clew

Who acts: sailor, Ariadne, word, you, three corners, old book · What happens: attach, clew up, mean, pull up, tie, give · To what, where: rope, sail, clew, Theseus, way, head · Speech: someone speaks here

«clew» 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: clew in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

Usage: sailing — kept apart, not parsed.

The lower back corner of a sail, where a rope is attached.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	4 corner	det
2	lower	low	ADJ	Degree=Cmp	4 corner	amod
3	back	back	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 corner	compound
4	corner	corner	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
5	of	of	ADP	_	7 sail	case
6	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	7 sail	det
7	sail	sail	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 corner	nmod
8	,	,	PUNCT	_	13 attached	punct
9	where	where	ADV	PronType=Rel	13 attached	advmod
10	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	11 rope	det
11	rope	rope	NOUN	Number=Sing	13 attached	nsubj:pass
12	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	13 attached	aux:pass
13	attached	attach	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	7 sail	acl:relcl
14	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 corner	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	attach	present · passive		a rope					vn shake-22.3-2-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient

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

Usage: old-fashioned — kept apart, not parsed.

A ball of thread or yarn.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	2 ball	det
2	ball	ball	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
3	of	of	ADP	_	4 thread	case
4	thread	thread	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 ball	nmod
5	or	or	CCONJ	_	6 yarn	cc
6	yarn	yarn	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 ball	conj
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 ball	punct

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

Meaning 3

Usage: old spelling — kept apart, not parsed.

An old way of writing «clue».

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	An	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	3 way	det
2	old	old	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 way	amod
3	way	way	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
4	of	of	ADP	_	5 writing	case
5	writing	writing	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 way	nmod
6	«	«	PUNCT	_	7 clue	punct
7	clue	clue	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 writing	appos
8	»	»	PUNCT	_	7 clue	punct
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 way	punct

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

Meaning 4

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

«Clew up» means to pull up a sail by its corners.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	«	«	PUNCT	_	2 Clew	punct
2	Clew	clew	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	5 means	csubj
3	up	up	ADP	_	2 Clew	compound:prt
4	»	»	PUNCT	_	2 Clew	punct
5	means	mean	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
6	to	to	PART	_	7 pull	mark
7	pull	pull	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	5 means	xcomp
8	up	up	ADP	_	7 pull	compound:prt
9	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	10 sail	det
10	sail	sail	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 pull	obj
11	by	by	ADP	_	13 corners	case
12	its	its	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	13 corners	nmod:poss
13	corners	corner	NOUN	Number=Plur	7 pull	obl
14	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 means	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	what, whom	other	roles by
1	clew up in a quote	infinitive			tree rules
2	mean	present			vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic
3	pull up not said to happen	to-infinitive	a sail	by sail's corners	vn push-12-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent sail=Theme

Example 1

The sailor tied the rope to the clew of the sail.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 sailor	det
2	sailor	sailor	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 tied	nsubj
3	tied	tie	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 rope	det
5	rope	rope	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 tied	obj
6	to	to	ADP	_	8 clew	case
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 clew	det
8	clew	clew	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 tied	obl
9	of	of	ADP	_	11 sail	case
10	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	11 sail	det
11	sail	sail	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 clew	nmod
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 tied	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	tie	past	the sailor	the rope				to the clew of the sail	vn mix-22.1-2 «NP V NP PP.co-patient»: agent=Agent rope=Patient to clew=Co-Patient

Example 2

Ariadne gave Theseus a clew of thread to find his way out.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Ariadne	Ariadne	PROPN	Number=Sing	2 gave	nsubj
2	gave	give	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	Theseus	Theseus	PROPN	Number=Sing	2 gave	iobj
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 clew	det
5	clew	clew	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 gave	obj
6	of	of	ADP	_	7 thread	case
7	thread	thread	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 clew	nmod
8	to	to	PART	_	9 find	mark
9	find	find	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	2 gave	advcl
10	his	his	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	11 way	nmod:poss
11	way	way	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 find	obj
12	out	out	ADV	_	9 find	advmod
13	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 gave	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	give	past	Ariadne	a clew of thread	Theseus				vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent theseus=Recipient clew=Theme
2	find out	to-infinitive	Ariadne not said here	Ariadne's way				out property	vn learn-14-2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent way=Topic

Example 3

The word «clue» comes from «clew», a ball of thread.

The tree, 10 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 word	det
2	word	word	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 comes	nsubj
3	«	«	PUNCT	_	4 clue	punct
4	clue	clue	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 word	appos
5	»	»	PUNCT	_	4 clue	punct
6	comes	come	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
7	from	from	ADP	_	9 clew	case
8	«	«	PUNCT	_	9 clew	punct
9	clew	clew	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 comes	obl
10	»	»	PUNCT	_	9 clew	punct
11	,	,	PUNCT	_	13 ball	punct
12	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	13 ball	det
13	ball	ball	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 clew	appos
14	of	of	ADP	_	15 thread	case
15	thread	thread	NOUN	Number=Sing	13 ball	nmod
16	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 comes	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	come	present	the word			clew			vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial_location»: agent=Theme from clew=Initial_Location

Example 4

Pull the clew tight to trim the sail.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Pull	pull	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
2	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 clew	det
3	clew	clew	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Pull	obj
4	tight	tight	ADJ	Degree=Pos	1 Pull	xcomp
5	to	to	PART	_	6 trim	mark
6	trim	trim	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	1 Pull	advcl
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 sail	det
8	sail	sail	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 trim	obj
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Pull	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	pull	imperative	you not said here	the clew				tight property	vn push-12-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent clew=Theme
2	trim	to-infinitive	you not said here	the sail					vn braid-41.2.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent sail=Patient

Example 5

The three corners of a sail are the head, the tack and the clew.

The tree, 14 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 corners	det
2	three	three	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	3 corners	nummod
3	corners	corner	NOUN	Number=Plur	9 head	nsubj
4	of	of	ADP	_	6 sail	case
5	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 sail	det
6	sail	sail	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 corners	nmod
7	are	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	9 head	cop
8	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 head	det
9	head	head	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
10	,	,	PUNCT	_	12 tack	punct
11	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	12 tack	det
12	tack	tack	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 head	conj
13	and	and	CCONJ	_	15 clew	cc
14	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	15 clew	det
15	clew	clew	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 head	conj
16	.	.	PUNCT	_	9 head	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	present	the three corners of a sail	the head and the tack and the clew					tree rules

Example 6

The old book spelled «clue» as «clew».

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 book	det
2	old	old	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 book	amod
3	book	book	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 spelled	nsubj
4	spelled	spell	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
5	«	«	PUNCT	_	6 clue	punct
6	clue	clue	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 spelled	obj
7	»	»	PUNCT	_	6 clue	punct
8	as	as	ADP	_	10 clew	case
9	«	«	PUNCT	_	10 clew	punct
10	clew	clew	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 spelled	obl
11	»	»	PUNCT	_	10 clew	punct
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 spelled	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	spell	participle	the old book	clue				as clew	vn pronounce-29.3.1 «NP V NP ADVP»: agent=Agent clue=Theme

Example 7

You need only hold the end of the thread, and the clew will run on before and show you the way.

The tree, 21 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	You	you	PRON	Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs	4 hold	nsubj
2	need	need	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	4 hold	aux
3	only	only	ADV	_	4 hold	advmod
4	hold	hold	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	root	root
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 end	det
6	end	end	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 hold	obj
7	of	of	ADP	_	9 thread	case
8	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 thread	det
9	thread	thread	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 end	nmod
10	,	,	PUNCT	_	15 run	punct
11	and	and	CCONJ	_	15 run	cc
12	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	13 clew	det
13	clew	clew	NOUN	Number=Sing	15 run	nsubj
14	will	will	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	15 run	aux
15	run	run	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	4 hold	parataxis
16	on	on	ADP	_	17 before	case
17	before	before	ADV	_	15 run	obl
18	and	and	CCONJ	_	19 show	cc
19	show	show	VERB	Mood=Ind Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	15 run	conj
20	you	you	PRON	Case=Acc Person=2 PronType=Prs	19 show	iobj
21	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	22 way	det
22	way	way	NOUN	Number=Sing	19 show	obj
23	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 hold	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	roles by
1	hold	present	You	the end of the thread		vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent end=Theme
2	run	future	the clew			vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme on before=Trajectory
3	show	present	the clew not said here	the way	you	vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent you=Recipient way=Topic

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