combust

Who acts: Petrol, Wood, Piles, you, rags, I · What happens: burn, catch, get, burst, combust, have · To what, where: fire, flames, car engine, oxygen, own, oily rags

«combust» 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: combust in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

Usage: science — kept apart, not parsed.

To burn, or to catch fire, especially through a chemical reaction with oxygen.

The tree, 13 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	To	to	PART	_	2 burn	mark
2	burn	burn	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	,	,	PUNCT	_	6 catch	punct
4	or	or	CCONJ	_	6 catch	cc
5	to	to	PART	_	6 catch	mark
6	catch	catch	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	2 burn	conj
7	fire	fire	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 catch	obj
8	,	,	PUNCT	_	13 reaction	punct
9	especially	especially	ADV	_	13 reaction	advmod
10	through	through	ADP	_	13 reaction	case
11	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	13 reaction	det
12	chemical	chemical	ADJ	Degree=Pos	13 reaction	amod
13	reaction	reaction	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 catch	parataxis
14	with	with	ADP	_	15 oxygen	case
15	oxygen	oxygen	NOUN	Number=Sing	13 reaction	nmod
16	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 burn	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	burn	to-infinitive							vn light_emission-43.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
2	catch	to-infinitive		fire					vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent fire=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

Usage: informal, joking — kept apart, not parsed.

To get very angry or excited, as if about to burst into flames.

The tree, 13 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	To	to	PART	_	2 get	mark
2	get	get	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	very	very	ADV	_	4 angry	advmod
4	angry	angry	ADJ	Degree=Pos	2 get	xcomp
5	or	or	CCONJ	_	6 excited	cc
6	excited	excited	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 angry	conj
7	,	,	PUNCT	_	12 burst	punct
8	as	as	SCONJ	_	12 burst	mark
9	if	if	SCONJ	_	12 burst	mark
10	about	about	ADV	_	12 burst	advmod
11	to	to	PART	_	12 burst	mark
12	burst	burst	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	2 get	conj
13	into	into	ADP	_	14 flames	case
14	flames	flame	NOUN	Number=Plur	12 burst	obl
15	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 get	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	get	to-infinitive						angry property	vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Experiencer
2	burst a condition, not said to happen	to-infinitive				flames		about property	vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme

Example 1

Petrol combusts inside a car engine.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Petrol	petrol	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 combusts	nsubj
2	combusts	combust	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	inside	inside	ADP	_	6 engine	case
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 engine	det
5	car	car	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 engine	compound
6	engine	engine	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 combusts	obl
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 combusts	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	combust	present	Petrol			a car engine			vn other_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient

Example 2

Wood combusts when it gets hot enough and has oxygen.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Wood	wood	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 combusts	nsubj
2	combusts	combust	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	when	when	ADV	PronType=Int	5 gets	advmod
4	it	it	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	5 gets	nsubj
5	gets	get	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	2 combusts	ccomp
6	hot	hot	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 gets	xcomp
7	enough	enough	ADV	_	6 hot	advmod
8	and	and	CCONJ	_	9 has	cc
9	has	have	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	5 gets	conj
10	oxygen	oxygen	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 has	obj
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 combusts	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	combust	present	Wood			tree rules
2	get	present	Wood		hot property	vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Experiencer
3	have	present	Wood not said here	oxygen		vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent oxygen=Patient

Example 3

Piles of damp hay can combust on their own.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Piles	pile	NOUN	Number=Plur	6 combust	nsubj
2	of	of	ADP	_	4 hay	case
3	damp	damp	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 hay	amod
4	hay	hay	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Piles	nmod
5	can	can	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	6 combust	aux
6	combust	combust	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	root	root
7	on	on	ADP	_	9 own	case
8	their	their	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	9 own	nmod:poss
9	own	own	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 combust	obl
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 combust	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	combust	can	Piles of damp hay			Piles's own			vn other_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient

Example 4

Never leave oily rags in a heap; they can combust.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Never	never	ADV	PronType=Neg	2 leave	advmod
2	leave	leave	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	oily	oily	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 rags	amod
4	rags	rag	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 leave	obj
5	in	in	ADP	_	7 heap	case
6	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	7 heap	det
7	heap	heap	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 leave	obl
8	;	;	PUNCT	_	11 combust	punct
9	they	they	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs	11 combust	nsubj
10	can	can	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	11 combust	aux
11	combust	combust	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	2 leave	conj
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 leave	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	not leave	imperative	you not said here	oily rags		a heap			vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent rag=Theme in heap=Location
2	combust	can	rags = rag						vn other_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient

Example 5

If I have to wait any longer, I'll combust!

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	If	if	SCONJ	_	3 have	mark
2	I	I	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs	3 have	nsubj
3	have	have	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	11 combust	advcl
4	to	to	PART	_	5 wait	mark
5	wait	wait	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	3 have	xcomp
6	any	any	ADV	_	7 longer	advmod
7	longer	long	ADV	Degree=Cmp	5 wait	advmod
8	,	,	PUNCT	_	3 have	punct
9	I	I	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs	11 combust	nsubj
10	'll	will	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	11 combust	aux
11	combust	combust	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	root	root
12	!	!	PUNCT	_	11 combust	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	other	roles by
1	have a condition, not said to happen	present	I		tree rules
2	wait	to-infinitive	I not said here	long property	vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
3	combust	future	I		vn other_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient

Example 6

The match combusted with a bright flash.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 match	det
2	match	match	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
3	combusted	combust	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	2 match	acl
4	with	with	ADP	_	7 flash	case
5	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	7 flash	det
6	bright	bright	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 flash	amod
7	flash	flash	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 combusted	obl
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 match	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	combust	participle		the match not said here				with a bright flash	vn other_cos-45.4 «NP V NP PP.instrument»: agent=Agent with flash=Instrument

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