airless
Who acts: classroom, we, Moon, astronauts, It, cellar · What happens: move, breathe in, be, open, carry, not travel · To what, where: airless room, windows, oxygen, airless summer night, airless space, prince
«airless» 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: airless in the school dictionary.
Meaning 1
With no fresh air moving; stuffy and hard to breathe in: «an airless room».
The tree, 14 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | With | with | ADP | _ | 4 air | case |
| 2 | no | no | DET | PronType=Neg | 4 air | det |
| 3 | fresh | fresh | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 4 air | amod |
| 4 | air | air | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 moving | obl |
| 5 | moving | move | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | root | root |
| 6 | ; | ; | PUNCT | _ | 7 stuffy | punct |
| 7 | stuffy | stuffy | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 5 moving | parataxis |
| 8 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 9 hard | cc |
| 9 | hard | hard | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 7 stuffy | conj |
| 10 | to | to | PART | _ | 11 breathe | mark |
| 11 | breathe | breathe | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 9 hard | xcomp |
| 12 | in | in | ADP | _ | 11 breathe | compound:prt |
| 13 | : | : | PUNCT | _ | 5 moving | punct |
| 14 | « | « | PUNCT | _ | 17 room | punct |
| 15 | an | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 17 room | det |
| 16 | airless | airless | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 17 room | amod |
| 17 | room | room | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 moving | obl |
| 18 | » | » | PUNCT | _ | 17 room | punct |
| 19 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 5 moving | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | move | gerund | a airless room | with no fresh air | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP.theme V»: agent=Theme | ||||
| 2 | breathe in | to-infinitive | vn breathe-40.1.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
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
With no air at all: «the airless surface of the Moon».
The tree, 11 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | With | with | ADP | _ | 3 air | case |
| 2 | no | no | DET | PronType=Neg | 3 air | det |
| 3 | air | air | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 4 | at | at | ADP | _ | 5 all | case |
| 5 | all | all | DET | PronType=Tot | 3 air | nmod |
| 6 | : | : | PUNCT | _ | 3 air | punct |
| 7 | « | « | PUNCT | _ | 10 surface | punct |
| 8 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 10 surface | det |
| 9 | airless | airless | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 10 surface | amod |
| 10 | surface | surface | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 air | nmod |
| 11 | of | of | ADP | _ | 13 Moon | case |
| 12 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 13 Moon | det |
| 13 | Moon | Moon | PROPN | Number=Sing | 10 surface | nmod |
| 14 | » | » | PUNCT | _ | 10 surface | punct |
| 15 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 10 surface | punct |
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.
Meaning 3
Usage: of weather — kept apart, not parsed.
Very still, with no wind.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Very | very | ADV | _ | 2 still | advmod |
| 2 | still | still | ADV | _ | 6 wind | advmod |
| 3 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 6 wind | punct |
| 4 | with | with | ADP | _ | 6 wind | case |
| 5 | no | no | DET | PronType=Neg | 6 wind | det |
| 6 | wind | wind | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 7 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 6 wind | punct |
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.
Example 1
The classroom was hot and airless, so we opened the windows.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 classroom | det |
| 2 | classroom | classroom | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 hot | nsubj |
| 3 | was | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 4 hot | cop |
| 4 | hot | hot | ADJ | Degree=Pos | root | root |
| 5 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 6 airless | cc |
| 6 | airless | airless | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 4 hot | conj |
| 7 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 10 opened | punct |
| 8 | so | so | ADV | _ | 10 opened | advmod |
| 9 | we | we | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs | 10 opened | nsubj |
| 10 | opened | open | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 4 hot | conj |
| 11 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 12 windows | det |
| 12 | windows | window | NOUN | Number=Plur | 10 opened | obj |
| 13 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 4 hot | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is | past | the classroom | hot property | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | be | the classroom not said here | tree rules | ||||||
| 3 | open | past | we | the windows | vn spatial_configuration-47.6-1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location window=Theme |
Example 2
The Moon is airless, so astronauts carry oxygen.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 Moon | det |
| 2 | Moon | Moon | PROPN | Number=Sing | 4 airless | nsubj |
| 3 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 4 airless | cop |
| 4 | airless | airless | ADJ | Degree=Pos | root | root |
| 5 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 8 carry | punct |
| 6 | so | so | ADV | _ | 8 carry | advmod |
| 7 | astronauts | astronaut | NOUN | Number=Plur | 8 carry | nsubj |
| 8 | carry | carry | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 4 airless | conj |
| 9 | oxygen | oxygen | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 carry | obj |
| 10 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 4 airless | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is | present | the Moon | airless property | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | carry | present | astronauts | oxygen | vn carry-11.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent oxygen=Theme |
Example 3
It was an airless summer night.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | It | it | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 6 night | nsubj |
| 2 | was | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 6 night | cop |
| 3 | an | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 6 night | det |
| 4 | airless | airless | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 6 night | amod |
| 5 | summer | summer | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 night | compound |
| 6 | night | night | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 7 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 6 night | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is a | past | It | a airless summer night | tree rules |
Example 4
The cellar was dark and airless.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 cellar | det |
| 2 | cellar | cellar | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 dark | nsubj |
| 3 | was | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 4 dark | cop |
| 4 | dark | dark | ADJ | Degree=Pos | root | root |
| 5 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 6 airless | cc |
| 6 | airless | airless | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 4 dark | conj |
| 7 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 4 dark | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is | past | the cellar | dark property | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | be | the cellar not said here | tree rules |
Example 5
Sound cannot travel in airless space.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sound | sound | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 travel | nsubj |
| 2 | can | can | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 4 travel | aux |
| 3 | not | not | PART | Polarity=Neg | 4 travel | advmod |
| 4 | travel | travel | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | root | root |
| 5 | in | in | ADP | _ | 7 space | case |
| 6 | airless | airless | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 7 space | amod |
| 7 | space | space | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 travel | obl |
| 8 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 4 travel | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | not travel | can | Sound | airless space | vn run-51.3.2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in space=Trajectory |
Example 6
We felt sleepy in the airless bus.
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 felt | nsubj |
| 2 | felt | feel | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | sleepy | sleepy | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 2 felt | xcomp |
| 4 | in | in | ADP | _ | 7 bus | case |
| 5 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 7 bus | det |
| 6 | airless | airless | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 7 bus | amod |
| 7 | bus | bus | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 felt | obl |
| 8 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 2 felt | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | feel | past | We | in the airless bus; sleepy property | vn seem-109-1-1 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Theme in bus=Attribute |
Example 7
Now, that night happened to be very hot and airless, and the prince, after vainly trying to rest, at length got up and went to the window.
The tree, 27 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Now | now | ADV | PronType=Dem | 5 happened | advmod |
| 2 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 1 Now | punct |
| 3 | that | that | DET | Number=Sing PronType=Dem | 4 night | det |
| 4 | night | night | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 happened | nsubj |
| 5 | happened | happen | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 6 | to | to | PART | _ | 9 hot | mark |
| 7 | be | be | AUX | VerbForm=Inf | 9 hot | cop |
| 8 | very | very | ADV | _ | 9 hot | advmod |
| 9 | hot | hot | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 5 happened | ccomp |
| 10 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 11 airless | cc |
| 11 | airless | airless | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 9 hot | conj |
| 12 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 15 prince | punct |
| 13 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 15 prince | cc |
| 14 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 15 prince | det |
| 15 | prince | prince | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 happened | obl |
| 16 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 19 trying | punct |
| 17 | after | after | SCONJ | _ | 19 trying | mark |
| 18 | vainly | vainly | ADV | _ | 19 trying | advmod |
| 19 | trying | try | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | 5 happened | advcl |
| 20 | to | to | PART | _ | 21 rest | mark |
| 21 | rest | rest | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 19 trying | xcomp |
| 22 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 25 got | punct |
| 23 | at | at | SCONJ | _ | 25 got | mark |
| 24 | length | length | NOUN | Number=Sing | 25 got | nsubj |
| 25 | got | get | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 5 happened | parataxis |
| 26 | up | up | ADV | _ | 25 got | advmod |
| 27 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 28 went | cc |
| 28 | went | go | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 25 got | conj |
| 29 | to | to | ADP | _ | 31 window | case |
| 30 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 31 window | det |
| 31 | window | window | NOUN | Number=Sing | 28 went | obl |
| 32 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 5 happened | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | happen | past | that night | the prince | now | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | |||
| 2 | is | to-infinitive | that night not said here | hot property | tree rules | ||||
| 3 | be | that night not said here | tree rules | ||||||
| 4 | try | gerund | that night not said here | vainly property | vn try-61.1 «NP V S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Eventuality | ||||
| 5 | rest not said to happen | to-infinitive | that night not said here | vn spatial_configuration-47.6-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | |||||
| 6 | get up | past | length | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Experiencer | |||||
| 7 | go | past | length not said here | the window | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial_location»: agent=Theme to window=Initial_Location |
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