blond
Who acts: cousin, hair, He, girl · What happens: have, go, bear, make, dye, be · To what, where: pale yellow hair, curly blond hair, summer sun., baby, table, hair blond
«blond» 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: blond in the school dictionary.
Meaning 1
Having pale yellow or golden hair.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Having | have | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | root | root |
| 2 | pale | pale | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 6 hair | amod |
| 3 | yellow | yellow | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 6 hair | amod |
| 4 | or | or | CCONJ | _ | 5 golden | cc |
| 5 | golden | golden | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 3 yellow | conj |
| 6 | hair | hair | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 Having | obj |
| 7 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 1 Having | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | have | gerund | pale yellow hair | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent hair=Patient |
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
Pale yellow or golden in colour, like blond hair or blond wood.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pale | pale | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 2 yellow | amod |
| 2 | yellow | yellow | ADJ | Degree=Pos | root | root |
| 3 | or | or | CCONJ | _ | 4 golden | cc |
| 4 | golden | golden | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 2 yellow | conj |
| 5 | in | in | ADP | _ | 6 colour | case |
| 6 | colour | colour | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 golden | obl |
| 7 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 10 hair | punct |
| 8 | like | like | ADP | _ | 10 hair | case |
| 9 | blond | blond | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 10 hair | amod |
| 10 | hair | hair | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 colour | conj |
| 11 | or | or | CCONJ | _ | 13 wood | cc |
| 12 | blond | blond | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 13 wood | amod |
| 13 | wood | wood | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 colour | conj |
| 14 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 2 yellow | punct |
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.
Meaning 3
A person with blond hair.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 2 person | det |
| 2 | person | person | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 3 | with | with | ADP | _ | 5 hair | case |
| 4 | blond | blond | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 5 hair | amod |
| 5 | hair | hair | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 person | nmod |
| 6 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 2 person | punct |
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.
Example 1
My cousin has curly blond hair.
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 cousin | nmod:poss |
| 2 | cousin | cousin | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 has | nsubj |
| 3 | has | have | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | curly | curly | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 6 hair | amod |
| 5 | blond | blond | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 6 hair | amod |
| 6 | hair | hair | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 has | obj |
| 7 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 3 has | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | have | present | My cousin | curly blond hair | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent hair=Patient |
Example 2
Her hair goes blonder in the summer sun.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Her | her | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 2 hair | nmod:poss |
| 2 | hair | hair | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 goes | nsubj |
| 3 | goes | go | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | blonder | blond | ADJ | Degree=Cmp | 3 goes | xcomp |
| 5 | in | in | ADP | _ | 8 sun. | case |
| 6 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 8 sun. | det |
| 7 | summer | summer | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 sun. | compound |
| 8 | sun. | sun. | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 goes | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | go | present | Her hair | the summer sun. | blond property | vn occur-48.3-2 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme in sun.=Location |
Example 3
The baby was born with fluffy blond hair.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 baby | det |
| 2 | baby | baby | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 born | nsubj:pass |
| 3 | was | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 4 born | aux:pass |
| 4 | born | bear | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | root | root |
| 5 | with | with | ADP | _ | 8 hair | case |
| 6 | fluffy | fluffy | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 8 hair | amod |
| 7 | blond | blond | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 8 hair | amod |
| 8 | hair | hair | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 born | obl |
| 9 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 4 born | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | bear | past · passive | the baby | with fluffy blond hair | vn birth-28.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient |
Example 4
The table is made of light blond wood.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 table | det |
| 2 | table | table | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 made | nsubj:pass |
| 3 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 4 made | aux:pass |
| 4 | made | make | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | root | root |
| 5 | of | of | ADP | _ | 8 wood | case |
| 6 | light | light | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 wood | compound |
| 7 | blond | blond | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 8 wood | amod |
| 8 | wood | wood | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 made | obl |
| 9 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 4 made | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | make | present · passive | the table | of light blond wood | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: subject=Product |
Example 5
He dyed his hair blond for the concert.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | He | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 2 dyed | nsubj |
| 2 | dyed | dye | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | his | his | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 5 blond | nmod:poss |
| 4 | hair | hair | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 blond | compound |
| 5 | blond | blond | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 dyed | obj |
| 6 | for | for | ADP | _ | 8 concert | case |
| 7 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 8 concert | det |
| 8 | concert | concert | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 dyed | obl |
| 9 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 2 dyed | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | dye | past | He | his hair blond | for the concert | vn braid-41.2.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent blond=Patient |
Example 6
The girl with the blonde plait is my sister.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 girl | det |
| 2 | girl | girl | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 sister | nsubj |
| 3 | with | with | ADP | _ | 6 plait | case |
| 4 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 6 plait | det |
| 5 | blonde | blonde | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 6 plait | amod |
| 6 | plait | plait | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 girl | nmod |
| 7 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 9 sister | cop |
| 8 | my | my | PRON | Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 9 sister | nmod:poss |
| 9 | sister | sister | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 10 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 9 sister | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is a | present | the girl with the blonde plait | my sister | tree rules |
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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