hourglass

Who acts: sand, you, turn, hourglass, egg timer, wasp · What happens: join, run, turn over, start, draw, run out · To what, where: two bulbs, top, hourglass, little minute hourglass, hourglass shape

«hourglass» in the school dictionary: its 2 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: hourglass in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

A glass timer with two bulbs joined by a narrow neck, where sand runs from the top to the bottom in a set time.

The tree, 24 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	3 timer	det
2	glass	glass	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 timer	compound
3	timer	timer	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
4	with	with	ADP	_	6 bulbs	case
5	two	two	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	6 bulbs	nummod
6	bulbs	bulb	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 timer	nmod
7	joined	join	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	6 bulbs	acl
8	by	by	ADP	_	11 neck	case
9	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	11 neck	det
10	narrow	narrow	ADJ	Degree=Pos	11 neck	amod
11	neck	neck	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 joined	obl
12	,	,	PUNCT	_	15 runs	punct
13	where	where	ADV	PronType=Rel	15 runs	advmod
14	sand	sand	NOUN	Number=Sing	15 runs	nsubj
15	runs	run	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	11 neck	acl:relcl
16	from	from	ADP	_	18 top	case
17	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	18 top	det
18	top	top	NOUN	Number=Sing	15 runs	obl
19	to	to	ADP	_	21 bottom	case
20	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	21 bottom	det
21	bottom	bottom	NOUN	Number=Sing	18 top	nmod
22	in	in	ADP	_	25 time	case
23	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	25 time	det
24	set	set	NOUN	Number=Sing	25 time	compound
25	time	time	NOUN	Number=Sing	21 bottom	nmod
26	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 timer	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	join	participle		two bulbs not said here				by a narrow neck	vn mix-22.1-2-1 «NP V»: agent=Patient
2	run	present	sand			the top to the bottom in a set time			vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme from top=Trajectory

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

A shape narrow in the middle and wide at top and bottom, as in «an hourglass figure».

The tree, 17 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	2 shape	det
2	shape	shape	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
3	narrow	narrow	ADJ	Degree=Pos	2 shape	amod
4	in	in	ADP	_	6 middle	case
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 middle	det
6	middle	middle	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 narrow	obl
7	and	and	CCONJ	_	8 wide	cc
8	wide	wide	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 narrow	conj
9	at	at	ADP	_	10 top	case
10	top	top	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 wide	obl
11	and	and	CCONJ	_	12 bottom	cc
12	bottom	bottom	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 top	conj
13	,	,	PUNCT	_	19 figure	punct
14	as	as	SCONJ	_	19 figure	mark
15	in	in	ADP	_	19 figure	case
16	«	«	PUNCT	_	19 figure	punct
17	an	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	19 figure	det
18	hourglass	hourglass	NOUN	Number=Sing	19 figure	compound
19	figure	figure	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 shape	appos
20	»	»	PUNCT	_	19 figure	punct
21	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 shape	punct

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

Example 1

Turn the hourglass over and start drawing.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Turn	turn	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
2	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 hourglass	det
3	hourglass	hourglass	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Turn	obj
4	over	over	ADP	_	1 Turn	compound:prt
5	and	and	CCONJ	_	6 start	cc
6	start	start	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	1 Turn	conj
7	drawing	draw	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	6 start	xcomp
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Turn	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	roles by
1	turn over	imperative	you not said here	the hourglass	vn contribute-13.2 «NP V NP.theme (PP)»: agent=Agent hourglass=Theme
2	start	infinitive	you not said here		vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Agent clause=Eventuality
3	draw	gerund	you not said here		vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent

Example 2

When the sand runs out, your turn is over.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	When	when	ADV	PronType=Int	4 runs	advmod
2	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 sand	det
3	sand	sand	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 runs	nsubj
4	runs	run	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
5	out	out	ADP	_	4 runs	compound:prt
6	,	,	PUNCT	_	10 over	punct
7	your	your	PRON	Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	8 turn	nmod:poss
8	turn	turn	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 over	nsubj
9	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	10 over	cop
10	over	over	ADV	_	4 runs	advmod
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 runs	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	run out	present	the sand						vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
2	is	present	your turn					over property	tree rules

Example 3

The wizard's hourglass was almost empty.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 wizard	det
2	wizard	wizard	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 hourglass	nmod:poss
3	's	's	PART	_	2 wizard	case
4	hourglass	hourglass	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 empty	nsubj
5	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	7 empty	cop
6	almost	almost	ADV	_	7 empty	advmod
7	empty	empty	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	7 empty	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	past	the wizard's hourglass					almost, empty property	tree rules

Example 4

Our egg timer is a little three-minute hourglass.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Our	our	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	3 timer	nmod:poss
2	egg	egg	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 timer	compound
3	timer	timer	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 hourglass	nsubj
4	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	10 hourglass	cop
5	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	10 hourglass	det
6	little	little	ADJ	Degree=Pos	10 hourglass	amod
7	three	three	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	9 minute	nummod
8	-	-	PUNCT	_	7 three	punct
9	minute	minute	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 hourglass	compound
10	hourglass	hourglass	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	10 hourglass	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	present	Our egg timer	a little minute hourglass					tree rules

Example 5

A wasp has an hourglass shape.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	2 wasp	det
2	wasp	wasp	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 has	nsubj
3	has	have	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	an	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 shape	det
5	hourglass	hourglass	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 shape	compound
6	shape	shape	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 has	obj
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 has	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	have	present	a wasp	a hourglass shape					vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent shape=Patient

Example 6

Time ran out like sand in an hourglass.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Time	time	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 ran	nsubj
2	ran	run	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	out	out	ADP	_	2 ran	compound:prt
4	like	like	ADP	_	5 sand	case
5	sand	sand	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 ran	obl
6	in	in	ADP	_	8 hourglass	case
7	an	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	8 hourglass	det
8	hourglass	hourglass	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 ran	obl
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 ran	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	run out	past	Time			a hourglass		like sand	vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in hourglass=Trajectory

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