absorbent Who acts: Absorbent, material, Something absorbent, sponge, We, paper · What happens: describe, soak up, take in, hold, let, run off · To what, where: material, liquid, water, absorbent, absorbent cloth, spill
«absorbent» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 7 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: absorbent in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 Absorbent describes a material that can soak up liquid, like a sponge or a paper towel.
The tree, 16 words nsubj det obj nsubj aux acl:relcl compound:prt obj punct case det obl cc det compound conj punct root Absorbent PROPN describes VERB a DET material NOUN that PRON can AUX soak VERB up ADP liquid NOUN , PUNCT like ADP a DET sponge NOUN or CCONJ a DET paper NOUN towel NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Absorbent Absorbent PROPN Number=Sing 2 describes nsubj 2 describes describe VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 4 material det 4 material material NOUN Number=Sing 2 describes obj 5 that that PRON PronType=Rel 7 soak nsubj 6 can can AUX VerbForm=Fin 7 soak aux 7 soak soak VERB VerbForm=Inf 4 material acl:relcl 8 up up ADP _ 7 soak compound:prt 9 liquid liquid NOUN Number=Sing 7 soak obj 10 , , PUNCT _ 13 sponge punct 11 like like ADP _ 13 sponge case 12 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 13 sponge det 13 sponge sponge NOUN Number=Sing 7 soak obl 14 or or CCONJ _ 17 towel cc 15 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 17 towel det 16 paper paper NOUN Number=Sing 17 towel compound 17 towel towel NOUN Number=Sing 13 sponge conj 18 . . PUNCT _ 2 describes punct
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1 describe present Absorbent a material vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S_ING»: agent=Agent material=Theme 2 soak up can a material liquid like a sponge or a paper towel vn wipe_manner-10.4.1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent liquid=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.
Meaning 2 Something absorbent takes in and holds water or another liquid instead of letting it run off.
The tree, 16 words compound nsubj compound:prt cc conj obj cc det conj mark fixed advcl obj xcomp compound:prt punct root Something PRON absorbent NOUN takes VERB in ADP and CCONJ holds VERB water NOUN or CCONJ another DET liquid NOUN instead ADV of ADP letting VERB it PRON run VERB off ADP . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Something something PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 2 absorbent compound 2 absorbent absorbent NOUN Number=Sing 3 takes nsubj 3 takes take VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 in in ADP _ 3 takes compound:prt 5 and and CCONJ _ 6 holds cc 6 holds hold VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 takes conj 7 water water NOUN Number=Sing 6 holds obj 8 or or CCONJ _ 10 liquid cc 9 another another DET PronType=Ind 10 liquid det 10 liquid liquid NOUN Number=Sing 7 water conj 11 instead instead ADV ExtPos=SCONJ 13 letting mark 12 of of ADP _ 11 instead fixed 13 letting let VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 6 holds advcl 14 it it PRON Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 13 letting obj 15 run run VERB VerbForm=Inf 13 letting xcomp 16 off off ADP _ 15 run compound:prt 17 . . PUNCT _ 3 takes punct
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1 take in present Something absorbent vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent 2 hold present Something absorbent not said here water or another liquid vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent water=Theme 3 let gerund Something absorbent not said here absorbent tree rules 4 run off infinitive absorbent not said here vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
Example 1 A sponge is very absorbent.
det nsubj cop advmod punct root A DET sponge NOUN is AUX very ADV absorbent ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 sponge det 2 sponge sponge NOUN Number=Sing 5 absorbent nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 absorbent cop 4 very very ADV _ 5 absorbent advmod 5 absorbent absorbent ADJ Degree=Pos root root 6 . . PUNCT _ 5 absorbent punct
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1 is present a sponge absorbent property tree rules
Example 2 We tested which paper was the most absorbent.
nsubj det nsubj cop det advmod ccomp punct root We PRON tested VERB which DET paper NOUN was AUX the DET most ADV absorbent NOUN . PUNCT 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 tested nsubj 2 tested test VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 which which DET PronType=Int 4 paper det 4 paper paper NOUN Number=Sing 8 absorbent nsubj 5 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 8 absorbent cop 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 absorbent det 7 most most ADV Degree=Sup 8 absorbent advmod 8 absorbent absorbent NOUN Number=Sing 2 tested ccomp 9 . . PUNCT _ 2 tested punct
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1 test past We vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent 2 is a past which paper the absorbent tree rules
Example 3 Use an absorbent cloth to wipe up the spill.
det amod obj mark advcl compound:prt det obj punct root Use VERB an DET absorbent ADJ cloth NOUN to PART wipe VERB up ADP the DET spill NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Use use VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 2 an a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 4 cloth det 3 absorbent absorbent ADJ Degree=Pos 4 cloth amod 4 cloth cloth NOUN Number=Sing 1 Use obj 5 to to PART _ 6 wipe mark 6 wipe wipe VERB VerbForm=Inf 1 Use advcl 7 up up ADP _ 6 wipe compound:prt 8 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 9 spill det 9 spill spill NOUN Number=Sing 6 wipe obj 10 . . PUNCT _ 1 Use punct
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1 use imperative you not said here a absorbent cloth vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent cloth=Patient 2 wipe up to-infinitive you not said here the spill vn wipe_manner-10.4.1-1 «NP V NP.source»: agent=Agent spill=Source
Example 4 Plastic is not absorbent, so water runs off it.
nsubj cop advmod punct advmod nsubj conj case obl punct root Plastic NOUN is AUX not PART absorbent ADJ , PUNCT so ADV water NOUN runs VERB off ADP it PRON . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Plastic plastic NOUN Number=Sing 4 absorbent nsubj 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 absorbent cop 3 not not PART Polarity=Neg 4 absorbent advmod 4 absorbent absorbent ADJ Degree=Pos root root 5 , , PUNCT _ 8 runs punct 6 so so ADV _ 8 runs advmod 7 water water NOUN Number=Sing 8 runs nsubj 8 runs run VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 absorbent conj 9 off off ADP _ 10 it case 10 it it PRON Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 8 runs obl 11 . . PUNCT _ 4 absorbent punct
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1 not is present Plastic absorbent property tree rules 2 run off present water Plastic vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme it=Trajectory
Example 5 Towels are made of absorbent cotton.
nsubj:pass aux:pass case amod obl punct root Towels NOUN are AUX made VERB of ADP absorbent ADJ cotton NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Towels towel NOUN Number=Plur 3 made nsubj:pass 2 are be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 made aux:pass 3 made make VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 4 of of ADP _ 6 cotton case 5 absorbent absorbent ADJ Degree=Pos 6 cotton amod 6 cotton cotton NOUN Number=Sing 3 made obl 7 . . PUNCT _ 3 made punct
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1 make present · passive Towels of absorbent cotton vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: subject=Product
Example 6 Nappies have an absorbent layer inside.
nsubj det amod obj advmod punct root Nappies NOUN have VERB an DET absorbent ADJ layer NOUN inside ADV . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Nappies nappy NOUN Number=Plur 2 have nsubj 2 have have VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 an a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 layer det 4 absorbent absorbent ADJ Degree=Pos 5 layer amod 5 layer layer NOUN Number=Sing 2 have obj 6 inside inside ADV _ 2 have advmod 7 . . PUNCT _ 2 have punct
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1 have present Nappies a absorbent layer inside property vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent layer=Patient
Example 7 Kitchen roll is more absorbent than tissue paper.
compound nsubj cop advmod case compound obl punct root Kitchen NOUN roll NOUN is AUX more ADJ absorbent ADJ than ADP tissue NOUN paper NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Kitchen kitchen NOUN Number=Sing 2 roll compound 2 roll roll NOUN Number=Sing 5 absorbent nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 absorbent cop 4 more more ADJ Degree=Cmp 5 absorbent advmod 5 absorbent absorbent ADJ Degree=Pos root root 6 than than ADP _ 8 paper case 7 tissue tissue NOUN Number=Sing 8 paper compound 8 paper paper NOUN Number=Sing 5 absorbent obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 5 absorbent punct
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1 is present Kitchen roll than tissue paper; absorbent property tree rules
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