beeswax

Who acts: honeybees, yellow wax, Bees, We, Mum, Beeswax · What happens: make, build, use, say, polish, be · To what, where: yellow wax, honeycomb, wax, candles, none, beeswax · Speech: someone speaks here

«beeswax» in the school dictionary: its 3 meanings for a pupil and its 6 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: beeswax in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

The yellow wax that honeybees make to build their honeycomb.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 wax	det
2	yellow	yellow	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 wax	amod
3	wax	wax	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
4	that	that	PRON	PronType=Rel	6 make	obj
5	honeybees	honeybee	NOUN	Number=Plur	6 make	nsubj
6	make	make	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	3 wax	acl:relcl
7	to	to	PART	_	8 build	mark
8	build	build	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	6 make	xcomp
9	their	their	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	10 honeycomb	nmod:poss
10	honeycomb	honeycomb	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 build	obj
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 wax	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	make	present	honeybees	the yellow wax					tree rules
2	build	to-infinitive	the yellow wax not said here	honeybees's honeycomb					vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset honeycomb=Product

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

This wax used to make candles, polish, crayons and lip balm.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	This	this	DET	Number=Sing PronType=Dem	2 wax	det
2	wax	wax	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
3	used	use	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	2 wax	acl
4	to	to	PART	_	5 make	mark
5	make	make	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	3 used	advcl
6	candles	candle	NOUN	Number=Plur	5 make	obj
7	,	,	PUNCT	_	8 polish	punct
8	polish	polish	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 candles	conj
9	,	,	PUNCT	_	10 crayons	punct
10	crayons	crayon	NOUN	Number=Plur	6 candles	conj
11	and	and	CCONJ	_	13 balm	cc
12	lip	lip	NOUN	Number=Sing	13 balm	compound
13	balm	balm	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 candles	conj
14	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 wax	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	use	participle		this wax not said here					vn eat-39.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
2	make	to-infinitive		candles and polish and crayons and lip balm					vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset candle=Product

Meaning 3

Usage: US, informal — kept apart, not parsed.

In «none of your beeswax», a playful way to say «none of your business».

The tree, 14 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	In	in	ADP	_	3 none	case
2	«	«	PUNCT	_	3 none	punct
3	none	none	PRON	PronType=Neg	root	root
4	of	of	ADP	_	6 beeswax	case
5	your	your	PRON	Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	6 beeswax	nmod:poss
6	beeswax	beeswax	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 none	nmod
7	»	»	PUNCT	_	6 beeswax	punct
8	,	,	PUNCT	_	11 way	punct
9	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	11 way	det
10	playful	playful	ADJ	Degree=Pos	11 way	amod
11	way	way	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 none	conj
12	to	to	PART	_	13 say	mark
13	say	say	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	11 way	acl
14	«	«	PUNCT	_	15 none	punct
15	none	none	PRON	PronType=Neg	13 say	obj
16	of	of	ADP	_	18 business	case
17	your	your	PRON	Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	18 business	nmod:poss
18	business	business	NOUN	Number=Sing	15 none	nmod
19	»	»	PUNCT	_	15 none	punct
20	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 none	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	say speech: assert	to-infinitive		none					vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent none=Topic

Example 1

Bees build their honeycomb out of beeswax.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Bees	bee	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 build	nsubj
2	build	build	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	their	their	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	4 honeycomb	nmod:poss
4	honeycomb	honeycomb	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 build	obj
5	out	out	ADP	_	7 beeswax	case
6	of	of	ADP	_	7 beeswax	case
7	beeswax	beeswax	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 build	obl
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 build	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	build	present	Bees	Bees's honeycomb		beeswax			vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent honeycomb=Product

Example 2

We made candles from beeswax in craft club.

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	candles	candle	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 made	obj
4	from	from	ADP	_	5 beeswax	case
5	beeswax	beeswax	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 made	obl
6	in	in	ADP	_	8 club	case
7	craft	craft	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 club	compound
8	club	club	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 made	obl
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 made	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	make	past	We	candles		beeswax		in craft club	vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP.product PP.material»: agent=Agent candle=Product from beeswax=Material

Example 3

Mum polishes the old table with beeswax.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Mum	mum	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 polishes	nsubj
2	polishes	polish	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 table	det
4	old	old	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 table	amod
5	table	table	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 polishes	obj
6	with	with	ADP	_	7 beeswax	case
7	beeswax	beeswax	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 table	nmod
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 polishes	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	polish	present	Mum	the old table				with beeswax	vn butter-9.9 «NP V NP PP.theme»: agent=Agent table=Destination with beeswax=Theme

Example 4

"What's in the box?" "None of your beeswax!"

Sentence 1: "What's in the box?" "

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	"	"	PUNCT	_	6 box	punct
2	What	what	PRON	PronType=Int	6 box	nsubj
3	's	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	6 box	cop
4	in	in	ADP	_	6 box	case
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 box	det
6	box	box	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
7	?	?	PUNCT	_	6 box	punct
8	"	"	PUNCT	_	6 box	punct
9	"	"	PUNCT	_	6 box	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is in a quote	present				the box			tree rules

Sentence 2: None of your beeswax!"

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	None	none	PRON	PronType=Neg	root	root
2	of	of	ADP	_	4 beeswax	case
3	your	your	PRON	Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	4 beeswax	nmod:poss
4	beeswax	beeswax	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 None	nmod
5	!	!	PUNCT	_	1 None	punct
6	"	"	PUNCT	_	1 None	punct

The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

Example 5

My sandwich is wrapped in a beeswax wrap instead of plastic.

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 sandwich	nmod:poss
2	sandwich	sandwich	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 wrapped	nsubj:pass
3	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	4 wrapped	aux:pass
4	wrapped	wrap	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
5	in	in	ADP	_	8 wrap	case
6	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	8 wrap	det
7	beeswax	beeswax	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 wrap	compound
8	wrap	wrap	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 wrapped	obl
9	instead	instead	ADV	ExtPos=ADP	11 plastic	case
10	of	of	ADP	_	9 instead	fixed
11	plastic	plastic	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 wrapped	obl
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 wrapped	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	wrap	present · passive		My sandwich		a beeswax wrap		instead plastic	vn spray-9.7-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: subject=Theme in wrap=Destination

Example 6

Beeswax melts if you leave it in the sun.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Beeswax	beeswax	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 melts	nsubj
2	melts	melt	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	if	if	SCONJ	_	5 leave	mark
4	you	you	PRON	Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs	5 leave	nsubj
5	leave	leave	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	2 melts	advcl
6	it	it	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	5 leave	obj
7	in	in	ADP	_	9 sun.	case
8	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 sun.	det
9	sun.	sun.	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 leave	obl

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	melt	present	Beeswax						vn other_cos-45.4-1 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient
2	leave a condition, not said to happen	present	you	Beeswax		the sun.			vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent it=Theme in sun.=Location

Text: the school dictionary of Mova's schools (world/data/dictionary-schools/), written for Mova. Trees: Mova's own parse — the en model on the CPU, when the site is built — not checked by a teacher; they may be wrong. Frames: Mova's frames reader (prag), each meaning and example read on its own. Elamur Cosmic License.

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