carbuncle
Who acts: carbuncle, prince, necklace, Pirates · What happens: be, cut, find, glow, have, shine · To what, where: dark red precious stone, old word, glowing carbuncle, box, carbuncle, diamonds
«carbuncle» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 3 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: carbuncle in the school dictionary.
Meaning 1
A carbuncle is a dark red precious stone, a round-cut garnet.
The tree, 12 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 2 carbuncle | det |
| 2 | carbuncle | carbuncle | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 stone | nsubj |
| 3 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 8 stone | cop |
| 4 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 8 stone | det |
| 5 | dark | dark | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 8 stone | amod |
| 6 | red | red | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 8 stone | amod |
| 7 | precious | precious | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 8 stone | amod |
| 8 | stone | stone | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 9 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 14 garnet | punct |
| 10 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 14 garnet | det |
| 11 | round | round | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 13 cut | compound |
| 12 | - | - | PUNCT | _ | 11 round | punct |
| 13 | cut | cut | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 14 garnet | amod |
| 14 | garnet | garnet | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 stone | conj |
| 15 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 8 stone | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is a | present | a carbuncle | a dark red precious stone and a cut garnet | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | cut | participle | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer |
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 carbuncle is an old word for a painful boil under the skin.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 2 carbuncle | det |
| 2 | carbuncle | carbuncle | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 word | nsubj |
| 3 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 6 word | cop |
| 4 | an | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 6 word | det |
| 5 | old | old | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 6 word | amod |
| 6 | word | word | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 7 | for | for | ADP | _ | 10 boil | case |
| 8 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 10 boil | det |
| 9 | painful | painful | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 10 boil | amod |
| 10 | boil | boil | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 word | nmod |
| 11 | under | under | ADP | _ | 13 skin | case |
| 12 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 13 skin | det |
| 13 | skin | skin | NOUN | Number=Sing | 10 boil | nmod |
| 14 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 6 word | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is a | present | a carbuncle | a old word | for a painful boil under the skin | tree rules |
Example 1
The prince found a glowing carbuncle in the box.
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 | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 found | nsubj |
| 3 | found | find | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 6 carbuncle | det |
| 5 | glowing | glow | VERB | VerbForm=Ger | 6 carbuncle | amod |
| 6 | carbuncle | carbuncle | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 found | obj |
| 7 | in | in | ADP | _ | 9 box | case |
| 8 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 9 box | det |
| 9 | box | box | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 carbuncle | nmod |
| 10 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 3 found | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | find | past | the prince | a glowing carbuncle | the box | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent carbuncle=Topic | |||
| 2 | glow | gerund | vn light_emission-43.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
Example 2
The queen's necklace had a carbuncle that shone like torches.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 queen | det |
| 2 | queen | queen | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 necklace | nmod:poss |
| 3 | 's | 's | PART | _ | 2 queen | case |
| 4 | necklace | necklace | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 had | nsubj |
| 5 | had | have | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 6 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 7 carbuncle | det |
| 7 | carbuncle | carbuncle | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 had | obj |
| 8 | that | that | PRON | PronType=Rel | 9 shone | nsubj |
| 9 | shone | shine | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 7 carbuncle | acl:relcl |
| 10 | like | like | ADP | _ | 11 torches | case |
| 11 | torches | torch | NOUN | Number=Plur | 9 shone | obl |
| 12 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 5 had | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | have | past | the queen's necklace | a carbuncle | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent carbuncle=Patient | ||||
| 2 | shine | past | a carbuncle | like torches | vn light_emission-43.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
Example 3
Pirates loaded diamonds, rubies and carbuncles onto the ship.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pirates | pirate | NOUN | Number=Plur | 2 loaded | nsubj |
| 2 | loaded | load | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | diamonds | diamond | NOUN | Number=Plur | 2 loaded | obj |
| 4 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 5 rubies | punct |
| 5 | rubies | ruby | NOUN | Number=Plur | 3 diamonds | conj |
| 6 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 7 carbuncles | cc |
| 7 | carbuncles | carbuncle | NOUN | Number=Plur | 3 diamonds | conj |
| 8 | onto | onto | ADP | _ | 10 ship | case |
| 9 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 10 ship | det |
| 10 | ship | ship | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 loaded | obl |
| 11 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 2 loaded | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | load | past | Pirates | diamonds and rubies and carbuncles | the ship | vn spray-9.7-2 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent diamond=Theme onto ship=Destination |
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