ether

Who acts: strong smell, people, invisible substance, substance, Doctors, Ether · What happens: evaporate, use, put, sleep, think, fill · To what, where: colourless liquid, patients, invisible substance, light, ether, blue ether · Speech: someone speaks here

«ether» in the school dictionary: its 4 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: ether in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

Usage: science — kept apart, not parsed.

A colourless liquid with a strong smell that evaporates easily; it was used long ago to put patients to sleep for operations.

The tree, 22 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	3 liquid	det
2	colourless	colourless	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 liquid	amod
3	liquid	liquid	NOUN	Number=Sing	14 used	nsubj:pass
4	with	with	ADP	_	7 smell	case
5	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	7 smell	det
6	strong	strong	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 smell	amod
7	smell	smell	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 liquid	nmod
8	that	that	PRON	PronType=Rel	9 evaporates	nsubj
9	evaporates	evaporate	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	7 smell	acl:relcl
10	easily	easily	ADV	_	9 evaporates	advmod
11	;	;	PUNCT	_	14 used	punct
12	it	it	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	14 used	nsubj:pass
13	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	14 used	aux:pass
14	used	use	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
15	long	long	ADV	Degree=Pos	16 ago	advmod
16	ago	ago	ADV	_	14 used	advmod
17	to	to	PART	_	18 put	mark
18	put	put	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	14 used	advcl
19	patients	patient	NOUN	Number=Plur	18 put	obj
20	to	to	PART	_	21 sleep	mark
21	sleep	sleep	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	18 put	advcl
22	for	for	ADP	_	23 operations	case
23	operations	operation	NOUN	Number=Plur	21 sleep	obl
24	.	.	PUNCT	_	14 used	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	evaporate	present	a strong smell		easily property	vn other_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient
2	use	past · passive		a colourless liquid with a strong smell	ago property	vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient
3	put	to-infinitive		patients		vn invest-13.5.4-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Agent patient=Goal
4	sleep	to-infinitive			for operations	vn snooze-40.4-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent

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: old science — kept apart, not parsed.

An invisible substance that people once thought filled space and carried light; experiments showed it does not exist.

The tree, 18 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	An	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	3 substance	det
2	invisible	invisible	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 substance	amod
3	substance	substance	NOUN	Number=Sing	15 showed	nsubj
4	that	that	PRON	PronType=Rel	7 thought	obj
5	people	people	NOUN	Number=Plur	7 thought	nsubj
6	once	once	ADV	NumForm=Word NumType=Mult	7 thought	advmod
7	thought	think	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	3 substance	acl:relcl
8	filled	fill	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	9 space	amod
9	space	space	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 thought	obj
10	and	and	CCONJ	_	11 carried	cc
11	carried	carry	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	7 thought	conj
12	light	light	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 carried	obj
13	;	;	PUNCT	_	15 showed	punct
14	experiments	experiment	NOUN	Number=Plur	15 showed	nsubj
15	showed	show	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
16	it	it	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	19 exist	nsubj
17	does	do	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	19 exist	aux
18	not	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	19 exist	advmod
19	exist	exist	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	15 showed	ccomp
20	.	.	PUNCT	_	15 showed	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	think speech: other	past	people	a invisible substance	once property	vn consider-29.9-2 «NP V NP ADJ»: agent=Agent that=Theme space=Attribute
2	fill	participle				vn other_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient
3	carry	past	people not said here	light		vn carry-11.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent light=Theme
4	show	past	a invisible substance			vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic
5	not exist	present · do-support	substance			vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme

Meaning 3

Usage: poetic — kept apart, not parsed.

The clear sky or upper air.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 sky	det
2	clear	clear	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 sky	amod
3	sky	sky	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
4	or	or	CCONJ	_	6 air	cc
5	upper	upper	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 air	amod
6	air	air	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 sky	conj
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 sky	punct

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

Meaning 4

Usage: informal — kept apart, not parsed.

«Into the ether»: lost or disappeared, especially online or on the radio.

The tree, 12 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	«	«	PUNCT	_	4 ether	punct
2	Into	into	ADP	_	4 ether	case
3	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	4 ether	det
4	ether	ether	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
5	»	»	PUNCT	_	4 ether	punct
6	:	:	PUNCT	_	7 lost	punct
7	lost	lose	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	4 ether	acl
8	or	or	CCONJ	_	9 disappeared	cc
9	disappeared	disappear	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	7 lost	conj
10	,	,	PUNCT	_	12 online	punct
11	especially	especially	ADV	_	12 online	advmod
12	online	online	ADV	_	9 disappeared	advmod
13	or	or	CCONJ	_	16 radio	cc
14	on	on	ADP	_	16 radio	case
15	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	16 radio	det
16	radio	radio	NOUN	Number=Sing	12 online	conj
17	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 ether	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	lose	participle		the ether not said here					vn succeed-74-3-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
2	disappear	participle						online property	vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme

Example 1

Doctors once used ether to put patients to sleep.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Doctors	doctor	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 used	nsubj
2	once	once	ADV	NumForm=Word NumType=Mult	3 used	advmod
3	used	use	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	ether	ether	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 used	obj
5	to	to	PART	_	6 put	mark
6	put	put	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	3 used	advcl
7	patients	patient	NOUN	Number=Plur	6 put	obj
8	to	to	PART	_	9 sleep	mark
9	sleep	sleep	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	6 put	advcl
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 used	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	use	past	Doctors	ether	once property	vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent ether=Patient
2	put	to-infinitive	Doctors not said here	patients		vn invest-13.5.4-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Agent patient=Goal
3	sleep	to-infinitive	Doctors not said here			vn snooze-40.4-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent

Example 2

Ether evaporates very quickly.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Ether	ether	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 evaporates	nsubj
2	evaporates	evaporate	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	very	very	ADV	_	4 quickly	advmod
4	quickly	quickly	ADV	_	2 evaporates	advmod
5	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 evaporates	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	evaporate	present	Ether					quickly property	vn other_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient

Example 3

Scientists once believed light travelled through the ether.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Scientists	scientist	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 believed	nsubj
2	once	once	ADV	NumForm=Word NumType=Mult	3 believed	advmod
3	believed	believe	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	light	light	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 travelled	nsubj
5	travelled	travel	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	3 believed	ccomp
6	through	through	ADP	_	8 ether	case
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 ether	det
8	ether	ether	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 travelled	obl
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 believed	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	believe	past	Scientists					once property	vn admire-31.2 «NP V that S»: agent=Experiencer clause=Stimulus
2	travel	past	light			the ether			vn run-51.3.2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme through ether=Trajectory

Example 4

Experiments showed there was no ether.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Experiments	experiment	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 showed	nsubj
2	showed	show	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	there	there	PRON	PronType=Dem	4 was	expl
4	was	be	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	2 showed	ccomp
5	no	no	DET	PronType=Neg	6 ether	det
6	ether	ether	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 was	nsubj
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 showed	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	show	past	Experiments						vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic
2	be	past	no ether			there			vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme

Example 5

My email just vanished into the ether.

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 email	nmod:poss
2	email	email	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 vanished	nsubj
3	just	just	ADV	_	4 vanished	advmod
4	vanished	vanish	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
5	into	into	ADP	_	7 ether	case
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 ether	det
7	ether	ether	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 vanished	obl
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 vanished	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	vanish	past	My email			the ether			vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
2	email		My						nom email «communication transitive»: poss=agent

Example 6

Birds flew high in the blue ether.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Birds	bird	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 flew	nsubj
2	flew	fly	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	high	high	ADJ	Degree=Pos	2 flew	xcomp
4	in	in	ADP	_	7 ether	case
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 ether	det
6	blue	blue	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 ether	amod
7	ether	ether	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 flew	obl
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 flew	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	fly	past	Birds			the blue ether		high property	vn spatial_configuration-47.6-1 «NP V NP.theme PP»: agent=Agent in ether=Location

Example 7

They saw a blue smoke rising, writhing upward till it vanished in the blue ether.

The tree, 15 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	They	they	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs	2 saw	nsubj
2	saw	see	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 smoke	det
4	blue	blue	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 smoke	amod
5	smoke	smoke	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 saw	obj
6	rising	rise	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	5 smoke	acl
7	,	,	PUNCT	_	8 writhing	punct
8	writhing	writhe	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	6 rising	conj
9	upward	upward	ADV	_	8 writhing	advmod
10	till	till	SCONJ	_	12 vanished	mark
11	it	it	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	12 vanished	nsubj
12	vanished	vanish	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	2 saw	advcl
13	in	in	ADP	_	16 ether	case
14	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	16 ether	det
15	blue	blue	ADJ	Degree=Pos	16 ether	amod
16	ether	ether	NOUN	Number=Sing	12 vanished	obl
17	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 saw	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	where	other	roles by
1	see	past	They	a blue smoke			vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer smoke=Stimulus
2	rise	gerund	a blue smoke not said here				vn assuming_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent
3	writhe	gerund	a blue smoke not said here			upward property	vn body_internal_states-40.6 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer
4	vanish	past	smoke		the blue ether		vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme

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