flake Who acts: paint, person, you, old paint, I, Dry skin · What happens: come off, flake, break, cook, forget, not do · To what, where: small thin pieces, cooked fish, small pieces, plans, tiredness, snowflake · Speech: someone speaks here
«flake» in the school dictionary: its 5 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: flake in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 A small, thin, flat piece of something, like a snowflake or a flake of paint.
The tree, 15 words det amod punct amod punct amod case nmod punct case det appos cc det conj case nmod punct root A DET small ADJ , PUNCT thin ADJ , PUNCT flat ADJ piece NOUN of ADP something PRON , PUNCT like ADP a DET snowflake NOUN or CCONJ a DET flake NOUN of ADP paint NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 7 piece det 2 small small ADJ Degree=Pos 7 piece amod 3 , , PUNCT _ 2 small punct 4 thin thin ADJ Degree=Pos 7 piece amod 5 , , PUNCT _ 4 thin punct 6 flat flat ADJ Degree=Pos 7 piece amod 7 piece piece NOUN Number=Sing root root 8 of of ADP _ 9 something case 9 something something PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 7 piece nmod 10 , , PUNCT _ 13 snowflake punct 11 like like ADP _ 13 snowflake case 12 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 13 snowflake det 13 snowflake snowflake NOUN Number=Sing 9 something appos 14 or or CCONJ _ 16 flake cc 15 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 16 flake det 16 flake flake NOUN Number=Sing 13 snowflake conj 17 of of ADP _ 18 paint case 18 paint paint NOUN Number=Sing 16 flake nmod 19 . . PUNCT _ 7 piece punct
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Meaning 2 Usage: verb — kept apart, not parsed.
To come off in small thin pieces: «The paint is flaking».
The tree, 11 words mark compound:prt case amod amod obl punct punct det nsubj aux acl punct punct root To PART come VERB off ADP in ADP small ADJ thin ADJ pieces NOUN : PUNCT « PUNCT The DET paint NOUN is AUX flaking VERB » PUNCT . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 To to PART _ 2 come mark 2 come come VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 3 off off ADP _ 2 come compound:prt 4 in in ADP _ 7 pieces case 5 small small ADJ Degree=Pos 7 pieces amod 6 thin thin ADJ Degree=Pos 7 pieces amod 7 pieces piece NOUN Number=Plur 2 come obl 8 : : PUNCT _ 13 flaking punct 9 « « PUNCT _ 13 flaking punct 10 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 11 paint det 11 paint paint NOUN Number=Sing 13 flaking nsubj 12 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 13 flaking aux 13 flaking flake VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 7 pieces acl 14 » » PUNCT _ 13 flaking punct 15 . . PUNCT _ 2 come punct
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1 come off to-infinitive small thin pieces vn occur-48.3-2 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme in piece=Location 2 flake in a quote present · progressive the paint small thin pieces not said here vn carve-21.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent piece=Patient
Meaning 3 Usage: verb — kept apart, not parsed.
To break cooked fish or food into small pieces.
mark amod obj cc conj case amod obl punct root To PART break VERB cooked VERB fish NOUN or CCONJ food NOUN into ADP small ADJ pieces NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 To to PART _ 2 break mark 2 break break VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 3 cooked cook VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 4 fish amod 4 fish fish NOUN Number=Sing 2 break obj 5 or or CCONJ _ 6 food cc 6 food food NOUN Number=Sing 4 fish conj 7 into into ADP _ 9 pieces case 8 small small ADJ Degree=Pos 9 pieces amod 9 pieces piece NOUN Number=Plur 2 break obl 10 . . PUNCT _ 2 break punct
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1 break to-infinitive cooked fish or food into small pieces result vn break-45.1 «NP V NP PP.result»: agent=Agent fish=Patient into piece=Result 2 cook participle vn cooking-45.3 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient
Meaning 4 Usage: informal noun — kept apart, not parsed.
A person who often forgets or breaks plans.
det nsubj advmod acl:relcl cc conj obj punct root A DET person NOUN who PRON often ADV forgets VERB or CCONJ breaks VERB plans NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 person det 2 person person NOUN Number=Sing root root 3 who who PRON PronType=Rel 5 forgets nsubj 4 often often ADV _ 5 forgets advmod 5 forgets forget VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 2 person acl:relcl 6 or or CCONJ _ 7 breaks cc 7 breaks break VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 forgets conj 8 plans plan NOUN Number=Plur 7 breaks obj 9 . . PUNCT _ 2 person punct
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1 forget present a person often property tree rules 2 break present a person not said here plans vn hurt-40.8.3-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer plan=Patient
Meaning 5 Usage: informal verb, flake out / flake on — kept apart, not parsed.
To not do what you promised, or to fall asleep from tiredness.
mark advmod obj nsubj advcl punct cc mark ccomp xcomp case obl punct root To PART not PART do VERB what PRON you PRON promised VERB , PUNCT or CCONJ to PART fall VERB asleep ADJ from ADP tiredness NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 To to PART _ 3 do mark 2 not not PART Polarity=Neg 3 do advmod 3 do do VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 4 what what PRON PronType=Int 6 promised obj 5 you you PRON Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs 6 promised nsubj 6 promised promise VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 3 do advcl 7 , , PUNCT _ 10 fall punct 8 or or CCONJ _ 10 fall cc 9 to to PART _ 10 fall mark 10 fall fall VERB VerbForm=Inf 6 promised ccomp 11 asleep asleep ADJ Degree=Pos 10 fall xcomp 12 from from ADP _ 13 tiredness case 13 tiredness tiredness NOUN Number=Sing 10 fall obl 14 . . PUNCT _ 3 do punct
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1 not do to-infinitive vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent 2 promise speech: promise past you vn promise-37.13 «NP V NP that S»: agent=Agent what=Recipient clause=Topic 3 fall not said to happen to-infinitive tiredness asleep property vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial_location»: agent=Theme from tiredness=Initial_Location
Example 1 A snowflake landed on my glove.
det acl case nmod:poss obl punct root A DET snowflake NOUN landed VERB on ADP my PRON glove NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 snowflake det 2 snowflake snowflake NOUN Number=Sing root root 3 landed land VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 2 snowflake acl 4 on on ADP _ 6 glove case 5 my my PRON Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 6 glove nmod:poss 6 glove glove NOUN Number=Sing 3 landed obl 7 . . PUNCT _ 2 snowflake punct
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1 land participle a snowflake not said here my glove vn pocket-9.10-1 «NP V PP.destination»: agent=Theme on glove=Destination
Example 2 The old paint on the fence is flaking off.
det amod nsubj case det nmod aux compound:prt punct root The DET old ADJ paint NOUN on ADP the DET fence NOUN is AUX flaking VERB off ADP . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 paint det 2 old old ADJ Degree=Pos 3 paint amod 3 paint paint NOUN Number=Sing 8 flaking nsubj 4 on on ADP _ 6 fence case 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 fence det 6 fence fence NOUN Number=Sing 3 paint nmod 7 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 8 flaking aux 8 flaking flake VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part root root 9 off off ADP _ 8 flaking compound:prt 10 . . PUNCT _ 8 flaking punct
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1 flake off present · progressive the old paint on the fence vn carve-21.2-1 «NP V ADVP-Middle»: agent=Patient
Example 3 I had a bowl of cornflakes for breakfast.
nsubj det obj case nmod case nmod punct root I PRON had VERB a DET bowl NOUN of ADP cornflakes NOUN for ADP breakfast NOUN . 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 2 had nsubj 2 had have VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 4 bowl det 4 bowl bowl NOUN Number=Sing 2 had obj 5 of of ADP _ 6 cornflakes case 6 cornflakes cornflake NOUN Number=Plur 4 bowl nmod 7 for for ADP _ 8 breakfast case 8 breakfast breakfast NOUN Number=Sing 6 cornflakes nmod 9 . . PUNCT _ 2 had punct
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1 have past I a bowl of cornflakes for breakfast vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent bowl=Patient
Example 4 Flake the cooked fish with a fork.
det amod obj case det obl punct root Flake VERB the DET cooked VERB fish NOUN with ADP a DET fork NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Flake flake VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 2 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 4 fish det 3 cooked cook VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 4 fish amod 4 fish fish NOUN Number=Sing 1 Flake obj 5 with with ADP _ 7 fork case 6 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 7 fork det 7 fork fork NOUN Number=Sing 1 Flake obl 8 . . PUNCT _ 1 Flake punct
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1 flake imperative you not said here the cooked fish with a fork vn carve-21.2-1 «NP V NP PP.instrument»: agent=Agent fish=Patient with fork=Instrument 2 cook participle vn cooking-45.3 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient
Example 5 Dry skin can come off in tiny flakes.
amod nsubj aux compound:prt case amod obl punct root Dry ADJ skin NOUN can AUX come VERB off ADP in ADP tiny ADJ flakes NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Dry dry ADJ Degree=Pos 2 skin amod 2 skin skin NOUN Number=Sing 4 come nsubj 3 can can AUX VerbForm=Fin 4 come aux 4 come come VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 5 off off ADP _ 4 come compound:prt 6 in in ADP _ 8 flakes case 7 tiny tiny ADJ Degree=Pos 8 flakes amod 8 flakes flake NOUN Number=Plur 4 come obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 4 come punct
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1 come off can Dry skin tiny flakes vn occur-48.3-2 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme in flake=Location
Example 6 He said he would come but he flaked at the last minute.
nsubj nsubj aux ccomp cc nsubj conj case det amod obl punct root He PRON said VERB he PRON would AUX come VERB but CCONJ he PRON flaked VERB at ADP the DET last ADJ minute NOUN . 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 said nsubj 2 said say VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 he he PRON Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 5 come nsubj 4 would would AUX VerbForm=Fin 5 come aux 5 come come VERB VerbForm=Inf 2 said ccomp 6 but but CCONJ _ 8 flaked cc 7 he he PRON Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 8 flaked nsubj 8 flaked flake VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 2 said conj 9 at at ADP _ 12 minute case 10 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 12 minute det 11 last last ADJ Degree=Pos 12 minute amod 12 minute minute NOUN Number=Sing 8 flaked obl 13 . . PUNCT _ 2 said punct
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1 say speech: assert past He vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 2 come would he vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme 3 flake past he minute vn carve-21.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent
Example 7 After the long hike, I flaked out on the sofa.
case det amod obl punct nsubj compound:prt case det obl punct root After ADP the DET long ADJ hike NOUN , PUNCT I PRON flaked VERB out ADP on ADP the DET sofa NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 After after ADP _ 4 hike case 2 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 4 hike det 3 long long ADJ Degree=Pos 4 hike amod 4 hike hike NOUN Number=Sing 7 flaked obl 5 , , PUNCT _ 4 hike punct 6 I I PRON Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs 7 flaked nsubj 7 flaked flake VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 8 out out ADP _ 7 flaked compound:prt 9 on on ADP _ 11 sofa case 10 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 11 sofa det 11 sofa sofa NOUN Number=Sing 7 flaked obl 12 . . PUNCT _ 7 flaked punct
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1 flake out past I the sofa after the long hike vn carve-21.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent
Example 8 We put a chocolate flake in the ice cream.
nsubj det compound obj case det compound obl punct root We PRON put VERB a DET chocolate NOUN flake NOUN in ADP the DET ice NOUN cream 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 put nsubj 2 put put VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 flake det 4 chocolate chocolate NOUN Number=Sing 5 flake compound 5 flake flake NOUN Number=Sing 2 put obj 6 in in ADP _ 9 cream case 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 9 cream det 8 ice ice NOUN Number=Sing 9 cream compound 9 cream cream NOUN Number=Sing 2 put obl 10 . . PUNCT _ 2 put punct
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1 put past We a chocolate flake the ice cream vn put-9.1-2 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent flake=Theme in cream=Destination
Example 9 The snow-flakes grew larger and larger, till at last they looked just like great white fowls.
The tree, 17 words det compound punct nsubj xcomp cc conj punct case case conj nsubj acl:relcl advmod mark amod nsubj advcl punct root The DET snow NOUN - PUNCT flakes NOUN grew VERB larger ADJ and CCONJ larger ADJ , PUNCT till ADP at ADP last ADJ they PRON looked VERB just ADV like SCONJ great ADJ white NOUN fowls VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 4 flakes det 2 snow snow NOUN Number=Sing 4 flakes compound 3 - - PUNCT _ 2 snow punct 4 flakes flake NOUN Number=Plur 5 grew nsubj 5 grew grow VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 6 larger large ADJ Degree=Cmp 5 grew xcomp 7 and and CCONJ _ 8 larger cc 8 larger large ADJ Degree=Cmp 6 larger conj 9 , , PUNCT _ 12 last punct 10 till till ADP _ 12 last case 11 at at ADP _ 12 last case 12 last last ADJ Degree=Pos 5 grew conj 13 they they PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs 14 looked nsubj 14 looked look VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 12 last acl:relcl 15 just just ADV _ 19 fowls advmod 16 like like SCONJ _ 19 fowls mark 17 great great ADJ Degree=Pos 18 white amod 18 white white NOUN Number=Sing 19 fowls nsubj 19 fowls fowl VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 14 looked advcl 20 . . PUNCT _ 5 grew punct
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1 grow past the snow flakes large property vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme 2 look past flakes = flake vn stimulus_subject-30.4 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Stimulus 3 fowl present great white vn berry-13.7 «NP V»: agent=Agent
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