk	case
6	silk	silk	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 felt	obl
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 felt	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	feel	past	the scarf					as silk; smooth property	vn conjecture-29.5-2 «NP V S»: agent=Agent as silk=Theme

Example 6

Dad wore a silk tie to the wedding.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Dad	dad	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 wore	nsubj
2	wore	wear	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 tie	det
4	silk	silk	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 tie	compound
5	tie	tie	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 wore	obj
6	to	to	ADP	_	8 wedding	case
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 wedding	det
8	wedding	wedding	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 wore	obl
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 wore	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	wear	past	Dad	a silk tie				to the wedding	vn wipe_manner-10.4.1-1 «NP V NP.source»: agent=Agent tie=Source

Example 7

She wore a silk dress, golden bracelets, and large amber beads.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	She	she	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	2 wore	nsubj
2	wore	wear	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 dress	det
4	silk	silk	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 dress	compound
5	dress	dress	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 wore	obj
6	,	,	PUNCT	_	8 bracelets	punct
7	golden	golden	ADJ	Degree=Pos	8 bracelets	amod
8	bracelets	bracelet	NOUN	Number=Plur	5 dress	conj
9	,	,	PUNCT	_	13 beads	punct
10	and	and	CCONJ	_	13 beads	cc
11	large	large	ADJ	Degree=Pos	13 beads	amod
12	amber	amber	NOUN	Number=Sing	13 beads	compound
13	beads	bead	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 wore	obl
14	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 wore	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	wear	past	She	a silk dress and golden bracelets				large amber beads obl	vn wipe_manner-10.4.1-1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent dress=Theme

Example 8

I clothed thee also with richly woven work, and shod thee with sealskin, and I wound fine linen about thy head, and covered thee with silk. (Prophets EZK.16.10, JPS 1917)

Sentence 1: I clothed thee also with richly woven work, and shod thee with sealskin, and I wound fine linen about thy head, and covered thee with silk.

The tree, 26 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	I	I	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs	2 clothed	nsubj
2	clothed	clothe	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	thee	thou	PRON	Case=Acc Number=Sing Person=2 PronType=Prs Style=Arch	2 clothed	obj
4	also	also	ADV	_	2 clothed	advmod
5	with	with	ADP	_	8 work	case
6	richly	richly	ADJ	Degree=Pos	8 work	amod
7	woven	weave	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	8 work	amod
8	work	work	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 clothed	obl
9	,	,	PUNCT	_	11 shod	punct
10	and	and	CCONJ	_	11 shod	cc
11	shod	shoe	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	2 clothed	parataxis
12	thee	thou	PRON	Case=Acc Number=Sing Person=2 PronType=Prs Style=Arch	11 shod	obj
13	with	with	ADP	_	14 sealskin	case
14	sealskin	sealskin	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 shod	obl
15	,	,	PUNCT	_	18 wound	punct
16	and	and	CCONJ	_	18 wound	cc
17	I	I	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs	18 wound	nsubj
18	wound	wound	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	11 shod	conj
19	fine	fine	ADJ	Degree=Pos	20 linen	amod
20	linen	linen	NOUN	Number=Sing	18 wound	obj
21	about	about	ADP	_	23 head	case
22	thy	thy	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs Style=Arch	23 head	nmod:poss
23	head	head	NOUN	Number=Sing	20 linen	nmod
24	,	,	PUNCT	_	26 covered	punct
25	and	and	CCONJ	_	26 covered	cc
26	covered	cover	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	2 clothed	parataxis
27	thee	thou	PRON	Case=Acc Number=Sing Person=2 PronType=Prs Style=Arch	26 covered	obj
28	with	with	ADP	_	29 silk	case
29	silk	silk	NOUN	Number=Sing	26 covered	obl
30	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 clothed	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	clothe	past	I	thee	with richly woven work	vn dress-41.1.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent thou=Patient
2	weave	participle				vn run-51.3.2 «NP V»: agent=Theme
3	shoe	past		thee	with sealskin	vn butter-9.9 «NP V NP PP.theme»: agent=Agent thou=Destination with sealskin=Theme
4	wound	present	I	fine linen	about thy head	vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus linen=Experiencer
5	cover	participle		thee	with silk	vn fill-9.8-1 «NP V NP PP.theme»: agent=Agent thou=Destination with silk=Theme

Sentence 2: (Prophets EZK.16.10, 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	EZK.16.10	EZK.16.10	PROPN	Number=Sing	2 Prophets	appos
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	5 JPS	punct
5	JPS	JPS	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 EZK.16.10	flat
6	1917	1917	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	3 EZK.16.10	flat
7	)	)	PUNCT	_	2 Prophets	punct

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

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📖 silk

Everyday, meaning 1

Everyday, meaning 2

Everyday, meaning 3

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