bra
Who acts: She, Mum, Bras, bra, sports bra, You · What happens: wear, support, cover, buy, take, come · To what, where: piece, breasts, sports bra, sister, first bra, many sizes
«bra» in the school dictionary: its meaning 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: bra in the school dictionary.
Meaning 1
A piece of underwear worn by women and older girls to support and cover their breasts. Short for «brassiere».
Sentence 1: A piece of underwear worn by women and older girls to support and cover their breasts.
The tree, 16 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 2 piece | det |
| 2 | piece | piece | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 3 | of | of | ADP | _ | 4 underwear | case |
| 4 | underwear | underwear | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 piece | nmod |
| 5 | worn | wear | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 2 piece | acl |
| 6 | by | by | ADP | _ | 7 women | case |
| 7 | women | woman | NOUN | Number=Plur | 5 worn | obl |
| 8 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 10 girls | cc |
| 9 | older | old | ADJ | Degree=Cmp | 10 girls | amod |
| 10 | girls | girl | NOUN | Number=Plur | 7 women | conj |
| 11 | to | to | PART | _ | 12 support | mark |
| 12 | support | support | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 5 worn | advcl |
| 13 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 14 cover | cc |
| 14 | cover | cover | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 12 support | conj |
| 15 | their | their | PRON | Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 16 breasts | nmod:poss |
| 16 | breasts | breast | NOUN | Number=Plur | 14 cover | obj |
| 17 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 2 piece | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | wear | participle | a piece of underwear not said here | by women and older girls | vn wipe_manner-10.4.1-1 «NP V PP-Conative»: agent=Agent | ||||
| 2 | support | to-infinitive | vn admire-31.2 «NP V that S»: agent=Experiencer | ||||||
| 3 | cover | infinitive | girls's breasts | vn fill-9.8-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme breast=Destination |
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.
Sentence 2: Short for «brassiere».
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Short | short | ADJ | Degree=Pos | root | root |
| 2 | for | for | ADP | _ | 4 brassiere | case |
| 3 | « | « | PUNCT | _ | 4 brassiere | punct |
| 4 | brassiere | brassiere | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 Short | obl |
| 5 | » | » | PUNCT | _ | 4 brassiere | punct |
| 6 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 1 Short | punct |
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.
Example 1
She bought a sports bra for netball.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | She | she | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 2 bought | nsubj |
| 2 | bought | buy | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 5 bra | det |
| 4 | sports | sport | NOUN | Number=Plur | 5 bra | compound |
| 5 | bra | bra | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 bought | obj |
| 6 | for | for | ADP | _ | 7 netball | case |
| 7 | netball | netball | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 bra | nmod |
| 8 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 2 bought | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | buy | past | She | a sports bra | for netball | vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP PP.beneficiary»: agent=Agent bra=Theme for netball=Beneficiary |
Example 2
Mum took my sister to buy her first bra.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mum | mum | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 took | nsubj |
| 2 | took | take | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | my | my | PRON | Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 4 sister | nmod:poss |
| 4 | sister | sister | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 took | iobj |
| 5 | to | to | PART | _ | 6 buy | mark |
| 6 | buy | buy | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 2 took | advcl |
| 7 | her | her | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 9 bra | nmod:poss |
| 8 | first | first | ADJ | Degree=Pos NumForm=Word NumType=Ord | 9 bra | amod |
| 9 | bra | bra | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 buy | obj |
| 10 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 2 took | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | take | past | Mum | my sister | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP ADVP»: agent=Instrument sister=Destination | ||||
| 2 | buy | to-infinitive | Mum not said here | Mum's first bra | vn accept-77.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent bra=Theme |
Example 3
Bras come in many sizes.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bras | bra | NOUN | Number=Plur | 2 come | nsubj |
| 2 | come | come | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | in | in | ADP | _ | 5 sizes | case |
| 4 | many | many | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 5 sizes | amod |
| 5 | sizes | size | NOUN | Number=Plur | 2 come | obl |
| 6 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 2 come | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | come | present | Bras | many sizes | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in size=Location |
Example 4
The bra is hanging on the washing line.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 bra | det |
| 2 | bra | bra | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 hanging | nsubj |
| 3 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 4 hanging | aux |
| 4 | hanging | hang | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | root | root |
| 5 | on | on | ADP | _ | 8 line | case |
| 6 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 8 line | det |
| 7 | washing | washing | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 line | compound |
| 8 | line | line | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 hanging | obl |
| 9 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 4 hanging | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | hang | present · progressive | the bra | the washing line | vn assuming_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent on line=Location |
Example 5
A sports bra helps when running and jumping.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 3 bra | det |
| 2 | sports | sport | NOUN | Number=Plur | 3 bra | compound |
| 3 | bra | bra | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 helps | nsubj |
| 4 | helps | help | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 5 | when | when | ADV | PronType=Int | 6 running | advmod |
| 6 | running | run | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | 4 helps | advcl |
| 7 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 8 jumping | cc |
| 8 | jumping | jump | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | 6 running | conj |
| 9 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 4 helps | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | help | present | a sports bra | vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent | |||||
| 2 | run | gerund | a sports bra not said here | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | |||||
| 3 | jump | gerund | a sports bra not said here | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
Example 6
You can ask the school nurse questions about puberty and bras.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | You | you | PRON | Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs | 3 ask | nsubj |
| 2 | can | can | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 3 ask | aux |
| 3 | ask | ask | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | root | root |
| 4 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 7 questions | det |
| 5 | school | school | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 nurse | compound |
| 6 | nurse | nurse | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 questions | compound |
| 7 | questions | question | NOUN | Number=Plur | 3 ask | obj |
| 8 | about | about | ADP | _ | 9 puberty | case |
| 9 | puberty | puberty | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 questions | nmod |
| 10 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 11 bras | cc |
| 11 | bras | brass | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 puberty | conj |
| 12 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 3 ask | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ask speech: ask | can | You | the nurse questions | about puberty and bras | vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V NP PP.topic»: agent=Agent question=Recipient about puberty=Topic |
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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