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canal

Who acts: boats, long narrow waterway, We, long narrow boat, Panama Canal, hand · What happens: dig, travel, flow, walk, go, join · To what, where: long narrow waterway, country, canal towpath, canal, two oceans, Canals

«canal» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 8 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: canal in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

A long, narrow waterway dug by people so boats can travel or water can flow, for example across a country.

The tree, 20 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 waterway	det
2	long	long	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 waterway	amod
3	,	,	PUNCT	_	2 long	punct
4	narrow	narrow	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 waterway	amod
5	waterway	waterway	NOUN	Number=Sing	16 flow	nsubj
6	dug	dig	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	5 waterway	acl
7	by	by	ADP	_	8 people	case
8	people	people	NOUN	Number=Plur	6 dug	obl:agent
9	so	so	SCONJ	_	12 travel	mark
10	boats	boat	NOUN	Number=Plur	12 travel	nsubj
11	can	can	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	12 travel	aux
12	travel	travel	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	6 dug	advcl
13	or	or	CCONJ	_	14 water	cc
14	water	water	NOUN	Number=Sing	12 travel	conj
15	can	can	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	16 flow	aux
16	flow	flow	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	root	root
17	,	,	PUNCT	_	19 example	punct
18	for	for	ADP	_	19 example	case
19	example	example	NOUN	Number=Sing	16 flow	obl
20	across	across	ADP	_	22 country	case
21	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	22 country	det
22	country	country	NOUN	Number=Sing	16 flow	obl
23	.	.	PUNCT	_	16 flow	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	dig	participle		a long narrow waterway not said here					vn create-26.4-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
2	travel	can	boats						vn run-51.3.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
3	flow	can	a long narrow waterway			a country		for example	vn appear-48.1.1 «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

A narrow tube in the body, such as the ear canal.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	3 tube	det
2	narrow	narrow	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 tube	amod
3	tube	tube	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
4	in	in	ADP	_	6 body	case
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 body	det
6	body	body	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 tube	nmod
7	,	,	PUNCT	_	12 canal	punct
8	such	such	ADJ	Degree=Pos ExtPos=ADP	12 canal	case
9	as	as	ADP	_	8 such	fixed
10	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	12 canal	det
11	ear	ear	NOUN	Number=Sing	12 canal	compound
12	canal	canal	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 tube	conj
13	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 tube	punct

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

Example 1

We walked along the canal towpath.

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 walked	nsubj
2	walked	walk	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	along	along	ADP	_	6 towpath	case
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 towpath	det
5	canal	canal	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 towpath	compound
6	towpath	towpath	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 walked	obl
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 walked	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	walk	past	We			the canal towpath			vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme along towpath=Trajectory

Example 2

A long narrow boat went slowly down the canal.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	4 boat	det
2	long	long	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 boat	amod
3	narrow	narrow	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 boat	amod
4	boat	boat	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 went	nsubj
5	went	go	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
6	slowly	slowly	ADV	_	5 went	advmod
7	down	down	ADP	_	9 canal	case
8	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 canal	det
9	canal	canal	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 went	obl
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 went	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	go	past	a long narrow boat			the canal		slowly property	vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial_location»: agent=Theme down canal=Initial_Location

Example 3

The Panama Canal joins two oceans.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 Canal	det
2	Panama	Panama	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 Canal	compound
3	Canal	Canal	PROPN	Number=Sing	4 joins	nsubj
4	joins	join	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
5	two	two	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	6 oceans	nummod
6	oceans	ocean	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 joins	obj
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 joins	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	join	present	the Panama Canal	two oceans					vn mix-22.1-2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent ocean=Patient

Example 4

Canals were dug by hand long ago.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Canals	canal	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 dug	nsubj
2	were	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	3 dug	aux:pass
3	dug	dig	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
4	by	by	ADP	_	5 hand	case
5	hand	hand	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 dug	obl
6	long	long	ADV	Degree=Pos	7 ago	advmod
7	ago	ago	ADV	_	3 dug	advmod
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 dug	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	dig	past · passive	hand	Canals				ago property	vn poke-19-1-1-1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent subject=Theme

Example 5

Never swim in a canal; the water is cold and deep.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Never	never	ADV	PronType=Neg	2 swim	advmod
2	swim	swim	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	in	in	ADP	_	5 canal	case
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 canal	det
5	canal	canal	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 swim	obl
6	;	;	PUNCT	_	10 cold	punct
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 water	det
8	water	water	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 cold	nsubj
9	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	10 cold	cop
10	cold	cold	ADJ	Degree=Pos	2 swim	parataxis
11	and	and	CCONJ	_	12 deep	cc
12	deep	deep	ADJ	Degree=Pos	10 cold	conj
13	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 swim	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	not swim	imperative	you not said here			a canal			vn run-51.3.2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in canal=Trajectory
2	is	present	the water					cold property	tree rules
3	be		the water not said here						tree rules

Example 6

Don't push cotton buds into your ear canal.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Do	do	AUX	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	3 push	aux
2	n't	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	3 push	advmod
3	push	push	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	cotton	cotton	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 buds	compound
5	buds	bud	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 push	obj
6	into	into	ADP	_	9 canal	case
7	your	your	PRON	Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	9 canal	nmod:poss
8	ear	ear	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 canal	compound
9	canal	canal	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 push	obl
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 push	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	not push	imperative · do-support	you not said here	cotton buds		your ear canal			vn funnel-9.3-1-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent bud=Theme into canal=Destination

Example 7

The canal had locks to lift boats up the hill.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 canal	det
2	canal	canal	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 had	nsubj
3	had	have	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	locks	lock	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 had	obj
5	to	to	PART	_	6 lift	mark
6	lift	lift	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	3 had	xcomp
7	boats	boat	NOUN	Number=Plur	6 lift	obj
8	up	up	ADP	_	10 hill	case
9	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	10 hill	det
10	hill	hill	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 lift	obl
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 had	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	have	past	the canal	locks					tree rules
2	lift	to-infinitive	locks not said here	boats		the hill			vn put_direction-9.4 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent boat=Theme up hill=Destination

Example 8

Nothing was to be seen but an open meadow, surrounded by a few bushes, through which ran a broad canal or stream.

The tree, 22 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Nothing	nothing	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Neg	5 seen	nsubj:pass
2	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	5 seen	aux:pass
3	to	to	PART	_	5 seen	mark
4	be	be	AUX	VerbForm=Inf	5 seen	aux:pass
5	seen	see	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
6	but	but	CCONJ	_	11 surrounded	cc
7	an	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	9 meadow	det
8	open	open	ADJ	Degree=Pos	9 meadow	amod
9	meadow	meadow	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 surrounded	nsubj:pass
10	,	,	PUNCT	_	11 surrounded	punct
11	surrounded	surround	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	5 seen	conj
12	by	by	ADP	_	15 bushes	case
13	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	15 bushes	det
14	few	few	ADJ	Degree=Pos	15 bushes	amod
15	bushes	bush	NOUN	Number=Plur	11 surrounded	obl:agent
16	,	,	PUNCT	_	19 ran	punct
17	through	through	ADP	_	18 which	case
18	which	which	PRON	PronType=Rel	19 ran	nsubj
19	ran	run	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	11 surrounded	conj
20	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	22 canal	det
21	broad	broad	ADJ	Degree=Pos	22 canal	amod
22	canal	canal	NOUN	Number=Sing	19 ran	obj
23	or	or	CCONJ	_	24 stream	cc
24	stream	stream	NOUN	Number=Sing	22 canal	conj
25	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 seen	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	see	past · passive		Nothing					vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Stimulus
2	surround	participle · passive	a few bushes	a open meadow					vn contiguous_location-47.8 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme subject=Co-Theme
3	run	past		a broad canal or stream					vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme canal=Trajectory

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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