cure Who acts: cure, medicine, illness, Scientists, Prevention, good sleep · What happens: be, make, go away, cure, go, salt · To what, where: medicine, illness, someone, problem, meat, fish
«cure» in the school dictionary: its 4 meanings for a pupil and its 8 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: cure in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 A cure is a medicine or treatment that makes an illness go away completely.
The tree, 14 words det nsubj cop det cc conj nsubj acl:relcl det obj xcomp advmod advmod punct root A DET cure NOUN is AUX a DET medicine NOUN or CCONJ treatment NOUN that PRON makes VERB an DET illness NOUN go VERB away ADV completely ADV . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 cure det 2 cure cure NOUN Number=Sing 5 medicine nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 medicine cop 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 medicine det 5 medicine medicine NOUN Number=Sing root root 6 or or CCONJ _ 7 treatment cc 7 treatment treatment NOUN Number=Sing 5 medicine conj 8 that that PRON PronType=Rel 9 makes nsubj 9 makes make VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 medicine acl:relcl 10 an a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 11 illness det 11 illness illness NOUN Number=Sing 9 makes obj 12 go go VERB VerbForm=Inf 9 makes xcomp 13 away away ADV _ 12 go advmod 14 completely completely ADV _ 12 go advmod 15 . . PUNCT _ 5 medicine punct
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1 is a present a cure a medicine or treatment tree rules 2 make present a medicine or treatment a illness tree rules 3 go away infinitive a illness not said here away, completely property vn disappearance-48.2-1 «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 To cure someone or an illness is to make them well again.
mark obj cc det nsubj cop mark conj obj advmod advmod punct root To PART cure VERB someone PRON or CCONJ an DET illness NOUN is AUX to PART make VERB them PRON well ADV again ADV . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 To to PART _ 2 cure mark 2 cure cure VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 3 someone someone PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 2 cure obj 4 or or CCONJ _ 9 make cc 5 an a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 illness det 6 illness illness NOUN Number=Sing 9 make nsubj 7 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 9 make cop 8 to to PART _ 9 make mark 9 make make VERB VerbForm=Inf 2 cure conj 10 them they PRON Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs 9 make obj 11 well well ADV Degree=Pos 12 again advmod 12 again again ADV _ 9 make advmod 13 . . PUNCT _ 2 cure punct
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1 cure to-infinitive someone vn free-10.6.3-1-1 «NP V NP PP.theme»: agent=Causer someone=Source 2 is present a illness again make property tree rules
Meaning 3 To cure a problem is to solve it.
mark advcl det obj cop mark obj punct root To PART cure VERB a DET problem NOUN is AUX to PART solve VERB it PRON . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 To to PART _ 2 cure mark 2 cure cure VERB VerbForm=Inf 7 solve advcl 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 4 problem det 4 problem problem NOUN Number=Sing 2 cure obj 5 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 7 solve cop 6 to to PART _ 7 solve mark 7 solve solve VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 8 it it PRON Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 7 solve obj 9 . . PUNCT _ 7 solve punct
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1 cure to-infinitive a problem vn free-10.6.3-1-1 «NP V NP PP.theme»: agent=Causer problem=Source 2 is present solve property tree rules
Meaning 4 To cure meat or fish is to keep it from going bad by salting, smoking or drying it, like bacon.
The tree, 20 words mark advcl obj cc conj cop mark obj mark advcl xcomp mark advcl punct conj cc conj obj punct case obl punct root To PART cure VERB meat NOUN or CCONJ fish NOUN is AUX to PART keep VERB it PRON from SCONJ going VERB bad ADJ by SCONJ salting VERB , PUNCT smoking VERB or CCONJ drying VERB it PRON , PUNCT like ADP bacon NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 To to PART _ 2 cure mark 2 cure cure VERB VerbForm=Inf 8 keep advcl 3 meat meat NOUN Number=Sing 2 cure obj 4 or or CCONJ _ 5 fish cc 5 fish fish NOUN Number=Sing 3 meat conj 6 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 8 keep cop 7 to to PART _ 8 keep mark 8 keep keep VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 9 it it PRON Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 8 keep obj 10 from from SCONJ _ 11 going mark 11 going go VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 8 keep advcl 12 bad bad ADJ Degree=Pos 11 going xcomp 13 by by SCONJ _ 14 salting mark 14 salting salt VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 11 going advcl 15 , , PUNCT _ 16 smoking punct 16 smoking smoke VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 14 salting conj 17 or or CCONJ _ 18 drying cc 18 drying dry VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 14 salting conj 19 it it PRON Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 18 drying obj 20 , , PUNCT _ 22 bacon punct 21 like like ADP _ 22 bacon case 22 bacon bacon NOUN Number=Sing 14 salting obl 23 . . PUNCT _ 8 keep punct
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1 cure to-infinitive meat or fish vn free-10.6.3-1-1 «NP V NP PP.theme»: agent=Causer meat=Source 2 is present keep property tree rules 3 go gerund bad property vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme 4 salt gerund like bacon vn butter-9.9 «NP V NP.destination»: agent=Agent 5 smoke gerund vn eat-39.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent 6 dry gerund fish vn other_cos-45.4-1 «NP V NP ADJ»: agent=Patient it=Result
Example 1 There is no cure for the common cold.
expl det nsubj case det amod nmod punct root There PRON is VERB no DET cure NOUN for ADP the DET common ADJ cold NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 There there PRON PronType=Dem 2 is expl 2 is be VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 no no DET PronType=Neg 4 cure det 4 cure cure NOUN Number=Sing 2 is nsubj 5 for for ADP _ 8 cold case 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 cold det 7 common common ADJ Degree=Pos 8 cold amod 8 cold cold NOUN Number=Sing 4 cure nmod 9 . . PUNCT _ 2 is punct
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1 be present no cure for the common cold there vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
Example 2 Medicine cured her infection.
nsubj nmod:poss obj punct root Medicine PROPN cured VERB her PRON infection NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Medicine Medicine PROPN Number=Sing 2 cured nsubj 2 cured cure VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 her her PRON Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 4 infection nmod:poss 4 infection infection NOUN Number=Sing 2 cured obj 5 . . PUNCT _ 2 cured punct
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1 cure past Medicine Medicine's infection vn free-10.6.3-1-1 «NP V NP PP.theme»: agent=Causer infection=Source 2 infect Medicine nom infection «state transitive»: poss=agent
Example 3 Scientists are looking for a cure for the disease.
nsubj aux case det obl case det nmod punct root Scientists NOUN are AUX looking VERB for ADP a DET cure NOUN for ADP the DET disease NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Scientists scientist NOUN Number=Plur 3 looking nsubj 2 are be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 looking aux 3 looking look VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part root root 4 for for ADP _ 6 cure case 5 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 cure det 6 cure cure NOUN Number=Sing 3 looking obl 7 for for ADP _ 9 disease case 8 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 9 disease det 9 disease disease NOUN Number=Sing 6 cure nmod 10 . . PUNCT _ 3 looking punct
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1 look present · progressive Scientists for a cure for the disease vn rummage-35.5 «NP V PP.location PP.theme»: agent=Agent for cure=Theme
Example 4 Prevention is better than cure.
nsubj cop case obl punct root Prevention NOUN is AUX better ADJ than ADP cure NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Prevention prevention NOUN Number=Sing 3 better nsubj 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 better cop 3 better good ADJ Degree=Cmp root root 4 than than ADP _ 5 cure case 5 cure cure NOUN Number=Sing 3 better obl 6 . . PUNCT _ 3 better punct
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1 is present Prevention than cure; good property tree rules
Example 5 A good sleep is the best cure for tiredness.
det amod nsubj cop det amod case nmod punct root A DET good ADJ sleep NOUN is AUX the DET best ADJ cure NOUN for ADP tiredness NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 3 sleep det 2 good good ADJ Degree=Pos 3 sleep amod 3 sleep sleep NOUN Number=Sing 7 cure nsubj 4 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 7 cure cop 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 cure det 6 best good ADJ Degree=Sup 7 cure amod 7 cure cure NOUN Number=Sing root root 8 for for ADP _ 9 tiredness case 9 tiredness tiredness NOUN Number=Sing 7 cure nmod 10 . . PUNCT _ 7 cure punct
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1 is a present a good sleep the best cure for tiredness tree rules
Example 6 The wizard searched for a cure for the sleeping princess.
det nsubj case det obl case det amod obl punct root The DET wizard NOUN searched VERB for ADP a DET cure NOUN for ADP the DET sleeping ADJ princess NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 wizard det 2 wizard wizard NOUN Number=Sing 3 searched nsubj 3 searched search VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 for for ADP _ 6 cure case 5 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 cure det 6 cure cure NOUN Number=Sing 3 searched obl 7 for for ADP _ 10 princess case 8 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 10 princess det 9 sleeping sleeping ADJ Degree=Pos 10 princess amod 10 princess princess NOUN Number=Sing 3 searched obl 11 . . PUNCT _ 3 searched punct
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1 search past the wizard for a cure; for the sleeping princess vn search-35.2 «NP V PP.theme NP.location»: agent=Agent for cure=Theme
Example 7 Bacon is cured meat.
nsubj cop amod punct root Bacon NOUN is AUX cured VERB meat NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Bacon bacon NOUN Number=Sing 4 meat nsubj 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 meat cop 3 cured cure VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 4 meat amod 4 meat meat NOUN Number=Sing root root 5 . . PUNCT _ 4 meat punct
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1 cure participle vn free-10.6.3-1-1 «NP V NP PP.theme»: agent=Causer 2 is a present Bacon cured meat tree rules
Example 8 Fresh air cured my headache.
amod acl nmod:poss obj punct root Fresh ADJ air NOUN cured VERB my PRON headache NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Fresh fresh ADJ Degree=Pos 2 air amod 2 air air NOUN Number=Sing root root 3 cured cure VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 2 air acl 4 my my PRON Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 5 headache nmod:poss 5 headache headache NOUN Number=Sing 3 cured obj 6 . . PUNCT _ 2 air punct
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1 cure participle Fresh air not said here my headache vn free-10.6.3-1-1 «NP V NP PP.theme»: agent=Causer headache=Source
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