hoar
Who acts: Hoar, tale · What happens: mean, cover, sparkle, come · To what, where: Trees, hoar grass, morning sun., hoar antiquity
«hoar» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 3 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: hoar in the school dictionary.
Meaning 1
Hoar means white or grey, especially of frost, as in «hoar frost».
The tree, 12 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hoar | hoar | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 means | nsubj |
| 2 | means | mean | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | white | white | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 2 means | xcomp |
| 4 | or | or | CCONJ | _ | 5 grey | cc |
| 5 | grey | grey | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 3 white | conj |
| 6 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 9 frost | punct |
| 7 | especially | especially | ADV | _ | 9 frost | advmod |
| 8 | of | of | ADP | _ | 9 frost | case |
| 9 | frost | frost | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 means | parataxis |
| 10 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 15 frost | punct |
| 11 | as | as | ADP | _ | 15 frost | case |
| 12 | in | in | ADP | _ | 15 frost | case |
| 13 | « | « | PUNCT | _ | 15 frost | punct |
| 14 | hoar | hoar | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 15 frost | amod |
| 15 | frost | frost | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 frost | appos |
| 16 | » | » | PUNCT | _ | 15 frost | punct |
| 17 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 2 means | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | mean | present | Hoar | white property | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: 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
Usage: old use — kept apart, not parsed.
Hoar means very old or ancient, as in «hoar antiquity».
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hoar | Hoar | PROPN | Number=Sing | 2 means | nsubj |
| 2 | means | mean | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | very | very | ADV | _ | 4 old | advmod |
| 4 | old | old | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 2 means | ccomp |
| 5 | or | or | CCONJ | _ | 6 ancient | cc |
| 6 | ancient | ancient | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 4 old | conj |
| 7 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 12 antiquity | punct |
| 8 | as | as | ADP | _ | 12 antiquity | case |
| 9 | in | in | ADP | _ | 12 antiquity | case |
| 10 | « | « | PUNCT | _ | 12 antiquity | punct |
| 11 | hoar | hoar | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 12 antiquity | amod |
| 12 | antiquity | antiquity | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 means | parataxis |
| 13 | » | » | PUNCT | _ | 12 antiquity | punct |
| 14 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 2 means | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | mean | present | Hoar | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
Example 1
Trees were covered with hoar frost.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Trees | tree | NOUN | Number=Plur | 3 covered | nsubj:pass |
| 2 | were | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 3 covered | aux:pass |
| 3 | covered | cover | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | root | root |
| 4 | with | with | ADP | _ | 6 frost | case |
| 5 | hoar | hoar | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 6 frost | amod |
| 6 | frost | frost | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 covered | obl |
| 7 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 3 covered | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | cover | past · passive | Trees | with hoar frost | vn fill-9.8-1 «NP V NP PP.theme»: subject=Destination with frost=Theme |
Example 2
The hoar grass sparkled in the morning sun.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 3 grass | det |
| 2 | hoar | hoar | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 3 grass | amod |
| 3 | grass | grass | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 4 | sparkled | sparkle | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 3 grass | acl |
| 5 | in | in | ADP | _ | 8 sun. | case |
| 6 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 8 sun. | det |
| 7 | morning | morning | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 sun. | compound |
| 8 | sun. | sun. | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 sparkled | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | sparkle | participle | the hoar grass not said here | the morning sun. | vn light_emission-43.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in sun.=Location |
Example 3
The tale comes from hoar antiquity.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 tale | det |
| 2 | tale | tale | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 comes | nsubj |
| 3 | comes | come | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | from | from | ADP | _ | 6 antiquity | case |
| 5 | hoar | hoar | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 6 antiquity | amod |
| 6 | antiquity | antiquity | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 comes | obl |
| 7 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 3 comes | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | come | present | the tale | hoar antiquity | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial_location»: agent=Theme from antiquity=Initial_Location |
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