inundation

Who acts: flood, land, things, yearly inundation, Coastal towns, sea levels · What happens: cover, be, arrive, amount, inundate, make · To what, where: land, things, letters, soil, Nile, inundation · Speech: someone speaks here

«inundation» 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: inundation in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

Usage: formal — kept apart, not parsed.

A flood; when water covers land that is usually dry.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	2 flood	det
2	flood	flood	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 covers	nsubj
3	;	;	PUNCT	_	2 flood	punct
4	when	when	SCONJ	_	6 covers	mark
5	water	water	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 covers	nsubj
6	covers	cover	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
7	land	land	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 covers	obj
8	that	that	PRON	PronType=Rel	11 dry	nsubj
9	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	11 dry	cop
10	usually	usually	ADV	_	11 dry	advmod
11	dry	dry	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 land	acl:relcl
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 covers	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	cover	present	a flood	land					vn fill-9.8-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme land=Destination
2	is	present	land					dry, usually property	tree rules

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

A very large amount of things arriving at once: an inundation of letters.

The tree, 13 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	4 amount	det
2	very	very	ADV	_	3 large	advmod
3	large	large	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 amount	amod
4	amount	amount	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
5	of	of	ADP	_	6 things	case
6	things	thing	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 amount	nmod
7	arriving	arrive	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	6 things	acl
8	at	at	ADP	_	9 once	case
9	once	once	ADV	NumForm=Word NumType=Mult	7 arriving	obl
10	:	:	PUNCT	_	12 inundation	punct
11	an	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	12 inundation	det
12	inundation	inundation	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 amount	appos
13	of	of	ADP	_	14 letters	case
14	letters	letter	NOUN	Number=Plur	12 inundation	nmod
15	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 amount	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	roles by
1	arrive	gerund	things not said here		vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
2	amount			things	nom amount «possession transitive»: of=patient
3	inundate			letters	nom inundation «phenomenon transitive»: of=patient

Example 1

The yearly inundation of the Nile made the soil rich.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 inundation	det
2	yearly	yearly	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 inundation	amod
3	inundation	inundation	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 made	nsubj
4	of	of	ADP	_	6 Nile	case
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 Nile	det
6	Nile	Nile	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 inundation	nmod
7	made	make	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
8	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 soil	det
9	soil	soil	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 made	obj
10	rich	rich	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 made	xcomp
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	7 made	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	make	past	the yearly inundation of the Nile	the soil				rich property	vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset soil=Product
2	inundate			the Nile					nom inundation «phenomenon transitive»: of=patient

Example 2

Coastal towns face inundation as sea levels rise.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Coastal	coastal	ADJ	Degree=Pos	2 towns	amod
2	towns	town	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 face	nsubj
3	face	face	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	inundation	inundation	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 face	obj
5	as	as	SCONJ	_	8 rise	mark
6	sea	sea	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 levels	compound
7	levels	level	NOUN	Number=Plur	8 rise	nsubj
8	rise	rise	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	3 face	advcl
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 face	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	face	present	Coastal towns	inundation					vn fill-9.8-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme inundation=Destination
2	rise	present	sea levels						vn assuming_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent

Example 3

The inundation destroyed many farms.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 inundation	det
2	inundation	inundation	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 destroyed	nsubj
3	destroyed	destroy	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	many	many	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 farms	amod
5	farms	farm	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 destroyed	obj
6	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 destroyed	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	destroy	past	the inundation	many farms					vn destroy-44 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent farm=Patient

Example 4

There was an inundation of emails after the announcement.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	There	there	PRON	PronType=Dem	2 was	expl
2	was	be	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	an	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	4 inundation	det
4	inundation	inundation	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 was	nsubj
5	of	of	ADP	_	6 emails	case
6	emails	email	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 inundation	nmod
7	after	after	ADP	_	9 announcement	case
8	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 announcement	det
9	announcement	announcement	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 emails	nmod
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 was	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	be	past	a inundation of emails after the announcement			there			vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
2	inundate			emails after the announcement					nom inundation «phenomenon transitive»: of=patient

Example 5

The levee protected the town from inundation.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 levee	det
2	levee	levee	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 protected	nsubj
3	protected	protect	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 town	det
5	town	town	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 protected	obj
6	from	from	ADP	_	7 inundation	case
7	inundation	inundation	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 protected	obl
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 protected	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	protect	past	the levee	the town				from inundation	vn defend-72.3 «NP V NP PP.theme»: agent=Agent town=Beneficiary from inundation=Theme

Example 6

Ancient Egyptians had a season called Inundation.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Ancient	ancient	ADJ	Degree=Pos	2 Egyptians	amod
2	Egyptians	Egyptian	PROPN	Number=Plur	3 had	nsubj
3	had	have	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 season	det
5	season	season	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 had	obj
6	called	call	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	5 season	acl
7	Inundation	inundation	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 called	xcomp
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 had	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	have	past	Ancient Egyptians				season		vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent
2	call	participle	a season not said here	Inundation					vn initiate_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent

Example 7

It is probable that these sea-monsters are the poetical figures which represent the demons of hunger and famine, necessarily accompanying a general inundation.

The tree, 24 words

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 probable	nsubj
2	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	3 probable	cop
3	probable	probable	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
4	that	that	SCONJ	_	8 monsters	mark
5	these	this	PRON	Number=Plur PronType=Dem	8 monsters	nsubj
6	sea	sea	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 monsters	compound
7	-	-	PUNCT	_	6 sea	punct
8	monsters	monster	NOUN	Number=Plur	12 figures	nsubj
9	are	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	12 figures	cop
10	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	12 figures	det
11	poetical	poetical	ADJ	Degree=Pos	12 figures	amod
12	figures	figure	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 probable	parataxis
13	which	which	PRON	PronType=Rel	14 represent	nsubj
14	represent	represent	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	12 figures	acl:relcl
15	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	16 demons	det
16	demons	demon	NOUN	Number=Plur	14 represent	obj
17	of	of	ADP	_	18 hunger	case
18	hunger	hunger	NOUN	Number=Sing	16 demons	nmod
19	and	and	CCONJ	_	20 famine	cc
20	famine	famine	NOUN	Number=Sing	18 hunger	conj
21	,	,	PUNCT	_	23 accompanying	punct
22	necessarily	necessarily	ADV	_	23 accompanying	advmod
23	accompanying	accompany	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	14 represent	advcl
24	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	26 inundation	det
25	general	general	ADJ	Degree=Pos	26 inundation	amod
26	inundation	inundation	NOUN	Number=Sing	23 accompanying	obj
27	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 probable	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	is	present	It		probable property	tree rules
2	monster		these			tree rules
3	is a	present	sea monsters	the poetical figures		tree rules
4	represent	present	the poetical figures	the demons of hunger and famine		vn representation-110.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot demon=Theme
5	accompany	gerund	the poetical figures not said here	a general inundation	necessarily property	vn accompany-51.7 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent inundation=Theme

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