discus Who acts: heavy flat round disc, event, disc, She, discus, You · What happens: throw, call, win, fly, spin round, stand back · To what, where: disc, discus, county championships, thirty metres, Olympic Games, plastic discus · Speech: someone speaks here
«discus» in the school dictionary: its 2 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: discus in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 A heavy flat round disc that athletes throw as far as they can.
det amod amod amod nsubj nsubj acl:relcl advmod advmod mark nsubj advcl punct root A DET heavy ADJ flat ADJ round ADJ disc NOUN that PRON athletes NOUN throw VERB as ADV far ADV as SCONJ they PRON can AUX . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 disc det 2 heavy heavy ADJ Degree=Pos 5 disc amod 3 flat flat ADJ Degree=Pos 5 disc amod 4 round round ADJ Degree=Pos 5 disc amod 5 disc disc NOUN Number=Sing root root 6 that that PRON PronType=Rel 8 throw nsubj 7 athletes athlete NOUN Number=Plur 8 throw nsubj 8 throw throw VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 disc acl:relcl 9 as as ADV _ 10 far advmod 10 far far ADV Degree=Pos 8 throw advmod 11 as as SCONJ _ 13 can mark 12 they they PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs 13 can nsubj 13 can can AUX VerbForm=Fin 10 far advcl 14 . . PUNCT _ 5 disc punct
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1 throw present a heavy flat round disc far property vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer
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 The sport or event of throwing this disc, called «the discus».
The tree, 11 words det cc conj mark acl det obj punct acl punct det xcomp punct punct root The DET sport NOUN or CCONJ event NOUN of SCONJ throwing VERB this DET disc NOUN , PUNCT called VERB « PUNCT the DET discus NOUN » PUNCT . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 sport det 2 sport sport NOUN Number=Sing root root 3 or or CCONJ _ 4 event cc 4 event event NOUN Number=Sing 2 sport conj 5 of of SCONJ _ 6 throwing mark 6 throwing throw VERB VerbForm=Ger 4 event acl 7 this this DET Number=Sing PronType=Dem 8 disc det 8 disc disc NOUN Number=Sing 6 throwing obj 9 , , PUNCT _ 10 called punct 10 called call VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 8 disc acl 11 « « PUNCT _ 13 discus punct 12 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 13 discus det 13 discus discus NOUN Number=Sing 10 called xcomp 14 » » PUNCT _ 13 discus punct 15 . . PUNCT _ 2 sport punct
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1 throw gerund event not said here this disc vn throw-17.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent disc=Theme 2 call participle this disc not said here the discus vn initiate_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
Example 1 She won the discus at the county championships.
nsubj det obj case det compound obl punct root She PRON won VERB the DET discus NOUN at ADP the DET county NOUN championships NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 She she PRON Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 2 won nsubj 2 won win VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 4 discus det 4 discus discus NOUN Number=Sing 2 won obj 5 at at ADP _ 8 championships case 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 championships det 7 county county NOUN Number=Sing 8 championships compound 8 championships championship NOUN Number=Plur 2 won obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 2 won punct
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1 win past She the discus the county championships vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP PP.source NP.asset»: agent=Agent discus=Theme at championship=Asset
Example 2 The discus flew over thirty metres.
det nsubj advmod nummod obl:unmarked punct root The DET discus NOUN flew VERB over ADV thirty NUM metres NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 discus det 2 discus discus NOUN Number=Sing 3 flew nsubj 3 flew fly VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 over over ADV _ 5 thirty advmod 5 thirty thirty NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 6 metres nummod 6 metres metre NOUN Number=Plur 3 flew obl:unmarked 7 . . PUNCT _ 3 flew punct
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1 fly past the discus thirty metres vn spatial_configuration-47.6-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
Example 3 You spin round before you throw the discus.
nsubj advmod mark nsubj advcl det obj punct root You PRON spin VERB round ADV before SCONJ you PRON throw VERB the DET discus NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 You you PRON Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs 2 spin nsubj 2 spin spin VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 round round ADV _ 2 spin advmod 4 before before SCONJ _ 6 throw mark 5 you you PRON Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs 6 throw nsubj 6 throw throw VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 2 spin advcl 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 discus det 8 discus discus NOUN Number=Sing 6 throw obj 9 . . PUNCT _ 2 spin punct
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1 spin round present You round property vn roll-51.3.1 «NP.theme V»: agent=Theme 2 throw present you the discus vn throw-17.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent discus=Theme
Example 4 Ancient Greeks threw the discus at the Olympic Games.
amod nsubj det obj case det compound obl punct root Ancient ADJ Greeks PROPN threw VERB the DET discus NOUN at ADP the DET Olympic PROPN Games PROPN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Ancient ancient ADJ Degree=Pos 2 Greeks amod 2 Greeks Greek PROPN Number=Plur 3 threw nsubj 3 threw throw VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 discus det 5 discus discus NOUN Number=Sing 3 threw obj 6 at at ADP _ 9 Games case 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 9 Games det 8 Olympic Olympic PROPN Number=Sing 9 Games compound 9 Games Game PROPN Number=Plur 3 threw obl 10 . . PUNCT _ 3 threw punct
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1 throw past Ancient Greeks the discus the Olympic Games vn throw-17.1-1-1 «NP V NP PP.destinations»: agent=Agent discus=Theme at game=Destination
Example 5 Stand well back when someone is throwing the discus.
advmod advmod advmod nsubj aux advcl det obj punct root Stand VERB well ADV back ADV when ADV someone PRON is AUX throwing VERB the DET discus NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Stand stand VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 2 well well ADV Degree=Pos 1 Stand advmod 3 back back ADV _ 1 Stand advmod 4 when when ADV PronType=Int 7 throwing advmod 5 someone someone PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 7 throwing nsubj 6 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 7 throwing aux 7 throwing throw VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 1 Stand advcl 8 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 9 discus det 9 discus discus NOUN Number=Sing 7 throwing obj 10 . . PUNCT _ 1 Stand punct
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1 stand back imperative you not said here well property vn assuming_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent 2 throw present · progressive someone the discus vn throw-17.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent discus=Theme
Example 6 Our school has a plastic discus for practice.
nmod:poss nsubj det amod obj case nmod punct root Our PRON school NOUN has VERB a DET plastic ADJ discus NOUN for ADP practice NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Our our PRON Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 2 school nmod:poss 2 school school NOUN Number=Sing 3 has nsubj 3 has have VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 discus det 5 plastic plastic ADJ Degree=Pos 6 discus amod 6 discus discus NOUN Number=Sing 3 has obj 7 for for ADP _ 8 practice case 8 practice practice NOUN Number=Sing 6 discus nmod 9 . . PUNCT _ 3 has punct
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1 have present Our school a plastic discus for practice vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent discus=Patient
Example 7 The discus thrower held the disc flat in her hand.
det compound nsubj det obj xcomp case nmod:poss obl punct root The DET discus NOUN thrower NOUN held VERB the DET disc NOUN flat ADJ in ADP her PRON hand NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 thrower det 2 discus discus NOUN Number=Sing 3 thrower compound 3 thrower thrower NOUN Number=Sing 4 held nsubj 4 held hold VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 disc det 6 disc disc NOUN Number=Sing 4 held obj 7 flat flat ADJ Degree=Pos 4 held xcomp 8 in in ADP _ 10 hand case 9 her her PRON Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 10 hand nmod:poss 10 hand hand NOUN Number=Sing 4 held obl 11 . . PUNCT _ 4 held punct
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1 hold past the discus thrower the disc thrower's hand flat property vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent disc=Theme in hand=Location
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