chronometer
Who acts: captain, chronometer · What happens: use, find, know, check, mark, keep · To what, where: exact clock, sea, position, chronometer, map
«chronometer» in the school dictionary: its meaning for a pupil and its 2 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: chronometer in the school dictionary.
Meaning 1
A very exact clock, used at sea to find the ship's position by knowing the exact time.
The tree, 18 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 4 clock | det |
| 2 | very | very | ADV | _ | 3 exact | advmod |
| 3 | exact | exact | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 4 clock | amod |
| 4 | clock | clock | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 5 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 6 used | punct |
| 6 | used | use | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 4 clock | acl |
| 7 | at | at | ADP | _ | 8 sea | case |
| 8 | sea | sea | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 used | obl |
| 9 | to | to | PART | _ | 10 find | mark |
| 10 | find | find | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 6 used | advcl |
| 11 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 12 ship | det |
| 12 | ship | ship | NOUN | Number=Sing | 14 position | nmod:poss |
| 13 | 's | 's | PART | _ | 12 ship | case |
| 14 | position | position | NOUN | Number=Sing | 10 find | obj |
| 15 | by | by | SCONJ | _ | 16 knowing | mark |
| 16 | knowing | know | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | 10 find | advcl |
| 17 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 19 time | det |
| 18 | exact | exact | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 19 time | amod |
| 19 | time | time | NOUN | Number=Sing | 16 knowing | obj |
| 20 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 4 clock | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | use | participle | a exact clock not said here | sea | vn eat-39.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent | ||||
| 2 | find | to-infinitive | the ship's position | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent position=Topic | |||||
| 3 | know | gerund | time | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer |
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 captain checked the chronometer before he marked the map.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 captain | det |
| 2 | captain | captain | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 checked | nsubj |
| 3 | checked | check | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 5 chronometer | det |
| 5 | chronometer | chronometer | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 checked | obj |
| 6 | before | before | SCONJ | _ | 8 marked | mark |
| 7 | he | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 8 marked | nsubj |
| 8 | marked | mark | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 3 checked | advcl |
| 9 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 10 map | det |
| 10 | map | map | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 marked | obj |
| 11 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 3 checked | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | check | past | the captain | the chronometer | vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent chronometer=Theme | ||||
| 2 | mark | past | captain | the map | vn image_impression-25.1 «NP V NP.destination»: agent=Agent map=Destination |
Example 2
A chronometer keeps very exact time, even on a rocking ship.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 2 chronometer | det |
| 2 | chronometer | chronometer | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 keeps | nsubj |
| 3 | keeps | keep | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | very | very | ADV | _ | 5 exact | advmod |
| 5 | exact | exact | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 6 time | amod |
| 6 | time | time | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 keeps | obj |
| 7 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 12 ship | punct |
| 8 | even | even | ADV | _ | 12 ship | advmod |
| 9 | on | on | ADP | _ | 12 ship | case |
| 10 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 12 ship | det |
| 11 | rocking | rocking | NOUN | Number=Sing | 12 ship | compound |
| 12 | ship | ship | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 keeps | parataxis |
| 13 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 3 keeps | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | keep | present | a chronometer | time | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
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