castanets Who acts: dancer, We, Castanets, you, He, little sister · What happens: shape, hold, click, make, use, spin · To what, where: two shaped pieces, hand, sharp rhythm, Spanish dancing, castanets, music lesson
«castanets» in the school dictionary: its meaning for a pupil and its 7 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: castanets in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 A small musical instrument of two shell-shaped pieces of hard wood (or plastic), held in the hand and clicked together to make a sharp rhythm, used especially in Spanish dancing and flamenco.
The tree, 33 words det amod amod case nummod compound punct amod nmod case amod nmod punct cc appos punct punct acl case det obl cc conj advmod mark advcl det amod obj punct acl advmod case amod obl cc conj punct root A DET small ADJ musical ADJ instrument NOUN of ADP two NUM shell NOUN - PUNCT shaped VERB pieces NOUN of ADP hard ADJ wood NOUN ( PUNCT or CCONJ plastic NOUN ) PUNCT , PUNCT held VERB in ADP the DET hand NOUN and CCONJ clicked VERB together ADV to PART make VERB a DET sharp ADJ rhythm NOUN , PUNCT used VERB especially ADV in ADP Spanish ADJ dancing NOUN and CCONJ flamenco NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 4 instrument det 2 small small ADJ Degree=Pos 4 instrument amod 3 musical musical ADJ Degree=Pos 4 instrument amod 4 instrument instrument NOUN Number=Sing root root 5 of of ADP _ 10 pieces case 6 two two NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 10 pieces nummod 7 shell shell NOUN Number=Sing 9 shaped compound 8 - - PUNCT _ 7 shell punct 9 shaped shape VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 10 pieces amod 10 pieces piece NOUN Number=Plur 4 instrument nmod 11 of of ADP _ 13 wood case 12 hard hard ADJ Degree=Pos 13 wood amod 13 wood wood NOUN Number=Sing 10 pieces nmod 14 ( ( PUNCT _ 16 plastic punct 15 or or CCONJ _ 16 plastic cc 16 plastic plastic NOUN Number=Sing 13 wood appos 17 ) ) PUNCT _ 16 plastic punct 18 , , PUNCT _ 19 held punct 19 held hold VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 10 pieces acl 20 in in ADP _ 22 hand case 21 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 22 hand det 22 hand hand NOUN Number=Sing 19 held obl 23 and and CCONJ _ 24 clicked cc 24 clicked click VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 19 held conj 25 together together ADV _ 24 clicked advmod 26 to to PART _ 27 make mark 27 make make VERB VerbForm=Inf 24 clicked advcl 28 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 30 rhythm det 29 sharp sharp ADJ Degree=Pos 30 rhythm amod 30 rhythm rhythm NOUN Number=Sing 27 make obj 31 , , PUNCT _ 32 used punct 32 used use VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 30 rhythm acl 33 especially especially ADV _ 36 dancing advmod 34 in in ADP _ 36 dancing case 35 Spanish Spanish ADJ Degree=Pos 36 dancing amod 36 dancing dancing NOUN Number=Sing 32 used obl 37 and and CCONJ _ 38 flamenco cc 38 flamenco flamenco NOUN Number=Sing 36 dancing conj 39 . . PUNCT _ 4 instrument punct
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1 shape participle vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset 2 hold participle two shaped pieces of hard wood not said here the hand vn exist-47.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in hand=Location 3 click past together property vn sound_emission-43.2 «NP V»: agent=Theme 4 make to-infinitive a sharp rhythm vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset rhythm=Product 5 use participle a sharp rhythm not said here Spanish dancing and flamenco vn eat-39.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
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.
Example 1 The dancer clicked her castanets as she spun.
det nsubj nmod:poss obj mark nsubj advcl punct root The DET dancer NOUN clicked VERB her PRON castanets NOUN as SCONJ she PRON spun VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 dancer det 2 dancer dancer NOUN Number=Sing 3 clicked nsubj 3 clicked click VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 her her PRON Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 5 castanets nmod:poss 5 castanets castanet NOUN Number=Plur 3 clicked obj 6 as as SCONJ _ 8 spun mark 7 she she PRON Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 8 spun nsubj 8 spun spin VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 3 clicked advcl 9 . . PUNCT _ 3 clicked punct
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1 click past the dancer dancer's castanets vn sound_emission-43.2 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location castanet=Theme 2 spin past dancer vn roll-51.3.1 «NP.theme V»: agent=Theme
Example 2 We played castanets in the music lesson.
nsubj obj case det compound obl punct root We PRON played VERB castanets NOUN in ADP the DET music NOUN lesson NOUN . PUNCT 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 played nsubj 2 played play VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 castanets castanet NOUN Number=Plur 2 played obj 4 in in ADP _ 7 lesson case 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 lesson det 6 music music NOUN Number=Sing 7 lesson compound 7 lesson lesson NOUN Number=Sing 2 played obl 8 . . PUNCT _ 2 played punct
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1 play past We castanets the music lesson vn use-105.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent castanet=Theme
Example 3 Castanets are percussion instruments.
nsubj cop compound punct root Castanets NOUN are AUX percussion NOUN instruments NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Castanets castanet NOUN Number=Plur 4 instruments nsubj 2 are be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 instruments cop 3 percussion percussion NOUN Number=Sing 4 instruments compound 4 instruments instrument NOUN Number=Plur root root 5 . . PUNCT _ 4 instruments punct
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1 is a present Castanets percussion instruments tree rules
Example 4 Click, clack went the castanets.
punct conj acl det obj punct root Click VERB , PUNCT clack VERB went VERB the DET castanets NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Click click VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 2 , , PUNCT _ 3 clack punct 3 clack clack VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin 1 Click conj 4 went go VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 3 clack acl 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 castanets det 6 castanets castanet NOUN Number=Plur 4 went obj 7 . . PUNCT _ 1 Click punct
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1 click imperative you not said here vn sound_emission-43.2 «NP V»: agent=Theme 2 clack infinitive you not said here vn sound_emission-43.2 «NP V»: agent=Theme 3 go past the castanets vn meander-47.7 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location castanet=Theme
Example 5 He kept the beat with a pair of castanets.
nsubj det obj case det obl case nmod punct root He PRON kept VERB the DET beat NOUN with ADP a DET pair NOUN of ADP castanets NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 He he PRON Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 2 kept nsubj 2 kept keep VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 4 beat det 4 beat beat NOUN Number=Sing 2 kept obj 5 with with ADP _ 7 pair case 6 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 7 pair det 7 pair pair NOUN Number=Sing 2 kept obl 8 of of ADP _ 9 castanets case 9 castanets castanet NOUN Number=Plur 7 pair nmod 10 . . PUNCT _ 2 kept punct
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1 keep past He the beat with a pair of castanets vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent beat=Theme
Example 6 Castanets are often used in Spanish music.
nsubj:pass aux:pass advmod case amod obl punct root Castanets NOUN are AUX often ADV used VERB in ADP Spanish ADJ music NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Castanets castanet NOUN Number=Plur 4 used nsubj:pass 2 are be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 used aux:pass 3 often often ADV _ 4 used advmod 4 used use VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 5 in in ADP _ 7 music case 6 Spanish Spanish ADJ Degree=Pos 7 music amod 7 music music NOUN Number=Sing 4 used obl 8 . . PUNCT _ 4 used punct
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1 use present · passive Castanets Spanish music often property vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient
Example 7 My little sister loves the castanets in the music box.
nmod:poss amod nsubj det obj case det compound obl punct root My PRON little ADJ sister NOUN loves VERB the DET castanets NOUN in ADP the DET music NOUN box NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 My my PRON Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 3 sister nmod:poss 2 little little ADJ Degree=Pos 3 sister amod 3 sister sister NOUN Number=Sing 4 loves nsubj 4 loves love VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 castanets det 6 castanets castanet NOUN Number=Plur 4 loves obj 7 in in ADP _ 10 box case 8 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 10 box det 9 music music NOUN Number=Sing 10 box compound 10 box box NOUN Number=Sing 4 loves obl 11 . . PUNCT _ 4 loves punct
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1 love present My little sister the castanets the music box vn admire-31.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer castanet=Stimulus
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