belch
Who acts: dragon, old engine, you · What happens: be, come, rush, belch, not belch · To what, where: stomach, smoke, evil vapour, black smoke, table
«belch» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 3 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: belch in the school dictionary.
Meaning 1
To belch is to let wind come noisily up from the stomach through the mouth.
The tree, 15 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | To | to | PART | _ | 2 belch | mark |
| 2 | belch | belch | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 let | advcl |
| 3 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 5 let | cop |
| 4 | to | to | PART | _ | 5 let | mark |
| 5 | let | let | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 6 | wind | wind | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 let | obj |
| 7 | come | come | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 5 let | xcomp |
| 8 | noisily | noisily | ADV | _ | 9 up | advmod |
| 9 | up | up | ADV | _ | 7 come | advmod |
| 10 | from | from | ADP | _ | 12 stomach | case |
| 11 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 12 stomach | det |
| 12 | stomach | stomach | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 come | obl |
| 13 | through | through | ADP | _ | 15 mouth | case |
| 14 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 15 mouth | det |
| 15 | mouth | mouth | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 come | obl |
| 16 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 5 let | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is | present | let property | tree rules | |||||
| 2 | come | infinitive | the stomach | through the mouth | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial_location PP.destination»: agent=Theme from stomach=Initial_Location through mouth=Destination |
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
To belch is also to send out a big rush of smoke, steam, or fire.
The tree, 15 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | To | to | PART | _ | 2 belch | mark |
| 2 | belch | belch | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 send | advcl |
| 3 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 6 send | cop |
| 4 | also | also | ADV | _ | 6 send | advmod |
| 5 | to | to | PART | _ | 6 send | mark |
| 6 | send | send | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 7 | out | out | ADP | _ | 6 send | compound:prt |
| 8 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 10 rush | det |
| 9 | big | big | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 10 rush | amod |
| 10 | rush | rush | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 send | obj |
| 11 | of | of | ADP | _ | 12 smoke | case |
| 12 | smoke | smoke | NOUN | Number=Sing | 10 rush | nmod |
| 13 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 14 steam | punct |
| 14 | steam | steam | NOUN | Number=Sing | 10 rush | conj |
| 15 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 17 fire | punct |
| 16 | or | or | CCONJ | _ | 17 fire | cc |
| 17 | fire | fire | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 send | parataxis |
| 18 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 6 send | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is | present | send property | tree rules | |||||
| 2 | rush | smoke | nom rush «act transitive»: of=patient |
Example 1
The dragon belched forth an evil vapour.
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 | root | root |
| 3 | belched | belch | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 2 dragon | acl |
| 4 | forth | forth | ADV | _ | 3 belched | advmod |
| 5 | an | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 7 vapour | det |
| 6 | evil | evil | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 7 vapour | amod |
| 7 | vapour | vapour | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 belched | obj |
| 8 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 2 dragon | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | belch | participle | the dragon not said here | a evil vapour | forth property | vn substance_emission-43.4-1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location vapour=Source |
Example 2
The old engine belched black smoke.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 3 engine | det |
| 2 | old | old | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 3 engine | amod |
| 3 | engine | engine | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 4 | belched | belch | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 3 engine | acl |
| 5 | black | black | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 6 smoke | amod |
| 6 | smoke | smoke | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 belched | obj |
| 7 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 3 engine | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | belch | participle | the old engine not said here | black smoke | vn substance_emission-43.4-1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location smoke=Source |
Example 3
Please do not belch at the table.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Please | please | INTJ | _ | 4 belch | discourse |
| 2 | do | do | AUX | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | 4 belch | aux |
| 3 | not | not | PART | Polarity=Neg | 4 belch | advmod |
| 4 | belch | belch | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 5 | at | at | ADP | _ | 7 table | case |
| 6 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 7 table | det |
| 7 | table | table | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 belch | obl |
| 8 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 4 belch | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | not belch | imperative · do-support | you not said here | the table | vn hiccup-40.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
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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