dregs
Who acts: you, He · What happens: leave, drink, drain · To what, where: last thick bits, bottom, juice, dregs, cup, bottle
«dregs» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 3 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: dregs in the school dictionary.
Meaning 1
the last thick bits left at the bottom of a drink.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 4 bits | det |
| 2 | last | last | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 4 bits | amod |
| 3 | thick | thick | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 4 bits | amod |
| 4 | bits | bit | NOUN | Number=Plur | root | root |
| 5 | left | leave | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 4 bits | acl |
| 6 | at | at | ADP | _ | 8 bottom | case |
| 7 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 8 bottom | det |
| 8 | bottom | bottom | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 left | obl |
| 9 | of | of | ADP | _ | 11 drink | case |
| 10 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 11 drink | det |
| 11 | drink | drink | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 bottom | nmod |
| 12 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 4 bits | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | leave | participle | the last thick bits not said here | the bottom of a drink | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent at bottom=Location |
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 lowest or worst part of something.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 5 part | det |
| 2 | lowest | low | ADJ | Degree=Sup | 5 part | amod |
| 3 | or | or | CCONJ | _ | 5 part | cc |
| 4 | worst | bad | ADJ | Degree=Sup | 5 part | amod |
| 5 | part | part | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 6 | of | of | ADP | _ | 7 something | case |
| 7 | something | something | PRON | Number=Sing PronType=Ind | 5 part | nmod |
| 8 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 5 part | punct |
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.
Example 1
Drink the juice but leave the dregs.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Drink | drink | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 2 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 3 juice | det |
| 3 | juice | juice | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 Drink | obj |
| 4 | but | but | CCONJ | _ | 5 leave | cc |
| 5 | leave | leave | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 1 Drink | conj |
| 6 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 7 dregs | det |
| 7 | dregs | dreg | NOUN | Number=Plur | 5 leave | obj |
| 8 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 1 Drink | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | drink | imperative | you not said here | the juice | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent juice=Patient | ||||
| 2 | leave | present | you not said here | the dregs | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent dreg=Theme |
Example 2
He drained the cup right down to the dregs.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | He | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 2 drained | nsubj |
| 2 | drained | drain | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 4 cup | det |
| 4 | cup | cup | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 drained | obj |
| 5 | right | right | ADV | _ | 6 down | advmod |
| 6 | down | down | ADV | _ | 2 drained | advmod |
| 7 | to | to | ADP | _ | 9 dregs | case |
| 8 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 9 dregs | det |
| 9 | dregs | dreg | NOUN | Number=Plur | 6 down | obl |
| 10 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 2 drained | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | drain | past | He | the cup | down property | vn clear-10.3-1 «NP V NP.source»: agent=Agent cup=Source |
Example 3
Only the dregs of the wine were left in the bottle.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Only | only | ADV | _ | 3 dregs | advmod |
| 2 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 3 dregs | det |
| 3 | dregs | dreg | NOUN | Number=Plur | 8 left | nsubj:pass |
| 4 | of | of | ADP | _ | 6 wine | case |
| 5 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 6 wine | det |
| 6 | wine | wine | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 dregs | nmod |
| 7 | were | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 8 left | aux:pass |
| 8 | left | leave | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | root | root |
| 9 | in | in | ADP | _ | 11 bottle | case |
| 10 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 11 bottle | det |
| 11 | bottle | bottle | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 left | obl |
| 12 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 8 left | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | leave | past · passive | the dregs of the wine | the bottle | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP PP.location»: subject=Theme in bottle=Location |
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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