boatman Who acts: man, person, boatman, We, old boatman, she · What happens: be, sail, look, carry, hire out, row · To what, where: people, water, boats, us, lake, boatman
«boatman» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 8 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: boatman in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 A man whose job is to row, sail or look after boats, or to carry people across water in a boat.
The tree, 21 words det nsubj nmod:poss nsubj cop mark punct conj cc conj case obl punct cc mark conj obj case obl case det obl punct root A DET man NOUN whose PRON job NOUN is AUX to PART row VERB , PUNCT sail VERB or CCONJ look VERB after ADP boats NOUN , PUNCT or CCONJ to PART carry VERB people NOUN across ADP water NOUN in ADP a DET boat NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 man det 2 man man NOUN Number=Sing 7 row nsubj 3 whose whose PRON Poss=Yes PronType=Rel 4 job nmod:poss 4 job job NOUN Number=Sing 7 row nsubj 5 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 7 row cop 6 to to PART _ 7 row mark 7 row row VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 8 , , PUNCT _ 9 sail punct 9 sail sail VERB VerbForm=Inf 7 row conj 10 or or CCONJ _ 11 look cc 11 look look VERB VerbForm=Inf 9 sail conj 12 after after ADP _ 13 boats case 13 boats boat NOUN Number=Plur 11 look obl 14 , , PUNCT _ 17 carry punct 15 or or CCONJ _ 17 carry cc 16 to to PART _ 17 carry mark 17 carry carry VERB VerbForm=Inf 7 row conj 18 people people NOUN Number=Plur 17 carry obj 19 across across ADP _ 20 water case 20 water water NOUN Number=Sing 17 carry obl 21 in in ADP _ 23 boat case 22 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 23 boat det 23 boat boat NOUN Number=Sing 17 carry obl 24 . . PUNCT _ 7 row punct
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1 is present a man row property tree rules 2 sail infinitive a man not said here vn nonvehicle-51.4.2-1 «NP.agent V»: agent=Agent 3 look infinitive a man not said here after boats vn stimulus_subject-30.4 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Stimulus 4 carry to-infinitive a man not said here people water in a boat vn fit-54.3 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent people=Value in boat=Location
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 A person who hires out boats.
det nsubj acl:relcl compound:prt obj punct root A DET person NOUN who PRON hires VERB out ADP boats NOUN . PUNCT 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 who who PRON PronType=Rel 4 hires nsubj 4 hires hire VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 2 person acl:relcl 5 out out ADP _ 4 hires compound:prt 6 boats boat NOUN Number=Plur 4 hires obj 7 . . PUNCT _ 2 person punct
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1 hire out present a person boats vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent boat=Theme
Example 1 The boatman rowed us across the lake.
det nsubj obj case det obl punct root The DET boatman NOUN rowed VERB us PRON across ADP the DET lake NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 boatman det 2 boatman boatman NOUN Number=Sing 3 rowed nsubj 3 rowed row VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 us we PRON Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs 3 rowed obj 5 across across ADP _ 7 lake case 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 lake det 7 lake lake NOUN Number=Sing 3 rowed obl 8 . . PUNCT _ 3 rowed punct
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1 row past the boatman us the lake vn nonvehicle-51.4.2 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent we=Theme across lake=Trajectory
Example 2 We paid the boatman two coins for the ride.
nsubj det obj nummod obj case det obl punct root We PRON paid VERB the DET boatman NOUN two NUM coins NOUN for ADP the DET ride NOUN . PUNCT 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 paid nsubj 2 paid pay VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 4 boatman det 4 boatman boatman NOUN Number=Sing 2 paid obj 5 two two NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 6 coins nummod 6 coins coin NOUN Number=Plur 2 paid obj 7 for for ADP _ 9 ride case 8 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 9 ride det 9 ride ride NOUN Number=Sing 2 paid obl 10 . . PUNCT _ 2 paid punct
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1 pay past We the boatman for the ride vn pay-68-1 «NP V NP NP PP.theme»: agent=Agent boatman=Recipient coin=Asset for ride=Theme
Example 3 In Venice, a boatman steers a gondola.
case obl punct det nsubj det obj punct root In ADP Venice PROPN , PUNCT a DET boatman NOUN steers VERB a DET gondola NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 In in ADP _ 2 Venice case 2 Venice Venice PROPN Number=Sing 6 steers obl 3 , , PUNCT _ 2 Venice punct 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 boatman det 5 boatman boatman NOUN Number=Sing 6 steers nsubj 6 steers steer VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 7 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 8 gondola det 8 gondola gondola NOUN Number=Sing 6 steers obj 9 . . PUNCT _ 6 steers punct
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1 steer present a boatman a gondola Venice vn accompany-51.7 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent gondola=Theme in venice=Destination
Example 4 The old boatman knew every bend in the river.
det amod nsubj det obj case det obl punct root The DET old ADJ boatman NOUN knew VERB every DET bend NOUN in ADP the DET river NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 boatman det 2 old old ADJ Degree=Pos 3 boatman amod 3 boatman boatman NOUN Number=Sing 4 knew nsubj 4 knew know VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 5 every every DET PronType=Tot 6 bend det 6 bend bend NOUN Number=Sing 4 knew obj 7 in in ADP _ 9 river case 8 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 9 river det 9 river river NOUN Number=Sing 4 knew obl 10 . . PUNCT _ 4 knew punct
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1 know past the old boatman every bend the river vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Experiencer bend=Stimulus
Example 5 In the Greek myth, the boatman Charon carried souls across the river.
case det amod obl punct det nsubj appos obj case det obl punct root In ADP the DET Greek ADJ myth NOUN , PUNCT the DET boatman NOUN Charon PROPN carried VERB souls NOUN across ADP the DET river NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 In in ADP _ 4 myth case 2 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 4 myth det 3 Greek Greek ADJ Degree=Pos 4 myth amod 4 myth myth NOUN Number=Sing 9 carried obl 5 , , PUNCT _ 4 myth punct 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 boatman det 7 boatman boatman NOUN Number=Sing 9 carried nsubj 8 Charon Charon PROPN Number=Sing 7 boatman appos 9 carried carry VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 10 souls soul NOUN Number=Plur 9 carried obj 11 across across ADP _ 13 river case 12 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 13 river det 13 river river NOUN Number=Sing 9 carried obl 14 . . PUNCT _ 9 carried punct
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1 carry past the boatman souls the Greek myth across the river vn fit-54.3 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent soul=Value in myth=Location
Example 6 The boatman hired out rowing boats for the afternoon.
det nsubj compound:prt advcl obj case det obl punct root The DET boatman NOUN hired VERB out ADP rowing VERB boats NOUN for ADP the DET afternoon NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 boatman det 2 boatman boatman NOUN Number=Sing 3 hired nsubj 3 hired hire VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 out out ADP _ 3 hired compound:prt 5 rowing row VERB VerbForm=Ger 3 hired advcl 6 boats boat NOUN Number=Plur 5 rowing obj 7 for for ADP _ 9 afternoon case 8 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 9 afternoon det 9 afternoon afternoon NOUN Number=Sing 5 rowing obl 10 . . PUNCT _ 3 hired punct
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1 hire out past the boatman vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent 2 row gerund the boatman not said here boats afternoon vn nonvehicle-51.4.2 «NP V NP.location»: agent=Agent boat=Location
Example 7 A boatman shouted a warning about the rocks.
det nsubj det obj case det nmod punct root A DET boatman NOUN shouted VERB a DET warning NOUN about ADP the DET rocks NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 boatman det 2 boatman boatman NOUN Number=Sing 3 shouted nsubj 3 shouted shout VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 warning det 5 warning warning NOUN Number=Sing 3 shouted obj 6 about about ADP _ 8 rocks case 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 rocks det 8 rocks rock NOUN Number=Plur 5 warning nmod 9 . . PUNCT _ 3 shouted punct
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1 shout speech: express past a boatman a warning about the rocks vn manner_speaking-37.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent warning=Topic
Example 8 So she ordered the old boatman to steer for Squirrel Island.
advmod nsubj det amod obj mark xcomp case compound obl punct root So ADV she PRON ordered VERB the DET old ADJ boatman NOUN to PART steer VERB for ADP Squirrel PROPN Island PROPN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 So so ADV _ 3 ordered advmod 2 she she PRON Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 3 ordered nsubj 3 ordered order VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 boatman det 5 old old ADJ Degree=Pos 6 boatman amod 6 boatman boatman NOUN Number=Sing 3 ordered obj 7 to to PART _ 8 steer mark 8 steer steer VERB VerbForm=Inf 3 ordered xcomp 9 for for ADP _ 11 Island case 10 Squirrel Squirrel PROPN Number=Sing 11 Island compound 11 Island Island PROPN Number=Sing 8 steer obl 12 . . PUNCT _ 3 ordered punct
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1 order past she the old boatman vn order-58.3-1 «NP V NP S_ING»: agent=Agent boatman=Recipient clause=Topic 2 steer not said to happen to-infinitive the old boatman not said here for Squirrel Island vn accompany-51.7 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent
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