chine

Who acts: joint, meat, We, butcher, chine, chef · What happens: include, cut, make, carve, walk down, chine · To what, where: part, deep narrow ravine, soft cliffs, meat, Shanklin Chine, beach

«chine» in the school dictionary: its 4 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: chine in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

The backbone of an animal, or a joint of meat that includes part of the backbone.

The tree, 16 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 backbone	det
2	backbone	backbone	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 joint	nsubj
3	of	of	ADP	_	5 animal	case
4	an	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 animal	det
5	animal	animal	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 backbone	nmod
6	,	,	PUNCT	_	9 joint	punct
7	or	or	CCONJ	_	9 joint	cc
8	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	9 joint	det
9	joint	joint	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
10	of	of	ADP	_	11 meat	case
11	meat	meat	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 joint	nmod
12	that	that	PRON	PronType=Rel	13 includes	nsubj
13	includes	include	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	9 joint	acl:relcl
14	part	part	NOUN	Number=Sing	13 includes	obj
15	of	of	ADP	_	17 backbone	case
16	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	17 backbone	det
17	backbone	backbone	NOUN	Number=Sing	14 part	nmod
18	.	.	PUNCT	_	9 joint	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	include	present	a joint of meat	part of the backbone					vn involve-107.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent part=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 narrow ridge of land or a mountain ridge.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	3 ridge	det
2	narrow	narrow	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 ridge	amod
3	ridge	ridge	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
4	of	of	ADP	_	5 land	case
5	land	land	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 ridge	nmod
6	or	or	CCONJ	_	9 ridge	cc
7	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	9 ridge	det
8	mountain	mountain	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 ridge	compound
9	ridge	ridge	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 land	conj
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 ridge	punct

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

Meaning 3

Usage: UK, regional — kept apart, not parsed.

A deep, narrow ravine cut by a stream through soft cliffs to the sea, especially on the Isle of Wight and in Dorset and Hampshire.

The tree, 25 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 ravine	det
2	deep	deep	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 ravine	amod
3	,	,	PUNCT	_	2 deep	punct
4	narrow	narrow	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 ravine	amod
5	ravine	ravine	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
6	cut	cut	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	5 ravine	acl
7	by	by	ADP	_	9 stream	case
8	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	9 stream	det
9	stream	stream	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 cut	obl
10	through	through	ADP	_	12 cliffs	case
11	soft	soft	ADJ	Degree=Pos	12 cliffs	amod
12	cliffs	cliff	NOUN	Number=Plur	6 cut	obl
13	to	to	ADP	_	15 sea	case
14	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	15 sea	det
15	sea	sea	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 cut	obl
16	,	,	PUNCT	_	20 Isle	punct
17	especially	especially	ADV	_	20 Isle	advmod
18	on	on	ADP	_	20 Isle	case
19	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	20 Isle	det
20	Isle	Isle	PROPN	Number=Sing	6 cut	obl
21	of	of	ADP	_	22 Wight	case
22	Wight	Wight	PROPN	Number=Sing	20 Isle	nmod
23	and	and	CCONJ	_	25 Dorset	cc
24	in	in	ADP	_	25 Dorset	case
25	Dorset	Dorset	PROPN	Number=Sing	20 Isle	conj
26	and	and	CCONJ	_	27 Hampshire	cc
27	Hampshire	Hampshire	PROPN	Number=Sing	25 Dorset	conj
28	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 ravine	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	cut	participle		a deep narrow ravine not said here		soft cliffs		by a stream; to the sea; on the Isle of Wight and Dorset and Hampshire	vn escape-51.1 «NP V PP.initial_location PP.destination»: agent=Theme through cliff=Initial_Location to sea=Destination

Meaning 4

Usage: cooking, verb — kept apart, not parsed.

To cut through the backbone of a joint of meat to make it easier to carve.

The tree, 16 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	To	to	PART	_	2 cut	mark
2	cut	cut	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	through	through	ADP	_	5 backbone	case
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 backbone	det
5	backbone	backbone	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 cut	obl
6	of	of	ADP	_	8 joint	case
7	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	8 joint	det
8	joint	joint	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 backbone	nmod
9	of	of	ADP	_	10 meat	case
10	meat	meat	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 joint	nmod
11	to	to	PART	_	12 make	mark
12	make	make	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	2 cut	advcl
13	it	it	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	12 make	obj
14	easier	easy	ADJ	Degree=Cmp	12 make	xcomp
15	to	to	PART	_	16 carve	mark
16	carve	carve	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	14 easier	xcomp
17	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 cut	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	cut	to-infinitive			through the backbone of a joint of meat	vn cut-21.1-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Agent through backbone=Patient
2	make	to-infinitive		meat	easy property	vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset it=Product
3	carve	to-infinitive	meat not said here			vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent

Example 1

We walked down Shanklin Chine to the beach on the Isle of Wight.

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 walked	nsubj
2	walked	walk	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	down	down	ADP	_	2 walked	compound:prt
4	Shanklin	Shanklin	PROPN	Number=Sing	5 Chine	compound
5	Chine	chine	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 walked	obj
6	to	to	ADP	_	8 beach	case
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 beach	det
8	beach	beach	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 walked	obl
9	on	on	ADP	_	11 Isle	case
10	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	11 Isle	det
11	Isle	Isle	PROPN	Number=Sing	8 beach	nmod
12	of	of	ADP	_	13 Wight	case
13	Wight	Wight	PROPN	Number=Sing	11 Isle	nmod
14	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 walked	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	walk down	past	We	Shanklin Chine		the beach on the Isle of Wight			vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V NP PP.trajectory»: agent=Agent chine=Theme to beach=Trajectory

Example 2

The butcher chined the pork so it was easy to carve.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 butcher	det
2	butcher	butcher	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 chined	nsubj
3	chined	chine	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 pork	det
5	pork	pork	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 chined	obj
6	so	so	ADV	_	9 easy	advmod
7	it	it	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	9 easy	expl
8	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	9 easy	cop
9	easy	easy	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 chined	advcl
10	to	to	PART	_	11 carve	mark
11	carve	carve	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	9 easy	xcomp
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 chined	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	chine	past	the butcher	the pork		tree rules
2	is	past	the butcher not said here		easy property	tree rules
3	carve	to-infinitive	the butcher not said here			vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent

Example 3

A chine is a steep ravine cut into a soft cliff.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	2 chine	det
2	chine	chine	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 ravine	nsubj
3	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	6 ravine	cop
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 ravine	det
5	steep	steep	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 ravine	amod
6	ravine	ravine	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
7	cut	cut	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	6 ravine	acl
8	into	into	ADP	_	11 cliff	case
9	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	11 cliff	det
10	soft	soft	ADJ	Degree=Pos	11 cliff	amod
11	cliff	cliff	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 cut	obl
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 ravine	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	present	a chine	a steep ravine					tree rules
2	cut	participle		a steep ravine not said here				into a soft cliff	vn cut-21.1-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Agent into cliff=Patient

Example 4

The stream had carved a deep chine through the sandstone.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 stream	det
2	stream	stream	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 carved	nsubj:pass
3	had	have	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	4 carved	aux
4	carved	carve	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
5	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	7 chine	det
6	deep	deep	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 chine	amod
7	chine	chine	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 carved	obj
8	through	through	ADP	_	10 sandstone	case
9	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	10 sandstone	det
10	sandstone	sandstone	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 chine	nmod
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 carved	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	carve	past · perfect · passive		the stream					vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP NP»: subject=Beneficiary chine=Product

Example 5

The chef asked for a chine of beef.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 chef	det
2	chef	chef	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 asked	nsubj
3	asked	ask	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	for	for	ADP	_	6 chine	case
5	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 chine	det
6	chine	chine	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 asked	obl
7	of	of	ADP	_	8 beef	case
8	beef	beef	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 chine	nmod
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 asked	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	ask speech: ask	past	the chef					for a chine of beef	vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent

Example 6

Bournemouth has several chines leading to the sea.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Bournemouth	Bournemouth	PROPN	Number=Sing	2 has	nsubj
2	has	have	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	several	several	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 chines	amod
4	chines	chine	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 has	obj
5	leading	lead	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	4 chines	acl
6	to	to	ADP	_	8 sea	case
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 sea	det
8	sea	sea	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 leading	obl
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 has	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	have	present	Bournemouth	several chines					vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent chine=Patient
2	lead	gerund	several chines not said here					to the sea	vn result-27.2 «NP V PP»: agent=Precondition to sea=Patient

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