igloo

Who acts: Inuit hunters, It, We, igloo · What happens: shape, build, make, be, try, have · To what, where: shaped shelter, blocks, igloo, snow, low tunnel, tent

«igloo» 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: igloo in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

A dome-shaped shelter built from blocks of hard snow, made by Inuit people in the Arctic for hunting trips.

The tree, 20 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 shelter	det
2	dome	dome	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 shaped	compound
3	-	-	PUNCT	_	2 dome	punct
4	shaped	shape	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	5 shelter	amod
5	shelter	shelter	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
6	built	build	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	5 shelter	acl
7	from	from	ADP	_	8 blocks	case
8	blocks	block	NOUN	Number=Plur	6 built	obl
9	of	of	ADP	_	11 snow	case
10	hard	hard	ADJ	Degree=Pos	11 snow	amod
11	snow	snow	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 blocks	nmod
12	,	,	PUNCT	_	13 made	punct
13	made	make	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	8 blocks	acl
14	by	by	ADP	_	16 people	case
15	Inuit	Inuit	PROPN	Number=Sing	16 people	compound
16	people	people	NOUN	Number=Plur	13 made	obl:agent
17	in	in	ADP	_	19 Arctic	case
18	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	19 Arctic	det
19	Arctic	Arctic	PROPN	Number=Sing	16 people	nmod
20	for	for	ADP	_	22 trips	case
21	hunting	hunting	NOUN	Number=Sing	22 trips	compound
22	trips	trip	NOUN	Number=Plur	13 made	obl
23	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 shelter	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	what, whom	where	other	roles by
1	shape	participle				vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset
2	build	participle	a shaped shelter not said here	blocks of hard snow		vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V PP»: agent=Asset from block=Material
3	make	participle	blocks of hard snow not said here		for hunting trips	vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP P.asset»: agent=Agent for trip=Asset

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

Anything shaped like a dome, such as an igloo tent or a dome-shaped bin.

The tree, 15 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Anything	anything	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	root	root
2	shaped	shape	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	1 Anything	acl
3	like	like	ADP	_	5 dome	case
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 dome	det
5	dome	dome	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 shaped	obl
6	,	,	PUNCT	_	11 tent	punct
7	such	such	ADJ	Degree=Pos ExtPos=ADP	11 tent	case
8	as	as	ADP	_	7 such	fixed
9	an	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	11 tent	det
10	igloo	igloo	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 tent	compound
11	tent	tent	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 dome	conj
12	or	or	CCONJ	_	17 bin	cc
13	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	17 bin	det
14	dome	dome	NOUN	Number=Sing	16 shaped	compound
15	-	-	PUNCT	_	14 dome	punct
16	shaped	shape	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	17 bin	amod
17	bin	bin	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 dome	conj
18	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Anything	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	shape	participle						like a dome and a igloo tent or a shaped bin	vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset
2	shape	participle							vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset

Example 1

The Inuit hunters built an igloo for the night.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 hunters	det
2	Inuit	Inuit	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 hunters	compound
3	hunters	hunter	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 built	nsubj
4	built	build	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
5	an	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 igloo	det
6	igloo	igloo	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 built	obj
7	for	for	ADP	_	9 night	case
8	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 night	det
9	night	night	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 built	obl
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 built	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	build	past	the Inuit hunters	a igloo			night		vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset igloo=Product

Example 2

It is warmer inside an igloo than outside in the wind.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	It	it	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	3 warmer	nsubj
2	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	3 warmer	cop
3	warmer	warm	ADJ	Degree=Cmp	root	root
4	inside	inside	ADP	_	6 igloo	case
5	an	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 igloo	det
6	igloo	igloo	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 warmer	obl
7	than	than	ADP	_	8 outside	case
8	outside	outside	ADV	_	3 warmer	obl
9	in	in	ADP	_	11 wind	case
10	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	11 wind	det
11	wind	wind	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 warmer	obl
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 warmer	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	present	It			a igloo		in the wind; warm property	tree rules

Example 3

We tried to build an igloo in the snow.

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 tried	nsubj
2	tried	try	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	to	to	PART	_	4 build	mark
4	build	build	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	2 tried	xcomp
5	an	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 igloo	det
6	igloo	igloo	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 build	obj
7	in	in	ADP	_	9 snow	case
8	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 snow	det
9	snow	snow	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 build	obl
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 tried	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	try	past	We						vn try-61.1 «NP V S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Eventuality
2	build not said to happen	to-infinitive	We not said here	a igloo		the snow			vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset igloo=Product

Example 4

The igloo has a low tunnel for a door.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 igloo	det
2	igloo	igloo	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 has	nsubj
3	has	have	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 tunnel	det
5	low	low	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 tunnel	amod
6	tunnel	tunnel	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 has	obj
7	for	for	ADP	_	9 door	case
8	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	9 door	det
9	door	door	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 tunnel	nmod
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 has	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	have	present	the igloo	a low tunnel				for a door	vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent tunnel=Patient

Example 5

Our tent is shaped like an igloo.

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 tent	nmod:poss
2	tent	tent	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 shaped	nsubj:pass
3	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	4 shaped	aux:pass
4	shaped	shape	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
5	like	like	ADP	_	7 igloo	case
6	an	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	7 igloo	det
7	igloo	igloo	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 shaped	obl
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 shaped	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	shape	present · passive		Our tent				like a igloo	vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: subject=Product

Example 6

Snow blocks were cut with a long knife to make the igloo.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Snow	snow	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 blocks	compound
2	blocks	block	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 cut	nsubj:pass
3	were	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	4 cut	aux:pass
4	cut	cut	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
5	with	with	ADP	_	8 knife	case
6	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	8 knife	det
7	long	long	ADJ	Degree=Pos	8 knife	amod
8	knife	knife	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 cut	obl
9	to	to	PART	_	10 make	mark
10	make	make	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	4 cut	advcl
11	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	12 igloo	det
12	igloo	igloo	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 make	obj
13	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 cut	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	cut	past · passive		Snow blocks				with a long knife	vn cut-21.1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient with knife=Instrument
2	make	to-infinitive		the igloo					vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset igloo=Product

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