bel Who acts: unit, sound, one bel, Bel, friend, whisper · What happens: measure, be, compare, form, equal, name · To what, where: power levels, ten decibels, names, name, old stories, Sound levels · Speech: someone speaks here
«bel» 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: bel in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 A unit for measuring how loud a sound is or comparing power levels; one bel is ten decibels.
The tree, 18 words det mark acl advmod ccomp det nsubj cop cc conj compound obj punct nummod nsubj cop nummod conj punct root A DET unit NOUN for SCONJ measuring VERB how ADV loud ADJ a DET sound NOUN is AUX or CCONJ comparing VERB power NOUN levels NOUN ; PUNCT one NUM bel NOUN is AUX ten NUM decibels NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 unit det 2 unit unit NOUN Number=Sing root root 3 for for SCONJ _ 4 measuring mark 4 measuring measure VERB VerbForm=Ger 2 unit acl 5 how how ADV PronType=Int 6 loud advmod 6 loud loud ADJ Degree=Pos 4 measuring ccomp 7 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 8 sound det 8 sound sound NOUN Number=Sing 6 loud nsubj 9 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 loud cop 10 or or CCONJ _ 11 comparing cc 11 comparing compare VERB VerbForm=Ger 4 measuring conj 12 power power NOUN Number=Sing 13 levels compound 13 levels level NOUN Number=Plur 11 comparing obj 14 ; ; PUNCT _ 19 decibels punct 15 one one NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 16 bel nummod 16 bel bel NOUN Number=Sing 19 decibels nsubj 17 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 19 decibels cop 18 ten ten NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 19 decibels nummod 19 decibels decibel NOUN Number=Plur 2 unit conj 20 . . PUNCT _ 2 unit punct
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1 measure gerund a unit and ten decibels not said here vn register-54.1-2-1 «NP V NP.value»: agent=Theme 2 is present a sound loud property tree rules 3 compare gerund a unit and ten decibels not said here power levels vn amalgamate-22.2-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent level=Patient 4 is a present one bel ten decibels 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 Usage: a name — kept apart, not parsed.
Bel, a short form of names like Isabel or Belinda.
punct det amod appos case nmod case nmod cc conj punct root Bel PROPN , PUNCT a DET short ADJ form NOUN of ADP names NOUN like ADP Isabel PROPN or CCONJ Belinda PROPN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Bel Bel PROPN Number=Sing root root 2 , , PUNCT _ 5 form punct 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 form det 4 short short ADJ Degree=Pos 5 form amod 5 form form NOUN Number=Sing 1 Bel appos 6 of of ADP _ 7 names case 7 names name NOUN Number=Plur 5 form nmod 8 like like ADP _ 9 Isabel case 9 Isabel Isabel PROPN Number=Sing 7 names nmod 10 or or CCONJ _ 11 Belinda cc 11 Belinda Belinda PROPN Number=Sing 9 Isabel conj 12 . . PUNCT _ 1 Bel punct
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1 form names like Isabel or Belinda nom form «communication transitive»: of=patient
Meaning 3 In old stories, Bel is the name of an ancient Babylonian god (Bible: «Bel and the Dragon»).
The tree, 17 words case amod obl punct nsubj cop det case det amod amod nmod punct appos punct punct appos cc det conj punct punct punct root In ADP old ADJ stories NOUN , PUNCT Bel PROPN is AUX the DET name NOUN of ADP an DET ancient ADJ Babylonian ADJ god NOUN ( PUNCT Bible PROPN : PUNCT « PUNCT Bel PROPN and CCONJ the DET Dragon PROPN » PUNCT ) PUNCT . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 In in ADP _ 3 stories case 2 old old ADJ Degree=Pos 3 stories amod 3 stories story NOUN Number=Plur 8 name obl 4 , , PUNCT _ 3 stories punct 5 Bel Bel PROPN Number=Sing 8 name nsubj 6 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 8 name cop 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 name det 8 name name NOUN Number=Sing root root 9 of of ADP _ 13 god case 10 an a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 13 god det 11 ancient ancient ADJ Degree=Pos 13 god amod 12 Babylonian babylonian ADJ Degree=Pos 13 god amod 13 god god NOUN Number=Sing 8 name nmod 14 ( ( PUNCT _ 15 Bible punct 15 Bible Bible PROPN Number=Sing 13 god appos 16 : : PUNCT _ 18 Bel punct 17 « « PUNCT _ 18 Bel punct 18 Bel Bel PROPN Number=Sing 8 name appos 19 and and CCONJ _ 21 Dragon cc 20 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 21 Dragon det 21 Dragon Dragon PROPN Number=Sing 18 Bel conj 22 » » PUNCT _ 18 Bel punct 23 ) ) PUNCT _ 18 Bel punct 24 . . PUNCT _ 8 name punct
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1 is a present Bel the name old stories of a ancient Babylonian god tree rules
Example 1 One bel equals ten decibels.
nummod nsubj nummod obj punct root One NUM bel NOUN equals VERB ten NUM decibels NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 One one NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 2 bel nummod 2 bel bel NOUN Number=Sing 3 equals nsubj 3 equals equal VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 ten ten NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 5 decibels nummod 5 decibels decibel NOUN Number=Plur 3 equals obj 6 . . PUNCT _ 3 equals punct
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1 equal present One bel ten decibels tree rules
Example 2 Sound levels are usually measured in decibels, not bels.
compound nsubj:pass aux:pass advmod case obl punct advmod conj punct root Sound NOUN levels NOUN are AUX usually ADV measured VERB in ADP decibels NOUN , PUNCT not PART bels NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Sound sound NOUN Number=Sing 2 levels compound 2 levels level NOUN Number=Plur 5 measured nsubj:pass 3 are be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 measured aux:pass 4 usually usually ADV _ 5 measured advmod 5 measured measure VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 6 in in ADP _ 7 decibels case 7 decibels decibel NOUN Number=Plur 5 measured obl 8 , , PUNCT _ 10 bels punct 9 not not PART Polarity=Neg 10 bels advmod 10 bels bel NOUN Number=Plur 7 decibels conj 11 . . PUNCT _ 5 measured punct
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1 measure present · passive Sound levels decibels and bels usually property vn register-54.1-2-1 «NP V NP.value»: subject=Value
Example 3 The bel was named after Alexander Graham Bell.
det nsubj:pass aux:pass case compound flat obl punct root The DET bel NOUN was AUX named VERB after ADP Alexander PROPN Graham PROPN Bell PROPN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 bel det 2 bel bel NOUN Number=Sing 4 named nsubj:pass 3 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 4 named aux:pass 4 named name VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 5 after after ADP _ 8 Bell case 6 Alexander Alexander PROPN Number=Sing 8 Bell compound 7 Graham Graham PROPN Number=Sing 6 Alexander flat 8 Bell Bell PROPN Number=Sing 4 named obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 4 named punct
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1 name past · passive the bel after Alexander Bell vn appoint-29.1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme
Example 4 My friend Isabel likes to be called Bel.
nmod:poss nsubj appos mark aux:pass xcomp xcomp punct root My PRON friend NOUN Isabel PROPN likes VERB to PART be AUX called VERB Bel PROPN . PUNCT 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 friend nmod:poss 2 friend friend NOUN Number=Sing 4 likes nsubj 3 Isabel Isabel PROPN Number=Sing 2 friend appos 4 likes like VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 5 to to PART _ 7 called mark 6 be be AUX VerbForm=Inf 7 called aux:pass 7 called call VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 4 likes xcomp 8 Bel Bel PROPN Number=Sing 7 called xcomp 9 . . PUNCT _ 4 likes punct
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1 like present My friend vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP S_INF»: agent=Pivot clause=Theme 2 call not said to happen to-infinitive · passive My friend not said here vn initiate_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V»
Example 5 A whisper is about two bels, or twenty decibels.
det nsubj cop advmod nummod punct cc nummod conj punct root A DET whisper NOUN is AUX about ADV two NUM bels NOUN , PUNCT or CCONJ twenty NUM decibels NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 whisper det 2 whisper whisper NOUN Number=Sing 6 bels nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 bels cop 4 about about ADV _ 5 two advmod 5 two two NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 6 bels nummod 6 bels bel NOUN Number=Plur root root 7 , , PUNCT _ 10 decibels punct 8 or or CCONJ _ 10 decibels cc 9 twenty twenty NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 10 decibels nummod 10 decibels decibel NOUN Number=Plur 6 bels conj 11 . . PUNCT _ 6 bels punct
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1 is a present a whisper two bels or twenty decibels tree rules
Example 6 In the Bible story, Daniel showed that the idol Bel did not really eat food.
The tree, 15 words case det compound obl punct nsubj mark det nsubj appos aux advmod advmod ccomp obj punct root In ADP the DET Bible PROPN story NOUN , PUNCT Daniel PROPN showed VERB that SCONJ the DET idol NOUN Bel PROPN did AUX not PART really ADV eat VERB food NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 In in ADP _ 4 story case 2 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 4 story det 3 Bible Bible PROPN Number=Sing 4 story compound 4 story story NOUN Number=Sing 7 showed obl 5 , , PUNCT _ 4 story punct 6 Daniel Daniel PROPN Number=Sing 7 showed nsubj 7 showed show VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 8 that that SCONJ _ 15 eat mark 9 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 10 idol det 10 idol idol NOUN Number=Sing 15 eat nsubj 11 Bel Bel PROPN Number=Sing 10 idol appos 12 did do AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 15 eat aux 13 not not PART Polarity=Neg 15 eat advmod 14 really really ADV _ 15 eat advmod 15 eat eat VERB VerbForm=Inf 7 showed ccomp 16 food food NOUN Number=Sing 15 eat obj 17 . . PUNCT _ 7 showed punct
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1 show past Daniel the Bible story vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 2 not eat past · do-support the idol food vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent food=Patient
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