amber Who acts: Amber, golden yellow stone, amber light, that, amber warning, piece · What happens: be, see through, form, mean, get, stop · To what, where: golden yellow stone, sticky sap, warm yellow colour, middle traffic light, level weather warning, care · Speech: someone speaks here
«amber» in the school dictionary: its 4 meanings for a pupil and its 9 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: amber in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 Amber is a hard, see-through, golden-yellow stone that formed from the sticky sap of ancient trees over millions of years.
The tree, 22 words nsubj cop det punct csubj punct compound:prt punct amod punct amod obl nsubj acl:relcl case det amod obl case amod nmod case nmod case nmod punct root Amber NOUN is AUX a DET hard ADJ , PUNCT see VERB - PUNCT through ADV , PUNCT golden ADJ - PUNCT yellow ADJ stone NOUN that PRON formed VERB from ADP the DET sticky ADJ sap NOUN of ADP ancient ADJ trees NOUN over ADP millions NOUN of ADP years NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Amber amber NOUN Number=Sing 4 hard nsubj 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 hard cop 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 4 hard det 4 hard hard ADJ Degree=Pos root root 5 , , PUNCT _ 6 see punct 6 see see VERB VerbForm=Inf 4 hard csubj 7 - - PUNCT _ 8 through punct 8 through through ADV _ 6 see compound:prt 9 , , PUNCT _ 13 stone punct 10 golden golden ADJ Degree=Pos 13 stone amod 11 - - PUNCT _ 10 golden punct 12 yellow yellow ADJ Degree=Pos 13 stone amod 13 stone stone NOUN Number=Sing 6 see obl 14 that that PRON PronType=Rel 15 formed nsubj 15 formed form VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 13 stone acl:relcl 16 from from ADP _ 19 sap case 17 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 19 sap det 18 sticky sticky ADJ Degree=Pos 19 sap amod 19 sap SAP NOUN Number=Sing 15 formed obl 20 of of ADP _ 22 trees case 21 ancient ancient ADJ Degree=Pos 22 trees amod 22 trees tree NOUN Number=Plur 19 sap nmod 23 over over ADP _ 24 millions case 24 millions million NOUN Number=Plur 22 trees nmod 25 of of ADP _ 26 years case 26 years year NOUN Number=Plur 24 millions nmod 27 . . PUNCT _ 4 hard punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 is present Amber hard property tree rules 2 see through infinitive golden yellow stone vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer 3 form past golden yellow stone the sticky sap of ancient trees over millions of years vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=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 Amber is a warm orange-yellow colour, like honey.
nsubj cop det amod amod punct amod punct case conj punct root Amber NOUN is AUX a DET warm ADJ orange ADJ - PUNCT yellow ADJ colour NOUN , PUNCT like ADP honey NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Amber amber NOUN Number=Sing 8 colour nsubj 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 8 colour cop 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 8 colour det 4 warm warm ADJ Degree=Pos 8 colour amod 5 orange orange ADJ Degree=Pos 7 yellow amod 6 - - PUNCT _ 5 orange punct 7 yellow yellow ADJ Degree=Pos 8 colour amod 8 colour colour NOUN Number=Sing root root 9 , , PUNCT _ 11 honey punct 10 like like ADP _ 11 honey case 11 honey honey NOUN Number=Sing 8 colour conj 12 . . PUNCT _ 8 colour punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 is a present Amber a warm yellow colour and honey tree rules
Meaning 3 Usage: UK, Ireland, Australia — kept apart, not parsed.
The amber light is the middle traffic light between red and green that means «get ready to stop».
The tree, 18 words det compound nsubj cop det amod compound case nmod cc conj nsubj parataxis punct ccomp xcomp mark xcomp punct punct root The DET amber NOUN light NOUN is AUX the DET middle ADJ traffic NOUN light NOUN between ADP red ADJ and CCONJ green ADJ that PRON means VERB « PUNCT get VERB ready ADJ to PART stop VERB » PUNCT . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 light det 2 amber amber NOUN Number=Sing 3 light compound 3 light light NOUN Number=Sing 8 light nsubj 4 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 8 light cop 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 light det 6 middle middle ADJ Degree=Pos 8 light amod 7 traffic traffic NOUN Number=Sing 8 light compound 8 light light NOUN Number=Sing root root 9 between between ADP _ 10 red case 10 red red ADJ Degree=Pos 8 light nmod 11 and and CCONJ _ 12 green cc 12 green green ADJ Degree=Pos 10 red conj 13 that that PRON PronType=Rel 14 means nsubj 14 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 8 light parataxis 15 « « PUNCT _ 16 get punct 16 get get VERB VerbForm=Inf 14 means ccomp 17 ready ready ADJ Degree=Pos 16 get xcomp 18 to to PART _ 19 stop mark 19 stop stop VERB VerbForm=Inf 17 ready xcomp 20 » » PUNCT _ 16 get punct 21 . . PUNCT _ 8 light punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 is a present the amber light the middle traffic light between red tree rules 2 mean present that vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 3 get in a quote infinitive ready property vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Experiencer 4 stop in a quote to-infinitive vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP.eventuality V»: agent=Eventuality
Meaning 4 Usage: UK — kept apart, not parsed.
An amber warning is a medium-level weather warning: be prepared, take care.
The tree, 13 words det compound nsubj cop det compound punct compound compound punct cop parataxis punct parataxis obj punct root An DET amber NOUN warning NOUN is AUX a DET medium NOUN - PUNCT level NOUN weather NOUN warning NOUN : PUNCT be AUX prepared ADJ , PUNCT take VERB care NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 An a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 3 warning det 2 amber amber NOUN Number=Sing 3 warning compound 3 warning warning NOUN Number=Sing 10 warning nsubj 4 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 10 warning cop 5 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 10 warning det 6 medium medium NOUN Number=Sing 8 level compound 7 - - PUNCT _ 6 medium punct 8 level level NOUN Number=Sing 10 warning compound 9 weather weather NOUN Number=Sing 10 warning compound 10 warning warning NOUN Number=Sing root root 11 : : PUNCT _ 13 prepared punct 12 be be AUX VerbForm=Inf 13 prepared cop 13 prepared prepared ADJ Degree=Pos 10 warning parataxis 14 , , PUNCT _ 15 take punct 15 take take VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin 13 prepared parataxis 16 care care NOUN Number=Sing 15 take obj 17 . . PUNCT _ 10 warning punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 is a present a amber warning a level weather warning tree rules 2 is infinitive prepared property tree rules 3 take infinitive care vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent care=Theme
Example 1 This piece of amber has a tiny fly trapped inside.
det nsubj case nmod det amod obj acl advmod punct root This DET piece NOUN of ADP amber NOUN has VERB a DET tiny ADJ fly NOUN trapped VERB inside ADV . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 This this DET Number=Sing PronType=Dem 2 piece det 2 piece piece NOUN Number=Sing 5 has nsubj 3 of of ADP _ 4 amber case 4 amber amber NOUN Number=Sing 2 piece nmod 5 has have VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 6 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 8 fly det 7 tiny tiny ADJ Degree=Pos 8 fly amod 8 fly fly NOUN Number=Sing 5 has obj 9 trapped trap VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 8 fly acl 10 inside inside ADV _ 9 trapped advmod 11 . . PUNCT _ 5 has punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 have present this piece of amber a tiny fly vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent fly=Patient 2 trap participle a tiny fly not said here inside property vn trick-59.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent
Example 2 The lights turned amber, so Dad slowed down.
det nsubj obj punct advmod nsubj conj compound:prt punct root The DET lights NOUN turned VERB amber NOUN , PUNCT so ADV Dad PROPN slowed VERB down ADP . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 lights det 2 lights light NOUN Number=Plur 3 turned nsubj 3 turned turn VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 amber amber NOUN Number=Sing 3 turned obj 5 , , PUNCT _ 8 slowed punct 6 so so ADV _ 8 slowed advmod 7 Dad Dad PROPN Number=Sing 8 slowed nsubj 8 slowed slow VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 3 turned conj 9 down down ADP _ 8 slowed compound:prt 10 . . PUNCT _ 3 turned punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 turn past the lights amber vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent amber=Theme 2 slow down past Dad vn other_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient
Example 3 There is an amber warning for heavy snow tomorrow.
expl det compound nsubj case amod nmod nmod:unmarked punct root There PRON is VERB an DET amber NOUN warning NOUN for ADP heavy ADJ snow NOUN tomorrow NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 There there PRON PronType=Dem 2 is expl 2 is be VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 an a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 warning det 4 amber amber NOUN Number=Sing 5 warning compound 5 warning warning NOUN Number=Sing 2 is nsubj 6 for for ADP _ 8 snow case 7 heavy heavy ADJ Degree=Pos 8 snow amod 8 snow snow NOUN Number=Sing 5 warning nmod 9 tomorrow tomorrow NOUN Number=Sing 5 warning nmod:unmarked 10 . . PUNCT _ 2 is punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 be present a amber warning for heavy snow tomorrow there vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
Example 4 Her eyes were a warm amber colour.
nmod:poss nsubj cop det amod compound punct root Her PRON eyes NOUN were AUX a DET warm ADJ amber NOUN colour 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 eyes nmod:poss 2 eyes eye NOUN Number=Plur 7 colour nsubj 3 were be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 7 colour cop 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 7 colour det 5 warm warm ADJ Degree=Pos 7 colour amod 6 amber amber NOUN Number=Sing 7 colour compound 7 colour colour NOUN Number=Sing root root 8 . . PUNCT _ 7 colour punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 is a past Her eyes a warm amber colour tree rules
Example 5 Amber is fossilised tree resin, not a real stone made of minerals.
nsubj cop amod compound punct advmod det amod appos acl case obl punct root Amber NOUN is AUX fossilised VERB tree NOUN resin NOUN , PUNCT not PART a DET real ADJ stone NOUN made VERB of ADP minerals NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Amber amber NOUN Number=Sing 5 resin nsubj 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 resin cop 3 fossilised fossilis VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 5 resin amod 4 tree tree NOUN Number=Sing 5 resin compound 5 resin resin NOUN Number=Sing root root 6 , , PUNCT _ 10 stone punct 7 not not PART Polarity=Neg 10 stone advmod 8 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 10 stone det 9 real real ADJ Degree=Pos 10 stone amod 10 stone stone NOUN Number=Sing 5 resin appos 11 made make VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 10 stone acl 12 of of ADP _ 13 minerals case 13 minerals mineral NOUN Number=Plur 11 made obl 14 . . PUNCT _ 5 resin punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 fossilis participle tree rules 2 is a present Amber fossilised tree resin tree rules 3 make participle a real stone not said here of minerals vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset
Example 6 The street lamps gave off an amber glow.
det compound nsubj compound:prt det amod obj punct root The DET street NOUN lamps NOUN gave VERB off ADP an DET amber ADJ glow NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 lamps det 2 street street NOUN Number=Sing 3 lamps compound 3 lamps lamp NOUN Number=Plur 4 gave nsubj 4 gave give VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 5 off off ADP _ 4 gave compound:prt 6 an a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 8 glow det 7 amber amber ADJ Degree=Pos 8 glow amod 8 glow glow NOUN Number=Sing 4 gave obj 9 . . PUNCT _ 4 gave punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 give off past the street lamps a amber glow vn substance_emission-43.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Source glow=Theme
Example 7 On a pedestrian crossing, a flashing amber light means you may cross with care.
The tree, 14 words case det compound obl punct det amod compound nsubj nsubj aux ccomp case obl punct root On ADP a DET pedestrian NOUN crossing NOUN , PUNCT a DET flashing VERB amber NOUN light NOUN means VERB you PRON may AUX cross VERB with ADP care NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 On on ADP _ 4 crossing case 2 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 4 crossing det 3 pedestrian pedestrian NOUN Number=Sing 4 crossing compound 4 crossing crossing NOUN Number=Sing 10 means obl 5 , , PUNCT _ 4 crossing punct 6 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 9 light det 7 flashing flash VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 9 light amod 8 amber amber NOUN Number=Sing 9 light compound 9 light light NOUN Number=Sing 10 means nsubj 10 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 11 you you PRON Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs 13 cross nsubj 12 may may AUX VerbForm=Fin 13 cross aux 13 cross cross VERB VerbForm=Inf 10 means ccomp 14 with with ADP _ 15 care case 15 care care NOUN Number=Sing 13 cross obl 16 . . PUNCT _ 10 means punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 flash gerund vn light_emission-43.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme 2 mean present a flashing amber light a pedestrian crossing vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 3 cross may you with care vn contiguous_location-47.8-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
Example 8 Scientists found a feather from a dinosaur in amber.
nsubj det obj case det obl case nmod punct root Scientists NOUN found VERB a DET feather NOUN from ADP a DET dinosaur NOUN in ADP amber NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Scientists scientist NOUN Number=Plur 2 found nsubj 2 found find VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 4 feather det 4 feather feather NOUN Number=Sing 2 found obj 5 from from ADP _ 7 dinosaur case 6 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 7 dinosaur det 7 dinosaur dinosaur NOUN Number=Sing 2 found obl 8 in in ADP _ 9 amber case 9 amber amber NOUN Number=Sing 7 dinosaur nmod 10 . . PUNCT _ 2 found punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 find past Scientists a feather from a dinosaur in amber vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP PP.source»: agent=Agent feather=Theme from dinosaur=Source
Example 9 She wore a silk dress, golden bracelets, and large amber beads.
nsubj det compound obj punct amod conj punct cc amod compound obl punct root She PRON wore VERB a DET silk NOUN dress NOUN , PUNCT golden ADJ bracelets NOUN , PUNCT and CCONJ large ADJ amber NOUN beads NOUN . 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 wore nsubj 2 wore wear VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 dress det 4 silk silk NOUN Number=Sing 5 dress compound 5 dress dress NOUN Number=Sing 2 wore obj 6 , , PUNCT _ 8 bracelets punct 7 golden golden ADJ Degree=Pos 8 bracelets amod 8 bracelets bracelet NOUN Number=Plur 5 dress conj 9 , , PUNCT _ 13 beads punct 10 and and CCONJ _ 13 beads cc 11 large large ADJ Degree=Pos 13 beads amod 12 amber amber NOUN Number=Sing 13 beads compound 13 beads bead NOUN Number=Plur 2 wore obl 14 . . PUNCT _ 2 wore punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 wear past She a silk dress and golden bracelets large amber beads obl vn wipe_manner-10.4.1-1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent dress=Theme
Text: the school dictionary of Mova's schools (world/data/dictionary-schools/), written for Mova. Trees: Mova's own parse — the en model on the CPU, when the site is built — not checked by a teacher; they may be wrong. Frames: Mova's frames reader (prag), each meaning and example read on its own. Elamur Cosmic License.
← previous ambassadornext → ambergris↑ back to A in school dictionary This page in Markdown → https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/amber/