earwax Who acts: Earwax, body, It, you, doctor, much earwax · What happens: be, make, protect, catch, keep, dry out · To what, where: soft yellow waxy stuff, ear canal, ear, dust, skin, dirt
«earwax» in the school dictionary: its 2 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: earwax in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 Earwax is the soft yellow or brown waxy stuff that the body makes inside the ear canal.
The tree, 17 words nsubj cop det amod amod cc conj amod mark det nsubj acl:relcl case det compound obl punct root Earwax NOUN is AUX the DET soft ADJ yellow ADJ or CCONJ brown ADJ waxy ADJ stuff NOUN that SCONJ the DET body NOUN makes VERB inside ADP the DET ear NOUN canal NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Earwax earwax NOUN Number=Sing 9 stuff nsubj 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 9 stuff cop 3 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 9 stuff det 4 soft soft ADJ Degree=Pos 9 stuff amod 5 yellow yellow ADJ Degree=Pos 9 stuff amod 6 or or CCONJ _ 7 brown cc 7 brown brown ADJ Degree=Pos 5 yellow conj 8 waxy waxy ADJ Degree=Pos 9 stuff amod 9 stuff stuff NOUN Number=Sing root root 10 that that SCONJ _ 13 makes mark 11 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 12 body det 12 body body NOUN Number=Sing 13 makes nsubj 13 makes make VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 9 stuff acl:relcl 14 inside inside ADP _ 17 canal case 15 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 17 canal det 16 ear ear NOUN Number=Sing 17 canal compound 17 canal canal NOUN Number=Sing 13 makes obl 18 . . PUNCT _ 9 stuff punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 is a present Earwax the soft yellow waxy stuff tree rules 2 make present the body the soft yellow waxy stuff not said here the ear canal vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset stuff=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 It protects the ear by catching dust and germs and keeping the skin from drying out.
The tree, 16 words nsubj det obj mark advcl obj cc conj cc conj det obj mark advcl compound:prt punct root It PRON protects VERB the DET ear NOUN by SCONJ catching VERB dust NOUN and CCONJ germs NOUN and CCONJ keeping VERB the DET skin NOUN from SCONJ drying VERB out ADP . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 It it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 2 protects nsubj 2 protects protect VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 4 ear det 4 ear ear NOUN Number=Sing 2 protects obj 5 by by SCONJ _ 6 catching mark 6 catching catch VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 2 protects advcl 7 dust dust NOUN Number=Sing 6 catching obj 8 and and CCONJ _ 9 germs cc 9 germs germ NOUN Number=Plur 7 dust conj 10 and and CCONJ _ 11 keeping cc 11 keeping keep VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 6 catching conj 12 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 13 skin det 13 skin skin NOUN Number=Sing 11 keeping obj 14 from from SCONJ _ 15 drying mark 15 drying dry VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 11 keeping advcl 16 out out ADP _ 15 drying compound:prt 17 . . PUNCT _ 2 protects punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 protect present It the ear vn defend-72.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent ear=Beneficiary 2 catch gerund dust and germs vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent dust=Theme 3 keep gerund the skin vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent skin=Theme 4 dry out gerund vn other_cos-45.4-1 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient
Example 1 Earwax helps keep dirt out of your ears.
nsubj xcomp obj case case nmod:poss obl punct root Earwax NOUN helps VERB keep VERB dirt NOUN out ADP of ADP your PRON ears NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Earwax earwax NOUN Number=Sing 2 helps nsubj 2 helps help VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 keep keep VERB VerbForm=Inf 2 helps xcomp 4 dirt dirt NOUN Number=Sing 3 keep obj 5 out out ADP _ 8 ears case 6 of of ADP _ 8 ears case 7 your your PRON Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 8 ears nmod:poss 8 ears ear NOUN Number=Plur 3 keep obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 2 helps punct
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1 help present Earwax vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Theme 2 keep infinitive Earwax not said here dirt your ears vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent dirt=Theme out ear=Location
Example 2 Never poke cotton buds into your ear to remove earwax.
advmod compound obj case nmod:poss obl mark advcl obj punct root Never ADV poke VERB cotton NOUN buds NOUN into ADP your PRON ear NOUN to PART remove VERB earwax NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Never never ADV PronType=Neg 2 poke advmod 2 poke poke VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 3 cotton cotton NOUN Number=Sing 4 buds compound 4 buds bud NOUN Number=Plur 2 poke obj 5 into into ADP _ 7 ear case 6 your your PRON Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 7 ear nmod:poss 7 ear ear NOUN Number=Sing 2 poke obl 8 to to PART _ 9 remove mark 9 remove remove VERB VerbForm=Inf 2 poke advcl 10 earwax earwax NOUN Number=Sing 9 remove obj 11 . . PUNCT _ 2 poke punct
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1 not poke imperative you not said here cotton buds into your ear vn poke-19-1-1-1 «NP V NP PP.patient»: agent=Agent bud=Instrument into ear=Patient 2 remove to-infinitive you not said here earwax vn fire-10.10 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent earwax=Theme
Example 3 The doctor put drops in my ear to soften the earwax.
det nsubj obj case nmod:poss obl mark advcl det obj punct root The DET doctor NOUN put VERB drops NOUN in ADP my PRON ear NOUN to PART soften VERB the DET earwax NOUN . PUNCT 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 Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 drops drop NOUN Number=Plur 3 put obj 5 in in ADP _ 7 ear case 6 my my PRON Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 7 ear nmod:poss 7 ear ear NOUN Number=Sing 3 put obl 8 to to PART _ 9 soften mark 9 soften soften VERB VerbForm=Inf 3 put advcl 10 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 11 earwax det 11 earwax earwax NOUN Number=Sing 9 soften obj 12 . . PUNCT _ 3 put punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 put past the doctor drops my ear vn put-9.1-2 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent drop=Theme in ear=Destination 2 soften to-infinitive the doctor not said here the earwax vn other_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent earwax=Patient
Example 4 Earwax can be yellow, orange or brown.
nsubj aux cop punct conj cc conj punct root Earwax NOUN can AUX be AUX yellow ADJ , PUNCT orange ADJ or CCONJ brown ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Earwax earwax NOUN Number=Sing 4 yellow nsubj 2 can can AUX VerbForm=Fin 4 yellow aux 3 be be AUX VerbForm=Inf 4 yellow cop 4 yellow yellow ADJ Degree=Pos root root 5 , , PUNCT _ 6 orange punct 6 orange orange ADJ Degree=Pos 4 yellow conj 7 or or CCONJ _ 8 brown cc 8 brown brown ADJ Degree=Pos 4 yellow conj 9 . . PUNCT _ 4 yellow punct
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1 is can Earwax yellow property tree rules 2 be Earwax not said here tree rules 3 be Earwax not said here tree rules
Example 5 Too much earwax can make it hard to hear.
advmod amod nsubj aux obj xcomp mark xcomp punct root Too ADV much ADJ earwax NOUN can AUX make VERB it PRON hard ADJ to PART hear VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Too too ADV _ 2 much advmod 2 much much ADJ Degree=Pos 3 earwax amod 3 earwax earwax NOUN Number=Sing 5 make nsubj 4 can can AUX VerbForm=Fin 5 make aux 5 make make VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 6 it it PRON Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 5 make obj 7 hard hard ADJ Degree=Pos 5 make xcomp 8 to to PART _ 9 hear mark 9 hear hear VERB VerbForm=Inf 7 hard xcomp 10 . . PUNCT _ 5 make punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 make can much earwax it hard property vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset it=Product 2 hear to-infinitive vn see-30.1-1-1 «NP V PP.stimulus»: agent=Experiencer
Example 6 In the story, the troll had earwax as thick as butter.
case det obl punct det nsubj obj advmod amod case obl punct root In ADP the DET story NOUN , PUNCT the DET troll NOUN had VERB earwax NOUN as ADV thick ADJ as ADP butter NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 In in ADP _ 3 story case 2 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 story det 3 story story NOUN Number=Sing 7 had obl 4 , , PUNCT _ 3 story punct 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 troll det 6 troll troll NOUN Number=Sing 7 had nsubj 7 had have VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 8 earwax earwax NOUN Number=Sing 7 had obj 9 as as ADV _ 10 thick advmod 10 thick thick ADJ Degree=Pos 8 earwax amod 11 as as ADP _ 12 butter case 12 butter butter NOUN Number=Sing 10 thick obl 13 . . PUNCT _ 7 had punct
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1 have past the troll earwax the story vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent earwax=Patient
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