embankment

Who acts: train, river, We, Workers, you, Grass · What happens: build, carry, stop, raise, run, burst · To what, where: long bank, road, river, flooding, high embankment, embankment

«embankment» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 7 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: embankment in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

A long bank of earth or stone built to carry a road or railway, or to stop a river from flooding.

The tree, 21 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	3 bank	det
2	long	long	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 bank	amod
3	bank	bank	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 built	nsubj:pass
4	of	of	ADP	_	5 earth	case
5	earth	earth	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 bank	nmod
6	or	or	CCONJ	_	7 stone	cc
7	stone	stone	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 earth	conj
8	built	build	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
9	to	to	PART	_	10 carry	mark
10	carry	carry	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	8 built	advcl
11	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	12 road	det
12	road	road	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 carry	obj
13	or	or	CCONJ	_	14 railway	cc
14	railway	railway	NOUN	Number=Sing	12 road	conj
15	,	,	PUNCT	_	18 stop	punct
16	or	or	CCONJ	_	18 stop	cc
17	to	to	PART	_	18 stop	mark
18	stop	stop	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	8 built	advcl
19	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	20 river	det
20	river	river	NOUN	Number=Sing	18 stop	obj
21	from	from	ADP	_	22 flooding	case
22	flooding	flooding	NOUN	Number=Sing	18 stop	obl
23	.	.	PUNCT	_	8 built	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	what, whom	where	roles by
1	build	participle · passive	a long bank of earth or stone		vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: subject=Product
2	carry	to-infinitive	a road or railway		vn carry-11.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent road=Theme
3	stop	to-infinitive	a river	flooding	vn forbid-64.4-1 «NP V NP PP.theme»: agent=Causer river=Beneficiary from flooding=Eventuality

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 raised wall or path along a river, such as the Thames Embankment in London.

The tree, 15 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	3 wall	det
2	raised	raise	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	3 wall	amod
3	wall	wall	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
4	or	or	CCONJ	_	5 path	cc
5	path	path	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 wall	conj
6	along	along	ADP	_	8 river	case
7	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	8 river	det
8	river	river	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 wall	nmod
9	,	,	PUNCT	_	14 Embankment	punct
10	such	such	ADJ	Degree=Pos ExtPos=ADP	14 Embankment	case
11	as	as	ADP	_	10 such	fixed
12	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	14 Embankment	det
13	Thames	Thames	PROPN	Number=Sing	14 Embankment	compound
14	Embankment	Embankment	PROPN	Number=Sing	8 river	conj
15	in	in	ADP	_	16 London	case
16	London	London	PROPN	Number=Sing	14 Embankment	nmod
17	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 wall	punct

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

Example 1

The train ran along a high embankment.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 train	det
2	train	train	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 ran	nsubj
3	ran	run	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	along	along	ADP	_	7 embankment	case
5	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	7 embankment	det
6	high	high	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 embankment	amod
7	embankment	embankment	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 ran	obl
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 ran	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	run	past	the train			a high embankment			vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme along embankment=Trajectory

Example 2

The river burst over the embankment in the flood.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 river	det
2	river	river	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 burst	nsubj
3	burst	burst	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	over	over	ADP	_	6 embankment	case
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 embankment	det
6	embankment	embankment	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 burst	obl
7	in	in	ADP	_	9 flood	case
8	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 flood	det
9	flood	flood	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 burst	obl
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 burst	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	burst	past	the river			the embankment		in the flood	vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme over embankment=Location

Example 3

We walked along the Thames Embankment in London.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	We	we	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs	2 walked	nsubj
2	walked	walk	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	along	along	ADP	_	6 Embankment	case
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 Embankment	det
5	Thames	Thames	PROPN	Number=Sing	6 Embankment	compound
6	Embankment	Embankment	PROPN	Number=Sing	2 walked	obl
7	in	in	ADP	_	8 London	case
8	London	London	PROPN	Number=Sing	6 Embankment	nmod
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 walked	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	walk	past	We			the Thames Embankment in London			vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme along embankment=Trajectory

Example 4

Workers built an embankment to protect the town.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Workers	worker	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 built	nsubj
2	built	build	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	an	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	4 embankment	det
4	embankment	embankment	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 built	obj
5	to	to	PART	_	6 protect	mark
6	protect	protect	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	2 built	advcl
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 town	det
8	town	town	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 protect	obj
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 built	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	build	past	Workers	a embankment					vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset embankment=Product
2	protect	to-infinitive	Workers not said here	the town					vn defend-72.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent town=Beneficiary

Example 5

Never play on the railway embankment.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Never	never	ADV	PronType=Neg	2 play	advmod
2	play	play	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	on	on	ADP	_	6 embankment	case
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 embankment	det
5	railway	railway	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 embankment	compound
6	embankment	embankment	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 play	obl
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 play	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	not play	imperative	you not said here			the railway embankment			vn performance-26.7-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent

Example 6

Grass and wild flowers grew on the steep embankment.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Grass	grass	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 grew	nsubj
2	and	and	CCONJ	_	4 flowers	cc
3	wild	wild	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 flowers	amod
4	flowers	flower	NOUN	Number=Plur	1 Grass	conj
5	grew	grow	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
6	on	on	ADP	_	9 embankment	case
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 embankment	det
8	steep	steep	ADJ	Degree=Pos	9 embankment	amod
9	embankment	embankment	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 grew	obl
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 grew	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	grow	past	Grass and wild flowers			the steep embankment			vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme on embankment=Location

Example 7

After a time she re-appeared as a bamboo growing on the embankment of the tank in which she had been drowned.

The tree, 21 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	After	after	ADP	_	3 time	case
2	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	3 time	det
3	time	time	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 re-appeared	obl
4	she	she	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	5 re-appeared	nsubj
5	re-appeared	re-appear	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
6	as	as	ADP	_	8 bamboo	case
7	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	8 bamboo	det
8	bamboo	bamboo	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 re-appeared	obl
9	growing	grow	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	8 bamboo	acl
10	on	on	ADP	_	12 embankment	case
11	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	12 embankment	det
12	embankment	embankment	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 growing	obl
13	of	of	ADP	_	15 tank	case
14	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	15 tank	det
15	tank	tank	NOUN	Number=Sing	12 embankment	nmod
16	in	in	ADP	_	17 which	case
17	which	which	PRON	PronType=Rel	21 drowned	obl
18	she	she	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	21 drowned	nsubj:pass
19	had	have	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	21 drowned	aux
20	been	be	AUX	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part	21 drowned	aux:pass
21	drowned	drown	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	15 tank	acl:relcl
22	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 re-appeared	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	re-appear	past	she			time	as a bamboo	tree rules
2	grow	gerund	a bamboo not said here		the embankment of the tank			vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme on embankment=Location
3	drown	past · perfect · passive		she	the tank			vn poison-42.2 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient

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