foresail
Who acts: sailors, wind, foresail, they, Sea Rat, patched foresails · What happens: hoist, rise, fill, leapt, take down, tell · To what, where: foresail, storm, mainsail, rope · Speech: someone speaks here
«foresail» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 6 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: foresail in the school dictionary.
Meaning 1
The main sail on the front mast of a ship.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 3 sail | det |
| 2 | main | main | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 3 sail | amod |
| 3 | sail | sail | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 4 | on | on | ADP | _ | 7 mast | case |
| 5 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 7 mast | det |
| 6 | front | front | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 7 mast | amod |
| 7 | mast | mast | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 sail | nmod |
| 8 | of | of | ADP | _ | 10 ship | case |
| 9 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 10 ship | det |
| 10 | ship | ship | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 mast | nmod |
| 11 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 3 sail | punct |
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.
Meaning 2
On a small sailing boat, the sail in front of the mast, such as a jib.
The tree, 16 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | On | on | ADP | _ | 5 boat | case |
| 2 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 5 boat | det |
| 3 | small | small | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 5 boat | amod |
| 4 | sailing | sailing | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 boat | compound |
| 5 | boat | boat | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 6 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 8 sail | punct |
| 7 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 8 sail | det |
| 8 | sail | sail | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 boat | appos |
| 9 | in | in | ADP | _ | 10 front | case |
| 10 | front | front | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 sail | nmod |
| 11 | of | of | ADP | _ | 13 mast | case |
| 12 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 13 mast | det |
| 13 | mast | mast | NOUN | Number=Sing | 10 front | nmod |
| 14 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 18 jib | punct |
| 15 | such | such | ADJ | Degree=Pos ExtPos=ADP | 18 jib | case |
| 16 | as | as | ADP | _ | 15 such | fixed |
| 17 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 18 jib | det |
| 18 | jib | jib | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 sail | conj |
| 19 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 5 boat | punct |
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.
Example 1
The sailors hoisted the foresail as the wind rose.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 sailors | det |
| 2 | sailors | sailor | NOUN | Number=Plur | 3 hoisted | nsubj |
| 3 | hoisted | hoist | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 5 foresail | det |
| 5 | foresail | foresail | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 hoisted | obj |
| 6 | as | as | SCONJ | _ | 9 rose | mark |
| 7 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 8 wind | det |
| 8 | wind | wind | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 rose | nsubj |
| 9 | rose | rise | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 3 hoisted | advcl |
| 10 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 3 hoisted | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | hoist | past | the sailors | the foresail | vn carry-11.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent foresail=Theme | ||||
| 2 | rise | past | the wind | vn assuming_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
Example 2
The foresail filled with wind and the boat leapt forward.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 foresail | det |
| 2 | foresail | foresail | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 leapt | nsubj |
| 3 | filled | fill | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 2 foresail | acl |
| 4 | with | with | ADP | _ | 5 wind | case |
| 5 | wind | wind | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 filled | obl |
| 6 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 8 boat | cc |
| 7 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 8 boat | det |
| 8 | boat | boat | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 wind | conj |
| 9 | leapt | leapt | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 10 | forward | forward | ADV | _ | 9 leapt | advmod |
| 11 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 9 leapt | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | fill | participle | the foresail not said here | with wind and the boat | vn other_cos-45.4 «NP V NP PP.instrument»: agent=Agent with wind=Instrument | ||||
| 2 | leapt | present | the foresail | forward property | tree rules |
Example 3
In a storm they took down the foresail.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | In | in | ADP | _ | 3 storm | case |
| 2 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 3 storm | det |
| 3 | storm | storm | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 took | obl |
| 4 | they | they | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs | 5 took | nsubj |
| 5 | took | take | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 6 | down | down | ADP | _ | 5 took | compound:prt |
| 7 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 8 foresail | det |
| 8 | foresail | foresail | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 took | obj |
| 9 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 5 took | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | take down | past | they | the foresail | a storm | vn scribble-25.2 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent foresail=Theme in storm=Destination |
Example 4
The Sea Rat told of ships with patched foresails sailing south.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 3 Rat | det |
| 2 | Sea | Sea | PROPN | Number=Sing | 3 Rat | compound |
| 3 | Rat | Rat | PROPN | Number=Sing | 4 told | nsubj |
| 4 | told | tell | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 5 | of | of | ADP | _ | 6 ships | case |
| 6 | ships | ship | NOUN | Number=Plur | 4 told | obl |
| 7 | with | with | ADP | _ | 9 foresails | case |
| 8 | patched | patch | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 9 foresails | amod |
| 9 | foresails | foresail | NOUN | Number=Plur | 6 ships | nmod |
| 10 | sailing | sail | VERB | VerbForm=Ger | 9 foresails | acl |
| 11 | south | south | ADV | _ | 10 sailing | advmod |
| 12 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 4 told | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | tell speech: assert | past | the Sea Rat | of ships with patched foresails | vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent | ||||
| 2 | patch | participle | vn butter-9.9 «NP V NP.destination»: agent=Agent | ||||||
| 3 | sail | gerund | patched foresails not said here | south property | vn nonvehicle-51.4.2-1 «NP.agent V»: agent=Agent |
Example 5
Our dinghy has a mainsail and a small foresail.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Our | our | PRON | Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 2 dinghy | nmod:poss |
| 2 | dinghy | dinghy | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 has | nsubj |
| 3 | has | have | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 5 mainsail | det |
| 5 | mainsail | mainsail | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 has | obj |
| 6 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 9 foresail | cc |
| 7 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 9 foresail | det |
| 8 | small | small | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 9 foresail | amod |
| 9 | foresail | foresail | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 mainsail | conj |
| 10 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 3 has | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | have | present | Our dinghy | a mainsail and a small foresail | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent mainsail=Patient |
Example 6
Pull the rope to tighten the foresail.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pull | pull | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 2 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 3 rope | det |
| 3 | rope | rope | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 Pull | obj |
| 4 | to | to | PART | _ | 5 tighten | mark |
| 5 | tighten | tighten | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 1 Pull | advcl |
| 6 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 7 foresail | det |
| 7 | foresail | foresail | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 tighten | obj |
| 8 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 1 Pull | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | pull | imperative | you not said here | the rope | vn push-12-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent rope=Theme | ||||
| 2 | tighten | to-infinitive | you not said here | the foresail | vn other_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent foresail=Patient |
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