foreshore

Who acts: we, sea, you, Thames foreshore · What happens: cover, explore, check, walk, be, have · To what, where: tide line, high tide, rock pools, low tide, foreshore, picnic

«foreshore» 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: foreshore in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

The part of a beach between the high-tide line and the low-tide line, covered by the sea at high tide.

The tree, 22 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 part	det
2	part	part	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
3	of	of	ADP	_	5 beach	case
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 beach	det
5	beach	beach	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 part	nmod
6	between	between	ADP	_	11 line	case
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	11 line	det
8	high	high	ADJ	Degree=Pos	10 tide	amod
9	-	-	PUNCT	_	8 high	punct
10	tide	tide	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 line	compound
11	line	line	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 beach	nmod
12	and	and	CCONJ	_	17 line	cc
13	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	17 line	det
14	low	low	ADJ	Degree=Pos	16 tide	amod
15	-	-	PUNCT	_	14 low	punct
16	tide	tide	NOUN	Number=Sing	17 line	compound
17	line	line	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 line	conj
18	,	,	PUNCT	_	19 covered	punct
19	covered	cover	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	17 line	acl
20	by	by	ADP	_	22 sea	case
21	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	22 sea	det
22	sea	sea	NOUN	Number=Sing	19 covered	obl
23	at	at	ADP	_	25 tide	case
24	high	high	ADJ	Degree=Pos	25 tide	amod
25	tide	tide	NOUN	Number=Sing	19 covered	obl
26	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 part	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	cover	participle		the tide line not said here		high tide		by the sea	vn fill-9.8-1 «NP V NP»: agent=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

The land along the edge of a sea, lake or river.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 land	det
2	land	land	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
3	along	along	ADP	_	5 edge	case
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 edge	det
5	edge	edge	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 land	nmod
6	of	of	ADP	_	8 sea	case
7	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	8 sea	det
8	sea	sea	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 edge	nmod
9	,	,	PUNCT	_	10 lake	punct
10	lake	lake	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 land	conj
11	or	or	CCONJ	_	12 river	cc
12	river	river	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 lake	conj
13	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 land	punct

The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

Example 1

At low tide we explored the rock pools on the foreshore.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	At	at	ADP	_	3 tide	case
2	low	low	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 tide	amod
3	tide	tide	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 explored	obl
4	we	we	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs	5 explored	nsubj
5	explored	explore	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 pools	det
7	rock	rock	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 pools	compound
8	pools	pool	NOUN	Number=Plur	5 explored	obj
9	on	on	ADP	_	11 foreshore	case
10	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	11 foreshore	det
11	foreshore	foreshore	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 explored	obl
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 explored	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	explore	past	we	the rock pools		low tide		on the foreshore	vn investigate-35.4 «NP V NP.location»: agent=Agent pool=Location

Example 2

The foreshore is covered by the sea twice a day.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 foreshore	det
2	foreshore	foreshore	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 covered	nsubj:pass
3	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	4 covered	aux:pass
4	covered	cover	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
5	by	by	ADP	_	7 sea	case
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 sea	det
7	sea	sea	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 covered	obl
8	twice	twice	ADV	NumForm=Word NumType=Mult	4 covered	advmod
9	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	10 day	det
10	day	day	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 covered	obl:unmarked
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 covered	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	cover	present · passive	the sea	the foreshore			day	twice property	vn fill-9.8-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme subject=Destination

Example 3

Check the tide times before walking on the foreshore.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Check	check	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
2	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	4 times	det
3	tide	tide	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 times	compound
4	times	time	NOUN	Number=Plur	1 Check	obj
5	before	before	SCONJ	_	6 walking	mark
6	walking	walk	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	1 Check	advcl
7	on	on	ADP	_	9 foreshore	case
8	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 foreshore	det
9	foreshore	foreshore	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 walking	obl
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Check	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	check	imperative	you not said here				time		vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent
2	walk	gerund	you not said here			the foreshore			vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme on foreshore=Trajectory

Example 4

The Thames foreshore in London is full of old clay pipes and pottery.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 foreshore	det
2	Thames	Thames	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 foreshore	compound
3	foreshore	foreshore	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 full	nsubj
4	in	in	ADP	_	5 London	case
5	London	London	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 foreshore	nmod
6	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	7 full	cop
7	full	full	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
8	of	of	ADP	_	11 pipes	case
9	old	old	ADJ	Degree=Pos	11 pipes	amod
10	clay	clay	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 pipes	compound
11	pipes	pipe	NOUN	Number=Plur	7 full	obl
12	and	and	CCONJ	_	13 pottery	cc
13	pottery	pottery	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 pipes	conj
14	.	.	PUNCT	_	7 full	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	present	the Thames foreshore in London					of old clay pipes and pottery; full property	tree rules

Example 5

We had a picnic on the foreshore at Darwin.

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 had	nsubj
2	had	have	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	4 picnic	det
4	picnic	picnic	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 had	obj
5	on	on	ADP	_	7 foreshore	case
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 foreshore	det
7	foreshore	foreshore	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 had	obl
8	at	at	ADP	_	9 Darwin	case
9	Darwin	Darwin	PROPN	Number=Sing	2 had	obl
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 had	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	have	past	We	a picnic		the foreshore		at Darwin	vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent picnic=Patient

Example 6

Crabs scuttled across the wet foreshore.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Crabs	crab	NOUN	Number=Plur	root	root
2	scuttled	scuttle	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	1 Crabs	acl
3	across	across	ADP	_	6 foreshore	case
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 foreshore	det
5	wet	wet	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 foreshore	amod
6	foreshore	foreshore	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 scuttled	obl
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Crabs	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	scuttle	participle		Crabs not said here		the wet foreshore			vn run-51.3.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme across foreshore=Trajectory

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