cistern Who acts: toilet, tank, large underground pool, cistern, Dad, water cistern · What happens: hold, store, collect, not flush, fill up, lift · To what, where: water, rainwater, lid, chain, loft, great stone cistern
«cistern» in the school dictionary: its 3 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: cistern in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 The tank above or behind a toilet that holds water for flushing.
det advmod cc case det conj nsubj acl:relcl obj case obl punct root The DET tank NOUN above ADV or CCONJ behind ADP a DET toilet NOUN that PRON holds VERB water NOUN for ADP flushing NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 tank det 2 tank tank NOUN Number=Sing root root 3 above above ADV _ 2 tank advmod 4 or or CCONJ _ 7 toilet cc 5 behind behind ADP _ 7 toilet case 6 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 7 toilet det 7 toilet toilet NOUN Number=Sing 2 tank conj 8 that that PRON PronType=Rel 9 holds nsubj 9 holds hold VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 7 toilet acl:relcl 10 water water NOUN Number=Sing 9 holds obj 11 for for ADP _ 12 flushing case 12 flushing flushing NOUN Number=Sing 9 holds obl 13 . . PUNCT _ 2 tank punct
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1 hold present a toilet water for flushing vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent water=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 tank, often in the loft or under the ground, that stores water for a house or building.
The tree, 18 words det nsubj punct advmod case det conj cc case det conj punct nsubj obj case det obl cc conj punct root A DET tank NOUN , PUNCT often ADV in ADP the DET loft NOUN or CCONJ under ADP the DET ground NOUN , PUNCT that PRON stores VERB water NOUN for ADP a DET house NOUN or CCONJ building NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 tank det 2 tank tank NOUN Number=Sing 14 stores nsubj 3 , , PUNCT _ 7 loft punct 4 often often ADV _ 7 loft advmod 5 in in ADP _ 7 loft case 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 loft det 7 loft loft NOUN Number=Sing 2 tank conj 8 or or CCONJ _ 11 ground cc 9 under under ADP _ 11 ground case 10 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 11 ground det 11 ground ground NOUN Number=Sing 7 loft conj 12 , , PUNCT _ 14 stores punct 13 that that PRON PronType=Rel 14 stores nsubj 14 stores store VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 15 water water NOUN Number=Sing 14 stores obj 16 for for ADP _ 18 house case 17 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 18 house det 18 house house NOUN Number=Sing 14 stores obl 19 or or CCONJ _ 20 building cc 20 building building NOUN Number=Sing 18 house conj 21 . . PUNCT _ 14 stores punct
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1 store present a tank and the loft or the ground water for a house or building vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent water=Theme
Meaning 3 In old times and dry places, a large underground pool or tank for collecting rainwater.
The tree, 15 words case amod obl cc amod conj punct det amod amod cc conj mark acl obj punct root In ADP old ADJ times NOUN and CCONJ dry ADJ places NOUN , PUNCT a DET large ADJ underground ADJ pool NOUN or CCONJ tank NOUN for SCONJ collecting VERB rainwater NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 In in ADP _ 3 times case 2 old old ADJ Degree=Pos 3 times amod 3 times time NOUN Number=Plur 11 pool obl 4 and and CCONJ _ 6 places cc 5 dry dry ADJ Degree=Pos 6 places amod 6 places place NOUN Number=Plur 3 times conj 7 , , PUNCT _ 3 times punct 8 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 11 pool det 9 large large ADJ Degree=Pos 11 pool amod 10 underground underground ADJ Degree=Pos 11 pool amod 11 pool pool NOUN Number=Sing root root 12 or or CCONJ _ 13 tank cc 13 tank tank NOUN Number=Sing 11 pool conj 14 for for SCONJ _ 15 collecting mark 15 collecting collect VERB VerbForm=Ger 11 pool acl 16 rainwater rainwater NOUN Number=Sing 15 collecting obj 17 . . PUNCT _ 11 pool punct
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1 collect gerund a large underground pool or tank not said here rainwater vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent rainwater=Theme
Example 1 The toilet will not flush until the cistern fills up again.
det nsubj aux advmod mark det nsubj advcl compound:prt advmod punct root The DET toilet NOUN will AUX not PART flush VERB until SCONJ the DET cistern NOUN fills VERB up ADP again ADV . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 toilet det 2 toilet toilet NOUN Number=Sing 5 flush nsubj 3 will will AUX VerbForm=Fin 5 flush aux 4 not not PART Polarity=Neg 5 flush advmod 5 flush flush VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 6 until until SCONJ _ 9 fills mark 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 cistern det 8 cistern cistern NOUN Number=Sing 9 fills nsubj 9 fills fill VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 flush advcl 10 up up ADP _ 9 fills compound:prt 11 again again ADV _ 9 fills advmod 12 . . PUNCT _ 5 flush punct
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1 not flush future the toilet vn hiccup-40.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent 2 fill up present the cistern again vn other_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient
Example 2 Dad lifted the lid of the cistern to fix the chain.
nsubj det obj case det nmod mark advcl det obj punct root Dad NOUN lifted VERB the DET lid NOUN of ADP the DET cistern NOUN to PART fix VERB the DET chain NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Dad dad NOUN Number=Sing 2 lifted nsubj 2 lifted lift VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 4 lid det 4 lid lid NOUN Number=Sing 2 lifted obj 5 of of ADP _ 7 cistern case 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 cistern det 7 cistern cistern NOUN Number=Sing 4 lid nmod 8 to to PART _ 9 fix mark 9 fix fix VERB VerbForm=Inf 2 lifted advcl 10 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 11 chain det 11 chain chain NOUN Number=Sing 9 fix obj 12 . . PUNCT _ 2 lifted punct
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1 lift past Dad the lid of the cistern vn put_direction-9.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent lid=Theme 2 fix to-infinitive Dad not said here the chain vn shake-22.3-2 «NP V NP together»: agent=Agent chain=Patient
Example 3 The cold-water cistern is up in the loft.
det amod punct compound nsubj cop advmod case det punct root The DET cold ADJ - PUNCT water NOUN cistern NOUN is AUX up ADV in ADP the DET loft NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 cistern det 2 cold cold ADJ Degree=Pos 4 water amod 3 - - PUNCT _ 2 cold punct 4 water water NOUN Number=Sing 5 cistern compound 5 cistern cistern NOUN Number=Sing 10 loft nsubj 6 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 10 loft cop 7 up up ADV _ 10 loft advmod 8 in in ADP _ 10 loft case 9 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 10 loft det 10 loft loft NOUN Number=Sing root root 11 . . PUNCT _ 10 loft punct
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1 is present the water cistern the loft tree rules
Example 4 The ancient city kept rainwater in a great stone cistern.
det amod acl obj case det amod compound obl punct root The DET ancient ADJ city NOUN kept VERB rainwater NOUN in ADP a DET great ADJ stone NOUN cistern NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 city det 2 ancient ancient ADJ Degree=Pos 3 city amod 3 city city NOUN Number=Sing root root 4 kept keep VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 3 city acl 5 rainwater rainwater NOUN Number=Sing 4 kept obj 6 in in ADP _ 10 cistern case 7 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 10 cistern det 8 great great ADJ Degree=Pos 10 cistern amod 9 stone stone NOUN Number=Sing 10 cistern compound 10 cistern cistern NOUN Number=Sing 4 kept obl 11 . . PUNCT _ 3 city punct
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1 keep participle the ancient city not said here rainwater a great stone cistern vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent rainwater=Theme in cistern=Location
Example 5 We visited a huge underground cistern with hundreds of columns.
nsubj det amod amod obj case nmod case nmod punct root We PRON visited VERB a DET huge ADJ underground ADJ cistern NOUN with ADP hundreds NOUN of ADP columns 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 visited nsubj 2 visited visit VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 cistern det 4 huge huge ADJ Degree=Pos 6 cistern amod 5 underground underground ADJ Degree=Pos 6 cistern amod 6 cistern cistern NOUN Number=Sing 2 visited obj 7 with with ADP _ 8 hundreds case 8 hundreds hundred NOUN Number=Plur 6 cistern nmod 9 of of ADP _ 10 columns case 10 columns column NOUN Number=Plur 8 hundreds nmod 11 . . PUNCT _ 2 visited punct
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1 visit past We a huge underground cistern with hundreds of columns vn meet-36.3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent cistern=Co-Agent
Example 6 Water dripped from the cistern all night.
acl case det obl det obl:unmarked punct root Water NOUN dripped VERB from ADP the DET cistern NOUN all DET night NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Water water NOUN Number=Sing root root 2 dripped drip VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 1 Water acl 3 from from ADP _ 5 cistern case 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 cistern det 5 cistern cistern NOUN Number=Sing 2 dripped obl 6 all all DET PronType=Tot 7 night det 7 night night NOUN Number=Sing 2 dripped obl:unmarked 8 . . PUNCT _ 1 Water punct
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1 drip participle Water not said here the cistern night vn substance_emission-43.4-1 «NP.theme V PP.source»: agent=Theme from cistern=Source
Example 7 On the farm, a cistern collects rain from the roof.
case det obl punct det nsubj obj case det obl punct root On ADP the DET farm NOUN , PUNCT a DET cistern NOUN collects VERB rain NOUN from ADP the DET roof NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 On on ADP _ 3 farm case 2 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 farm det 3 farm farm NOUN Number=Sing 7 collects obl 4 , , PUNCT _ 3 farm punct 5 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 cistern det 6 cistern cistern NOUN Number=Sing 7 collects nsubj 7 collects collect VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 8 rain rain NOUN Number=Sing 7 collects obj 9 from from ADP _ 11 roof case 10 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 11 roof det 11 roof roof NOUN Number=Sing 7 collects obl 12 . . PUNCT _ 7 collects punct
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1 collect present a cistern rain the farm from the roof vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP PP.source»: agent=Agent rain=Theme from roof=Source
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