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chessboard

Who acts: chessboard, chessboard squares, We, 32 dark squares, cat, he · What happens: use, play, set up, have, be, knock · To what, where: coloured light, chess, pieces, chessboard, 64 squares, draughts

«chessboard» 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: chessboard in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

A square board with 64 squares in eight rows of eight, coloured light and dark in turn, used for playing chess or draughts.

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	3 board	det
2	square	square	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 board	amod
3	board	board	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
4	with	with	ADP	_	6 squares	case
5	64	64	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	6 squares	nummod
6	squares	square	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 board	nmod
7	in	in	ADP	_	9 rows	case
8	eight	eight	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	9 rows	nummod
9	rows	row	NOUN	Number=Plur	6 squares	nmod
10	of	of	ADP	_	11 eight	case
11	eight	eight	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	9 rows	nmod
12	,	,	PUNCT	_	14 light	punct
13	coloured	coloured	ADJ	Degree=Pos	14 light	amod
14	light	light	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 rows	conj
15	and	and	CCONJ	_	16 dark	cc
16	dark	dark	ADJ	Degree=Pos	14 light	conj
17	in	in	ADP	_	18 turn	case
18	turn	turn	NOUN	Number=Sing	16 dark	obl
19	,	,	PUNCT	_	20 used	punct
20	used	use	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	14 light	acl
21	for	for	SCONJ	_	22 playing	mark
22	playing	play	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	20 used	advcl
23	chess	chess	NOUN	Number=Sing	22 playing	obj
24	or	or	CCONJ	_	25 draughts	cc
25	draughts	draught	NOUN	Number=Plur	23 chess	conj
26	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 board	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	use	participle		coloured light not said here					vn eat-39.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
2	play	gerund		chess or draughts					vn use-105.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent chess=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.

Example 1

Set up the pieces on the chessboard.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Set	set	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
2	up	up	ADP	_	1 Set	compound:prt
3	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	4 pieces	det
4	pieces	piece	NOUN	Number=Plur	1 Set	obj
5	on	on	ADP	_	7 chessboard	case
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 chessboard	det
7	chessboard	chessboard	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 pieces	nmod
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Set	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	set up	participle		the pieces		the chessboard			vn put-9.1-2 «NP V PP.destination NP»: agent=Agent piece=Theme on chessboard=Destination

Example 2

A chessboard has 64 squares.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	2 chessboard	det
2	chessboard	chessboard	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 has	nsubj
3	has	have	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	64	64	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	5 squares	nummod
5	squares	square	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 has	obj
6	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 has	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	have	present	a chessboard	64 squares					vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent square=Patient

Example 3

The chessboard squares are black and white.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 squares	det
2	chessboard	chessboard	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 squares	compound
3	squares	square	NOUN	Number=Plur	5 black	nsubj
4	are	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	5 black	cop
5	black	black	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
6	and	and	CCONJ	_	7 white	cc
7	white	white	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 black	conj
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 black	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	present	the chessboard squares					black property	tree rules
2	be		the chessboard squares not said here						tree rules

Example 4

We used the chessboard to play draughts.

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 used	nsubj
2	used	use	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	4 chessboard	det
4	chessboard	chessboard	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 used	obj
5	to	to	PART	_	6 play	mark
6	play	play	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	2 used	advcl
7	draughts	draught	NOUN	Number=Plur	6 play	obj
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 used	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	use	past	We	the chessboard					vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent chessboard=Patient
2	play	to-infinitive	We not said here	draughts					vn use-105.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent draught=Theme

Example 5

There are 32 dark squares on a chessboard.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	There	there	PRON	PronType=Dem	2 are	expl
2	are	be	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	32	32	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	5 squares	nummod
4	dark	dark	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 squares	amod
5	squares	square	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 are	nsubj
6	on	on	ADP	_	8 chessboard	case
7	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	8 chessboard	det
8	chessboard	chessboard	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 squares	nmod
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 are	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	does	present	32 dark squares on a chessboard			there			vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme

Example 6

The cat knocked over the chessboard.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 cat	det
2	cat	cat	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 knocked	nsubj
3	knocked	knock	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	over	over	ADP	_	6 chessboard	case
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 chessboard	det
6	chessboard	chessboard	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 knocked	obl
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 knocked	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	knock	past	the cat			the chessboard			vn sound_emission-43.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme over chessboard=Location

Example 7

“Who are you at all?” he cried, starting back from the chessboard and staring on Fionn.

The tree, 16 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	“	"	PUNCT	_	10 cried	punct
2	Who	who	PRON	PronType=Rel	6 all	nsubj
3	are	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	6 all	cop
4	you	you	PRON	Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs	6 all	nsubj
5	at	at	ADP	_	6 all	case
6	all	all	DET	PronType=Tot	10 cried	advmod
7	?	?	PUNCT	_	6 all	punct
8	”	"	PUNCT	_	6 all	punct
9	he	he	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	10 cried	nsubj
10	cried	cry	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
11	,	,	PUNCT	_	12 starting	punct
12	starting	start	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	10 cried	advcl
13	back	back	ADV	_	12 starting	advmod
14	from	from	ADP	_	16 chessboard	case
15	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	16 chessboard	det
16	chessboard	chessboard	NOUN	Number=Sing	12 starting	obl
17	and	and	CCONJ	_	18 staring	cc
18	staring	stare	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	12 starting	conj
19	on	on	ADP	_	20 Fionn	case
20	Fionn	Fionn	PROPN	Number=Sing	18 staring	obl
21	.	.	PUNCT	_	10 cried	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	cry speech: express	past	he						vn manner_speaking-37.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent
2	start back	gerund	he not said here			the chessboard			vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP.eventuality V»: agent=Eventuality
3	stare	gerund	he not said here					on Fionn	vn peer-30.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent on fionn=Theme

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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