breech

Who acts: breech, Cinder breech, they, right, people, piece mule · What happens: be, load, reply, make, laugh, see · To what, where: back end, shell, old form, rude name, old stories, people · Speech: someone speaks here

«breech» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 3 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: breech in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

The breech of a gun is the back end, where the shell or bullet is loaded.

The tree, 16 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 breech	det
2	breech	breech	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 end	nsubj
3	of	of	ADP	_	5 gun	case
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 gun	det
5	gun	gun	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 breech	nmod
6	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	9 end	cop
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 end	det
8	back	back	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 end	compound
9	end	end	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
10	,	,	PUNCT	_	17 loaded	punct
11	where	where	ADV	PronType=Rel	17 loaded	advmod
12	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	13 shell	det
13	shell	shell	NOUN	Number=Sing	17 loaded	nsubj:pass
14	or	or	CCONJ	_	15 bullet	cc
15	bullet	bullet	NOUN	Number=Sing	13 shell	conj
16	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	17 loaded	aux:pass
17	loaded	load	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	9 end	acl:relcl
18	.	.	PUNCT	_	9 end	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	present	the breech of a gun	the back end					tree rules
2	load	present · passive		the shell or bullet					vn spray-9.7-2 «NP V NP.theme»: subject=Theme

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

Usage: old use — kept apart, not parsed.

A breech is an old form of breeches, short trousers. In old stories «Cinder-breech» is a rude name for a dirty, ragged servant.

Sentence 1: A breech is an old form of breeches, short trousers.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	2 breech	det
2	breech	breech	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 form	nsubj
3	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	6 form	cop
4	an	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 form	det
5	old	old	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 form	amod
6	form	form	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
7	of	of	ADP	_	8 breeches	case
8	breeches	breech	NOUN	Number=Plur	6 form	nmod
9	,	,	PUNCT	_	11 trousers	punct
10	short	short	ADJ	Degree=Pos	11 trousers	amod
11	trousers	trousers	NOUN	Number=Plur	8 breeches	conj
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 form	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	present	a breech	a old form				of breeches and short trousers	tree rules

Sentence 2: In old stories «Cinder-breech» is a rude name for a dirty, ragged servant.

The tree, 14 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	In	in	ADP	_	3 stories	case
2	old	old	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 stories	amod
3	stories	story	NOUN	Number=Plur	12 name	obl
4	«	«	PUNCT	_	7 breech	punct
5	Cinder	cinder	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 breech	compound
6	-	-	PUNCT	_	5 Cinder	punct
7	breech	breech	NOUN	Number=Sing	12 name	nsubj
8	»	»	PUNCT	_	7 breech	punct
9	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	12 name	cop
10	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	12 name	det
11	rude	rude	ADJ	Degree=Pos	12 name	amod
12	name	name	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
13	for	for	ADP	_	18 servant	case
14	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	18 servant	det
15	dirty	dirty	ADJ	Degree=Pos	18 servant	amod
16	,	,	PUNCT	_	15 dirty	punct
17	ragged	ragged	ADJ	Degree=Pos	18 servant	amod
18	servant	servant	NOUN	Number=Sing	12 name	nmod
19	.	.	PUNCT	_	12 name	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	present	Cinder breech	a rude name		old stories		for a dirty ragged servant	tree rules

Example 1

"Thou art in the right of it," they replied, "it would make people laugh to see a Cinder-breech at a ball."

The tree, 22 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	"	"	PUNCT	_	3 art	punct
2	Thou	thou	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=2 PronType=Prs Style=Arch	3 art	nsubj
3	art	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Style=Arch Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	in	in	ADP	_	6 right	case
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 right	det
6	right	right	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 art	obl
7	of	of	ADP	_	8 it	case
8	it	it	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	6 right	nmod
9	,	,	PUNCT	_	12 replied	punct
10	"	"	PUNCT	_	12 replied	punct
11	they	they	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs	12 replied	nsubj
12	replied	reply	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	3 art	parataxis
13	,	,	PUNCT	_	17 make	punct
14	"	"	PUNCT	_	17 make	punct
15	it	it	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	17 make	nsubj
16	would	would	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	17 make	aux
17	make	make	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	12 replied	ccomp
18	people	people	NOUN	Number=Plur	17 make	obj
19	laugh	laugh	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	17 make	xcomp
20	to	to	PART	_	21 see	mark
21	see	see	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	19 laugh	advcl
22	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	25 breech	det
23	Cinder	cinder	NOUN	Number=Sing	25 breech	compound
24	-	-	PUNCT	_	23 Cinder	punct
25	breech	breech	NOUN	Number=Sing	21 see	obj
26	at	at	ADP	_	28 ball	case
27	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	28 ball	det
28	ball	ball	NOUN	Number=Sing	21 see	obl
29	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 art	punct
30	"	"	PUNCT	_	3 art	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	where	roles by
1	reply speech: assert	past	they			vn say-37.7-1 «NP V S-Quote»: agent=Agent clause=Topic
2	make in a quote	would	right	people		tree rules
3	laugh in a quote	infinitive	people not said here			vn nonverbal_expression-40.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent
4	see in a quote	to-infinitive	people not said here	a Cinder breech	a ball	vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer breech=Stimulus

Example 2

"I'm the breech-piece mule of number two gun," said the mule.

The tree, 13 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	"	"	PUNCT	_	8 mule	punct
2	I	I	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs	8 mule	nsubj
3	'm	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	8 mule	cop
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 mule	det
5	breech	breech	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 piece	compound
6	-	-	PUNCT	_	5 breech	punct
7	piece	piece	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 mule	compound
8	mule	mule	NOUN	Number=Sing	15 said	nsubj
9	of	of	ADP	_	12 gun	case
10	number	number	NOUN	Number=Sing	12 gun	compound
11	two	two	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	10 number	nummod
12	gun	gun	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 mule	nmod
13	,	,	PUNCT	_	8 mule	punct
14	"	"	PUNCT	_	8 mule	punct
15	said	say	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
16	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	17 mule	det
17	mule	mule	NOUN	Number=Sing	15 said	obj
18	.	.	PUNCT	_	15 said	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a in a quote	present	the piece mule = mule	the piece mule				of number gun	tree rules
2	say speech: assert	past	the piece mule	the mule					vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent mule=Topic

Example 3

The soldiers cleaned the breech of the gun before firing.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 soldiers	det
2	soldiers	soldier	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 cleaned	nsubj
3	cleaned	clean	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 breech	det
5	breech	breech	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 cleaned	obj
6	of	of	ADP	_	8 gun	case
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 gun	det
8	gun	gun	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 breech	nmod
9	before	before	SCONJ	_	10 firing	mark
10	firing	fire	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	3 cleaned	advcl
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 cleaned	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	clean	past	the soldiers	the breech of the gun					vn other_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent breech=Patient
2	fire	gerund	the soldiers not said here						vn throw-17.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent

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