bald Who acts: Bald, bald statement, Balding, grandad, bald tyres, grandpa · What happens: mean, have, be, lose, wear down, wear · To what, where: little, hair, grooves, cap, sun., bald patch
«bald» in the school dictionary: its 4 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: bald in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 Bald means having little or no hair on the head.
nsubj xcomp obj cc det conj case det nmod punct root Bald ADJ means VERB having VERB little ADJ or CCONJ no DET hair NOUN on ADP the DET head NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Bald bald ADJ Degree=Pos 2 means nsubj 2 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 having have VERB VerbForm=Ger 2 means xcomp 4 little little ADJ Degree=Pos 3 having obj 5 or or CCONJ _ 7 hair cc 6 no no DET PronType=Neg 7 hair det 7 hair hair NOUN Number=Sing 4 little conj 8 on on ADP _ 10 head case 9 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 10 head det 10 head head NOUN Number=Sing 7 hair nmod 11 . . PUNCT _ 2 means punct
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1 mean present Bald vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 2 have not said to happen gerund Bald not said here little or no hair on the head vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent little=Patient
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.
The example in this meaning, parsed on its own:
"my grandad is bald".
punct nmod:poss nsubj cop punct punct root " PUNCT my PRON grandad NOUN is AUX bald ADJ " PUNCT . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 " " PUNCT _ 5 bald punct 2 my my PRON Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 3 grandad nmod:poss 3 grandad grandad NOUN Number=Sing 5 bald nsubj 4 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 bald cop 5 bald bald ADJ Degree=Pos root root 6 " " PUNCT _ 5 bald punct 7 . . PUNCT _ 5 bald punct
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1 is in a quote present my grandad bald property tree rules
Meaning 2 Bald can mean without the usual covering.
nsubj aux case det amod obl punct root Bald ADJ can AUX mean VERB without ADP the DET usual ADJ covering NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Bald bald ADJ Degree=Pos 3 mean nsubj 2 can can AUX VerbForm=Fin 3 mean aux 3 mean mean VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 4 without without ADP _ 7 covering case 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 covering det 6 usual usual ADJ Degree=Pos 7 covering amod 7 covering covering NOUN Number=Sing 3 mean obl 8 . . PUNCT _ 3 mean punct
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1 mean can Bald without the usual covering vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent
The example in this meaning, parsed on its own:
"bald tyres" have their grooves worn down and are dangerous.
punct amod nsubj punct nmod:poss obj acl compound:prt cc cop conj punct root " PUNCT bald ADJ tyres NOUN " PUNCT have VERB their PRON grooves NOUN worn VERB down ADP and CCONJ are AUX dangerous ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 " " PUNCT _ 3 tyres punct 2 bald bald ADJ Degree=Pos 3 tyres amod 3 tyres tyre NOUN Number=Plur 5 have nsubj 4 " " PUNCT _ 3 tyres punct 5 have have VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 6 their their PRON Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 7 grooves nmod:poss 7 grooves groove NOUN Number=Plur 5 have obj 8 worn wear VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 7 grooves acl 9 down down ADP _ 8 worn compound:prt 10 and and CCONJ _ 12 dangerous cc 11 are be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 12 dangerous cop 12 dangerous dangerous ADJ Degree=Pos 8 worn conj 13 . . PUNCT _ 5 have punct
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1 have present bald tyres tyres's grooves vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent groove=Patient 2 wear down participle tyres's grooves not said here vn wipe_manner-10.4.1-1 «NP V PP-Conative»: agent=Agent 3 is present dangerous property tree rules
Meaning 3 A bald statement or fact is plain and simple, with no extra detail.
The tree, 13 words det amod nsubj cc conj cop cc conj punct case det amod conj punct root A DET bald ADJ statement NOUN or CCONJ fact NOUN is AUX plain ADJ and CCONJ simple ADJ , PUNCT with ADP no DET extra ADJ detail NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 3 statement det 2 bald bald ADJ Degree=Pos 3 statement amod 3 statement statement NOUN Number=Sing 7 plain nsubj 4 or or CCONJ _ 5 fact cc 5 fact fact NOUN Number=Sing 3 statement conj 6 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 7 plain cop 7 plain plain ADJ Degree=Pos root root 8 and and CCONJ _ 9 simple cc 9 simple simple ADJ Degree=Pos 7 plain conj 10 , , PUNCT _ 14 detail punct 11 with with ADP _ 14 detail case 12 no no DET PronType=Neg 14 detail det 13 extra extra ADJ Degree=Pos 14 detail amod 14 detail detail NOUN Number=Sing 7 plain conj 15 . . PUNCT _ 7 plain punct
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1 is present a bald statement or fact plain property tree rules 2 be a bald statement or fact not said here tree rules
Meaning 4 Balding means losing hair.
nsubj xcomp obj punct root Balding NOUN means VERB losing VERB hair NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Balding balding NOUN Number=Sing 2 means nsubj 2 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 losing lose VERB VerbForm=Ger 2 means xcomp 4 hair hair NOUN Number=Sing 3 losing obj 5 . . PUNCT _ 2 means punct
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1 mean present Balding vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 2 lose not said to happen gerund Balding not said here hair vn succeed-74-3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent hair=Eventuality
Example 1 My grandpa is bald and wears a cap in the sun.
nmod:poss nsubj cop cc conj det obj case det obl root My PRON grandpa NOUN is AUX bald ADJ and CCONJ wears VERB a DET cap NOUN in ADP the DET sun. NOUN The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 My my PRON Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 2 grandpa nmod:poss 2 grandpa grandpa NOUN Number=Sing 4 bald nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 bald cop 4 bald bald ADJ Degree=Pos root root 5 and and CCONJ _ 6 wears cc 6 wears wear VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 bald conj 7 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 8 cap det 8 cap cap NOUN Number=Sing 6 wears obj 9 in in ADP _ 11 sun. case 10 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 11 sun. det 11 sun. sun. NOUN Number=Sing 6 wears obl
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1 is present My grandpa bald property tree rules 2 wear present My grandpa not said here a cap the sun. vn wipe_manner-10.4.1-1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent cap=Theme
Example 2 Dad has a bald patch on top of his head.
nsubj det amod obj case nmod case nmod:poss nmod punct root Dad NOUN has VERB a DET bald ADJ patch NOUN on ADP top NOUN of ADP his PRON head NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Dad dad NOUN Number=Sing 2 has nsubj 2 has have VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 patch det 4 bald bald ADJ Degree=Pos 5 patch amod 5 patch patch NOUN Number=Sing 2 has obj 6 on on ADP _ 7 top case 7 top top NOUN Number=Sing 5 patch nmod 8 of of ADP _ 10 head case 9 his his PRON Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 10 head nmod:poss 10 head head NOUN Number=Sing 7 top nmod 11 . . PUNCT _ 2 has punct
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1 have present Dad a bald patch top of Dad's head vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent patch=Patient
Example 3 The bald eagle is the bird of the United States.
det amod nsubj cop det case det amod nmod punct root The DET bald ADJ eagle NOUN is AUX the DET bird NOUN of ADP the DET United ADJ States PROPN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 eagle det 2 bald bald ADJ Degree=Pos 3 eagle amod 3 eagle eagle NOUN Number=Sing 6 bird nsubj 4 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 bird cop 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 bird det 6 bird bird NOUN Number=Sing root root 7 of of ADP _ 10 States case 8 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 10 States det 9 United United ADJ Degree=Pos 10 States amod 10 States State PROPN Number=Plur 6 bird nmod 11 . . PUNCT _ 6 bird punct
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1 is a present the bald eagle the bird of the United States tree rules
Example 4 Bald tyres are dangerous on wet roads.
amod nsubj cop case amod obl punct root Bald ADJ tyres NOUN are AUX dangerous ADJ on ADP wet ADJ roads NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Bald bald ADJ Degree=Pos 2 tyres amod 2 tyres tyre NOUN Number=Plur 4 dangerous nsubj 3 are be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 dangerous cop 4 dangerous dangerous ADJ Degree=Pos root root 5 on on ADP _ 7 roads case 6 wet wet ADJ Degree=Pos 7 roads amod 7 roads road NOUN Number=Plur 4 dangerous obl 8 . . PUNCT _ 4 dangerous punct
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1 is present Bald tyres wet roads dangerous property tree rules
Example 5 He started going bald in his twenties.
nsubj xcomp xcomp case nmod:poss obl punct root He PRON started VERB going VERB bald ADJ in ADP his PRON twenties NOUN . 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 2 started nsubj 2 started start VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 going go VERB VerbForm=Ger 2 started xcomp 4 bald bald ADJ Degree=Pos 3 going xcomp 5 in in ADP _ 7 twenties case 6 his his PRON Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 7 twenties nmod:poss 7 twenties twenty NOUN Number=Plur 3 going obl 8 . . PUNCT _ 2 started punct
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1 start past He vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Agent clause=Eventuality 2 go gerund He not said here his twenties bald property vn occur-48.3-2 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme in twenty=Location
Example 6 The bald fact is that we lost.
det amod nsubj:outer cop mark nsubj punct root The DET bald ADJ fact NOUN is AUX that SCONJ we PRON lost VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 fact det 2 bald bald ADJ Degree=Pos 3 fact amod 3 fact fact NOUN Number=Sing 7 lost nsubj:outer 4 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 7 lost cop 5 that that SCONJ _ 7 lost mark 6 we we PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs 7 lost nsubj 7 lost lose VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 8 . . PUNCT _ 7 lost punct
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1 is present the bald fact lose property tree rules
Example 7 A BALD KNIGHT, who wore a wig, went out to hunt.
det amod nsubj punct nsubj det obj punct conj advmod mark xcomp punct root A DET BALD ADJ KNIGHT NOUN , PUNCT who PRON wore VERB a DET wig NOUN , PUNCT went VERB out ADV to PART hunt VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 3 KNIGHT det 2 BALD bald ADJ Degree=Pos 3 KNIGHT amod 3 KNIGHT knight NOUN Number=Sing 6 wore nsubj 4 , , PUNCT _ 6 wore punct 5 who who PRON PronType=Rel 6 wore nsubj 6 wore wear VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 7 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 8 wig det 8 wig wig NOUN Number=Sing 6 wore obj 9 , , PUNCT _ 10 went punct 10 went go VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 6 wore conj 11 out out ADV _ 10 went advmod 12 to to PART _ 13 hunt mark 13 hunt hunt VERB VerbForm=Inf 10 went xcomp 14 . . PUNCT _ 6 wore punct
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1 wear past a BALD KNIGHT a wig vn wipe_manner-10.4.1-1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent wig=Theme 2 go out past a BALD KNIGHT not said here out property tree rules 3 hunt to-infinitive a BALD KNIGHT not said here vn hunt-35.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
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