holey Who acts: Holey, favourite socks, toes, Grandad, moths, Swiss cheese · What happens: mean, be, poke out, wear, make, drain away · To what, where: holey old jumper, garden, blanket, rain
«holey» 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: holey in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 Holey means full of holes, like old socks or a sieve.
nsubj xcomp case obl punct case amod conj cc det conj punct root Holey ADJ means VERB full ADJ of ADP holes NOUN , PUNCT like ADP old ADJ socks NOUN or CCONJ a DET sieve NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Holey holey ADJ Degree=Pos 2 means nsubj 2 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 full full ADJ Degree=Pos 2 means xcomp 4 of of ADP _ 5 holes case 5 holes hole NOUN Number=Plur 3 full obl 6 , , PUNCT _ 9 socks punct 7 like like ADP _ 9 socks case 8 old old ADJ Degree=Pos 9 socks amod 9 socks sock NOUN Number=Plur 5 holes conj 10 or or CCONJ _ 12 sieve cc 11 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 12 sieve det 12 sieve sieve NOUN Number=Sing 5 holes conj 13 . . PUNCT _ 2 means punct
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1 mean present Holey full 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.
Example 1 My favourite socks are so holey that my toes poke out.
nmod:poss amod nsubj cop advmod mark nmod:poss nsubj advcl compound:prt punct root My PRON favourite ADJ socks NOUN are AUX so ADV holey ADJ that SCONJ my PRON toes NOUN poke VERB out ADP . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 My my PRON Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 3 socks nmod:poss 2 favourite favourite ADJ Degree=Pos 3 socks amod 3 socks sock NOUN Number=Plur 6 holey nsubj 4 are be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 holey cop 5 so so ADV _ 6 holey advmod 6 holey holey ADJ Degree=Pos root root 7 that that SCONJ _ 10 poke mark 8 my my PRON Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 9 toes nmod:poss 9 toes toe NOUN Number=Plur 10 poke nsubj 10 poke poke VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 holey advcl 11 out out ADP _ 10 poke compound:prt 12 . . PUNCT _ 6 holey punct
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1 is present My favourite socks holey property tree rules 2 poke out present my toes vn poke-19-1-1-1 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent
Example 2 Grandad wears a holey old jumper in the garden.
nsubj det amod amod obj case det nmod punct root Grandad PROPN wears VERB a DET holey ADJ old ADJ jumper NOUN in ADP the DET garden NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Grandad Grandad PROPN Number=Sing 2 wears nsubj 2 wears wear VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 jumper det 4 holey holey ADJ Degree=Pos 6 jumper amod 5 old old ADJ Degree=Pos 6 jumper amod 6 jumper jumper NOUN Number=Sing 2 wears obj 7 in in ADP _ 9 garden case 8 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 9 garden det 9 garden garden NOUN Number=Sing 6 jumper nmod 10 . . PUNCT _ 2 wears punct
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1 wear present Grandad a holey old jumper the garden vn wipe_manner-10.4.1-1 «NP V NP.source»: agent=Agent jumper=Source
Example 3 The moths made the blanket holey.
det nsubj det obj xcomp punct root The DET moths NOUN made VERB the DET blanket NOUN holey ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 moths det 2 moths moth NOUN Number=Plur 3 made nsubj 3 made make VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 blanket det 5 blanket blanket NOUN Number=Sing 3 made obj 6 holey holey ADJ Degree=Pos 3 made xcomp 7 . . PUNCT _ 3 made punct
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1 make past the moths the blanket holey property vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset blanket=Product
Example 4 Swiss cheese is famous for being holey.
amod nsubj cop case cop obl punct root Swiss ADJ cheese NOUN is AUX famous ADJ for ADP being AUX holey ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Swiss Swiss ADJ Degree=Pos 2 cheese amod 2 cheese cheese NOUN Number=Sing 4 famous nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 famous cop 4 famous famous ADJ Degree=Pos root root 5 for for ADP _ 7 holey case 6 being be AUX Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 7 holey cop 7 holey holey ADJ Degree=Pos 4 famous obl 8 . . PUNCT _ 4 famous punct
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1 is present Swiss cheese famous property tree rules 2 is gerund holey property tree rules
Example 5 A colander is holey so water can drain away.
det nsubj cop mark nsubj aux advcl advmod punct root A DET colander NOUN is AUX holey ADJ so SCONJ water NOUN can AUX drain VERB away ADV . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 colander det 2 colander colander NOUN Number=Sing 4 holey nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 holey cop 4 holey holey ADJ Degree=Pos root root 5 so so SCONJ _ 8 drain mark 6 water water NOUN Number=Sing 8 drain nsubj 7 can can AUX VerbForm=Fin 8 drain aux 8 drain drain VERB VerbForm=Inf 4 holey advcl 9 away away ADV _ 8 drain advmod 10 . . PUNCT _ 4 holey punct
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1 is present a colander holey property tree rules 2 drain away can water away property vn clear-10.3-1 «NP.Source V»: agent=Source
Example 6 His holey boots let the rain in.
nmod:poss amod nsubj det obj compound:prt punct root His PRON holey ADJ boots NOUN let VERB the DET rain NOUN in ADP . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 His his PRON Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 3 boots nmod:poss 2 holey holey ADJ Degree=Pos 3 boots amod 3 boots boot NOUN Number=Plur 4 let nsubj 4 let let VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 rain det 6 rain rain NOUN Number=Sing 4 let obj 7 in in ADP _ 4 let compound:prt 8 . . PUNCT _ 4 let punct
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1 let in present His holey boots the rain vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent rain=Theme
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