fathom Who acts: fathom, I, one, old man, He, sailors · What happens: fathom, be, think, measure, not fathom, lock · To what, where: something, old unit, depth, sea, door, riddle
«fathom» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 5 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: fathom in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 To fathom something is to understand it fully after thinking hard.
mark advcl obj cop mark obj advmod mark ccomp advmod punct root To PART fathom VERB something PRON is AUX to PART understand VERB it PRON fully ADV after SCONJ thinking VERB hard ADV . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 To to PART _ 2 fathom mark 2 fathom fathom VERB VerbForm=Inf 6 understand advcl 3 something something PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 2 fathom obj 4 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 understand cop 5 to to PART _ 6 understand mark 6 understand understand VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 7 it it PRON Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 6 understand obj 8 fully fully ADV _ 6 understand advmod 9 after after SCONJ _ 10 thinking mark 10 thinking think VERB VerbForm=Ger 6 understand ccomp 11 hard hard ADV Degree=Pos 10 thinking advmod 12 . . PUNCT _ 6 understand punct
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1 fathom to-infinitive something vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer something=Stimulus 2 is present fully, understand property tree rules 3 think speech: other gerund hard property vn focus-87.1-1 «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 A fathom is an old unit of length for measuring depth at sea, equal to six feet.
The tree, 17 words det nsubj cop det amod case nmod mark advcl obj case obl punct parataxis case nummod obl punct root A DET fathom NOUN is AUX an DET old ADJ unit NOUN of ADP length NOUN for SCONJ measuring VERB depth NOUN at ADP sea NOUN , PUNCT equal ADJ to ADP six NUM feet NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 fathom det 2 fathom fathom NOUN Number=Sing 6 unit nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 unit cop 4 an a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 unit det 5 old old ADJ Degree=Pos 6 unit amod 6 unit unit NOUN Number=Sing root root 7 of of ADP _ 8 length case 8 length length NOUN Number=Sing 6 unit nmod 9 for for SCONJ _ 10 measuring mark 10 measuring measure VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 6 unit advcl 11 depth depth NOUN Number=Sing 10 measuring obj 12 at at ADP _ 13 sea case 13 sea sea NOUN Number=Sing 10 measuring obl 14 , , PUNCT _ 15 equal punct 15 equal equal ADJ Degree=Pos 6 unit parataxis 16 to to ADP _ 18 feet case 17 six six NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 18 feet nummod 18 feet foot NOUN Number=Plur 15 equal obl 19 . . PUNCT _ 6 unit punct
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1 is a present a fathom a old unit of length tree rules 2 measure gerund a fathom not said here depth sea vn register-54.1-2-1 «NP V NP PP.value»: agent=Agent depth=Theme at sea=Value
Example 1 I cannot fathom why the door was locked.
nsubj aux advmod advmod det nsubj:pass aux:pass advcl punct root I PRON can AUX not PART fathom VERB why ADV the DET door NOUN was AUX locked VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 I I PRON Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs 4 fathom nsubj 2 can can AUX VerbForm=Fin 4 fathom aux 3 not not PART Polarity=Neg 4 fathom advmod 4 fathom fathom VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 5 why why ADV PronType=Int 9 locked advmod 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 door det 7 door door NOUN Number=Sing 9 locked nsubj:pass 8 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 9 locked aux:pass 9 locked lock VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 4 fathom advcl 10 . . PUNCT _ 4 fathom punct
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1 not fathom can I vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Experiencer 2 lock past · passive the door vn tape-22.4 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient
Example 2 No one could fathom the old man's riddle.
det nsubj aux det amod nmod:poss case obj punct root No DET one NOUN could AUX fathom VERB the DET old ADJ man NOUN 's PART riddle NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 No no DET PronType=Neg 2 one det 2 one one NOUN Number=Sing 4 fathom nsubj 3 could could AUX VerbForm=Fin 4 fathom aux 4 fathom fathom VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 man det 6 old old ADJ Degree=Pos 7 man amod 7 man man NOUN Number=Sing 9 riddle nmod:poss 8 's 's PART _ 7 man case 9 riddle riddle NOUN Number=Sing 4 fathom obj 10 . . PUNCT _ 4 fathom punct
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1 fathom could no one the old man's riddle vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer riddle=Stimulus 2 riddle the old man nom riddle «communication intransitive»: poss=agent
Example 3 He fathomed the trick at once.
nsubj det obj case obl punct root He PRON fathomed VERB the DET trick NOUN at ADP once ADV . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 He he PRON Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 2 fathomed nsubj 2 fathomed fathom VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 4 trick det 4 trick trick NOUN Number=Sing 2 fathomed obj 5 at at ADP _ 6 once case 6 once once ADV NumForm=Word NumType=Mult 2 fathomed obl 7 . . PUNCT _ 2 fathomed punct
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1 fathom past He the trick vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer trick=Stimulus
Example 4 The sailors let down a rope ten fathoms long.
det nsubj compound:prt det obj nummod obl:unmarked xcomp punct root The DET sailors NOUN let VERB down ADP a DET rope NOUN ten NUM fathoms NOUN long ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 sailors det 2 sailors sailor NOUN Number=Plur 3 let nsubj 3 let let VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 4 down down ADP _ 3 let compound:prt 5 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 rope det 6 rope rope NOUN Number=Sing 3 let obj 7 ten ten NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 8 fathoms nummod 8 fathoms fathom NOUN Number=Plur 9 long obl:unmarked 9 long long ADJ Degree=Pos 3 let xcomp 10 . . PUNCT _ 3 let punct
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1 let down infinitive the sailors a rope long property vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent rope=Theme
Example 5 Ten fathoms is about sixty feet.
nummod nsubj cop advmod nummod punct root Ten NUM fathoms NOUN is AUX about ADV sixty NUM feet NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Ten ten NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 2 fathoms nummod 2 fathoms fathom NOUN Number=Plur 6 feet nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 feet cop 4 about about ADV _ 5 sixty advmod 5 sixty sixty NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 6 feet nummod 6 feet foot NOUN Number=Plur root root 7 . . PUNCT _ 6 feet punct
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1 is a present Ten fathoms sixty feet tree rules
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