conductor Who acts: person, material, train, lightning conductor, tall building, conductor · What happens: stand, direct, let, pass, check, sell · To what, where: front, music, heat, science, tickets, metal rod
«conductor» in the school dictionary: its 5 meanings for a pupil and its 9 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: conductor in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 A person who stands in front of an orchestra, band or choir and directs the music with hand movements or a baton.
The tree, 22 words det nsubj acl:relcl case obl case det nmod punct conj cc conj cc conj det obj case compound obl cc det conj punct root A DET person NOUN who PRON stands VERB in ADP front NOUN of ADP an DET orchestra NOUN , PUNCT band NOUN or CCONJ choir NOUN and CCONJ directs VERB the DET music NOUN with ADP hand NOUN movements NOUN or CCONJ a DET baton NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 person det 2 person person NOUN Number=Sing root root 3 who who PRON PronType=Rel 4 stands nsubj 4 stands stand VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 2 person acl:relcl 5 in in ADP _ 6 front case 6 front front NOUN Number=Sing 4 stands obl 7 of of ADP _ 9 orchestra case 8 an a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 9 orchestra det 9 orchestra orchestra NOUN Number=Sing 6 front nmod 10 , , PUNCT _ 11 band punct 11 band band NOUN Number=Sing 9 orchestra conj 12 or or CCONJ _ 13 choir cc 13 choir choir NOUN Number=Sing 9 orchestra conj 14 and and CCONJ _ 15 directs cc 15 directs direct VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 stands conj 16 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 17 music det 17 music music NOUN Number=Sing 15 directs obj 18 with with ADP _ 20 movements case 19 hand hand NOUN Number=Sing 20 movements compound 20 movements movement NOUN Number=Plur 15 directs obl 21 or or CCONJ _ 23 baton cc 22 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 23 baton det 23 baton baton NOUN Number=Sing 20 movements conj 24 . . PUNCT _ 2 person punct
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1 stand present a person front of a orchestra and band or choir vn assuming_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent in front=Location 2 direct present a person not said here the music with hand movements or a baton vn supervision-95.2.2-1 «NP V NP.predicate»: agent=Agent music=Eventuality
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 In science, a material that lets heat or electricity pass through it easily, such as metal.
The tree, 16 words case obl punct det nsubj nsubj acl:relcl obj cc conj case obl advmod punct case fixed obl punct root In ADP science NOUN , PUNCT a DET material NOUN that PRON lets VERB heat NOUN or CCONJ electricity NOUN pass VERB through ADP it PRON easily ADV , PUNCT such ADJ as ADP metal NOUN . PUNCT 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 11 pass obl 3 , , PUNCT _ 2 science punct 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 material det 5 material material NOUN Number=Sing 11 pass nsubj 6 that that PRON PronType=Rel 7 lets nsubj 7 lets let VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 material acl:relcl 8 heat heat NOUN Number=Sing 7 lets obj 9 or or CCONJ _ 10 electricity cc 10 electricity electricity NOUN Number=Sing 8 heat conj 11 pass pass VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 12 through through ADP _ 13 it case 13 it it PRON Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 11 pass obl 14 easily easily ADV _ 11 pass advmod 15 , , PUNCT _ 18 metal punct 16 such such ADJ Degree=Pos ExtPos=ADP 18 metal case 17 as as ADP _ 16 such fixed 18 metal metal NOUN Number=Sing 11 pass obl 19 . . PUNCT _ 11 pass punct
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1 let present a material heat or electricity vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent heat=Theme 2 pass present a material science through electricity; such metal; easily property vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme in science=Location
Meaning 3 A person on a bus or train who checks or sells tickets.
det case det nmod cc conj nsubj acl:relcl cc conj obj punct root A DET person NOUN on ADP a DET bus NOUN or CCONJ train NOUN who PRON checks VERB or CCONJ sells VERB tickets NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 person det 2 person person NOUN Number=Sing root root 3 on on ADP _ 5 bus case 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 bus det 5 bus bus NOUN Number=Sing 2 person nmod 6 or or CCONJ _ 7 train cc 7 train train NOUN Number=Sing 5 bus conj 8 who who PRON PronType=Rel 9 checks nsubj 9 checks check VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 7 train acl:relcl 10 or or CCONJ _ 11 sells cc 11 sells sell VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 9 checks conj 12 tickets ticket NOUN Number=Plur 11 sells obj 13 . . PUNCT _ 2 person punct
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1 check present train vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent 2 sell present train not said here tickets vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent ticket=Theme
Meaning 4 A lightning conductor is a metal rod on a tall building that carries lightning safely into the ground.
The tree, 18 words det compound nsubj cop det compound case det amod nmod nsubj acl:relcl obj advmod case det obl punct root A DET lightning NOUN conductor NOUN is AUX a DET metal NOUN rod NOUN on ADP a DET tall ADJ building NOUN that PRON carries VERB lightning NOUN safely ADV into ADP the DET ground NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 3 conductor det 2 lightning lightning NOUN Number=Sing 3 conductor compound 3 conductor conductor NOUN Number=Sing 7 rod nsubj 4 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 7 rod cop 5 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 7 rod det 6 metal metal NOUN Number=Sing 7 rod compound 7 rod rod NOUN Number=Sing root root 8 on on ADP _ 11 building case 9 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 11 building det 10 tall tall ADJ Degree=Pos 11 building amod 11 building building NOUN Number=Sing 7 rod nmod 12 that that PRON PronType=Rel 13 carries nsubj 13 carries carry VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 11 building acl:relcl 14 lightning lightning NOUN Number=Sing 13 carries obj 15 safely safely ADV _ 13 carries advmod 16 into into ADP _ 18 ground case 17 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 18 ground det 18 ground ground NOUN Number=Sing 13 carries obl 19 . . PUNCT _ 7 rod punct
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1 is a present a lightning conductor a metal rod a tall building tree rules 2 carry present a tall building lightning the ground safely property vn carry-11.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent lightning=Theme
Meaning 5 A conductor can also be a guide who leads people or spirits to a place.
The tree, 15 words det nsubj aux advmod cop det nsubj advcl:relcl obj cc conj case det obl punct root A DET conductor NOUN can AUX also ADV be AUX a DET guide NOUN who PRON leads VERB people NOUN or CCONJ spirits NOUN to ADP a DET place NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 conductor det 2 conductor conductor NOUN Number=Sing 7 guide nsubj 3 can can AUX VerbForm=Fin 7 guide aux 4 also also ADV _ 7 guide advmod 5 be be AUX VerbForm=Inf 7 guide cop 6 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 7 guide det 7 guide guide NOUN Number=Sing root root 8 who who PRON PronType=Rel 9 leads nsubj 9 leads lead VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 7 guide advcl:relcl 10 people people NOUN Number=Plur 9 leads obj 11 or or CCONJ _ 12 spirits cc 12 spirits spirit NOUN Number=Plur 10 people conj 13 to to ADP _ 15 place case 14 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 15 place det 15 place place NOUN Number=Sing 9 leads obl 16 . . PUNCT _ 7 guide punct
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1 is a can a conductor a guide tree rules 2 lead present a guide people or spirits a place vn accompany-51.7 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent people=Theme to place=Destination
Example 1 Copper is a good conductor of electricity.
nsubj cop det amod case nmod punct root Copper NOUN is AUX a DET good ADJ conductor NOUN of ADP electricity NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Copper copper NOUN Number=Sing 5 conductor nsubj 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 conductor cop 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 conductor det 4 good good ADJ Degree=Pos 5 conductor amod 5 conductor conductor NOUN Number=Sing root root 6 of of ADP _ 7 electricity case 7 electricity electricity NOUN Number=Sing 5 conductor nmod 8 . . PUNCT _ 5 conductor punct
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1 is a present Copper a good conductor of electricity tree rules
Example 2 Plastic is a poor conductor, so it is used to cover wires.
nsubj cop det amod punct advmod nsubj:pass aux:pass acl:relcl mark advcl obj punct root Plastic NOUN is AUX a DET poor ADJ conductor NOUN , PUNCT so ADV it PRON is AUX used VERB to PART cover VERB wires NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Plastic plastic NOUN Number=Sing 5 conductor nsubj 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 conductor cop 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 conductor det 4 poor poor ADJ Degree=Pos 5 conductor amod 5 conductor conductor NOUN Number=Sing root root 6 , , PUNCT _ 10 used punct 7 so so ADV _ 10 used advmod 8 it it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 10 used nsubj:pass 9 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 10 used aux:pass 10 used use VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 5 conductor acl:relcl 11 to to PART _ 12 cover mark 12 cover cover VERB VerbForm=Inf 10 used advcl 13 wires wire NOUN Number=Plur 12 cover obj 14 . . PUNCT _ 5 conductor punct
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1 is a present Plastic a poor conductor tree rules 2 use present · passive a poor conductor not said here Plastic vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient 3 cover to-infinitive a poor conductor not said here wires vn fill-9.8-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme wire=Destination
Example 3 The conductor raised her baton and the orchestra began.
det nsubj nmod:poss obj cc det nsubj conj punct root The DET conductor NOUN raised VERB her PRON baton NOUN and CCONJ the DET orchestra NOUN began VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 conductor det 2 conductor conductor NOUN Number=Sing 3 raised nsubj 3 raised raise VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 her her PRON Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 5 baton nmod:poss 5 baton baton NOUN Number=Sing 3 raised obj 6 and and CCONJ _ 9 began cc 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 orchestra det 8 orchestra orchestra NOUN Number=Sing 9 began nsubj 9 began begin VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 3 raised conj 10 . . PUNCT _ 3 raised punct
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1 raise past the conductor conductor's baton vn put_direction-9.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent baton=Theme 2 begin past the orchestra vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP.eventuality V»: agent=Eventuality
Example 4 The train conductor checked our tickets.
det compound nsubj nmod:poss obj punct root The DET train NOUN conductor NOUN checked VERB our PRON tickets NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 conductor det 2 train train NOUN Number=Sing 3 conductor compound 3 conductor conductor 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 . . PUNCT _ 4 checked punct
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1 check past the train conductor our tickets vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent ticket=Theme 2 ticket our nom ticket «communication transitive»: poss=agent
Example 5 A metal spoon is a conductor of heat.
det compound nsubj cop det case nmod punct root A DET metal NOUN spoon NOUN is AUX a DET conductor NOUN of ADP heat NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 3 spoon det 2 metal metal NOUN Number=Sing 3 spoon compound 3 spoon spoon NOUN Number=Sing 6 conductor nsubj 4 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 conductor cop 5 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 conductor det 6 conductor conductor NOUN Number=Sing root root 7 of of ADP _ 8 heat case 8 heat heat NOUN Number=Sing 6 conductor nmod 9 . . PUNCT _ 6 conductor punct
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1 is a present a metal spoon a conductor of heat tree rules
Example 6 The church has a lightning conductor on its spire.
det nsubj det compound obj case nmod:poss nmod punct root The DET church NOUN has VERB a DET lightning NOUN conductor NOUN on ADP its PRON spire NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 church det 2 church church NOUN Number=Sing 3 has nsubj 3 has have VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 conductor det 5 lightning lightning NOUN Number=Sing 6 conductor compound 6 conductor conductor NOUN Number=Sing 3 has obj 7 on on ADP _ 9 spire case 8 its its PRON Case=Gen Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 9 spire nmod:poss 9 spire spire NOUN Number=Sing 6 conductor nmod 10 . . PUNCT _ 3 has punct
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1 have present the church a lightning conductor church's spire vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent conductor=Patient
Example 7 Is a coin a conductor? Let's test it in our circuit.
Sentence 1: Is a coin a conductor?
cop det det nmod punct root Is AUX a DET coin NOUN a DET conductor NOUN ? PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 coin cop 2 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 3 coin det 3 coin coin NOUN Number=Sing root root 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 conductor det 5 conductor conductor NOUN Number=Sing 3 coin nmod 6 ? ? PUNCT _ 3 coin punct
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1 is a present a coin a conductor nmod tree rules
Sentence 2: Let's test it in our circuit.
obj xcomp obj case nmod:poss obl punct root Let VERB 's PRON test VERB it PRON in ADP our PRON circuit NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Let let VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 2 's we PRON Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs 1 Let obj 3 test test VERB VerbForm=Inf 1 Let xcomp 4 it it PRON Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 3 test obj 5 in in ADP _ 7 circuit case 6 our our PRON Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 7 circuit nmod:poss 7 circuit circuit NOUN Number=Sing 3 test obl 8 . . PUNCT _ 1 Let punct
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1 let imperative you not said here 's tree rules 2 test infinitive 's not said here conductor our circuit vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Theme
Example 8 The bus conductor rang the bell.
det compound nsubj det obj punct root The DET bus NOUN conductor NOUN rang VERB the DET bell NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 conductor det 2 bus bus NOUN Number=Sing 3 conductor compound 3 conductor conductor NOUN Number=Sing 4 rang nsubj 4 rang ring VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 bell det 6 bell bell NOUN Number=Sing 4 rang obj 7 . . PUNCT _ 4 rang punct
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1 ring past the bus conductor the bell vn sound_emission-43.2 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location bell=Theme
Example 9 Hermes was the swift-footed messenger, and trusted ambassador of all the gods, and conductor of shades to Hades.
The tree, 19 words nsubj cop det compound punct amod punct cc amod appos case det:predet det nmod punct cc conj case nmod case nmod punct root Hermes PROPN was AUX the DET swift NOUN - PUNCT footed ADJ messenger NOUN , PUNCT and CCONJ trusted VERB ambassador NOUN of ADP all DET the DET gods NOUN , PUNCT and CCONJ conductor NOUN of ADP shades NOUN to ADP Hades PROPN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Hermes Hermes PROPN Number=Sing 7 messenger nsubj 2 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 7 messenger cop 3 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 messenger det 4 swift swift NOUN Number=Sing 6 footed compound 5 - - PUNCT _ 4 swift punct 6 footed footed ADJ Degree=Pos 7 messenger amod 7 messenger messenger NOUN Number=Sing root root 8 , , PUNCT _ 11 ambassador punct 9 and and CCONJ _ 11 ambassador cc 10 trusted trust VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 11 ambassador amod 11 ambassador ambassador NOUN Number=Sing 7 messenger appos 12 of of ADP _ 15 gods case 13 all all DET PronType=Tot 15 gods det:predet 14 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 15 gods det 15 gods god NOUN Number=Plur 11 ambassador nmod 16 , , PUNCT _ 18 conductor punct 17 and and CCONJ _ 18 conductor cc 18 conductor conductor NOUN Number=Sing 7 messenger conj 19 of of ADP _ 20 shades case 20 shades shade NOUN Number=Plur 18 conductor nmod 21 to to ADP _ 22 Hades case 22 Hades Hade PROPN Number=Plur 20 shades nmod 23 . . PUNCT _ 7 messenger punct
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1 is a past Hermes the footed messenger and conductor of shades to Hades tree rules 2 trust participle vn conjecture-29.5-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent
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