bong
Who acts: clock, We, doorbell, you, police · What happens: make, use, smoke, go, hear, bong · To what, where: sound, water pipe, drugs, bong, bongs, radio
«bong» 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: bong in the school dictionary.
Meaning 1
A deep ringing sound, like a big bell or clock.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 4 sound | det |
| 2 | deep | deep | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 4 sound | amod |
| 3 | ringing | ringing | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 sound | compound |
| 4 | sound | sound | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 5 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 9 bell | punct |
| 6 | like | like | ADP | _ | 9 bell | case |
| 7 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 9 bell | det |
| 8 | big | big | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 9 bell | amod |
| 9 | bell | bell | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 sound | appos |
| 10 | or | or | CCONJ | _ | 11 clock | cc |
| 11 | clock | clock | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 bell | conj |
| 12 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 4 sound | punct |
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.
Meaning 2
Usage: verb — kept apart, not parsed.
To make that sound.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | To | to | PART | _ | 2 make | mark |
| 2 | make | make | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | that | that | DET | Number=Sing PronType=Dem | 4 sound | det |
| 4 | sound | sound | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 make | obj |
| 5 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 2 make | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | make | to-infinitive | that sound | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset sound=Product |
Meaning 3
Usage: slang — kept apart, not parsed.
A water pipe used to smoke drugs such as cannabis.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 3 pipe | det |
| 2 | water | water | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 pipe | compound |
| 3 | pipe | pipe | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 4 | used | use | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 3 pipe | acl |
| 5 | to | to | PART | _ | 6 smoke | mark |
| 6 | smoke | smoke | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 4 used | advcl |
| 7 | drugs | drug | NOUN | Number=Plur | 6 smoke | obj |
| 8 | such | such | ADJ | Degree=Pos ExtPos=ADP | 10 cannabis | case |
| 9 | as | as | ADP | _ | 8 such | fixed |
| 10 | cannabis | cannabis | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 drugs | nmod |
| 11 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 3 pipe | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | use | participle | a water pipe not said here | vn eat-39.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent | |||||
| 2 | smoke | to-infinitive | drugs | such cannabis | vn eat-39.1-1-1 «NP V NP.source»: agent=Agent drug=Source |
Example 1
The clock went bong twelve times.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 clock | det |
| 2 | clock | clock | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 went | nsubj |
| 3 | went | go | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | bong | bong | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 went | obj |
| 5 | twelve | twelve | NUM | NumForm=Word NumType=Card | 6 times | nummod |
| 6 | times | time | NOUN | Number=Plur | 3 went | obl:unmarked |
| 7 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 3 went | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | go | past | the clock | bong | time | vn meander-47.7 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location bong=Theme |
Example 2
We heard the bongs of Big Ben on the radio.
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 heard | nsubj |
| 2 | heard | hear | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 4 bongs | det |
| 4 | bongs | bong | NOUN | Number=Plur | 2 heard | obj |
| 5 | of | of | ADP | _ | 7 Ben | case |
| 6 | Big | Big | PROPN | Number=Sing | 7 Ben | flat |
| 7 | Ben | Ben | PROPN | Number=Sing | 4 bongs | nmod |
| 8 | on | on | ADP | _ | 10 radio | case |
| 9 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 10 radio | det |
| 10 | radio | radio | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 heard | obl |
| 11 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 2 heard | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | hear | past | We | the bongs of Big Ben | the radio | vn see-30.1-1-1 «NP V S»: agent=Experiencer bong=Stimulus |
Example 3
The doorbell bonged loudly.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 doorbell | det |
| 2 | doorbell | doorbell | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 bonged | nsubj |
| 3 | bonged | bong | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | loudly | loudly | ADV | _ | 3 bonged | advmod |
| 5 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 3 bonged | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | bong | past | the doorbell | loudly property | tree rules |
Example 4
The big bell bonged across the town.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 3 bell | det |
| 2 | big | big | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 3 bell | amod |
| 3 | bell | bell | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 4 | bonged | bong | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 3 bell | acl |
| 5 | across | across | ADP | _ | 7 town | case |
| 6 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 7 town | det |
| 7 | town | town | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 bonged | obl |
| 8 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 3 bell | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | bong | participle | the big bell not said here | the town | tree rules |
Example 5
Count the bongs to know the hour.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Count | count | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 2 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 3 bongs | det |
| 3 | bongs | bong | NOUN | Number=Plur | 1 Count | obj |
| 4 | to | to | PART | _ | 5 know | mark |
| 5 | know | know | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 1 Count | advcl |
| 6 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 7 hour | det |
| 7 | hour | hour | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 know | obj |
| 8 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 1 Count | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | count | imperative | you not said here | the bongs | vn multiply-108 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent bong=Theme | ||||
| 2 | know | to-infinitive | you not said here | hour | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer |
Example 6
The police found a bong, a pipe for smoking drugs. (slang)
Sentence 1: The police found a bong, a pipe for smoking drugs.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 police | det |
| 2 | police | police | NOUN | Number=Plur | 3 found | nsubj |
| 3 | found | find | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 5 bong | det |
| 5 | bong | bong | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 found | obj |
| 6 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 8 pipe | punct |
| 7 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 8 pipe | det |
| 8 | pipe | pipe | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 bong | appos |
| 9 | for | for | ADP | _ | 11 drugs | case |
| 10 | smoking | smoking | NOUN | Number=Sing | 11 drugs | compound |
| 11 | drugs | drug | NOUN | Number=Plur | 8 pipe | nmod |
| 12 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 3 found | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | find | past | the police | a bong | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent bong=Topic |
Sentence 2: (slang)
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ( | ( | PUNCT | _ | 2 slang | punct |
| 2 | slang | slang | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 3 | ) | ) | PUNCT | _ | 2 slang | punct |
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.
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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