impressionist
Who acts: performer, Impressionist, Claude, Debussy, Monet, We · What happens: copy, be, paint, show, look, use · To what, where: voices, one, light, short brushstrokes, Impressionist paintings, water lilies
«impressionist» 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: impressionist in the school dictionary.
Meaning 1
A performer who copies the voices and ways of famous people for entertainment.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 2 performer | det |
| 2 | performer | performer | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 3 | who | who | PRON | PronType=Rel | 4 copies | nsubj |
| 4 | copies | copy | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 2 performer | acl:relcl |
| 5 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 6 voices | det |
| 6 | voices | voice | NOUN | Number=Plur | 4 copies | obj |
| 7 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 8 ways | cc |
| 8 | ways | way | NOUN | Number=Plur | 6 voices | conj |
| 9 | of | of | ADP | _ | 11 people | case |
| 10 | famous | famous | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 11 people | amod |
| 11 | people | people | NOUN | Number=Plur | 8 ways | nmod |
| 12 | for | for | ADP | _ | 13 entertainment | case |
| 13 | entertainment | entertainment | NOUN | Number=Sing | 11 people | nmod |
| 14 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 2 performer | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | copy | present | a performer | the voices and ways of famous people for entertainment | vn scribble-25.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent voice=Theme |
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: art — kept apart, not parsed.
An Impressionist is one of a group of painters in France in the late 1800s, such as Claude Monet and Pierre-Auguste Renoir, who painted light and colour quickly in short brushstrokes to show a moment as it looked.
The tree, 39 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | An | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 2 Impressionist | det |
| 2 | Impressionist | impressionist | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 one | nsubj |
| 3 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 4 one | cop |
| 4 | one | one | NUM | NumForm=Word NumType=Card | root | root |
| 5 | of | of | ADP | _ | 7 group | case |
| 6 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 7 group | det |
| 7 | group | group | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 one | nmod |
| 8 | of | of | ADP | _ | 9 painters | case |
| 9 | painters | painter | NOUN | Number=Plur | 7 group | nmod |
| 10 | in | in | ADP | _ | 11 France | case |
| 11 | France | France | PROPN | Number=Sing | 9 painters | nmod |
| 12 | in | in | ADP | _ | 15 1800s | case |
| 13 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 15 1800s | det |
| 14 | late | late | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 15 1800s | amod |
| 15 | 1800s | 1800 | NOUN | Number=Ptan NumForm=Combi NumType=Card | 9 painters | nmod |
| 16 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 19 Claude | punct |
| 17 | such | such | ADJ | Degree=Pos ExtPos=ADP | 19 Claude | case |
| 18 | as | as | ADP | _ | 17 such | fixed |
| 19 | Claude | Claude | PROPN | Number=Sing | 15 1800s | nmod |
| 20 | Monet | Monet | PROPN | Number=Sing | 19 Claude | flat |
| 21 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 22 Pierre | cc |
| 22 | Pierre | Pierre | PROPN | Number=Sing | 19 Claude | conj |
| 23 | - | - | PUNCT | _ | 24 Auguste | punct |
| 24 | Auguste | Auguste | PROPN | Number=Sing | 22 Pierre | conj |
| 25 | Renoir | Renoir | PROPN | Number=Sing | 22 Pierre | flat |
| 26 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 28 painted | punct |
| 27 | who | who | PRON | PronType=Rel | 28 painted | nsubj |
| 28 | painted | paint | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 19 Claude | acl:relcl |
| 29 | light | light | NOUN | Number=Sing | 28 painted | obj |
| 30 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 31 colour | cc |
| 31 | colour | colour | NOUN | Number=Sing | 29 light | conj |
| 32 | quickly | quickly | ADV | _ | 28 painted | advmod |
| 33 | in | in | ADP | _ | 35 brushstrokes | case |
| 34 | short | short | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 35 brushstrokes | amod |
| 35 | brushstrokes | brushstroke | NOUN | Number=Plur | 28 painted | obl |
| 36 | to | to | PART | _ | 37 show | mark |
| 37 | show | show | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 28 painted | advcl |
| 38 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 39 moment | det |
| 39 | moment | moment | NOUN | Number=Sing | 37 show | obj |
| 40 | as | as | SCONJ | _ | 42 looked | mark |
| 41 | it | it | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 42 looked | nsubj |
| 42 | looked | look | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 37 show | advcl |
| 43 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 4 one | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is a | present | a Impressionist | one | of a group of painters in France in the late 1800s such Claude and Pierre and Auguste | tree rules | |||
| 2 | paint | past | Claude and Pierre and Auguste | light and colour | short brushstrokes | quickly property | vn image_impression-25.1 «NP V NP.theme PP.destination»: agent=Agent light=Theme in brushstroke=Destination | ||
| 3 | show | to-infinitive | Claude and Pierre and Auguste not said here | moment | vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent | ||||
| 4 | look | past | Impressionist | vn stimulus_subject-30.4 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Stimulus |
Meaning 3
Usage: adjective — kept apart, not parsed.
In this style.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | In | in | ADP | _ | 3 style | case |
| 2 | this | this | DET | Number=Sing PronType=Dem | 3 style | det |
| 3 | style | style | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 4 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 3 style | punct |
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.
The example in this meaning, parsed on its own:
Impressionist paintings; also used for some music, like Debussy's.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Impressionist | impressionist | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 2 paintings | amod |
| 2 | paintings | painting | NOUN | Number=Plur | 5 used | nsubj:pass |
| 3 | ; | ; | PUNCT | _ | 2 paintings | punct |
| 4 | also | also | ADV | _ | 5 used | advmod |
| 5 | used | use | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | root | root |
| 6 | for | for | ADP | _ | 8 music | case |
| 7 | some | some | DET | PronType=Ind | 8 music | det |
| 8 | music | music | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 used | obl |
| 9 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 11 Debussy | punct |
| 10 | like | like | ADP | _ | 11 Debussy | case |
| 11 | Debussy | Debussy | PROPN | Number=Sing | 5 used | obl:agent |
| 12 | 's | 's | PART | _ | 11 Debussy | case |
| 13 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 5 used | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | use | participle · passive | Debussy | Impressionist paintings | for some music | vn use-105.1 «NP V NP PP.predicate»: agent=Agent subject=Theme for music=Eventuality |
Example 1
Monet was a famous Impressionist who painted water lilies.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Monet | Monet | PROPN | Number=Sing | 5 Impressionist | nsubj |
| 2 | was | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 5 Impressionist | cop |
| 3 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 5 Impressionist | det |
| 4 | famous | famous | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 5 Impressionist | amod |
| 5 | Impressionist | impressionist | ADJ | Degree=Pos | root | root |
| 6 | who | who | PRON | PronType=Rel | 7 painted | nsubj |
| 7 | painted | paint | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 5 Impressionist | acl:relcl |
| 8 | water | water | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 lilies | compound |
| 9 | lilies | lily | NOUN | Number=Plur | 7 painted | obj |
| 10 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 5 Impressionist | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is | past | Monet | impressionist property | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | paint | past | water lilies | vn image_impression-25.1 «NP V NP.destination»: agent=Agent lily=Destination |
Example 2
We painted sunflowers in an Impressionist style with short dabs.
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 painted | nsubj |
| 2 | painted | paint | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | sunflowers | sunflower | NOUN | Number=Plur | 2 painted | obj |
| 4 | in | in | ADP | _ | 7 style | case |
| 5 | an | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 7 style | det |
| 6 | Impressionist | impressionist | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 7 style | amod |
| 7 | style | style | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 painted | obl |
| 8 | with | with | ADP | _ | 10 dabs | case |
| 9 | short | short | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 10 dabs | amod |
| 10 | dabs | dab | NOUN | Number=Plur | 2 painted | obl |
| 11 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 2 painted | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | paint | past | We | sunflowers | a Impressionist style | with short dabs | vn image_impression-25.1 «NP V NP.theme PP.destination»: agent=Agent sunflower=Theme in style=Destination |
Example 3
The Impressionists liked to paint outdoors to catch the light.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 Impressionists | det |
| 2 | Impressionists | Impressionist | PROPN | Number=Plur | 3 liked | nsubj |
| 3 | liked | like | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | to | to | PART | _ | 5 paint | mark |
| 5 | paint | paint | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 3 liked | xcomp |
| 6 | outdoors | outdoors | ADV | _ | 5 paint | advmod |
| 7 | to | to | PART | _ | 8 catch | mark |
| 8 | catch | catch | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 5 paint | advcl |
| 9 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 10 light | det |
| 10 | light | light | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 catch | obj |
| 11 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 3 liked | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | like | past | the Impressionists | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP S_INF»: agent=Pivot clause=Theme | |||||
| 2 | paint not said to happen | to-infinitive | the Impressionists not said here | outdoors property | vn image_impression-25.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent | ||||
| 3 | catch | to-infinitive | the Impressionists not said here | the light | vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent light=Theme |
Example 4
The impressionist did the voices of five famous footballers.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 impressionist | det |
| 2 | impressionist | impressionist | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 3 did | nsubj |
| 3 | did | do | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 5 voices | det |
| 5 | voices | voice | NOUN | Number=Plur | 3 did | obj |
| 6 | of | of | ADP | _ | 9 footballers | case |
| 7 | five | five | NUM | NumForm=Word NumType=Card | 9 footballers | nummod |
| 8 | famous | famous | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 9 footballers | amod |
| 9 | footballers | footballer | NOUN | Number=Plur | 5 voices | nmod |
| 10 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 3 did | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | do | past | the impressionist | the voices of five famous footballers | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent voice=Eventuality |
Example 5
Impressionist paintings look blurry up close and clear from far away.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Impressionist | impressionist | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 2 paintings | amod |
| 2 | paintings | painting | NOUN | Number=Plur | 3 look | nsubj |
| 3 | look | look | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | blurry | blurry | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 3 look | xcomp |
| 5 | up | up | ADV | _ | 6 close | advmod |
| 6 | close | close | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 4 blurry | amod |
| 7 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 8 clear | cc |
| 8 | clear | clear | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 6 close | conj |
| 9 | from | from | ADP | _ | 10 far | case |
| 10 | far | far | ADV | Degree=Pos | 6 close | obl |
| 11 | away | away | ADV | _ | 10 far | advmod |
| 12 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 3 look | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | look | present | Impressionist paintings | blurry property | vn stimulus_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus |
Example 6
My uncle is a great impressionist; he sounds just like our grandad.
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 | 2 uncle | nmod:poss |
| 2 | uncle | uncle | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 impressionist | nsubj |
| 3 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 6 impressionist | cop |
| 4 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 6 impressionist | det |
| 5 | great | great | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 6 impressionist | amod |
| 6 | impressionist | impressionist | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 7 | ; | ; | PUNCT | _ | 9 sounds | punct |
| 8 | he | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 9 sounds | nsubj |
| 9 | sounds | sound | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 6 impressionist | acl:relcl |
| 10 | just | just | ADV | _ | 13 grandad | advmod |
| 11 | like | like | ADP | _ | 13 grandad | case |
| 12 | our | our | PRON | Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 13 grandad | nmod:poss |
| 13 | grandad | grandad | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 sounds | obl |
| 14 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 6 impressionist | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is a | present | My uncle | a great impressionist | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | sound | present | he | a great impressionist not said here | like our grandad | vn sound_emission-43.2 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location impressionist=Theme |
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