barometer Who acts: barometer, instrument, things, people, it, We · What happens: be, measure, use, help, forecast, show · To what, where: instrument, air pressure, weather, anything, simple barometer, jar · Speech: someone speaks here
«barometer» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 8 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: barometer in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 A barometer is an instrument that measures air pressure, used to help forecast the weather.
The tree, 15 words det nsubj cop det nsubj acl:relcl compound obj punct parataxis mark advcl xcomp det obj punct root A DET barometer NOUN is AUX an DET instrument NOUN that PRON measures VERB air NOUN pressure NOUN , PUNCT used VERB to PART help VERB forecast VERB the DET weather NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 barometer det 2 barometer barometer NOUN Number=Sing 5 instrument nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 instrument cop 4 an a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 instrument det 5 instrument instrument NOUN Number=Sing root root 6 that that PRON PronType=Rel 7 measures nsubj 7 measures measure VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 instrument acl:relcl 8 air air NOUN Number=Sing 9 pressure compound 9 pressure pressure NOUN Number=Sing 7 measures obj 10 , , PUNCT _ 11 used punct 11 used use VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 5 instrument parataxis 12 to to PART _ 13 help mark 13 help help VERB VerbForm=Inf 11 used advcl 14 forecast forecast VERB VerbForm=Inf 13 help xcomp 15 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 16 weather det 16 weather weather NOUN Number=Sing 14 forecast obj 17 . . PUNCT _ 5 instrument punct
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1 is a present a barometer a instrument tree rules 2 measure present a instrument air pressure vn register-54.1-2-1 «NP V NP.value»: agent=Theme pressure=Value 3 use participle vn eat-39.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent 4 help to-infinitive vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Theme 5 forecast infinitive the weather tree rules
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 A barometer is also anything that shows how things are changing, like a sign of what people think.
The tree, 18 words det nsubj cop advmod nsubj acl:relcl advmod nsubj aux ccomp punct case det conj case nmod nsubj acl:relcl punct root A DET barometer NOUN is AUX also ADV anything PRON that PRON shows VERB how ADV things NOUN are AUX changing VERB , PUNCT like ADP a DET sign NOUN of ADP what PRON people NOUN think VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 barometer det 2 barometer barometer NOUN Number=Sing 5 anything nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 anything cop 4 also also ADV _ 5 anything advmod 5 anything anything PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind root root 6 that that PRON PronType=Rel 7 shows nsubj 7 shows show VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 anything acl:relcl 8 how how ADV PronType=Int 11 changing advmod 9 things thing NOUN Number=Plur 11 changing nsubj 10 are be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 11 changing aux 11 changing change VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 7 shows ccomp 12 , , PUNCT _ 15 sign punct 13 like like ADP _ 15 sign case 14 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 15 sign det 15 sign sign NOUN Number=Sing 11 changing conj 16 of of ADP _ 17 what case 17 what what PRON PronType=Rel 15 sign nmod 18 people people NOUN Number=Plur 19 think nsubj 19 think think VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 17 what acl:relcl 20 . . PUNCT _ 5 anything punct
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1 is a present a barometer anything tree rules 2 show present vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 3 change present · progressive things vn dress-41.1.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent 4 think speech: other present people vn focus-87.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
Example 1 The barometer is falling, so it might rain.
det nsubj aux punct advmod nsubj aux obl punct root The DET barometer NOUN is AUX falling VERB , PUNCT so ADV it PRON might AUX rain NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 barometer det 2 barometer barometer NOUN Number=Sing 4 falling nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 falling aux 4 falling fall VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part root root 5 , , PUNCT _ 9 rain punct 6 so so ADV _ 9 rain advmod 7 it it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 9 rain nsubj 8 might might AUX VerbForm=Fin 9 rain aux 9 rain rain NOUN Number=Sing 4 falling obl 10 . . PUNCT _ 4 falling punct
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1 fall present · progressive the barometer vn occur-48.3 «NP V»: agent=Theme 2 rain might it tree rules
Example 2 We made a simple barometer from a jar and a balloon.
nsubj det amod obj case det obl cc det conj punct root We PRON made VERB a DET simple ADJ barometer NOUN from ADP a DET jar NOUN and CCONJ a DET balloon 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 made nsubj 2 made make VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 barometer det 4 simple simple ADJ Degree=Pos 5 barometer amod 5 barometer barometer NOUN Number=Sing 2 made obj 6 from from ADP _ 8 jar case 7 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 8 jar det 8 jar jar NOUN Number=Sing 2 made obl 9 and and CCONJ _ 11 balloon cc 10 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 11 balloon det 11 balloon balloon NOUN Number=Sing 8 jar conj 12 . . PUNCT _ 2 made punct
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1 make past We a simple barometer a jar and a balloon vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP.product PP.material»: agent=Agent barometer=Product from jar=Material
Example 3 A barometer measures air pressure.
det nsubj compound obj punct root A DET barometer NOUN measures VERB air NOUN pressure NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 barometer det 2 barometer barometer NOUN Number=Sing 3 measures nsubj 3 measures measure VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 air air NOUN Number=Sing 5 pressure compound 5 pressure pressure NOUN Number=Sing 3 measures obj 6 . . PUNCT _ 3 measures punct
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1 measure present a barometer air pressure vn register-54.1-2-1 «NP V NP.value»: agent=Theme pressure=Value
Example 4 Grandpa taps the old barometer on the wall each morning.
nsubj det amod obj case det obl det obl:unmarked punct root Grandpa PROPN taps VERB the DET old ADJ barometer NOUN on ADP the DET wall NOUN each DET morning NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Grandpa Grandpa PROPN Number=Sing 2 taps nsubj 2 taps tap VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 barometer det 4 old old ADJ Degree=Pos 5 barometer amod 5 barometer barometer NOUN Number=Sing 2 taps obj 6 on on ADP _ 8 wall case 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 wall det 8 wall wall NOUN Number=Sing 2 taps obl 9 each each DET PronType=Tot 10 morning det 10 morning morning NOUN Number=Sing 2 taps obl:unmarked 11 . . PUNCT _ 2 taps punct
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1 tap present Grandpa the old barometer morning on the wall vn hit-18.1-1 «NP V NP PP»: agent=Agent barometer=Instrument on wall=Patient
Example 5 High pressure on the barometer usually means sunny weather.
amod nsubj case det nmod advmod amod obj punct root High ADJ pressure NOUN on ADP the DET barometer NOUN usually ADV means VERB sunny ADJ weather NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 High high ADJ Degree=Pos 2 pressure amod 2 pressure pressure NOUN Number=Sing 7 means nsubj 3 on on ADP _ 5 barometer case 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 barometer det 5 barometer barometer NOUN Number=Sing 2 pressure nmod 6 usually usually ADV _ 7 means advmod 7 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 8 sunny sunny ADJ Degree=Pos 9 weather amod 9 weather weather NOUN Number=Sing 7 means obj 10 . . PUNCT _ 7 means punct
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1 mean present High pressure on the barometer sunny weather usually property vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent weather=Topic
Example 6 The weather station has a barometer and a thermometer.
det compound nsubj det obj cc det conj punct root The DET weather NOUN station NOUN has VERB a DET barometer NOUN and CCONJ a DET thermometer NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 station det 2 weather weather NOUN Number=Sing 3 station compound 3 station station NOUN Number=Sing 4 has nsubj 4 has have VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 5 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 barometer det 6 barometer barometer NOUN Number=Sing 4 has obj 7 and and CCONJ _ 9 thermometer cc 8 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 9 thermometer det 9 thermometer thermometer NOUN Number=Sing 6 barometer conj 10 . . PUNCT _ 4 has punct
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1 have present the weather station a barometer and a thermometer vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent barometer=Patient
Example 7 Sales of ice cream are a barometer of the weather.
nsubj case compound nmod cop det case det nmod punct root Sales NOUN of ADP ice NOUN cream NOUN are AUX a DET barometer NOUN of ADP the DET weather NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Sales sale NOUN Number=Plur 7 barometer nsubj 2 of of ADP _ 4 cream case 3 ice ice NOUN Number=Sing 4 cream compound 4 cream cream NOUN Number=Sing 1 Sales nmod 5 are be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 7 barometer cop 6 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 7 barometer det 7 barometer barometer NOUN Number=Sing root root 8 of of ADP _ 10 weather case 9 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 10 weather det 10 weather weather NOUN Number=Sing 7 barometer nmod 11 . . PUNCT _ 7 barometer punct
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1 is a present Sales of ice cream a barometer of the weather tree rules
Example 8 Read the barometer and write down the pressure.
det obj cc conj compound:prt det obj punct root Read VERB the DET barometer NOUN and CCONJ write VERB down ADP the DET pressure NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Read read VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 2 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 barometer det 3 barometer barometer NOUN Number=Sing 1 Read obj 4 and and CCONJ _ 5 write cc 5 write write VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin 1 Read conj 6 down down ADP _ 5 write compound:prt 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 pressure det 8 pressure pressure NOUN Number=Sing 5 write obj 9 . . PUNCT _ 1 Read punct
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1 read imperative you not said here the barometer vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent barometer=Topic 2 write down infinitive you not said here the pressure vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent pressure=Theme
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