encroachment

Who acts: right, sea, encroachment, Towns, new fence, Desert encroachment · What happens: go, belong, use, spread, eat away, encroach · To what, where: place, land, animals, forests, encroachment, garden

«encroachment» 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: encroachment in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

Slowly going into a place, time or right that belongs to someone else, a little at a time.

The tree, 18 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Slowly	slowly	ADV	_	2 going	advmod
2	going	go	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	root	root
3	into	into	ADP	_	5 place	case
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 place	det
5	place	place	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 going	obl
6	,	,	PUNCT	_	7 time	punct
7	time	time	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 place	conj
8	or	or	CCONJ	_	9 right	cc
9	right	right	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 place	conj
10	that	that	PRON	PronType=Rel	11 belongs	nsubj
11	belongs	belong	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	9 right	acl:relcl
12	to	to	ADP	_	13 someone	case
13	someone	someone	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	11 belongs	obl
14	else	else	ADV	_	13 someone	advmod
15	,	,	PUNCT	_	17 little	punct
16	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	17 little	det
17	little	little	ADJ	Degree=Pos	2 going	conj
18	at	at	ADP	_	20 time	case
19	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	20 time	det
20	time	time	NOUN	Number=Sing	17 little	obl
21	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 going	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	go	gerund				a place and time or right		slowly property	vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial_location»: agent=Theme into place=Initial_Location
2	belong	present	right					to someone	vn attend-107.4-2 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme

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: law — kept apart, not parsed.

Building or using land beyond your boundary onto someone else's land.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Building	building	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
2	or	or	CCONJ	_	3 using	cc
3	using	use	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	1 Building	conj
4	land	land	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 using	obj
5	beyond	beyond	ADP	_	7 boundary	case
6	your	your	PRON	Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	7 boundary	nmod:poss
7	boundary	boundary	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 land	nmod
8	onto	onto	ADP	_	12 land	case
9	someone	someone	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	12 land	nmod:poss
10	else	else	ADV	_	9 someone	advmod
11	's	's	PART	_	9 someone	case
12	land	land	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 using	obl
13	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Building	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	use	gerund		land		someone's land		beyond your boundary	vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent land=Patient

Meaning 3

Usage: nature — kept apart, not parsed.

The sea, a desert or towns slowly spreading over land.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 sea	det
2	sea	sea	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 spreading	nsubj
3	,	,	PUNCT	_	5 desert	punct
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 desert	det
5	desert	desert	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 sea	appos
6	or	or	CCONJ	_	7 towns	cc
7	towns	town	NOUN	Number=Plur	5 desert	conj
8	slowly	slowly	ADV	_	9 spreading	advmod
9	spreading	spread	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	root	root
10	over	over	ADP	_	11 land	case
11	land	land	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 spreading	obl
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	9 spreading	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	spread	gerund	the sea			land		slowly property	vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme over land=Location

Example 1

The encroachment of the sea is eating away the cliffs.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 encroachment	det
2	encroachment	encroachment	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 eating	nsubj
3	of	of	ADP	_	5 sea	case
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 sea	det
5	sea	sea	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 encroachment	nmod
6	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	7 eating	aux
7	eating	eat	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	root	root
8	away	away	ADV	_	7 eating	advmod
9	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	10 cliffs	det
10	cliffs	cliff	NOUN	Number=Plur	8 away	conj
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	7 eating	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	eat away	present · progressive	the encroachment of the sea					away property	vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
2	encroach		the sea						nom encroachment «event intransitive»: of=agent

Example 2

Towns' encroachment on forests leaves animals with less space.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Towns	town	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 encroachment	nmod:poss
2	'	's	PART	_	1 Towns	case
3	encroachment	encroachment	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 leaves	nsubj
4	on	on	ADP	_	5 forests	case
5	forests	forest	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 encroachment	nmod
6	leaves	leave	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
7	animals	animal	NOUN	Number=Plur	6 leaves	obj
8	with	with	ADP	_	10 space	case
9	less	less	ADJ	Degree=Cmp	10 space	amod
10	space	space	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 leaves	obl
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 leaves	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	leave	present	Towns's encroachment on forests		animals			with less space	vn fulfilling-13.4.1 «NP V NP-Fulfilling PP.theme»: agent=Agent animal=Recipient with space=Theme
2	encroach		Towns			forests			nom encroachment «event intransitive»: poss=agent on=place

Example 3

The neighbour's new fence was an encroachment on our garden.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 neighbour	det
2	neighbour	neighbour	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 fence	nmod:poss
3	's	's	PART	_	2 neighbour	case
4	new	new	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 fence	amod
5	fence	fence	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 encroachment	nsubj
6	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	8 encroachment	cop
7	an	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	8 encroachment	det
8	encroachment	encroachment	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
9	on	on	ADP	_	11 garden	case
10	our	our	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	11 garden	nmod:poss
11	garden	garden	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 encroachment	nmod
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	8 encroachment	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	past	the neighbour's new fence	a encroachment		our garden			tree rules

Example 4

Desert encroachment makes farming harder.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Desert	desert	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 encroachment	compound
2	encroachment	encroachment	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 makes	nsubj
3	makes	make	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	farming	farming	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 makes	obj
5	harder	hard	ADJ	Degree=Cmp	3 makes	xcomp
6	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 makes	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	make	present	Desert encroachment	farming				hard property	vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset farming=Product

Example 5

People protested against the encroachment on their rights.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	People	people	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 protested	nsubj
2	protested	protest	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	against	against	ADP	_	5 encroachment	case
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 encroachment	det
5	encroachment	encroachment	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 protested	obl
6	on	on	ADP	_	8 rights	case
7	their	their	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	8 rights	nmod:poss
8	rights	right	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 protested	obl
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 protested	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	protest speech: disagree	past	People			People's rights		against the encroachment	vn rebel-71.2-2 «NP V PP.topic»: agent=Agent against encroachment=Topic

Example 6

Rising water caused the encroachment of salt into farmland.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Rising	rise	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	2 water	amod
2	water	water	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 caused	nsubj
3	caused	cause	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 encroachment	det
5	encroachment	encroachment	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 caused	obj
6	of	of	ADP	_	7 salt	case
7	salt	salt	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 encroachment	nmod
8	into	into	ADP	_	9 farmland	case
9	farmland	farmland	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 caused	obl
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 caused	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	where	roles by
1	rise	gerund				vn assuming_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent
2	cause	past	Rising water	the encroachment of salt	farmland	vn engender-27.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Precondition encroachment=Patient
3	encroach		salt			nom encroachment «event intransitive»: of=agent

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