glider Who acts: glider, engine, thing, swing seat, We, sugar glider · What happens: be, fly, ride, glide, move, make · To what, where: light aircraft, air currents, thing, swing seat, paper gliders, engine
«glider» in the school dictionary: its 3 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: glider in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 A glider is a light aircraft with long wings and no engine that flies by riding on air currents.
The tree, 19 words det nsubj cop det amod case amod nmod cc det conj nsubj acl:relcl mark advcl case compound obl punct root A DET glider NOUN is AUX a DET light ADJ aircraft NOUN with ADP long ADJ wings NOUN and CCONJ no DET engine NOUN that PRON flies VERB by SCONJ riding VERB on ADP air NOUN currents NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 glider det 2 glider glider NOUN Number=Sing 6 aircraft nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 aircraft cop 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 aircraft det 5 light light ADJ Degree=Pos 6 aircraft amod 6 aircraft aircraft NOUN Number=Sing root root 7 with with ADP _ 9 wings case 8 long long ADJ Degree=Pos 9 wings amod 9 wings wing NOUN Number=Plur 6 aircraft nmod 10 and and CCONJ _ 12 engine cc 11 no no DET PronType=Neg 12 engine det 12 engine engine NOUN Number=Sing 9 wings conj 13 that that PRON PronType=Rel 14 flies nsubj 14 flies fly VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 12 engine acl:relcl 15 by by SCONJ _ 16 riding mark 16 riding ride VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 14 flies advcl 17 on on ADP _ 19 currents case 18 air air NOUN Number=Sing 19 currents compound 19 currents current NOUN Number=Plur 16 riding obl 20 . . PUNCT _ 6 aircraft punct
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1 is a present a glider a light aircraft with long wings and no engine tree rules 2 fly present no engine vn spatial_configuration-47.6-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme 3 ride gerund no engine not said here air currents vn nonvehicle-51.4.2 «NP.agent V»: agent=Agent
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 glider is also any thing or animal that glides, like a paper glider or a sugar glider (a small flying possum).
The tree, 22 words det nsubj cop advmod det cc conj nsubj acl:relcl punct case det compound obl cc det compound conj punct det amod amod appos punct punct root A DET glider NOUN is AUX also ADV any DET thing NOUN or CCONJ animal NOUN that PRON glides VERB , PUNCT like ADP a DET paper NOUN glider NOUN or CCONJ a DET sugar NOUN glider NOUN ( PUNCT a DET small ADJ flying VERB possum NOUN ) PUNCT . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 glider det 2 glider glider NOUN Number=Sing 6 thing nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 thing cop 4 also also ADV _ 6 thing advmod 5 any any DET PronType=Ind 6 thing det 6 thing thing NOUN Number=Sing root root 7 or or CCONJ _ 8 animal cc 8 animal animal NOUN Number=Sing 6 thing conj 9 that that PRON PronType=Rel 10 glides nsubj 10 glides glide VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 thing acl:relcl 11 , , PUNCT _ 15 glider punct 12 like like ADP _ 15 glider case 13 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 15 glider det 14 paper paper NOUN Number=Sing 15 glider compound 15 glider glider NOUN Number=Sing 10 glides obl 16 or or CCONJ _ 19 glider cc 17 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 19 glider det 18 sugar sugar NOUN Number=Sing 19 glider compound 19 glider glider NOUN Number=Sing 15 glider conj 20 ( ( PUNCT _ 24 possum punct 21 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 24 possum det 22 small small ADJ Degree=Pos 24 possum amod 23 flying fly VERB VerbForm=Ger 24 possum amod 24 possum possum NOUN Number=Sing 19 glider appos 25 ) ) PUNCT _ 24 possum punct 26 . . PUNCT _ 6 thing punct
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1 is a present a glider any thing or animal tree rules 2 glide present any thing or animal like a paper glider or a sugar glider vn run-51.3.2-2 «NP V»: agent=Theme 3 fly gerund vn spatial_configuration-47.6-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
Meaning 3 Usage: UK — kept apart, not parsed.
A glider is a garden swing seat that moves smoothly back and forth (also in the US, a glider chair).
The tree, 20 words det nsubj cop det compound compound nsubj acl:relcl advmod advmod cc conj punct advmod case det obl punct det compound appos punct punct root A DET glider NOUN is AUX a DET garden NOUN swing NOUN seat NOUN that PRON moves VERB smoothly ADV back ADV and CCONJ forth ADV ( PUNCT also ADV in ADP the DET US PROPN , PUNCT a DET glider NOUN chair NOUN ) PUNCT . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 glider det 2 glider glider NOUN Number=Sing 7 seat nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 7 seat cop 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 7 seat det 5 garden garden NOUN Number=Sing 6 swing compound 6 swing swing NOUN Number=Sing 7 seat compound 7 seat seat NOUN Number=Sing root root 8 that that PRON PronType=Rel 9 moves nsubj 9 moves move VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 7 seat acl:relcl 10 smoothly smoothly ADV _ 9 moves advmod 11 back back ADV _ 9 moves advmod 12 and and CCONJ _ 13 forth cc 13 forth forth ADV _ 11 back conj 14 ( ( PUNCT _ 18 US punct 15 also also ADV _ 18 US advmod 16 in in ADP _ 18 US case 17 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 18 US det 18 US US PROPN Number=Sing 9 moves obl 19 , , PUNCT _ 22 chair punct 20 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 22 chair det 21 glider glider NOUN Number=Sing 22 chair compound 22 chair chair NOUN Number=Sing 18 US appos 23 ) ) PUNCT _ 22 chair punct 24 . . PUNCT _ 7 seat punct
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1 is a present a glider a swing seat tree rules 2 move present a swing seat in the US; smoothly property vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V PP.trajectory»: agent=Theme in us=Trajectory
Example 1 We made paper gliders and tested which flew furthest.
nsubj compound obj cc conj nsubj parataxis advmod punct root We PRON made VERB paper NOUN gliders NOUN and CCONJ tested VERB which PRON flew VERB furthest ADV . 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 made nsubj 2 made make VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 paper paper NOUN Number=Sing 4 gliders compound 4 gliders glider NOUN Number=Plur 2 made obj 5 and and CCONJ _ 6 tested cc 6 tested test VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part 2 made conj 7 which which PRON PronType=Rel 8 flew nsubj 8 flew fly VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 2 made parataxis 9 furthest furth ADV Degree=Sup 8 flew advmod 10 . . PUNCT _ 2 made punct
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1 make past We paper gliders vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent glider=Product 2 test participle We not said here vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent 3 fly past furth property vn spatial_configuration-47.6-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
Example 2 A glider has no engine.
det nsubj det obj punct root A DET glider NOUN has VERB no DET engine NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 glider det 2 glider glider NOUN Number=Sing 3 has nsubj 3 has have VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 no no DET PronType=Neg 5 engine det 5 engine engine NOUN Number=Sing 3 has obj 6 . . PUNCT _ 3 has punct
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1 have present a glider no engine vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent engine=Patient
Example 3 The glider rose on warm air above the hills.
det nsubj case amod obl case det obl punct root The DET glider NOUN rose VERB on ADP warm ADJ air NOUN above ADP the DET hills NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 glider det 2 glider glider NOUN Number=Sing 3 rose nsubj 3 rose rise VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 on on ADP _ 6 air case 5 warm warm ADJ Degree=Pos 6 air amod 6 air air NOUN Number=Sing 3 rose obl 7 above above ADP _ 9 hills case 8 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 9 hills det 9 hills hill NOUN Number=Plur 3 rose obl 10 . . PUNCT _ 3 rose punct
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1 rise past the glider warm air above the hills vn assuming_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent on air=Location
Example 4 A sugar glider can glide from tree to tree.
det compound nsubj aux case obl case obl punct root A DET sugar NOUN glider NOUN can AUX glide VERB from ADP tree NOUN to ADP tree NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 3 glider det 2 sugar sugar NOUN Number=Sing 3 glider compound 3 glider glider NOUN Number=Sing 5 glide nsubj 4 can can AUX VerbForm=Fin 5 glide aux 5 glide glide VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 6 from from ADP _ 7 tree case 7 tree tree NOUN Number=Sing 5 glide obl 8 to to ADP _ 9 tree case 9 tree tree NOUN Number=Sing 5 glide obl 10 . . PUNCT _ 5 glide punct
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1 glide can a sugar glider tree to tree vn roll-51.3.1 «NP.theme V PP.source PP.trajectory PP.destination»: agent=Theme from tree=Source to tree=Trajectory
Example 5 The hang glider jumped off the cliff and floated over the beach.
det compound nsubj case det obl cc conj case det obl punct root The DET hang NOUN glider NOUN jumped VERB off ADP the DET cliff NOUN and CCONJ floated VERB over ADP the DET beach NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 glider det 2 hang hang NOUN Number=Sing 3 glider compound 3 glider glider NOUN Number=Sing 4 jumped nsubj 4 jumped jump VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 5 off off ADP _ 7 cliff case 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 cliff det 7 cliff cliff NOUN Number=Sing 4 jumped obl 8 and and CCONJ _ 9 floated cc 9 floated float VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 4 jumped conj 10 over over ADP _ 12 beach case 11 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 12 beach det 12 beach beach NOUN Number=Sing 9 floated obl 13 . . PUNCT _ 4 jumped punct
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1 jump off past the hang glider the cliff vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme cliff=Trajectory 2 float participle the hang glider not said here the beach vn run-51.3.2-2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme over beach=Trajectory
Example 6 Adding a paperclip to the nose made my glider fly better.
csubj det obj case det obl nmod:poss obj xcomp xcomp punct root Adding VERB a DET paperclip NOUN to ADP the DET nose NOUN made VERB my PRON glider NOUN fly VERB better ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Adding add VERB VerbForm=Ger 7 made csubj 2 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 3 paperclip det 3 paperclip paperclip NOUN Number=Sing 1 Adding obj 4 to to ADP _ 6 nose case 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 nose det 6 nose nose NOUN Number=Sing 1 Adding obl 7 made make VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 8 my my PRON Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 9 glider nmod:poss 9 glider glider NOUN Number=Sing 7 made obj 10 fly fly VERB VerbForm=Inf 7 made xcomp 11 better good ADJ Degree=Cmp 10 fly xcomp 12 . . PUNCT _ 7 made punct
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1 add speech: assert gerund a paperclip to the nose vn mix-22.1-2 «NP V NP PP.co-patient»: agent=Agent paperclip=Patient to nose=Co-Patient 2 make past Adding my glider tree rules 3 fly infinitive my glider not said here good property vn spatial_configuration-47.6-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
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