cornet
Who acts: cornet, old cavalry troop, boy · What happens: be, carry, wear, play · To what, where: brass musical instrument, junior officer, old cavalry troop, flag, tall paper cone, cap
«cornet» in the school dictionary: its 3 meanings for a pupil and its 3 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: cornet in the school dictionary.
Meaning 1
A cornet is a brass musical instrument like a small trumpet.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 2 cornet | det |
| 2 | cornet | cornet | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 instrument | nsubj |
| 3 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 7 instrument | cop |
| 4 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 7 instrument | det |
| 5 | brass | brass | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 instrument | compound |
| 6 | musical | musical | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 7 instrument | amod |
| 7 | instrument | instrument | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 8 | like | like | ADP | _ | 11 trumpet | case |
| 9 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 11 trumpet | det |
| 10 | small | small | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 11 trumpet | amod |
| 11 | trumpet | trumpet | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 instrument | nmod |
| 12 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 7 instrument | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is a | present | a cornet | a brass musical instrument | like a small trumpet | tree rules |
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: old use — kept apart, not parsed.
A cornet is a junior officer in an old cavalry troop who carried the flag.
The tree, 15 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 2 cornet | det |
| 2 | cornet | cornet | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 officer | nsubj |
| 3 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 6 officer | cop |
| 4 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 6 officer | det |
| 5 | junior | junior | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 6 officer | amod |
| 6 | officer | officer | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 7 | in | in | ADP | _ | 11 troop | case |
| 8 | an | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 11 troop | det |
| 9 | old | old | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 11 troop | amod |
| 10 | cavalry | cavalry | NOUN | Number=Sing | 11 troop | compound |
| 11 | troop | troop | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 officer | nmod |
| 12 | who | who | PRON | PronType=Rel | 13 carried | nsubj |
| 13 | carried | carry | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 11 troop | acl:relcl |
| 14 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 15 flag | det |
| 15 | flag | flag | NOUN | Number=Sing | 13 carried | obj |
| 16 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 6 officer | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is a | present | a cornet | a junior officer | a old cavalry troop | tree rules | |||
| 2 | carry | past | a old cavalry troop | the flag | vn carry-11.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent flag=Theme |
Meaning 3
Usage: old use — kept apart, not parsed.
A cornet is a tall paper cone, or a cap or headdress worn long ago.
The tree, 15 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 2 cornet | det |
| 2 | cornet | cornet | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 cone | nsubj |
| 3 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 7 cone | cop |
| 4 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 7 cone | det |
| 5 | tall | tall | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 7 cone | amod |
| 6 | paper | paper | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 cone | compound |
| 7 | cone | cone | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 8 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 11 cap | punct |
| 9 | or | or | CCONJ | _ | 11 cap | cc |
| 10 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 11 cap | det |
| 11 | cap | cap | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 cone | appos |
| 12 | or | or | CCONJ | _ | 13 headdress | cc |
| 13 | headdress | headdress | NOUN | Number=Sing | 11 cap | conj |
| 14 | worn | wear | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 11 cap | acl |
| 15 | long | long | ADV | Degree=Pos | 16 ago | advmod |
| 16 | ago | ago | ADV | _ | 14 worn | advmod |
| 17 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 7 cone | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is a | present | a cornet | a tall paper cone | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | wear | participle | a cap or headdress not said here | ago property | vn wipe_manner-10.4.1-1 «NP V PP-Conative»: agent=Agent |
Example 1
The boy played a tune on his cornet.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 boy | det |
| 2 | boy | boy | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 played | nsubj |
| 3 | played | play | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 5 tune | det |
| 5 | tune | tune | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 played | obj |
| 6 | on | on | ADP | _ | 8 cornet | case |
| 7 | his | his | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 8 cornet | nmod:poss |
| 8 | cornet | cornet | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 played | obl |
| 9 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 3 played | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | play | past | the boy | a tune | boy's cornet | vn use-105.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent tune=Theme |
Example 2
The cornet of the old army carried the flag.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 cornet | det |
| 2 | cornet | cornet | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 carried | nsubj |
| 3 | of | of | ADP | _ | 6 army | case |
| 4 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 6 army | det |
| 5 | old | old | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 6 army | amod |
| 6 | army | army | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 cornet | nmod |
| 7 | carried | carry | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 8 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 9 flag | det |
| 9 | flag | flag | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 carried | obj |
| 10 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 7 carried | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | carry | past | the cornet of the old army | the flag | vn carry-11.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent flag=Theme |
Example 3
The cornet was a tall cone of paper full of sweets.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 cornet | det |
| 2 | cornet | cornet | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 cone | nsubj |
| 3 | was | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 6 cone | cop |
| 4 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 6 cone | det |
| 5 | tall | tall | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 6 cone | amod |
| 6 | cone | cone | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 7 | of | of | ADP | _ | 8 paper | case |
| 8 | paper | paper | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 cone | nmod |
| 9 | full | full | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 8 paper | amod |
| 10 | of | of | ADP | _ | 11 sweets | case |
| 11 | sweets | sweet | NOUN | Number=Plur | 9 full | obl |
| 12 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 6 cone | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is a | past | the cornet | a tall cone | of paper | tree rules |
Text: the school dictionary of Mova's schools (world/data/dictionary-schools/), written for Mova. Trees: Mova's own parse — the en model on the CPU, when the site is built — not checked by a teacher; they may be wrong. Frames: Mova's frames reader (prag), each meaning and example read on its own. Elamur Cosmic License.
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