battlement Who acts: battlements, guards, battlement, claws, we, Flags · What happens: be, shelter, raise, stand, grip, see · To what, where: walls, top, one, battlements, whole valley, castle battlements
«battlement» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 4 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: battlement in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 The battlements are the walls on the top of a castle, with gaps like teeth, where guards can shelter.
The tree, 19 words det nsubj cop det case det nmod case det nmod punct case conj case nmod punct advmod nsubj aux acl:relcl punct root The DET battlements NOUN are AUX the DET walls NOUN on ADP the DET top NOUN of ADP a DET castle NOUN , PUNCT with ADP gaps NOUN like ADP teeth NOUN , PUNCT where ADV guards NOUN can AUX shelter VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 battlements det 2 battlements battlement NOUN Number=Plur 5 walls nsubj 3 are be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 walls cop 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 walls det 5 walls wall NOUN Number=Plur root root 6 on on ADP _ 8 top case 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 top det 8 top top NOUN Number=Sing 5 walls nmod 9 of of ADP _ 11 castle case 10 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 11 castle det 11 castle castle NOUN Number=Sing 8 top nmod 12 , , PUNCT _ 14 gaps punct 13 with with ADP _ 14 gaps case 14 gaps gap NOUN Number=Plur 5 walls conj 15 like like ADP _ 16 teeth case 16 teeth tooth NOUN Number=Plur 14 gaps nmod 17 , , PUNCT _ 21 shelter punct 18 where where ADV PronType=Rel 21 shelter advmod 19 guards guard NOUN Number=Plur 21 shelter nsubj 20 can can AUX VerbForm=Fin 21 shelter aux 21 shelter shelter VERB VerbForm=Inf 16 teeth acl:relcl 22 . . PUNCT _ 5 walls punct
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1 is a present the battlements the walls and gaps like teeth the top of a castle tree rules 2 shelter can guards vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=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 A battlement is one of the raised blocks on such a wall.
det nsubj cop case det amod nmod case det:predet det nmod punct root A DET battlement NOUN is AUX one NUM of ADP the DET raised VERB blocks NOUN on ADP such DET a DET wall NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 battlement det 2 battlement battlement NOUN Number=Sing 4 one nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 one cop 4 one one NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card root root 5 of of ADP _ 8 blocks case 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 blocks det 7 raised raise VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 8 blocks amod 8 blocks block NOUN Number=Plur 4 one nmod 9 on on ADP _ 12 wall case 10 such such DET PronType=Ind 12 wall det:predet 11 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 12 wall det 12 wall wall NOUN Number=Sing 8 blocks nmod 13 . . PUNCT _ 4 one punct
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1 is a present a battlement one of the raised blocks on such wall tree rules 2 raise participle vn put_direction-9.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent
Example 1 The guards stood on the battlements.
det nsubj case det obl punct root The DET guards NOUN stood VERB on ADP the DET battlements NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 guards det 2 guards guard NOUN Number=Plur 3 stood nsubj 3 stood stand VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 on on ADP _ 6 battlements case 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 battlements det 6 battlements battlement NOUN Number=Plur 3 stood obl 7 . . PUNCT _ 3 stood punct
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1 stand past the guards the battlements vn assuming_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent on battlement=Location
Example 2 The dragon's claws gripped the battlements.
det nmod:poss case nsubj det obj punct root The DET dragon NOUN 's PART claws NOUN gripped VERB the DET battlements NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 dragon det 2 dragon dragon NOUN Number=Sing 4 claws nmod:poss 3 's 's PART _ 2 dragon case 4 claws claw NOUN Number=Plur 5 gripped nsubj 5 gripped grip VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 battlements det 7 battlements battlement NOUN Number=Plur 5 gripped obj 8 . . PUNCT _ 5 gripped punct
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1 grip past the dragon's claws the battlements vn touch-20-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent battlement=Experiencer
Example 3 From the battlements we could see the whole valley.
case det obl nsubj aux det amod obj punct root From ADP the DET battlements NOUN we PRON could AUX see VERB the DET whole ADJ valley NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 From from ADP _ 3 battlements case 2 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 battlements det 3 battlements battlement NOUN Number=Plur 6 see obl 4 we we PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs 6 see nsubj 5 could could AUX VerbForm=Fin 6 see aux 6 see see VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 9 valley det 8 whole whole ADJ Degree=Pos 9 valley amod 9 valley valley NOUN Number=Sing 6 see obj 10 . . PUNCT _ 6 see punct
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1 see could we the whole valley the battlements vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer valley=Stimulus
Example 4 Flags flew from the castle battlements.
nsubj case det compound obl punct root Flags NOUN flew VERB from ADP the DET castle NOUN battlements NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Flags flag NOUN Number=Plur 2 flew nsubj 2 flew fly VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 from from ADP _ 6 battlements case 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 battlements det 5 castle castle NOUN Number=Sing 6 battlements compound 6 battlements battlement NOUN Number=Plur 2 flew obl 7 . . PUNCT _ 2 flew punct
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1 fly past Flags the castle battlements vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme from battlement=Trajectory
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