horsehair Who acts: Horsehair, you, scratchy horsehair mattress · What happens: be, use, make, stuff, string, play · To what, where: hair, mane, things, violin bow, old sofa, wigs
«horsehair» 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: horsehair in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 Horsehair is the hair from a horse's mane or tail, used to make things such as violin bows, brushes and stuffing for old furniture.
The tree, 25 words nsubj cop det case det nmod:poss case nmod cc conj punct parataxis mark advcl obj case fixed compound nmod punct conj cc conj case amod obl punct root Horsehair NOUN is AUX the DET hair NOUN from ADP a DET horse NOUN 's PART mane NOUN or CCONJ tail NOUN , PUNCT used VERB to PART make VERB things NOUN such ADJ as ADP violin NOUN bows NOUN , PUNCT brushes NOUN and CCONJ stuffing VERB for ADP old ADJ furniture NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Horsehair horsehair NOUN Number=Sing 4 hair nsubj 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 hair cop 3 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 4 hair det 4 hair hair NOUN Number=Sing root root 5 from from ADP _ 9 mane case 6 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 7 horse det 7 horse horse NOUN Number=Sing 9 mane nmod:poss 8 's 's PART _ 7 horse case 9 mane mane NOUN Number=Sing 4 hair nmod 10 or or CCONJ _ 11 tail cc 11 tail tail NOUN Number=Sing 9 mane conj 12 , , PUNCT _ 13 used punct 13 used use VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 4 hair parataxis 14 to to PART _ 15 make mark 15 make make VERB VerbForm=Inf 13 used advcl 16 things thing NOUN Number=Plur 15 make obj 17 such such ADJ Degree=Pos ExtPos=ADP 20 bows case 18 as as ADP _ 17 such fixed 19 violin violin NOUN Number=Sing 20 bows compound 20 bows bow NOUN Number=Plur 16 things nmod 21 , , PUNCT _ 22 brushes punct 22 brushes brush NOUN Number=Plur 20 bows conj 23 and and CCONJ _ 24 stuffing cc 24 stuffing stuff VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 20 bows conj 25 for for ADP _ 27 furniture case 26 old old ADJ Degree=Pos 27 furniture amod 27 furniture furniture NOUN Number=Sing 24 stuffing obl 28 . . PUNCT _ 4 hair punct
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1 is a present Horsehair the hair a horse's mane or tail tree rules
2 use participle vn eat-39.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
3 make to-infinitive things such violin bows and brushes vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset thing=Product
4 stuff gerund for old furniture vn spray-9.7-2 «NP V NP.theme»: 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 A violin bow is strung with horsehair.
det compound nsubj:pass aux:pass case obl punct root A DET violin NOUN bow NOUN is AUX strung VERB with ADP horsehair NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 3 bow det 2 violin violin NOUN Number=Sing 3 bow compound 3 bow bow NOUN Number=Sing 5 strung nsubj:pass 4 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 strung aux:pass 5 strung string VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 6 with with ADP _ 7 horsehair case 7 horsehair horsehair NOUN Number=Sing 5 strung obl 8 . . PUNCT _ 5 strung punct
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1 string present · passive a violin bow with horsehair vn butter-9.9 «NP V NP PP.theme»: subject=Destination with horsehair=Theme
Example 2 The old sofa was stuffed with horsehair.
det amod nsubj:pass aux:pass case obl punct root The DET old ADJ sofa NOUN was AUX stuffed VERB with ADP horsehair NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 sofa det 2 old old ADJ Degree=Pos 3 sofa amod 3 sofa sofa NOUN Number=Sing 5 stuffed nsubj:pass 4 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 5 stuffed aux:pass 5 stuffed stuff VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 6 with with ADP _ 7 horsehair case 7 horsehair horsehair NOUN Number=Sing 5 stuffed obl 8 . . PUNCT _ 5 stuffed punct
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1 stuff past · passive the old sofa with horsehair vn spray-9.7-2 «NP V NP.destination PP.theme»: subject=Destination with horsehair=Theme
Example 3 British judges' wigs are made of horsehair.
amod nmod:poss case nsubj:pass aux:pass case obl punct root British ADJ judges NOUN ' PART wigs NOUN are AUX made VERB of ADP horsehair NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 British British ADJ Degree=Pos 2 judges amod 2 judges judge NOUN Number=Plur 4 wigs nmod:poss 3 ' 's PART _ 2 judges case 4 wigs wig NOUN Number=Plur 6 made nsubj:pass 5 are be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 made aux:pass 6 made make VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 7 of of ADP _ 8 horsehair case 8 horsehair horsehair NOUN Number=Sing 6 made obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 6 made punct
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1 make present · passive British judges's wigs of horsehair vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: subject=Product
Example 4 Rub rosin on the horsehair before you play.
compound case det nmod mark nsubj acl:relcl punct root Rub NOUN rosin NOUN on ADP the DET horsehair NOUN before SCONJ you PRON play VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Rub rub NOUN Number=Sing 2 rosin compound 2 rosin rosin NOUN Number=Sing root root 3 on on ADP _ 5 horsehair case 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 horsehair det 5 horsehair horsehair NOUN Number=Sing 2 rosin nmod 6 before before SCONJ _ 8 play mark 7 you you PRON Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs 8 play nsubj 8 play play VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 horsehair acl:relcl 9 . . PUNCT _ 2 rosin punct
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1 play present you the horsehair not said here vn use-105.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent horsehair=Theme
Example 5 The paintbrush was made of horsehair.
det nsubj:pass aux:pass case obl punct root The DET paintbrush NOUN was AUX made VERB of ADP horsehair NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 paintbrush det 2 paintbrush paintbrush NOUN Number=Sing 4 made nsubj:pass 3 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 4 made aux:pass 4 made make VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 5 of of ADP _ 6 horsehair case 6 horsehair horsehair NOUN Number=Sing 4 made obl 7 . . PUNCT _ 4 made punct
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1 make past · passive the paintbrush of horsehair vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: subject=Product
Example 6 The scratchy horsehair mattress was uncomfortable.
det amod compound nsubj cop punct root The DET scratchy ADJ horsehair NOUN mattress NOUN was AUX uncomfortable ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 4 mattress det 2 scratchy scratchy ADJ Degree=Pos 4 mattress amod 3 horsehair horsehair NOUN Number=Sing 4 mattress compound 4 mattress mattress NOUN Number=Sing 6 uncomfortable nsubj 5 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 6 uncomfortable cop 6 uncomfortable uncomfortable ADJ Degree=Pos root root 7 . . PUNCT _ 6 uncomfortable punct
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1 is past the scratchy horsehair mattress uncomfortable property tree rules
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