conflagration

Who acts: large destructive fire, Great Fire, conflagration, Firefighters, Dry bushland, Leaders · What happens: spread, be, destroy, battle, turn, fear · To what, where: terrible conflagration, hundreds, conflagration, small spark, wider conflagration, scene · Speech: someone speaks here

«conflagration» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 7 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: conflagration in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

Usage: formal — kept apart, not parsed.

A very large, destructive fire that spreads widely.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 fire	det
2	very	very	ADV	_	3 large	advmod
3	large	large	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 fire	amod
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	3 large	punct
5	destructive	destructive	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 fire	amod
6	fire	fire	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
7	that	that	PRON	PronType=Rel	8 spreads	nsubj
8	spreads	spread	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	6 fire	acl:relcl
9	widely	widely	ADV	_	8 spreads	advmod
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 fire	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	spread	present	a large destructive fire					widely property	vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=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: formal — kept apart, not parsed.

A big war or conflict.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	3 war	det
2	big	big	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 war	amod
3	war	war	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
4	or	or	CCONJ	_	5 conflict	cc
5	conflict	conflict	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 war	conj
6	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 war	punct

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

Example 1

The Great Fire of London was a terrible conflagration.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 Fire	det
2	Great	great	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 Fire	amod
3	Fire	Fire	PROPN	Number=Sing	9 conflagration	nsubj
4	of	of	ADP	_	5 London	case
5	London	London	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 Fire	nmod
6	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	9 conflagration	cop
7	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	9 conflagration	det
8	terrible	terrible	ADJ	Degree=Pos	9 conflagration	amod
9	conflagration	conflagration	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	9 conflagration	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	past	the Great Fire of London	a terrible conflagration					tree rules

Example 2

The conflagration destroyed hundreds of homes.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 conflagration	det
2	conflagration	conflagration	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 destroyed	nsubj
3	destroyed	destroy	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	hundreds	hundred	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 destroyed	obj
5	of	of	ADP	_	6 homes	case
6	homes	home	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 hundreds	nmod
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 destroyed	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	destroy	past	the conflagration	hundreds of homes					vn destroy-44 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent hundred=Patient

Example 3

Firefighters battled the conflagration all night.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Firefighters	firefighter	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 battled	nsubj
2	battled	battle	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	4 conflagration	det
4	conflagration	conflagration	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 battled	obj
5	all	all	DET	PronType=Tot	6 night	det
6	night	night	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 battled	obl:unmarked
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 battled	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	battle	past	Firefighters	the conflagration			night		vn battle-36.4-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent conflagration=Co-Agent

Example 4

Dry bushland can turn a small spark into a conflagration.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Dry	dry	ADJ	Degree=Pos	2 bushland	amod
2	bushland	bushland	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 turn	nsubj
3	can	can	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	4 turn	aux
4	turn	turn	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	root	root
5	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	7 spark	det
6	small	small	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 spark	amod
7	spark	spark	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 turn	obj
8	into	into	ADP	_	10 conflagration	case
9	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	10 conflagration	det
10	conflagration	conflagration	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 turn	obl
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 turn	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	turn	can	Dry bushland	a small spark		a conflagration			vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V NP PP.trajectory»: agent=Agent spark=Theme into conflagration=Trajectory

Example 5

Leaders feared the border fight would become a wider conflagration.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Leaders	leader	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 feared	nsubj
2	feared	fear	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 fight	det
4	border	border	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 fight	compound
5	fight	fight	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 become	nsubj
6	would	would	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	7 become	aux
7	become	become	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	2 feared	ccomp
8	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	10 conflagration	det
9	wider	wide	ADJ	Degree=Cmp	10 conflagration	amod
10	conflagration	conflagration	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 become	xcomp
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 feared	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	fear	past	Leaders						vn admire-31.2-1 «NP V S_INF»: agent=Experiencer clause=Stimulus
2	become	would	the border fight	a wider conflagration					vn become-109.1-1-1 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Patient

Example 6

Only stone buildings survived the conflagration.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Only	only	ADV	_	3 buildings	advmod
2	stone	stone	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 buildings	compound
3	buildings	building	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 survived	nsubj
4	survived	survive	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 conflagration	det
6	conflagration	conflagration	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 survived	obj
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 survived	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	survive	past	stone buildings	the conflagration					vn exist-47.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme conflagration=Circumstance

Example 7

The smoke drove across the scene of the conflagration, and the wind carried it away.

The tree, 15 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 smoke	det
2	smoke	smoke	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 drove	nsubj
3	drove	drive	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	across	across	ADP	_	6 scene	case
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 scene	det
6	scene	scene	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 drove	obl
7	of	of	ADP	_	9 conflagration	case
8	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 conflagration	det
9	conflagration	conflagration	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 scene	nmod
10	,	,	PUNCT	_	14 carried	punct
11	and	and	CCONJ	_	14 carried	cc
12	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	13 wind	det
13	wind	wind	NOUN	Number=Sing	14 carried	nsubj
14	carried	carry	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	3 drove	conj
15	it	it	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	14 carried	obj
16	away	away	ADV	_	14 carried	advmod
17	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 drove	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	drive	past	the smoke			the scene of the conflagration			vn nonvehicle-51.4.2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent across scene=Trajectory
2	carry away	past	the wind	smoke				away property	vn carry-11.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Theme

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