el

Who acts: el, noun, change, we, name, you · What happens: name, elevate, raise, mean, not be, make · To what, where: letter, English word, weather, El, Chicago, city

«el» in the school dictionary: its 4 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: el in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

The name of the letter L.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 name	det
2	name	name	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
3	of	of	ADP	_	5 letter	case
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 letter	det
5	letter	letter	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 name	nmod
6	L.	L.	PROPN	Number=Sing	5 letter	appos

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	name			the letter					nom name «communication transitive»: of=patient

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: USA — kept apart, not parsed.

the El or el: an elevated railway, a train on a raised track above the street, especially in Chicago.

The tree, 19 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 El	det
2	El	El	PROPN	Number=Sing	4 el	nsubj
3	or	or	CCONJ	_	4 el	cc
4	el	el	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
5	:	:	PUNCT	_	8 railway	punct
6	an	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	8 railway	det
7	elevated	elevate	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	8 railway	amod
8	railway	railway	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 el	appos
9	,	,	PUNCT	_	11 train	punct
10	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	11 train	det
11	train	train	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 railway	nmod
12	on	on	ADP	_	15 track	case
13	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	15 track	det
14	raised	raise	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	15 track	amod
15	track	track	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 train	nmod
16	above	above	ADP	_	18 street	case
17	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	18 street	det
18	street	street	NOUN	Number=Sing	15 track	nmod
19	,	,	PUNCT	_	22 Chicago	punct
20	especially	especially	ADV	_	22 Chicago	advmod
21	in	in	ADP	_	22 Chicago	case
22	Chicago	Chicago	PROPN	Number=Sing	8 railway	nmod
23	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 el	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	elevate	participle							vn put_direction-9.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent
2	raise	participle							vn put_direction-9.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent

Meaning 3

Usage: Spanish — kept apart, not parsed.

«el» means «the» before a masculine noun, as in El Paso or El Niño; it is not an English word.

The tree, 20 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	«	«	PUNCT	_	2 el	punct
2	el	el	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 means	nsubj
3	»	»	PUNCT	_	2 el	punct
4	means	mean	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
5	«	«	PUNCT	_	11 noun	punct
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	11 noun	det
7	»	»	PUNCT	_	11 noun	punct
8	before	before	ADP	_	11 noun	case
9	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	11 noun	det
10	masculine	masculine	ADJ	Degree=Pos	11 noun	amod
11	noun	noun	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 means	ccomp
12	,	,	PUNCT	_	15 El	punct
13	as	as	ADP	_	15 El	case
14	in	in	ADP	_	15 El	case
15	El	El	PROPN	Number=Sing	11 noun	appos
16	Paso	Paso	PROPN	Number=Sing	15 El	flat
17	or	or	CCONJ	_	18 El	cc
18	El	El	PROPN	Number=Sing	15 El	conj
19	Niño	Niño	PROPN	Number=Sing	18 El	flat
20	;	;	PUNCT	_	26 word	punct
21	it	it	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	26 word	nsubj
22	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	26 word	cop
23	not	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	26 word	advmod
24	an	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	26 word	det
25	English	English	ADJ	Degree=Pos	26 word	amod
26	word	word	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 means	conj
27	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 means	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	mean	present	el						vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent
2	not is a	present	noun	a English word					tree rules

Meaning 4

El Niño: a change in the Pacific Ocean that makes the weather unusual around the world.

The tree, 16 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	El	El	PROPN	Number=Sing	root	root
2	Niño	Niño	PROPN	Number=Sing	1 El	flat
3	:	:	PUNCT	_	5 change	punct
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 change	det
5	change	change	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 El	appos
6	in	in	ADP	_	9 Ocean	case
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 Ocean	det
8	Pacific	Pacific	PROPN	Number=Sing	9 Ocean	compound
9	Ocean	Ocean	PROPN	Number=Sing	5 change	nmod
10	that	that	PRON	PronType=Rel	11 makes	nsubj
11	makes	make	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	5 change	acl:relcl
12	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	13 weather	det
13	weather	weather	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 makes	obj
14	unusual	unusual	ADJ	Degree=Pos	11 makes	xcomp
15	around	around	ADP	_	17 world	case
16	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	17 world	det
17	world	world	NOUN	Number=Sing	14 unusual	obl
18	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 El	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	make	present	a change in the Pacific Ocean	the weather				unusual property	vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset weather=Product

Example 1

In Chicago we rode the El over the city streets.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	In	in	ADP	_	2 Chicago	case
2	Chicago	Chicago	PROPN	Number=Sing	4 rode	obl
3	we	we	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs	4 rode	nsubj
4	rode	ride	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 El	det
6	El	El	PROPN	Number=Sing	4 rode	obj
7	over	over	ADP	_	10 streets	case
8	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	10 streets	det
9	city	city	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 streets	compound
10	streets	street	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 rode	obl
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 rode	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	ride	past	we	the El		Chicago		over the city streets	vn nonvehicle-51.4.2 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent el=Theme over street=Trajectory

Example 2

El Paso is a city in Texas; the name is Spanish for «the pass».

The tree, 14 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	El	El	PROPN	Number=Sing	5 city	nsubj
2	Paso	Paso	PROPN	Number=Sing	1 El	flat
3	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	5 city	cop
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 city	det
5	city	city	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
6	in	in	ADP	_	7 Texas	case
7	Texas	Texas	PROPN	Number=Sing	5 city	nmod
8	;	;	PUNCT	_	12 Spanish	punct
9	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	10 name	det
10	name	name	NOUN	Number=Sing	12 Spanish	nsubj
11	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	12 Spanish	cop
12	Spanish	Spanish	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 city	parataxis
13	for	for	ADP	_	16 pass	case
14	«	«	PUNCT	_	16 pass	punct
15	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	16 pass	det
16	pass	pass	NOUN	Number=Sing	12 Spanish	obl
17	»	»	PUNCT	_	12 Spanish	punct
18	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 city	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	present	El	a city		Texas			tree rules
2	is	present	the name					for the pass; spanish property	tree rules

Example 3

El Niño can bring heavy rain to Peru and droughts to Australia.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	El	El	PROPN	Number=Sing	4 bring	nsubj
2	Niño	Niño	PROPN	Number=Sing	1 El	flat
3	can	can	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	4 bring	aux
4	bring	bring	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	root	root
5	heavy	heavy	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 rain	amod
6	rain	rain	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 bring	obj
7	to	to	ADP	_	8 Peru	case
8	Peru	Peru	PROPN	Number=Sing	4 bring	obl
9	and	and	CCONJ	_	10 droughts	cc
10	droughts	drought	NOUN	Number=Plur	8 Peru	conj
11	to	to	ADP	_	12 Australia	case
12	Australia	Australia	PROPN	Number=Sing	4 bring	obl
13	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 bring	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	bring	can	El	heavy rain	Peru and droughts			to Australia	vn bring-11.3-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent rain=Theme to peru=Destination

Example 4

«El» is the Spanish word for «the».

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	«	«	PUNCT	_	2 El	punct
2	El	El	PROPN	Number=Sing	7 word	nsubj
3	»	»	PUNCT	_	2 El	punct
4	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	7 word	cop
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 word	det
6	Spanish	Spanish	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 word	amod
7	word	word	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
8	for	for	ADP	_	10 the	case
9	«	«	PUNCT	_	10 the	punct
10	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 word	nmod
11	»	»	PUNCT	_	10 the	punct
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	7 word	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	present	El	the Spanish word				for the	tree rules

Example 5

El Salvador is a small country in Central America.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	El	El	PROPN	Number=Sing	6 country	nsubj
2	Salvador	Salvador	PROPN	Number=Sing	1 El	flat
3	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	6 country	cop
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 country	det
5	small	small	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 country	amod
6	country	country	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
7	in	in	ADP	_	9 America	case
8	Central	Central	PROPN	Number=Sing	9 America	flat
9	America	America	PROPN	Number=Sing	6 country	nmod
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 country	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	present	El	a small country		Central America			tree rules

Example 6

Write a capital el at the start of «London».

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Write	write	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
2	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	4 el	det
3	capital	capital	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 el	compound
4	el	el	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Write	obj
5	at	at	ADP	_	7 start	case
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 start	det
7	start	start	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Write	obl
8	of	of	ADP	_	10 London	case
9	«	«	PUNCT	_	10 London	punct
10	London	London	PROPN	Number=Sing	7 start	nmod
11	»	»	PUNCT	_	10 London	punct
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Write	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	write	imperative	you not said here	a capital el		the start of London			vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent el=Theme
2	start			London					nom start «event transitive»: of=patient

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