boiling Who acts: Boiling, liquid, water, Mum, It, you · What happens: describe, be, bubble, turn, boil, mean · To what, where: liquid, steam, food, eggs, 100 degrees, pot
«boiling» in the school dictionary: its 4 meanings for a pupil and its 9 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: boiling in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 Boiling describes a liquid that is so hot it bubbles and turns into steam.
The tree, 14 words nsubj det obj nsubj cop advmod acl:relcl nsubj acl:relcl cc conj case obl punct root Boiling NOUN describes VERB a DET liquid NOUN that PRON is AUX so ADV hot ADJ it PRON bubbles VERB and CCONJ turns VERB into ADP steam NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Boiling boiling NOUN Number=Sing 2 describes nsubj 2 describes describe VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 4 liquid det 4 liquid liquid NOUN Number=Sing 2 describes obj 5 that that PRON PronType=Rel 8 hot nsubj 6 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 8 hot cop 7 so so ADV _ 8 hot advmod 8 hot hot ADJ Degree=Pos 4 liquid acl:relcl 9 it it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 10 bubbles nsubj 10 bubbles bubble VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 8 hot acl:relcl 11 and and CCONJ _ 12 turns cc 12 turns turn VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 10 bubbles conj 13 into into ADP _ 14 steam case 14 steam steam NOUN Number=Sing 12 turns obl 15 . . PUNCT _ 2 describes punct
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1 describe present Boiling a liquid vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S_ING»: agent=Agent liquid=Theme 2 is present a liquid hot property tree rules 3 bubble present Boiling vn substance_emission-43.4-1 «NP V»: agent=Source 4 turn present Boiling 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 Boiling also means very hot in everyday talk, like a boiling hot day.
The tree, 13 words nsubj advmod advmod xcomp case amod obl punct case det compound amod obl punct root Boiling VERB also ADV means VERB very ADV hot ADJ in ADP everyday ADJ talk NOUN , PUNCT like ADP a DET boiling NOUN hot ADJ day NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Boiling boil VERB VerbForm=Ger 3 means nsubj 2 also also ADV _ 3 means advmod 3 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 very very ADV _ 5 hot advmod 5 hot hot ADJ Degree=Pos 3 means xcomp 6 in in ADP _ 8 talk case 7 everyday everyday ADJ Degree=Pos 8 talk amod 8 talk talk NOUN Number=Sing 5 hot obl 9 , , PUNCT _ 14 day punct 10 like like ADP _ 14 day case 11 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 14 day det 12 boiling boiling NOUN Number=Sing 14 day compound 13 hot hot ADJ Degree=Pos 14 day amod 14 day day NOUN Number=Sing 8 talk obl 15 . . PUNCT _ 3 means punct
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1 boil gerund vn cooking-45.3 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient 2 mean present hot property vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent
Meaning 3 As a verb form, boiling means heating a liquid until it bubbles, or cooking food in bubbling water.
The tree, 18 words case det compound obl punct nsubj xcomp det obj mark nsubj advcl punct cc conj obj case amod obl punct root As ADP a DET verb NOUN form NOUN , PUNCT boiling NOUN means VERB heating VERB a DET liquid NOUN until SCONJ it PRON bubbles VERB , PUNCT or CCONJ cooking VERB food NOUN in ADP bubbling VERB water NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 As as ADP _ 4 form case 2 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 4 form det 3 verb verb NOUN Number=Sing 4 form compound 4 form form NOUN Number=Sing 7 means obl 5 , , PUNCT _ 4 form punct 6 boiling boiling NOUN Number=Sing 7 means nsubj 7 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 8 heating heat VERB VerbForm=Ger 7 means xcomp 9 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 10 liquid det 10 liquid liquid NOUN Number=Sing 8 heating obj 11 until until SCONJ _ 13 bubbles mark 12 it it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 13 bubbles nsubj 13 bubbles bubble VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 8 heating advcl 14 , , PUNCT _ 16 cooking punct 15 or or CCONJ _ 16 cooking cc 16 cooking cook VERB VerbForm=Ger 8 heating conj 17 food food NOUN Number=Sing 16 cooking obj 18 in in ADP _ 20 water case 19 bubbling bubble VERB VerbForm=Ger 20 water amod 20 water water NOUN Number=Sing 16 cooking obl 21 . . PUNCT _ 7 means punct
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1 mean present boiling as a verb form vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 2 heat not said to happen gerund boiling not said here a liquid vn cooking-45.3 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent liquid=Patient 3 bubble present boiling vn substance_emission-43.4-1 «NP V»: agent=Source 4 cook gerund boiling not said here food in bubbling water vn cooking-45.3 «NP V NP PP.instrument»: agent=Agent food=Patient in water=Instrument 5 bubble gerund vn substance_emission-43.4-1 «NP V»: agent=Source
Meaning 4 Boiling can also mean very angry, as in boiling with rage.
nsubj aux advmod advmod xcomp punct case case obl case nmod punct root Boiling NOUN can AUX also ADV mean VERB very ADV angry ADJ , PUNCT as ADP in ADP boiling NOUN with ADP rage NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Boiling boiling NOUN Number=Sing 4 mean nsubj 2 can can AUX VerbForm=Fin 4 mean aux 3 also also ADV _ 4 mean advmod 4 mean mean VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 5 very very ADV _ 6 angry advmod 6 angry angry ADJ Degree=Pos 4 mean xcomp 7 , , PUNCT _ 10 boiling punct 8 as as ADP _ 10 boiling case 9 in in ADP _ 10 boiling case 10 boiling boiling NOUN Number=Sing 4 mean obl 11 with with ADP _ 12 rage case 12 rage rage NOUN Number=Sing 10 boiling nmod 13 . . PUNCT _ 4 mean punct
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1 mean can Boiling as boiling with rage; angry property vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Agent as boiling=Attribute
Example 1 The water in the pan is boiling, so stand back.
det nsubj case det nmod aux punct advmod ccomp advmod punct root The DET water NOUN in ADP the DET pan NOUN is AUX boiling VERB , PUNCT so ADV stand VERB back ADV . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 water det 2 water water NOUN Number=Sing 7 boiling nsubj 3 in in ADP _ 5 pan case 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 pan det 5 pan pan NOUN Number=Sing 2 water nmod 6 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 7 boiling aux 7 boiling boil VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part root root 8 , , PUNCT _ 10 stand punct 9 so so ADV _ 10 stand advmod 10 stand stand VERB VerbForm=Inf 7 boiling ccomp 11 back back ADV _ 10 stand advmod 12 . . PUNCT _ 7 boiling punct
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1 boil present · progressive the water in the pan tree rules 2 stand back infinitive the water in the pan not said here vn assuming_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent
Example 2 Mum is boiling some eggs for breakfast.
nsubj aux det obj case obl punct root Mum NOUN is AUX boiling VERB some DET eggs NOUN for ADP breakfast 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 some some DET PronType=Ind 5 eggs det 5 eggs egg NOUN Number=Plur 3 boiling obj 6 for for ADP _ 7 breakfast case 7 breakfast breakfast NOUN Number=Sing 3 boiling obl 8 . . PUNCT _ 3 boiling punct
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1 boil present · progressive Mum some eggs for breakfast vn preparing-26.3-2 «NP V NP PP.beneficiary»: agent=Agent egg=Patient for breakfast=Beneficiary
Example 3 It's boiling hot outside today!
nsubj aux amod advmod obl:unmarked punct root It PRON 's AUX boiling VERB hot ADJ outside ADV 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 's 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 6 today amod 5 outside outside ADV _ 4 hot advmod 6 today today NOUN Number=Sing 3 boiling obl:unmarked 7 ! ! PUNCT _ 3 boiling punct
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1 boil present · progressive It today vn cooking-45.3 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient
Example 4 Water starts boiling at 100 degrees Celsius.
nsubj xcomp case nummod obl nmod:unmarked punct root Water NOUN starts VERB boiling 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 starts nsubj 2 starts start VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 boiling boil VERB VerbForm=Ger 2 starts xcomp 4 at at ADP _ 6 degrees case 5 100 100 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 6 degrees nummod 6 degrees degree NOUN Number=Plur 3 boiling obl 7 Celsius Celsius PROPN Number=Sing 6 degrees nmod:unmarked 8 . . PUNCT _ 2 starts punct
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1 start present Water vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Agent clause=Eventuality 2 boil gerund Water not said here 100 degrees Celsius vn cooking-45.3 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient
Example 5 Never reach over a pot of boiling pasta.
advmod case det obl case compound nmod punct root Never ADV reach VERB over ADP a DET pot NOUN of ADP boiling NOUN pasta NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Never never ADV PronType=Neg 2 reach advmod 2 reach reach VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 3 over over ADP _ 5 pot case 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 pot det 5 pot pot NOUN Number=Sing 2 reach obl 6 of of ADP _ 8 pasta case 7 boiling boiling NOUN Number=Sing 8 pasta compound 8 pasta pasta NOUN Number=Sing 5 pot nmod 9 . . PUNCT _ 2 reach punct
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1 not reach imperative you not said here a pot of boiling pasta vn body_motion-49.2-1-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Agent over pot=Path
Example 6 Bubbles of steam rise when water is boiling.
nsubj case nmod advmod nsubj aux advcl punct root Bubbles NOUN of ADP steam NOUN rise VERB when ADV water NOUN is AUX boiling VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Bubbles bubble NOUN Number=Plur 4 rise nsubj 2 of of ADP _ 3 steam case 3 steam steam NOUN Number=Sing 1 Bubbles nmod 4 rise rise VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 5 when when ADV PronType=Int 8 boiling advmod 6 water water NOUN Number=Sing 8 boiling nsubj 7 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 8 boiling aux 8 boiling boil VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 4 rise advcl 9 . . PUNCT _ 4 rise punct
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1 rise present Bubbles of steam vn assuming_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent 2 boil present · progressive water vn cooking-45.3 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient
Example 7 Dad was boiling with anger when the window got smashed.
nsubj aux case obl advmod det nsubj advcl xcomp punct root Dad NOUN was AUX boiling VERB with ADP anger NOUN when ADV the DET window NOUN got VERB smashed ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Dad dad NOUN Number=Sing 3 boiling nsubj 2 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 3 boiling aux 3 boiling boil VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part root root 4 with with ADP _ 5 anger case 5 anger anger NOUN Number=Sing 3 boiling obl 6 when when ADV PronType=Int 9 got advmod 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 window det 8 window window NOUN Number=Sing 9 got nsubj 9 got get VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 3 boiling advcl 10 smashed smashed ADJ Degree=Pos 9 got xcomp 11 . . PUNCT _ 3 boiling punct
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1 boil past · progressive Dad with anger vn cooking-45.3 «NP V NP PP.instrument»: agent=Agent with anger=Instrument 2 get past the window smashed property vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Experiencer
Example 8 The kettle is boiling; can you hear it whistle?
det nsubj aux punct aux nsubj conj obj xcomp punct root The DET kettle NOUN is AUX boiling VERB ; PUNCT can AUX you PRON hear VERB it PRON whistle VERB ? PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 kettle det 2 kettle kettle NOUN Number=Sing 4 boiling nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 boiling aux 4 boiling boil VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part root root 5 ; ; PUNCT _ 8 hear punct 6 can can AUX VerbForm=Fin 8 hear aux 7 you you PRON Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs 8 hear nsubj 8 hear hear VERB VerbForm=Inf 4 boiling conj 9 it it PRON Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 8 hear obj 10 whistle whistle VERB VerbForm=Inf 8 hear xcomp 11 ? ? PUNCT _ 4 boiling punct
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1 boil present · progressive the kettle vn cooking-45.3 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient 2 hear can you kettle tree rules 3 whistle infinitive kettle not said here vn manner_speaking-37.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent
Example 9 "Man!" cried the General, and his brain seemed to be boiling.
The tree, 11 words punct nsubj punct punct det obj punct cc nmod:poss nsubj parataxis mark aux xcomp punct root " PUNCT Man NOUN ! PUNCT " PUNCT cried VERB the DET General PROPN , PUNCT and CCONJ his PRON brain NOUN seemed VERB to PART be AUX boiling VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 " " PUNCT _ 2 Man punct 2 Man man NOUN Number=Sing 5 cried nsubj 3 ! ! PUNCT _ 2 Man punct 4 " " PUNCT _ 2 Man punct 5 cried cry VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 General det 7 General General PROPN Number=Sing 5 cried obj 8 , , PUNCT _ 12 seemed punct 9 and and CCONJ _ 12 seemed cc 10 his his PRON Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 11 brain nmod:poss 11 brain brain NOUN Number=Sing 12 seemed nsubj 12 seemed seem VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 5 cried parataxis 13 to to PART _ 15 boiling mark 14 be be AUX VerbForm=Inf 15 boiling aux 15 boiling boil VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 12 seemed xcomp 16 . . PUNCT _ 5 cried punct
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1 cry speech: express past Man the General vn manner_speaking-37.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent general=Topic 2 seem past Man's brain vn seem-109-1-1-1 «NP V S_INF»: agent=Theme clause=Attribute 3 boil to-infinitive · progressive Man's brain not said here vn cooking-45.3 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient
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