crescent

Who acts: thin crescent moon, We, you, two curves, crescent moon, moon · What happens: see, slice, curve, point, use, be · To what, where: thin part, melon, shape, curved street, many UK, croissant

«crescent» in the school dictionary: its 3 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: crescent in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

The curved shape of the Moon when only a thin part of it can be seen, like a slice of melon.

The tree, 21 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 shape	det
2	curved	curved	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 shape	amod
3	shape	shape	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
4	of	of	ADP	_	6 Moon	case
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 Moon	det
6	Moon	Moon	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 shape	nmod
7	when	when	SCONJ	_	16 seen	mark
8	only	only	ADV	_	11 part	advmod
9	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	11 part	det
10	thin	thin	ADJ	Degree=Pos	11 part	amod
11	part	part	NOUN	Number=Sing	16 seen	nsubj:pass
12	of	of	ADP	_	13 it	case
13	it	it	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	11 part	nmod
14	can	can	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	16 seen	aux
15	be	be	AUX	VerbForm=Inf	16 seen	aux:pass
16	seen	see	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	3 shape	advcl
17	,	,	PUNCT	_	20 slice	punct
18	like	like	ADP	_	20 slice	case
19	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	20 slice	det
20	slice	slice	NOUN	Number=Sing	16 seen	obj
21	of	of	ADP	_	22 melon	case
22	melon	melon	NOUN	Number=Sing	20 slice	nmod
23	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 shape	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	see	can · passive		a thin part of Moon					tree rules
2	slice			melon					nom slice «possession transitive»: of=patient

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

Any shape like that, curved and thin with pointed ends.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Any	any	DET	PronType=Ind	2 shape	det
2	shape	shape	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
3	like	like	ADP	_	4 that	case
4	that	that	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Dem	2 shape	nmod
5	,	,	PUNCT	_	6 curved	punct
6	curved	curve	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	2 shape	acl
7	and	and	CCONJ	_	8 thin	cc
8	thin	thin	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 curved	conj
9	with	with	ADP	_	11 ends	case
10	pointed	point	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	11 ends	amod
11	ends	end	NOUN	Number=Plur	8 thin	obl
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 shape	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	curve	participle		any shape like that not said here					vn knead-26.5 «NP.material V PP.product»: agent=Material
2	point	participle							vn wink-40.3.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent

Meaning 3

A curved street of houses (used in many UK, Australian and NZ street names).

The tree, 14 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	3 street	det
2	curved	curve	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	3 street	amod
3	street	street	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 used	nsubj:pass
4	of	of	ADP	_	5 houses	case
5	houses	house	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 street	nmod
6	(	(	PUNCT	_	7 used	punct
7	used	use	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
8	in	in	ADP	_	10 UK	case
9	many	many	ADJ	Degree=Pos	10 UK	amod
10	UK	UK	PROPN	Number=Sing	7 used	obl
11	,	,	PUNCT	_	12 Australian	punct
12	Australian	Australian	ADJ	Degree=Pos	10 UK	appos
13	and	and	CCONJ	_	16 names	cc
14	NZ	NZ	PROPN	Number=Sing	16 names	compound
15	street	street	NOUN	Number=Sing	16 names	compound
16	names	name	NOUN	Number=Plur	12 Australian	conj
17	)	)	PUNCT	_	12 Australian	punct
18	.	.	PUNCT	_	7 used	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	curve	participle							vn knead-26.5 «NP.material V PP.product»: agent=Material
2	use	participle · passive		a curved street of houses		many UK			vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient

Example 1

There was a thin crescent moon in the sky.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	There	there	PRON	PronType=Dem	2 was	expl
2	was	be	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 moon	det
4	thin	thin	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 moon	amod
5	crescent	crescent	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 moon	compound
6	moon	moon	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 was	nsubj
7	in	in	ADP	_	9 sky	case
8	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 sky	det
9	sky	sky	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 moon	nmod
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 was	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	be	past	a thin crescent moon in the sky			there			vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme

Example 2

The croissant is shaped like a crescent.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 croissant	det
2	croissant	croissant	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 shaped	nsubj:pass
3	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	4 shaped	aux:pass
4	shaped	shape	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
5	like	like	ADP	_	7 crescent	case
6	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	7 crescent	det
7	crescent	crescent	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 shaped	obl
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 shaped	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	shape	present · passive		the croissant				like a crescent	vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: subject=Product

Example 3

We live at 12 Oak Crescent.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	We	we	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs	2 live	nsubj
2	live	live	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	at	at	ADP	_	4 12	case
4	12	12	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	2 live	obl
5	Oak	Oak	PROPN	Number=Sing	6 Crescent	compound
6	Crescent	Crescent	PROPN	Number=Sing	4 12	nmod:unmarked
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 live	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	live	present	We			12 Oak Crescent			vn lodge-46 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme at 12=Location

Example 4

Draw a crescent by drawing two curves that meet at the points.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Draw	draw	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
2	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	3 crescent	det
3	crescent	crescent	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Draw	obj
4	by	by	SCONJ	_	5 drawing	mark
5	drawing	draw	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	1 Draw	advcl
6	two	two	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	7 curves	nummod
7	curves	curve	NOUN	Number=Plur	5 drawing	obj
8	that	that	PRON	PronType=Rel	9 meet	nsubj
9	meet	meet	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	7 curves	acl:relcl
10	at	at	ADP	_	12 points	case
11	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	12 points	det
12	points	point	NOUN	Number=Plur	9 meet	obl
13	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Draw	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	where	roles by
1	draw	imperative	you not said here	a crescent		vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent crescent=Theme
2	draw	gerund	you not said here	two curves		vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent curve=Theme
3	meet	present	two curves		the points	vn meet-36.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent

Example 5

The crescent moon grows a little bigger each night until it is full.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 moon	det
2	crescent	crescent	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 moon	amod
3	moon	moon	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 grows	nsubj
4	grows	grow	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
5	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 little	det
6	little	little	ADV	Degree=Pos	7 bigger	advmod
7	bigger	big	ADJ	Degree=Cmp	4 grows	xcomp
8	each	each	DET	PronType=Tot	9 night	det
9	night	night	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 grows	obl:unmarked
10	until	until	SCONJ	_	13 full	mark
11	it	it	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	13 full	nsubj
12	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	13 full	cop
13	full	full	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 grows	advcl
14	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 grows	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	grow	present	the crescent moon				night	big property	vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
2	is	present	moon					full property	tree rules

Example 6

The red crescent is a symbol of an aid group, like the red cross.

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	3 crescent	det
2	red	red	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 crescent	amod
3	crescent	crescent	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 symbol	nsubj
4	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	6 symbol	cop
5	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 symbol	det
6	symbol	symbol	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
7	of	of	ADP	_	10 group	case
8	an	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	10 group	det
9	aid	aid	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 group	compound
10	group	group	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 symbol	nmod
11	,	,	PUNCT	_	15 cross	punct
12	like	like	ADP	_	15 cross	case
13	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	15 cross	det
14	red	red	ADJ	Degree=Pos	15 cross	amod
15	cross	cross	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 symbol	conj
16	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 symbol	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	present	the red crescent	a symbol and the red cross				of a aid group	tree rules

Example 7

The sun had long set, and the young moon had risen like a silver crescent in the sky.

The tree, 18 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 sun	det
2	sun	sun	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 set	nsubj:pass
3	had	have	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	5 set	aux
4	long	long	ADV	Degree=Pos	5 set	advmod
5	set	set	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
6	,	,	PUNCT	_	12 risen	punct
7	and	and	CCONJ	_	12 risen	cc
8	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	10 moon	det
9	young	young	ADJ	Degree=Pos	10 moon	amod
10	moon	moon	NOUN	Number=Sing	12 risen	nsubj:pass
11	had	have	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	12 risen	aux
12	risen	rise	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	5 set	conj
13	like	like	ADP	_	16 crescent	case
14	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	16 crescent	det
15	silver	silver	ADJ	Degree=Pos	16 crescent	amod
16	crescent	crescent	NOUN	Number=Sing	12 risen	obl
17	in	in	ADP	_	19 sky	case
18	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	19 sky	det
19	sky	sky	NOUN	Number=Sing	16 crescent	nmod
20	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 set	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	set	past · perfect · passive		the sun				long property	vn other_cos-45.4-1 «NP V NP ADJ»: subject=Result
2	rise	past · perfect · passive		the young moon				like a silver crescent in the sky	vn appear-48.1.1 «PP.location V NP»: subject=Theme

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