ferryboat
Who acts: ferryboat, boat, We, He · What happens: be, carry, pass, fro, bring, do · To what, where: boat, people, river, household, ferryboat, twenty people
«ferryboat» in the Judaism dictionary: its meaning for a pupil and its 4 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: ferryboat in the Judaism dictionary.
Meaning 1
A ferryboat is a boat that carries people, cars or goods across a river or sea and back again.
The tree, 19 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 2 ferryboat | det |
| 2 | ferryboat | ferryboat | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 boat | nsubj |
| 3 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 5 boat | cop |
| 4 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 5 boat | det |
| 5 | boat | boat | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 6 | that | that | PRON | PronType=Rel | 7 carries | nsubj |
| 7 | carries | carry | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 5 boat | acl:relcl |
| 8 | people | people | NOUN | Number=Plur | 7 carries | obj |
| 9 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 10 cars | punct |
| 10 | cars | car | NOUN | Number=Plur | 8 people | conj |
| 11 | or | or | CCONJ | _ | 12 goods | cc |
| 12 | goods | goods | NOUN | Number=Ptan | 8 people | conj |
| 13 | across | across | ADP | _ | 15 river | case |
| 14 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 15 river | det |
| 15 | river | river | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 carries | obl |
| 16 | or | or | CCONJ | _ | 17 sea | cc |
| 17 | sea | sea | NOUN | Number=Sing | 15 river | conj |
| 18 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 19 back | cc |
| 19 | back | back | ADV | _ | 15 river | conj |
| 20 | again | again | ADV | _ | 7 carries | advmod |
| 21 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 5 boat | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is a | present | a ferryboat | a boat | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | carry | present | a boat | people and cars or goods | a river or sea | again | vn carry-11.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent people=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.
Example 1
And the ferryboat passed to and fro to bring over the king's household, and to do what he thought good. (Prophets 2SA.19.19, JPS 1917)
Sentence 1: And the ferryboat passed to and fro to bring over the king's household, and to do what he thought good.
The tree, 21 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | And | and | CCONJ | _ | 4 passed | cc |
| 2 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 3 ferryboat | det |
| 3 | ferryboat | ferryboat | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 passed | nsubj |
| 4 | passed | pass | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 5 | to | to | ADP | _ | 4 passed | obl |
| 6 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 7 fro | cc |
| 7 | fro | fro | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 4 passed | conj |
| 8 | to | to | PART | _ | 9 bring | mark |
| 9 | bring | bring | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 7 fro | xcomp |
| 10 | over | over | ADP | _ | 14 household | case |
| 11 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 12 king | det |
| 12 | king | king | NOUN | Number=Sing | 14 household | nmod:poss |
| 13 | 's | 's | PART | _ | 12 king | case |
| 14 | household | household | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 bring | obl |
| 15 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 18 do | punct |
| 16 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 18 do | cc |
| 17 | to | to | PART | _ | 18 do | mark |
| 18 | do | do | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 7 fro | conj |
| 19 | what | what | PRON | PronType=Int | 21 thought | obj |
| 20 | he | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 21 thought | nsubj |
| 21 | thought | think | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 18 do | advcl |
| 22 | good | good | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 21 thought | xcomp |
| 23 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 4 passed | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | pass | past | the ferryboat | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | |||||
| 2 | fro | infinitive | the ferryboat not said here | tree rules | |||||
| 3 | bring | to-infinitive | the ferryboat not said here | the king's household | vn bring-11.3-1 «NP V NP together»: agent=Agent | ||||
| 4 | do | to-infinitive | the ferryboat not said here | vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent | |||||
| 5 | think speech: other | past | ferryboat | good property | vn wish-62 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot what=Theme |
Sentence 2: (Prophets 2SA.19.19, 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.19.19 | 2SA.19.19 | 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.19.19 | conj |
| 7 | ) | ) | PUNCT | _ | 2 Prophets | punct |
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.
Example 2
We crossed the river on the ferryboat.
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 crossed | nsubj |
| 2 | crossed | cross | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 4 river | det |
| 4 | river | river | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 crossed | obj |
| 5 | on | on | ADP | _ | 7 ferryboat | case |
| 6 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 7 ferryboat | det |
| 7 | ferryboat | ferryboat | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 crossed | obl |
| 8 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 2 crossed | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | cross | past | We | the river | the ferryboat | vn crane-40.3.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent river=Patient |
Example 3
He sprang into the ferryboat.
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 sprang | nsubj |
| 2 | sprang | spring | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | into | into | ADP | _ | 5 ferryboat | case |
| 4 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 5 ferryboat | det |
| 5 | ferryboat | ferryboat | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 sprang | obl |
| 6 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 2 sprang | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | spring | past | He | the ferryboat | vn run-51.3.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme into ferryboat=Destination |
Example 4
The ferryboat carried twenty people at a time.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 ferryboat | det |
| 2 | ferryboat | ferryboat | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 carried | nsubj |
| 3 | carried | carry | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | twenty | twenty | NUM | NumForm=Word NumType=Card | 5 people | nummod |
| 5 | people | people | NOUN | Number=Plur | 3 carried | obj |
| 6 | at | at | ADP | _ | 8 time | case |
| 7 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 8 time | det |
| 8 | time | time | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 carried | obl |
| 9 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 3 carried | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | carry | past | the ferryboat | twenty people | time | vn carry-11.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent people=Theme |
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