col

Who acts: Col., We, road, cyclists, you, Snow · What happens: use, cross, be, climb up, race, command · To what, where: mountains, spelling, dialect writing, col, high col., Col Tourmalet · Speech: someone speaks here

«col» in the school dictionary: its 4 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: col in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

Usage: geography — kept apart, not parsed.

The lowest point on a ridge between two mountain peaks, often used as a pass to cross the mountains.

The tree, 19 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 point	det
2	lowest	low	ADJ	Degree=Sup	3 point	amod
3	point	point	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
4	on	on	ADP	_	6 ridge	case
5	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 ridge	det
6	ridge	ridge	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 point	nmod
7	between	between	ADP	_	10 peaks	case
8	two	two	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	10 peaks	nummod
9	mountain	mountain	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 peaks	compound
10	peaks	peak	NOUN	Number=Plur	6 ridge	nmod
11	,	,	PUNCT	_	13 used	punct
12	often	often	ADV	_	13 used	advmod
13	used	use	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	10 peaks	conj
14	as	as	ADP	_	16 pass	case
15	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	16 pass	det
16	pass	pass	NOUN	Number=Sing	13 used	obl
17	to	to	PART	_	18 cross	mark
18	cross	cross	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	13 used	advcl
19	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	20 mountains	det
20	mountains	mountain	NOUN	Number=Plur	18 cross	obj
21	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 point	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	use	participle						as a pass; often property	vn eat-39.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
2	cross	to-infinitive		the mountains					vn crane-40.3.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent mountain=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: abbreviation — kept apart, not parsed.

Col. is short for Colonel, an army officer's rank.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Col.	Col.	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 short	nsubj
2	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	3 short	cop
3	short	short	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
4	for	for	ADP	_	5 Colonel	case
5	Colonel	Colonel	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 short	obl
6	,	,	PUNCT	_	11 rank	punct
7	an	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	9 officer	det
8	army	army	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 officer	compound
9	officer	officer	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 rank	nmod:poss
10	's	's	PART	_	9 officer	case
11	rank	rank	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 short	parataxis
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 short	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	present	Col.					for Colonel; short property	tree rules

Meaning 3

Usage: abbreviation — kept apart, not parsed.

col. is short for column, in tables and newspapers.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	col.	Col.	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 short	nsubj
2	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	3 short	cop
3	short	short	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
4	for	for	ADP	_	5 column	case
5	column	column	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 short	obl
6	,	,	PUNCT	_	8 tables	punct
7	in	in	ADP	_	8 tables	case
8	tables	table	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 short	parataxis
9	and	and	CCONJ	_	10 newspapers	cc
10	newspapers	newspaper	NOUN	Number=Plur	8 tables	conj
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 short	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	present	col.					for column; short property	tree rules

Meaning 4

In some dialect writing, col' is a spelling of cold.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	In	in	ADP	_	4 writing	case
2	some	some	DET	PronType=Ind	4 writing	det
3	dialect	dialect	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 writing	compound
4	writing	writing	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 spelling	obl
5	,	,	PUNCT	_	6 col	punct
6	col	col	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 writing	conj
7	'	'	PUNCT	_	4 writing	punct
8	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	10 spelling	cop
9	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	10 spelling	det
10	spelling	spelling	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
11	of	of	ADP	_	12 cold	case
12	cold	cold	ADJ	Degree=Pos	10 spelling	nmod
13	.	.	PUNCT	_	10 spelling	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	present		a spelling		some dialect writing and col		of cold	tree rules

Example 1

We climbed up to the col between the two peaks.

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 climbed	nsubj
2	climbed	climb	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	up	up	ADP	_	2 climbed	compound:prt
4	to	to	ADP	_	6 col	case
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 col	det
6	col	col	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 climbed	obl
7	between	between	ADP	_	10 peaks	case
8	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	10 peaks	det
9	two	two	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	10 peaks	nummod
10	peaks	peak	NOUN	Number=Plur	6 col	nmod
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 climbed	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	climb up	past	We			the col between the two peaks			vn run-51.3.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme to col=Destination

Example 2

The road crosses the mountains at a high col.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 road	det
2	road	road	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 crosses	nsubj
3	crosses	cross	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 mountains	det
5	mountains	mountain	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 crosses	obj
6	at	at	ADP	_	9 col.	case
7	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	9 col.	det
8	high	high	ADJ	Degree=Pos	9 col.	amod
9	col.	Col.	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 crosses	obl

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	cross	present	the road	the mountains		a high col.			vn crane-40.3.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent mountain=Patient

Example 3

The cyclists raced over the Col du Tourmalet.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 cyclists	det
2	cyclists	cyclist	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 raced	nsubj
3	raced	race	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	over	over	ADP	_	8 Tourmalet	case
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 Tourmalet	det
6	Col	Col	PROPN	Number=Sing	8 Tourmalet	compound
7	du	du	PROPN	Number=Sing	6 Col	flat
8	Tourmalet	Tourmalet	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 raced	obl
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 raced	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	race	past	the cyclists			the Col Tourmalet			vn run-51.3.2-2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme over tourmalet=Trajectory

Example 4

Col. Smith commanded the regiment.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Col.	Col.	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 commanded	nsubj
2	Smith	Smith	PROPN	Number=Sing	1 Col.	flat
3	commanded	command	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 regiment	det
5	regiment	regiment	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 commanded	obj
6	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 commanded	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	command	past	Col.	the regiment					vn supervision-95.2.2-1 «NP V NP.predicate»: agent=Agent regiment=Eventuality

Example 5

Look at col. 3 in the table for the totals.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Look	look	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
2	at	at	ADP	_	3 col.	case
3	col.	Col.	PROPN	Number=Sing	1 Look	obl
4	3	3	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	3 col.	flat
5	in	in	ADP	_	7 table	case
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 table	det
7	table	table	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Look	obl
8	for	for	ADP	_	10 totals	case
9	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	10 totals	det
10	totals	total	NOUN	Number=Plur	1 Look	obl
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Look	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	look	imperative	you not said here			col.		in the table; for the totals	vn rummage-35.5 «NP V PP.location PP.theme»: agent=Agent at col.=Location for total=Theme

Example 6

Snow often lies in the col until summer.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Snow	snow	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 lies	nsubj
2	often	often	ADV	_	3 lies	advmod
3	lies	lie	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	in	in	ADP	_	6 col	case
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 col	det
6	col	col	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 lies	obl
7	until	until	ADP	_	8 summer	case
8	summer	summer	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 lies	obl
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 lies	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	lie	present	Snow			the col	summer	often property	vn assuming_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent in col=Location

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