ell

Who acts: merchant, ell, they, Granny, farmhouse, you · What happens: name, use, measure, make, sell, be · To what, where: letter, old measure, England, length, L shape, three ells · Speech: someone speaks here

«ell» 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: ell 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

An old measure of length, about the length of an arm, used for cloth (in England about 45 inches, a little over a metre).

The tree, 24 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	An	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	3 measure	det
2	old	old	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 measure	amod
3	measure	measure	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
4	of	of	ADP	_	5 length	case
5	length	length	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 measure	nmod
6	,	,	PUNCT	_	9 length	punct
7	about	about	ADP	_	9 length	case
8	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 length	det
9	length	length	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 measure	conj
10	of	of	ADP	_	12 arm	case
11	an	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	12 arm	det
12	arm	arm	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 length	nmod
13	,	,	PUNCT	_	14 used	punct
14	used	use	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	3 measure	acl
15	for	for	ADP	_	16 cloth	case
16	cloth	cloth	NOUN	Number=Sing	14 used	obl
17	(	(	PUNCT	_	19 England	punct
18	in	in	ADP	_	19 England	case
19	England	England	PROPN	Number=Sing	14 used	obl
20	about	about	ADV	_	21 45	advmod
21	45	45	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	22 inches	nummod
22	inches	inch	NOUN	Number=Plur	19 England	conj
23	,	,	PUNCT	_	25 little	punct
24	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	25 little	det
25	little	little	ADJ	Degree=Pos	19 England	conj
26	over	over	ADP	_	28 metre	case
27	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	28 metre	det
28	metre	metre	NOUN	Number=Sing	25 little	nmod
29	)	)	PUNCT	_	19 England	punct
30	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 measure	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	use	participle		a old measure of length and the length of a arm not said here		England and 45 inches		for cloth	vn eat-39.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
2	measure			length					nom measure «act transitive»: of=patient

Meaning 3

Usage: USA — kept apart, not parsed.

An extension of a building at a right angle, making an L shape.

The tree, 13 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	An	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	2 extension	det
2	extension	extension	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
3	of	of	ADP	_	5 building	case
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 building	det
5	building	building	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 extension	nmod
6	at	at	ADP	_	9 angle	case
7	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	9 angle	det
8	right	right	ADJ	Degree=Pos	9 angle	amod
9	angle	angle	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 building	nmod
10	,	,	PUNCT	_	11 making	punct
11	making	make	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	2 extension	conj
12	an	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	14 shape	det
13	L	l	ADJ	Degree=Pos	14 shape	amod
14	shape	shape	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 making	obj
15	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 extension	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	make	gerund		a L shape					vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset shape=Product

Example 1

The merchant sold three ells of cloth.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 merchant	det
2	merchant	merchant	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 sold	nsubj
3	sold	sell	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	three	three	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	5 ells	nummod
5	ells	ell	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 sold	obj
6	of	of	ADP	_	7 cloth	case
7	cloth	cloth	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 ells	nmod
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 sold	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	sell	past	the merchant	three ells of cloth					vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent ell=Theme

Example 2

An ell was about the length of a man's arm.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	An	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	2 ell	det
2	ell	ell	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 length	nsubj
3	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	6 length	cop
4	about	about	ADP	_	6 length	case
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 length	det
6	length	length	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
7	of	of	ADP	_	11 arm	case
8	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	9 man	det
9	man	man	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 arm	nmod:poss
10	's	's	PART	_	9 man	case
11	arm	arm	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 length	nmod
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 length	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	past	a ell					about the length; of a man's arm	tree rules

Example 3

«Give them an inch and they'll take an ell,» said Granny.

The tree, 12 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	«	«	PUNCT	_	2 Give	punct
2	Give	give	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	14 said	ccomp
3	them	they	PRON	Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs	2 Give	iobj
4	an	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 inch	det
5	inch	inch	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 Give	obj
6	and	and	CCONJ	_	9 take	cc
7	they	they	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs	9 take	nsubj
8	'll	will	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	9 take	aux
9	take	take	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	2 Give	conj
10	an	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	11 ell	det
11	ell	ell	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 take	obj
12	,	,	PUNCT	_	2 Give	punct
13	»	»	PUNCT	_	2 Give	punct
14	said	say	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
15	Granny	Granny	PROPN	Number=Sing	14 said	nsubj
16	.	.	PUNCT	_	14 said	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	roles by
1	give in a quote	infinitive		a inch	them = they	vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent they=Recipient inch=Theme
2	take in a quote	future	they	a ell		vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent ell=Theme
3	say speech: assert	past	Granny			vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic

Example 4

The farmhouse has an ell at the back.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 farmhouse	det
2	farmhouse	farmhouse	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 has	nsubj
3	has	have	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	an	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 ell	det
5	ell	ell	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 has	obj
6	at	at	ADP	_	8 back	case
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 back	det
8	back	back	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 ell	nmod
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 has	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	have	present	the farmhouse	a ell		the back			vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent ell=Patient

Example 5

Write a small ell and a capital ell.

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 ell	det
3	small	small	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 ell	amod
4	ell	ell	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Write	obj
5	and	and	CCONJ	_	8 ell	cc
6	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	8 ell	det
7	capital	capital	ADJ	Degree=Pos	8 ell	amod
8	ell	ell	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 ell	conj
9	.	.	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 small ell and a capital ell					vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent ell=Theme

Example 6

As they came nearer they could see it was a dwarf, with a shrivelled-up face and a snow-white beard an ell long.

The tree, 24 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	As	as	SCONJ	_	3 came	mark
2	they	they	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs	3 came	nsubj
3	came	come	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	7 see	advcl
4	nearer	near	ADV	Degree=Cmp	3 came	advmod
5	they	they	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs	7 see	nsubj
6	could	could	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	7 see	aux
7	see	see	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	root	root
8	it	it	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	11 dwarf	nsubj
9	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	11 dwarf	cop
10	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	11 dwarf	det
11	dwarf	dwarf	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 see	ccomp
12	,	,	PUNCT	_	18 face	punct
13	with	with	ADP	_	18 face	case
14	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	18 face	det
15	shrivelled	shrivell	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	18 face	amod
16	-	-	PUNCT	_	17 up	punct
17	up	up	NOUN	Number=Sing	15 shrivelled	compound
18	face	face	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 see	obl
19	and	and	CCONJ	_	24 beard	cc
20	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	24 beard	det
21	snow	snow	NOUN	Number=Sing	23 white	obl
22	-	-	PUNCT	_	21 snow	punct
23	white	white	ADJ	Degree=Pos	24 beard	amod
24	beard	beard	NOUN	Number=Sing	18 face	conj
25	an	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	26 ell	det
26	ell	ell	NOUN	Number=Sing	27 long	obl:unmarked
27	long	long	ADV	Degree=Pos	24 beard	advmod
28	.	.	PUNCT	_	7 see	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	other	roles by
1	come	past	they	near property	vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
2	see	could	they	with a shrivelled face and a white beard	vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer
3	is	past	it	dwarf property	tree rules
4	shrivell	participle			tree rules

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