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captain

Who acts: Mia, captain, This, pilot, Captain Hook, class captain · What happens: charge, lead, be, steer, speak, say · To what, where: ship, team, captain, storm, pirate, Peter Pan · Speech: someone speaks here

«captain» in the school dictionary: its 4 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: captain in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

The person in charge of a ship or an aeroplane.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 person	det
2	person	person	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
3	in	in	ADP	_	4 charge	case
4	charge	charge	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 person	nmod
5	of	of	ADP	_	7 ship	case
6	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	7 ship	det
7	ship	ship	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 charge	nmod
8	or	or	CCONJ	_	10 aeroplane	cc
9	an	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	10 aeroplane	det
10	aeroplane	aeroplane	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 ship	conj
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 person	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	charge			a ship or a aeroplane					nom charge «act transitive»: of=patient

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

The leader of a sports team.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 leader	det
2	leader	leader	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
3	of	of	ADP	_	6 team	case
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 team	det
5	sports	sport	NOUN	Number=Plur	6 team	compound
6	team	team	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 leader	nmod
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 leader	punct

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

Meaning 3

An officer in the army, navy or police.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	An	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	2 officer	det
2	officer	officer	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
3	in	in	ADP	_	5 army	case
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 army	det
5	army	army	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 officer	nmod
6	,	,	PUNCT	_	7 navy	punct
7	navy	navy	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 army	conj
8	or	or	CCONJ	_	9 police	cc
9	police	police	NOUN	Number=Plur	5 army	conj
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 officer	punct

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

Meaning 4

Usage: verb — kept apart, not parsed.

To lead a team or a ship.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	To	to	PART	_	2 lead	mark
2	lead	lead	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	4 team	det
4	team	team	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 lead	obj
5	or	or	CCONJ	_	7 ship	cc
6	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	7 ship	det
7	ship	ship	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 team	conj
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 lead	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	lead	to-infinitive		a team or a ship					vn accompany-51.7 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent team=Theme

Example 1

Mia is the captain of our netball team.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Mia	Mia	PROPN	Number=Sing	4 captain	nsubj
2	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	4 captain	cop
3	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	4 captain	det
4	captain	captain	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
5	of	of	ADP	_	8 team	case
6	our	our	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	8 team	nmod:poss
7	netball	netball	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 team	compound
8	team	team	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 captain	nmod
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 captain	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	present	Mia	the captain				of our netball team	tree rules

Example 2

The captain steered the ship through the storm.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 captain	det
2	captain	captain	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 steered	nsubj
3	steered	steer	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 ship	det
5	ship	ship	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 steered	obj
6	through	through	ADP	_	8 storm	case
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 storm	det
8	storm	storm	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 steered	obl
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 steered	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	steer	past	the captain	the ship		the storm			vn accompany-51.7 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent ship=Theme through storm=Destination

Example 3

«This is your captain speaking,» said the pilot.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	«	«	PUNCT	_	5 captain	punct
2	This	this	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Dem	5 captain	nsubj
3	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	5 captain	cop
4	your	your	PRON	Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	5 captain	nmod:poss
5	captain	captain	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 said	obl
6	speaking	speak	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	9 said	advcl
7	,	,	PUNCT	_	6 speaking	punct
8	»	»	PUNCT	_	6 speaking	punct
9	said	say	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
10	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	11 pilot	det
11	pilot	pilot	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 said	obj
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	9 said	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a in a quote	present	This	your captain					tree rules
2	speak speech: other in a quote	gerund	the pilot not said here						vn talk-37.5 «NP V»: agent=Agent
3	say speech: assert	past	the pilot						vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent

Example 4

Captain Hook is the pirate in «Peter Pan».

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Captain	Captain	PROPN	Number=Sing	2 Hook	compound
2	Hook	hook	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 pirate	nsubj
3	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	5 pirate	cop
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 pirate	det
5	pirate	pirate	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
6	in	in	ADP	_	9 Pan	case
7	«	«	PUNCT	_	9 Pan	punct
8	Peter	Peter	PROPN	Number=Sing	9 Pan	compound
9	Pan	Pan	PROPN	Number=Sing	5 pirate	nmod
10	»	»	PUNCT	_	5 pirate	punct
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 pirate	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	present	Captain Hook	the pirate		Peter Pan			tree rules

Example 5

Who will captain the team this year?

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Who	who	PRON	PronType=Rel	3 captain	nsubj
2	will	will	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	3 captain	aux
3	captain	captain	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	root	root
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 team	det
5	team	team	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 captain	obj
6	this	this	DET	Number=Sing PronType=Dem	7 year	det
7	year	year	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 captain	obl:unmarked
8	?	?	PUNCT	_	3 captain	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	captain	future		the team			year		vn captain-29.8-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent team=Beneficiary

Example 6

The captain was the last to leave the sinking ship.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 captain	det
2	captain	captain	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 last	nsubj
3	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	5 last	cop
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 last	det
5	last	last	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
6	to	to	PART	_	7 leave	mark
7	leave	leave	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	5 last	advcl
8	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	10 ship	det
9	sinking	sinking	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 ship	compound
10	ship	ship	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 leave	obj
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 last	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	past	the captain					last property	tree rules
2	leave	to-infinitive	the captain not said here	the sinking ship					vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent ship=Theme

Example 7

Our class captain helps the teacher.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Our	our	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	3 captain	nmod:poss
2	class	class	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 captain	compound
3	captain	captain	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 helps	nsubj
4	helps	help	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 teacher	det
6	teacher	teacher	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 helps	obj
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 helps	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	help	present	Our class captain		the teacher				vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent teacher=Beneficiary

Example 8

The captain was in great fright.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 captain	det
2	captain	captain	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 fright	nsubj
3	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	6 fright	cop
4	in	in	ADP	_	6 fright	case
5	great	great	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 fright	amod
6	fright	fright	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 fright	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	past	the captain			great fright			tree rules

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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