armchair Who acts: armchair, Grandpa, We, He, armchair football fan, She · What happens: be, rest, describe, talk about, follow, do · To what, where: comfortable chair, arms, someone, something, Armchair, cat · Speech: someone speaks here
«armchair» in the school dictionary: its 2 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: armchair in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 An armchair is a comfortable chair with side parts to rest your arms on.
The tree, 14 words det nsubj cop det amod case compound nmod mark acl nmod:poss obj advmod punct root An DET armchair NOUN is AUX a DET comfortable ADJ chair NOUN with ADP side NOUN parts NOUN to PART rest VERB your PRON arms NOUN on ADV . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 An a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 armchair det 2 armchair armchair NOUN Number=Sing 6 chair nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 chair cop 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 chair det 5 comfortable comfortable ADJ Degree=Pos 6 chair amod 6 chair chair NOUN Number=Sing root root 7 with with ADP _ 9 parts case 8 side side NOUN Number=Sing 9 parts compound 9 parts part NOUN Number=Plur 6 chair nmod 10 to to PART _ 11 rest mark 11 rest rest VERB VerbForm=Inf 9 parts acl 12 your your PRON Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 13 arms nmod:poss 13 arms arm NOUN Number=Plur 11 rest obj 14 on on ADV _ 11 rest advmod 15 . . PUNCT _ 6 chair punct
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1 is a present a armchair a comfortable chair with side parts tree rules 2 rest to-infinitive a armchair not said here your arms vn spatial_configuration-47.6-1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location arm=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 Usage: informal, before a noun — kept apart, not parsed.
Armchair describes someone who talks about or follows something without doing it themselves: an armchair fan, an armchair traveller, an armchair expert.
The tree, 22 words nsubj obj nsubj acl:relcl advmod cc conj obj mark advcl obj obl punct det amod obl punct det amod conj punct det amod conj punct root Armchair NOUN describes VERB someone PRON who PRON talks VERB about ADV or CCONJ follows VERB something PRON without SCONJ doing VERB it PRON themselves PRON : PUNCT an DET armchair ADJ fan NOUN , PUNCT an DET armchair ADJ traveller NOUN , PUNCT an DET armchair ADJ expert NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Armchair armchair NOUN Number=Sing 2 describes nsubj 2 describes describe VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 someone someone PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 2 describes obj 4 who who PRON PronType=Rel 5 talks nsubj 5 talks talk VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 someone acl:relcl 6 about about ADV _ 5 talks advmod 7 or or CCONJ _ 8 follows cc 8 follows follow VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 talks conj 9 something something PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 8 follows obj 10 without without SCONJ _ 11 doing mark 11 doing do VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 8 follows advcl 12 it it PRON Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 11 doing obj 13 themselves themselves PRON Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs Reflex=Yes 11 doing obl 14 : : PUNCT _ 17 fan punct 15 an a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 17 fan det 16 armchair armchair ADJ Degree=Pos 17 fan amod 17 fan fan NOUN Number=Sing 2 describes obl 18 , , PUNCT _ 21 traveller punct 19 an a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 21 traveller det 20 armchair armchair ADJ Degree=Pos 21 traveller amod 21 traveller traveller NOUN Number=Sing 17 fan conj 22 , , PUNCT _ 25 expert punct 23 an a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 25 expert det 24 armchair armchair ADJ Degree=Pos 25 expert amod 25 expert expert NOUN Number=Sing 17 fan conj 26 . . PUNCT _ 2 describes punct
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1 describe present Armchair someone a armchair fan and a armchair traveller and a armchair expert obl vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S_ING»: agent=Agent someone=Theme 2 talk about present about property vn talk-37.5 «NP V»: agent=Agent 3 follow present something vn chase-51.6 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent something=Theme 4 do gerund Armchair themselves = they obl vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Eventuality
Example 1 Grandpa fell asleep in his armchair.
nsubj xcomp case nmod:poss obl punct root Grandpa PROPN fell VERB asleep ADJ in ADP his PRON armchair NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Grandpa Grandpa PROPN Number=Sing 2 fell nsubj 2 fell fall VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 asleep asleep ADJ Degree=Pos 2 fell xcomp 4 in in ADP _ 6 armchair case 5 his his PRON Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 6 armchair nmod:poss 6 armchair armchair NOUN Number=Sing 2 fell obl 7 . . PUNCT _ 2 fell punct
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1 fall past Grandpa Grandpa's armchair asleep property vn occur-48.3 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme in armchair=Location
Example 2 The cat curled up on the armchair.
det acl compound:prt case det obl punct root The DET cat NOUN curled VERB up ADP on ADP the DET armchair NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 cat det 2 cat cat NOUN Number=Sing root root 3 curled curl VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 2 cat acl 4 up up ADP _ 3 curled compound:prt 5 on on ADP _ 7 armchair case 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 armchair det 7 armchair armchair NOUN Number=Sing 3 curled obl 8 . . PUNCT _ 2 cat punct
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1 curl up participle the cat not said here the armchair vn coil-9.6-1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Theme
Example 3 We bought a big red armchair for the living room.
nsubj det amod amod obj case det compound obl punct root We PRON bought VERB a DET big ADJ red ADJ armchair NOUN for ADP the DET living NOUN room 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 bought nsubj 2 bought buy VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 armchair det 4 big big ADJ Degree=Pos 6 armchair amod 5 red red ADJ Degree=Pos 6 armchair amod 6 armchair armchair NOUN Number=Sing 2 bought obj 7 for for ADP _ 10 room case 8 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 10 room det 9 living living NOUN Number=Sing 10 room compound 10 room room NOUN Number=Sing 2 bought obl 11 . . PUNCT _ 2 bought punct
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1 buy past We a big red armchair for the living room vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP PP.beneficiary»: agent=Agent armchair=Theme for room=Beneficiary
Example 4 He's an armchair football fan who never plays.
nsubj cop det amod compound nsubj advmod acl:relcl punct root He PRON 's AUX an DET armchair ADJ football NOUN fan NOUN who PRON never ADV plays VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 He he PRON Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 6 fan nsubj 2 's be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 fan cop 3 an a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 fan det 4 armchair armchair ADJ Degree=Pos 6 fan amod 5 football football NOUN Number=Sing 6 fan compound 6 fan fan NOUN Number=Sing root root 7 who who PRON PronType=Rel 9 plays nsubj 8 never never ADV PronType=Neg 9 plays advmod 9 plays play VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 fan acl:relcl 10 . . PUNCT _ 6 fan punct
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1 is a present He a armchair football fan tree rules 2 not play present a armchair football fan vn performance-26.7-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
Example 5 She is an armchair traveller who loves reading about far-off places.
nsubj cop det amod nsubj acl:relcl xcomp advmod advmod punct compound obl punct root She PRON is AUX an DET armchair ADJ traveller NOUN who PRON loves VERB reading VERB about ADV far ADV - PUNCT off NOUN places 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 5 traveller nsubj 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 traveller cop 3 an a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 traveller det 4 armchair armchair ADJ Degree=Pos 5 traveller amod 5 traveller traveller NOUN Number=Sing root root 6 who who PRON PronType=Rel 7 loves nsubj 7 loves love VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 traveller acl:relcl 8 reading read VERB VerbForm=Ger 7 loves xcomp 9 about about ADV _ 10 far advmod 10 far far ADV Degree=Pos 13 places advmod 11 - - PUNCT _ 10 far punct 12 off off NOUN Number=Sing 13 places compound 13 places place NOUN Number=Plur 8 reading obl 14 . . PUNCT _ 5 traveller punct
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1 is a present She a armchair traveller tree rules 2 love present a armchair traveller vn admire-31.2-1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Experiencer clause=Stimulus 3 read not said to happen gerund a armchair traveller not said here off places vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
Example 6 Armchair experts on TV always know what the coach should have done.
amod nsubj case nmod advmod obj det nsubj:pass aux aux ccomp punct root Armchair ADJ experts NOUN on ADP TV NOUN always ADV know VERB what PRON the DET coach NOUN should AUX have AUX done VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Armchair armchair ADJ Degree=Pos 2 experts amod 2 experts expert NOUN Number=Plur 6 know nsubj 3 on on ADP _ 4 TV case 4 TV TV NOUN Number=Sing 2 experts nmod 5 always always ADV PronType=Tot 6 know advmod 6 know know VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 7 what what PRON PronType=Int 12 done obj 8 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 9 coach det 9 coach coach NOUN Number=Sing 12 done nsubj:pass 10 should should AUX VerbForm=Fin 12 done aux 11 have have AUX VerbForm=Inf 12 done aux 12 done do VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 6 know ccomp 13 . . PUNCT _ 6 know punct
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1 know present Armchair experts on TV always property vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V how S_INF»: agent=Experiencer clause=Stimulus 2 do should · perfect · passive the coach tree rules
Example 7 They were together in the armchair by this time, and Wendy plied him with more questions.
The tree, 16 words nsubj cop advmod case det case det nmod punct cc nsubj conj obj case amod obl punct root They PRON were AUX together ADV in ADP the DET armchair NOUN by ADP this DET time NOUN , PUNCT and CCONJ Wendy PROPN plied VERB him PRON with ADP more ADJ questions NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 They they PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs 6 armchair nsubj 2 were be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 6 armchair cop 3 together together ADV _ 6 armchair advmod 4 in in ADP _ 6 armchair case 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 armchair det 6 armchair armchair NOUN Number=Sing root root 7 by by ADP _ 9 time case 8 this this DET Number=Sing PronType=Dem 9 time det 9 time time NOUN Number=Sing 6 armchair nmod 10 , , PUNCT _ 13 plied punct 11 and and CCONJ _ 13 plied cc 12 Wendy Wendy PROPN Number=Sing 13 plied nsubj 13 plied ply VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 6 armchair conj 14 him he PRON Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 13 plied obj 15 with with ADP _ 17 questions case 16 more more ADJ Degree=Cmp 17 questions amod 17 questions question NOUN Number=Plur 13 plied obl 18 . . PUNCT _ 6 armchair punct
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1 is past They the armchair time together property tree rules 2 ply past Wendy him = he with more questions vn equip-13.4.2 «NP V NP-Fulfilling PP»: agent=Agent he=Recipient with question=Theme
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