billiard Who acts: players, long stick, game, old house, billiard balls, Grandad · What happens: belong, play, cover, hit, call, be · To what, where: game, large table, balls, cue, related games, billiard room · Speech: someone speaks here
«billiard» in the school dictionary: its 2 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: billiard in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 Belonging to the game of billiards: a game played on a large table covered in green cloth, where players hit balls with a long stick called a cue.
The tree, 28 words case det obl case nmod punct det obl acl case det amod obl acl case amod obl punct advmod nsubj acl:relcl obj case det amod obl acl det obj punct root Belonging VERB to ADP the DET game NOUN of ADP billiards NOUN : PUNCT a DET game NOUN played VERB on ADP a DET large ADJ table NOUN covered VERB in ADP green ADJ cloth NOUN , PUNCT where ADV players NOUN hit VERB balls NOUN with ADP a DET long ADJ stick NOUN called VERB a DET cue NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Belonging belong VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part root root 2 to to ADP _ 4 game case 3 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 4 game det 4 game game NOUN Number=Sing 1 Belonging obl 5 of of ADP _ 6 billiards case 6 billiards billiards NOUN Number=Plur 4 game nmod 7 : : PUNCT _ 9 game punct 8 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 9 game det 9 game game NOUN Number=Sing 1 Belonging obl 10 played play VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 9 game acl 11 on on ADP _ 14 table case 12 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 14 table det 13 large large ADJ Degree=Pos 14 table amod 14 table table NOUN Number=Sing 10 played obl 15 covered cover VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 14 table acl 16 in in ADP _ 18 cloth case 17 green green ADJ Degree=Pos 18 cloth amod 18 cloth cloth NOUN Number=Sing 15 covered obl 19 , , PUNCT _ 22 hit punct 20 where where ADV PronType=Rel 22 hit advmod 21 players player NOUN Number=Plur 22 hit nsubj 22 hit hit VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 18 cloth acl:relcl 23 balls ball NOUN Number=Plur 22 hit obj 24 with with ADP _ 27 stick case 25 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 27 stick det 26 long long ADJ Degree=Pos 27 stick amod 27 stick stick NOUN Number=Sing 22 hit obl 28 called call VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 27 stick acl 29 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 30 cue det 30 cue cue NOUN Number=Sing 28 called obj 31 . . PUNCT _ 1 Belonging punct
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1 belong gerund a game to the game of billiards vn attend-107.4-2 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme 2 play participle a game not said here a large table vn performance-26.7-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent 3 cover participle a large table not said here in green cloth vn fill-9.8-1 «NP V NP PP.theme»: agent=Agent in cloth=Theme 4 hit past players balls with a long stick vn hit-18.1-1 «NP V NP PP.instrument»: agent=Agent ball=Patient with stick=Instrument 5 call participle a long stick not said here a cue vn initiate_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent cue=Recipient
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: billiards — kept apart, not parsed.
The game itself; snooker and pool are related games.
det nsubj nmod:unmarked punct appos cc conj cop amod punct root The DET game NOUN itself PRON ; PUNCT snooker NOUN and CCONJ pool NOUN are AUX related ADJ games NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 game det 2 game game NOUN Number=Sing 10 games nsubj 3 itself itself PRON Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Emp Reflex=Yes 2 game nmod:unmarked 4 ; ; PUNCT _ 5 snooker punct 5 snooker snooker NOUN Number=Sing 2 game appos 6 and and CCONJ _ 7 pool cc 7 pool pool NOUN Number=Sing 5 snooker conj 8 are be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 10 games cop 9 related related ADJ Degree=Pos 10 games amod 10 games game NOUN Number=Plur root root 11 . . PUNCT _ 10 games punct
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1 is a present the game game related games tree rules
Example 1 The old house had a billiard room with a huge green table.
det amod nsubj det compound obj case det amod amod nmod punct root The DET old ADJ house NOUN had VERB a DET billiard NOUN room NOUN with ADP a DET huge ADJ green ADJ table NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 house det 2 old old ADJ Degree=Pos 3 house amod 3 house house NOUN Number=Sing 4 had nsubj 4 had have VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 5 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 7 room det 6 billiard billiard NOUN Number=Sing 7 room compound 7 room room NOUN Number=Sing 4 had obj 8 with with ADP _ 12 table case 9 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 12 table det 10 huge huge ADJ Degree=Pos 12 table amod 11 green green ADJ Degree=Pos 12 table amod 12 table table NOUN Number=Sing 7 room nmod 13 . . PUNCT _ 4 had punct
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1 have past the old house a billiard room with a huge green table vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent room=Patient
Example 2 The billiard balls clicked together.
det compound nsubj advmod punct root The DET billiard NOUN balls NOUN clicked VERB together ADV . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 balls det 2 billiard billiard NOUN Number=Sing 3 balls compound 3 balls ball NOUN Number=Plur 4 clicked nsubj 4 clicked click VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part root root 5 together together ADV _ 4 clicked advmod 6 . . PUNCT _ 4 clicked punct
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1 click participle the billiard balls together property vn sound_emission-43.2 «NP V»: agent=Theme
Example 3 Grandad taught me to play billiards.
nsubj iobj mark xcomp obj punct root Grandad PROPN taught VERB me PRON to PART play VERB billiards NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Grandad Grandad PROPN Number=Sing 2 taught nsubj 2 taught teach VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 me I PRON Case=Acc Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs 2 taught iobj 4 to to PART _ 5 play mark 5 play play VERB VerbForm=Inf 2 taught xcomp 6 billiards billiards NOUN Number=Plur 5 play obj 7 . . PUNCT _ 2 taught punct
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1 teach speech: other past Grandad me vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP S_INF»: agent=Agent i=Recipient clause=Topic 2 play to-infinitive Grandad not said here billiards vn use-105.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent billiards=Theme
Example 4 A billiard ball bounces off the cushion at the same angle it hits it.
The tree, 14 words det compound nsubj case det obl case det amod obl nsubj acl:relcl obj punct root A DET billiard NOUN ball NOUN bounces VERB off ADP the DET cushion NOUN at ADP the DET same ADJ angle NOUN it PRON hits VERB it PRON . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 3 ball det 2 billiard billiard NOUN Number=Sing 3 ball compound 3 ball ball NOUN Number=Sing 4 bounces nsubj 4 bounces bounce VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 5 off off ADP _ 7 cushion case 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 cushion det 7 cushion cushion NOUN Number=Sing 4 bounces obl 8 at at ADP _ 11 angle case 9 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 11 angle det 10 same same ADJ Degree=Pos 11 angle amod 11 angle angle NOUN Number=Sing 4 bounces obl 12 it it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 13 hits nsubj 13 hits hit VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 11 angle acl:relcl 14 it it PRON Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 13 hits obj 15 . . PUNCT _ 4 bounces punct
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1 bounce off present a billiard ball the cushion the same angle vn run-51.3.2-2 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Initial_Location cushion=Theme 2 hit present ball angle vn contiguous_location-47.8-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme it=Co-Theme
Example 5 The billiard cue was taller than me.
det amod nsubj cop case obl punct root The DET billiard ADJ cue NOUN was AUX taller ADJ than ADP me PRON . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 cue det 2 billiard billiard ADJ Degree=Pos 3 cue amod 3 cue cue NOUN Number=Sing 5 taller nsubj 4 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 5 taller cop 5 taller tall ADJ Degree=Cmp root root 6 than than ADP _ 7 me case 7 me I PRON Case=Acc Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs 5 taller obl 8 . . PUNCT _ 5 taller punct
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1 is past the billiard cue than me; tall property tree rules
Example 6 «He's as bald as a billiard ball!» laughed Dad.
punct nsubj cop advmod ccomp case det compound obl punct punct obj punct root « PUNCT He PRON 's AUX as ADV bald ADJ as ADP a DET billiard NOUN ball NOUN ! PUNCT » PUNCT laughed VERB Dad PROPN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 « « PUNCT _ 5 bald punct 2 He he PRON Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 5 bald nsubj 3 's be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 bald cop 4 as as ADV _ 5 bald advmod 5 bald bald ADJ Degree=Pos 12 laughed ccomp 6 as as ADP _ 9 ball case 7 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 9 ball det 8 billiard billiard NOUN Number=Sing 9 ball compound 9 ball ball NOUN Number=Sing 5 bald obl 10 ! ! PUNCT _ 5 bald punct 11 » » PUNCT _ 5 bald punct 12 laughed laugh VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 13 Dad Dad PROPN Number=Sing 12 laughed obj 14 . . PUNCT _ 12 laughed punct
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1 is in a quote present He as a billiard ball; bald property tree rules 2 laugh past Dad vn nonverbal_expression-40.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent dad=Theme
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