boil Who acts: liquid, boil, Water, you, Mum, milk · What happens: be, get, bubble, turn, boil, mean · To what, where: steam, food, boiling water, egg, kettle, water · Speech: someone speaks here
«boil» in the school dictionary: its 4 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: boil in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 To boil is when a liquid gets so hot that it bubbles and turns into steam (gas).
The tree, 17 words mark cop advmod det nsubj advcl advmod xcomp mark nsubj advcl cc conj case obl punct appos punct punct root To PART boil VERB is AUX when ADV a DET liquid NOUN gets VERB so ADV hot ADJ that SCONJ it PRON bubbles VERB and CCONJ turns VERB into ADP steam NOUN ( PUNCT gas NOUN ) PUNCT . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 To to PART _ 2 boil mark 2 boil boil VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 2 boil cop 4 when when ADV PronType=Int 7 gets advmod 5 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 liquid det 6 liquid liquid NOUN Number=Sing 7 gets nsubj 7 gets get VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 2 boil advcl 8 so so ADV _ 9 hot advmod 9 hot hot ADJ Degree=Pos 7 gets xcomp 10 that that SCONJ _ 12 bubbles mark 11 it it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 12 bubbles nsubj 12 bubbles bubble VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 9 hot advcl 13 and and CCONJ _ 14 turns cc 14 turns turn VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 12 bubbles conj 15 into into ADP _ 16 steam case 16 steam steam NOUN Number=Sing 14 turns obl 17 ( ( PUNCT _ 18 gas punct 18 gas gas NOUN Number=Sing 16 steam appos 19 ) ) PUNCT _ 18 gas punct 20 . . PUNCT _ 2 boil punct
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1 is present boil property tree rules 2 get present a liquid hot property vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Experiencer 3 bubble present liquid vn substance_emission-43.4-1 «NP V»: agent=Source 4 turn present liquid not said here steam vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V PP.trajectory»: agent=Theme into steam=Trajectory
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 boil food is to cook it in boiling water: boil an egg.
The tree, 13 words mark advcl obj cop mark obj case amod obl punct conj det obj punct root To PART boil VERB food NOUN is AUX to PART cook VERB it PRON in ADP boiling VERB water NOUN : PUNCT boil VERB an DET egg NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 To to PART _ 2 boil mark 2 boil boil VERB VerbForm=Inf 6 cook advcl 3 food food NOUN Number=Sing 2 boil obj 4 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 cook cop 5 to to PART _ 6 cook mark 6 cook cook VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 7 it it PRON Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 6 cook obj 8 in in ADP _ 10 water case 9 boiling boil VERB VerbForm=Ger 10 water amod 10 water water NOUN Number=Sing 6 cook obl 11 : : PUNCT _ 12 boil punct 12 boil boil VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin 6 cook conj 13 an a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 14 egg det 14 egg egg NOUN Number=Sing 12 boil obj 15 . . PUNCT _ 6 cook punct
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1 boil to-infinitive food vn cooking-45.3 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent food=Patient 2 is present boiling water cook property tree rules 3 boil gerund vn cooking-45.3 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient 4 boil infinitive a egg vn cooking-45.3 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent egg=Patient
Meaning 3 To boil the kettle means to heat water in it.
mark csubj det obj mark xcomp obj case obl punct root To PART boil VERB the DET kettle NOUN means VERB to PART heat VERB water NOUN in ADP it PRON . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 To to PART _ 2 boil mark 2 boil boil VERB VerbForm=Inf 5 means csubj 3 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 4 kettle det 4 kettle kettle NOUN Number=Sing 2 boil obj 5 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 6 to to PART _ 7 heat mark 7 heat heat VERB VerbForm=Inf 5 means xcomp 8 water water NOUN Number=Sing 7 heat obj 9 in in ADP _ 10 it case 10 it it PRON Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 7 heat obl 11 . . PUNCT _ 5 means punct
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1 boil to-infinitive the kettle vn cooking-45.3 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent kettle=Patient 2 mean present vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 3 heat not said to happen to-infinitive water in water vn cooking-45.3 «NP V NP PP.instrument»: agent=Agent water=Patient in it=Instrument
Meaning 4 A boil is a painful red swelling on the skin, full of pus.
The tree, 13 words det nsubj cop det amod amod case det nmod punct conj case obl punct root A DET boil NOUN is AUX a DET painful ADJ red ADJ swelling NOUN on ADP the DET skin NOUN , PUNCT full ADJ of ADP pus NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 boil det 2 boil boil NOUN Number=Sing 7 swelling nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 7 swelling cop 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 7 swelling det 5 painful painful ADJ Degree=Pos 7 swelling amod 6 red red ADJ Degree=Pos 7 swelling amod 7 swelling swelling NOUN Number=Sing root root 8 on on ADP _ 10 skin case 9 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 10 skin det 10 skin skin NOUN Number=Sing 7 swelling nmod 11 , , PUNCT _ 12 full punct 12 full full ADJ Degree=Pos 7 swelling conj 13 of of ADP _ 14 pus case 14 pus pus NOUN Number=Sing 12 full obl 15 . . PUNCT _ 7 swelling punct
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1 is a present a boil a painful red swelling the skin tree rules 2 be a boil not said here of pus tree rules
Example 1 Water boils at 100 degrees Celsius.
nsubj case nummod obl nmod:unmarked punct root Water NOUN boils VERB at ADP 100 NUM degrees NOUN Celsius PROPN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Water water NOUN Number=Sing 2 boils nsubj 2 boils boil VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 at at ADP _ 5 degrees case 4 100 100 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 5 degrees nummod 5 degrees degree NOUN Number=Plur 2 boils obl 6 Celsius Celsius PROPN Number=Sing 5 degrees nmod:unmarked 7 . . PUNCT _ 2 boils punct
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1 boil present Water 100 degrees Celsius vn cooking-45.3 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient
Example 2 Boil the pasta for ten minutes.
det obj case nummod obl punct root Boil VERB the DET pasta NOUN for ADP ten NUM minutes NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Boil boil VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 2 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 pasta det 3 pasta pasta NOUN Number=Sing 1 Boil obj 4 for for ADP _ 6 minutes case 5 ten ten NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 6 minutes nummod 6 minutes minute NOUN Number=Plur 1 Boil obl 7 . . PUNCT _ 1 Boil punct
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1 boil imperative you not said here the pasta minute vn cooking-45.3 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent pasta=Patient
Example 3 Mum is boiling the kettle for tea.
nsubj aux det obj case nmod punct root Mum NOUN is AUX boiling VERB the DET kettle NOUN for ADP tea NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Mum mum NOUN Number=Sing 3 boiling nsubj 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 boiling aux 3 boiling boil VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part root root 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 kettle det 5 kettle kettle NOUN Number=Sing 3 boiling obj 6 for for ADP _ 7 tea case 7 tea tea NOUN Number=Sing 5 kettle nmod 8 . . PUNCT _ 3 boiling punct
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1 boil present · progressive Mum the kettle for tea vn preparing-26.3-2 «NP V NP PP.beneficiary»: agent=Agent kettle=Patient for tea=Beneficiary
Example 4 Watch the milk so it does not boil over.
det obj mark nsubj aux advmod advcl advmod punct root Watch VERB the DET milk NOUN so SCONJ it PRON does AUX not PART boil VERB over ADV . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Watch watch VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 2 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 milk det 3 milk milk NOUN Number=Sing 1 Watch obj 4 so so SCONJ _ 8 boil mark 5 it it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 8 boil nsubj 6 does do AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 8 boil aux 7 not not PART Polarity=Neg 8 boil advmod 8 boil boil VERB VerbForm=Inf 1 Watch advcl 9 over over ADV _ 8 boil advmod 10 . . PUNCT _ 1 Watch punct
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1 watch imperative you not said here the milk vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent milk=Theme 2 not boil over present · do-support milk over property vn cooking-45.3 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient
Example 5 I like boiled eggs with toast.
nsubj amod obj case obl punct root I PRON like VERB boiled VERB eggs NOUN with ADP toast NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 I I PRON Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs 2 like nsubj 2 like like VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 boiled boil VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 4 eggs amod 4 eggs egg NOUN Number=Plur 2 like obj 5 with with ADP _ 6 toast case 6 toast toast NOUN Number=Sing 2 like obl 7 . . PUNCT _ 2 like punct
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1 like present I boiled eggs with toast vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot egg=Theme 2 boil participle vn cooking-45.3 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient
Example 6 Steam rises from the boiling water.
nsubj case det compound obl punct root Steam NOUN rises VERB from ADP the DET boiling NOUN water NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Steam steam NOUN Number=Sing 2 rises nsubj 2 rises rise VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 from from ADP _ 6 water case 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 water det 5 boiling boiling NOUN Number=Sing 6 water compound 6 water water NOUN Number=Sing 2 rises obl 7 . . PUNCT _ 2 rises punct
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1 rise present Steam the boiling water vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial_location»: agent=Theme from water=Initial_Location
Example 7 It is boiling hot today!
nsubj aux amod obl:unmarked punct root It PRON is AUX boiling VERB hot ADJ today NOUN ! PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 It it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 3 boiling nsubj 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 boiling aux 3 boiling boil VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part root root 4 hot hot ADJ Degree=Pos 5 today amod 5 today today NOUN Number=Sing 3 boiling obl:unmarked 6 ! ! PUNCT _ 3 boiling punct
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1 boil present · progressive It today vn cooking-45.3 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient
Example 8 Turn pan handles in so no one knocks the boiling water.
compound obj mark advmod det nsubj advcl det amod obj punct root Turn VERB pan NOUN handles NOUN in SCONJ so ADV no DET one NOUN knocks VERB the DET boiling VERB water NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Turn turn VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 2 pan pan NOUN Number=Sing 3 handles compound 3 handles handle NOUN Number=Plur 1 Turn obj 4 in in SCONJ _ 8 knocks mark 5 so so ADV _ 8 knocks advmod 6 no no DET PronType=Neg 7 one det 7 one one NOUN Number=Sing 8 knocks nsubj 8 knocks knock VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 1 Turn advcl 9 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 11 water det 10 boiling boil VERB VerbForm=Ger 11 water amod 11 water water NOUN Number=Sing 8 knocks obj 12 . . PUNCT _ 1 Turn punct
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1 turn imperative you not said here pan handles vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent handle=Theme 2 knock present no one the boiling water vn split-23.2 «NP V NP apart»: agent=Agent water=Patient 3 boil gerund vn cooking-45.3 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient
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