earpiece

Who acts: you, glasses, security guard, newsreader, earpiece, I · What happens: hold, put, hear, wear, use, rest · To what, where: other device, ear, sound, tiny speaker, ears, producer

«earpiece» 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: earpiece in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

The part of a phone, headphones or other device that you hold to or put in your ear to hear sound.

The tree, 21 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 part	det
2	part	part	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
3	of	of	ADP	_	5 phone	case
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 phone	det
5	phone	phone	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 part	nmod
6	,	,	PUNCT	_	7 headphones	punct
7	headphones	headphone	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 part	appos
8	or	or	CCONJ	_	10 device	cc
9	other	other	ADJ	Degree=Pos	10 device	amod
10	device	device	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 headphones	conj
11	that	that	PRON	PronType=Rel	13 hold	obj
12	you	you	PRON	Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs	13 hold	nsubj
13	hold	hold	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	10 device	acl:relcl
14	to	to	ADP	_	13 hold	case
15	or	or	CCONJ	_	16 put	cc
16	put	put	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	13 hold	conj
17	in	in	ADP	_	19 ear	case
18	your	your	PRON	Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	19 ear	nmod:poss
19	ear	ear	NOUN	Number=Sing	16 put	obl
20	to	to	PART	_	21 hear	mark
21	hear	hear	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	16 put	advcl
22	sound	sound	NOUN	Number=Sing	21 hear	obj
23	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 part	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	where	roles by
1	hold	present	you	other device		vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent that=Theme
2	put	infinitive	you not said here		your ear	vn put-9.1-2 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent in ear=Destination
3	hear	to-infinitive	you not said here	sound		vn see-30.1-1-1 «NP V S»: agent=Experiencer sound=Stimulus

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 tiny speaker worn in the ear, used by security guards, TV presenters or with hearing aids.

The tree, 17 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	3 speaker	det
2	tiny	tiny	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 speaker	amod
3	speaker	speaker	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
4	worn	wear	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	3 speaker	acl
5	in	in	ADP	_	7 ear	case
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 ear	det
7	ear	ear	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 worn	obl
8	,	,	PUNCT	_	9 used	punct
9	used	use	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	3 speaker	acl
10	by	by	ADP	_	12 guards	case
11	security	security	NOUN	Number=Sing	12 guards	compound
12	guards	guard	NOUN	Number=Plur	9 used	obl
13	,	,	PUNCT	_	15 presenters	punct
14	TV	TV	NOUN	Number=Sing	15 presenters	compound
15	presenters	presenter	NOUN	Number=Plur	12 guards	conj
16	or	or	CCONJ	_	19 aids	cc
17	with	with	ADP	_	19 aids	case
18	hearing	hearing	NOUN	Number=Sing	19 aids	compound
19	aids	aid	NOUN	Number=Plur	12 guards	conj
20	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 speaker	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	wear	participle		a tiny speaker not said here		the ear			vn wipe_manner-10.4.1-1 «NP V PP-Conative»: agent=Agent
2	use	participle		a tiny speaker not said here				by security guards and TV presenters or hearing aids	vn eat-39.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent

Meaning 3

One of the arms of a pair of glasses that rest over the ears.

The tree, 14 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	One	one	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	root	root
2	of	of	ADP	_	4 arms	case
3	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	4 arms	det
4	arms	arm	NOUN	Number=Plur	1 One	nmod
5	of	of	ADP	_	7 pair	case
6	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	7 pair	det
7	pair	pair	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 arms	nmod
8	of	of	ADP	_	9 glasses	case
9	glasses	glass	NOUN	Number=Plur	7 pair	nmod
10	that	that	PRON	PronType=Rel	11 rest	nsubj
11	rest	rest	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	9 glasses	acl:relcl
12	over	over	ADP	_	14 ears	case
13	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	14 ears	det
14	ears	ear	NOUN	Number=Plur	11 rest	obl
15	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 One	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	rest	present	glasses			the ears			vn spatial_configuration-47.6-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme over ear=Location

Example 1

The security guard listened to his earpiece.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 guard	det
2	security	security	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 guard	compound
3	guard	guard	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 listened	nsubj
4	listened	listen	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
5	to	to	ADP	_	7 earpiece	case
6	his	his	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	7 earpiece	nmod:poss
7	earpiece	earpiece	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 listened	obl
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 listened	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	listen	past	the security guard					to guard's earpiece	vn peer-30.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent to earpiece=Theme

Example 2

The newsreader heard the producer through her earpiece.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 newsreader	det
2	newsreader	newsreader	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 heard	nsubj
3	heard	hear	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 producer	det
5	producer	producer	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 heard	obj
6	through	through	ADP	_	8 earpiece	case
7	her	her	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	8 earpiece	nmod:poss
8	earpiece	earpiece	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 heard	obl
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 heard	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	hear	past	the newsreader	the producer		newsreader's earpiece			vn see-30.1-1-1 «NP V S»: agent=Experiencer producer=Stimulus

Example 3

My earpiece fell out when I was running.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	My	my	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	2 earpiece	nmod:poss
2	earpiece	earpiece	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 fell	nsubj
3	fell	fall	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	out	out	ADP	_	3 fell	compound:prt
5	when	when	ADV	PronType=Int	8 running	advmod
6	I	I	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs	8 running	nsubj
7	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	8 running	aux
8	running	run	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	3 fell	advcl
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 fell	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	fall out	past	My earpiece						vn occur-48.3 «NP V»: agent=Theme
2	run	past · progressive	I						vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme

Example 4

The doctor put the stethoscope earpieces in her ears.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 doctor	det
2	doctor	doctor	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 put	nsubj
3	put	put	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	root	root
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 earpieces	det
5	stethoscope	stethoscope	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 earpieces	compound
6	earpieces	earpiece	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 put	obj
7	in	in	ADP	_	9 ears	case
8	her	her	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	9 ears	nmod:poss
9	ears	ear	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 put	obl
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 put	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	put	infinitive	the doctor	the stethoscope earpieces		doctor's ears			vn put-9.1-2 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent earpiece=Theme in ear=Destination

Example 5

One earpiece of my glasses is bent.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	One	one	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	2 earpiece	nummod
2	earpiece	earpiece	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 bent	nsubj:pass
3	of	of	ADP	_	5 glasses	case
4	my	my	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	5 glasses	nmod:poss
5	glasses	glass	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 earpiece	nmod
6	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	7 bent	aux:pass
7	bent	bend	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	7 bent	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	bend	present · passive		One earpiece of my glasses					vn knead-26.5 «NP V NP.material»: subject=Material

Example 6

Dad uses an earpiece to talk on the phone while driving.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Dad	dad	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 uses	nsubj
2	uses	use	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	an	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	4 earpiece	det
4	earpiece	earpiece	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 uses	obj
5	to	to	PART	_	6 talk	mark
6	talk	talk	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	2 uses	advcl
7	on	on	ADP	_	9 phone	case
8	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 phone	det
9	phone	phone	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 talk	obl
10	while	while	SCONJ	_	11 driving	mark
11	driving	drive	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	6 talk	advcl
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 uses	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	where	roles by
1	use	present	Dad	a earpiece		vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent earpiece=Patient
2	talk	to-infinitive	Dad not said here		the phone	vn talk-37.5 «NP V»: agent=Agent
3	drive	gerund	Dad not said here			vn nonvehicle-51.4.2-1 «NP.agent V»: agent=Agent

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