fitch

Who acts: polecat, old coat, farmer, painter, fitch · What happens: call, grow, mention, handle, use, hunt · To what, where: fitchew, plant, handled brush, rabbits, fur collar, fitches · Speech: someone speaks here

«fitch» in the school dictionary: its 3 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: fitch in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

Usage: old or trade word — kept apart, not parsed.

A polecat, or its fur; also called a fitchew.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	2 polecat	det
2	polecat	polecat	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
3	,	,	PUNCT	_	6 fur	punct
4	or	or	CCONJ	_	6 fur	cc
5	its	its	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	6 fur	nmod:poss
6	fur	fur	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 polecat	conj
7	;	;	PUNCT	_	9 called	punct
8	also	also	ADV	_	9 called	advmod
9	called	call	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	2 polecat	acl
10	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	11 fitchew	det
11	fitchew	fitchew	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 called	xcomp
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 polecat	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	call	participle	a polecat or its fur not said here	a fitchew					vn initiate_communication-37.4.2-1 «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: Bible, old — kept apart, not parsed.

A kind of plant grown for seeds, a vetch or similar, mentioned as «fitches» in old English Bibles.

The tree, 18 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	2 kind	det
2	kind	kind	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
3	of	of	ADP	_	4 plant	case
4	plant	plant	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 kind	nmod
5	grown	grow	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	4 plant	acl
6	for	for	ADP	_	7 seeds	case
7	seeds	seed	NOUN	Number=Plur	5 grown	obl
8	,	,	PUNCT	_	10 vetch	punct
9	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	10 vetch	det
10	vetch	vetch	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 kind	appos
11	or	or	CCONJ	_	12 similar	cc
12	similar	similar	ADJ	Degree=Pos	10 vetch	amod
13	,	,	PUNCT	_	14 mentioned	punct
14	mentioned	mention	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	12 similar	conj
15	as	as	ADP	_	17 fitches	case
16	«	«	PUNCT	_	17 fitches	punct
17	fitches	fitch	NOUN	Number=Plur	14 mentioned	obl
18	»	»	PUNCT	_	17 fitches	punct
19	in	in	ADP	_	22 Bibles	case
20	old	old	ADJ	Degree=Pos	22 Bibles	amod
21	English	English	ADJ	Degree=Pos	22 Bibles	amod
22	Bibles	bible	NOUN	Number=Plur	17 fitches	nmod
23	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 kind	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	grow	participle		plant not said here				for seeds	vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
2	mention speech: other	participle						as fitches in old English Bibles	vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent

Meaning 3

A long-handled brush used by painters and signwriters.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 brush	det
2	long	long	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 handled	compound
3	-	-	PUNCT	_	2 long	punct
4	handled	handle	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	5 brush	amod
5	brush	brush	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
6	used	use	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	5 brush	acl
7	by	by	ADP	_	8 painters	case
8	painters	painter	NOUN	Number=Plur	6 used	obl
9	and	and	CCONJ	_	10 signwriters	cc
10	signwriters	signwriter	NOUN	Number=Plur	8 painters	conj
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 brush	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	handle	participle							vn hold-15.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent
2	use	participle		a handled brush not said here				by painters and signwriters	vn eat-39.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent

Example 1

The polecat, or fitch, hunts rabbits at night.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 polecat	det
2	polecat	polecat	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 hunts	nsubj
3	,	,	PUNCT	_	5 fitch	punct
4	or	or	CCONJ	_	5 fitch	cc
5	fitch	fitch	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 polecat	conj
6	,	,	PUNCT	_	2 polecat	punct
7	hunts	hunt	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
8	rabbits	rabbit	NOUN	Number=Plur	7 hunts	obj
9	at	at	ADP	_	10 night	case
10	night	night	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 hunts	obl
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	7 hunts	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	hunt	present	the polecat or fitch	rabbits			night		vn hunt-35.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent rabbit=Theme

Example 2

Grandma's old coat had a fitch fur collar.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Grandma	grandma	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 coat	nmod:poss
2	's	's	PART	_	1 Grandma	case
3	old	old	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 coat	amod
4	coat	coat	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 had	nsubj
5	had	have	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
6	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	9 collar	det
7	fitch	fitch	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 fur	compound
8	fur	fur	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 collar	compound
9	collar	collar	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 had	obj
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 had	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	have	past	Grandma's old coat	a fur collar					vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent collar=Patient

Example 3

The farmer in the Bible beat out his fitches with a staff.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 farmer	det
2	farmer	farmer	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 beat	nsubj
3	in	in	ADP	_	5 Bible	case
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 Bible	det
5	Bible	Bible	PROPN	Number=Sing	2 farmer	nmod
6	beat	beat	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
7	out	out	ADP	_	6 beat	compound:prt
8	his	his	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	9 fitches	nmod:poss
9	fitches	fitch	NOUN	Number=Plur	6 beat	obj
10	with	with	ADP	_	12 staff	case
11	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	12 staff	det
12	staff	staff	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 beat	obl
13	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 beat	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	beat out	past	the farmer in the Bible	farmer's fitches				with a staff	vn hit-18.1-1 «NP V NP PP.instrument»: agent=Agent fitch=Patient with staff=Instrument

Example 4

The painter used a fitch to reach into the corner.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 painter	det
2	painter	painter	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 used	nsubj
3	used	use	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 fitch	det
5	fitch	fitch	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 used	obj
6	to	to	PART	_	7 reach	mark
7	reach	reach	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	3 used	advcl
8	into	into	ADP	_	10 corner	case
9	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	10 corner	det
10	corner	corner	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 reach	obl
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 used	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	use	past	the painter	a fitch					vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent fitch=Patient
2	reach	to-infinitive	the painter not said here			the corner			vn body_motion-49.2-1-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Agent into corner=Path

Example 5

A fitch is related to the weasel and the ferret.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	2 fitch	det
2	fitch	fitch	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 related	nsubj
3	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	4 related	cop
4	related	related	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
5	to	to	ADP	_	7 weasel	case
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 weasel	det
7	weasel	weasel	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 related	obl
8	and	and	CCONJ	_	10 ferret	cc
9	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	10 ferret	det
10	ferret	ferret	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 weasel	conj
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 related	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	present	a fitch					to the weasel and the ferret; related property	tree rules

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