explosion Who acts: sudden loud bursting, We, gas leak, you, volcano, explosion · What happens: go off, burst, explode, hear, cause, tell · To what, where: feeling, laughter, loud explosion, quarry, explosion, adult · Speech: someone speaks here
«explosion» 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: explosion in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 A sudden loud bursting of something with great force, heat and noise, as when a bomb or gas goes off.
The tree, 20 words det amod amod nsubj case nmod case amod nmod punct conj cc conj punct mark mark det nsubj cc conj compound:prt punct root A DET sudden ADJ loud ADJ bursting NOUN of ADP something PRON with ADP great ADJ force NOUN , PUNCT heat NOUN and CCONJ noise NOUN , PUNCT as SCONJ when SCONJ a DET bomb NOUN or CCONJ gas NOUN goes VERB off ADP . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 4 bursting det 2 sudden sudden ADJ Degree=Pos 4 bursting amod 3 loud loud ADJ Degree=Pos 4 bursting amod 4 bursting bursting NOUN Number=Sing 21 goes nsubj 5 of of ADP _ 6 something case 6 something something PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 4 bursting nmod 7 with with ADP _ 9 force case 8 great great ADJ Degree=Pos 9 force amod 9 force force NOUN Number=Sing 6 something nmod 10 , , PUNCT _ 11 heat punct 11 heat heat NOUN Number=Sing 9 force conj 12 and and CCONJ _ 13 noise cc 13 noise noise NOUN Number=Sing 9 force conj 14 , , PUNCT _ 21 goes punct 15 as as SCONJ _ 21 goes mark 16 when when SCONJ _ 21 goes mark 17 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 18 bomb det 18 bomb bomb NOUN Number=Sing 21 goes nsubj 19 or or CCONJ _ 20 gas cc 20 gas gas NOUN Number=Sing 18 bomb conj 21 goes go VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 22 off off ADP _ 21 goes compound:prt 23 . . PUNCT _ 21 goes punct
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1 go off present a sudden loud bursting of something vn occur-48.3-2 «NP V ADV»: 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 A sudden big increase: a population explosion.
det amod amod punct det compound appos punct root A DET sudden ADJ big ADJ increase NOUN : PUNCT a DET population NOUN explosion NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 4 increase det 2 sudden sudden ADJ Degree=Pos 4 increase amod 3 big big ADJ Degree=Pos 4 increase amod 4 increase increase NOUN Number=Sing root root 5 : : PUNCT _ 8 explosion punct 6 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 8 explosion det 7 population population NOUN Number=Sing 8 explosion compound 8 explosion explosion NOUN Number=Sing 4 increase appos 9 . . PUNCT _ 4 increase punct
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.
Meaning 3 A sudden burst of feeling: an explosion of laughter.
det amod case nmod punct det conj case nmod punct root A DET sudden ADJ burst NOUN of ADP feeling NOUN : PUNCT an DET explosion NOUN of ADP laughter NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 3 burst det 2 sudden sudden ADJ Degree=Pos 3 burst amod 3 burst burst NOUN Number=Sing root root 4 of of ADP _ 5 feeling case 5 feeling feeling NOUN Number=Sing 3 burst nmod 6 : : PUNCT _ 8 explosion punct 7 an a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 8 explosion det 8 explosion explosion NOUN Number=Sing 3 burst conj 9 of of ADP _ 10 laughter case 10 laughter laughter NOUN Number=Sing 8 explosion nmod 11 . . PUNCT _ 3 burst punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 burst feeling nom burst «act transitive»: of=patient 2 explode laughter nom explosion «event transitive»: of=patient
Example 1 We heard a loud explosion from the quarry.
nsubj det amod obj case det obl punct root We PRON heard VERB a DET loud ADJ explosion NOUN from ADP the DET quarry 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 heard nsubj 2 heard hear VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 explosion det 4 loud loud ADJ Degree=Pos 5 explosion amod 5 explosion explosion NOUN Number=Sing 2 heard obj 6 from from ADP _ 8 quarry case 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 quarry det 8 quarry quarry NOUN Number=Sing 2 heard obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 2 heard punct
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1 hear past We a loud explosion the quarry vn learn-14-2-1 «NP V NP PP.source»: agent=Agent explosion=Topic from quarry=Source
Example 2 A gas leak can cause an explosion, so tell an adult if you smell gas.
The tree, 15 words det compound nsubj aux det obj punct advmod parataxis det obj mark nsubj advcl obj punct root A DET gas NOUN leak NOUN can AUX cause VERB an DET explosion NOUN , PUNCT so ADV tell VERB an DET adult NOUN if SCONJ you PRON smell VERB gas NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 3 leak det 2 gas gas NOUN Number=Sing 3 leak compound 3 leak leak NOUN Number=Sing 5 cause nsubj 4 can can AUX VerbForm=Fin 5 cause aux 5 cause cause VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 6 an a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 7 explosion det 7 explosion explosion NOUN Number=Sing 5 cause obj 8 , , PUNCT _ 10 tell punct 9 so so ADV _ 10 tell advmod 10 tell tell VERB VerbForm=Inf 5 cause parataxis 11 an a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 12 adult det 12 adult adult NOUN Number=Sing 10 tell obj 13 if if SCONJ _ 15 smell mark 14 you you PRON Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs 15 smell nsubj 15 smell smell VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 10 tell advcl 16 gas gas NOUN Number=Sing 15 smell obj 17 . . PUNCT _ 5 cause punct
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1 cause can a gas leak a explosion vn engender-27.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Precondition explosion=Patient 2 tell speech: assert infinitive a adult vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent adult=Recipient 3 smell a condition, not said to happen present you gas vn see-30.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer gas=Stimulus
Example 3 The volcano erupted with a huge explosion.
det nsubj case det amod obl punct root The DET volcano NOUN erupted VERB with ADP a DET huge ADJ explosion NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 volcano det 2 volcano volcano NOUN Number=Sing 3 erupted nsubj 3 erupted erupt VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 with with ADP _ 7 explosion case 5 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 7 explosion det 6 huge huge ADJ Degree=Pos 7 explosion amod 7 explosion explosion NOUN Number=Sing 3 erupted obl 8 . . PUNCT _ 3 erupted punct
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1 erupt past the volcano with a huge explosion vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
Example 4 There was an explosion of laughter at the joke.
expl det nsubj case nmod case det obl punct root There PRON was VERB an DET explosion NOUN of ADP laughter NOUN at ADP the DET joke NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 There there PRON PronType=Dem 2 was expl 2 was be VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 an a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 4 explosion det 4 explosion explosion NOUN Number=Sing 2 was nsubj 5 of of ADP _ 6 laughter case 6 laughter laughter NOUN Number=Sing 4 explosion nmod 7 at at ADP _ 9 joke case 8 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 9 joke det 9 joke joke NOUN Number=Sing 2 was obl 10 . . PUNCT _ 2 was punct
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1 be past a explosion of laughter the joke; there vn exist-47.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme at joke=Location 2 explode laughter nom explosion «event transitive»: of=patient
Example 5 The town saw an explosion in the number of rabbits.
det nsubj det obj case det obl case nmod punct root The DET town NOUN saw VERB an DET explosion NOUN in ADP the DET number NOUN of ADP rabbits NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 town det 2 town town NOUN Number=Sing 3 saw nsubj 3 saw see VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 an a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 explosion det 5 explosion explosion NOUN Number=Sing 3 saw obj 6 in in ADP _ 8 number case 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 number det 8 number number NOUN Number=Sing 3 saw obl 9 of of ADP _ 10 rabbits case 10 rabbits rabbit NOUN Number=Plur 8 number nmod 11 . . PUNCT _ 3 saw punct
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1 see past the town a explosion the number of rabbits vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer explosion=Stimulus
Example 6 The fireworks ended in an explosion of colour.
det nsubj case det obl case nmod punct root The DET fireworks NOUN ended VERB in ADP an DET explosion NOUN of ADP colour NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 fireworks det 2 fireworks firework NOUN Number=Plur 3 ended nsubj 3 ended end VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 in in ADP _ 6 explosion case 5 an a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 explosion det 6 explosion explosion NOUN Number=Sing 3 ended obl 7 of of ADP _ 8 colour case 8 colour colour NOUN Number=Sing 6 explosion nmod 9 . . PUNCT _ 3 ended punct
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1 end past the fireworks a explosion of colour vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP.eventuality V»: agent=Eventuality 2 explode colour nom explosion «event transitive»: of=patient
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