charcoal Who acts: Charcoal, Dad, We, I, you, She · What happens: be, make, burn, use, light, draw · To what, where: black light material, stick, material, drawing, dark grey colour, charcoal
«charcoal» in the school dictionary: its 3 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: charcoal in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 Charcoal is a black, light material made by burning wood slowly with very little air; it burns hot and is used as fuel for barbecues.
The tree, 25 words nsubj cop det amod punct amod acl case amod obl advmod case advmod amod obl punct nsubj parataxis xcomp cc aux:pass conj case obl case nmod punct root Charcoal NOUN is AUX a DET black ADJ , PUNCT light ADJ material NOUN made VERB by ADP burning VERB wood NOUN slowly ADV with ADP very ADV little ADJ air NOUN ; PUNCT it PRON burns VERB hot ADJ and CCONJ is AUX used VERB as ADP fuel NOUN for ADP barbecues NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Charcoal charcoal NOUN Number=Sing 7 material nsubj 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 7 material cop 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 7 material det 4 black black ADJ Degree=Pos 7 material amod 5 , , PUNCT _ 4 black punct 6 light light ADJ Degree=Pos 7 material amod 7 material material NOUN Number=Sing root root 8 made make VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 7 material acl 9 by by ADP _ 11 wood case 10 burning burn VERB VerbForm=Ger 11 wood amod 11 wood wood NOUN Number=Sing 8 made obl 12 slowly slowly ADV _ 8 made advmod 13 with with ADP _ 16 air case 14 very very ADV _ 15 little advmod 15 little little ADJ Degree=Pos 16 air amod 16 air air NOUN Number=Sing 8 made obl 17 ; ; PUNCT _ 19 burns punct 18 it it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 19 burns nsubj 19 burns burn VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 7 material parataxis 20 hot hot ADJ Degree=Pos 19 burns xcomp 21 and and CCONJ _ 23 used cc 22 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 23 used aux:pass 23 used use VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 19 burns conj 24 as as ADP _ 25 fuel case 25 fuel fuel NOUN Number=Sing 23 used obl 26 for for ADP _ 27 barbecues case 27 barbecues barbecue NOUN Number=Plur 25 fuel nmod 28 . . PUNCT _ 7 material punct
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1 is a present Charcoal a black light material tree rules 2 make participle a black light material not said here by burning wood; with little air; slowly property vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset 3 burn gerund vn light_emission-43.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme 4 burn present Charcoal hot property vn light_emission-43.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme 5 use present · passive Charcoal not said here as fuel for barbecues vn eat-39.1 «NP V»
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 charcoal is a stick of this material used for drawing, or a drawing made with it.
The tree, 17 words det nsubj cop det case det nmod acl case obl punct cc det conj acl case obl punct root A DET charcoal NOUN is AUX a DET stick NOUN of ADP this DET material NOUN used VERB for ADP drawing NOUN , PUNCT or CCONJ a DET drawing NOUN made VERB with ADP it PRON . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 charcoal det 2 charcoal charcoal NOUN Number=Sing 5 stick nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 stick cop 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 stick det 5 stick stick NOUN Number=Sing root root 6 of of ADP _ 8 material case 7 this this DET Number=Sing PronType=Dem 8 material det 8 material material NOUN Number=Sing 5 stick nmod 9 used use VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 8 material acl 10 for for ADP _ 11 drawing case 11 drawing drawing NOUN Number=Sing 9 used obl 12 , , PUNCT _ 15 drawing punct 13 or or CCONJ _ 15 drawing cc 14 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 15 drawing det 15 drawing drawing NOUN Number=Sing 5 stick conj 16 made make VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 15 drawing acl 17 with with ADP _ 18 it case 18 it it PRON Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 16 made obl 19 . . PUNCT _ 5 stick punct
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1 is a present a charcoal a stick or a drawing of this material tree rules 2 use participle this material not said here for drawing vn eat-39.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent 3 make participle a drawing not said here with charcoal vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset
Meaning 3 Charcoal, or charcoal grey, is a very dark grey colour.
nsubj punct cc amod conj punct cop det advmod amod amod punct root Charcoal NOUN , PUNCT or CCONJ charcoal ADJ grey NOUN , PUNCT is AUX a DET very ADV dark ADJ grey ADJ colour NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Charcoal charcoal NOUN Number=Sing 12 colour nsubj 2 , , PUNCT _ 5 grey punct 3 or or CCONJ _ 5 grey cc 4 charcoal charcoal ADJ Degree=Pos 5 grey amod 5 grey grey NOUN Number=Sing 1 Charcoal conj 6 , , PUNCT _ 1 Charcoal punct 7 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 12 colour cop 8 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 12 colour det 9 very very ADV _ 10 dark advmod 10 dark dark ADJ Degree=Pos 12 colour amod 11 grey grey ADJ Degree=Pos 12 colour amod 12 colour colour NOUN Number=Sing root root 13 . . PUNCT _ 12 colour punct
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1 is a present Charcoal or charcoal grey a dark grey colour tree rules
Example 1 Dad lit the charcoal for the barbecue.
nsubj det obj case det obl punct root Dad NOUN lit VERB the DET charcoal NOUN for ADP the DET barbecue NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Dad dad NOUN Number=Sing 2 lit nsubj 2 lit light VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 4 charcoal det 4 charcoal charcoal NOUN Number=Sing 2 lit obj 5 for for ADP _ 7 barbecue case 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 barbecue det 7 barbecue barbecue NOUN Number=Sing 2 lit obl 8 . . PUNCT _ 2 lit punct
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1 light past Dad the charcoal for the barbecue vn preparing-26.3-1 «NP V NP PP.beneficiary»: agent=Agent charcoal=Product for barbecue=Beneficiary
Example 2 We drew the bowl of fruit with charcoal in art class.
nsubj det obj case nmod case nmod case compound nmod punct root We PRON drew VERB the DET bowl NOUN of ADP fruit NOUN with ADP charcoal NOUN in ADP art NOUN class 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 drew nsubj 2 drew draw VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 4 bowl det 4 bowl bowl NOUN Number=Sing 2 drew obj 5 of of ADP _ 6 fruit case 6 fruit fruit NOUN Number=Sing 4 bowl nmod 7 with with ADP _ 8 charcoal case 8 charcoal charcoal NOUN Number=Sing 6 fruit nmod 9 in in ADP _ 11 class case 10 art art NOUN Number=Sing 11 class compound 11 class class NOUN Number=Sing 8 charcoal nmod 12 . . PUNCT _ 2 drew punct
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1 draw past We the bowl of fruit with charcoal in art class vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent bowl=Theme
Example 3 The charcoal smudged when I touched it with my finger.
det nsubj advmod nsubj advcl obj case nmod:poss obl punct root The DET charcoal NOUN smudged VERB when ADV I PRON touched VERB it PRON with ADP my PRON finger NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 charcoal det 2 charcoal charcoal NOUN Number=Sing 3 smudged nsubj 3 smudged smudge VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 when when ADV PronType=Int 6 touched advmod 5 I I PRON Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs 6 touched nsubj 6 touched touch VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 3 smudged advcl 7 it it PRON Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 6 touched obj 8 with with ADP _ 10 finger case 9 my my PRON Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 10 finger nmod:poss 10 finger finger NOUN Number=Sing 6 touched obl 11 . . PUNCT _ 3 smudged punct
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1 smudge past the charcoal vn spray-9.7-1 «NP V PP.destination»: agent=Theme 2 touch past I charcoal with my finger vn touch-20-1 «NP V NP PP.instrument»: agent=Agent it=Theme with finger=Instrument
Example 4 Never bring a charcoal grill into a tent or a house.
advmod det compound obj case det obl cc det conj punct root Never ADV bring VERB a DET charcoal NOUN grill NOUN into ADP a DET tent NOUN or CCONJ a DET house NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Never never ADV PronType=Neg 2 bring advmod 2 bring bring VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 grill det 4 charcoal charcoal NOUN Number=Sing 5 grill compound 5 grill grill NOUN Number=Sing 2 bring obj 6 into into ADP _ 8 tent case 7 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 8 tent det 8 tent tent NOUN Number=Sing 2 bring obl 9 or or CCONJ _ 11 house cc 10 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 11 house det 11 house house NOUN Number=Sing 8 tent conj 12 . . PUNCT _ 2 bring punct
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1 not bring imperative you not said here a charcoal grill a tent or a house vn bring-11.3-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent grill=Theme into tent=Destination
Example 5 Charcoal is mostly carbon.
nsubj cop advmod punct root Charcoal NOUN is AUX mostly ADV carbon NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Charcoal charcoal NOUN Number=Sing 4 carbon nsubj 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 carbon cop 3 mostly mostly ADV _ 4 carbon advmod 4 carbon carbon NOUN Number=Sing root root 5 . . PUNCT _ 4 carbon punct
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1 is a present Charcoal carbon mostly property tree rules
Example 6 She wore a charcoal grey coat.
nsubj det compound amod obj punct root She PRON wore VERB a DET charcoal NOUN grey ADJ coat 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 wore nsubj 2 wore wear VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 coat det 4 charcoal charcoal NOUN Number=Sing 6 coat compound 5 grey grey ADJ Degree=Pos 6 coat amod 6 coat coat NOUN Number=Sing 2 wore obj 7 . . PUNCT _ 2 wore punct
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1 wear past She a charcoal grey coat vn wipe_manner-10.4.1-1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent coat=Theme
Example 7 The coals were glowing red under a layer of white ash.
det nsubj aux xcomp case det obl case amod nmod punct root The DET coals NOUN were AUX glowing VERB red ADJ under ADP a DET layer NOUN of ADP white ADJ ash NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 coals det 2 coals coal NOUN Number=Plur 4 glowing nsubj 3 were be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 4 glowing aux 4 glowing glow VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part root root 5 red red ADJ Degree=Pos 4 glowing xcomp 6 under under ADP _ 8 layer case 7 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 8 layer det 8 layer layer NOUN Number=Sing 5 red obl 9 of of ADP _ 11 ash case 10 white white ADJ Degree=Pos 11 ash amod 11 ash ash NOUN Number=Sing 8 layer nmod 12 . . PUNCT _ 4 glowing punct
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1 glow past · progressive the coals red property vn light_emission-43.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
Example 8 Activated charcoal is used in some water filters.
amod nsubj:pass aux:pass case det compound obl punct root Activated VERB charcoal NOUN is AUX used VERB in ADP some DET water NOUN filters NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Activated activate VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 2 charcoal amod 2 charcoal charcoal NOUN Number=Sing 4 used nsubj:pass 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 used aux:pass 4 used use VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 5 in in ADP _ 8 filters case 6 some some DET PronType=Ind 8 filters det 7 water water NOUN Number=Sing 8 filters compound 8 filters filter NOUN Number=Plur 4 used obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 4 used punct
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1 activate participle vn other_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient 2 use present · passive Activated charcoal some water filters vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient
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