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hangnail

Who acts: skin, fingernail, I, you, hangnail, Mum · What happens: tear, hang, hurt, get, not pull, make · To what, where: side, sore hangnail, thumb, hangnail, nails, hangnails

«hangnail» 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: hangnail in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

A small torn piece of skin hanging loose at the side or bottom of a fingernail, which can hurt.

The tree, 19 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	4 piece	det
2	small	small	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 piece	amod
3	torn	tear	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	4 piece	amod
4	piece	piece	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
5	of	of	ADP	_	6 skin	case
6	skin	skin	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 piece	nmod
7	hanging	hang	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	6 skin	acl
8	loose	loose	ADV	_	7 hanging	advmod
9	at	at	ADP	_	11 side	case
10	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	11 side	det
11	side	side	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 hanging	obl
12	or	or	CCONJ	_	13 bottom	cc
13	bottom	bottom	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 side	conj
14	of	of	ADP	_	16 fingernail	case
15	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	16 fingernail	det
16	fingernail	fingernail	NOUN	Number=Sing	13 bottom	nmod
17	,	,	PUNCT	_	20 hurt	punct
18	which	which	PRON	PronType=Rel	20 hurt	nsubj
19	can	can	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	20 hurt	aux
20	hurt	hurt	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	16 fingernail	acl:relcl
21	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 piece	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	tear	participle							vn run-51.3.2 «NP V»: agent=Theme
2	hang	gerund	skin not said here			the side or bottom of a fingernail		loose property	vn assuming_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent at side=Location
3	hurt	can	a fingernail						vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer

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

I've got a sore hangnail on my thumb.

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	3 got	nsubj
2	've	have	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	3 got	aux
3	got	get	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part	root	root
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 hangnail	det
5	sore	sore	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 hangnail	amod
6	hangnail	hangnail	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 got	obj
7	on	on	ADP	_	9 thumb	case
8	my	my	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	9 thumb	nmod:poss
9	thumb	thumb	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 hangnail	nmod
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 got	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	get	present · perfect	I	a sore hangnail		my thumb			vn get-13.5.1-1 «NP V NP PP.source»: agent=Agent hangnail=Theme on thumb=Source

Example 2

Don't pull your hangnail; you'll make it bleed.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Do	do	AUX	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	3 pull	aux
2	n't	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	3 pull	advmod
3	pull	pull	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	your	your	PRON	Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	5 hangnail	nmod:poss
5	hangnail	hangnail	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 pull	obj
6	;	;	PUNCT	_	9 make	punct
7	you	you	PRON	Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs	9 make	nsubj
8	'll	will	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	9 make	aux
9	make	make	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	3 pull	conj
10	it	it	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	9 make	obj
11	bleed	bleed	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	9 make	xcomp
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 pull	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	not pull	imperative · do-support	you not said here	your hangnail					vn push-12-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent hangnail=Theme
2	make	future	you	hangnail					tree rules
3	bleed	infinitive	hangnail not said here						vn substance_emission-43.4-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Source

Example 3

Mum cut off my hangnail with nail clippers.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Mum	mum	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 cut	nsubj
2	cut	cut	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	off	off	ADP	_	2 cut	compound:prt
4	my	my	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	5 hangnail	nmod:poss
5	hangnail	hangnail	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 cut	obj
6	with	with	ADP	_	8 clippers	case
7	nail	nail	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 clippers	compound
8	clippers	clipper	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 cut	obl
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 cut	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	cut off	past	Mum	my hangnail				with nail clippers	vn stop-55.4-1 «NP V NP.eventuality»: agent=Affector hangnail=Eventuality

Example 4

Biting your nails can cause hangnails.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Biting	bite	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	5 cause	csubj
2	your	your	PRON	Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	3 nails	nmod:poss
3	nails	nail	NOUN	Number=Plur	1 Biting	obj
4	can	can	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	5 cause	aux
5	cause	cause	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	root	root
6	hangnails	hangnail	NOUN	Number=Plur	5 cause	obj
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 cause	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	bite	gerund		your nails					vn swat-18.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent nail=Patient
2	cause	can	Biting	hangnails					vn engender-27.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Precondition hangnail=Patient

Example 5

Hand cream helps stop hangnails in winter.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Hand	hand	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 cream	compound
2	cream	cream	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 helps	nsubj
3	helps	help	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	stop	stop	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	3 helps	xcomp
5	hangnails	hangnail	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 stop	obj
6	in	in	ADP	_	7 winter	case
7	winter	winter	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 stop	obl
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 helps	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	help	present	Hand cream						vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Theme
2	stop	infinitive	Hand cream not said here	hangnails			winter		vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V NP.eventuality»: agent=Subeventuality hangnail=Eventuality

Example 6

A hangnail can get red and infected if you pick at it.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	2 hangnail	det
2	hangnail	hangnail	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 get	nsubj
3	can	can	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	4 get	aux
4	get	get	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	root	root
5	red	red	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 get	xcomp
6	and	and	CCONJ	_	7 infected	cc
7	infected	infected	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 red	conj
8	if	if	SCONJ	_	10 pick	mark
9	you	you	PRON	Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs	10 pick	nsubj
10	pick	pick	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	4 get	advcl
11	at	at	ADP	_	12 it	case
12	it	it	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	10 pick	obl
13	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 get	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	get	can	a hangnail					red property	vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Experiencer
2	pick a condition, not said to happen	present	you					at hangnail	vn chew-39.2 «NP V PP»: agent=Agent at it=Patient

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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