gondolier Who acts: person, gondolier, Gondoliers, She · What happens: row, steer, stand, push, push away, wear · To what, where: gondola, Venice, back, boat, striped shirt, narrow canals
«gondolier» in the school dictionary: its meaning 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: gondolier in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 A person who rows or steers a gondola in Venice, standing at the back and pushing with one long oar.
The tree, 20 words det nsubj acl:relcl cc conj det obj case obl punct advcl case det obl cc conj case nummod amod obl punct root A DET person NOUN who PRON rows VERB or CCONJ steers VERB a DET gondola NOUN in ADP Venice PROPN , PUNCT standing VERB at ADP the DET back NOUN and CCONJ pushing VERB with ADP one NUM long ADJ oar NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 person det 2 person person NOUN Number=Sing root root 3 who who PRON PronType=Rel 4 rows nsubj 4 rows row VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 2 person acl:relcl 5 or or CCONJ _ 6 steers cc 6 steers steer VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 rows conj 7 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 8 gondola det 8 gondola gondola NOUN Number=Sing 6 steers obj 9 in in ADP _ 10 Venice case 10 Venice Venice PROPN Number=Sing 6 steers obl 11 , , PUNCT _ 12 standing punct 12 standing stand VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 6 steers advcl 13 at at ADP _ 15 back case 14 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 15 back det 15 back back NOUN Number=Sing 12 standing obl 16 and and CCONJ _ 17 pushing cc 17 pushing push VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 12 standing conj 18 with with ADP _ 21 oar case 19 one one NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 21 oar nummod 20 long long ADJ Degree=Pos 21 oar amod 21 oar oar NOUN Number=Sing 17 pushing obl 22 . . PUNCT _ 2 person punct
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1 row present a person vn nonvehicle-51.4.2 «NP.agent V»: agent=Agent 2 steer present a person not said here a gondola Venice vn accompany-51.7 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent gondola=Theme in venice=Destination 3 stand gerund a person not said here the back vn assuming_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent at back=Location 4 push gerund a person not said here with one long oar vn push-12-1-1 «NP V PP»: 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.
Example 1 The gondolier pushed the boat away from the steps.
det nsubj det obj advmod case det obl punct root The DET gondolier NOUN pushed VERB the DET boat NOUN away ADV from ADP the DET steps NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 gondolier det 2 gondolier gondolier NOUN Number=Sing 3 pushed nsubj 3 pushed push VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 boat det 5 boat boat NOUN Number=Sing 3 pushed obj 6 away away ADV _ 3 pushed advmod 7 from from ADP _ 9 steps case 8 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 9 steps det 9 steps step NOUN Number=Plur 3 pushed obl 10 . . PUNCT _ 3 pushed punct
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1 push away past the gondolier the boat from the steps; away property vn funnel-9.3-1-1 «NP V NP PP.trajectory»: agent=Agent boat=Theme from step=Trajectory
Example 2 Our gondolier wore a striped shirt and a straw hat.
nmod:poss nsubj det amod obj cc det compound conj punct root Our PRON gondolier NOUN wore VERB a DET striped ADJ shirt NOUN and CCONJ a DET straw NOUN hat NOUN . PUNCT 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 gondolier nmod:poss 2 gondolier gondolier NOUN Number=Sing 3 wore nsubj 3 wore wear VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 shirt det 5 striped striped ADJ Degree=Pos 6 shirt amod 6 shirt shirt NOUN Number=Sing 3 wore obj 7 and and CCONJ _ 10 hat cc 8 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 10 hat det 9 straw straw NOUN Number=Sing 10 hat compound 10 hat hat NOUN Number=Sing 6 shirt conj 11 . . PUNCT _ 3 wore punct
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1 wear past Our gondolier a striped shirt and a straw hat vn wipe_manner-10.4.1-1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent shirt=Theme
Example 3 Gondoliers train for years to steer through the narrow canals.
nsubj case obl mark advcl case det amod obl punct root Gondoliers NOUN train VERB for ADP years NOUN to PART steer VERB through ADP the DET narrow ADJ canals NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Gondoliers gondolier NOUN Number=Plur 2 train nsubj 2 train train VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 for for ADP _ 4 years case 4 years year NOUN Number=Plur 2 train obl 5 to to PART _ 6 steer mark 6 steer steer VERB VerbForm=Inf 2 train advcl 7 through through ADP _ 10 canals case 8 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 10 canals det 9 narrow narrow ADJ Degree=Pos 10 canals amod 10 canals canal NOUN Number=Plur 6 steer obl 11 . . PUNCT _ 2 train punct
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1 train present Gondoliers year vn hire-13.5.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent 2 steer to-infinitive Gondoliers not said here the narrow canals vn accompany-51.7 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent through canal=Destination
Example 4 The gondolier called out before turning the corner.
det acl compound:prt mark advcl det obj punct root The DET gondolier NOUN called VERB out ADP before SCONJ turning VERB the DET corner NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 gondolier det 2 gondolier gondolier NOUN Number=Sing root root 3 called call VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 2 gondolier acl 4 out out ADP _ 3 called compound:prt 5 before before SCONJ _ 6 turning mark 6 turning turn VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 3 called advcl 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 corner det 8 corner corner NOUN Number=Sing 6 turning obj 9 . . PUNCT _ 2 gondolier punct
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1 call out speech: assert participle the gondolier not said here vn initiate_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent 2 turn gerund the corner vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent corner=Theme
Example 5 She dreams of being the first gondolier in her family.
nsubj case cop det amod obl case nmod:poss nmod punct root She PRON dreams VERB of ADP being AUX the DET first ADJ gondolier NOUN in ADP her PRON family 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 dreams nsubj 2 dreams dream VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 of of ADP _ 7 gondolier case 4 being be AUX Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 7 gondolier cop 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 gondolier det 6 first first ADJ Degree=Pos NumForm=Word NumType=Ord 7 gondolier amod 7 gondolier gondolier NOUN Number=Sing 2 dreams obl 8 in in ADP _ 10 family case 9 her her PRON Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 10 family nmod:poss 10 family family NOUN Number=Sing 7 gondolier nmod 11 . . PUNCT _ 2 dreams punct
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1 dream present She vn cognize-85 «NP V PP.topic»: agent=Agent 2 is gerund her family of the first gondolier tree rules
Example 6 The gondolier sang an Italian song.
det nsubj det amod obj punct root The DET gondolier NOUN sang VERB an DET Italian ADJ song NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 gondolier det 2 gondolier gondolier NOUN Number=Sing 3 sang nsubj 3 sang sing VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 an a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 song det 5 Italian Italian ADJ Degree=Pos 6 song amod 6 song song NOUN Number=Sing 3 sang obj 7 . . PUNCT _ 3 sang punct
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1 sing speech: express past the gondolier a Italian song vn sound_emission-43.2 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location song=Theme
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