arabesque
Who acts: gate, dancer · What happens: flow, repeat, stretch out, have, stitch, hold · To what, where: decoration, pattern, other leg, pretty arabesque, sleeves, arabesque
«arabesque» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 3 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: arabesque in the school dictionary.
Meaning 1
A decoration of flowing lines, leaves and curls, often repeated in a pattern.
The tree, 13 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 2 decoration | det |
| 2 | decoration | decoration | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 3 | of | of | ADP | _ | 5 lines | case |
| 4 | flowing | flow | VERB | VerbForm=Ger | 5 lines | amod |
| 5 | lines | line | NOUN | Number=Plur | 2 decoration | nmod |
| 6 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 7 leaves | punct |
| 7 | leaves | leaf | NOUN | Number=Plur | 5 lines | conj |
| 8 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 9 curls | cc |
| 9 | curls | curl | NOUN | Number=Plur | 5 lines | conj |
| 10 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 12 repeated | punct |
| 11 | often | often | ADV | _ | 12 repeated | advmod |
| 12 | repeated | repeat | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 2 decoration | acl |
| 13 | in | in | ADP | _ | 15 pattern | case |
| 14 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 15 pattern | det |
| 15 | pattern | pattern | NOUN | Number=Sing | 12 repeated | obl |
| 16 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 2 decoration | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | flow | gerund | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | ||||||
| 2 | repeat | participle | a decoration of flowing lines and leaves and curls not said here | a pattern | often property | vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP.eventuality V»: agent=Eventuality |
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: ballet — kept apart, not parsed.
A pose on one leg with the other leg stretched out straight behind.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 2 pose | det |
| 2 | pose | pose | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 3 | on | on | ADP | _ | 5 leg | case |
| 4 | one | one | NUM | NumForm=Word NumType=Card | 5 leg | nummod |
| 5 | leg | leg | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 pose | nmod |
| 6 | with | with | ADP | _ | 9 leg | case |
| 7 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 9 leg | det |
| 8 | other | other | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 9 leg | amod |
| 9 | leg | leg | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 leg | nmod |
| 10 | stretched | stretch | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 9 leg | acl |
| 11 | out | out | ADP | _ | 10 stretched | compound:prt |
| 12 | straight | straight | ADV | _ | 13 behind | advmod |
| 13 | behind | behind | ADV | _ | 10 stretched | advmod |
| 14 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 2 pose | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | stretch out | participle | the other leg not said here | behind property | vn bend-45.2 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |
Example 1
The gate had a pretty arabesque of leaves.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 gate | det |
| 2 | gate | gate | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 had | nsubj |
| 3 | had | have | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 6 arabesque | det |
| 5 | pretty | pretty | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 6 arabesque | amod |
| 6 | arabesque | arabesque | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 had | obj |
| 7 | of | of | ADP | _ | 8 leaves | case |
| 8 | leaves | leaf | NOUN | Number=Plur | 6 arabesque | nmod |
| 9 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 3 had | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | have | past | the gate | a pretty arabesque of leaves | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent arabesque=Patient |
Example 2
The sleeves were stitched with arabesques of roses.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 sleeves | det |
| 2 | sleeves | sleeve | NOUN | Number=Plur | 4 stitched | nsubj:pass |
| 3 | were | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 4 stitched | aux:pass |
| 4 | stitched | stitch | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | root | root |
| 5 | with | with | ADP | _ | 6 arabesques | case |
| 6 | arabesques | arabesque | NOUN | Number=Plur | 4 stitched | obl |
| 7 | of | of | ADP | _ | 8 roses | case |
| 8 | roses | rose | NOUN | Number=Plur | 6 arabesques | nmod |
| 9 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 4 stitched | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | stitch | past · passive | the sleeves | with arabesques of roses | vn tape-22.4 «NP V NP PP.co-patient PP.instrument»: subject=Patient with arabesque=Instrument |
Example 3
The dancer held an arabesque on one toe.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 dancer | det |
| 2 | dancer | dancer | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 held | nsubj |
| 3 | held | hold | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | an | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 5 arabesque | det |
| 5 | arabesque | arabesque | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 held | obj |
| 6 | on | on | ADP | _ | 8 toe | case |
| 7 | one | one | NUM | NumForm=Word NumType=Card | 8 toe | nummod |
| 8 | toe | toe | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 held | obl |
| 9 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 3 held | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | hold | past | the dancer | a arabesque | one toe | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent arabesque=Theme on toe=Location |
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