downpour Who acts: downpour, that, lot, sudden downpour, Sports day, we · What happens: be, come down, come, catch, flood, stop · To what, where: heavy fall, lot, We, downpour, playground, tree
«downpour» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 6 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: downpour in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 A downpour is a very heavy fall of rain that comes down suddenly.
det nsubj cop det advmod amod case nmod nsubj parataxis advmod advmod punct root A DET downpour NOUN is AUX a DET very ADV heavy ADJ fall NOUN of ADP rain NOUN that PRON comes VERB down ADV suddenly ADV . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 downpour det 2 downpour downpour NOUN Number=Sing 7 fall nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 7 fall cop 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 7 fall det 5 very very ADV _ 6 heavy advmod 6 heavy heavy ADJ Degree=Pos 7 fall amod 7 fall fall NOUN Number=Sing root root 8 of of ADP _ 9 rain case 9 rain rain NOUN Number=Sing 7 fall nmod 10 that that PRON PronType=Rel 11 comes nsubj 11 comes come VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 7 fall parataxis 12 down down ADV _ 11 comes advmod 13 suddenly suddenly ADV _ 11 comes advmod 14 . . PUNCT _ 7 fall punct
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1 is a present a downpour a heavy fall of rain tree rules 2 come down present that down, suddenly property vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
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 Usage: figurative — kept apart, not parsed.
A downpour of something is a lot of it coming at once.
det nsubj case nmod cop det case nmod acl case obl punct root A DET downpour NOUN of ADP something PRON is AUX a DET lot NOUN of ADP it PRON coming VERB at ADP once ADV . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 downpour det 2 downpour downpour NOUN Number=Sing 7 lot nsubj 3 of of ADP _ 4 something case 4 something something PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 2 downpour nmod 5 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 7 lot cop 6 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 7 lot det 7 lot lot NOUN Number=Sing root root 8 of of ADP _ 9 it case 9 it it PRON Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 7 lot nmod 10 coming come VERB VerbForm=Ger 7 lot acl 11 at at ADP _ 12 once case 12 once once ADV NumForm=Word NumType=Mult 10 coming obl 13 . . PUNCT _ 7 lot punct
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1 is a present a downpour of something a lot of lot tree rules 2 come gerund a lot not said here vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme at once=Location
Example 1 We were caught in a downpour on the way home.
nsubj:pass aux:pass case det obl case det nmod advmod punct root We PRON were AUX caught VERB in ADP a DET downpour NOUN on ADP the DET way NOUN home ADV . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 We we PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs 3 caught nsubj:pass 2 were be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 3 caught aux:pass 3 caught catch VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 4 in in ADP _ 6 downpour case 5 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 downpour det 6 downpour downpour NOUN Number=Sing 3 caught obl 7 on on ADP _ 9 way case 8 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 9 way det 9 way way NOUN Number=Sing 6 downpour nmod 10 home home ADV _ 9 way advmod 11 . . PUNCT _ 3 caught punct
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1 catch past · passive We a downpour on the way vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme
Example 2 The sudden downpour flooded the playground.
det amod nsubj det obj punct root The DET sudden ADJ downpour NOUN flooded VERB the DET playground NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 downpour det 2 sudden sudden ADJ Degree=Pos 3 downpour amod 3 downpour downpour NOUN Number=Sing 4 flooded nsubj 4 flooded flood VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 playground det 6 playground playground NOUN Number=Sing 4 flooded obj 7 . . PUNCT _ 4 flooded punct
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1 flood past the sudden downpour the playground vn other_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent playground=Patient
Example 3 Sports day stopped because of a downpour.
compound nsubj case fixed det obl punct root Sports NOUN day NOUN stopped VERB because ADP of ADP a DET downpour NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Sports sport NOUN Number=Plur 2 day compound 2 day day NOUN Number=Sing 3 stopped nsubj 3 stopped stop VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 because because ADP ExtPos=ADP 7 downpour case 5 of of ADP _ 4 because fixed 6 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 7 downpour det 7 downpour downpour NOUN Number=Sing 3 stopped obl 8 . . PUNCT _ 3 stopped punct
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1 stop past Sports day because a downpour vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP.eventuality V»: agent=Eventuality
Example 4 During the downpour we sheltered under a tree, but not in a thunderstorm.
The tree, 13 words case det obl nsubj case det obl punct cc advmod case det obl punct root During ADP the DET downpour NOUN we PRON sheltered VERB under ADP a DET tree NOUN , PUNCT but CCONJ not PART in ADP a DET thunderstorm NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 During during ADP _ 3 downpour case 2 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 downpour det 3 downpour downpour NOUN Number=Sing 5 sheltered obl 4 we we PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs 5 sheltered nsubj 5 sheltered shelter VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 6 under under ADP _ 8 tree case 7 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 8 tree det 8 tree tree NOUN Number=Sing 5 sheltered obl 9 , , PUNCT _ 14 thunderstorm punct 10 but but CCONJ _ 14 thunderstorm cc 11 not not PART Polarity=Neg 14 thunderstorm advmod 12 in in ADP _ 14 thunderstorm case 13 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 14 thunderstorm det 14 thunderstorm thunderstorm NOUN Number=Sing 5 sheltered obl 15 . . PUNCT _ 5 sheltered punct
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1 shelter past we a tree during the downpour in a thunderstorm vn exist-47.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme under tree=Location
Example 5 The downpour lasted only ten minutes.
det nsubj advmod nummod obl:unmarked punct root The DET downpour NOUN lasted VERB only ADV ten NUM minutes NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 downpour det 2 downpour downpour NOUN Number=Sing 3 lasted nsubj 3 lasted last VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 only only ADV _ 5 ten advmod 5 ten ten NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 6 minutes nummod 6 minutes minute NOUN Number=Plur 3 lasted obl:unmarked 7 . . PUNCT _ 3 lasted punct
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1 last past the downpour minute vn cost-54.2 «NP V NP.value»: agent=Theme
Example 6 After the downpour the air smelled fresh.
case det obl det nsubj xcomp punct root After ADP the DET downpour NOUN the DET air NOUN smelled VERB fresh ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 After after ADP _ 3 downpour case 2 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 downpour det 3 downpour downpour NOUN Number=Sing 6 smelled obl 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 air det 5 air air NOUN Number=Sing 6 smelled nsubj 6 smelled smell VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 7 fresh fresh ADJ Degree=Pos 6 smelled xcomp 8 . . PUNCT _ 6 smelled punct
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1 smell past the air after the downpour fresh property vn stimulus_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus
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