hatful

Who acts: amount, large number, She, He, magician, We · What happens: hold, score, pick, pull, collect, spill · To what, where: hatful, hat, floor

«hatful» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 5 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: hatful in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

The amount a hat can hold.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 amount	det
2	amount	amount	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 hold	nsubj
3	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	4 hat	det
4	hat	hat	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 hold	nsubj
5	can	can	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	6 hold	aux
6	hold	hold	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	root	root
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 hold	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	hold	can	the amount						vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme

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

Usage: informal — kept apart, not parsed.

A large number: «He scored a hatful of goals.».

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	3 number	det
2	large	large	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 number	amod
3	number	number	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 scored	nsubj
4	:	:	PUNCT	_	3 number	punct
5	«	«	PUNCT	_	7 scored	punct
6	He	he	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	7 scored	nsubj
7	scored	score	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
8	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	9 hatful	det
9	hatful	hatful	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 scored	obj
10	of	of	ADP	_	11 goals	case
11	goals	goal	NOUN	Number=Plur	9 hatful	nmod
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	7 scored	punct
13	»	»	PUNCT	_	7 scored	punct
14	.	.	PUNCT	_	7 scored	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	score in a quote	past	a large number	a hatful of goals					vn get-13.5.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent hatful=Theme

Example 1

She picked a hatful of strawberries.

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 picked	nsubj
2	picked	pick	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	4 hatful	det
4	hatful	hatful	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 picked	obj
5	of	of	ADP	_	6 strawberries	case
6	strawberries	strawberry	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 hatful	nmod
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 picked	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	pick	past	She	a hatful of strawberries					vn chew-39.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent hatful=Patient

Example 2

He scored a hatful of goals this season.

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 scored	nsubj
2	scored	score	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	4 hatful	det
4	hatful	hatful	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 scored	obj
5	of	of	ADP	_	6 goals	case
6	goals	goal	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 hatful	nmod
7	this	this	DET	Number=Sing PronType=Dem	8 season	det
8	season	season	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 scored	obj
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 scored	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	score	past	He	a hatful of goals			season		vn get-13.5.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent hatful=Theme

Example 3

The magician pulled a hatful of ribbons out of the hat.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 magician	det
2	magician	magician	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 pulled	nsubj
3	pulled	pull	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 hatful	det
5	hatful	hatful	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 pulled	obj
6	of	of	ADP	_	7 ribbons	case
7	ribbons	ribbon	NOUN	Number=Plur	5 hatful	nmod
8	out	out	ADP	_	11 hat	case
9	of	of	ADP	_	11 hat	case
10	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	11 hat	det
11	hat	hat	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 pulled	obl
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 pulled	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	pull	past	the magician	a hatful of ribbons		the hat			vn carry-11.4 «NP V NP PP.initial_location»: agent=Agent hatful=Theme out hat=Initial_Location

Example 4

We collected a hatful of conkers.

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 collected	nsubj
2	collected	collect	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	4 hatful	det
4	hatful	hatful	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 collected	obj
5	of	of	ADP	_	6 conkers	case
6	conkers	conker	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 hatful	nmod
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 collected	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	collect	past	We	a hatful of conkers					vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent hatful=Theme

Example 5

A hatful of water spilled on the floor.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	2 hatful	det
2	hatful	hatful	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
3	of	of	ADP	_	4 water	case
4	water	water	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 hatful	nmod
5	spilled	spill	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	2 hatful	acl
6	on	on	ADP	_	8 floor	case
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 floor	det
8	floor	floor	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 spilled	obl
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 hatful	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	spill	participle		a hatful of water not said here		the floor			vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme on floor=Location

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