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chunk

Who acts: way, He, We, you, chunk · What happens: amount, break, chunk, be, divide, take away · To what, where: something, chunks, maths, way, groups, chunk

«chunk» in the school dictionary: its 4 meanings 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: chunk in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

A thick, solid piece of something (a chunk of cheese).

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 piece	det
2	thick	thick	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 piece	amod
3	,	,	PUNCT	_	2 thick	punct
4	solid	solid	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 piece	amod
5	piece	piece	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
6	of	of	ADP	_	7 something	case
7	something	something	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	5 piece	nmod
8	(	(	PUNCT	_	10 chunk	punct
9	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	10 chunk	det
10	chunk	chunk	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 something	appos
11	of	of	ADP	_	12 cheese	case
12	cheese	cheese	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 chunk	nmod
13	)	)	PUNCT	_	10 chunk	punct
14	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 piece	punct

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

Meaning 2

A large part or amount of something (a chunk of time).

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	3 part	det
2	large	large	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 part	amod
3	part	part	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
4	or	or	CCONJ	_	5 amount	cc
5	amount	amount	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 part	conj
6	of	of	ADP	_	7 something	case
7	something	something	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	5 amount	nmod
8	(	(	PUNCT	_	10 chunk	punct
9	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	10 chunk	det
10	chunk	chunk	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 something	appos
11	of	of	ADP	_	12 time	case
12	time	time	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 chunk	nmod
13	)	)	PUNCT	_	10 chunk	punct
14	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 part	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	amount			something					nom amount «possession transitive»: of=patient

Meaning 3

To break something into chunks or smaller parts.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	To	to	PART	_	2 break	mark
2	break	break	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	something	something	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	2 break	obj
4	into	into	ADP	_	5 chunks	case
5	chunks	chunk	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 break	obl
6	or	or	CCONJ	_	8 parts	cc
7	smaller	small	ADJ	Degree=Cmp	8 parts	amod
8	parts	part	NOUN	Number=Plur	5 chunks	conj
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 break	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	break	to-infinitive		something				into chunks or smaller parts result	vn break-45.1 «NP V NP PP.result»: agent=Agent something=Patient into chunk=Result

Meaning 4

In maths, chunking is a way of dividing by taking away groups.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	In	in	ADP	_	2 maths	case
2	maths	math	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 chunking	obl
3	,	,	PUNCT	_	2 maths	punct
4	chunking	chunk	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	7 way	nsubj
5	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	7 way	cop
6	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	7 way	det
7	way	way	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
8	of	of	SCONJ	_	9 dividing	mark
9	dividing	divide	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	7 way	acl
10	by	by	SCONJ	_	11 taking	mark
11	taking	take	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	7 way	acl
12	away	away	ADV	_	11 taking	advmod
13	groups	group	NOUN	Number=Plur	11 taking	obj
14	.	.	PUNCT	_	7 way	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	chunk	gerund						in maths goal	vn classify-29.10 «NP V NP PP.goal»: agent=Agent in math=Goal
2	is a	present		a way					tree rules
3	divide	gerund	a way not said here						vn other_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient
4	take away	gerund	a way not said here	groups				away property	vn remove-10.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent group=Theme

Example 1

He broke off a chunk of chocolate.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	He	he	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	2 broke	nsubj
2	broke	break	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	off	off	ADP	_	2 broke	compound:prt
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 chunk	det
5	chunk	chunk	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 broke	obj
6	of	of	ADP	_	7 chocolate	case
7	chocolate	chocolate	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 chunk	nmod
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 broke	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	break off	past	He	a chunk of chocolate					vn hurt-40.8.3-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer chunk=Patient

Example 2

We spent a big chunk of the day at the beach.

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 spent	nsubj
2	spent	spend	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 chunk	det
4	big	big	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 chunk	amod
5	chunk	chunk	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 spent	obj
6	of	of	ADP	_	8 day	case
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 day	det
8	day	day	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 chunk	nmod
9	at	at	ADP	_	11 beach	case
10	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	11 beach	det
11	beach	beach	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 spent	obl
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 spent	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	spend	past	We	a big chunk of the day		the beach			vn consume-66-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent chunk=Asset

Example 3

Chop the carrots into chunks.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Chop	chop	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
2	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 carrots	det
3	carrots	carrot	NOUN	Number=Plur	1 Chop	obj
4	into	into	ADP	_	5 chunks	case
5	chunks	chunk	NOUN	Number=Plur	1 Chop	obl
6	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Chop	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	chop	imperative	you not said here	the carrots				into chunks result	vn cut-21.1-1 «NP V NP PP.result»: agent=Agent carrot=Patient into chunk=Result

Example 4

Chunk long words into syllables to read them.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Chunk	chunk	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
2	long	long	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 words	amod
3	words	word	NOUN	Number=Plur	1 Chunk	obj
4	into	into	ADP	_	5 syllables	case
5	syllables	syllable	NOUN	Number=Plur	1 Chunk	obl
6	to	to	PART	_	7 read	mark
7	read	read	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	1 Chunk	advcl
8	them	they	PRON	Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs	7 read	obj
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Chunk	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	chunk	imperative	you not said here	long words				into syllables goal	vn classify-29.10 «NP V NP PP.goal»: agent=Agent word=Theme into syllable=Goal
2	read	to-infinitive	you not said here	words = word					vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent they=Topic

Example 5

Use chunking to divide 96 by 8.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Use	use	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
2	chunking	chunk	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	1 Use	obj
3	to	to	PART	_	4 divide	mark
4	divide	divide	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	2 chunking	xcomp
5	96	96	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	4 divide	obj
6	by	by	ADP	_	7 8	case
7	8	8	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	4 divide	obl
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Use	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	use	imperative	you not said here						vn eat-39.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
2	chunk	gerund							tree rules
3	divide	to-infinitive		96				by 8	vn multiply-108-1 «NP V NP PP.co-theme»: agent=Agent 96=Theme by 8=Co-Theme

Example 6

A chunk of ice fell from the roof.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	2 chunk	det
2	chunk	chunk	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 fell	nsubj
3	of	of	ADP	_	4 ice	case
4	ice	ice	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 chunk	nmod
5	fell	fall	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
6	from	from	ADP	_	8 roof	case
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 roof	det
8	roof	roof	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 fell	obl
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 fell	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	fall	past	a chunk of ice			the roof			vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial_location»: agent=Theme from roof=Initial_Location

Example 7

Slipping a long thin blade from out his belt, he cut large chunks of choice meat.

The tree, 16 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Slipping	slip	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	12 cut	advcl
2	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 blade	det
3	long	long	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 blade	amod
4	thin	thin	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 blade	amod
5	blade	blade	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Slipping	obj
6	from	from	ADP	_	7 out	case
7	out	out	ADP	_	1 Slipping	compound:prt
8	his	his	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	9 belt	nmod:poss
9	belt	belt	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Slipping	obj
10	,	,	PUNCT	_	1 Slipping	punct
11	he	he	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	12 cut	nsubj
12	cut	cut	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
13	large	large	ADJ	Degree=Pos	14 chunks	amod
14	chunks	chunk	NOUN	Number=Plur	12 cut	obj
15	of	of	ADP	_	17 meat	case
16	choice	choice	NOUN	Number=Sing	17 meat	compound
17	meat	meat	NOUN	Number=Sing	14 chunks	nmod
18	.	.	PUNCT	_	12 cut	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	slip out	gerund	he not said here	a long thin blade					vn send-11.1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent blade=Destination belt=Theme
2	cut	past	he	large chunks of choice meat					vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent chunk=Product

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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