bucketful

Who acts: one bucket, We, It, bucket, 4 bucketfuls, She · What happens: hold, carry, make, take, fill, be · To what, where: amount, bucketful, castle, six bucketfuls, paddling pool, 8 litres

«bucketful» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 7 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: bucketful in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

The amount that one bucket can hold: «a bucketful of water».

The tree, 11 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 amount	det
2	amount	amount	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
3	that	that	PRON	PronType=Rel	7 hold	obj
4	one	one	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	5 bucket	nummod
5	bucket	bucket	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 hold	nsubj
6	can	can	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	7 hold	aux
7	hold	hold	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	2 amount	acl:relcl
8	:	:	PUNCT	_	11 bucketful	punct
9	«	«	PUNCT	_	11 bucketful	punct
10	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	11 bucketful	det
11	bucketful	bucketful	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 amount	appos
12	of	of	ADP	_	13 water	case
13	water	water	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 bucketful	nmod
14	»	»	PUNCT	_	11 bucketful	punct
15	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 amount	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	hold	can	one bucket	the amount					vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent that=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: informal — kept apart, not parsed.

A large amount: «bucketfuls of rain».

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	3 amount	det
2	large	large	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 amount	amod
3	amount	amount	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
4	:	:	PUNCT	_	6 bucketfuls	punct
5	«	«	PUNCT	_	6 bucketfuls	punct
6	bucketfuls	bucketful	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 amount	appos
7	of	of	ADP	_	8 rain	case
8	rain	rain	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 bucketfuls	nmod
9	»	»	PUNCT	_	6 bucketfuls	punct
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 amount	punct

The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

Example 1

We carried a bucketful of sand to make the castle.

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 carried	nsubj
2	carried	carry	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	4 bucketful	det
4	bucketful	bucketful	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 carried	obj
5	of	of	ADP	_	6 sand	case
6	sand	sand	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 bucketful	nmod
7	to	to	PART	_	8 make	mark
8	make	make	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	2 carried	advcl
9	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	10 castle	det
10	castle	castle	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 make	obj
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 carried	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	carry	past	We	a bucketful of sand					vn carry-11.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent bucketful=Theme
2	make	to-infinitive	We not said here	the castle					vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset castle=Product

Example 2

It took six bucketfuls to fill the paddling pool.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	It	it	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	2 took	nsubj
2	took	take	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	six	six	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	4 bucketfuls	nummod
4	bucketfuls	bucketful	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 took	obj
5	to	to	PART	_	6 fill	mark
6	fill	fill	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	2 took	advcl
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 pool	det
8	paddling	paddling	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 pool	compound
9	pool	pool	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 fill	obj
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 took	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	take	past	It	six bucketfuls					vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent bucketful=Theme
2	fill	to-infinitive		the paddling pool					vn other_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent pool=Patient

Example 3

The bucket holds 8 litres, so 4 bucketfuls are 32 litres.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 bucket	det
2	bucket	bucket	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 holds	nsubj
3	holds	hold	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	8	8	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	5 litres	nummod
5	litres	litre	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 holds	obj
6	,	,	PUNCT	_	12 litres	punct
7	so	so	ADV	_	12 litres	advmod
8	4	4	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	9 bucketfuls	nummod
9	bucketfuls	bucketful	NOUN	Number=Plur	12 litres	nsubj
10	are	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	12 litres	cop
11	32	32	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	12 litres	nummod
12	litres	litre	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 holds	obj
13	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 holds	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	hold	present	the bucket	8 litres					vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent litre=Theme
2	is a	present	4 bucketfuls	32 litres					tree rules

Example 4

She poured a bucketful of water over the campfire.

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 poured	nsubj
2	poured	pour	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	4 bucketful	det
4	bucketful	bucketful	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 poured	obj
5	of	of	ADP	_	6 water	case
6	water	water	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 bucketful	nmod
7	over	over	ADP	_	9 campfire	case
8	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 campfire	det
9	campfire	campfire	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 poured	obl
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 poured	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	pour	past	She	a bucketful of water		the campfire			vn preparing-26.3-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent bucketful=Patient

Example 5

They earned money by the bucketful.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	They	they	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs	2 earned	nsubj
2	earned	earn	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	money	money	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 earned	obj
4	by	by	ADP	_	6 bucketful	case
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 bucketful	det
6	bucketful	bucketful	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 earned	obl
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 earned	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	earn	past	They	money				by the bucketful	vn get-13.5.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent money=Theme

Example 6

The farmer gave the pigs a bucketful of scraps.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 farmer	det
2	farmer	farmer	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 gave	nsubj
3	gave	give	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 pigs	det
5	pigs	pig	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 gave	obj
6	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	7 bucketful	det
7	bucketful	bucketful	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 gave	obj
8	of	of	ADP	_	9 scraps	case
9	scraps	scrap	NOUN	Number=Plur	7 bucketful	nmod
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 gave	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	give	past	the farmer	a bucketful of scraps	the pigs				vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent pig=Recipient bucketful=Theme

Example 7

The Prince gave him a second bucketful.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 Prince	det
2	Prince	Prince	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 gave	nsubj
3	gave	give	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	him	he	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	3 gave	iobj
5	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	7 bucketful	det
6	second	second	ADJ	Degree=Pos NumForm=Word NumType=Ord	7 bucketful	amod
7	bucketful	bucketful	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 gave	obj
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 gave	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	give	past	the Prince	a second bucketful	him = he				vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent he=Recipient bucketful=Theme

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