collector Who acts: collector, person, job, part, solar collector, uncle · What happens: be, collect, gather, check, ticket, pay · To what, where: person, things, part, science, something, heat · Speech: someone speaks here
«collector» in the school dictionary: its 3 meanings for a pupil and its 8 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: collector in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 A collector is a person who collects things of one kind as a hobby, such as stamps, coins, cards or shells.
The tree, 21 words det nsubj cop det nsubj acl:relcl obj case nummod nmod case det obl punct case fixed conj punct conj punct conj cc conj punct root A DET collector NOUN is AUX a DET person NOUN who PRON collects VERB things NOUN of ADP one NUM kind NOUN as ADP a DET hobby NOUN , PUNCT such ADJ as ADP stamps NOUN , PUNCT coins NOUN , PUNCT cards NOUN or CCONJ shells NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 collector det 2 collector collector NOUN Number=Sing 5 person nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 person cop 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 person det 5 person person NOUN Number=Sing root root 6 who who PRON PronType=Rel 7 collects nsubj 7 collects collect VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 person acl:relcl 8 things thing NOUN Number=Plur 7 collects obj 9 of of ADP _ 11 kind case 10 one one NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 11 kind nummod 11 kind kind NOUN Number=Sing 8 things nmod 12 as as ADP _ 14 hobby case 13 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 14 hobby det 14 hobby hobby NOUN Number=Sing 7 collects obl 15 , , PUNCT _ 18 stamps punct 16 such such ADJ Degree=Pos ExtPos=ADP 18 stamps case 17 as as ADP _ 16 such fixed 18 stamps stamp NOUN Number=Plur 14 hobby conj 19 , , PUNCT _ 20 coins punct 20 coins coin NOUN Number=Plur 14 hobby conj 21 , , PUNCT _ 22 cards punct 22 cards card NOUN Number=Plur 20 coins conj 23 or or CCONJ _ 24 shells cc 24 shells shell NOUN Number=Plur 20 coins conj 25 . . PUNCT _ 5 person punct
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1 is a present a collector a person tree rules 2 collect present a person things of one kind as a hobby and stamps and coins and cards or shells vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent thing=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 collector is a person whose job is to collect money or things, such as a tax collector, a ticket collector or a rubbish collector.
The tree, 25 words det nsubj cop det nmod:poss nsubj cop mark acl:relcl obj cc conj punct case fixed det compound nmod punct det compound appos cc det compound conj punct root A DET collector NOUN is AUX a DET person NOUN whose PRON job NOUN is AUX to PART collect VERB money NOUN or CCONJ things NOUN , PUNCT such ADJ as ADP a DET tax NOUN collector NOUN , PUNCT a DET ticket NOUN collector NOUN or CCONJ a DET rubbish NOUN collector NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 collector det 2 collector collector NOUN Number=Sing 5 person nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 person cop 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 person det 5 person person NOUN Number=Sing root root 6 whose whose PRON Poss=Yes PronType=Rel 7 job nmod:poss 7 job job NOUN Number=Sing 10 collect nsubj 8 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 10 collect cop 9 to to PART _ 10 collect mark 10 collect collect VERB VerbForm=Inf 5 person acl:relcl 11 money money NOUN Number=Sing 10 collect obj 12 or or CCONJ _ 13 things cc 13 things thing NOUN Number=Plur 11 money conj 14 , , PUNCT _ 19 collector punct 15 such such ADJ Degree=Pos ExtPos=ADP 19 collector case 16 as as ADP _ 15 such fixed 17 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 19 collector det 18 tax tax NOUN Number=Sing 19 collector compound 19 collector collector NOUN Number=Sing 13 things nmod 20 , , PUNCT _ 23 collector punct 21 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 23 collector det 22 ticket ticket NOUN Number=Sing 23 collector compound 23 collector collector NOUN Number=Sing 19 collector appos 24 or or CCONJ _ 27 collector cc 25 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 27 collector det 26 rubbish rubbish NOUN Number=Sing 27 collector compound 27 collector collector NOUN Number=Sing 23 collector conj 28 . . PUNCT _ 5 person punct
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1 is a present a collector a person tree rules 2 is present job collect property tree rules
Meaning 3 In science and technology, a collector is a part that gathers something, such as a solar collector that gathers heat from the sun.
The tree, 23 words case obl cc conj punct det nsubj cop det nsubj acl:relcl obj punct case fixed det amod conj nsubj acl:relcl obj case det obl root In ADP science NOUN and CCONJ technology NOUN , PUNCT a DET collector NOUN is AUX a DET part NOUN that PRON gathers VERB something PRON , PUNCT such ADJ as ADP a DET solar ADJ collector NOUN that PRON gathers VERB heat NOUN from ADP the DET sun. NOUN The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 In in ADP _ 2 science case 2 science science NOUN Number=Sing 10 part obl 3 and and CCONJ _ 4 technology cc 4 technology technology NOUN Number=Sing 2 science conj 5 , , PUNCT _ 2 science punct 6 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 7 collector det 7 collector collector NOUN Number=Sing 10 part nsubj 8 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 10 part cop 9 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 10 part det 10 part part NOUN Number=Sing root root 11 that that PRON PronType=Rel 12 gathers nsubj 12 gathers gather VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 10 part acl:relcl 13 something something PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 12 gathers obj 14 , , PUNCT _ 19 collector punct 15 such such ADJ Degree=Pos ExtPos=ADP 19 collector case 16 as as ADP _ 15 such fixed 17 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 19 collector det 18 solar solar ADJ Degree=Pos 19 collector amod 19 collector collector NOUN Number=Sing 10 part conj 20 that that PRON PronType=Rel 21 gathers nsubj 21 gathers gather VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 19 collector acl:relcl 22 heat heat NOUN Number=Sing 21 gathers obj 23 from from ADP _ 25 sun. case 24 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 25 sun. det 25 sun. sun. NOUN Number=Sing 21 gathers obl
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1 is a present a collector a part and a solar collector science and technology tree rules 2 gather present a part and a solar collector something vn deduce-97.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent something=Theme 3 gather present a solar collector heat the sun. vn deduce-97.2 «NP V NP PP.source»: agent=Agent heat=Theme from sun.=Source
Example 1 My uncle is a stamp collector with over two thousand stamps.
nmod:poss nsubj cop det compound case advmod compound nummod nmod punct root My PRON uncle NOUN is AUX a DET stamp NOUN collector NOUN with ADP over ADV two NUM thousand NUM stamps NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 My my PRON Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 2 uncle nmod:poss 2 uncle uncle NOUN Number=Sing 6 collector nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 collector cop 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 collector det 5 stamp stamp NOUN Number=Sing 6 collector compound 6 collector collector NOUN Number=Sing root root 7 with with ADP _ 11 stamps case 8 over over ADV _ 10 thousand advmod 9 two two NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 10 thousand compound 10 thousand thousand NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 11 stamps nummod 11 stamps stamp NOUN Number=Plur 6 collector nmod 12 . . PUNCT _ 6 collector punct
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1 is a present My uncle a stamp collector with thousand stamps tree rules
Example 2 The ticket collector checked our tickets on the train.
det compound nsubj nmod:poss obj case det obl punct root The DET ticket NOUN collector NOUN checked VERB our PRON tickets NOUN on ADP the DET train NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 collector det 2 ticket ticket NOUN Number=Sing 3 collector compound 3 collector collector NOUN Number=Sing 4 checked nsubj 4 checked check VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 5 our our PRON Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 6 tickets nmod:poss 6 tickets ticket NOUN Number=Plur 4 checked obj 7 on on ADP _ 9 train case 8 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 9 train det 9 train train NOUN Number=Sing 4 checked obl 10 . . PUNCT _ 4 checked punct
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1 check past the ticket collector our tickets the train vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent ticket=Theme 2 ticket our nom ticket «communication transitive»: poss=agent
Example 3 A collector paid a lot of money for the old toy car.
det nsubj det obj case nmod case det amod compound obl punct root A DET collector NOUN paid VERB a DET lot NOUN of ADP money NOUN for ADP the DET old ADJ toy NOUN car NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 collector det 2 collector collector NOUN Number=Sing 3 paid nsubj 3 paid pay VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 lot det 5 lot lot NOUN Number=Sing 3 paid obj 6 of of ADP _ 7 money case 7 money money NOUN Number=Sing 5 lot nmod 8 for for ADP _ 12 car case 9 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 12 car det 10 old old ADJ Degree=Pos 12 car amod 11 toy toy NOUN Number=Sing 12 car compound 12 car car NOUN Number=Sing 3 paid obl 13 . . PUNCT _ 3 paid punct
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1 pay past a collector a lot of money for the old toy car vn pay-68-1 «NP V NP PP.theme»: agent=Agent lot=Asset for car=Theme
Example 4 The rubbish collectors come every Tuesday morning.
det compound nsubj det compound obl:unmarked punct root The DET rubbish NOUN collectors NOUN come VERB every DET Tuesday PROPN morning NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 collectors det 2 rubbish rubbish NOUN Number=Sing 3 collectors compound 3 collectors collector NOUN Number=Plur 4 come nsubj 4 come come VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 5 every every DET PronType=Tot 7 morning det 6 Tuesday Tuesday PROPN Number=Sing 7 morning compound 7 morning morning NOUN Number=Sing 4 come obl:unmarked 8 . . PUNCT _ 4 come punct
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1 come present the rubbish collectors morning vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
Example 5 This rare card is a real collector's item.
det amod nsubj cop det amod nmod:poss case punct root This DET rare ADJ card NOUN is AUX a DET real ADJ collector NOUN 's PART item NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 This this DET Number=Sing PronType=Dem 3 card det 2 rare rare ADJ Degree=Pos 3 card amod 3 card card NOUN Number=Sing 9 item nsubj 4 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 9 item cop 5 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 7 collector det 6 real real ADJ Degree=Pos 7 collector amod 7 collector collector NOUN Number=Sing 9 item nmod:poss 8 's 's PART _ 7 collector case 9 item item NOUN Number=Sing root root 10 . . PUNCT _ 9 item punct
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1 is a present this rare card a real collector's item tree rules
Example 6 A solar collector on the roof warms the water.
det amod nsubj case det nmod det obj punct root A DET solar ADJ collector NOUN on ADP the DET roof NOUN warms VERB the DET water NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 3 collector det 2 solar solar ADJ Degree=Pos 3 collector amod 3 collector collector NOUN Number=Sing 7 warms nsubj 4 on on ADP _ 6 roof case 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 roof det 6 roof roof NOUN Number=Sing 3 collector nmod 7 warms warm VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 8 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 9 water det 9 water water NOUN Number=Sing 7 warms obj 10 . . PUNCT _ 7 warms punct
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1 warm present a solar collector on the roof the water vn other_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent water=Patient
Example 7 The coin collector has 48 coins and buys 12 more.
det compound nsubj nummod obj cc conj nummod obj punct root The DET coin NOUN collector NOUN has VERB 48 NUM coins NOUN and CCONJ buys VERB 12 NUM more ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 collector det 2 coin coin NOUN Number=Sing 3 collector compound 3 collector collector NOUN Number=Sing 4 has nsubj 4 has have VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 5 48 48 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 6 coins nummod 6 coins coin NOUN Number=Plur 4 has obj 7 and and CCONJ _ 8 buys cc 8 buys buy VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 has conj 9 12 12 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 10 more nummod 10 more more ADJ Degree=Cmp 8 buys obj 11 . . PUNCT _ 4 has punct
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1 have present the coin collector 48 coins vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent coin=Patient 2 buy present the coin collector not said here 12 more vn accept-77.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent more=Theme
Example 8 The lottery collector pressed me so hard that I thought I should crack.
det compound nsubj obj advmod advmod mark nsubj advcl nsubj aux ccomp punct root The DET lottery NOUN collector NOUN pressed VERB me PRON so ADV hard ADV that SCONJ I PRON thought VERB I PRON should AUX crack VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 collector det 2 lottery lottery NOUN Number=Sing 3 collector compound 3 collector collector NOUN Number=Sing 4 pressed nsubj 4 pressed press VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 5 me I PRON Case=Acc Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs 4 pressed obj 6 so so ADV _ 7 hard advmod 7 hard hard ADV Degree=Pos 4 pressed advmod 8 that that SCONJ _ 10 thought mark 9 I I PRON Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs 10 thought nsubj 10 thought think VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 4 pressed advcl 11 I I PRON Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs 13 crack nsubj 12 should should AUX VerbForm=Fin 13 crack aux 13 crack crack VERB VerbForm=Inf 10 thought ccomp 14 . . PUNCT _ 4 pressed punct
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1 press past the lottery collector me hard property vn push-12-1-1 «NP V NP ADJP-Result»: agent=Agent i=Result 2 think speech: other past I vn consider-29.9-2 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent clause=Theme 3 crack should I vn sound_emission-43.2 «NP.location V PP.theme»: agent=Location
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