confines

Who acts: Pupils, puppy, we, Artists, fox · What happens: stay, be, escape, have, crawl, like · To what, where: confines, narrow confines, Everything

«confines» 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: confines in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

The edges or limits of a place: «within the confines of the school grounds».

The tree, 14 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 edges	det
2	edges	edge	NOUN	Number=Plur	12 confines	nsubj
3	or	or	CCONJ	_	4 limits	cc
4	limits	limit	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 edges	conj
5	of	of	ADP	_	7 place	case
6	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	7 place	det
7	place	place	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 limits	nmod
8	:	:	PUNCT	_	2 edges	punct
9	«	«	PUNCT	_	12 confines	punct
10	within	within	ADP	_	12 confines	case
11	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	12 confines	det
12	confines	confines	NOUN	Number=Plur	root	root
13	of	of	ADP	_	16 grounds	case
14	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	16 grounds	det
15	school	school	NOUN	Number=Sing	16 grounds	compound
16	grounds	grounds	NOUN	Number=Ptan	12 confines	nmod
17	»	»	PUNCT	_	12 confines	punct
18	.	.	PUNCT	_	12 confines	punct

The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

Meaning 2

The limits of an idea, rule or activity: «within the confines of the law».

The tree, 14 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 limits	det
2	limits	limit	NOUN	Number=Plur	14 confines	nsubj
3	of	of	ADP	_	5 idea	case
4	an	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 idea	det
5	idea	idea	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 limits	nmod
6	,	,	PUNCT	_	7 rule	punct
7	rule	rule	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 idea	conj
8	or	or	CCONJ	_	9 activity	cc
9	activity	activity	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 idea	conj
10	:	:	PUNCT	_	14 confines	punct
11	«	«	PUNCT	_	14 confines	punct
12	within	within	ADP	_	14 confines	case
13	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	14 confines	det
14	confines	confines	NOUN	Number=Plur	root	root
15	of	of	ADP	_	17 law	case
16	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	17 law	det
17	law	law	NOUN	Number=Sing	14 confines	nmod
18	»	»	PUNCT	_	14 confines	punct
19	.	.	PUNCT	_	14 confines	punct

The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

Example 1

Pupils must stay within the confines of the school grounds at lunch.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Pupils	pupil	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 stay	nsubj
2	must	must	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	3 stay	aux
3	stay	stay	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	root	root
4	within	within	ADP	_	6 confines	case
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 confines	det
6	confines	confines	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 stay	obl
7	of	of	ADP	_	10 grounds	case
8	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	10 grounds	det
9	school	school	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 grounds	compound
10	grounds	grounds	NOUN	Number=Ptan	6 confines	nmod
11	at	at	ADP	_	12 lunch	case
12	lunch	lunch	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 grounds	nmod
13	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 stay	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	stay	must	Pupils					within the confines of the school grounds at lunch	vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme

Example 2

The puppy was happy to escape the confines of its crate.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 puppy	det
2	puppy	puppy	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 happy	nsubj
3	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	4 happy	cop
4	happy	happy	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
5	to	to	PART	_	6 escape	mark
6	escape	escape	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	4 happy	xcomp
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 confines	det
8	confines	confines	NOUN	Number=Plur	6 escape	obj
9	of	of	ADP	_	11 crate	case
10	its	its	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	11 crate	nmod:poss
11	crate	crate	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 confines	nmod
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 happy	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	past	the puppy					happy property	tree rules
2	escape	to-infinitive	the puppy not said here	the confines of puppy's crate					vn escape-51.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme confines=Initial_Location

Example 3

In the narrow confines of the cave, we had to crawl.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	In	in	ADP	_	4 confines	case
2	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	4 confines	det
3	narrow	narrow	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 confines	amod
4	confines	confines	NOUN	Number=Plur	10 had	obl
5	of	of	ADP	_	7 cave	case
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 cave	det
7	cave	cave	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 confines	nmod
8	,	,	PUNCT	_	4 confines	punct
9	we	we	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs	10 had	nsubj
10	had	have	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
11	to	to	PART	_	12 crawl	mark
12	crawl	crawl	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	10 had	xcomp
13	.	.	PUNCT	_	10 had	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	have	past	we			the narrow confines of the cave			tree rules
2	crawl	to-infinitive	we not said here						vn run-51.3.2 «NP V»: agent=Theme

Example 4

Artists like to work beyond the confines of the usual rules.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Artists	artist	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 like	nsubj
2	like	like	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	to	to	PART	_	4 work	mark
4	work	work	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	2 like	xcomp
5	beyond	beyond	ADP	_	7 confines	case
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 confines	det
7	confines	confines	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 work	obl
8	of	of	ADP	_	11 rules	case
9	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	11 rules	det
10	usual	usual	ADJ	Degree=Pos	11 rules	amod
11	rules	rule	NOUN	Number=Plur	7 confines	nmod
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 like	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	like	present	Artists						vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP S_INF»: agent=Pivot clause=Theme
2	work not said to happen	to-infinitive	Artists not said here					beyond the confines of the usual rules	vn employment-95.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent

Example 5

Everything must be done within the confines of the law.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Everything	everything	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Tot	4 done	nsubj:pass
2	must	must	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	4 done	aux
3	be	be	AUX	VerbForm=Inf	4 done	aux:pass
4	done	do	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
5	within	within	ADP	_	7 confines	case
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 confines	det
7	confines	confines	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 done	obl
8	of	of	ADP	_	10 law	case
9	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	10 law	det
10	law	law	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 confines	nmod
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 done	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	do	must · passive		Everything				within the confines of the law	vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Eventuality

Example 6

The fox lived within the confines of the city park.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 fox	det
2	fox	fox	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 lived	nsubj
3	lived	live	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	within	within	ADP	_	6 confines	case
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 confines	det
6	confines	confines	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 lived	obl
7	of	of	ADP	_	10 park	case
8	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	10 park	det
9	city	city	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 park	compound
10	park	park	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 confines	nmod
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 lived	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	live	past	the fox					within the confines of the city park	vn exist-47.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme

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