clothesline Who acts: rope, arm, Mum, you, bird · What happens: wash, hang, dry, knock over, hit, be · To what, where: clothes, someone, them, neck, sheets, clothesline
«clothesline» in the school dictionary: its 2 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: clothesline in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 A rope or wire on which washed clothes are hung to dry.
det nsubj cc conj case nsubj nsubj:pass aux:pass ccomp mark advcl punct root A DET rope NOUN or CCONJ wire NOUN on ADP which PRON washed VERB clothes NOUN are AUX hung VERB to PART dry VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 rope det 2 rope rope NOUN Number=Sing 7 washed nsubj 3 or or CCONJ _ 4 wire cc 4 wire wire NOUN Number=Sing 2 rope conj 5 on on ADP _ 6 which case 6 which which PRON PronType=Rel 7 washed nsubj 7 washed wash VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 8 clothes clothes NOUN Number=Ptan 10 hung nsubj:pass 9 are be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 10 hung aux:pass 10 hung hang VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 7 washed ccomp 11 to to PART _ 12 dry mark 12 dry dry VERB VerbForm=Inf 10 hung advcl 13 . . PUNCT _ 7 washed punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 wash past a rope or wire tree rules 2 hang present · passive clothes vn poison-42.2 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient 3 dry to-infinitive vn other_cos-45.4-1 «NP.patient V»: agent=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: sport, informal — kept apart, not parsed.
To knock someone over by hitting them across the neck or chest with an outstretched arm; it is dangerous and against the rules.
The tree, 23 words mark advcl obj compound:prt mark advcl obj case det obl cc conj case det amod obl punct nsubj cop cc case det conj punct root To PART knock VERB someone PRON over ADP by SCONJ hitting VERB them PRON across ADP the DET neck NOUN or CCONJ chest NOUN with ADP an DET outstretched ADJ arm NOUN ; PUNCT it PRON is AUX dangerous ADJ and CCONJ against ADP the DET rules NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 To to PART _ 2 knock mark 2 knock knock VERB VerbForm=Inf 20 dangerous advcl 3 someone someone PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 2 knock obj 4 over over ADP _ 2 knock compound:prt 5 by by SCONJ _ 6 hitting mark 6 hitting hit VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 2 knock advcl 7 them they PRON Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs 6 hitting obj 8 across across ADP _ 10 neck case 9 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 10 neck det 10 neck neck NOUN Number=Sing 6 hitting obl 11 or or CCONJ _ 12 chest cc 12 chest chest NOUN Number=Sing 10 neck conj 13 with with ADP _ 16 arm case 14 an a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 16 arm det 15 outstretched outstretched ADJ Degree=Pos 16 arm amod 16 arm arm NOUN Number=Sing 6 hitting obl 17 ; ; PUNCT _ 2 knock punct 18 it it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 20 dangerous nsubj 19 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 20 dangerous cop 20 dangerous dangerous ADJ Degree=Pos root root 21 and and CCONJ _ 24 rules cc 22 against against ADP _ 24 rules case 23 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 24 rules det 24 rules rule NOUN Number=Plur 20 dangerous conj 25 . . PUNCT _ 20 dangerous punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 knock over to-infinitive arm not said here someone vn split-23.2 «NP V NP apart»: agent=Agent someone=Patient 2 hit gerund arm not said here them = they the neck or chest with a outstretched arm vn hit-18.1-1 «NP V NP PP.instrument»: agent=Agent they=Patient with arm=Instrument 3 is present arm dangerous property tree rules
Example 1 Mum hung the sheets on the clothesline.
nsubj det obj case det obl punct root Mum NOUN hung VERB the DET sheets NOUN on ADP the DET clothesline NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Mum mum NOUN Number=Sing 2 hung nsubj 2 hung hang VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 4 sheets det 4 sheets sheet NOUN Number=Plur 2 hung obj 5 on on ADP _ 7 clothesline case 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 clothesline det 7 clothesline clothesline NOUN Number=Sing 2 hung obl 8 . . PUNCT _ 2 hung punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 hang past Mum the sheets the clothesline vn put_spatial-9.2 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent sheet=Theme on clothesline=Destination
Example 2 The wet towels dried quickly on the clothesline in the wind.
det amod acl advmod case det obl case det nmod punct root The DET wet ADJ towels NOUN dried VERB quickly ADV on ADP the DET clothesline NOUN in ADP the DET wind NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 towels det 2 wet wet ADJ Degree=Pos 3 towels amod 3 towels towel NOUN Number=Plur root root 4 dried dry VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 3 towels acl 5 quickly quickly ADV _ 4 dried advmod 6 on on ADP _ 8 clothesline case 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 clothesline det 8 clothesline clothesline NOUN Number=Sing 4 dried obl 9 in in ADP _ 11 wind case 10 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 11 wind det 11 wind wind NOUN Number=Sing 8 clothesline nmod 12 . . PUNCT _ 3 towels punct
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1 dry participle the wet towels not said here the clothesline in the wind quickly property vn other_cos-45.4-1 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient
Example 3 Use pegs to keep the clothes on the line.
obj mark advcl det obj case det obl punct root Use VERB pegs NOUN to PART keep VERB the DET clothes NOUN on ADP the DET line NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Use use VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 2 pegs peg NOUN Number=Plur 1 Use obj 3 to to PART _ 4 keep mark 4 keep keep VERB VerbForm=Inf 1 Use advcl 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 clothes det 6 clothes clothes NOUN Number=Ptan 4 keep obj 7 on on ADP _ 9 line case 8 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 9 line det 9 line line NOUN Number=Sing 4 keep obl 10 . . PUNCT _ 1 Use punct
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1 use imperative you not said here pegs vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent peg=Patient 2 keep to-infinitive you not said here the clothes the line vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent clothes=Theme on line=Location
Example 4 A bird sat on the clothesline.
det nsubj case det obl punct root A DET bird NOUN sat VERB on ADP the DET clothesline NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 bird det 2 bird bird NOUN Number=Sing 3 sat nsubj 3 sat sit VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 on on ADP _ 6 clothesline case 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 clothesline det 6 clothesline clothesline NOUN Number=Sing 3 sat obl 7 . . PUNCT _ 3 sat punct
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1 sit past a bird the clothesline vn assuming_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent on clothesline=Location
Example 5 The rugby player was penalised for a clothesline tackle.
det compound nsubj:pass aux:pass case det compound obl punct root The DET rugby NOUN player NOUN was AUX penalised VERB for ADP a DET clothesline NOUN tackle NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 player det 2 rugby rugby NOUN Number=Sing 3 player compound 3 player player NOUN Number=Sing 5 penalised nsubj:pass 4 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 5 penalised aux:pass 5 penalised penalis VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 6 for for ADP _ 9 tackle case 7 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 9 tackle det 8 clothesline clothesline NOUN Number=Sing 9 tackle compound 9 tackle tackle NOUN Number=Sing 5 penalised obl 10 . . PUNCT _ 5 penalised punct
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1 penalis past · passive the rugby player for a clothesline tackle tree rules
Example 6 The clothesline stretched across the garden.
det acl case det obl punct root The DET clothesline NOUN stretched VERB across ADP the DET garden NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 clothesline det 2 clothesline clothesline NOUN Number=Sing root root 3 stretched stretch VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 2 clothesline acl 4 across across ADP _ 6 garden case 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 garden det 6 garden garden NOUN Number=Sing 3 stretched obl 7 . . PUNCT _ 2 clothesline punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 stretch participle the clothesline not said here the garden vn meander-47.7 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme across garden=Location
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