housebound Who acts: you, great grandmother, we, snowstorm, Tom, class · What happens: leave, be, look, visit, break, write · To what, where: home, her, whole village housebound, leg, cards, books
«housebound» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 7 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: housebound in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 Not able to leave your home, usually because you are ill, very old, disabled or looking after someone.
The tree, 18 words advmod mark xcomp nmod:poss obj punct advmod mark nsubj cop conj punct advmod conj punct conj cc conj case obl punct root Not PART able ADJ to PART leave VERB your PRON home NOUN , PUNCT usually ADV because SCONJ you PRON are AUX ill ADJ , PUNCT very ADV old ADJ , PUNCT disabled ADJ or CCONJ looking VERB after ADP someone PRON . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Not not PART Polarity=Neg 2 able advmod 2 able able ADJ Degree=Pos root root 3 to to PART _ 4 leave mark 4 leave leave VERB VerbForm=Inf 2 able xcomp 5 your your PRON Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 6 home nmod:poss 6 home home NOUN Number=Sing 4 leave obj 7 , , PUNCT _ 12 ill punct 8 usually usually ADV _ 12 ill advmod 9 because because SCONJ _ 12 ill mark 10 you you PRON Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs 12 ill nsubj 11 are be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 12 ill cop 12 ill ill ADJ Degree=Pos 2 able conj 13 , , PUNCT _ 15 old punct 14 very very ADV _ 15 old advmod 15 old old ADJ Degree=Pos 2 able conj 16 , , PUNCT _ 17 disabled punct 17 disabled disabled ADJ Degree=Pos 15 old conj 18 or or CCONJ _ 19 looking cc 19 looking look VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 15 old conj 20 after after ADP _ 21 someone case 21 someone someone PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 19 looking obl 22 . . PUNCT _ 2 able punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 leave to-infinitive your home vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent home=Theme 2 is present you ill, usually property tree rules 3 look gerund after someone vn stimulus_subject-30.4 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Stimulus
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 Stuck indoors for a while because of bad weather, an injury or rules such as a lockdown.
The tree, 17 words advmod case det obl case fixed amod nmod punct det conj cc conj case fixed det nmod punct root Stuck ADJ indoors ADV for ADP a DET while NOUN because ADP of ADP bad ADJ weather NOUN , PUNCT an DET injury NOUN or CCONJ rules NOUN such ADJ as ADP a DET lockdown NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Stuck stuck ADJ Degree=Pos root root 2 indoors indoors ADV _ 1 Stuck advmod 3 for for ADP _ 5 while case 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 while det 5 while while NOUN Number=Sing 1 Stuck obl 6 because because ADP ExtPos=ADP 9 weather case 7 of of ADP _ 6 because fixed 8 bad bad ADJ Degree=Pos 9 weather amod 9 weather weather NOUN Number=Sing 5 while nmod 10 , , PUNCT _ 12 injury punct 11 an a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 12 injury det 12 injury injury NOUN Number=Sing 9 weather conj 13 or or CCONJ _ 14 rules cc 14 rules rule NOUN Number=Plur 12 injury conj 15 such such ADJ Degree=Pos ExtPos=ADP 18 lockdown case 16 as as ADP _ 15 such fixed 17 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 18 lockdown det 18 lockdown lockdown NOUN Number=Sing 14 rules nmod 19 . . PUNCT _ 1 Stuck punct
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.
Example 1 My great-grandmother is housebound, so we visit her every Sunday.
nmod:poss amod punct nsubj cop punct advmod nsubj conj obj det obj punct root My PRON great ADJ - PUNCT grandmother NOUN is AUX housebound ADJ , PUNCT so ADV we PRON visit VERB her PRON every DET Sunday PROPN . 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 4 grandmother nmod:poss 2 great great ADJ Degree=Pos 4 grandmother amod 3 - - PUNCT _ 2 great punct 4 grandmother grandmother NOUN Number=Sing 6 housebound nsubj 5 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 housebound cop 6 housebound housebound ADJ Degree=Pos root root 7 , , PUNCT _ 10 visit punct 8 so so ADV _ 10 visit advmod 9 we we PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs 10 visit nsubj 10 visit visit VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 housebound conj 11 her she PRON Case=Acc Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 10 visit obj 12 every every DET PronType=Tot 13 Sunday det 13 Sunday Sunday PROPN Number=Sing 10 visit obj 14 . . PUNCT _ 6 housebound punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 is present My great grandmother housebound property tree rules 2 visit present we her = she sunday vn meet-36.3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent she=Co-Agent
Example 2 The snowstorm left the whole village housebound for three days.
det nsubj det amod compound obj case nummod obl punct root The DET snowstorm NOUN left VERB the DET whole ADJ village NOUN housebound NOUN for ADP three NUM days NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 snowstorm det 2 snowstorm snowstorm NOUN Number=Sing 3 left nsubj 3 left leave VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 housebound det 5 whole whole ADJ Degree=Pos 7 housebound amod 6 village village NOUN Number=Sing 7 housebound compound 7 housebound housebound NOUN Number=Sing 3 left obj 8 for for ADP _ 10 days case 9 three three NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 10 days nummod 10 days day NOUN Number=Plur 3 left obl 11 . . PUNCT _ 3 left punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 leave past the snowstorm the whole village housebound day vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent housebound=Theme
Example 3 After breaking his leg, Tom was housebound and very bored.
mark advcl nmod:poss obj punct nsubj cop cc advmod conj punct root After SCONJ breaking VERB his PRON leg NOUN , PUNCT Tom PROPN was AUX housebound ADJ and CCONJ very ADV bored ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 After after SCONJ _ 2 breaking mark 2 breaking break VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 8 housebound advcl 3 his his PRON Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 4 leg nmod:poss 4 leg leg NOUN Number=Sing 2 breaking obj 5 , , PUNCT _ 2 breaking punct 6 Tom Tom PROPN Number=Sing 8 housebound nsubj 7 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 8 housebound cop 8 housebound housebound ADJ Degree=Pos root root 9 and and CCONJ _ 11 bored cc 10 very very ADV _ 11 bored advmod 11 bored bored ADJ Degree=Pos 8 housebound conj 12 . . PUNCT _ 8 housebound punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 break gerund Tom not said here his leg vn hurt-40.8.3-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer leg=Patient 2 is past Tom housebound property tree rules 3 be Tom not said here tree rules
Example 4 Our class wrote cards for housebound people in the town.
nmod:poss nsubj obj case compound obl case det nmod punct root Our PRON class NOUN wrote VERB cards NOUN for ADP housebound NOUN people NOUN in ADP the DET town NOUN . PUNCT 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 2 class nmod:poss 2 class class NOUN Number=Sing 3 wrote nsubj 3 wrote write VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 cards card NOUN Number=Plur 3 wrote obj 5 for for ADP _ 7 people case 6 housebound housebound NOUN Number=Sing 7 people compound 7 people people NOUN Number=Plur 3 wrote obl 8 in in ADP _ 10 town case 9 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 10 town det 10 town town NOUN Number=Sing 7 people nmod 11 . . PUNCT _ 3 wrote punct
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1 write past Our class cards for housebound people in the town vn create-26.4-1 «NP V NP PP.beneficiary»: agent=Agent card=Result for people=Beneficiary
Example 5 The library delivers books to housebound readers.
det nsubj obj case amod obl punct root The DET library NOUN delivers VERB books NOUN to ADP housebound ADJ readers NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 library det 2 library library NOUN Number=Sing 3 delivers nsubj 3 delivers deliver VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 books book NOUN Number=Plur 3 delivers obj 5 to to ADP _ 7 readers case 6 housebound housebound ADJ Degree=Pos 7 readers amod 7 readers reader NOUN Number=Plur 3 delivers obl 8 . . PUNCT _ 3 delivers punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 deliver present the library books housebound readers vn send-11.1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent book=Theme to reader=Destination
Example 6 Being housebound can make someone feel lonely, so a phone call helps.
cop nsubj aux obj xcomp xcomp punct advmod det compound nsubj conj punct root Being AUX housebound NOUN can AUX make VERB someone PRON feel VERB lonely ADJ , PUNCT so ADV a DET phone NOUN call NOUN helps VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Being be AUX Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 2 housebound cop 2 housebound housebound NOUN Number=Sing 4 make nsubj 3 can can AUX VerbForm=Fin 4 make aux 4 make make VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 5 someone someone PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 4 make obj 6 feel feel VERB VerbForm=Inf 4 make xcomp 7 lonely lonely ADJ Degree=Pos 6 feel xcomp 8 , , PUNCT _ 13 helps punct 9 so so ADV _ 13 helps advmod 10 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 12 call det 11 phone phone NOUN Number=Sing 12 call compound 12 call call NOUN Number=Sing 13 helps nsubj 13 helps help VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 make conj 14 . . PUNCT _ 4 make punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 is a gerund housebound tree rules 2 make can housebound someone tree rules 3 feel infinitive someone not said here lonely property vn stimulus_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus 4 help present a phone call vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent
Example 7 Mum does the shopping for our housebound neighbour.
nsubj det obj case nmod:poss amod nmod punct root Mum NOUN does VERB the DET shopping NOUN for ADP our PRON housebound ADJ neighbour NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Mum mum NOUN Number=Sing 2 does nsubj 2 does do VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 4 shopping det 4 shopping shopping NOUN Number=Sing 2 does obj 5 for for ADP _ 8 neighbour case 6 our our PRON Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 8 neighbour nmod:poss 7 housebound housebound ADJ Degree=Pos 8 neighbour amod 8 neighbour neighbour NOUN Number=Sing 4 shopping nmod 9 . . PUNCT _ 2 does punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 do present Mum the shopping for our housebound neighbour vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent shopping=Eventuality
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