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cutlass

Who acts: pirate, Sailors, captain, museum, Hand, cutlass · What happens: use, draw, carry, hold, have, growl · To what, where: short sword, cutlass, cutlasses, one hand, old naval cutlass, pirate

«cutlass» in the school dictionary: its meaning 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: cutlass in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

A short sword with a slightly curved blade and one sharp edge, used by sailors and pirates in the past.

The tree, 20 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	3 sword	det
2	short	short	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 sword	amod
3	sword	sword	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
4	with	with	ADP	_	8 blade	case
5	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	8 blade	det
6	slightly	slightly	ADV	_	7 curved	advmod
7	curved	curved	ADJ	Degree=Pos	8 blade	amod
8	blade	blade	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 sword	nmod
9	and	and	CCONJ	_	12 edge	cc
10	one	one	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	12 edge	nummod
11	sharp	sharp	ADJ	Degree=Pos	12 edge	amod
12	edge	edge	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 blade	conj
13	,	,	PUNCT	_	14 used	punct
14	used	use	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	3 sword	acl
15	by	by	ADP	_	16 sailors	case
16	sailors	sailor	NOUN	Number=Plur	14 used	obl:agent
17	and	and	CCONJ	_	18 pirates	cc
18	pirates	pirate	NOUN	Number=Plur	16 sailors	conj
19	in	in	ADP	_	21 past	case
20	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	21 past	det
21	past	past	NOUN	Number=Sing	16 sailors	nmod
22	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 sword	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	use	participle		a short sword with a curved blade and one sharp edge not said here					vn eat-39.1 «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.

Example 1

The pirate drew his cutlass.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 pirate	det
2	pirate	pirate	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 drew	nsubj
3	drew	draw	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	his	his	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	5 cutlass	nmod:poss
5	cutlass	cutlass	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 drew	obj
6	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 drew	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	draw	past	the pirate	pirate's cutlass					vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent cutlass=Theme

Example 2

Sailors in the navy once carried cutlasses.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Sailors	sailor	NOUN	Number=Plur	6 carried	nsubj
2	in	in	ADP	_	4 navy	case
3	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	4 navy	det
4	navy	navy	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Sailors	nmod
5	once	once	ADV	NumForm=Word NumType=Mult	6 carried	advmod
6	carried	carry	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
7	cutlasses	cutlass	NOUN	Number=Plur	6 carried	obj
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 carried	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	carry	past	Sailors in the navy	cutlasses				once property	vn carry-11.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent cutlass=Theme

Example 3

The captain held a cutlass in one hand and a lantern in the other.

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	2 captain	det
2	captain	captain	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 held	nsubj
3	held	hold	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 cutlass	det
5	cutlass	cutlass	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 held	obj
6	in	in	ADP	_	8 hand	case
7	one	one	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	8 hand	nummod
8	hand	hand	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 held	obl
9	and	and	CCONJ	_	11 lantern	cc
10	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	11 lantern	det
11	lantern	lantern	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 hand	conj
12	in	in	ADP	_	14 other	case
13	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	14 other	det
14	other	other	ADJ	Degree=Pos	11 lantern	nmod
15	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 held	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	hold	past	the captain	a cutlass		one hand and a lantern in the other			vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent cutlass=Theme in hand=Location

Example 4

The museum has an old naval cutlass.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 museum	det
2	museum	museum	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 has	nsubj
3	has	have	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	an	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	7 cutlass	det
5	old	old	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 cutlass	amod
6	naval	naval	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 cutlass	amod
7	cutlass	cutlass	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 has	obj
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 has	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	have	present	the museum	a old naval cutlass					vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent cutlass=Patient

Example 5

«Hand over the treasure!» growled the pirate, waving his cutlass.

The tree, 10 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	«	«	PUNCT	_	2 Hand	punct
2	Hand	hand	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 growled	nsubj
3	over	over	ADP	_	5 treasure	case
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 treasure	det
5	treasure	treasure	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 Hand	nmod
6	!	!	PUNCT	_	2 Hand	punct
7	»	»	PUNCT	_	2 Hand	punct
8	growled	growl	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
9	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	10 pirate	det
10	pirate	pirate	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 growled	obj
11	,	,	PUNCT	_	12 waving	punct
12	waving	wave	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	8 growled	advcl
13	his	his	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	14 cutlass	nmod:poss
14	cutlass	cutlass	NOUN	Number=Sing	12 waving	obj
15	.	.	PUNCT	_	8 growled	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	growl	past	Hand over the treasure	the pirate					vn manner_speaking-37.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent pirate=Topic
2	wave	gerund	Hand over the treasure not said here	Hand's cutlass					vn wink-40.3.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent cutlass=Patient

Example 6

A cutlass is shorter than most swords.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	2 cutlass	det
2	cutlass	cutlass	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 shorter	nsubj
3	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	4 shorter	cop
4	shorter	short	ADJ	Degree=Cmp	root	root
5	than	than	ADP	_	7 swords	case
6	most	most	ADJ	Degree=Sup	7 swords	amod
7	swords	sword	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 shorter	obl
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 shorter	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	present	a cutlass					than most swords; short property	tree rules

Example 7

There was fierce struggle, in which the cutlass was torn from the pirate’s grasp.

The tree, 15 words

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	fierce	fierce	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 struggle	amod
4	struggle	struggle	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 was	nsubj
5	,	,	PUNCT	_	11 torn	punct
6	in	in	ADP	_	7 which	case
7	which	which	PRON	PronType=Rel	11 torn	obl
8	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 cutlass	det
9	cutlass	cutlass	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 torn	nsubj:pass
10	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	11 torn	aux:pass
11	torn	tear	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	4 struggle	acl:relcl
12	from	from	ADP	_	16 grasp	case
13	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	14 pirate	det
14	pirate	pirate	NOUN	Number=Sing	16 grasp	nmod:poss
15	’s	's	PART	_	14 pirate	case
16	grasp	grasp	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 torn	obl
17	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 was	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	be	past	fierce struggle			there			vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
2	tear	past · passive		the cutlass		fierce struggle		from the pirate's grasp	vn split-23.2 «NP V NP PP.co-patient»: subject=Patient from grasp=Co-Patient
3	grasp		the pirate						nom grasp «cognition transitive»: poss=agent

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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