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extricate

Who acts: someone, farmer, knight, It, you, me · What happens: extricate, be, hold, take, tangle, help · To what, where: trap, them, yourself, trouble, lamb, thorn bush

«extricate» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 4 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: extricate in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

To extricate someone or something is to free them from a trap, a difficulty or something that holds them tight.

The tree, 20 words
marknsubjccconjcopmarkccompobjcasedetoblpunctdetapposccconjnsubjacl:relclobjadvmodpunctrootToPARTextricateVERBsomeonePRONorCCONJsomethingPRONisAUXtoPARTfreeADJthemPRONfromADPaDETtrapNOUN,PUNCTaDETdifficultyNOUNorCCONJsomethingPRONthatPRONholdsVERBthemPRONtightADV.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1TotoPART_2 extricatemark
2extricateextricateVERBMood=Imp VerbForm=Finrootroot
3someonesomeonePRONNumber=Sing PronType=Ind8 freensubj
4ororCCONJ_5 somethingcc
5somethingsomethingPRONNumber=Sing PronType=Ind3 someoneconj
6isbeAUXMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin8 freecop
7totoPART_8 freemark
8freefreeADJDegree=Pos2 extricateccomp
9themtheyPRONCase=Acc Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs8 freeobj
10fromfromADP_12 trapcase
11aaDETDefinite=Ind PronType=Art12 trapdet
12traptrapNOUNNumber=Sing8 freeobl
13,,PUNCT_15 difficultypunct
14aaDETDefinite=Ind PronType=Art15 difficultydet
15difficultydifficultyNOUNNumber=Sing12 trapappos
16ororCCONJ_17 somethingcc
17somethingsomethingPRONNumber=Sing PronType=Ind15 difficultyconj
18thatthatPRONPronType=Rel19 holdsnsubj
19holdsholdVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin17 somethingacl:relcl
20themtheyPRONCase=Acc Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs19 holdsobj
21tighttightADV_19 holdsadvmod
22..PUNCT_2 extricatepunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1extricateto-infinitivetree rules
2ispresentsomeonea trapfree propertytree rules
3holdpresentthem = theytight propertyvn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent they=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

To extricate yourself is to get yourself out of trouble.

markadvclobjcopmarkobjcasecaseoblpunctrootToPARTextricateVERByourselfPRONisAUXtoPARTgetVERByourselfPRONoutADPofADPtroubleNOUN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1TotoPART_2 extricatemark
2extricateextricateVERBVerbForm=Inf6 getadvcl
3yourselfyourselfPRONCase=Acc Number=Sing Person=2 PronType=Prs Reflex=Yes2 extricateobj
4isbeAUXMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin6 getcop
5totoPART_6 getmark
6getgetVERBMood=Imp VerbForm=Finrootroot
7yourselfyourselfPRONCase=Acc Number=Sing Person=2 PronType=Prs Reflex=Yes6 getobj
8outoutADP_10 troublecase
9ofofADP_10 troublecase
10troubletroubleNOUNNumber=Sing6 getobl
11..PUNCT_6 getpunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1extricateto-infinitiveyourselftree rules
2ispresenttroubleget propertytree rules

Example 1

The farmer extricated the lamb from the thorn bush.

detnsubjdetobjcasedetcompoundoblpunctrootTheDETfarmerNOUNextricatedVERBtheDETlambNOUNfromADPtheDETthornNOUNbushNOUN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1ThetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art2 farmerdet
2farmerfarmerNOUNNumber=Sing3 extricatednsubj
3extricatedextricateVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Finrootroot
4thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art5 lambdet
5lamblambNOUNNumber=Sing3 extricatedobj
6fromfromADP_9 bushcase
7thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art9 bushdet
8thornthornNOUNNumber=Sing9 bushcompound
9bushbushNOUNNumber=Sing3 extricatedobl
10..PUNCT_3 extricatedpunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1extricatepastthe farmerthe lambthe thorn bushtree rules

Example 2

The knight extricated the lady from the burning tower.

detnsubjdetobjcasedetcompoundoblpunctrootTheDETknightNOUNextricatedVERBtheDETladyNOUNfromADPtheDETburningNOUNtowerNOUN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1ThetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art2 knightdet
2knightknightNOUNNumber=Sing3 extricatednsubj
3extricatedextricateVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Finrootroot
4thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art5 ladydet
5ladyladyNOUNNumber=Sing3 extricatedobj
6fromfromADP_9 towercase
7thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art9 towerdet
8burningburningNOUNNumber=Sing9 towercompound
9towertowerNOUNNumber=Sing3 extricatedobl
10..PUNCT_3 extricatedpunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1extricatepastthe knightthe ladythe burning towertree rules

Example 3

It took an hour to extricate myself from the tangled kite string.

nsubjdetobjmarkadvclobjcasedetamodcompoundoblpunctrootItPRONtookVERBanDEThourNOUNtoPARTextricateVERBmyselfPRONfromADPtheDETtangledVERBkiteNOUNstringNOUN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1ItitPRONCase=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs2 tooknsubj
2tooktakeVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Finrootroot
3anaDETDefinite=Ind PronType=Art4 hourdet
4hourhourNOUNNumber=Sing2 tookobj
5totoPART_6 extricatemark
6extricateextricateVERBVerbForm=Inf2 tookadvcl
7myselfmyselfPRONCase=Acc Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs Reflex=Yes6 extricateobj
8fromfromADP_12 stringcase
9thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art12 stringdet
10tangledtangleVERBTense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass12 stringamod
11kitekiteNOUNNumber=Sing12 stringcompound
12stringstringNOUNNumber=Sing6 extricateobl
13..PUNCT_2 tookpunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1takepastIthourvn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent
2extricateto-infinitivemyselfthe tangled kite stringtree rules
3tangleparticipletree rules

Example 4

Please help me extricate the cat from the box.

discourseobjxcompdetobjcasedetoblpunctrootPleaseINTJhelpVERBmePRONextricateVERBtheDETcatNOUNfromADPtheDETboxNOUN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1PleasepleaseINTJ_2 helpdiscourse
2helphelpVERBMood=Imp VerbForm=Finrootroot
3meIPRONCase=Acc Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs2 helpobj
4extricateextricateVERBVerbForm=Inf2 helpxcomp
5thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art6 catdet
6catcatNOUNNumber=Sing4 extricateobj
7fromfromADP_9 boxcase
8thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art9 boxdet
9boxboxNOUNNumber=Sing4 extricateobl
10..PUNCT_2 helppunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1helpimperativeyou not said heremevn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP S_INF»: agent=Agent i=Beneficiary clause=Theme
2extricateinfinitiveme not said herethe catthe boxtree 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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