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finger

Who acts: I, you, Everyone, Fingers, we, She · What happens: count, shape, touch, feel, slip, mean · To what, where: thumb, fingers, five fingers, hand, different fingerprints, finger

«finger» in the school dictionary: its 4 meanings for a pupil and its 9 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: finger in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

One of the five long parts at the end of your hand (often the thumb is counted separately).

The tree, 18 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	One	one	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	root	root
2	of	of	ADP	_	6 parts	case
3	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 parts	det
4	five	five	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	6 parts	nummod
5	long	long	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 parts	amod
6	parts	part	NOUN	Number=Plur	1 One	nmod
7	at	at	ADP	_	9 end	case
8	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 end	det
9	end	end	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 parts	nmod
10	of	of	ADP	_	12 hand	case
11	your	your	PRON	Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	12 hand	nmod:poss
12	hand	hand	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 end	nmod
13	(	(	PUNCT	_	18 counted	punct
14	often	often	ADV	_	18 counted	advmod
15	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	16 thumb	det
16	thumb	thumb	NOUN	Number=Sing	18 counted	nsubj:pass
17	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	18 counted	aux:pass
18	counted	count	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	1 One	parataxis
19	separately	separately	ADV	_	18 counted	advmod
20	)	)	PUNCT	_	18 counted	punct
21	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 One	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	count	present · passive		the thumb				often, separately property	vn multiply-108 «NP V NP»: subject=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

Something shaped like a finger.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Something	something	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	root	root
2	shaped	shape	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	1 Something	acl
3	like	like	ADP	_	5 finger	case
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 finger	det
5	finger	finger	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 shaped	obl
6	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Something	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	shape	participle						like a finger	vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset

The example in this meaning, parsed on its own:

"fish fingers".

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	"	"	PUNCT	_	3 fingers	punct
2	fish	fish	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 fingers	compound
3	fingers	finger	NOUN	Number=Plur	root	root
4	"	"	PUNCT	_	3 fingers	punct
5	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 fingers	punct

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

Meaning 3

As a verb, to touch or feel with your fingers.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	As	as	ADP	_	3 verb	case
2	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	3 verb	det
3	verb	verb	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 touch	obl
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	6 touch	punct
5	to	to	PART	_	6 touch	mark
6	touch	touch	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
7	or	or	CCONJ	_	8 feel	cc
8	feel	feel	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	6 touch	conj
9	with	with	ADP	_	11 fingers	case
10	your	your	PRON	Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	11 fingers	nmod:poss
11	fingers	finger	NOUN	Number=Plur	8 feel	obl
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 touch	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	touch	to-infinitive						as a verb	vn contiguous_location-47.8-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
2	feel	infinitive						with your fingers	vn stimulus_subject-30.4 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Stimulus

Meaning 4

To slip through someone's fingers means to escape from them.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	To	to	PART	_	2 slip	mark
2	slip	slip	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	7 means	nsubj
3	through	through	ADP	_	6 fingers	case
4	someone	someone	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	6 fingers	nmod:poss
5	's	's	PART	_	4 someone	case
6	fingers	finger	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 slip	obl
7	means	mean	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
8	to	to	PART	_	9 escape	mark
9	escape	escape	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	7 means	xcomp
10	from	from	ADP	_	11 them	case
11	them	they	PRON	Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs	9 escape	obl
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	7 means	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	slip	to-infinitive				someone's fingers			vn calibratable_cos-45.6.1-1 «NP.attribute V»: agent=Attribute
2	mean	present							vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic
3	escape not said to happen	to-infinitive						from fingers = finger	vn escape-51.1-1-1 «NP V PP.initial_location»: agent=Theme from they=Initial_Location

Example 1

I have five fingers on each hand.

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	2 have	nsubj
2	have	have	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	five	five	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	4 fingers	nummod
4	fingers	finger	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 have	obj
5	on	on	ADP	_	7 hand	case
6	each	each	DET	PronType=Tot	7 hand	det
7	hand	hand	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 fingers	nmod
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 have	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	have	present	I	five fingers		each hand			vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent finger=Patient

Example 2

Count on your fingers.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Count	count	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
2	on	on	ADP	_	4 fingers	case
3	your	your	PRON	Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	4 fingers	nmod:poss
4	fingers	finger	NOUN	Number=Plur	1 Count	obl
5	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Count	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	count	imperative	you not said here					on your fingers	vn rely-70 «NP V PP.theme S_ING»: agent=Agent on finger=Theme

Example 3

Keep your fingers away from the door hinge.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Keep	keep	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
2	your	your	PRON	Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	3 fingers	nmod:poss
3	fingers	finger	NOUN	Number=Plur	1 Keep	obj
4	away	away	ADV	_	1 Keep	advmod
5	from	from	ADP	_	8 hinge	case
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 hinge	det
7	door	door	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 hinge	compound
8	hinge	hinge	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 away	obl
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Keep	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	keep	imperative	you not said here	your fingers				away property	vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent finger=Theme

Example 4

Everyone has different fingerprints.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Everyone	everyone	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Tot	2 has	nsubj
2	has	have	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	different	different	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 fingerprints	amod
4	fingerprints	fingerprint	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 has	obj
5	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 has	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	have	present	Everyone	different fingerprints					vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent fingerprint=Patient

Example 5

Don't point your finger at people.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Do	do	AUX	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	3 point	aux
2	n't	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	3 point	advmod
3	point	point	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	your	your	PRON	Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	5 finger	nmod:poss
5	finger	finger	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 point	obj
6	at	at	ADP	_	7 people	case
7	people	people	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 point	obl
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 point	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	not point	imperative · do-support	you not said here	your finger				at people	vn wink-40.3.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent finger=Patient

Example 6

Fingers crossed we win!

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Fingers	finger	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 crossed	nsubj
2	crossed	cross	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	we	we	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs	4 win	nsubj
4	win	win	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	2 crossed	ccomp
5	!	!	PUNCT	_	2 crossed	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	cross	past	Fingers						tree rules
2	win	present	we						vn succeed-74-2 «NP V»: agent=Agent

Example 7

She cut her finger on the paper.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	She	she	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	2 cut	nsubj
2	cut	cut	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	her	her	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	4 finger	nmod:poss
4	finger	finger	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 cut	obj
5	on	on	ADP	_	7 paper	case
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 paper	det
7	paper	paper	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 cut	obl
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 cut	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	cut	past	She	her finger		the paper			vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent finger=Product

Example 8

He didn't lift a finger to help.

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	4 lift	nsubj
2	did	do	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	4 lift	aux
3	n't	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	4 lift	advmod
4	lift	lift	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	root	root
5	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 finger	det
6	finger	finger	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 lift	obj
7	to	to	PART	_	8 help	mark
8	help	help	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	4 lift	advcl
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 lift	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	not lift	past · do-support	He	a finger					vn put_direction-9.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent finger=Theme
2	help	to-infinitive	He not said here						vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent

Example 9

I luckily slipped through her fingers.’

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	3 slipped	nsubj
2	luckily	luckily	ADV	_	3 slipped	advmod
3	slipped	slip	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	through	through	ADP	_	6 fingers	case
5	her	her	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	6 fingers	nmod:poss
6	fingers	finger	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 slipped	obl
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 slipped	punct
8	’	'	PUNCT	_	3 slipped	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	slip	past	I			her fingers		luckily property	vn calibratable_cos-45.6.1-1 «NP.attribute V»: agent=Attribute

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