cassette

Who acts: small sealed case, Mum, You, Grandad, We, Cassettes · What happens: use, record, play, seal, hold, have · To what, where: music, film, old cassette tapes, pencil, tangled cassette, cassette

«cassette» in the school dictionary: its 3 meanings for a pupil and its 6 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: cassette in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

A small plastic box with magnetic tape inside, used to record and play music or sound, popular from the 1970s to the 1990s.

The tree, 23 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	4 box	det
2	small	small	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 box	amod
3	plastic	plastic	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 box	compound
4	box	box	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
5	with	with	ADP	_	7 tape	case
6	magnetic	magnetic	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 tape	amod
7	tape	tape	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 box	nmod
8	inside	inside	ADV	_	7 tape	advmod
9	,	,	PUNCT	_	10 used	punct
10	used	use	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	4 box	parataxis
11	to	to	PART	_	12 record	mark
12	record	record	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	10 used	xcomp
13	and	and	CCONJ	_	14 play	cc
14	play	play	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	12 record	conj
15	music	music	NOUN	Number=Sing	14 play	obj
16	or	or	CCONJ	_	17 sound	cc
17	sound	sound	NOUN	Number=Sing	15 music	conj
18	,	,	PUNCT	_	19 popular	punct
19	popular	popular	ADJ	Degree=Pos	15 music	conj
20	from	from	ADP	_	22 1970s	case
21	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	22 1970s	det
22	1970s	1970s	NOUN	Number=Ptan NumForm=Combi NumType=Card	19 popular	obl
23	to	to	ADP	_	25 1990s	case
24	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	25 1990s	det
25	1990s	1990s	NOUN	Number=Ptan NumForm=Combi NumType=Card	22 1970s	nmod
26	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 box	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	what, whom	roles by
1	use	participle		vn use-105.1 «NP V NP S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Eventuality
2	record	to-infinitive		vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
3	play	infinitive	music or sound	vn use-105.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent music=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 small sealed case that holds film, ink or other things for a machine.

The tree, 14 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	4 case	det
2	small	small	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 case	amod
3	sealed	seal	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	4 case	amod
4	case	case	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
5	that	that	PRON	PronType=Rel	6 holds	nsubj
6	holds	hold	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	4 case	acl:relcl
7	film	film	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 holds	obj
8	,	,	PUNCT	_	9 ink	punct
9	ink	ink	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 film	conj
10	or	or	CCONJ	_	12 things	cc
11	other	other	ADJ	Degree=Pos	12 things	amod
12	things	thing	NOUN	Number=Plur	7 film	conj
13	for	for	ADP	_	15 machine	case
14	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	15 machine	det
15	machine	machine	NOUN	Number=Sing	12 things	nmod
16	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 case	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	seal	participle							vn tape-22.4 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Patient
2	hold	present	a small sealed case	film and ink or other things for a machine					vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent film=Theme

Meaning 3

Usage: bikes — kept apart, not parsed.

The set of gear cogs on a bike's back wheel.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 set	det
2	set	set	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
3	of	of	ADP	_	5 cogs	case
4	gear	gear	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 cogs	compound
5	cogs	cog	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 set	nmod
6	on	on	ADP	_	11 wheel	case
7	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	8 bike	det
8	bike	bike	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 wheel	nmod:poss
9	's	's	PART	_	8 bike	case
10	back	back	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 wheel	compound
11	wheel	wheel	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 cogs	nmod
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 set	punct

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

Example 1

Mum still has her old cassette tapes.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Mum	mum	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 has	nsubj
2	still	still	ADV	_	3 has	advmod
3	has	have	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	her	her	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	7 tapes	nmod:poss
5	old	old	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 tapes	amod
6	cassette	cassette	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 tapes	compound
7	tapes	tape	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 has	obj
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 has	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	have	present	Mum	Mum's old cassette tapes			still		vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent tape=Patient

Example 2

You needed a pencil to rewind a tangled cassette.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	You	you	PRON	Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs	2 needed	nsubj
2	needed	need	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	4 pencil	det
4	pencil	pencil	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 needed	obj
5	to	to	PART	_	6 rewind	mark
6	rewind	rewind	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	2 needed	advcl
7	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	9 cassette	det
8	tangled	tangled	ADJ	Degree=Pos	9 cassette	amod
9	cassette	cassette	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 rewind	obj
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 needed	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	need	past	You	a pencil					vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot pencil=Theme
2	rewind	to-infinitive	You not said here	a tangled cassette					tree rules

Example 3

Grandad played a cassette in the car.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Grandad	Grandad	PROPN	Number=Sing	2 played	nsubj
2	played	play	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	4 cassette	det
4	cassette	cassette	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 played	obj
5	in	in	ADP	_	7 car	case
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 car	det
7	car	car	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 played	obl
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 played	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	play	past	Grandad	a cassette		the car			vn use-105.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent cassette=Theme

Example 4

We recorded our band on a cassette.

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 recorded	nsubj
2	recorded	record	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	our	our	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	4 band	nmod:poss
4	band	band	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 recorded	obj
5	on	on	ADP	_	7 cassette	case
6	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	7 cassette	det
7	cassette	cassette	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 recorded	obl
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 recorded	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	record	past	We	our band		a cassette			vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent band=Theme on cassette=Destination

Example 5

Cassettes came before CDs and streaming.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Cassettes	cassette	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 came	nsubj
2	came	come	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	before	before	ADP	_	4 CDs	case
4	CDs	cd	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 came	obl
5	and	and	CCONJ	_	6 streaming	cc
6	streaming	streaming	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 CDs	conj
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 came	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	come	past	Cassettes			CDs and streaming			vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme before cd=Location

Example 6

The mechanic changed the cassette on my bike.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 mechanic	det
2	mechanic	mechanic	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 changed	nsubj
3	changed	change	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 cassette	det
5	cassette	cassette	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 changed	obj
6	on	on	ADP	_	8 bike	case
7	my	my	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	8 bike	nmod:poss
8	bike	bike	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 changed	obl
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 changed	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	change	past	the mechanic	the cassette		my bike			vn dress-41.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent cassette=Patient

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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