flannel

Who acts: flannel, Flannels, you, Mum · What happens: be, use, wash, wear, remember, change · To what, where: soft woollen cloth, face, soft woollen underclothes, flannels, clean flannels

«flannel» 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: flannel in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

A flannel is a soft woollen cloth, often used to wash the face.

The tree, 13 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	2 flannel	det
2	flannel	flannel	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 cloth	nsubj
3	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	7 cloth	cop
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	7 cloth	det
5	soft	soft	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 cloth	amod
6	woollen	woollen	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 cloth	amod
7	cloth	cloth	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
8	,	,	PUNCT	_	10 used	punct
9	often	often	ADV	_	10 used	advmod
10	used	use	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	7 cloth	acl
11	to	to	PART	_	12 wash	mark
12	wash	wash	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	10 used	xcomp
13	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	14 face	det
14	face	face	NOUN	Number=Sing	12 wash	obj
15	.	.	PUNCT	_	7 cloth	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	is a	present	a flannel	a soft woollen cloth		tree rules
2	use	participle		a soft woollen cloth not said here	often property	vn use-105.1 «NP V NP S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Eventuality
3	wash	to-infinitive		the face		vn floss-41.2.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent face=Patient

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: old use — kept apart, not parsed.

Flannels are soft woollen underclothes worn next to the skin.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Flannels	flannel	NOUN	Number=Plur	5 underclothes	nsubj
2	are	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	5 underclothes	cop
3	soft	soft	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 underclothes	amod
4	woollen	woollen	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 underclothes	amod
5	underclothes	underclothe	NOUN	Number=Plur	root	root
6	worn	wear	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	5 underclothes	acl
7	next	next	ADV	_	6 worn	advmod
8	to	to	ADP	_	10 skin	case
9	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	10 skin	det
10	skin	skin	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 worn	obl
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 underclothes	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	present	Flannels	soft woollen underclothes					tree rules
2	wear	participle		soft woollen underclothes not said here				to the skin; next property	vn wipe_manner-10.4.1-1 «NP V PP-Conative»: agent=Agent

Example 1

Wash your face with a warm flannel.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Wash	wash	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
2	your	your	PRON	Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	3 face	nmod:poss
3	face	face	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Wash	obj
4	with	with	ADP	_	7 flannel	case
5	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	7 flannel	det
6	warm	warm	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 flannel	amod
7	flannel	flannel	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Wash	obl
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Wash	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	wash	imperative	you not said here	your face				with a warm flannel	vn floss-41.2.1 «NP V NP PP.instrument»: agent=Agent face=Patient with flannel=Instrument

Example 2

Remember to change your flannels, Peter.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Remember	remember	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
2	to	to	PART	_	3 change	mark
3	change	change	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	1 Remember	xcomp
4	your	your	PRON	Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	5 flannels	nmod:poss
5	flannels	flannel	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 change	obj
6	,	,	PUNCT	_	7 Peter	punct
7	Peter	Peter	PROPN	Number=Sing	5 flannels	appos
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Remember	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	remember	imperative	you not said here						vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V what S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Theme
2	change	to-infinitive	you not said here	your flannels					vn dress-41.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent flannel=Patient

Example 3

Her flannels were soft and warm.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Her	her	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	2 flannels	nmod:poss
2	flannels	flannel	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 soft	nsubj
3	were	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	4 soft	cop
4	soft	soft	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
5	and	and	CCONJ	_	6 warm	cc
6	warm	warm	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 soft	conj
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 soft	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	past	Her flannels					soft property	tree rules
2	be		Her flannels not said here						tree rules

Example 4

Mum packed clean flannels for the trip.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Mum	mum	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 packed	nsubj
2	packed	pack	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	clean	clean	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 flannels	amod
4	flannels	flannel	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 packed	obj
5	for	for	ADP	_	7 trip	case
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 trip	det
7	trip	trip	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 packed	obl
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 packed	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	pack	past	Mum	clean flannels				for the trip	vn spray-9.7-1-1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent flannel=Theme

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