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curve

Who acts: line, you, road, drivers, circle, rainbow · What happens: bend, draw, curve, not cross, not see, be · To what, where: smooth line, curve, lake, you, one long curve, sky

«curve» 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: curve in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

A line that bends smoothly without any sharp corners, like part of a circle.

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	2 line	det
2	line	line	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
3	that	that	PRON	PronType=Rel	4 bends	nsubj
4	bends	bend	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	2 line	acl:relcl
5	smoothly	smoothly	ADV	_	4 bends	advmod
6	without	without	ADP	_	9 corners	case
7	any	any	DET	PronType=Ind	9 corners	det
8	sharp	sharp	ADJ	Degree=Pos	9 corners	amod
9	corners	corner	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 bends	obl
10	,	,	PUNCT	_	12 part	punct
11	like	like	SCONJ	_	12 part	mark
12	part	part	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 corners	appos
13	of	of	ADP	_	15 circle	case
14	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	15 circle	det
15	circle	circle	NOUN	Number=Sing	12 part	nmod
16	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 line	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	bend	present	a line					without any sharp corners; smoothly property	vn assuming_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent

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

A bend in a road, river or path.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	2 bend	det
2	bend	bend	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
3	in	in	ADP	_	5 road	case
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 road	det
5	road	road	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 bend	nmod
6	,	,	PUNCT	_	7 river	punct
7	river	river	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 road	conj
8	or	or	CCONJ	_	9 path	cc
9	path	path	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 river	conj
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 bend	punct

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

Meaning 3

As a verb, to bend in a smooth line.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	As	as	ADP	_	3 verb	case
2	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	3 verb	det
3	verb	verb	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 bend	obl
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	6 bend	punct
5	to	to	PART	_	6 bend	mark
6	bend	bend	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
7	in	in	ADP	_	10 line	case
8	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	10 line	det
9	smooth	smooth	ADJ	Degree=Pos	10 line	amod
10	line	line	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 bend	obl
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 bend	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	bend	to-infinitive				a smooth line		as a verb	vn assuming_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent in line=Location

Example 1

Draw a curve, not a straight line.

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 curve	det
3	curve	curve	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Draw	obj
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	8 line	punct
5	not	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	8 line	advmod
6	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	8 line	det
7	straight	straight	ADJ	Degree=Pos	8 line	amod
8	line	line	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 curve	conj
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Draw	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	draw	imperative	you not said here	a curve and a straight line					vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent curve=Theme

Example 2

The road curves around the lake.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 road	det
2	road	road	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 curves	nsubj
3	curves	curve	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	around	around	ADP	_	6 lake	case
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 lake	det
6	lake	lake	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 curves	obl
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 curves	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	curve	present	the road			the lake			vn knead-26.5 «NP.material V PP.product»: agent=Material

Example 3

Don't cross near a curve; drivers can't see you.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Do	do	AUX	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	3 cross	aux
2	n't	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	3 cross	advmod
3	cross	cross	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	near	near	ADP	_	6 curve	case
5	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 curve	det
6	curve	curve	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 cross	obl
7	;	;	PUNCT	_	11 see	punct
8	drivers	driver	NOUN	Number=Plur	11 see	nsubj
9	ca	can	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	11 see	aux
10	n't	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	11 see	advmod
11	see	see	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	3 cross	advcl
12	you	you	PRON	Case=Acc Person=2 PronType=Prs	11 see	obj
13	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 cross	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	not cross	imperative · do-support	you not said here			a curve			vn contiguous_location-47.8-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
2	not see	can	drivers	you					vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer you=Stimulus

Example 4

A circle is one long curve.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	2 circle	det
2	circle	circle	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 curve	nsubj
3	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	6 curve	cop
4	one	one	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	6 curve	nummod
5	long	long	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 curve	amod
6	curve	curve	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 curve	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	present	a circle	one long curve					tree rules

Example 5

The rainbow made a curve across the sky.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 rainbow	det
2	rainbow	rainbow	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 made	nsubj
3	made	make	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 curve	det
5	curve	curve	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 made	obj
6	across	across	ADP	_	8 sky	case
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 sky	det
8	sky	sky	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 made	obl
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 made	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	make	past	the rainbow	a curve		the sky			vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset curve=Product

Example 6

The ball curved into the goal.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 ball	det
2	ball	ball	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
3	curved	curve	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	2 ball	acl
4	into	into	ADP	_	6 goal	case
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 goal	det
6	goal	goal	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 curved	obl
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 ball	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	curve	participle		the ball not said here		the goal			vn knead-26.5 «NP.material V PP.product»: agent=Material into goal=Product

Example 7

The curve of the broken dome was above his head.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 curve	det
2	curve	curve	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 head	nsubj
3	of	of	ADP	_	6 dome	case
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 dome	det
5	broken	break	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	6 dome	amod
6	dome	dome	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 curve	nmod
7	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	10 head	cop
8	above	above	ADP	_	10 head	case
9	his	his	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	10 head	nmod:poss
10	head	head	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	10 head	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	break	participle							vn hurt-40.8.3-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Patient
2	is	past	the curve of the broken dome			his head			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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