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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
nsubjcopdetcasedetnmod:posscasenmodccconjpunctparataxismarkadvclobjcasefixedcompoundnmodpunctconjccconjcaseamodoblpunctrootHorsehairNOUNisAUXtheDEThairNOUNfromADPaDEThorseNOUN'sPARTmaneNOUNorCCONJtailNOUN,PUNCTusedVERBtoPARTmakeVERBthingsNOUNsuchADJasADPviolinNOUNbowsNOUN,PUNCTbrushesNOUNandCCONJstuffingVERBforADPoldADJfurnitureNOUN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1HorsehairhorsehairNOUNNumber=Sing4 hairnsubj
2isbeAUXMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin4 haircop
3thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art4 hairdet
4hairhairNOUNNumber=Singrootroot
5fromfromADP_9 manecase
6aaDETDefinite=Ind PronType=Art7 horsedet
7horsehorseNOUNNumber=Sing9 manenmod:poss
8's'sPART_7 horsecase
9manemaneNOUNNumber=Sing4 hairnmod
10ororCCONJ_11 tailcc
11tailtailNOUNNumber=Sing9 maneconj
12,,PUNCT_13 usedpunct
13useduseVERBTense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass4 hairparataxis
14totoPART_15 makemark
15makemakeVERBVerbForm=Inf13 usedadvcl
16thingsthingNOUNNumber=Plur15 makeobj
17suchsuchADJDegree=Pos ExtPos=ADP20 bowscase
18asasADP_17 suchfixed
19violinviolinNOUNNumber=Sing20 bowscompound
20bowsbowNOUNNumber=Plur16 thingsnmod
21,,PUNCT_22 brushespunct
22brushesbrushNOUNNumber=Plur20 bowsconj
23andandCCONJ_24 stuffingcc
24stuffingstuffVERBTense=Pres VerbForm=Part20 bowsconj
25forforADP_27 furniturecase
26oldoldADJDegree=Pos27 furnitureamod
27furniturefurnitureNOUNNumber=Sing24 stuffingobl
28..PUNCT_4 hairpunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1is apresentHorsehairthe haira horse's mane or tailtree rules
2useparticiplevn eat-39.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
3maketo-infinitivethingssuch violin bows and brushesvn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset thing=Product
4stuffgerundfor old furniturevn 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.

detcompoundnsubj:passaux:passcaseoblpunctrootADETviolinNOUNbowNOUNisAUXstrungVERBwithADPhorsehairNOUN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1AaDETDefinite=Ind PronType=Art3 bowdet
2violinviolinNOUNNumber=Sing3 bowcompound
3bowbowNOUNNumber=Sing5 strungnsubj:pass
4isbeAUXMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin5 strungaux:pass
5strungstringVERBTense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Passrootroot
6withwithADP_7 horsehaircase
7horsehairhorsehairNOUNNumber=Sing5 strungobl
8..PUNCT_5 strungpunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1stringpresent · passivea violin bowwith horsehairvn butter-9.9 «NP V NP PP.theme»: subject=Destination with horsehair=Theme

Example 2

The old sofa was stuffed with horsehair.

detamodnsubj:passaux:passcaseoblpunctrootTheDEToldADJsofaNOUNwasAUXstuffedVERBwithADPhorsehairNOUN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1ThetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art3 sofadet
2oldoldADJDegree=Pos3 sofaamod
3sofasofaNOUNNumber=Sing5 stuffednsubj:pass
4wasbeAUXMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin5 stuffedaux:pass
5stuffedstuffVERBTense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Passrootroot
6withwithADP_7 horsehaircase
7horsehairhorsehairNOUNNumber=Sing5 stuffedobl
8..PUNCT_5 stuffedpunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1stuffpast · passivethe old sofawith horsehairvn spray-9.7-2 «NP V NP.destination PP.theme»: subject=Destination with horsehair=Theme

Example 3

British judges' wigs are made of horsehair.

amodnmod:posscasensubj:passaux:passcaseoblpunctrootBritishADJjudgesNOUN'PARTwigsNOUNareAUXmadeVERBofADPhorsehairNOUN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1BritishBritishADJDegree=Pos2 judgesamod
2judgesjudgeNOUNNumber=Plur4 wigsnmod:poss
3''sPART_2 judgescase
4wigswigNOUNNumber=Plur6 madensubj:pass
5arebeAUXMood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin6 madeaux:pass
6mademakeVERBTense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Passrootroot
7ofofADP_8 horsehaircase
8horsehairhorsehairNOUNNumber=Sing6 madeobl
9..PUNCT_6 madepunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1makepresent · passiveBritish judges's wigsof horsehairvn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: subject=Product

Example 4

Rub rosin on the horsehair before you play.

compoundcasedetnmodmarknsubjacl:relclpunctrootRubNOUNrosinNOUNonADPtheDEThorsehairNOUNbeforeSCONJyouPRONplayVERB.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1RubrubNOUNNumber=Sing2 rosincompound
2rosinrosinNOUNNumber=Singrootroot
3ononADP_5 horsehaircase
4thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art5 horsehairdet
5horsehairhorsehairNOUNNumber=Sing2 rosinnmod
6beforebeforeSCONJ_8 playmark
7youyouPRONCase=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs8 playnsubj
8playplayVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin5 horsehairacl:relcl
9..PUNCT_2 rosinpunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1playpresentyouthe horsehair not said herevn use-105.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent horsehair=Theme

Example 5

The paintbrush was made of horsehair.

detnsubj:passaux:passcaseoblpunctrootTheDETpaintbrushNOUNwasAUXmadeVERBofADPhorsehairNOUN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1ThetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art2 paintbrushdet
2paintbrushpaintbrushNOUNNumber=Sing4 madensubj:pass
3wasbeAUXMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin4 madeaux:pass
4mademakeVERBTense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Passrootroot
5ofofADP_6 horsehaircase
6horsehairhorsehairNOUNNumber=Sing4 madeobl
7..PUNCT_4 madepunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1makepast · passivethe paintbrushof horsehairvn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: subject=Product

Example 6

The scratchy horsehair mattress was uncomfortable.

detamodcompoundnsubjcoppunctrootTheDETscratchyADJhorsehairNOUNmattressNOUNwasAUXuncomfortableADJ.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1ThetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art4 mattressdet
2scratchyscratchyADJDegree=Pos4 mattressamod
3horsehairhorsehairNOUNNumber=Sing4 mattresscompound
4mattressmattressNOUNNumber=Sing6 uncomfortablensubj
5wasbeAUXMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin6 uncomfortablecop
6uncomfortableuncomfortableADJDegree=Posrootroot
7..PUNCT_6 uncomfortablepunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1ispastthe scratchy horsehair mattressuncomfortable propertytree rules

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