daub Who acts: daub, picture, you · What happens: be, daub, overturn, mix · To what, where: surface, rough messy smear, walls, cradle, brown daub, clay
«daub» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 5 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: daub in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 To daub is to smear something thick and sticky, such as paint, mud or clay, over a surface, often roughly.
The tree, 20 words mark nsubj cop mark obj amod cc conj punct case fixed conj punct conj cc conj punct case det obl punct advmod advmod punct root To PART daub NOUN is AUX to PART smear VERB something PRON thick ADJ and CCONJ sticky ADJ , PUNCT such ADJ as ADP paint NOUN , PUNCT mud NOUN or CCONJ clay NOUN , PUNCT over ADP a DET surface NOUN , PUNCT often ADV roughly ADV . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 To to PART _ 5 smear mark 2 daub daub NOUN Number=Sing 5 smear nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 smear cop 4 to to PART _ 5 smear mark 5 smear smear VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 6 something something PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 5 smear obj 7 thick thick ADJ Degree=Pos 6 something amod 8 and and CCONJ _ 9 sticky cc 9 sticky sticky ADJ Degree=Pos 7 thick conj 10 , , PUNCT _ 13 paint punct 11 such such ADJ Degree=Pos ExtPos=ADP 13 paint case 12 as as ADP _ 11 such fixed 13 paint paint NOUN Number=Sing 6 something conj 14 , , PUNCT _ 15 mud punct 15 mud mud NOUN Number=Sing 6 something conj 16 or or CCONJ _ 17 clay cc 17 clay clay NOUN Number=Sing 6 something conj 18 , , PUNCT _ 21 surface punct 19 over over ADP _ 21 surface case 20 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 21 surface det 21 surface surface NOUN Number=Sing 5 smear obl 22 , , PUNCT _ 24 roughly punct 23 often often ADV _ 24 roughly advmod 24 roughly roughly ADV _ 21 surface advmod 25 . . PUNCT _ 5 smear punct
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1 is present daub a surface smear property 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 A daub is a rough, messy smear of paint or clay.
det nsubj cop det amod punct amod case nmod cc conj punct root A DET daub NOUN is AUX a DET rough ADJ , PUNCT messy ADJ smear NOUN of ADP paint NOUN or CCONJ clay NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 daub det 2 daub daub NOUN Number=Sing 8 smear nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 8 smear cop 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 8 smear det 5 rough rough ADJ Degree=Pos 8 smear amod 6 , , PUNCT _ 5 rough punct 7 messy messy ADJ Degree=Pos 8 smear amod 8 smear smear NOUN Number=Sing root root 9 of of ADP _ 10 paint case 10 paint paint NOUN Number=Sing 8 smear nmod 11 or or CCONJ _ 12 clay cc 12 clay clay NOUN Number=Sing 10 paint conj 13 . . PUNCT _ 8 smear punct
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1 is a present a daub a rough messy smear of paint or clay tree rules
Example 1 The children daubed paint all over the paper.
det nsubj amod advmod case det nmod punct root The DET children NOUN daubed VERB paint NOUN all ADV over ADP the DET paper NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 children det 2 children child NOUN Number=Plur 4 paint nsubj 3 daubed daub VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 4 paint amod 4 paint paint NOUN Number=Sing root root 5 all all ADV _ 8 paper advmod 6 over over ADP _ 8 paper case 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 paper det 8 paper paper NOUN Number=Sing 4 paint nmod 9 . . PUNCT _ 4 paint punct
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1 daub participle vn spray-9.7-2 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent
Example 2 The walls were daubed with mud.
det nsubj:pass aux:pass case obl punct root The DET walls NOUN were AUX daubed VERB with ADP mud NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 walls det 2 walls wall NOUN Number=Plur 4 daubed nsubj:pass 3 were be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 4 daubed aux:pass 4 daubed daub VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 5 with with ADP _ 6 mud case 6 mud mud NOUN Number=Sing 4 daubed obl 7 . . PUNCT _ 4 daubed punct
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1 daub past · passive the walls with mud vn spray-9.7-2 «NP V NP.destination PP.theme»: subject=Destination with mud=Theme
Example 3 The cradle was overturned and daubed with blood.
det nsubj:pass aux:pass cc conj case obl punct root The DET cradle NOUN was AUX overturned VERB and CCONJ daubed VERB with ADP blood NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 cradle det 2 cradle cradle NOUN Number=Sing 4 overturned nsubj:pass 3 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 4 overturned aux:pass 4 overturned overturn VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 5 and and CCONJ _ 6 daubed cc 6 daubed daub VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 4 overturned conj 7 with with ADP _ 8 blood case 8 blood blood NOUN Number=Sing 6 daubed obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 4 overturned punct
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1 overturn past · passive the cradle tree rules 2 daub participle with blood vn spray-9.7-2 «NP V NP.destination PP.theme»: agent=Agent with blood=Theme
Example 4 Her picture was just a brown daub.
nmod:poss nsubj cop advmod det amod punct root Her PRON picture NOUN was AUX just ADV a DET brown ADJ daub NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Her her PRON Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 2 picture nmod:poss 2 picture picture NOUN Number=Sing 7 daub nsubj 3 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 7 daub cop 4 just just ADV _ 7 daub advmod 5 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 7 daub det 6 brown brown ADJ Degree=Pos 7 daub amod 7 daub daub NOUN Number=Sing root root 8 . . PUNCT _ 7 daub punct
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1 is a past Her picture a brown daub tree rules
Example 5 Mix the clay and daub it on the wall.
det obj cc conj obj case det obl punct root Mix VERB the DET clay NOUN and CCONJ daub VERB it PRON on ADP the DET wall NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Mix mix VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 2 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 clay det 3 clay clay NOUN Number=Sing 1 Mix obj 4 and and CCONJ _ 5 daub cc 5 daub daub VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin 1 Mix conj 6 it it PRON Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 5 daub obj 7 on on ADP _ 9 wall case 8 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 9 wall det 9 wall wall NOUN Number=Sing 5 daub obl 10 . . PUNCT _ 1 Mix punct
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1 mix imperative you not said here the clay vn mix-22.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent clay=Patient 2 daub infinitive you not said here clay the wall vn spray-9.7-2 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent it=Theme on wall=Destination
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