dynamite

Who acts: news, Miners, Alfred, voice, dynamite, secret · What happens: make, use, blast, blow up, cause, be · To what, where: powerful explosive, sticks, rock, mines, something, big trouble

«dynamite» in the school dictionary: its 3 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: dynamite in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

A powerful explosive made in sticks, used to blast rock in mines and building work.

The tree, 15 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	3 explosive	det
2	powerful	powerful	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 explosive	amod
3	explosive	explosive	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
4	made	make	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	3 explosive	acl
5	in	in	ADP	_	6 sticks	case
6	sticks	stick	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 made	obl
7	,	,	PUNCT	_	8 used	punct
8	used	use	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	6 sticks	acl
9	to	to	PART	_	10 blast	mark
10	blast	blast	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	8 used	xcomp
11	rock	rock	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 blast	obj
12	in	in	ADP	_	13 mines	case
13	mines	mine	NOUN	Number=Plur	10 blast	obl
14	and	and	CCONJ	_	16 work	cc
15	building	building	NOUN	Number=Sing	16 work	compound
16	work	work	NOUN	Number=Sing	13 mines	conj
17	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 explosive	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	what, whom	where	roles by
1	make	participle	a powerful explosive not said here	sticks	vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset
2	use	participle	sticks not said here		vn use-105.1 «NP V NP S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Eventuality
3	blast	to-infinitive	rock	mines and building work	vn sound_emission-43.2 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location rock=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: verb — kept apart, not parsed.

To blow something up with dynamite.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	To	to	PART	_	2 blow	mark
2	blow	blow	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	something	something	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	2 blow	obj
4	up	up	ADP	_	2 blow	compound:prt
5	with	with	ADP	_	6 dynamite	case
6	dynamite	dynamite	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 blow	obl
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 blow	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	blow up	to-infinitive		something				with dynamite	vn split-23.2 «NP V NP apart»: agent=Agent something=Patient

Meaning 3

Usage: informal — kept apart, not parsed.

Something or someone very exciting, powerful or likely to cause big trouble, as in «That news is dynamite».

The tree, 18 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Something	something	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	root	root
2	or	or	CCONJ	_	3 someone	cc
3	someone	someone	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	1 Something	conj
4	very	very	ADV	_	5 exciting	advmod
5	exciting	exciting	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 someone	amod
6	,	,	PUNCT	_	7 powerful	punct
7	powerful	powerful	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 exciting	conj
8	or	or	CCONJ	_	9 likely	cc
9	likely	likely	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 exciting	conj
10	to	to	PART	_	11 cause	mark
11	cause	cause	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	9 likely	xcomp
12	big	big	ADJ	Degree=Pos	13 trouble	amod
13	trouble	trouble	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 cause	obj
14	,	,	PUNCT	_	21 dynamite	punct
15	as	as	SCONJ	_	21 dynamite	mark
16	in	in	ADP	_	21 dynamite	case
17	«	«	PUNCT	_	21 dynamite	punct
18	That	that	DET	Number=Sing PronType=Dem	19 news	det
19	news	news	NOUN	Number=Sing	21 dynamite	nsubj
20	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	21 dynamite	cop
21	dynamite	dynamite	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Something	appos
22	»	»	PUNCT	_	21 dynamite	punct
23	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Something	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	cause	to-infinitive		big trouble					vn engender-27.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Precondition trouble=Patient
2	is in a quote	present	that news			dynamite			tree rules

Example 1

Miners used dynamite to blast the rock.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Miners	miner	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 used	nsubj
2	used	use	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	dynamite	dynamite	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 used	obj
4	to	to	PART	_	5 blast	mark
5	blast	blast	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	2 used	advcl
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 rock	det
7	rock	rock	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 blast	obj
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 used	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	use	past	Miners	dynamite					vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent dynamite=Patient
2	blast	to-infinitive	Miners not said here	the rock					vn sound_emission-43.2 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location rock=Theme

Example 2

Alfred Nobel invented dynamite.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Alfred	Alfred	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 invented	nsubj
2	Nobel	Nobel	PROPN	Number=Sing	1 Alfred	flat
3	invented	invent	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	dynamite	dynamite	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 invented	obj
5	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 invented	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	invent	past	Alfred	dynamite					vn create-26.4-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent dynamite=Result

Example 3

The old bridge was dynamited to make way for a new one.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 bridge	det
2	old	old	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 bridge	amod
3	bridge	bridge	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 dynamited	nsubj:pass
4	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	5 dynamited	aux:pass
5	dynamited	dynamite	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
6	to	to	PART	_	7 make	mark
7	make	make	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	5 dynamited	advcl
8	way	way	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 make	obj
9	for	for	ADP	_	12 one	case
10	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	12 one	det
11	new	new	ADJ	Degree=Pos	12 one	amod
12	one	one	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 make	obl
13	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 dynamited	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	dynamite	past · passive		the old bridge					tree rules
2	make	to-infinitive		way				for a new one	vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP P.asset»: agent=Agent way=Product for one=Asset

Example 4

That singer's voice is dynamite!

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	That	that	DET	Number=Sing PronType=Dem	2 singer	det
2	singer	singer	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 voice	nmod:poss
3	's	's	PART	_	2 singer	case
4	voice	voice	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 dynamite	nsubj
5	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	6 dynamite	cop
6	dynamite	dynamite	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
7	!	!	PUNCT	_	6 dynamite	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	present	that singer's voice	dynamite					tree rules

Example 5

In the cartoon, the coyote's dynamite blew up in his face.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	In	in	ADP	_	3 cartoon	case
2	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 cartoon	det
3	cartoon	cartoon	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 blew	obl
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	3 cartoon	punct
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 coyote	det
6	coyote	coyote	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 dynamite	nmod:poss
7	's	's	PART	_	6 coyote	case
8	dynamite	dynamite	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 blew	nsubj
9	blew	blow	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
10	up	up	ADP	_	9 blew	compound:prt
11	in	in	ADP	_	13 face	case
12	his	his	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	13 face	nmod:poss
13	face	face	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 blew	obl
14	.	.	PUNCT	_	9 blew	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	blow up	past	the coyote's dynamite			the cartoon		in dynamite's face	vn split-23.2 «NP V apart»: agent=Patient

Example 6

The secret was political dynamite.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 secret	det
2	secret	secret	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 dynamite	nsubj
3	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	5 dynamite	cop
4	political	political	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 dynamite	amod
5	dynamite	dynamite	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
6	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 dynamite	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	past	the secret	political dynamite					tree rules

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