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brushwork

Who acts: way, marks, brushwork, teacher, You, Monet · What happens: use, leave, be, praise, see, paint · To what, where: paintbrush, painting, careful brushwork, brushwork, quick loose brushwork, water

«brushwork» 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: brushwork in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

The way a painter uses a paintbrush, and the marks the brush leaves on a painting.

The tree, 16 words
detnsubjdetnsubjdetobjpunctccdetnsubjdetnsubjconjcasedetoblpunctrootTheDETwayNOUNaDETpainterNOUNusesVERBaDETpaintbrushNOUN,PUNCTandCCONJtheDETmarksNOUNtheDETbrushNOUNleavesVERBonADPaDETpaintingNOUN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1ThetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art2 waydet
2waywayNOUNNumber=Sing5 usesnsubj
3aaDETDefinite=Ind PronType=Art4 painterdet
4painterpainterNOUNNumber=Sing5 usesnsubj
5usesuseVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Finrootroot
6aaDETDefinite=Ind PronType=Art7 paintbrushdet
7paintbrushpaintbrushNOUNNumber=Sing5 usesobj
8,,PUNCT_14 leavespunct
9andandCCONJ_14 leavescc
10thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art11 marksdet
11marksmarkNOUNNumber=Plur14 leavesnsubj
12thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art13 brushdet
13brushbrushNOUNNumber=Sing14 leavesnsubj
14leavesleaveVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin5 usesconj
15ononADP_17 paintingcase
16aaDETDefinite=Ind PronType=Art17 paintingdet
17paintingpaintingNOUNNumber=Sing14 leavesobl
18..PUNCT_5 usespunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1usepresentthe waya paintbrushvn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent paintbrush=Patient
2leavepresentthe marksa paintingvn keep-15.2 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent on painting=Location

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.

Example 1

Van Gogh's brushwork is thick and swirly.

nmod:possflatcasensubjcopccconjpunctrootVanPROPNGoghPROPN'sPARTbrushworkNOUNisAUXthickADJandCCONJswirlyADJ.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1VanVanPROPNNumber=Sing4 brushworknmod:poss
2GoghGoghPROPNNumber=Sing1 Vanflat
3's'sPART_1 Vancase
4brushworkbrushworkNOUNNumber=Sing6 thicknsubj
5isbeAUXMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin6 thickcop
6thickthickADJDegree=Posrootroot
7andandCCONJ_8 swirlycc
8swirlyswirlyADJDegree=Pos6 thickconj
9..PUNCT_6 thickpunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1ispresentVan's brushworkthick propertytree rules
2beVan's brushwork not said heretree rules

Example 2

Our teacher praised my careful brushwork.

nmod:possnsubjnmod:possamodobjpunctrootOurPRONteacherNOUNpraisedVERBmyPRONcarefulADJbrushworkNOUN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1OurourPRONCase=Gen Number=Plur Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs2 teachernmod:poss
2teacherteacherNOUNNumber=Sing3 praisednsubj
3praisedpraiseVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Finrootroot
4mymyPRONCase=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs6 brushworknmod:poss
5carefulcarefulADJDegree=Pos6 brushworkamod
6brushworkbrushworkNOUNNumber=Sing3 praisedobj
7..PUNCT_3 praisedpunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1praisepastOur teachermy careful brushworkvn judgment-33.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent brushwork=Theme

Example 3

You can see the brushwork up close on the canvas.

nsubjauxdetobjadvmodadvmodcasedetoblpunctrootYouPRONcanAUXseeVERBtheDETbrushworkNOUNupADVcloseADVonADPtheDETcanvasNOUN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1YouyouPRONCase=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs3 seensubj
2cancanAUXVerbForm=Fin3 seeaux
3seeseeVERBVerbForm=Infrootroot
4thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art5 brushworkdet
5brushworkbrushworkNOUNNumber=Sing3 seeobj
6upupADV_7 closeadvmod
7closecloseADVDegree=Pos3 seeadvmod
8ononADP_10 canvascase
9thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art10 canvasdet
10canvascanvasNOUNNumber=Sing7 closeobl
11..PUNCT_3 seepunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1seecanYouthe brushworkclose propertyvn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer brushwork=Stimulus

Example 4

Monet used quick, loose brushwork to paint water.

nsubjamodpunctamodobjmarkadvclobjpunctrootMonetPROPNusedVERBquickADJ,PUNCTlooseADJbrushworkNOUNtoPARTpaintVERBwaterNOUN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1MonetMonetPROPNNumber=Sing2 usednsubj
2useduseVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Finrootroot
3quickquickADJDegree=Pos6 brushworkamod
4,,PUNCT_3 quickpunct
5looselooseADJDegree=Pos6 brushworkamod
6brushworkbrushworkNOUNNumber=Sing2 usedobj
7totoPART_8 paintmark
8paintpaintVERBVerbForm=Inf2 usedadvcl
9waterwaterNOUNNumber=Sing8 paintobj
10..PUNCT_2 usedpunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1usepastMonetquick loose brushworkvn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent brushwork=Patient
2paintto-infinitiveMonet not said herewatervn image_impression-25.1 «NP V NP.destination»: agent=Agent water=Destination

Example 5

Chinese brushwork uses ink and a soft brush.

amodnsubjobjccdetamodconjpunctrootChineseADJbrushworkNOUNusesVERBinkNOUNandCCONJaDETsoftADJbrushNOUN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1ChineseChineseADJDegree=Pos2 brushworkamod
2brushworkbrushworkNOUNNumber=Sing3 usesnsubj
3usesuseVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Finrootroot
4inkinkNOUNNumber=Sing3 usesobj
5andandCCONJ_8 brushcc
6aaDETDefinite=Ind PronType=Art8 brushdet
7softsoftADJDegree=Pos8 brushamod
8brushbrushNOUNNumber=Sing4 inkconj
9..PUNCT_3 usespunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1usepresentChinese brushworkink and a soft brushvn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent ink=Patient

Example 6

The brushwork made the sky look windy.

detnsubjdetobjxcompxcomppunctrootTheDETbrushworkNOUNmadeVERBtheDETskyNOUNlookVERBwindyADJ.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1ThetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art2 brushworkdet
2brushworkbrushworkNOUNNumber=Sing3 madensubj
3mademakeVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Finrootroot
4thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art5 skydet
5skyskyNOUNNumber=Sing3 madeobj
6looklookVERBVerbForm=Inf3 madexcomp
7windywindyADJDegree=Pos6 lookxcomp
8..PUNCT_3 madepunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1makepastthe brushworkthe skytree rules
2lookinfinitivethe sky not said herewindy propertyvn stimulus_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus

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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