equinox Who acts: One, two equinoxes, days, it, Ancient people, stones · What happens: be, get, build, line up, measure, shadow · To what, where: Earth, equinox, spring equinox, Canada, autumn equinox, Australia
«equinox» in the school dictionary: its meaning 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: equinox in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 One of the two times each year when day and night are about the same length all over the Earth, in spring and in autumn.
The tree, 25 words nsubj case det nummod nmod det nmod:unmarked advmod nsubj cc conj cop case det amod advmod case det nmod punct case parataxis cc case conj punct root One NUM of ADP the DET two NUM times NOUN each DET year NOUN when ADV day NOUN and CCONJ night NOUN are AUX about ADP the DET same ADJ length NOUN all ADV over ADP the DET Earth PROPN , PUNCT in ADP spring NOUN and CCONJ in ADP autumn NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 One one NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 16 length nsubj 2 of of ADP _ 5 times case 3 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 times det 4 two two NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 5 times nummod 5 times time NOUN Number=Plur 1 One nmod 6 each each DET PronType=Tot 7 year det 7 year year NOUN Number=Sing 5 times nmod:unmarked 8 when when ADV PronType=Int 16 length advmod 9 day day NOUN Number=Sing 16 length nsubj 10 and and CCONJ _ 11 night cc 11 night night NOUN Number=Sing 9 day conj 12 are be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 16 length cop 13 about about ADP _ 16 length case 14 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 16 length det 15 same same ADJ Degree=Pos 16 length amod 16 length length NOUN Number=Sing root root 17 all all ADV _ 20 Earth advmod 18 over over ADP _ 20 Earth case 19 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 20 Earth det 20 Earth Earth PROPN Number=Sing 16 length nmod 21 , , PUNCT _ 23 spring punct 22 in in ADP _ 23 spring case 23 spring spring NOUN Number=Sing 16 length parataxis 24 and and CCONJ _ 26 autumn cc 25 in in ADP _ 26 autumn case 26 autumn autumn NOUN Number=Sing 16 length conj 27 . . PUNCT _ 16 length punct
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1 is present One of the two times each year the Earth about the same length and autumn tree rules
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.
Example 1 At the equinox, day and night are each about 12 hours long.
case det obl punct conj cc conj cop det advmod nummod obl:unmarked punct root At ADP the DET equinox NOUN , PUNCT day NOUN and CCONJ night NOUN are AUX each DET about ADV 12 NUM hours NOUN long ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 At at ADP _ 3 equinox case 2 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 equinox det 3 equinox equinox NOUN Number=Sing 13 long obl 4 , , PUNCT _ 5 day punct 5 day day NOUN Number=Sing 3 equinox conj 6 and and CCONJ _ 7 night cc 7 night night NOUN Number=Sing 3 equinox conj 8 are be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 13 long cop 9 each each DET PronType=Tot 12 hours det 10 about about ADV _ 11 12 advmod 11 12 12 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 12 hours nummod 12 hours hour NOUN Number=Plur 13 long obl:unmarked 13 long long ADJ Degree=Pos root root 14 . . PUNCT _ 13 long punct
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1 is present the equinox and day and night hour long property tree rules
Example 2 There are two equinoxes every year.
expl nummod nsubj det obl:unmarked punct root There PRON are VERB two NUM equinoxes NOUN every DET year NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 There there PRON PronType=Dem 2 are expl 2 are be VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 two two NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 4 equinoxes nummod 4 equinoxes equinox NOUN Number=Plur 2 are nsubj 5 every every DET PronType=Tot 6 year det 6 year year NOUN Number=Sing 2 are obl:unmarked 7 . . PUNCT _ 2 are punct
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1 does present two equinoxes there year vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
Example 3 After the spring equinox, the days get longer than the nights.
case det compound obl punct det nsubj xcomp case det obl punct root After ADP the DET spring NOUN equinox NOUN , PUNCT the DET days NOUN get VERB longer ADJ than ADP the DET nights NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 After after ADP _ 4 equinox case 2 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 4 equinox det 3 spring spring NOUN Number=Sing 4 equinox compound 4 equinox equinox NOUN Number=Sing 8 get obl 5 , , PUNCT _ 4 equinox punct 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 days det 7 days day NOUN Number=Plur 8 get nsubj 8 get get VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 9 longer long ADJ Degree=Cmp 8 get xcomp 10 than than ADP _ 12 nights case 11 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 12 nights det 12 nights night NOUN Number=Plur 9 longer obl 13 . . PUNCT _ 8 get punct
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1 get present the days after the spring equinox long property vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Experiencer
Example 4 When it is the spring equinox in Canada, it is the autumn equinox in Australia.
The tree, 15 words advmod nsubj cop det compound case nmod punct nsubj cop det compound conj case nmod punct root When ADV it PRON is AUX the DET spring NOUN equinox NOUN in ADP Canada PROPN , PUNCT it PRON is AUX the DET autumn NOUN equinox NOUN in ADP Australia PROPN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 When when ADV PronType=Int 6 equinox advmod 2 it it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 6 equinox nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 equinox cop 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 equinox det 5 spring spring NOUN Number=Sing 6 equinox compound 6 equinox equinox NOUN Number=Sing root root 7 in in ADP _ 8 Canada case 8 Canada Canada PROPN Number=Sing 6 equinox nmod 9 , , PUNCT _ 14 equinox punct 10 it it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 14 equinox nsubj 11 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 14 equinox cop 12 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 14 equinox det 13 autumn autumn NOUN Number=Sing 14 equinox compound 14 equinox equinox NOUN Number=Sing 6 equinox conj 15 in in ADP _ 16 Australia case 16 Australia Australia PROPN Number=Sing 14 equinox nmod 17 . . PUNCT _ 6 equinox punct
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1 is a present it the spring equinox and the autumn equinox Canada tree rules 2 is a present it the autumn equinox Australia tree rules
Example 5 Ancient people built stones that line up with the sun at the equinox.
amod nsubj obj nsubj acl:relcl compound:prt case det obl case det obl punct root Ancient ADJ people NOUN built VERB stones NOUN that PRON line VERB up ADP with ADP the DET sun NOUN at ADP the DET equinox NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Ancient ancient ADJ Degree=Pos 2 people amod 2 people people NOUN Number=Plur 3 built nsubj 3 built build VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 stones stone NOUN Number=Plur 3 built obj 5 that that PRON PronType=Rel 6 line nsubj 6 line line VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 stones acl:relcl 7 up up ADP _ 6 line compound:prt 8 with with ADP _ 10 sun case 9 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 10 sun det 10 sun sun NOUN Number=Sing 6 line obl 11 at at ADP _ 13 equinox case 12 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 13 equinox det 13 equinox equinox NOUN Number=Sing 6 line obl 14 . . PUNCT _ 3 built punct
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1 build past Ancient people stones vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent stone=Product 2 line up present stones the equinox with the sun vn fill-9.8-1 «NP V NP PP.theme»: agent=Agent with sun=Theme
Example 6 We measured our shadows at the equinox.
nsubj nmod:poss obj case det obl punct root We PRON measured VERB our PRON shadows NOUN at ADP the DET equinox NOUN . PUNCT 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 measured nsubj 2 measured measure VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 our our PRON Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 4 shadows nmod:poss 4 shadows shadow NOUN Number=Plur 2 measured obj 5 at at ADP _ 7 equinox case 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 equinox det 7 equinox equinox NOUN Number=Sing 2 measured obl 8 . . PUNCT _ 2 measured punct
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1 measure past We our shadows the equinox vn register-54.1-2-1 «NP V NP PP.value»: agent=Agent shadow=Theme at equinox=Value 2 shadow our nom shadow «state transitive»: poss=agent
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