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drill

Who acts: tool, We, Dad, dentist, coach, us · What happens: make, do, repeat, learn, train, have · To what, where: holes, wood, emergency, something, hole, fire drill

«drill» in the school dictionary: its 4 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: drill in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

A tool or machine for making holes in wood, metal, stone or teeth.

The tree, 13 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	2 tool	det
2	tool	tool	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
3	or	or	CCONJ	_	4 machine	cc
4	machine	machine	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 tool	conj
5	for	for	SCONJ	_	6 making	mark
6	making	make	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	2 tool	acl
7	holes	hole	NOUN	Number=Plur	6 making	obj
8	in	in	ADP	_	9 wood	case
9	wood	wood	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 making	obl
10	,	,	PUNCT	_	11 metal	punct
11	metal	metal	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 wood	conj
12	,	,	PUNCT	_	13 stone	punct
13	stone	stone	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 wood	conj
14	or	or	CCONJ	_	15 teeth	cc
15	teeth	tooth	NOUN	Number=Plur	9 wood	conj
16	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 tool	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	make	gerund	a tool or machine not said here	holes		wood and metal and stone or teeth			vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset hole=Product

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 practice of what to do in an emergency.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	2 practice	det
2	practice	practice	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
3	of	of	ADP	_	4 what	case
4	what	what	PRON	PronType=Rel	2 practice	nmod
5	to	to	PART	_	6 do	mark
6	do	do	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	4 what	acl
7	in	in	ADP	_	9 emergency	case
8	an	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	9 emergency	det
9	emergency	emergency	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 do	obl
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 practice	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	do	to-infinitive				a emergency			vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent

The example in this meaning, parsed on its own:

"a fire drill".

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	"	"	PUNCT	_	4 drill	punct
2	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	4 drill	det
3	fire	fire	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 drill	compound
4	drill	drill	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
5	"	"	PUNCT	_	4 drill	punct
6	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 drill	punct

The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

Meaning 3

Repeated practice to learn something well.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Repeated	repeat	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	2 practice	amod
2	practice	practice	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
3	to	to	PART	_	4 learn	mark
4	learn	learn	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	2 practice	acl
5	something	something	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	4 learn	obj
6	well	well	ADV	Degree=Pos	4 learn	advmod
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 practice	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	repeat	participle							vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP.eventuality V»: agent=Eventuality
2	learn	to-infinitive		something				well property	vn learn-14-2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent something=Topic

The example in this meaning, parsed on its own:

"a spelling drill".

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	"	"	PUNCT	_	4 drill	punct
2	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	4 drill	det
3	spelling	spelling	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 drill	compound
4	drill	drill	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
5	"	"	PUNCT	_	4 drill	punct
6	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 drill	punct

The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

Meaning 4

As a verb, to make a hole with a drill, or to train by repeating.

The tree, 15 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	As	as	ADP	_	3 verb	case
2	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	3 verb	det
3	verb	verb	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 make	obl
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	6 make	punct
5	to	to	PART	_	6 make	mark
6	make	make	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
7	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	8 hole	det
8	hole	hole	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 make	obj
9	with	with	ADP	_	11 drill	case
10	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	11 drill	det
11	drill	drill	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 hole	nmod
12	,	,	PUNCT	_	15 train	punct
13	or	or	CCONJ	_	15 train	cc
14	to	to	PART	_	15 train	mark
15	train	train	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	6 make	conj
16	by	by	SCONJ	_	17 repeating	mark
17	repeating	repeat	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	15 train	advcl
18	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 make	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	make	to-infinitive		a hole				as a verb; with a drill	vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset hole=Product
2	train	to-infinitive							vn hire-13.5.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent
3	repeat	gerund							vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP.eventuality V»: agent=Eventuality

Example 1

We had a fire drill at school today.

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	2 had	nsubj
2	had	have	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 drill	det
4	fire	fire	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 drill	compound
5	drill	drill	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 had	obj
6	at	at	ADP	_	7 school	case
7	school	school	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 drill	nmod
8	today	today	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 had	obl:unmarked
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 had	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	have	past	We	a fire drill		school	today		vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent drill=Patient

Example 2

Dad used a drill to put up the shelf.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Dad	dad	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 used	nsubj
2	used	use	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	4 drill	det
4	drill	drill	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 used	obj
5	to	to	PART	_	6 put	mark
6	put	put	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	2 used	advcl
7	up	up	ADP	_	6 put	compound:prt
8	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 shelf	det
9	shelf	shelf	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 put	obj
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 used	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	use	past	Dad	a drill					vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent drill=Patient
2	put up	to-infinitive	Dad not said here	the shelf					vn invest-13.5.4-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Agent shelf=Goal

Example 3

The dentist drilled out the hole in my tooth.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 dentist	det
2	dentist	dentist	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
3	drilled	drill	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	2 dentist	acl
4	out	out	ADP	_	3 drilled	compound:prt
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 hole	det
6	hole	hole	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 drilled	obj
7	in	in	ADP	_	9 tooth	case
8	my	my	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	9 tooth	nmod:poss
9	tooth	tooth	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 hole	nmod
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 dentist	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	drill out	participle	the dentist not said here	the hole		my tooth			vn carve-21.2-3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent hole=Patient

Example 4

The coach made us do passing drills.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 coach	det
2	coach	coach	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 made	nsubj
3	made	make	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	us	we	PRON	Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs	3 made	obj
5	do	do	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	3 made	xcomp
6	passing	passing	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 drills	compound
7	drills	drill	NOUN	Number=Plur	5 do	obj
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 made	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	make	past	the coach	us					tree rules
2	do	infinitive	us not said here	passing drills					vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent drill=Eventuality

Example 5

In an earthquake drill we drop, cover and hold on.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	In	in	ADP	_	4 drill	case
2	an	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	4 drill	det
3	earthquake	earthquake	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 drill	compound
4	drill	drill	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 drop	obl
5	we	we	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs	6 drop	nsubj
6	drop	drop	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
7	,	,	PUNCT	_	8 cover	punct
8	cover	cover	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	6 drop	conj
9	and	and	CCONJ	_	10 hold	cc
10	hold	hold	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	6 drop	conj
11	on	on	ADP	_	10 hold	compound:prt
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 drop	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	drop	present	we			a earthquake drill			vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V PP.trajectory»: agent=Theme in drill=Trajectory
2	cover	infinitive	we not said here						vn fill-9.8-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme
3	hold on	infinitive	we not said here						vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme

Example 6

Workers drilled deep to find water.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Workers	worker	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 drilled	nsubj
2	drilled	drill	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	deep	deep	ADJ	Degree=Pos	2 drilled	xcomp
4	to	to	PART	_	5 find	mark
5	find	find	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	2 drilled	advcl
6	water	water	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 find	obj
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 drilled	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	drill	past	Workers					deep property	vn carve-21.2-3 «NP V ADVP-Middle»: agent=Patient
2	find	to-infinitive	Workers not said here	water					vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent water=Topic

Example 7

You know the drill: shoes off at the door.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	You	you	PRON	Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs	2 know	nsubj
2	know	know	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	4 drill	det
4	drill	drill	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 know	obj
5	:	:	PUNCT	_	6 shoes	punct
6	shoes	shoe	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 drill	conj
7	off	off	ADP	_	6 shoes	compound:prt
8	at	at	ADP	_	10 door	case
9	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	10 door	det
10	door	door	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 shoes	nmod
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 know	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	know	present	You	the drill and shoes at the door					vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Experiencer drill=Stimulus

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