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incise

Who acts: Ancient people, surgeon, you, carver · What happens: cut, carve, incise, use · To what, where: pattern, something, patterns, pots, names, stone

«incise» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 5 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: incise in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

Usage: formal — kept apart, not parsed.

To cut carefully into a surface, such as stone, wood or skin.

The tree, 12 words
markadvmodcasedetoblpunctcasefixedappospunctnmodccconjpunctrootToPARTcutVERBcarefullyADVintoADPaDETsurfaceNOUN,PUNCTsuchADJasADPstoneNOUN,PUNCTwoodNOUNorCCONJskinNOUN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1TotoPART_2 cutmark
2cutcutVERBMood=Imp VerbForm=Finrootroot
3carefullycarefullyADV_2 cutadvmod
4intointoADP_6 surfacecase
5aaDETDefinite=Ind PronType=Art6 surfacedet
6surfacesurfaceNOUNNumber=Sing2 cutobl
7,,PUNCT_10 stonepunct
8suchsuchADJDegree=Pos ExtPos=ADP10 stonecase
9asasADP_8 suchfixed
10stonestoneNOUNNumber=Sing6 surfaceappos
11,,PUNCT_12 woodpunct
12woodwoodNOUNNumber=Sing6 surfacenmod
13ororCCONJ_14 skincc
14skinskinNOUNNumber=Sing12 woodconj
15..PUNCT_2 cutpunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1cutto-infinitiveinto a surface wood or skin; carefully propertyvn cut-21.1-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Agent into surface=Patient

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

To carve a pattern or letters into something.

markdetobjccconjcaseoblpunctrootToPARTcarveVERBaDETpatternNOUNorCCONJlettersNOUNintoADPsomethingPRON.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1TotoPART_2 carvemark
2carvecarveVERBMood=Imp VerbForm=Finrootroot
3aaDETDefinite=Ind PronType=Art4 patterndet
4patternpatternNOUNNumber=Sing2 carveobj
5ororCCONJ_6 letterscc
6lettersletterNOUNNumber=Plur4 patternconj
7intointoADP_8 somethingcase
8somethingsomethingPRONNumber=Sing PronType=Ind2 carveobl
9..PUNCT_2 carvepunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1carveto-infinitivea pattern or letterssomethingvn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP.material PP.product»: agent=Agent pattern=Material into something=Product

Example 1

Ancient people incised patterns on their pots.

amodnsubjobjcasenmod:possoblpunctrootAncientADJpeopleNOUNincisedVERBpatternsNOUNonADPtheirPRONpotsNOUN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1AncientancientADJDegree=Pos2 peopleamod
2peoplepeopleNOUNNumber=Plur3 incisednsubj
3incisedinciseVERBMood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Finrootroot
4patternspatternNOUNNumber=Plur3 incisedobj
5ononADP_7 potscase
6theirtheirPRONCase=Gen Number=Plur Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs7 potsnmod:poss
7potspotNOUNNumber=Plur3 incisedobl
8..PUNCT_3 incisedpunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1incisepastAncient peoplepatternspeople's potsvn image_impression-25.1 «NP V NP.theme PP.destination»: agent=Agent pattern=Theme on pot=Destination

Example 2

The names were incised in the stone.

detnsubj:passaux:passcasedetoblpunctrootTheDETnamesNOUNwereAUXincisedVERBinADPtheDETstoneNOUN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1ThetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art2 namesdet
2namesnameNOUNNumber=Plur4 incisednsubj:pass
3werebeAUXMood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin4 incisedaux:pass
4incisedinciseVERBTense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Passrootroot
5ininADP_7 stonecase
6thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art7 stonedet
7stonestoneNOUNNumber=Sing4 incisedobl
8..PUNCT_4 incisedpunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1incisepast · passivethe namesthe stonevn image_impression-25.1 «NP V NP.theme PP.destination»: subject=Theme in stone=Destination

Example 3

The surgeon incised the skin carefully.

detnsubjdetobjadvmodpunctrootTheDETsurgeonNOUNincisedVERBtheDETskinNOUNcarefullyADV.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1ThetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art2 surgeondet
2surgeonsurgeonNOUNNumber=Sing3 incisednsubj
3incisedinciseVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Finrootroot
4thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art5 skindet
5skinskinNOUNNumber=Sing3 incisedobj
6carefullycarefullyADV_3 incisedadvmod
7..PUNCT_3 incisedpunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1incisepastthe surgeonthe skincarefully propertyvn image_impression-25.1 «NP V NP.destination»: agent=Agent skin=Destination

Example 4

Use a cocktail stick to incise lines in the clay.

detcompoundobjmarkadvclobjcasedetoblpunctrootUseVERBaDETcocktailNOUNstickNOUNtoPARTinciseVERBlinesNOUNinADPtheDETclayNOUN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1UseuseVERBMood=Imp VerbForm=Finrootroot
2aaDETDefinite=Ind PronType=Art4 stickdet
3cocktailcocktailNOUNNumber=Sing4 stickcompound
4stickstickNOUNNumber=Sing1 Useobj
5totoPART_6 incisemark
6inciseinciseVERBVerbForm=Inf1 Useadvcl
7lineslineNOUNNumber=Plur6 inciseobj
8ininADP_10 claycase
9thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art10 claydet
10clayclayNOUNNumber=Sing6 inciseobl
11..PUNCT_1 Usepunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1useimperativeyou not said herea cocktail stickvn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent stick=Patient
2inciseto-infinitiveyou not said herelinesthe clayvn image_impression-25.1 «NP V NP.theme PP.destination»: agent=Agent line=Theme in clay=Destination

Example 5

The carver incised a fish shape on the wood.

detnsubjdetcompoundobjcasedetoblpunctrootTheDETcarverNOUNincisedVERBaDETfishNOUNshapeNOUNonADPtheDETwoodNOUN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1ThetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art2 carverdet
2carvercarverNOUNNumber=Sing3 incisednsubj
3incisedinciseVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Finrootroot
4aaDETDefinite=Ind PronType=Art6 shapedet
5fishfishNOUNNumber=Sing6 shapecompound
6shapeshapeNOUNNumber=Sing3 incisedobj
7ononADP_9 woodcase
8thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art9 wooddet
9woodwoodNOUNNumber=Sing3 incisedobl
10..PUNCT_3 incisedpunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1incisepastthe carvera fish shapethe woodvn image_impression-25.1 «NP V NP.theme PP.destination»: agent=Agent shape=Theme on wood=Destination

Text: the school dictionary of Mova's schools (world/data/dictionary-schools/), written for Mova. Trees: Mova's own parse — the en model on the CPU, when the site is built — not checked by a teacher; they may be wrong. Frames: Mova's frames reader (prag), each meaning and example read on its own. Elamur Cosmic License.

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