absorption Who acts: something, sponge, way food, her, We, Black clothes · What happens: take, absorb, pass, be, test, have · To what, where: liquid, water, absorption, body, food, something · Speech: someone speaks here
«absorption» in the school dictionary: its 3 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: absorption in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 The taking in of a liquid, gas, heat or light by something: a sponge's absorption of water.
The tree, 18 words det case fixed det nmod punct conj punct conj cc conj case nmod punct det nmod:poss case conj case nmod punct root The DET taking NOUN in ADP of ADP a DET liquid NOUN , PUNCT gas NOUN , PUNCT heat NOUN or CCONJ light NOUN by ADP something PRON : PUNCT a DET sponge NOUN 's PART absorption NOUN of ADP water NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 taking det 2 taking taking NOUN Number=Sing root root 3 in in ADP ExtPos=ADP 6 liquid case 4 of of ADP _ 3 in fixed 5 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 liquid det 6 liquid liquid NOUN Number=Sing 2 taking nmod 7 , , PUNCT _ 8 gas punct 8 gas gas NOUN Number=Sing 2 taking conj 9 , , PUNCT _ 10 heat punct 10 heat heat NOUN Number=Sing 2 taking conj 11 or or CCONJ _ 12 light cc 12 light light NOUN Number=Sing 10 heat conj 13 by by ADP _ 14 something case 14 something something PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 2 taking nmod 15 : : PUNCT _ 19 absorption punct 16 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 17 sponge det 17 sponge sponge NOUN Number=Sing 19 absorption nmod:poss 18 's 's PART _ 17 sponge case 19 absorption absorption NOUN Number=Sing 2 taking conj 20 of of ADP _ 21 water case 21 water water NOUN Number=Sing 19 absorption nmod 22 . . PUNCT _ 2 taking punct
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1 take something a liquid nom taking «act transitive»: in=place by=agent 2 absorb a sponge water nom absorption «process transitive»: poss=agent of=patient
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 Usage: science — kept apart, not parsed.
The way food or medicine passes into the body or blood: absorption of food in the gut.
The tree, 17 words det compound nsubj cc conj case det obl cc conj punct obl case nmod case det nmod punct root The DET way NOUN food NOUN or CCONJ medicine NOUN passes VERB into ADP the DET body NOUN or CCONJ blood NOUN : PUNCT absorption NOUN of ADP food NOUN in ADP the DET gut NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 food det 2 way way NOUN Number=Sing 3 food compound 3 food food NOUN Number=Sing 6 passes nsubj 4 or or CCONJ _ 5 medicine cc 5 medicine medicine NOUN Number=Sing 3 food conj 6 passes pass VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 7 into into ADP _ 9 body case 8 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 9 body det 9 body body NOUN Number=Sing 6 passes obl 10 or or CCONJ _ 11 blood cc 11 blood blood NOUN Number=Sing 9 body conj 12 : : PUNCT _ 13 absorption punct 13 absorption absorption NOUN Number=Sing 6 passes obl 14 of of ADP _ 15 food case 15 food food NOUN Number=Sing 13 absorption nmod 16 in in ADP _ 18 gut case 17 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 18 gut det 18 gut gut NOUN Number=Sing 15 food nmod 19 . . PUNCT _ 6 passes punct
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1 pass present the way food or medicine absorption of food in the gut the body or blood vn escape-51.1-1-3 «NP V PP.initial_location»: agent=Theme into body=Initial_Location 2 absorb food in the gut nom absorption «process transitive»: of=patient
Meaning 3 Being completely interested in something: her absorption in the book.
cop advmod case obl punct nmod:poss appos case det nmod punct root Being AUX completely ADV interested ADJ in ADP something PRON : PUNCT her PRON absorption NOUN in ADP the DET book NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Being be AUX Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 3 interested cop 2 completely completely ADV _ 3 interested advmod 3 interested interested ADJ Degree=Pos root root 4 in in ADP _ 5 something case 5 something something PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 3 interested obl 6 : : PUNCT _ 8 absorption punct 7 her her PRON Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 8 absorption nmod:poss 8 absorption absorption NOUN Number=Sing 5 something appos 9 in in ADP _ 11 book case 10 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 11 book det 11 book book NOUN Number=Sing 8 absorption nmod 12 . . PUNCT _ 3 interested punct
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1 is gerund something completely, interested property tree rules 2 absorb her = she the book nom absorption «process transitive»: poss=agent in=place
Example 1 We tested the absorption of three kinds of paper towel.
nsubj det obj case nummod nmod case compound nmod punct root We PRON tested VERB the DET absorption NOUN of ADP three NUM kinds NOUN of ADP paper NOUN towel 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 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 4 absorption det 4 absorption absorption NOUN Number=Sing 2 tested obj 5 of of ADP _ 7 kinds case 6 three three NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 7 kinds nummod 7 kinds kind NOUN Number=Plur 4 absorption nmod 8 of of ADP _ 10 towel case 9 paper paper NOUN Number=Sing 10 towel compound 10 towel towel NOUN Number=Sing 7 kinds nmod 11 . . PUNCT _ 2 tested punct
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1 test past We the absorption of three kinds of paper towel vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent absorption=Theme 2 absorb three kinds of paper towel nom absorption «process transitive»: of=patient
Example 2 Black clothes have high absorption of the sun's heat.
amod nsubj amod obj case det nmod:poss case nmod punct root Black ADJ clothes NOUN have VERB high ADJ absorption NOUN of ADP the DET sun NOUN 's PART heat NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Black black ADJ Degree=Pos 2 clothes amod 2 clothes clothes NOUN Number=Ptan 3 have nsubj 3 have have VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 high high ADJ Degree=Pos 5 absorption amod 5 absorption absorption NOUN Number=Sing 3 have obj 6 of of ADP _ 10 heat case 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 sun det 8 sun sun NOUN Number=Sing 10 heat nmod:poss 9 's 's PART _ 8 sun case 10 heat heat NOUN Number=Sing 5 absorption nmod 11 . . PUNCT _ 3 have punct
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1 have present Black clothes high absorption of the sun's heat vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent absorption=Patient 2 absorb the sun's heat nom absorption «process transitive»: of=patient 3 heat the sun nom heat «phenomenon intransitive»: poss=agent
Example 3 The absorption of food happens mostly in the small intestine.
det nsubj case nmod advmod case det amod obl punct root The DET absorption NOUN of ADP food NOUN happens VERB mostly ADV in ADP the DET small ADJ intestine NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 absorption det 2 absorption absorption NOUN Number=Sing 5 happens nsubj 3 of of ADP _ 4 food case 4 food food NOUN Number=Sing 2 absorption nmod 5 happens happen VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 6 mostly mostly ADV _ 5 happens advmod 7 in in ADP _ 10 intestine case 8 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 10 intestine det 9 small small ADJ Degree=Pos 10 intestine amod 10 intestine intestine NOUN Number=Sing 5 happens obl 11 . . PUNCT _ 5 happens punct
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1 happen present the absorption of food the small intestine mostly property vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme in intestine=Location 2 absorb food nom absorption «process transitive»: of=patient
Example 4 Plant roots take in water by absorption.
compound nsubj compound:prt obj case obl punct root Plant NOUN roots NOUN take VERB in ADP water NOUN by ADP absorption NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Plant plant NOUN Number=Sing 2 roots compound 2 roots root NOUN Number=Plur 3 take nsubj 3 take take VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 in in ADP _ 3 take compound:prt 5 water water NOUN Number=Sing 3 take obj 6 by by ADP _ 7 absorption case 7 absorption absorption NOUN Number=Sing 3 take obl 8 . . PUNCT _ 3 take punct
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1 take in present Plant roots water by absorption vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent water=Theme
Example 5 Her absorption in the puzzle meant she did not hear the bell.
nmod:poss nsubj case det nmod nsubj aux advmod ccomp det obj punct root Her PRON absorption NOUN in ADP the DET puzzle NOUN meant VERB she PRON did AUX not PART hear VERB the DET bell NOUN . PUNCT 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 absorption nmod:poss 2 absorption absorption NOUN Number=Sing 6 meant nsubj 3 in in ADP _ 5 puzzle case 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 puzzle det 5 puzzle puzzle NOUN Number=Sing 2 absorption nmod 6 meant mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 7 she she PRON Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 10 hear nsubj 8 did do AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 10 hear aux 9 not not PART Polarity=Neg 10 hear advmod 10 hear hear VERB VerbForm=Inf 6 meant ccomp 11 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 12 bell det 12 bell bell NOUN Number=Sing 10 hear obj 13 . . PUNCT _ 6 meant punct
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1 mean past Her absorption in the puzzle vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 2 not hear past · do-support absorption the bell vn see-30.1-1-1 «NP V S»: agent=Experiencer bell=Stimulus 3 absorb Her = she the puzzle nom absorption «process transitive»: poss=agent in=place
Example 6 Paper towel A soaked up 30 ml and B soaked up 45 ml, so B had better absorption.
The tree, 18 words compound det amod compound:prt nummod appos cc conj acl compound:prt nummod obj punct advmod nsubj parataxis amod obj punct root Paper NOUN towel NOUN A DET soaked VERB up ADP 30 NUM ml NOUN and CCONJ B NOUN soaked VERB up ADP 45 NUM ml NOUN , PUNCT so ADV B PROPN had VERB better ADJ absorption NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Paper paper NOUN Number=Sing 2 towel compound 2 towel towel NOUN Number=Sing root root 3 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 7 ml det 4 soaked soak VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 7 ml amod 5 up up ADP _ 4 soaked compound:prt 6 30 30 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 7 ml nummod 7 ml ml NOUN Number=Sing 2 towel appos 8 and and CCONJ _ 9 B cc 9 B B NOUN Number=Sing 7 ml conj 10 soaked soak VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part 9 B acl 11 up up ADP _ 10 soaked compound:prt 12 45 45 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 13 ml nummod 13 ml ml NOUN Number=Plur 10 soaked obj 14 , , PUNCT _ 17 had punct 15 so so ADV _ 17 had advmod 16 B B PROPN Number=Sing 17 had nsubj 17 had have VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 2 towel parataxis 18 better good ADJ Degree=Cmp 19 absorption amod 19 absorption absorption NOUN Number=Sing 17 had obj 20 . . PUNCT _ 2 towel punct
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1 soak up participle vn other_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient 2 soak up participle B not said here 45 ml vn wipe_manner-10.4.1 «NP V NP.source»: agent=Agent ml=Source 3 have past B better absorption vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent absorption=Patient
Example 7 Sand has fast absorption of rainwater.
nsubj amod obj case nmod punct root Sand NOUN has VERB fast ADJ absorption NOUN of ADP rainwater NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Sand sand NOUN Number=Sing 2 has nsubj 2 has have VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 fast fast ADJ Degree=Pos 4 absorption amod 4 absorption absorption NOUN Number=Sing 2 has obj 5 of of ADP _ 6 rainwater case 6 rainwater rainwater NOUN Number=Sing 4 absorption nmod 7 . . PUNCT _ 2 has punct
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1 have present Sand fast absorption of rainwater vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent absorption=Patient 2 absorb rainwater nom absorption «process transitive»: of=patient
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