duster

Who acts: cloth, Mum, teacher, Grandma, back, cowboy · What happens: wipe off, use, wipe, wear, keep off, give · To what, where: dust, pad, chalkboard, long light coat, yellow duster, me

«duster» 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: duster in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

A cloth for wiping dust off furniture and shelves.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	2 cloth	det
2	cloth	cloth	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
3	for	for	SCONJ	_	4 wiping	mark
4	wiping	wipe	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	2 cloth	acl
5	dust	dust	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 wiping	obj
6	off	off	ADP	_	4 wiping	compound:prt
7	furniture	furniture	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 wiping	obj
8	and	and	CCONJ	_	9 shelves	cc
9	shelves	shelf	NOUN	Number=Plur	7 furniture	conj
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 cloth	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	wipe off	gerund	a cloth not said here	dust					vn funnel-9.3-1 «NP V NP ADVP»: agent=Agent dust=Theme furniture=Destination

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 board duster or board rubber: a pad used to wipe a chalkboard or whiteboard clean.

The tree, 16 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	3 duster	det
2	board	board	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 duster	compound
3	duster	duster	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 rubber	compound
4	or	or	CCONJ	_	5 board	cc
5	board	board	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 duster	conj
6	rubber	rubber	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
7	:	:	PUNCT	_	9 pad	punct
8	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	9 pad	det
9	pad	pad	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 rubber	appos
10	used	use	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	9 pad	acl
11	to	to	PART	_	12 wipe	mark
12	wipe	wipe	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	10 used	advcl
13	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	14 chalkboard	det
14	chalkboard	chalkboard	NOUN	Number=Sing	12 wipe	obj
15	or	or	CCONJ	_	16 whiteboard	cc
16	whiteboard	whiteboard	NOUN	Number=Sing	14 chalkboard	conj
17	clean	clean	ADJ	Degree=Pos	14 chalkboard	amod
18	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 rubber	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	use	participle		a pad not said here					vn eat-39.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
2	wipe	to-infinitive		a chalkboard or whiteboard					vn wipe_manner-10.4.1-1 «NP V NP.source»: agent=Agent chalkboard=Source

Meaning 3

Usage: US, Australia — kept apart, not parsed.

A long, light coat worn to keep dust off, especially by riders.

The tree, 12 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 coat	det
2	long	long	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 coat	amod
3	,	,	PUNCT	_	2 long	punct
4	light	light	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 coat	amod
5	coat	coat	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
6	worn	wear	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	5 coat	acl
7	to	to	PART	_	8 keep	mark
8	keep	keep	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	6 worn	advcl
9	dust	dust	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 keep	obj
10	off	off	ADP	_	8 keep	compound:prt
11	,	,	PUNCT	_	14 riders	punct
12	especially	especially	ADV	_	14 riders	advmod
13	by	by	ADP	_	14 riders	case
14	riders	rider	NOUN	Number=Plur	8 keep	obl
15	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 coat	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	wear	participle		a long light coat not said here					vn wipe_manner-10.4.1-1 «NP V PP-Conative»: agent=Agent
2	keep off	to-infinitive		dust				by riders	vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent dust=Theme by rider=Location

Meaning 4

A light housecoat.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	3 housecoat	det
2	light	light	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 housecoat	amod
3	housecoat	housecoat	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
4	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 housecoat	punct

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

Example 1

Mum gave me a yellow duster to polish the table.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Mum	mum	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 gave	nsubj
2	gave	give	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	me	I	PRON	Case=Acc Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs	2 gave	iobj
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 duster	det
5	yellow	yellow	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 duster	amod
6	duster	duster	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 gave	obj
7	to	to	PART	_	8 polish	mark
8	polish	polish	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	2 gave	advcl
9	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	10 table	det
10	table	table	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 polish	obj
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 gave	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	give	past	Mum	a yellow duster	me				vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent i=Recipient duster=Theme
2	polish	to-infinitive	Mum not said here	the table					vn butter-9.9 «NP V NP.destination»: agent=Agent table=Destination

Example 2

The teacher wiped the board with a duster.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 teacher	det
2	teacher	teacher	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 wiped	nsubj
3	wiped	wipe	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 board	det
5	board	board	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 wiped	obj
6	with	with	ADP	_	8 duster	case
7	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	8 duster	det
8	duster	duster	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 wiped	obl
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 wiped	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	wipe	past	the teacher	the board				with a duster	vn wipe_manner-10.4.1-1 «NP V NP.source»: agent=Agent board=Source

Example 3

Grandma uses a feather duster on the high shelves.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Grandma	grandma	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 uses	nsubj
2	uses	use	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 duster	det
4	feather	feather	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 duster	compound
5	duster	duster	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 uses	obj
6	on	on	ADP	_	9 shelves	case
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 shelves	det
8	high	high	ADJ	Degree=Pos	9 shelves	amod
9	shelves	shelf	NOUN	Number=Plur	5 duster	nmod
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 uses	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	use	present	Grandma	a feather duster		the high shelves			vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent duster=Patient

Example 4

Mole spring-cleaned his house with brooms and dusters until his back ached.

The tree, 13 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Mole	Mole	PROPN	Number=Sing	2 spring	compound
2	spring	spring	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 cleaned	obl:unmarked
3	-	-	PUNCT	_	4 cleaned	punct
4	cleaned	clean	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
5	his	his	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	6 house	nmod:poss
6	house	house	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 cleaned	obj
7	with	with	ADP	_	8 brooms	case
8	brooms	broom	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 cleaned	obl
9	and	and	CCONJ	_	10 dusters	cc
10	dusters	duster	NOUN	Number=Plur	8 brooms	conj
11	until	until	SCONJ	_	14 ached	mark
12	his	his	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	13 back	nmod:poss
13	back	back	NOUN	Number=Sing	14 ached	nsubj
14	ached	ache	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	4 cleaned	advcl
15	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 cleaned	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	clean	past		his house			spring	with brooms and dusters	vn other_cos-45.4 «NP V NP PP.instrument»: agent=Agent house=Patient with broom=Instrument
2	ache	past	his back						vn marvel-31.3 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer

Example 5

The cowboy wore a long brown duster.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 cowboy	det
2	cowboy	cowboy	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 wore	nsubj
3	wore	wear	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	7 duster	det
5	long	long	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 duster	amod
6	brown	brown	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 duster	amod
7	duster	duster	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 wore	obj
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 wore	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	wear	past	the cowboy	a long brown duster					vn wipe_manner-10.4.1-1 «NP V NP.source»: agent=Agent duster=Source

Example 6

Shake the duster outside so the dust doesn't fly back in.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Shake	shake	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
2	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 duster	det
3	duster	duster	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Shake	obj
4	outside	outside	ADV	_	1 Shake	advmod
5	so	so	SCONJ	_	10 fly	mark
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 dust	det
7	dust	dust	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 fly	nsubj
8	does	do	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	10 fly	aux
9	n't	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	10 fly	advmod
10	fly	fly	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	1 Shake	advcl
11	back	back	ADV	_	10 fly	advmod
12	in	in	ADV	_	10 fly	advmod
13	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Shake	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	shake	imperative	you not said here	the duster				outside property	vn shake-22.3-2 «NP V NP together»: agent=Agent duster=Patient
2	not fly back	present · do-support	the dust						vn spatial_configuration-47.6-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme

Example 7

The board duster was full of chalk.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 duster	det
2	board	board	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 duster	compound
3	duster	duster	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 full	nsubj
4	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	5 full	cop
5	full	full	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
6	of	of	ADP	_	7 chalk	case
7	chalk	chalk	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 full	obl
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 full	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	past	the board duster					of chalk; full property	tree rules

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