cello Who acts: cello, She, brother, You, cellist · What happens: be, play, sit down, hold, have, practise · To what, where: large musical instrument, cello, knees, school orchestra, deep warm sound, four strings
«cello» in the school dictionary: its meaning 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: cello in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 A cello is a large musical instrument with four strings, played with a bow while sitting down with the cello held between the knees.
The tree, 24 words det nsubj cop det amod amod case nummod nmod punct parataxis case det obl mark advcl advmod case det obl acl case det obl punct root A DET cello NOUN is AUX a DET large ADJ musical ADJ instrument NOUN with ADP four NUM strings NOUN , PUNCT played VERB with ADP a DET bow NOUN while SCONJ sitting VERB down ADV with ADP the DET cello NOUN held VERB between ADP the DET knees NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 cello det 2 cello cello NOUN Number=Sing 7 instrument nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 7 instrument cop 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 7 instrument det 5 large large ADJ Degree=Pos 7 instrument amod 6 musical musical ADJ Degree=Pos 7 instrument amod 7 instrument instrument NOUN Number=Sing root root 8 with with ADP _ 10 strings case 9 four four NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 10 strings nummod 10 strings string NOUN Number=Plur 7 instrument nmod 11 , , PUNCT _ 12 played punct 12 played play VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 7 instrument parataxis 13 with with ADP _ 15 bow case 14 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 15 bow det 15 bow bow NOUN Number=Sing 12 played obl 16 while while SCONJ _ 17 sitting mark 17 sitting sit VERB VerbForm=Ger 12 played advcl 18 down down ADV _ 17 sitting advmod 19 with with ADP _ 21 cello case 20 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 21 cello det 21 cello cello NOUN Number=Sing 17 sitting obl 22 held hold VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 21 cello acl 23 between between ADP _ 25 knees case 24 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 25 knees det 25 knees knee NOUN Number=Plur 22 held obl 26 . . PUNCT _ 7 instrument punct
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1 is a present a cello a large musical instrument with four strings tree rules 2 play participle with a bow vn play-114.2-1 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent with bow=Theme 3 sit down gerund with the cello; down property vn assuming_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent 4 hold participle the cello not said here the knees vn exist-47.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme between knee=Location
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 She plays the cello in the school orchestra.
nsubj det obj case det compound obl punct root She PRON plays VERB the DET cello NOUN in ADP the DET school NOUN orchestra NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 She she PRON Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 2 plays nsubj 2 plays play VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 4 cello det 4 cello cello NOUN Number=Sing 2 plays obj 5 in in ADP _ 8 orchestra case 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 orchestra det 7 school school NOUN Number=Sing 8 orchestra compound 8 orchestra orchestra NOUN Number=Sing 2 plays obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 2 plays punct
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1 play present She the cello the school orchestra vn use-105.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent cello=Theme
Example 2 The cello has a deep, warm sound.
det nsubj det amod punct amod obj punct root The DET cello NOUN has VERB a DET deep ADJ , PUNCT warm ADJ sound NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 cello det 2 cello cello NOUN Number=Sing 3 has nsubj 3 has have VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 8 sound det 5 deep deep ADJ Degree=Pos 8 sound amod 6 , , PUNCT _ 5 deep punct 7 warm warm ADJ Degree=Pos 8 sound amod 8 sound sound NOUN Number=Sing 3 has obj 9 . . PUNCT _ 3 has punct
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1 have present the cello a deep warm sound vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent sound=Patient
Example 3 A cello is bigger than a violin but smaller than a double bass.
det nsubj cop case det obl cc conj case det amod obl punct root A DET cello NOUN is AUX bigger ADJ than ADP a DET violin NOUN but CCONJ smaller ADJ than ADP a DET double ADJ bass NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 cello det 2 cello cello NOUN Number=Sing 4 bigger nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 bigger cop 4 bigger big ADJ Degree=Cmp root root 5 than than ADP _ 7 violin case 6 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 7 violin det 7 violin violin NOUN Number=Sing 4 bigger obl 8 but but CCONJ _ 9 smaller cc 9 smaller small ADJ Degree=Cmp 4 bigger conj 10 than than ADP _ 13 bass case 11 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 13 bass det 12 double double ADJ Degree=Pos 13 bass amod 13 bass bass NOUN Number=Sing 9 smaller obl 14 . . PUNCT _ 4 bigger punct
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1 is present a cello than a violin; big property tree rules 2 be a cello not said here than a double bass tree rules
Example 4 My brother practises the cello every evening.
nmod:poss nsubj det obj det obl:unmarked punct root My PRON brother NOUN practises VERB the DET cello NOUN every DET evening 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 2 brother nmod:poss 2 brother brother NOUN Number=Sing 3 practises nsubj 3 practises practise VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 cello det 5 cello cello NOUN Number=Sing 3 practises obj 6 every every DET PronType=Tot 7 evening det 7 evening evening NOUN Number=Sing 3 practises obl:unmarked 8 . . PUNCT _ 3 practises punct
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1 practise present My brother the cello evening tree rules
Example 5 You play the cello sitting down.
nsubj det obj acl advmod punct root You PRON play VERB the DET cello NOUN sitting VERB down ADV . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 You you PRON Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs 2 play nsubj 2 play play VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 4 cello det 4 cello cello NOUN Number=Sing 2 play obj 5 sitting sit VERB VerbForm=Ger 4 cello acl 6 down down ADV _ 5 sitting advmod 7 . . PUNCT _ 2 play punct
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1 play present You the cello vn use-105.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent cello=Theme 2 sit down gerund the cello not said here down property vn assuming_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent
Example 6 The cellist tuned all four strings.
det nsubj det nummod obj punct root The DET cellist NOUN tuned VERB all DET four NUM strings NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 cellist det 2 cellist cellist NOUN Number=Sing 3 tuned nsubj 3 tuned tune VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 all all DET PronType=Tot 6 strings det 5 four four NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 6 strings nummod 6 strings string NOUN Number=Plur 3 tuned obj 7 . . PUNCT _ 3 tuned punct
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1 tune past the cellist all four strings tree rules
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