gin Who acts: Gin, cotton gin, machine, Grandma, We, Alcohol · What happens: be, flavour, separate, catch, grow, have · To what, where: strong clear alcoholic drink, machine, cotton fibres, trap, animals, Gin card game
«gin» in the school dictionary: its 4 meanings for a pupil and its 7 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: gin in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 Gin is a strong, clear alcoholic drink flavoured with juniper berries; it is for adults only.
The tree, 16 words nsubj cop det amod punct amod amod acl case compound obl punct nsubj cop case conj advmod punct root Gin NOUN is AUX a DET strong ADJ , PUNCT clear ADJ alcoholic ADJ drink NOUN flavoured VERB with ADP juniper NOUN berries NOUN ; PUNCT it PRON is AUX for ADP adults NOUN only ADV . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Gin gin NOUN Number=Sing 8 drink nsubj 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 8 drink cop 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 8 drink det 4 strong strong ADJ Degree=Pos 8 drink amod 5 , , PUNCT _ 4 strong punct 6 clear clear ADJ Degree=Pos 8 drink amod 7 alcoholic alcoholic ADJ Degree=Pos 8 drink amod 8 drink drink NOUN Number=Sing root root 9 flavoured flavour VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 8 drink acl 10 with with ADP _ 12 berries case 11 juniper juniper NOUN Number=Sing 12 berries compound 12 berries berry NOUN Number=Plur 9 flavoured obl 13 ; ; PUNCT _ 17 adults punct 14 it it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 17 adults nsubj 15 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 17 adults cop 16 for for ADP _ 17 adults case 17 adults adult NOUN Number=Plur 8 drink conj 18 only only ADV _ 17 adults advmod 19 . . PUNCT _ 8 drink punct
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1 is a present Gin a strong clear alcoholic drink and adults tree rules 2 flavour participle a strong clear alcoholic drink and adults not said here with juniper berries tree rules 3 is present Gin for adults tree rules
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 A cotton gin is a machine that separates cotton fibres from the seeds.
det compound nsubj cop det nsubj acl:relcl compound obj case det obl punct root A DET cotton NOUN gin NOUN is AUX a DET machine NOUN that PRON separates VERB cotton NOUN fibres NOUN from ADP the DET seeds NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 3 gin det 2 cotton cotton NOUN Number=Sing 3 gin compound 3 gin gin NOUN Number=Sing 6 machine nsubj 4 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 machine cop 5 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 machine det 6 machine machine NOUN Number=Sing root root 7 that that PRON PronType=Rel 8 separates nsubj 8 separates separate VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 machine acl:relcl 9 cotton cotton NOUN Number=Sing 10 fibres compound 10 fibres fibre NOUN Number=Plur 8 separates obj 11 from from ADP _ 13 seeds case 12 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 13 seeds det 13 seeds seed NOUN Number=Plur 8 separates obl 14 . . PUNCT _ 6 machine punct
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1 is a present a cotton gin a machine tree rules 2 separate present a machine cotton fibres from the seeds vn separate-23.1-1-1 «NP V NP PP.co-patient»: agent=Agent fibre=Patient from seed=Co-Patient
Meaning 3 Usage: old — kept apart, not parsed.
A gin is a trap or snare for catching animals.
det nsubj cop det cc conj mark advcl obj punct root A DET gin NOUN is AUX a DET trap NOUN or CCONJ snare NOUN for SCONJ catching VERB animals NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 gin det 2 gin gin NOUN Number=Sing 5 trap nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 trap cop 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 trap det 5 trap trap NOUN Number=Sing root root 6 or or CCONJ _ 7 snare cc 7 snare snare NOUN Number=Sing 5 trap conj 8 for for SCONJ _ 9 catching mark 9 catching catch VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 5 trap advcl 10 animals animal NOUN Number=Plur 9 catching obj 11 . . PUNCT _ 5 trap punct
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1 is a present a gin a trap or snare tree rules 2 catch gerund a gin not said here animals vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent animal=Theme
Meaning 4 Gin, or gin rummy, is a card game.
compound punct cc compound conj punct cop det compound punct root Gin NOUN , PUNCT or CCONJ gin NOUN rummy NOUN , PUNCT is AUX a DET card NOUN game NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Gin gin NOUN Number=Sing 10 game compound 2 , , PUNCT _ 5 rummy punct 3 or or CCONJ _ 5 rummy cc 4 gin gin NOUN Number=Sing 5 rummy compound 5 rummy rummy NOUN Number=Sing 1 Gin conj 6 , , PUNCT _ 1 Gin punct 7 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 10 game cop 8 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 10 game det 9 card card NOUN Number=Sing 10 game compound 10 game game NOUN Number=Sing root root 11 . . PUNCT _ 10 game punct
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1 is a present a Gin card game tree rules
Example 1 Gin is an alcoholic drink for grown-ups.
nsubj cop det amod case amod punct nmod punct root Gin NOUN is AUX an DET alcoholic ADJ drink NOUN for ADP grown VERB - PUNCT ups NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Gin gin NOUN Number=Sing 5 drink nsubj 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 drink cop 3 an a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 drink det 4 alcoholic alcoholic ADJ Degree=Pos 5 drink amod 5 drink drink NOUN Number=Sing root root 6 for for ADP _ 9 ups case 7 grown grow VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 9 ups amod 8 - - PUNCT _ 7 grown punct 9 ups up NOUN Number=Plur 5 drink nmod 10 . . PUNCT _ 5 drink punct
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1 is a present Gin a alcoholic drink for grown ups tree rules 2 grow participle vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
Example 2 Grandma had a gin and tonic at the party.
nsubj det obj cc conj case det obl punct root Grandma NOUN had VERB a DET gin NOUN and CCONJ tonic ADJ at ADP the DET party NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Grandma grandma NOUN Number=Sing 2 had nsubj 2 had have VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 4 gin det 4 gin gin NOUN Number=Sing 2 had obj 5 and and CCONJ _ 6 tonic cc 6 tonic tonic ADJ Degree=Pos 4 gin conj 7 at at ADP _ 9 party case 8 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 9 party det 9 party party NOUN Number=Sing 6 tonic obl 10 . . PUNCT _ 2 had punct
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1 have past Grandma a gin vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent gin=Patient
Example 3 Eli Whitney's cotton gin cleaned cotton much faster than people could by hand.
The tree, 14 words nmod:poss flat case compound nsubj obj advmod advmod mark nsubj advcl case obl punct root Eli PROPN Whitney PROPN 's PART cotton NOUN gin NOUN cleaned VERB cotton NOUN much ADV faster ADV than SCONJ people NOUN could AUX by ADP hand NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Eli Eli PROPN Number=Sing 5 gin nmod:poss 2 Whitney Whitney PROPN Number=Sing 1 Eli flat 3 's 's PART _ 1 Eli case 4 cotton cotton NOUN Number=Sing 5 gin compound 5 gin gin NOUN Number=Sing 6 cleaned nsubj 6 cleaned clean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 7 cotton cotton NOUN Number=Sing 6 cleaned obj 8 much much ADV _ 9 faster advmod 9 faster fast ADV Degree=Cmp 6 cleaned advmod 10 than than SCONJ _ 12 could mark 11 people people NOUN Number=Plur 12 could nsubj 12 could could AUX VerbForm=Fin 9 faster advcl 13 by by ADP _ 14 hand case 14 hand hand NOUN Number=Sing 12 could obl 15 . . PUNCT _ 6 cleaned punct
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1 clean past Eli's cotton gin cotton fast property vn other_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent cotton=Patient
Example 4 The cotton gin changed farming in the American South.
det compound nsubj obj case det amod obl punct root The DET cotton NOUN gin NOUN changed VERB farming NOUN in ADP the DET American ADJ South PROPN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 gin det 2 cotton cotton NOUN Number=Sing 3 gin compound 3 gin gin NOUN Number=Sing 4 changed nsubj 4 changed change VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 5 farming farming NOUN Number=Sing 4 changed obj 6 in in ADP _ 9 South case 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 9 South det 8 American American ADJ Degree=Pos 9 South amod 9 South South PROPN Number=Sing 4 changed obl 10 . . PUNCT _ 4 changed punct
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1 change past the cotton gin farming the American South vn dress-41.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent farming=Patient
Example 5 We played gin rummy on the rainy holiday.
nsubj compound obj case det amod obl punct root We PRON played VERB gin NOUN rummy NOUN on ADP the DET rainy ADJ holiday 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 played nsubj 2 played play VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 gin gin NOUN Number=Sing 4 rummy compound 4 rummy rummy NOUN Number=Sing 2 played obj 5 on on ADP _ 8 holiday case 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 holiday det 7 rainy rainy ADJ Degree=Pos 8 holiday amod 8 holiday holiday NOUN Number=Sing 2 played obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 2 played punct
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1 play past We gin rummy the rainy holiday vn use-105.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent rummy=Theme
Example 6 In the old story, the rabbit was caught in a gin.
case det amod obl punct det nsubj:pass aux:pass case det obl punct root In ADP the DET old ADJ story NOUN , PUNCT the DET rabbit NOUN was AUX caught VERB in ADP a DET gin NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 In in ADP _ 4 story case 2 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 4 story det 3 old old ADJ Degree=Pos 4 story amod 4 story story NOUN Number=Sing 9 caught obl 5 , , PUNCT _ 4 story punct 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 rabbit det 7 rabbit rabbit NOUN Number=Sing 9 caught nsubj:pass 8 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 9 caught aux:pass 9 caught catch VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 10 in in ADP _ 12 gin case 11 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 12 gin det 12 gin gin NOUN Number=Sing 9 caught obl 13 . . PUNCT _ 9 caught punct
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1 catch past · passive the rabbit the old story in a gin vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme
Example 7 Alcohol like gin is not safe for children.
nsubj case nmod cop advmod case obl punct root Alcohol NOUN like ADP gin NOUN is AUX not PART safe ADJ for ADP children NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Alcohol alcohol NOUN Number=Sing 6 safe nsubj 2 like like ADP _ 3 gin case 3 gin gin NOUN Number=Sing 1 Alcohol nmod 4 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 safe cop 5 not not PART Polarity=Neg 6 safe advmod 6 safe safe ADJ Degree=Pos root root 7 for for ADP _ 8 children case 8 children child NOUN Number=Plur 6 safe obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 6 safe punct
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1 not is present Alcohol like gin for children; safe property tree rules
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