epidermis

Who acts: you, thin outer layer, epidermis, Dead cells, Sunburn, We · What happens: see, touch, protect, be, flake off, damage · To what, where: skin, body, outer layer, epidermis, thin layer, blood vessels

«epidermis» 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: epidermis in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

Usage: science — kept apart, not parsed.

The thin outer layer of the skin that you can see and touch; it protects the body from germs, water and sunlight.

The tree, 22 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	4 layer	det
2	thin	thin	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 layer	amod
3	outer	outer	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 layer	amod
4	layer	layer	NOUN	Number=Sing	16 protects	nsubj
5	of	of	ADP	_	7 skin	case
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 skin	det
7	skin	skin	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 layer	nmod
8	that	that	PRON	PronType=Rel	11 see	obj
9	you	you	PRON	Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs	11 see	nsubj
10	can	can	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	11 see	aux
11	see	see	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	7 skin	acl:relcl
12	and	and	CCONJ	_	13 touch	cc
13	touch	touch	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	11 see	conj
14	;	;	PUNCT	_	16 protects	punct
15	it	it	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	16 protects	nsubj
16	protects	protect	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
17	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	18 body	det
18	body	body	NOUN	Number=Sing	16 protects	obj
19	from	from	ADP	_	20 germs	case
20	germs	germ	NOUN	Number=Plur	16 protects	obl
21	,	,	PUNCT	_	22 water	punct
22	water	water	NOUN	Number=Sing	20 germs	conj
23	and	and	CCONJ	_	24 sunlight	cc
24	sunlight	sunlight	NOUN	Number=Sing	20 germs	conj
25	.	.	PUNCT	_	16 protects	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	see	can	you	the skin		vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer that=Stimulus
2	touch	infinitive	you not said here			vn contiguous_location-47.8-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
3	protect	present	the thin outer layer of the skin	the body	from germs and water and sunlight	vn defend-72.3 «NP V NP PP.theme»: agent=Agent body=Beneficiary from germ=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: plants — kept apart, not parsed.

The outer layer of cells on a leaf, stem or root.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 layer	det
2	outer	outer	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 layer	amod
3	layer	layer	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
4	of	of	ADP	_	5 cells	case
5	cells	cell	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 layer	nmod
6	on	on	ADP	_	8 leaf	case
7	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	8 leaf	det
8	leaf	leaf	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 cells	nmod
9	,	,	PUNCT	_	10 stem	punct
10	stem	stem	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 leaf	conj
11	or	or	CCONJ	_	12 root	cc
12	root	root	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 leaf	conj
13	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 layer	punct

The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

Example 1

The epidermis is the outer layer of your skin.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 epidermis	det
2	epidermis	epidermis	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 layer	nsubj
3	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	6 layer	cop
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 layer	det
5	outer	outer	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 layer	amod
6	layer	layer	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
7	of	of	ADP	_	9 skin	case
8	your	your	PRON	Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	9 skin	nmod:poss
9	skin	skin	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 layer	nmod
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 layer	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	present	the epidermis	the outer layer				of your skin	tree rules

Example 2

Dead cells from the epidermis flake off every day.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Dead	dead	ADJ	Degree=Pos	2 cells	amod
2	cells	cell	NOUN	Number=Plur	6 flake	nsubj
3	from	from	ADP	_	5 epidermis	case
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 epidermis	det
5	epidermis	epidermi	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 cells	nmod
6	flake	flake	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
7	off	off	ADP	_	6 flake	compound:prt
8	every	every	DET	PronType=Tot	9 day	det
9	day	day	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 flake	obl:unmarked
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 flake	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	flake off	present	Dead cells from the epidermis				day		vn carve-21.2-1 «NP V ADVP-Middle»: agent=Patient

Example 3

Sunburn damages the epidermis.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Sunburn	sunburn	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 damages	nsubj
2	damages	damage	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	4 epidermis	det
4	epidermis	epidermis	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 damages	obj
5	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 damages	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	damage	present	Sunburn	the epidermis					vn destroy-44 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent epidermis=Patient

Example 4

We peeled a thin layer of onion epidermis to look at under the microscope.

The tree, 14 words

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 peeled	nsubj
2	peeled	peel	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 layer	det
4	thin	thin	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 layer	amod
5	layer	layer	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 peeled	obj
6	of	of	ADP	_	8 epidermis	case
7	onion	onion	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 epidermis	compound
8	epidermis	epidermis	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 layer	nmod
9	to	to	PART	_	10 look	mark
10	look	look	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	2 peeled	advcl
11	at	at	ADP	_	14 microscope	case
12	under	under	ADP	_	14 microscope	case
13	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	14 microscope	det
14	microscope	microscope	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 look	obl
15	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 peeled	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	peel	past	We	a thin layer of onion epidermis					vn pit-10.7 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent layer=Source
2	look	to-infinitive	We not said here					at the microscope	vn peer-30.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent at microscope=Theme

Example 5

The epidermis has no blood vessels, so a tiny scrape may not bleed.

The tree, 13 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 epidermis	det
2	epidermis	epidermis	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 has	nsubj
3	has	have	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	no	no	DET	PronType=Neg	6 vessels	det
5	blood	blood	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 vessels	compound
6	vessels	vessel	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 has	obj
7	,	,	PUNCT	_	14 bleed	punct
8	so	so	ADV	_	14 bleed	advmod
9	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	11 scrape	det
10	tiny	tiny	ADJ	Degree=Pos	11 scrape	amod
11	scrape	scrape	NOUN	Number=Sing	14 bleed	nsubj
12	may	may	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	14 bleed	aux
13	not	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	14 bleed	advmod
14	bleed	bleed	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	3 has	parataxis
15	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 has	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	have	present	the epidermis	no blood vessels					vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent vessel=Patient
2	not bleed	may	a tiny scrape						vn substance_emission-43.4-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Source

Example 6

A plant's epidermis is covered in a waxy layer.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	2 plant	det
2	plant	plant	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 epidermis	nmod:poss
3	's	's	PART	_	2 plant	case
4	epidermis	epidermis	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 covered	nsubj:pass
5	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	6 covered	aux:pass
6	covered	cover	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
7	in	in	ADP	_	10 layer	case
8	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	10 layer	det
9	waxy	waxy	ADJ	Degree=Pos	10 layer	amod
10	layer	layer	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 covered	obl
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 covered	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	cover	present · passive		a plant's epidermis				in a waxy layer	vn fill-9.8-1 «NP V NP PP.theme»: subject=Destination in layer=Theme

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