encyclopaedia

Who acts: book, person, I, library, brother, Online encyclopaedias · What happens: give, arrange, know, walk, look up, have · To what, where: information, many subjects, many parts, alphabetical order, huge amount, volcanoes

«encyclopaedia» in the school dictionary: its 2 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: encyclopaedia in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

A book or set of books, or a website, giving information on many subjects, or on many parts of one subject, usually arranged in alphabetical order.

The tree, 26 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	2 book	det
2	book	book	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
3	or	or	CCONJ	_	4 set	cc
4	set	set	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 book	conj
5	of	of	ADP	_	6 books	case
6	books	book	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 set	nmod
7	,	,	PUNCT	_	10 website	punct
8	or	or	CCONJ	_	10 website	cc
9	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	10 website	det
10	website	website	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 book	conj
11	,	,	PUNCT	_	12 giving	punct
12	giving	give	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	2 book	acl
13	information	information	NOUN	Number=Sing	12 giving	obj
14	on	on	ADP	_	16 subjects	case
15	many	many	ADJ	Degree=Pos	16 subjects	amod
16	subjects	subject	NOUN	Number=Plur	12 giving	obl
17	,	,	PUNCT	_	21 parts	punct
18	or	or	CCONJ	_	21 parts	cc
19	on	on	ADP	_	21 parts	case
20	many	many	ADJ	Degree=Pos	21 parts	amod
21	parts	part	NOUN	Number=Plur	12 giving	obl
22	of	of	ADP	_	24 subject	case
23	one	one	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	24 subject	nummod
24	subject	subject	NOUN	Number=Sing	21 parts	nmod
25	,	,	PUNCT	_	27 arranged	punct
26	usually	usually	ADV	_	27 arranged	advmod
27	arranged	arrange	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	21 parts	acl
28	in	in	ADP	_	30 order	case
29	alphabetical	alphabetical	ADJ	Degree=Pos	30 order	amod
30	order	order	NOUN	Number=Sing	27 arranged	obl
31	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 book	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	give	gerund	a book or set of books or a website not said here	information		many subjects		on many parts of one subject	vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP PP.recipient PP.asset»: agent=Agent information=Theme on subject=Asset
2	arrange	participle		many parts of one subject not said here		alphabetical order		usually property	vn put-9.1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent in order=Destination

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: informal — kept apart, not parsed.

A person who knows a huge amount: «a walking encyclopaedia».

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	2 person	det
2	person	person	NOUN	Number=Sing	12 encyclopaedia	nsubj
3	who	who	PRON	PronType=Rel	4 knows	nsubj
4	knows	know	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	2 person	acl:relcl
5	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	7 amount	det
6	huge	huge	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 amount	amod
7	amount	amount	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 knows	obj
8	:	:	PUNCT	_	12 encyclopaedia	punct
9	«	«	PUNCT	_	12 encyclopaedia	punct
10	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	12 encyclopaedia	det
11	walking	walk	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	12 encyclopaedia	compound
12	encyclopaedia	encyclopaedia	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
13	»	»	PUNCT	_	12 encyclopaedia	punct
14	.	.	PUNCT	_	12 encyclopaedia	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	know	present	a person	a huge amount					vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Experiencer amount=Stimulus
2	walk in a quote	gerund							vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme

Example 1

I looked up volcanoes in the encyclopaedia.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	I	I	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs	2 looked	nsubj
2	looked	look	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	up	up	ADP	_	2 looked	compound:prt
4	volcanoes	volcano	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 looked	obj
5	in	in	ADP	_	7 encyclopaedia	case
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 encyclopaedia	det
7	encyclopaedia	encyclopaedia	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 looked	obl
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 looked	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	look up	past	I	volcanoes		the encyclopaedia			vn seem-109-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme volcano=Attribute

Example 2

The library has a children's encyclopaedia about animals.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 library	det
2	library	library	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 has	nsubj
3	has	have	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 children	det
5	children	child	NOUN	Number=Plur	7 encyclopaedia	nmod:poss
6	's	's	PART	_	5 children	case
7	encyclopaedia	encyclopaedia	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 has	obj
8	about	about	ADP	_	9 animals	case
9	animals	animal	NOUN	Number=Plur	7 encyclopaedia	nmod
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 has	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	have	present	the library	a children's encyclopaedia				about animals	vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent encyclopaedia=Patient

Example 3

My brother is a walking encyclopaedia about dinosaurs.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	My	my	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	2 brother	nmod:poss
2	brother	brother	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 encyclopaedia	nsubj
3	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	6 encyclopaedia	cop
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 encyclopaedia	det
5	walking	walk	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	6 encyclopaedia	compound
6	encyclopaedia	encyclopaedia	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
7	about	about	ADP	_	8 dinosaurs	case
8	dinosaurs	dinosaur	NOUN	Number=Plur	6 encyclopaedia	nmod
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 encyclopaedia	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	walk	gerund							vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
2	is a	present	My brother	a walking encyclopaedia				about dinosaurs	tree rules

Example 4

Online encyclopaedias are quick, but check your facts.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Online	online	ADJ	Degree=Pos	2 encyclopaedias	amod
2	encyclopaedias	encyclopaedia	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 quick	nsubj
3	are	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	4 quick	cop
4	quick	quick	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
5	,	,	PUNCT	_	7 check	punct
6	but	but	CCONJ	_	7 check	cc
7	check	check	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	4 quick	parataxis
8	your	your	PRON	Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	9 facts	nmod:poss
9	facts	fact	NOUN	Number=Plur	7 check	obj
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 quick	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	present	Online encyclopaedias					quick property	tree rules
2	check	infinitive		your facts					vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent fact=Theme

Example 5

The encyclopaedia had twenty heavy volumes.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 encyclopaedia	det
2	encyclopaedia	encyclopaedia	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 had	nsubj
3	had	have	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	twenty	twenty	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	6 volumes	nummod
5	heavy	heavy	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 volumes	amod
6	volumes	volume	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 had	obj
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 had	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	have	past	the encyclopaedia	twenty heavy volumes					vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent volume=Patient

Example 6

An encyclopaedia of space is on my birthday list.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	An	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	2 encyclopaedia	det
2	encyclopaedia	encyclopaedia	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 list	nsubj
3	of	of	ADP	_	4 space	case
4	space	space	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 encyclopaedia	nmod
5	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	9 list	cop
6	on	on	ADP	_	9 list	case
7	my	my	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	9 list	nmod:poss
8	birthday	birthday	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 list	compound
9	list	list	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	9 list	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	present	a encyclopaedia of space			my birthday list			tree rules

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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