clipper Who acts: Clippers, tool, clipper, barber, Mum, Dad · What happens: be, cut, clip, hold, use, trim · To what, where: tool, hair, fast sailing ship, 1800s, anything, things
«clipper» in the school dictionary: its 3 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: clipper in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 Clippers are a tool for cutting hair, nails or hedges.
nsubj cop det mark acl obj punct parataxis cc conj punct root Clippers NOUN are AUX a DET tool NOUN for SCONJ cutting VERB hair NOUN , PUNCT nails NOUN or CCONJ hedges NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Clippers clipper NOUN Number=Plur 4 tool nsubj 2 are be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 tool cop 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 4 tool det 4 tool tool NOUN Number=Sing root root 5 for for SCONJ _ 6 cutting mark 6 cutting cut VERB VerbForm=Ger 4 tool acl 7 hair hair NOUN Number=Sing 6 cutting obj 8 , , PUNCT _ 9 nails punct 9 nails nail NOUN Number=Plur 4 tool parataxis 10 or or CCONJ _ 11 hedges cc 11 hedges hedge NOUN Number=Plur 9 nails conj 12 . . PUNCT _ 4 tool punct
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1 is a present Clippers a tool tree rules 2 cut gerund a tool not said here hair vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset hair=Product
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 clipper was a fast sailing ship in the 1800s.
det nsubj cop det amod compound case det nmod punct root A DET clipper NOUN was AUX a DET fast ADJ sailing NOUN ship NOUN in ADP the DET 1800s NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 clipper det 2 clipper clipper NOUN Number=Sing 7 ship nsubj 3 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 7 ship cop 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 7 ship det 5 fast fast ADJ Degree=Pos 7 ship amod 6 sailing sailing NOUN Number=Sing 7 ship compound 7 ship ship NOUN Number=Sing root root 8 in in ADP _ 10 1800s case 9 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 10 1800s det 10 1800s 1800 NOUN Number=Ptan NumForm=Combi NumType=Card 7 ship nmod 11 . . PUNCT _ 7 ship punct
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1 is a past a clipper a fast sailing ship the 1800s tree rules
Meaning 3 A clipper can be anything that clips or holds things.
det nsubj aux cop nsubj acl:relcl cc conj obj punct root A DET clipper NOUN can AUX be AUX anything PRON that PRON clips VERB or CCONJ holds VERB things NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 clipper det 2 clipper clipper NOUN Number=Sing 5 anything nsubj 3 can can AUX VerbForm=Fin 5 anything aux 4 be be AUX VerbForm=Inf 5 anything cop 5 anything anything PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind root root 6 that that PRON PronType=Rel 7 clips nsubj 7 clips clip VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 anything acl:relcl 8 or or CCONJ _ 9 holds cc 9 holds hold VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 7 clips conj 10 things thing NOUN Number=Plur 9 holds obj 11 . . PUNCT _ 5 anything punct
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1 is a can a clipper anything tree rules 2 clip present vn cut-21.1-1 «NP V ADVP-Middle»: agent=Patient 3 hold present things vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent thing=Theme
Example 1 The barber used clippers to cut my hair.
det nsubj obj mark advcl nmod:poss obj punct root The DET barber NOUN used VERB clippers NOUN to PART cut VERB my PRON hair NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 barber det 2 barber barber NOUN Number=Sing 3 used nsubj 3 used use VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 clippers clipper NOUN Number=Plur 3 used obj 5 to to PART _ 6 cut mark 6 cut cut VERB VerbForm=Inf 3 used advcl 7 my my PRON Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 8 hair nmod:poss 8 hair hair NOUN Number=Sing 6 cut obj 9 . . PUNCT _ 3 used punct
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1 use past the barber clippers vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent clipper=Patient 2 cut to-infinitive the barber not said here my hair vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset hair=Product
Example 2 Mum trimmed my nails with nail clippers.
nsubj nmod:poss obj case compound obl punct root Mum NOUN trimmed VERB my PRON nails NOUN with ADP nail NOUN clippers NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Mum mum NOUN Number=Sing 2 trimmed nsubj 2 trimmed trim VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 my my PRON Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 4 nails nmod:poss 4 nails nail NOUN Number=Plur 2 trimmed obj 5 with with ADP _ 7 clippers case 6 nail nail NOUN Number=Sing 7 clippers compound 7 clippers clipper NOUN Number=Plur 2 trimmed obl 8 . . PUNCT _ 2 trimmed punct
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1 trim past Mum my nails with nail clippers vn fill-9.8-1 «NP V NP PP.theme»: agent=Agent nail=Destination with clipper=Theme
Example 3 Dad cut the hedge with clippers.
nsubj det obj case obl punct root Dad NOUN cut VERB the DET hedge NOUN with ADP clippers NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Dad dad NOUN Number=Sing 2 cut nsubj 2 cut cut VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 4 hedge det 4 hedge hedge NOUN Number=Sing 2 cut obj 5 with with ADP _ 6 clippers case 6 clippers clipper NOUN Number=Plur 2 cut obl 7 . . PUNCT _ 2 cut punct
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1 cut past Dad the hedge with clippers vn cut-21.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent hedge=Patient with clipper=Instrument
Example 4 The clipper ship sailed fast across the ocean.
det compound nsubj advmod case det obl punct root The DET clipper NOUN ship NOUN sailed VERB fast ADV across ADP the DET ocean NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 ship det 2 clipper clipper NOUN Number=Sing 3 ship compound 3 ship ship NOUN Number=Sing 4 sailed nsubj 4 sailed sail VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 5 fast fast ADV Degree=Pos 4 sailed advmod 6 across across ADP _ 8 ocean case 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 ocean det 8 ocean ocean NOUN Number=Sing 4 sailed obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 4 sailed punct
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1 sail past the clipper ship the ocean fast property vn nonvehicle-51.4.2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent across ocean=Trajectory
Example 5 The Cutty Sark is a famous clipper.
det compound nsubj cop det amod punct root The DET Cutty PROPN Sark PROPN is AUX a DET famous ADJ clipper NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 Sark det 2 Cutty Cutty PROPN Number=Sing 3 Sark compound 3 Sark Sark PROPN Number=Sing 7 clipper nsubj 4 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 7 clipper cop 5 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 7 clipper det 6 famous famous ADJ Degree=Pos 7 clipper amod 7 clipper clipper NOUN Number=Sing root root 8 . . PUNCT _ 7 clipper punct
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1 is a present the Cutty Sark a famous clipper tree rules
Example 6 Be careful, the clippers are sharp.
cop csubj punct det nsubj cop punct root Be AUX careful ADJ , PUNCT the DET clippers NOUN are AUX sharp ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Be be AUX VerbForm=Inf 2 careful cop 2 careful careful ADJ Degree=Pos 7 sharp csubj 3 , , PUNCT _ 7 sharp punct 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 clippers det 5 clippers clipper NOUN Number=Plur 7 sharp nsubj 6 are be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 7 sharp cop 7 sharp sharp ADJ Degree=Pos root root 8 . . PUNCT _ 7 sharp punct
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1 is infinitive careful property tree rules 2 is present the clippers sharp property tree rules
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