ebbing
Who acts: ebbing tide, sea, fear, Her · What happens: ebb, mean, go back, get, be, go out · To what, where: less, sea, shore, shells, beach, boat
«ebbing» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 3 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: ebbing in the school dictionary.
Meaning 1
Ebbing means going back out, getting less.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ebbing | ebb | VERB | VerbForm=Ger | 2 means | nsubj |
| 2 | means | mean | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | going | go | VERB | VerbForm=Ger | 2 means | xcomp |
| 4 | back | back | ADV | _ | 5 out | advmod |
| 5 | out | out | ADV | _ | 3 going | advmod |
| 6 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 7 getting | punct |
| 7 | getting | get | VERB | VerbForm=Ger | 3 going | conj |
| 8 | less | less | ADJ | Degree=Cmp | 7 getting | obj |
| 9 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 2 means | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ebb | gerund | vn entity_specific_cos-45.5 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient | ||||||
| 2 | mean | present | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | ||||||
| 3 | go back not said to happen | gerund | out property | vn convert-26.6.2 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Patient | |||||
| 4 | get | gerund | less | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer less=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
An ebbing tide is a sea going out from the shore.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | An | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 3 tide | det |
| 2 | ebbing | ebbing | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 tide | compound |
| 3 | tide | tide | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 sea | nsubj |
| 4 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 6 sea | cop |
| 5 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 6 sea | det |
| 6 | sea | sea | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 7 | going | go | VERB | VerbForm=Ger | 6 sea | acl |
| 8 | out | out | ADV | _ | 7 going | advmod |
| 9 | from | from | ADP | _ | 11 shore | case |
| 10 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 11 shore | det |
| 11 | shore | shore | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 going | obl |
| 12 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 6 sea | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is a | present | a ebbing tide | a sea | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | go out | gerund | a sea not said here | the shore | out property | vn interact-36.6 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
Example 1
The ebbing tide left shells on the beach.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 3 tide | det |
| 2 | ebbing | ebbing | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 tide | compound |
| 3 | tide | tide | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 4 | left | leave | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 3 tide | acl |
| 5 | shells | shell | NOUN | Number=Plur | 4 left | obj |
| 6 | on | on | ADP | _ | 8 beach | case |
| 7 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 8 beach | det |
| 8 | beach | beach | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 left | obl |
| 9 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 3 tide | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | leave | participle | the ebbing tide not said here | shells | the beach | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent shell=Theme on beach=Location |
Example 2
Her fear was ebbing away.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Her | her | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 2 fear | nmod:poss |
| 2 | fear | fear | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 ebbing | nsubj |
| 3 | was | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 4 ebbing | aux |
| 4 | ebbing | ebb | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | root | root |
| 5 | away | away | ADV | _ | 4 ebbing | advmod |
| 6 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 4 ebbing | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ebb away | past · progressive | Her fear | away property | vn entity_specific_cos-45.5 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient | ||||
| 2 | fear | Her = she | nom fear «feeling transitive»: poss=agent |
Example 3
The boat floated on the ebbing sea.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 boat | det |
| 2 | boat | boat | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 3 | floated | float | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 2 boat | acl |
| 4 | on | on | ADP | _ | 7 sea | case |
| 5 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 7 sea | det |
| 6 | ebbing | ebb | VERB | VerbForm=Ger | 7 sea | amod |
| 7 | sea | sea | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 floated | obl |
| 8 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 2 boat | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | float | participle | the boat not said here | the ebbing sea | vn run-51.3.2-2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme on sea=Trajectory | ||||
| 2 | ebb | gerund | vn entity_specific_cos-45.5 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |
Text: the school dictionary of Mova's schools (world/data/dictionary-schools/), written for Mova. Trees: Mova's own parse — the en model on the CPU, when the site is built — not checked by a teacher; they may be wrong. Frames: Mova's frames reader (prag), each meaning and example read on its own. Elamur Cosmic License.
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