horseshoes

Who acts: players, horseshoe, blacksmith, horse, many horseshoes, 5 horses · What happens: shape, nail, protect, throw, be, need · To what, where: shaped metal plates, hooves, horseshoes, game, sign, new horseshoes

«horseshoes» in the school dictionary: its 3 meanings 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: horseshoes in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

U-shaped metal plates nailed to the bottom of a horse's hooves to protect them.

The tree, 16 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	U	U	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 shaped	compound
2	-	-	PUNCT	_	1 U	punct
3	shaped	shape	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	5 plates	amod
4	metal	metal	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 plates	compound
5	plates	plate	NOUN	Number=Plur	root	root
6	nailed	nail	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	5 plates	acl
7	to	to	ADP	_	9 bottom	case
8	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 bottom	det
9	bottom	bottom	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 nailed	obl
10	of	of	ADP	_	14 hooves	case
11	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	12 horse	det
12	horse	horse	NOUN	Number=Sing	14 hooves	nmod:poss
13	's	's	PART	_	12 horse	case
14	hooves	hoove	NOUN	Number=Plur	9 bottom	nmod
15	to	to	PART	_	16 protect	mark
16	protect	protect	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	6 nailed	advcl
17	them	they	PRON	Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs	16 protect	obj
18	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 plates	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	what, whom	other	roles by
1	shape	participle			vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset
2	nail	participle	shaped metal plates not said here	to the bottom of a horse's hooves	vn tape-22.4 «NP V ADV-Middle PP»: agent=Patient to bottom=Co-Patient
3	protect	to-infinitive	hooves = hoove		vn defend-72.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent they=Beneficiary

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: USA, Canada — kept apart, not parsed.

horseshoes: a game in which players throw horseshoes at a metal stake in the ground.

The tree, 15 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	horseshoes	horseshoe	NOUN	Number=Plur	root	root
2	:	:	PUNCT	_	4 game	punct
3	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	4 game	det
4	game	game	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 horseshoes	appos
5	in	in	ADP	_	6 which	case
6	which	which	PRON	PronType=Rel	8 throw	obl
7	players	player	NOUN	Number=Plur	8 throw	nsubj
8	throw	throw	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	4 game	acl:relcl
9	horseshoes	horseshoe	NOUN	Number=Plur	8 throw	obj
10	at	at	ADP	_	13 stake	case
11	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	13 stake	det
12	metal	metal	NOUN	Number=Sing	13 stake	compound
13	stake	stake	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 throw	obl
14	in	in	ADP	_	16 ground	case
15	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	16 ground	det
16	ground	ground	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 throw	obl
17	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 horseshoes	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	throw	present	players	horseshoes		a game		at a metal stake; in the ground	vn throw-17.1-1-1 «NP V NP PP.destinations»: agent=Agent horseshoe=Theme in which=Destination

Meaning 3

Something shaped like a U, such as a magnet; a horseshoe is a sign of good luck.

The tree, 17 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Something	something	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	root	root
2	shaped	shape	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	1 Something	acl
3	like	like	ADP	_	5 U	case
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 U	det
5	U	U	PROPN	Number=Sing	2 shaped	obl
6	,	,	PUNCT	_	10 magnet	punct
7	such	such	ADJ	Degree=Pos ExtPos=ADP	10 magnet	case
8	as	as	ADP	_	7 such	fixed
9	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	10 magnet	det
10	magnet	magnet	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Something	conj
11	;	;	PUNCT	_	16 sign	punct
12	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	13 horseshoe	det
13	horseshoe	horseshoe	NOUN	Number=Sing	16 sign	nsubj
14	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	16 sign	cop
15	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	16 sign	det
16	sign	sign	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Something	appos
17	of	of	ADP	_	19 luck	case
18	good	good	ADJ	Degree=Pos	19 luck	amod
19	luck	luck	NOUN	Number=Sing	16 sign	nmod
20	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Something	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	shape	participle						like a U	vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset
2	is a	present	a horseshoe	a sign				of good luck	tree rules

Example 1

The blacksmith nailed new horseshoes on the pony.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 blacksmith	det
2	blacksmith	blacksmith	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 nailed	nsubj
3	nailed	nail	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	new	new	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 horseshoes	amod
5	horseshoes	horseshoe	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 nailed	obj
6	on	on	ADP	_	8 pony	case
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 pony	det
8	pony	pony	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 nailed	obl
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 nailed	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	nail	past	the blacksmith	new horseshoes				on the pony	vn tape-22.4 «NP V NP PP.co-patient»: agent=Agent horseshoe=Patient on pony=Co-Patient

Example 2

A horse needs four horseshoes.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	2 horse	det
2	horse	horse	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 needs	nsubj
3	needs	need	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	four	four	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	5 horseshoes	nummod
5	horseshoes	horseshoe	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 needs	obj
6	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 needs	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	need	present	a horse	four horseshoes					vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot horseshoe=Theme

Example 3

How many horseshoes do 5 horses need? Twenty.

Sentence 1: How many horseshoes do 5 horses need?

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	How	how	ADV	PronType=Int	2 many	advmod
2	many	many	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 horseshoes	amod
3	horseshoes	horseshoe	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 do	nsubj
4	do	do	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
5	5	5	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	6 horses	nummod
6	horses	horse	NOUN	Number=Plur	7 need	nsubj
7	need	need	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	4 do	ccomp
8	?	?	PUNCT	_	4 do	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	do	present	many horseshoes						tree rules
2	need	present	5 horses						vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP S_INF»: agent=Pivot

Sentence 2: Twenty.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Twenty	twenty	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	root	root
2	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Twenty	punct

The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

Example 4

We played horseshoes at the picnic.

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 played	nsubj
2	played	play	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	horseshoes	horseshoe	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 played	obj
4	at	at	ADP	_	6 picnic	case
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 picnic	det
6	picnic	picnic	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 played	obl
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 played	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	play	past	We	horseshoes		the picnic			vn use-105.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent horseshoe=Theme

Example 5

A horseshoe hangs over the door for luck.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	2 horseshoe	det
2	horseshoe	horseshoe	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 hangs	nsubj
3	hangs	hang	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	over	over	ADP	_	6 door	case
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 door	det
6	door	door	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 hangs	obl
7	for	for	ADP	_	8 luck	case
8	luck	luck	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 hangs	obl
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 hangs	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	hang	present	a horseshoe			the door		for luck	vn assuming_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent over door=Location

Example 6

The horseshoe magnet picked up the pins.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 magnet	det
2	horseshoe	horseshoe	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 magnet	compound
3	magnet	magnet	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
4	picked	pick	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	3 magnet	acl
5	up	up	ADP	_	4 picked	compound:prt
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 pins	det
7	pins	pin	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 picked	obj
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 magnet	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	pick up	participle	the horseshoe magnet not said here	the pins					vn discover-84-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent pin=Topic

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