jacks Who acts: Jacks, you, plastic pieces, jack, tool, We · What happens: be, toss, pick up, call, catch, play · To what, where: game, small ball, small metal, jacks, ball, cards · Speech: someone speaks here
«jacks» in the school dictionary: its 4 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: jacks in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 Jacks is a children's game where you toss a small ball and pick up small metal or plastic pieces called jacks before catching it.
The tree, 25 words nsubj cop det nmod:poss case advmod nsubj acl:relcl det amod obj cc conj compound:prt amod obj cc amod conj acl xcomp mark advcl obj punct root Jacks NOUN is AUX a DET children NOUN 's PART game NOUN where ADV you PRON toss VERB a DET small ADJ ball NOUN and CCONJ pick VERB up ADP small ADJ metal NOUN or CCONJ plastic ADJ pieces NOUN called VERB jacks NOUN before SCONJ catching VERB it PRON . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Jacks jack NOUN Number=Plur 6 game nsubj 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 game cop 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 4 children det 4 children child NOUN Number=Plur 6 game nmod:poss 5 's 's PART _ 4 children case 6 game game NOUN Number=Sing root root 7 where where ADV PronType=Rel 9 toss advmod 8 you you PRON Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs 9 toss nsubj 9 toss toss VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 game acl:relcl 10 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 12 ball det 11 small small ADJ Degree=Pos 12 ball amod 12 ball ball NOUN Number=Sing 9 toss obj 13 and and CCONJ _ 14 pick cc 14 pick pick VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 9 toss conj 15 up up ADP _ 14 pick compound:prt 16 small small ADJ Degree=Pos 17 metal amod 17 metal metal NOUN Number=Sing 14 pick obj 18 or or CCONJ _ 20 pieces cc 19 plastic plastic ADJ Degree=Pos 20 pieces amod 20 pieces piece NOUN Number=Plur 17 metal conj 21 called call VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 20 pieces acl 22 jacks jack NOUN Number=Plur 21 called xcomp 23 before before SCONJ _ 24 catching mark 24 catching catch VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 14 pick advcl 25 it it PRON Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 24 catching obj 26 . . PUNCT _ 6 game punct
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1 is a present Jacks a children's game tree rules 2 toss present you a small ball vn crane-40.3.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent ball=Patient 3 pick up present you not said here small metal or plastic pieces vn discover-84-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent metal=Topic 4 call participle plastic pieces not said here jacks vn initiate_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent 5 catch gerund you not said here ball vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=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 Jacks are playing cards with a picture of a young man, worth between 10 and the queen.
The tree, 17 words nsubj aux obj case det obl case det amod nmod punct amod case obl cc det conj punct root Jacks NOUN are AUX playing VERB cards NOUN with ADP a DET picture NOUN of ADP a DET young ADJ man NOUN , PUNCT worth ADJ between ADP 10 NUM and CCONJ the DET queen NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Jacks jack NOUN Number=Plur 3 playing nsubj 2 are be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 playing aux 3 playing play VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part root root 4 cards card NOUN Number=Plur 3 playing obj 5 with with ADP _ 7 picture case 6 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 7 picture det 7 picture picture NOUN Number=Sing 3 playing obl 8 of of ADP _ 11 man case 9 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 11 man det 10 young young ADJ Degree=Pos 11 man amod 11 man man NOUN Number=Sing 7 picture nmod 12 , , PUNCT _ 13 worth punct 13 worth worth ADJ Degree=Pos 11 man amod 14 between between ADP _ 15 10 case 15 10 10 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 13 worth obl 16 and and CCONJ _ 18 queen cc 17 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 18 queen det 18 queen queen NOUN Number=Sing 11 man conj 19 . . PUNCT _ 3 playing punct
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1 play present · progressive Jacks cards with a picture of a young man and the queen vn play-114.2-1 «NP V NP PP.co-agent»: agent=Agent card=Theme with picture=Co-Agent
Meaning 3 A jack is a tool that lifts a car off the ground.
det nsubj cop det nsubj acl:relcl det obj case det obl punct root A DET jack NOUN is AUX a DET tool NOUN that PRON lifts VERB a DET car NOUN off ADP the DET ground NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 jack det 2 jack jack NOUN Number=Sing 5 tool nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 tool cop 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 tool det 5 tool tool NOUN Number=Sing root root 6 that that PRON PronType=Rel 7 lifts nsubj 7 lifts lift VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 tool acl:relcl 8 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 9 car det 9 car car NOUN Number=Sing 7 lifts obj 10 off off ADP _ 12 ground case 11 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 12 ground det 12 ground ground NOUN Number=Sing 7 lifts obl 13 . . PUNCT _ 5 tool punct
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1 is a present a jack a tool tree rules 2 lift present a tool a car the ground vn put_direction-9.4 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent car=Theme off ground=Destination
Meaning 4 Usage: informal, Australia — kept apart, not parsed.
«Jacks» means police; «be jack of» means be tired of.
The tree, 10 words punct nsubj punct obj punct punct aux:pass nsubj obl punct parataxis cop xcomp obl punct root « PUNCT Jacks NOUN » PUNCT means VERB police NOUN ; PUNCT « PUNCT be AUX jack VERB of ADP » PUNCT means VERB be AUX tired ADJ of ADP . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 « « PUNCT _ 2 Jacks punct 2 Jacks jack NOUN Number=Plur 4 means nsubj 3 » » PUNCT _ 2 Jacks punct 4 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 5 police police NOUN Number=Sing 4 means obj 6 ; ; PUNCT _ 12 means punct 7 « « PUNCT _ 9 jack punct 8 be be AUX VerbForm=Inf 9 jack aux:pass 9 jack jack VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 12 means nsubj 10 of of ADP _ 9 jack obl 11 » » PUNCT _ 9 jack punct 12 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 means parataxis 13 be be AUX VerbForm=Inf 14 tired cop 14 tired tired ADJ Degree=Pos 12 means xcomp 15 of of ADP _ 14 tired obl 16 . . PUNCT _ 4 means punct
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1 mean present Jacks police vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent police=Topic 2 jack in a quote infinitive · passive tree rules 3 mean present vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent 4 is not said to happen infinitive tired property tree rules
Example 1 We played jacks at break time.
nsubj obj case compound obl punct root We PRON played VERB jacks NOUN at ADP break NOUN time NOUN . PUNCT 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 played nsubj 2 played play VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 jacks jack NOUN Number=Plur 2 played obj 4 at at ADP _ 6 time case 5 break break NOUN Number=Sing 6 time compound 6 time time NOUN Number=Sing 2 played obl 7 . . PUNCT _ 2 played punct
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1 play past We jacks time vn use-105.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent jack=Theme
Example 2 She picked up three jacks before the ball bounced.
nsubj compound:prt nummod obj case det obl conj punct root She PRON picked VERB up ADP three NUM jacks NOUN before ADP the DET ball NOUN bounced VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 She she PRON Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 2 picked nsubj 2 picked pick VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 up up ADP _ 2 picked compound:prt 4 three three NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 5 jacks nummod 5 jacks jack NOUN Number=Plur 2 picked obj 6 before before ADP _ 8 ball case 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 ball det 8 ball ball NOUN Number=Sing 2 picked obl 9 bounced bounce VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 2 picked conj 10 . . PUNCT _ 2 picked punct
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1 pick up past She three jacks before the ball vn discover-84-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent jack=Topic 2 bounce participle She not said here vn run-51.3.2-2 «NP V»: agent=Theme
Example 3 He had two jacks in his hand of cards.
nsubj nummod obj case nmod:poss obl case nmod punct root He PRON had VERB two NUM jacks NOUN in ADP his PRON hand NOUN of ADP cards NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 He he PRON Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 2 had nsubj 2 had have VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 two two NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 4 jacks nummod 4 jacks jack NOUN Number=Plur 2 had obj 5 in in ADP _ 7 hand case 6 his his PRON Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 7 hand nmod:poss 7 hand hand NOUN Number=Sing 2 had obl 8 of of ADP _ 9 cards case 9 cards card NOUN Number=Plur 7 hand nmod 10 . . PUNCT _ 2 had punct
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1 have past He two jacks his hand of cards vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent jack=Patient
Example 4 Dad used a jack to lift the car.
nsubj det obj mark advcl det obj punct root Dad NOUN used VERB a DET jack NOUN to PART lift VERB the DET car NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Dad dad NOUN Number=Sing 2 used nsubj 2 used use VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 4 jack det 4 jack jack NOUN Number=Sing 2 used obj 5 to to PART _ 6 lift mark 6 lift lift VERB VerbForm=Inf 2 used advcl 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 car det 8 car car NOUN Number=Sing 6 lift obj 9 . . PUNCT _ 2 used punct
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1 use past Dad a jack vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent jack=Patient 2 lift to-infinitive Dad not said here the car vn put_direction-9.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent car=Theme
Example 5 There are four jacks in a pack of cards.
expl nummod nsubj case det obl case nmod punct root There PRON are VERB four NUM jacks NOUN in ADP a DET pack NOUN of ADP cards NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 There there PRON PronType=Dem 2 are expl 2 are be VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 four four NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 4 jacks nummod 4 jacks jack NOUN Number=Plur 2 are nsubj 5 in in ADP _ 7 pack case 6 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 7 pack det 7 pack pack NOUN Number=Sing 2 are obl 8 of of ADP _ 9 cards case 9 cards card NOUN Number=Plur 7 pack nmod 10 . . PUNCT _ 2 are punct
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1 does present four jacks a pack of cards; there vn exist-47.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in pack=Location
Example 6 Never crawl under a car held only by a jack.
advmod case det obl acl advmod case det obl:agent punct root Never ADV crawl VERB under ADP a DET car NOUN held VERB only ADV by ADP a DET jack NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Never never ADV PronType=Neg 2 crawl advmod 2 crawl crawl VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 3 under under ADP _ 5 car case 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 car det 5 car car NOUN Number=Sing 2 crawl obl 6 held hold VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 5 car acl 7 only only ADV _ 10 jack advmod 8 by by ADP _ 10 jack case 9 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 10 jack det 10 jack jack NOUN Number=Sing 6 held obl:agent 11 . . PUNCT _ 2 crawl punct
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1 not crawl imperative you not said here a car vn run-51.3.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme under car=Trajectory 2 hold participle a car not said here vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
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