braille Who acts: letter, aunt, lift buttons, Louis, We, our · What happens: raise, sight, read, touch, be, have · To what, where: people, pattern, books, braille, teenager, braille letter
«braille» 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: braille in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 A system of raised dots that blind and partly sighted people read by touching them with their fingers. Each letter is a pattern of up to six dots.
Sentence 1: A system of raised dots that blind and partly sighted people read by touching them with their fingers.
The tree, 18 words det nsubj case amod obl nsubj cc advmod conj obj xcomp mark advcl obj case nmod:poss obl punct root A DET system NOUN of ADP raised VERB dots NOUN that PRON blind ADJ and CCONJ partly ADV sighted VERB people NOUN read VERB by SCONJ touching VERB them PRON with ADP their PRON fingers NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 system det 2 system system NOUN Number=Sing 7 blind nsubj 3 of of ADP _ 5 dots case 4 raised raise VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 5 dots amod 5 dots dot NOUN Number=Plur 7 blind obl 6 that that PRON PronType=Rel 7 blind nsubj 7 blind blind ADJ Degree=Pos root root 8 and and CCONJ _ 10 sighted cc 9 partly partly ADV _ 10 sighted advmod 10 sighted sight VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 7 blind conj 11 people people NOUN Number=Plur 10 sighted obj 12 read read VERB VerbForm=Inf 10 sighted xcomp 13 by by SCONJ _ 14 touching mark 14 touching touch VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 12 read advcl 15 them they PRON Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs 14 touching obj 16 with with ADP _ 18 fingers case 17 their their PRON Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 18 fingers nmod:poss 18 fingers finger NOUN Number=Plur 14 touching obl 19 . . PUNCT _ 7 blind punct
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1 raise participle vn put_direction-9.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent 2 sight past people partly property tree rules 3 read infinitive vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent 4 touch gerund people with people's fingers vn touch-20-1 «NP V NP PP.instrument»: agent=Agent they=Experiencer with finger=Instrument
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: Each letter is a pattern of up to six dots.
det nsubj cop det case case case nummod nmod punct root Each DET letter NOUN is AUX a DET pattern NOUN of ADP up ADP to ADP six NUM dots NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Each each DET PronType=Tot 2 letter det 2 letter letter NOUN Number=Sing 5 pattern nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 pattern cop 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 pattern det 5 pattern pattern NOUN Number=Sing root root 6 of of ADP _ 10 dots case 7 up up ADP _ 10 dots case 8 to to ADP _ 10 dots case 9 six six NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 10 dots nummod 10 dots dot NOUN Number=Plur 5 pattern nmod 11 . . PUNCT _ 5 pattern punct
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1 is a present each letter a pattern of six dots tree rules
Example 1 My aunt reads books in braille.
nmod:poss nsubj obj case obl punct root My PRON aunt NOUN reads VERB books NOUN in ADP braille NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 My my PRON Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 2 aunt nmod:poss 2 aunt aunt NOUN Number=Sing 3 reads nsubj 3 reads read VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 books book NOUN Number=Plur 3 reads obj 5 in in ADP _ 6 braille case 6 braille braille NOUN Number=Sing 3 reads obl 7 . . PUNCT _ 3 reads punct
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1 read present My aunt books braille vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent book=Topic
Example 2 The lift buttons have braille on them.
det compound nsubj obj case obl punct root The DET lift NOUN buttons NOUN have VERB braille NOUN on ADP them PRON . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 buttons det 2 lift lift NOUN Number=Sing 3 buttons compound 3 buttons button NOUN Number=Plur 4 have nsubj 4 have have VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 5 braille braille NOUN Number=Sing 4 have obj 6 on on ADP _ 7 them case 7 them they PRON Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs 4 have obl 8 . . PUNCT _ 4 have punct
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1 have present the lift buttons braille on them = they vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent braille=Patient
Example 3 Louis Braille invented braille when he was a teenager.
nsubj flat obj advmod nsubj cop det advcl punct root Louis PROPN Braille PROPN invented VERB braille NOUN when ADV he PRON was AUX a DET teenager NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Louis Louis PROPN Number=Sing 3 invented nsubj 2 Braille Braille PROPN Number=Sing 1 Louis flat 3 invented invent VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 braille braille NOUN Number=Sing 3 invented obj 5 when when ADV PronType=Int 9 teenager advmod 6 he he PRON Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 9 teenager nsubj 7 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 9 teenager cop 8 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 9 teenager det 9 teenager teenager NOUN Number=Sing 3 invented advcl 10 . . PUNCT _ 3 invented punct
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1 invent past Louis braille vn create-26.4-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent braille=Result 2 is a past Louis a teenager tree rules
Example 4 Each braille letter is made of up to six raised dots.
det compound nsubj:pass aux:pass case case case nummod amod obl punct root Each DET braille NOUN letter NOUN is AUX made VERB of ADP up ADP to ADP six NUM raised VERB dots NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Each each DET PronType=Tot 3 letter det 2 braille braille NOUN Number=Sing 3 letter compound 3 letter letter NOUN Number=Sing 5 made nsubj:pass 4 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 made aux:pass 5 made make VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 6 of of ADP _ 11 dots case 7 up up ADP _ 11 dots case 8 to to ADP _ 11 dots case 9 six six NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 11 dots nummod 10 raised raise VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 11 dots amod 11 dots dot NOUN Number=Plur 5 made obl 12 . . PUNCT _ 5 made punct
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1 make present · passive each braille letter of six raised dots vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: subject=Product 2 raise participle vn put_direction-9.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent
Example 5 We wrote our names in braille using glue dots.
nsubj nmod:poss obj case obl advcl compound obj punct root We PRON wrote VERB our PRON names NOUN in ADP braille NOUN using VERB glue NOUN dots 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 wrote nsubj 2 wrote write VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 our our PRON Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 4 names nmod:poss 4 names name NOUN Number=Plur 2 wrote obj 5 in in ADP _ 6 braille case 6 braille braille NOUN Number=Sing 2 wrote obl 7 using use VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 2 wrote advcl 8 glue glue NOUN Number=Sing 9 dots compound 9 dots dot NOUN Number=Plur 7 using obj 10 . . PUNCT _ 2 wrote punct
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1 write past We our names braille vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent name=Theme in braille=Destination 2 use gerund We not said here glue dots vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent dot=Patient 3 name our nom name «communication transitive»: poss=agent
Example 6 The medicine box has the name in braille.
det compound nsubj det obj case nmod punct root The DET medicine NOUN box NOUN has VERB the DET name NOUN in ADP braille NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 box det 2 medicine medicine NOUN Number=Sing 3 box compound 3 box box NOUN Number=Sing 4 has nsubj 4 has have VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 name det 6 name name NOUN Number=Sing 4 has obj 7 in in ADP _ 8 braille case 8 braille braille NOUN Number=Sing 6 name nmod 9 . . PUNCT _ 4 has punct
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1 have present the medicine box the name braille vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent name=Patient
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