bulletproof

Who acts: Police officers, bulletproof screens, excuse, teacher, His, Nobody · What happens: stop, go through, fail, harm, wear, bulletproof · To what, where: bullets, bulletproof vests, car, bank counter, excuse, bulletproof

«bulletproof» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 5 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: bulletproof in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

Strong enough to stop bullets from going through, like a bulletproof vest or glass.

The tree, 14 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Strong	strong	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
2	enough	enough	ADV	_	1 Strong	advmod
3	to	to	PART	_	4 stop	mark
4	stop	stop	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	1 Strong	advcl
5	bullets	bullet	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 stop	obj
6	from	from	SCONJ	_	7 going	mark
7	going	go	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	4 stop	advcl
8	through	through	ADV	_	7 going	advmod
9	,	,	PUNCT	_	13 vest	punct
10	like	like	ADP	_	13 vest	case
11	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	13 vest	det
12	bulletproof	bulletproof	NOUN	Number=Sing	13 vest	compound
13	vest	vest	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 going	obl
14	or	or	CCONJ	_	15 glass	cc
15	glass	glass	NOUN	Number=Sing	13 vest	conj
16	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Strong	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	stop	to-infinitive		bullets					vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V NP.eventuality»: agent=Subeventuality bullet=Eventuality
2	go through	gerund						like a bulletproof vest or glass; through property	vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=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.

Not able to fail or be harmed; very safe or certain.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Not	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	2 able	advmod
2	able	able	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
3	to	to	PART	_	4 fail	mark
4	fail	fail	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	2 able	xcomp
5	or	or	CCONJ	_	7 harmed	cc
6	be	be	AUX	VerbForm=Inf	7 harmed	aux:pass
7	harmed	harm	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	4 fail	conj
8	;	;	PUNCT	_	10 safe	punct
9	very	very	ADV	_	10 safe	advmod
10	safe	safe	ADJ	Degree=Pos	2 able	conj
11	or	or	CCONJ	_	12 certain	cc
12	certain	certain	ADJ	Degree=Pos	10 safe	conj
13	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 able	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	fail	to-infinitive							vn succeed-74-3-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
2	harm	infinitive · passive							vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»

Example 1

Police officers wear bulletproof vests.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Police	police	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 officers	compound
2	officers	officer	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 wear	nsubj
3	wear	wear	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	bulletproof	bulletproof	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 vests	compound
5	vests	vest	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 wear	obj
6	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 wear	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	wear	present	Police officers	bulletproof vests					vn wipe_manner-10.4.1-1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent vest=Theme

Example 2

The president's car has bulletproof glass.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 president	det
2	president	president	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 car	nmod:poss
3	's	's	PART	_	2 president	case
4	car	car	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 bulletproof	nsubj:pass
5	has	have	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	6 bulletproof	aux
6	bulletproof	bulletproof	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
7	glass	glass	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 bulletproof	obj
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 bulletproof	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	bulletproof	present · perfect · passive		the president's car					tree rules

Example 3

The bank counter is protected by bulletproof screens.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 counter	det
2	bank	bank	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 counter	compound
3	counter	counter	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 protected	nsubj:pass
4	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	5 protected	aux:pass
5	protected	protect	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
6	by	by	ADP	_	8 screens	case
7	bulletproof	bulletproof	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 screens	compound
8	screens	screen	NOUN	Number=Plur	5 protected	obl
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 protected	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	protect	present · passive	bulletproof screens	the bank counter					vn defend-72.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent subject=Beneficiary

Example 4

His excuse wasn't bulletproof, and the teacher saw through it.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	His	his	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	2 excuse	nmod:poss
2	excuse	excuse	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 bulletproof	nsubj
3	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	5 bulletproof	cop
4	n't	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	5 bulletproof	advmod
5	bulletproof	bulletproof	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	root	root
6	,	,	PUNCT	_	10 saw	punct
7	and	and	CCONJ	_	10 saw	cc
8	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 teacher	det
9	teacher	teacher	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 saw	nsubj
10	saw	see	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	5 bulletproof	conj
11	through	through	ADP	_	12 it	case
12	it	it	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	10 saw	obl
13	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 bulletproof	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	where	other	roles by
1	not is	past	His excuse		bulletproof property	tree rules
2	see	past	the teacher	excuse		vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer
3	excuse		His = he			nom excuse «communication transitive»: poss=agent

Example 5

Nobody is bulletproof, so ride your bike carefully.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Nobody	nobody	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Neg	3 bulletproof	nsubj
2	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	3 bulletproof	cop
3	bulletproof	bulletproof	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	6 ride	punct
5	so	so	ADV	_	6 ride	advmod
6	ride	ride	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	3 bulletproof	acl:relcl
7	your	your	PRON	Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	8 bike	nmod:poss
8	bike	bike	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 ride	obj
9	carefully	carefully	ADV	_	6 ride	advmod
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 bulletproof	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	present	Nobody	bulletproof					tree rules
2	ride	infinitive	bulletproof not said here	your bike				carefully property	vn nonvehicle-51.4.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent bike=Theme

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