disintegrate

Who acts: old book, book, Wet paper, sandcastle, wave, Leaves · What happens: break, fall apart, become, stop, work, be · To what, where: many small pieces, hands, meteor, atmosphere, sandcastle, friendship

«disintegrate» 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: disintegrate in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

To break into many small pieces and fall apart.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	To	to	PART	_	2 break	mark
2	break	break	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	into	into	ADP	_	6 pieces	case
4	many	many	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 pieces	amod
5	small	small	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 pieces	amod
6	pieces	piece	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 break	obl
7	and	and	CCONJ	_	8 fall	cc
8	fall	fall	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	2 break	conj
9	apart	apart	ADV	_	8 fall	advmod
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 break	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	break	to-infinitive						into many small pieces result	vn break-45.1 «NP V PP.result»: agent=Patient into piece=Result
2	fall apart	infinitive						apart property	vn break_down-45.8 «NP V»: agent=Patient

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 become weaker and stop working as a whole, like a team, plan or friendship.

The tree, 15 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	To	to	PART	_	2 become	mark
2	become	become	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	weaker	weak	ADJ	Degree=Cmp	2 become	xcomp
4	and	and	CCONJ	_	5 stop	cc
5	stop	stop	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	2 become	conj
6	working	work	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	5 stop	xcomp
7	as	as	SCONJ	_	13 team	mark
8	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	13 team	det
9	whole	whole	ADJ	Degree=Pos	13 team	amod
10	,	,	PUNCT	_	13 team	punct
11	like	like	ADP	_	13 team	case
12	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	13 team	det
13	team	team	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 working	advcl
14	,	,	PUNCT	_	15 plan	punct
15	plan	plan	NOUN	Number=Sing	13 team	conj
16	or	or	CCONJ	_	17 friendship	cc
17	friendship	friendship	NOUN	Number=Sing	15 plan	conj
18	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 become	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	other	roles by
1	become	to-infinitive	weak property	vn become-109.1-1-1 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Patient
2	stop	present		vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Affector clause=Eventuality
3	work	gerund		vn employment-95.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent

Example 1

The old book was so dry that it disintegrated in my hands.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 book	det
2	old	old	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 book	amod
3	book	book	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 dry	nsubj
4	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	6 dry	cop
5	so	so	ADV	_	6 dry	advmod
6	dry	dry	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
7	that	that	SCONJ	_	9 disintegrated	mark
8	it	it	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	9 disintegrated	nsubj
9	disintegrated	disintegrate	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	6 dry	advcl
10	in	in	ADP	_	12 hands	case
11	my	my	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	12 hands	nmod:poss
12	hands	hand	NOUN	Number=Plur	9 disintegrated	obl
13	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 dry	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	past	the old book					dry property	tree rules
2	disintegrate	past	book			my hands			vn other_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient

Example 2

The meteor disintegrated in the atmosphere.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

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

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	disintegrate	participle		the meteor not said here		the atmosphere			vn other_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient

Example 3

Wet paper soon disintegrates.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Wet	wet	ADJ	Degree=Pos	2 paper	amod
2	paper	paper	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 disintegrates	nsubj
3	soon	soon	ADV	Degree=Pos	4 disintegrates	advmod
4	disintegrates	disintegrate	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
5	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 disintegrates	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	disintegrate	present	Wet paper					soon property	vn other_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient

Example 4

The sandcastle disintegrated when the wave hit it.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 sandcastle	det
2	sandcastle	sandcastle	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 disintegrated	nsubj
3	disintegrated	disintegrate	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	when	when	ADV	PronType=Int	7 hit	advmod
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 wave	det
6	wave	wave	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 hit	nsubj
7	hit	hit	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	3 disintegrated	advcl
8	it	it	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	7 hit	obj
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 disintegrated	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	disintegrate	past	the sandcastle						vn other_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient
2	hit	past	the wave	sandcastle					vn contiguous_location-47.8-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme it=Co-Theme

Example 5

Their friendship disintegrated after the argument.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Their	their	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	2 friendship	nmod:poss
2	friendship	friendship	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
3	disintegrated	disintegrate	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	2 friendship	acl
4	after	after	ADP	_	6 argument	case
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 argument	det
6	argument	argument	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 disintegrated	obl
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 friendship	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	disintegrate	participle		Their friendship not said here			after the argument		vn other_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient

Example 6

Leaves disintegrate on the forest floor and make soil.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Leaves	leaf	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 disintegrate	nsubj
2	disintegrate	disintegrate	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	on	on	ADP	_	6 floor	case
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 floor	det
5	forest	forest	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 floor	compound
6	floor	floor	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 disintegrate	obl
7	and	and	CCONJ	_	8 make	cc
8	make	make	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	2 disintegrate	conj
9	soil	soil	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 make	obj
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 disintegrate	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	disintegrate	present	Leaves			the forest floor			vn other_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient
2	make	infinitive	Leaves not said here	soil					vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset soil=Product

Example 7

The rocket disintegrated in a flash of light.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 rocket	det
2	rocket	rocket	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
3	disintegrated	disintegrate	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	2 rocket	acl
4	in	in	ADP	_	6 flash	case
5	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 flash	det
6	flash	flash	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 disintegrated	obl
7	of	of	ADP	_	8 light	case
8	light	light	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 flash	nmod
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 rocket	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	disintegrate	participle		the rocket not said here		a flash of light			vn other_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient
2	flash		light						nom flash «event intransitive»: of=agent

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