barrow

Who acts: Grandad, you, fruit seller, We, Archaeologists, barrow · What happens: push, use, sell, build, fill, shout · To what, where: small cart, two wheels, fruit, earth, grave, barrow

«barrow» in the school dictionary: its 3 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: barrow in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

A wheelbarrow: a small cart with one wheel at the front and two handles, pushed by hand.

The tree, 17 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	2 wheelbarrow	det
2	wheelbarrow	wheelbarrow	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
3	:	:	PUNCT	_	6 cart	punct
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 cart	det
5	small	small	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 cart	amod
6	cart	cart	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 wheelbarrow	appos
7	with	with	ADP	_	9 wheel	case
8	one	one	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	9 wheel	nummod
9	wheel	wheel	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 cart	nmod
10	at	at	ADP	_	12 front	case
11	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	12 front	det
12	front	front	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 wheel	nmod
13	and	and	CCONJ	_	15 handles	cc
14	two	two	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	15 handles	nummod
15	handles	handle	NOUN	Number=Plur	12 front	conj
16	,	,	PUNCT	_	17 pushed	punct
17	pushed	push	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	6 cart	acl
18	by	by	ADP	_	19 hand	case
19	hand	hand	NOUN	Number=Sing	17 pushed	obl
20	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 wheelbarrow	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	push	participle		a small cart with one wheel at the front and two handles not said here				by hand	vn funnel-9.3-1-1 «NP V NP PP.trajectory»: agent=Agent by hand=Trajectory

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: UK — kept apart, not parsed.

A small cart with two wheels used by street sellers to sell fruit and other goods (a market barrow).

The tree, 19 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	3 cart	det
2	small	small	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 cart	amod
3	cart	cart	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
4	with	with	ADP	_	6 wheels	case
5	two	two	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	6 wheels	nummod
6	wheels	wheel	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 cart	nmod
7	used	use	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	6 wheels	acl
8	by	by	ADP	_	10 sellers	case
9	street	street	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 sellers	compound
10	sellers	seller	NOUN	Number=Plur	7 used	obl
11	to	to	PART	_	12 sell	mark
12	sell	sell	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	7 used	advcl
13	fruit	fruit	NOUN	Number=Sing	12 sell	obj
14	and	and	CCONJ	_	16 goods	cc
15	other	other	ADJ	Degree=Pos	16 goods	amod
16	goods	goods	NOUN	Number=Ptan	13 fruit	conj
17	(	(	PUNCT	_	20 barrow	punct
18	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	20 barrow	det
19	market	market	NOUN	Number=Sing	20 barrow	compound
20	barrow	barrow	NOUN	Number=Sing	13 fruit	appos
21	)	)	PUNCT	_	20 barrow	punct
22	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 cart	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	use	participle		two wheels not said here				by street sellers	vn eat-39.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
2	sell	to-infinitive		fruit and other goods					vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent fruit=Theme

Meaning 3

Usage: history — kept apart, not parsed.

A large mound of earth built long ago over a grave.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	3 mound	det
2	large	large	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 mound	amod
3	mound	mound	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
4	of	of	ADP	_	5 earth	case
5	earth	earth	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 mound	nmod
6	built	build	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	5 earth	acl
7	long	long	ADV	Degree=Pos	8 ago	advmod
8	ago	ago	ADV	_	6 built	advmod
9	over	over	ADP	_	11 grave	case
10	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	11 grave	det
11	grave	grave	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 built	obl
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 mound	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	build	participle		earth not said here		a grave		ago property	vn calibratable_cos-45.6.1 «NP.attribute V»: agent=Attribute

Example 1

Grandad filled the barrow with weeds.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Grandad	Grandad	PROPN	Number=Sing	2 filled	nsubj
2	filled	fill	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	4 barrow	det
4	barrow	barrow	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 filled	obj
5	with	with	ADP	_	6 weeds	case
6	weeds	weed	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 filled	obl
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 filled	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	fill	past	Grandad	the barrow				with weeds	vn other_cos-45.4 «NP V NP PP.instrument»: agent=Agent barrow=Patient with weed=Instrument

Example 2

Can you push the barrow of bricks to the shed?

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Can	can	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	3 push	aux
2	you	you	PRON	Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs	3 push	nsubj
3	push	push	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	root	root
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 barrow	det
5	barrow	barrow	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 push	obj
6	of	of	ADP	_	7 bricks	case
7	bricks	brick	NOUN	Number=Plur	5 barrow	nmod
8	to	to	ADP	_	10 shed	case
9	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	10 shed	det
10	shed	shed	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 push	obl
11	?	?	PUNCT	_	3 push	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	push	can	you	the barrow of bricks		the shed			vn funnel-9.3-1-1 «NP V NP PP.trajectory»: agent=Agent barrow=Theme to shed=Trajectory

Example 3

The fruit seller shouted from his barrow in the market.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 seller	det
2	fruit	fruit	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 seller	compound
3	seller	seller	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 shouted	nsubj
4	shouted	shout	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
5	from	from	ADP	_	7 barrow	case
6	his	his	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	7 barrow	nmod:poss
7	barrow	barrow	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 shouted	obl
8	in	in	ADP	_	10 market	case
9	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	10 market	det
10	market	market	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 shouted	obl
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 shouted	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	shout speech: express	past	the fruit seller			seller's barrow		in the market	vn manner_speaking-37.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent

Example 4

We visited an old long barrow on the hill near Avebury.

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 visited	nsubj
2	visited	visit	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	an	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 barrow	det
4	old	old	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 barrow	amod
5	long	long	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 barrow	amod
6	barrow	barrow	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 visited	obj
7	on	on	ADP	_	9 hill	case
8	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 hill	det
9	hill	hill	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 barrow	nmod
10	near	near	ADP	_	11 Avebury	case
11	Avebury	Avebury	PROPN	Number=Sing	9 hill	nmod
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 visited	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	visit	past	We	a old long barrow		the hill near Avebury			vn meet-36.3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent barrow=Co-Agent

Example 5

Archaeologists found tools inside the barrow.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Archaeologists	archaeologist	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 found	nsubj
2	found	find	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	tools	tool	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 found	obj
4	inside	inside	ADP	_	6 barrow	case
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 barrow	det
6	barrow	barrow	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 found	obl
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 found	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	find	past	Archaeologists	tools		the barrow			vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent tool=Topic

Example 6

The barrow tipped over and the sand spilled out.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 barrow	det
2	barrow	barrow	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 tipped	nsubj
3	tipped	tip	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	over	over	ADV	_	3 tipped	advmod
5	and	and	CCONJ	_	8 spilled	cc
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 sand	det
7	sand	sand	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 spilled	nsubj
8	spilled	spill	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	3 tipped	conj
9	out	out	ADP	_	8 spilled	compound:prt
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 tipped	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	tip over	past	the barrow					over property	vn throw-17.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent
2	spill out	participle	the sand						vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme

Example 7

The hounds were running off, flocks of wild fowl flew screaming over the barrows, while the bramble bushes twined round the old stones.

The tree, 23 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 hounds	det
2	hounds	hound	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 running	nsubj
3	were	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	4 running	aux
4	running	run	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	11 flew	advcl
5	off	off	ADP	_	4 running	compound:prt
6	,	,	PUNCT	_	7 flocks	punct
7	flocks	flock	NOUN	Number=Plur	11 flew	nsubj
8	of	of	ADP	_	10 fowl	case
9	wild	wild	ADJ	Degree=Pos	10 fowl	amod
10	fowl	fowl	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 flocks	nmod
11	flew	fly	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
12	screaming	scream	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	11 flew	xcomp
13	over	over	ADP	_	15 barrows	case
14	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	15 barrows	det
15	barrows	barrow	NOUN	Number=Plur	12 screaming	obl
16	,	,	PUNCT	_	20 bushes	punct
17	while	while	SCONJ	_	20 bushes	mark
18	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	20 bushes	det
19	bramble	bramble	NOUN	Number=Sing	20 bushes	compound
20	bushes	bush	NOUN	Number=Plur	11 flew	obl
21	twined	twine	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	20 bushes	acl
22	round	round	ADP	_	25 stones	case
23	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	25 stones	det
24	old	old	ADJ	Degree=Pos	25 stones	amod
25	stones	stone	NOUN	Number=Plur	21 twined	obl
26	.	.	PUNCT	_	11 flew	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	where	roles by
1	run off	past · progressive	the hounds			vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
2	fly	past	flocks of wild fowl	the bramble bushes		tree rules
3	scream speech: express	gerund	flocks of wild fowl not said here		the barrows	vn sound_emission-43.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme over barrow=Location
4	twine	participle		the bramble bushes not said here	the old stones	vn coil-9.6 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme round stone=Destination

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