interposition

Who acts: interposition, tree, wall, judge, eyes, things · What happens: put, come, step, stop, change, happen · To what, where: something, two other things, sun, cloud, depth, fight

«interposition» 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: interposition in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

Usage: formal — kept apart, not parsed.

Putting something between two other things, or coming between them.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Putting	put	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	root	root
2	something	something	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	1 Putting	obj
3	between	between	ADP	_	6 things	case
4	two	two	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	6 things	nummod
5	other	other	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 things	amod
6	things	thing	NOUN	Number=Plur	1 Putting	obl
7	,	,	PUNCT	_	9 coming	punct
8	or	or	CCONJ	_	9 coming	cc
9	coming	come	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	1 Putting	conj
10	between	between	ADP	_	11 them	case
11	them	they	PRON	Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs	9 coming	obl
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Putting	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	put	gerund		something		two other things			vn put-9.1-2 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent something=Theme between thing=Destination
2	come	gerund						between things = thing	vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme between they=Location

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: formal — kept apart, not parsed.

Stepping in between people to stop or change what is happening.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Stepping	step	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	root	root
2	in	in	ADP	_	4 people	case
3	between	between	ADP	_	4 people	case
4	people	people	NOUN	Number=Plur	1 Stepping	obl
5	to	to	PART	_	6 stop	mark
6	stop	stop	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	1 Stepping	advcl
7	or	or	CCONJ	_	8 change	cc
8	change	change	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	6 stop	conj
9	what	what	PRON	PronType=Int	11 happening	nsubj
10	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	11 happening	aux
11	happening	happen	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	8 change	ccomp
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Stepping	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	other	roles by
1	step	gerund	in people	vn run-51.3.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in people=Trajectory
2	stop	to-infinitive		vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP.eventuality V»: agent=Eventuality
3	change	infinitive		tree rules
4	happen	present · progressive		vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme

Example 1

The interposition of a cloud hid the sun (formal).

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 interposition	det
2	interposition	interposition	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 hid	nsubj
3	of	of	ADP	_	5 cloud	case
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 cloud	det
5	cloud	cloud	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 interposition	nmod
6	hid	hide	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 sun	det
8	sun	sun	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 hid	obj
9	(	(	PUNCT	_	10 formal	punct
10	formal	formal	ADJ	Degree=Pos	8 sun	amod
11	)	)	PUNCT	_	10 formal	punct
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 hid	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	hide	past	the interposition of a cloud	the sun					vn concealment-16-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent sun=Patient
2	interpose			a cloud					nom interposition «act transitive»: of=patient

Example 2

In the painting, the tree in front shows depth by interposition.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	In	in	ADP	_	3 painting	case
2	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 painting	det
3	painting	painting	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 shows	obl
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	3 painting	punct
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 tree	det
6	tree	tree	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 shows	nsubj
7	in	in	ADP	_	8 front	case
8	front	front	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 tree	nmod
9	shows	show	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
10	depth	depth	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 shows	obj
11	by	by	ADP	_	12 interposition	case
12	interposition	interposition	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 shows	obl
13	.	.	PUNCT	_	9 shows	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	show	present	the tree in front	depth				by interposition; in the painting	vn crane-40.3.2 «NP V NP PP.recipient PP.theme»: agent=Agent depth=Patient in painting=Topic

Example 3

The interposition of the teacher stopped the fight.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 interposition	det
2	interposition	interposition	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 stopped	nsubj
3	of	of	ADP	_	5 teacher	case
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 teacher	det
5	teacher	teacher	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 interposition	nmod
6	stopped	stop	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 fight	det
8	fight	fight	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 stopped	obj
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 stopped	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	stop	past	the interposition of the teacher	the fight					vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V NP.eventuality»: agent=Subeventuality fight=Eventuality
2	interpose			the teacher					nom interposition «act transitive»: of=patient

Example 4

A wall's interposition blocked the noise.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	2 wall	det
2	wall	wall	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 interposition	nmod:poss
3	's	's	PART	_	2 wall	case
4	interposition	interposition	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 blocked	nsubj
5	blocked	block	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 noise	det
7	noise	noise	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 blocked	obj
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 blocked	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	block	past	a wall's interposition	the noise					vn forbid-64.4-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Causer noise=Theme
2	interpose		a wall						nom interposition «act transitive»: poss=agent

Example 5

The judge's interposition changed the decision.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 judge	det
2	judge	judge	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 interposition	nmod:poss
3	's	's	PART	_	2 judge	case
4	interposition	interposition	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 changed	nsubj
5	changed	change	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 decision	det
7	decision	decision	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 changed	obj
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 changed	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	change	past	the judge's interposition	the decision					vn dress-41.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent decision=Patient
2	interpose		the judge						nom interposition «act transitive»: poss=agent

Example 6

Interposition is one way our eyes judge how far things are.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Interposition	interposition	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 way	nsubj
2	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	4 way	cop
3	one	one	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	4 way	nummod
4	way	way	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
5	our	our	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	6 eyes	nmod:poss
6	eyes	eye	NOUN	Number=Plur	7 judge	nsubj
7	judge	judge	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	4 way	acl:relcl
8	how	how	ADV	PronType=Int	9 far	advmod
9	far	far	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 judge	ccomp
10	things	thing	NOUN	Number=Plur	9 far	nsubj
11	are	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	9 far	cop
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 way	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	is a	present	Interposition	one way		tree rules
2	judge	present	our eyes	one way not said here		vn estimate-34.2-1-1 «NP V NP.value»: agent=Agent way=Value
3	is	present	things		far property	tree rules

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