jetty

Who acts: boats, people, We, boat, Dad, you · What happens: build out, stop, walk, protect, sit, dangle · To what, where: small wooden stone platform, sea, wall, harbour, jetty, feet

«jetty» 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: jetty in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

A small wooden or stone platform built out into the sea, a lake or a river, where boats can stop and people can walk.

The tree, 24 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 platform	det
2	small	small	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 platform	amod
3	wooden	wooden	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 platform	amod
4	or	or	CCONJ	_	6 platform	cc
5	stone	stone	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 platform	compound
6	platform	platform	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
7	built	build	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	6 platform	acl
8	out	out	ADP	_	7 built	compound:prt
9	into	into	ADP	_	11 sea	case
10	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	11 sea	det
11	sea	sea	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 built	obl
12	,	,	PUNCT	_	14 lake	punct
13	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	14 lake	det
14	lake	lake	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 platform	conj
15	or	or	CCONJ	_	17 river	cc
16	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	17 river	det
17	river	river	NOUN	Number=Sing	14 lake	conj
18	,	,	PUNCT	_	22 stop	punct
19	where	where	ADV	PronType=Rel	22 stop	advmod
20	boats	boat	NOUN	Number=Plur	22 stop	nsubj
21	can	can	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	22 stop	aux
22	stop	stop	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	17 river	parataxis
23	and	and	CCONJ	_	26 walk	cc
24	people	people	NOUN	Number=Plur	26 walk	nsubj
25	can	can	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	26 walk	aux
26	walk	walk	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	22 stop	conj
27	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 platform	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	where	roles by
1	build out	participle		a small wooden stone platform and a lake or a river not said here	the sea	vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP.material PP.product»: agent=Agent into sea=Product
2	stop	can	boats			vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP.eventuality V»: agent=Eventuality
3	walk	can	people			vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V»: agent=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

A wall built out into the sea to protect a harbour or beach from waves.

The tree, 15 words

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	root	root
3	built	build	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	2 wall	acl
4	out	out	ADP	_	3 built	compound:prt
5	into	into	ADP	_	7 sea	case
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 sea	det
7	sea	sea	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 built	obl
8	to	to	PART	_	9 protect	mark
9	protect	protect	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	3 built	advcl
10	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	11 harbour	det
11	harbour	harbour	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 protect	obj
12	or	or	CCONJ	_	13 beach	cc
13	beach	beach	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 harbour	conj
14	from	from	ADP	_	15 waves	case
15	waves	wave	NOUN	Number=Plur	9 protect	obl
16	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 wall	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	build out	participle		a wall not said here		the sea			vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP.material PP.product»: agent=Agent into sea=Product
2	protect	to-infinitive		a harbour or beach				from waves	vn defend-72.3 «NP V NP PP.theme»: agent=Agent harbour=Beneficiary from wave=Theme

Example 1

We sat on the jetty and dangled our feet in the water.

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 sat	nsubj
2	sat	sit	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	on	on	ADP	_	5 jetty	case
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 jetty	det
5	jetty	jetty	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 sat	obl
6	and	and	CCONJ	_	7 dangled	cc
7	dangled	dangle	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	2 sat	conj
8	our	our	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	9 feet	nmod:poss
9	feet	foot	NOUN	Number=Plur	7 dangled	obj
10	in	in	ADP	_	12 water	case
11	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	12 water	det
12	water	water	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 dangled	obl
13	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 sat	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	sit	past	We			the jetty			vn assuming_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent on jetty=Location
2	dangle	past	We not said here	our feet		the water			vn put_spatial-9.2 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent foot=Theme in water=Destination

Example 2

The boat stopped at the jetty to let people off.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 boat	det
2	boat	boat	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 stopped	nsubj
3	stopped	stop	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	at	at	ADP	_	6 jetty	case
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 jetty	det
6	jetty	jetty	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 stopped	obl
7	to	to	PART	_	8 let	mark
8	let	let	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	3 stopped	advcl
9	people	people	NOUN	Number=Plur	8 let	obj
10	off	off	ADP	_	8 let	compound:prt
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 stopped	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	stop	past	the boat			the jetty			vn lodge-46 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme at jetty=Location
2	let off	to-infinitive	the boat not said here	people					vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent people=Theme

Example 3

Dad fished from the end of the jetty.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Dad	dad	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 fished	nsubj
2	fished	fish	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	from	from	ADP	_	5 end	case
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 end	det
5	end	end	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 fished	obl
6	of	of	ADP	_	8 jetty	case
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 jetty	det
8	jetty	jetty	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 end	nmod
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 fished	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	fish	past	Dad				from the end of the jetty		vn hunt-35.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent

Example 4

Never dive off a jetty into shallow water.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Never	never	ADV	PronType=Neg	2 dive	advmod
2	dive	dive	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	off	off	ADP	_	2 dive	compound:prt
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 jetty	det
5	jetty	jetty	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 dive	obj
6	into	into	ADP	_	8 water	case
7	shallow	shallow	ADJ	Degree=Pos	8 water	amod
8	water	water	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 dive	obl
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 dive	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	not dive off	imperative	you not said here	a jetty		shallow water			vn meander-47.7 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location jetty=Theme

Example 5

The old wooden jetty creaked in the wind.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	4 jetty	det
2	old	old	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 jetty	amod
3	wooden	wooden	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 jetty	amod
4	jetty	jetty	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
5	creaked	creak	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	4 jetty	acl
6	in	in	ADP	_	8 wind	case
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 wind	det
8	wind	wind	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 creaked	obl
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 jetty	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	creak	participle		the old wooden jetty not said here		the wind			vn sound_emission-43.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in wind=Location

Example 6

The jetty is 120 metres long.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 jetty	det
2	jetty	jetty	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 long	nsubj
3	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	6 long	cop
4	120	120	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	5 metres	nummod
5	metres	metre	NOUN	Number=Plur	6 long	obl:unmarked
6	long	long	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 long	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	present	the jetty					120 metres obl:unmarked; long property	tree rules

Example 7

In Australia, kids love jumping off the jetty in summer.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	In	in	ADP	_	2 Australia	case
2	Australia	Australia	PROPN	Number=Sing	5 love	obl
3	,	,	PUNCT	_	2 Australia	punct
4	kids	kid	NOUN	Number=Plur	5 love	nsubj
5	love	love	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
6	jumping	jump	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	5 love	xcomp
7	off	off	ADP	_	9 jetty	case
8	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 jetty	det
9	jetty	jetty	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 jumping	obl
10	in	in	ADP	_	11 summer	case
11	summer	summer	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 jumping	obl
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 love	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	love	present	kids			Australia			vn admire-31.2-1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Experiencer clause=Stimulus
2	jump off not said to happen	gerund	kids not said here	the jetty			summer		vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme jetty=Trajectory

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