accordion Who acts: accordion, you, folding, Grandad, street musician, We · What happens: be, hold, squeeze, push, press, mean · To what, where: musical instrument, hands, air, reeds, keys, zigzags
«accordion» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 6 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: accordion in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 An accordion is a musical instrument you hold in your hands and squeeze in and out; the folding middle part pushes air through reeds while you press keys or buttons.
The tree, 30 words det nsubj cop det amod nsubj acl:relcl case nmod:poss obl cc conj advmod cc conj punct det nsubj amod conj conj obj case obl mark nsubj advcl obj cc conj punct root An DET accordion NOUN is AUX a DET musical ADJ instrument NOUN you PRON hold VERB in ADP your PRON hands NOUN and CCONJ squeeze VERB in ADV and CCONJ out ADV ; PUNCT the DET folding NOUN middle ADJ part NOUN pushes VERB air NOUN through ADP reeds NOUN while SCONJ you PRON press VERB keys NOUN or CCONJ buttons NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 An a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 accordion det 2 accordion accordion NOUN Number=Sing 6 instrument nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 instrument cop 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 instrument det 5 musical musical ADJ Degree=Pos 6 instrument amod 6 instrument instrument NOUN Number=Sing root root 7 you you PRON Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs 8 hold nsubj 8 hold hold VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 instrument acl:relcl 9 in in ADP _ 11 hands case 10 your your PRON Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 11 hands nmod:poss 11 hands hand NOUN Number=Plur 8 hold obl 12 and and CCONJ _ 13 squeeze cc 13 squeeze squeeze VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 8 hold conj 14 in in ADV _ 13 squeeze advmod 15 and and CCONJ _ 16 out cc 16 out out ADV _ 14 in conj 17 ; ; PUNCT _ 22 pushes punct 18 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 19 folding det 19 folding folding NOUN Number=Sing 22 pushes nsubj 20 middle middle ADJ Degree=Pos 21 part amod 21 part part NOUN Number=Sing 19 folding conj 22 pushes push VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 instrument conj 23 air air NOUN Number=Sing 22 pushes obj 24 through through ADP _ 25 reeds case 25 reeds reed NOUN Number=Plur 22 pushes obl 26 while while SCONJ _ 28 press mark 27 you you PRON Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs 28 press nsubj 28 press press VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 22 pushes advcl 29 keys key NOUN Number=Plur 28 press obj 30 or or CCONJ _ 31 buttons cc 31 buttons button NOUN Number=Plur 29 keys conj 32 . . PUNCT _ 6 instrument punct
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1 is a present a accordion a musical instrument tree rules 2 hold present you a musical instrument not said here your hands vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent instrument=Theme in hand=Location 3 squeeze present you not said here vn push-12-1-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Agent 4 push present the folding and middle part air reeds vn funnel-9.3-1-1 «NP V NP PP.trajectory»: agent=Agent air=Theme through reed=Trajectory 5 press present you keys or buttons vn push-12-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent key=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 Accordion (before a noun) means folding in zigzags like an accordion: an accordion file, accordion pleats.
The tree, 16 words nsubj punct case det appos punct xcomp case obl case det nmod punct det compound parataxis punct compound appos punct root Accordion NOUN ( PUNCT before ADP a DET noun NOUN ) PUNCT means VERB folding VERB in ADP zigzags NOUN like ADP an DET accordion NOUN : PUNCT an DET accordion NOUN file NOUN , PUNCT accordion NOUN pleats NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Accordion accordion NOUN Number=Sing 7 means nsubj 2 ( ( PUNCT _ 5 noun punct 3 before before ADP _ 5 noun case 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 noun det 5 noun noun NOUN Number=Sing 1 Accordion appos 6 ) ) PUNCT _ 5 noun punct 7 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 8 folding fold VERB VerbForm=Ger 7 means xcomp 9 in in ADP _ 10 zigzags case 10 zigzags zigzag NOUN Number=Plur 8 folding obl 11 like like ADP _ 13 accordion case 12 an a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 13 accordion det 13 accordion accordion NOUN Number=Sing 10 zigzags nmod 14 : : PUNCT _ 17 file punct 15 an a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 17 file det 16 accordion accordion NOUN Number=Sing 17 file compound 17 file file NOUN Number=Sing 7 means parataxis 18 , , PUNCT _ 20 pleats punct 19 accordion accordion NOUN Number=Sing 20 pleats compound 20 pleats pleat NOUN Number=Plur 17 file appos 21 . . PUNCT _ 7 means punct
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1 mean present Accordion vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 2 fold not said to happen gerund Accordion not said here zigzags like a accordion vn bend-45.2 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient
Example 1 Grandad plays the accordion at parties.
nsubj det obj case obl punct root Grandad PROPN plays VERB the DET accordion NOUN at ADP parties NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Grandad Grandad PROPN Number=Sing 2 plays nsubj 2 plays play VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 4 accordion det 4 accordion accordion NOUN Number=Sing 2 plays obj 5 at at ADP _ 6 parties case 6 parties party NOUN Number=Plur 2 plays obl 7 . . PUNCT _ 2 plays punct
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1 play present Grandad the accordion parties vn use-105.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent accordion=Theme
Example 2 The accordion has keys like a piano on one side.
det nsubj obj case det nmod case nummod nmod punct root The DET accordion NOUN has VERB keys NOUN like ADP a DET piano NOUN on ADP one NUM side NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 accordion det 2 accordion accordion NOUN Number=Sing 3 has nsubj 3 has have VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 keys key NOUN Number=Plur 3 has obj 5 like like ADP _ 7 piano case 6 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 7 piano det 7 piano piano NOUN Number=Sing 4 keys nmod 8 on on ADP _ 10 side case 9 one one NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 10 side nummod 10 side side NOUN Number=Sing 7 piano nmod 11 . . PUNCT _ 3 has punct
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1 have present the accordion keys like a piano on one side vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent key=Patient
Example 3 A street musician was playing the accordion in Paris.
det compound nsubj aux det obj case nmod punct root A DET street NOUN musician NOUN was AUX playing VERB the DET accordion NOUN in ADP Paris PROPN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 3 musician det 2 street street NOUN Number=Sing 3 musician compound 3 musician musician NOUN Number=Sing 5 playing nsubj 4 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 5 playing aux 5 playing play VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part root root 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 accordion det 7 accordion accordion NOUN Number=Sing 5 playing obj 8 in in ADP _ 9 Paris case 9 Paris Paris PROPN Number=Sing 7 accordion nmod 10 . . PUNCT _ 5 playing punct
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1 play past · progressive a street musician the accordion Paris vn use-105.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent accordion=Theme
Example 4 We made an accordion book by folding paper in zigzags.
nsubj det compound obj mark advcl obj case obl punct root We PRON made VERB an DET accordion NOUN book NOUN by SCONJ folding VERB paper NOUN in ADP zigzags 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 made nsubj 2 made make VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 an a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 book det 4 accordion accordion NOUN Number=Sing 5 book compound 5 book book NOUN Number=Sing 2 made obj 6 by by SCONJ _ 7 folding mark 7 folding fold VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 2 made advcl 8 paper paper NOUN Number=Sing 7 folding obj 9 in in ADP _ 10 zigzags case 10 zigzags zigzag NOUN Number=Plur 7 folding obl 11 . . PUNCT _ 2 made punct
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1 make past We a accordion book vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent book=Product 2 fold gerund We not said here paper zigzags vn bend-45.2 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent paper=Patient
Example 5 The music of the accordion filled the dance hall.
det nsubj case det nmod det compound obj punct root The DET music NOUN of ADP the DET accordion NOUN filled VERB the DET dance NOUN hall NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 music det 2 music music NOUN Number=Sing 6 filled nsubj 3 of of ADP _ 5 accordion case 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 accordion det 5 accordion accordion NOUN Number=Sing 2 music nmod 6 filled fill VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 9 hall det 8 dance dance NOUN Number=Sing 9 hall compound 9 hall hall NOUN Number=Sing 6 filled obj 10 . . PUNCT _ 6 filled punct
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1 fill past the music of the accordion the dance hall vn other_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent hall=Patient
Example 6 She squeezed the accordion and a jolly tune came out.
nsubj det obj cc det amod nsubj conj advmod punct root She PRON squeezed VERB the DET accordion NOUN and CCONJ a DET jolly ADJ tune NOUN came VERB out ADV . PUNCT 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 squeezed nsubj 2 squeezed squeeze VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 4 accordion det 4 accordion accordion NOUN Number=Sing 2 squeezed obj 5 and and CCONJ _ 9 came cc 6 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 8 tune det 7 jolly jolly ADJ Degree=Pos 8 tune amod 8 tune tune NOUN Number=Sing 9 came nsubj 9 came come VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 2 squeezed conj 10 out out ADV _ 9 came advmod 11 . . PUNCT _ 2 squeezed punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 squeeze past She the accordion vn push-12-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent accordion=Theme 2 come out past a jolly tune out property vn become-109.1 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Patient
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