flatten Who acts: storm, hills, you, We, road, She · What happens: make, press, roll, knock down, destroy, flatten · To what, where: something, it, trees, sea, dough, cardboard boxes
«flatten» in the school dictionary: its 3 meanings for a pupil and its 8 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: flatten in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 To make something flat or flatter by pressing or rolling it.
mark obj amod cc conj mark advcl cc conj obj punct root To PART make VERB something PRON flat ADJ or CCONJ flatter ADJ by SCONJ pressing VERB or CCONJ rolling VERB it PRON . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 To to PART _ 2 make mark 2 make make VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 3 something something PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 2 make obj 4 flat flat ADJ Degree=Pos 3 something amod 5 or or CCONJ _ 6 flatter cc 6 flatter flat ADJ Degree=Cmp 3 something conj 7 by by SCONJ _ 8 pressing mark 8 pressing press VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 2 make advcl 9 or or CCONJ _ 10 rolling cc 10 rolling roll VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 8 pressing conj 11 it it PRON Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 10 rolling obj 12 . . PUNCT _ 2 make punct
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1 make to-infinitive something vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset something=Product 2 press gerund vn push-12-1-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Agent 3 roll gerund it vn run-51.3.2-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=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 To knock down or destroy something completely: «The storm flattened the trees».
The tree, 12 words mark advcl compound:prt cc conj obj advmod punct punct det nsubj det obj punct punct root To PART knock VERB down ADP or CCONJ destroy VERB something PRON completely ADV : PUNCT « PUNCT The DET storm NOUN flattened VERB the DET trees NOUN » PUNCT . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 To to PART _ 2 knock mark 2 knock knock VERB VerbForm=Inf 12 flattened advcl 3 down down ADP _ 2 knock compound:prt 4 or or CCONJ _ 5 destroy cc 5 destroy destroy VERB VerbForm=Inf 2 knock conj 6 something something PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 5 destroy obj 7 completely completely ADV _ 5 destroy advmod 8 : : PUNCT _ 2 knock punct 9 « « PUNCT _ 12 flattened punct 10 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 11 storm det 11 storm storm NOUN Number=Sing 12 flattened nsubj 12 flattened flatten VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 13 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 14 trees det 14 trees tree NOUN Number=Plur 12 flattened obj 15 » » PUNCT _ 12 flattened punct 16 . . PUNCT _ 12 flattened punct
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1 knock down to-infinitive the storm not said here vn split-23.2 «NP V apart»: agent=Patient 2 destroy infinitive the storm not said here something completely property vn destroy-44 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent something=Patient 3 flatten in a quote past the storm the trees vn carve-21.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent tree=Patient
Meaning 3 To become flat: «The hills flatten out near the sea».
mark xcomp punct punct det nsubj advcl compound:prt case det obl punct punct root To PART become VERB flat ADJ : PUNCT « PUNCT The DET hills NOUN flatten VERB out ADP near ADP the DET sea NOUN » PUNCT . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 To to PART _ 2 become mark 2 become become VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 3 flat flat ADJ Degree=Pos 2 become xcomp 4 : : PUNCT _ 8 flatten punct 5 « « PUNCT _ 8 flatten punct 6 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 hills det 7 hills hill NOUN Number=Plur 8 flatten nsubj 8 flatten flatten VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 2 become advcl 9 out out ADP _ 8 flatten compound:prt 10 near near ADP _ 12 sea case 11 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 12 sea det 12 sea sea NOUN Number=Sing 8 flatten obl 13 » » PUNCT _ 8 flatten punct 14 . . PUNCT _ 2 become punct
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1 become to-infinitive flat property vn become-109.1-1-1 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Patient 2 flatten out in a quote present the hills the sea vn carve-21.2-1 «NP V ADVP-Middle»: agent=Patient
Example 1 Flatten the dough with a rolling pin.
det obj case det amod obl punct root Flatten VERB the DET dough NOUN with ADP a DET rolling VERB pin NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Flatten flatten VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 2 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 dough det 3 dough dough NOUN Number=Sing 1 Flatten obj 4 with with ADP _ 7 pin case 5 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 7 pin det 6 rolling roll VERB VerbForm=Ger 7 pin amod 7 pin pin NOUN Number=Sing 1 Flatten obl 8 . . PUNCT _ 1 Flatten punct
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1 flatten imperative you not said here the dough with a rolling pin vn carve-21.2-1 «NP V NP PP.instrument»: agent=Agent dough=Patient with pin=Instrument 2 roll gerund vn run-51.3.2-2 «NP V»: agent=Theme
Example 2 We flattened the cardboard boxes for recycling.
nsubj det compound obj case obl punct root We PRON flattened VERB the DET cardboard NOUN boxes NOUN for ADP recycling 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 flattened nsubj 2 flattened flatten VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 boxes det 4 cardboard cardboard NOUN Number=Sing 5 boxes compound 5 boxes box NOUN Number=Plur 2 flattened obj 6 for for ADP _ 7 recycling case 7 recycling recycling NOUN Number=Sing 2 flattened obl 8 . . PUNCT _ 2 flattened punct
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1 flatten past We the cardboard boxes for recycling vn carve-21.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent box=Patient
Example 3 The storm flattened the farmer's wheat.
det nsubj det nmod:poss case obj punct root The DET storm NOUN flattened VERB the DET farmer NOUN 's PART wheat NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 storm det 2 storm storm NOUN Number=Sing 3 flattened nsubj 3 flattened flatten VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 farmer det 5 farmer farmer NOUN Number=Sing 7 wheat nmod:poss 6 's 's PART _ 5 farmer case 7 wheat wheat NOUN Number=Sing 3 flattened obj 8 . . PUNCT _ 3 flattened punct
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1 flatten past the storm the farmer's wheat vn carve-21.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent wheat=Patient
Example 4 The road flattens out after the big hill.
det nsubj compound:prt case det amod obl punct root The DET road NOUN flattens VERB out ADP after ADP the DET big ADJ hill NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 road det 2 road road NOUN Number=Sing 3 flattens nsubj 3 flattens flatten VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 out out ADP _ 3 flattens compound:prt 5 after after ADP _ 8 hill case 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 hill det 7 big big ADJ Degree=Pos 8 hill amod 8 hill hill NOUN Number=Sing 3 flattens obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 3 flattens punct
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1 flatten out present the road after the big hill vn carve-21.2-1 «NP V ADVP-Middle»: agent=Patient
Example 5 She flattened the crumpled paper with her hand.
nsubj det amod obj case nmod:poss obl punct root She PRON flattened VERB the DET crumpled VERB paper NOUN with ADP her PRON hand NOUN . PUNCT 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 flattened nsubj 2 flattened flatten VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 paper det 4 crumpled crumple VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 5 paper amod 5 paper paper NOUN Number=Sing 2 flattened obj 6 with with ADP _ 8 hand case 7 her her PRON Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 8 hand nmod:poss 8 hand hand NOUN Number=Sing 2 flattened obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 2 flattened punct
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1 flatten past She the crumpled paper with her hand vn carve-21.2-1 «NP V NP PP.instrument»: agent=Agent paper=Patient with hand=Instrument 2 crumple participle vn bend-45.2 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient
Example 6 Squash and flatten the plasticine into a pancake.
cc conj det obj case det obl punct root Squash VERB and CCONJ flatten VERB the DET plasticine NOUN into ADP a DET pancake NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Squash squash VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 2 and and CCONJ _ 3 flatten cc 3 flatten flatten VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin 1 Squash conj 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 plasticine det 5 plasticine plasticine NOUN Number=Sing 3 flatten obj 6 into into ADP _ 8 pancake case 7 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 8 pancake det 8 pancake pancake NOUN Number=Sing 3 flatten obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 1 Squash punct
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1 squash imperative you not said here vn bump-18.4-1 «NP V together»: agent=Theme 2 flatten infinitive you not said here the plasticine a pancake vn carve-21.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent plasticine=Patient
Example 7 The line on the graph flattens out after day five.
det nsubj case det nmod compound:prt case obl flat punct root The DET line NOUN on ADP the DET graph NOUN flattens VERB out ADP after ADP day NOUN five NUM . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 line det 2 line line NOUN Number=Sing 6 flattens nsubj 3 on on ADP _ 5 graph case 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 graph det 5 graph graph NOUN Number=Sing 2 line nmod 6 flattens flatten VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 7 out out ADP _ 6 flattens compound:prt 8 after after ADP _ 9 day case 9 day day NOUN Number=Sing 6 flattens obl 10 five five NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 9 day flat 11 . . PUNCT _ 6 flattens punct
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1 flatten out present the line on the graph day vn carve-21.2-1 «NP V ADVP-Middle»: agent=Patient
Example 8 Her head seemed to flatten, and her eyes to look oddly round the corners; her legs and her arms were stuck to her sides, and she gasped wildly for breath.
The tree, 30 words nmod:poss nsubj mark xcomp punct cc nmod:poss nsubj mark conj advmod case det obl punct nmod:poss nsubj cc nmod:poss conj cop parataxis case nmod:poss obl punct cc nsubj conj advmod case obl punct root Her PRON head NOUN seemed VERB to PART flatten VERB , PUNCT and CCONJ her PRON eyes NOUN to PART look VERB oddly ADV round ADP the DET corners NOUN ; PUNCT her PRON legs NOUN and CCONJ her PRON arms NOUN were AUX stuck ADJ to ADP her PRON sides NOUN , PUNCT and CCONJ she PRON gasped VERB wildly ADV for ADP breath NOUN . PUNCT 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 head nmod:poss 2 head head NOUN Number=Sing 3 seemed nsubj 3 seemed seem VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 to to PART _ 5 flatten mark 5 flatten flatten VERB VerbForm=Inf 3 seemed xcomp 6 , , PUNCT _ 11 look punct 7 and and CCONJ _ 11 look cc 8 her her PRON Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 9 eyes nmod:poss 9 eyes eye NOUN Number=Plur 11 look nsubj 10 to to PART _ 11 look mark 11 look look VERB VerbForm=Inf 5 flatten conj 12 oddly oddly ADV _ 11 look advmod 13 round round ADP _ 15 corners case 14 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 15 corners det 15 corners corner NOUN Number=Plur 11 look obl 16 ; ; PUNCT _ 23 stuck punct 17 her her PRON Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 18 legs nmod:poss 18 legs leg NOUN Number=Plur 23 stuck nsubj 19 and and CCONJ _ 21 arms cc 20 her her PRON Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 21 arms nmod:poss 21 arms arm NOUN Number=Plur 18 legs conj 22 were be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 23 stuck cop 23 stuck stuck ADJ Degree=Pos 3 seemed parataxis 24 to to ADP _ 26 sides case 25 her her PRON Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 26 sides nmod:poss 26 sides side NOUN Number=Plur 23 stuck obl 27 , , PUNCT _ 30 gasped punct 28 and and CCONJ _ 30 gasped cc 29 she she PRON Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 30 gasped nsubj 30 gasped gasp VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 3 seemed conj 31 wildly wildly ADV _ 30 gasped advmod 32 for for ADP _ 33 breath case 33 breath breath NOUN Number=Sing 30 gasped obl 34 . . PUNCT _ 3 seemed punct
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1 seem past Her head vn seem-109-1-1-1 «NP V S_INF»: agent=Theme clause=Attribute 2 flatten to-infinitive Her head not said here vn carve-21.2-1 «NP V ADVP-Middle»: agent=Patient 3 look to-infinitive head's eyes round the corners; oddly property vn peer-30.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent round corner=Theme 4 is past head's legs and head's arms to head's sides; stuck property tree rules 5 gasp past head for breath; wildly property vn manner_speaking-37.3 «NP V PP.recipient S_INF»: agent=Agent for breath=Recipient
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