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growth

Who acts: Plants, We, bean plant, He, Sleep, body · What happens: get, be, grow, need, measure, have · To what, where: light, growth, growth spurt, 5 centimetres, population growth, tree

«growth» in the school dictionary: its 3 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: growth in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

Getting bigger, taller or more developed.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Getting	get	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	root	root
2	bigger	big	ADJ	Degree=Cmp	1 Getting	xcomp
3	,	,	PUNCT	_	4 taller	punct
4	taller	tall	ADJ	Degree=Cmp	2 bigger	conj
5	or	or	CCONJ	_	6 more	cc
6	more	more	ADJ	Degree=Cmp	2 bigger	conj
7	developed	develop	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	6 more	cop
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Getting	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	get	gerund						big property	vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Experiencer
2	is	participle						more property	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.

The example in this meaning, parsed on its own:

"a growth spurt".

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	"	"	PUNCT	_	4 spurt	punct
2	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	4 spurt	det
3	growth	growth	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 spurt	compound
4	spurt	spurt	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
5	"	"	PUNCT	_	4 spurt	punct
6	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 spurt	punct

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

Meaning 2

An increase in amount.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	An	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	2 increase	det
2	increase	increase	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
3	in	in	ADP	_	4 amount	case
4	amount	amount	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 increase	nmod
5	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 increase	punct

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

The example in this meaning, parsed on its own:

"population growth".

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	"	"	PUNCT	_	3 growth	punct
2	population	population	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 growth	compound
3	growth	growth	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
4	"	"	PUNCT	_	3 growth	punct
5	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 growth	punct

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

Meaning 3

Something that grows, such as new plants or a lump on the skin.

The tree, 13 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Something	something	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	root	root
2	that	that	PRON	PronType=Rel	3 grows	nsubj
3	grows	grow	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	1 Something	acl:relcl
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	8 plants	punct
5	such	such	ADJ	Degree=Pos ExtPos=ADP	8 plants	case
6	as	as	ADP	_	5 such	fixed
7	new	new	ADJ	Degree=Pos	8 plants	amod
8	plants	plant	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 grows	obl
9	or	or	CCONJ	_	11 lump	cc
10	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	11 lump	det
11	lump	lump	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 plants	conj
12	on	on	ADP	_	14 skin	case
13	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	14 skin	det
14	skin	skin	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 lump	nmod
15	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Something	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	grow	present						such new plants or a lump on the skin	vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme

Example 1

Plants need light for growth.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Plants	plant	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 need	nsubj
2	need	need	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	light	light	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 need	obj
4	for	for	ADP	_	5 growth	case
5	growth	growth	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 need	obl
6	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 need	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	need	present	Plants	light				for growth	vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot light=Theme

Example 2

We measured the bean plant's growth each day.

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 measured	nsubj
2	measured	measure	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 plant	det
4	bean	bean	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 plant	compound
5	plant	plant	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 growth	nmod:poss
6	's	's	PART	_	5 plant	case
7	growth	growth	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 measured	obj
8	each	each	DET	PronType=Tot	9 day	det
9	day	day	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 measured	obl:unmarked
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 measured	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	measure	past	We	the bean plant's growth			day		vn register-54.1-2-1 «NP V NP.value»: agent=Theme growth=Value
2	grow		the bean plant						nom growth «process intransitive»: poss=agent

Example 3

He had a growth spurt and grew 5 centimetres.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	He	he	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	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	5 spurt	det
4	growth	growth	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 spurt	compound
5	spurt	spurt	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 had	obj
6	and	and	CCONJ	_	7 grew	cc
7	grew	grow	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	2 had	conj
8	5	5	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	9 centimetres	nummod
9	centimetres	centimetre	NOUN	Number=Plur	7 grew	obj
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 had	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	have	past	He	a growth spurt					vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent spurt=Patient
2	grow	past	He not said here	5 centimetres					vn appear-48.1.1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location centimetre=Theme

Example 4

Sleep helps your body's growth.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Sleep	sleep	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 helps	nsubj
2	helps	help	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	your	your	PRON	Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	4 body	nmod:poss
4	body	body	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 growth	nmod:poss
5	's	's	PART	_	4 body	case
6	growth	growth	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 helps	obj
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 helps	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	help	present	Sleep	your body's growth					vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent growth=Beneficiary
2	grow		your body						nom growth «process intransitive»: poss=agent

Example 5

The graph shows the town's population growth.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 graph	det
2	graph	graph	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 shows	nsubj
3	shows	show	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 town	det
5	town	town	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 growth	nmod:poss
6	's	's	PART	_	5 town	case
7	population	population	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 growth	compound
8	growth	growth	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 shows	obj
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 shows	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	show	present	the graph	the town's population growth					vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent growth=Recipient
2	grow		the town						nom growth «process intransitive»: poss=agent

Example 6

New growth appeared on the tree in spring.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	New	new	ADJ	Degree=Pos	2 growth	amod
2	growth	growth	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 appeared	nsubj
3	appeared	appear	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	on	on	ADP	_	6 tree	case
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 tree	det
6	tree	tree	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 appeared	obl
7	in	in	ADP	_	8 spring	case
8	spring	spring	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 appeared	obl
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 appeared	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	appear	past	New growth			the tree	spring		vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme on tree=Location

Example 7

I am only a little backward, perhaps, in my growth.’

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	I	I	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs	5 little	nsubj
2	am	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	5 little	cop
3	only	only	ADV	_	5 little	advmod
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 little	det
5	little	little	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
6	backward	backward	ADV	_	5 little	advmod
7	,	,	PUNCT	_	8 perhaps	punct
8	perhaps	perhaps	ADV	_	6 backward	conj
9	,	,	PUNCT	_	12 growth	punct
10	in	in	ADP	_	12 growth	case
11	my	my	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	12 growth	nmod:poss
12	growth	growth	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 little	conj
13	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 little	punct
14	’	'	PUNCT	_	5 little	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	present	I					backward, little property	tree rules
2	grow		my						nom growth «process intransitive»: poss=agent

Text: the school dictionary of Mova's schools (world/data/dictionary-schools/), written for Mova. Trees: Mova's own parse — the en model on the CPU, when the site is built — not checked by a teacher; they may be wrong. Frames: Mova's frames reader (prag), each meaning and example read on its own. Elamur Cosmic License.

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