kerosene Who acts: Kerosene, people, Jet planes, kerosene stove, you, child · What happens: be, make, burn, call, read, heat · To what, where: thin clear oil, petroleum, lamps, usual name, Kerosene, UK · Speech: someone speaks here
«kerosene» 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: kerosene in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 Kerosene is a thin, clear oil made from petroleum that is burned as fuel in lamps, heaters, stoves and jet engines.
The tree, 21 words nsubj cop det amod punct amod acl case obl nsubj:pass aux:pass acl:relcl case obl case obl punct conj punct conj cc compound conj punct root Kerosene NOUN is AUX a DET thin ADJ , PUNCT clear ADJ oil NOUN made VERB from ADP petroleum NOUN that PRON is AUX burned VERB as ADP fuel NOUN in ADP lamps NOUN , PUNCT heaters NOUN , PUNCT stoves NOUN and CCONJ jet NOUN engines NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Kerosene kerosene NOUN Number=Sing 7 oil nsubj 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 7 oil cop 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 7 oil det 4 thin thin ADJ Degree=Pos 7 oil amod 5 , , PUNCT _ 4 thin punct 6 clear clear ADJ Degree=Pos 7 oil amod 7 oil oil NOUN Number=Sing root root 8 made make VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 7 oil acl 9 from from ADP _ 10 petroleum case 10 petroleum petroleum NOUN Number=Sing 8 made obl 11 that that PRON PronType=Rel 13 burned nsubj:pass 12 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 13 burned aux:pass 13 burned burn VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 10 petroleum acl:relcl 14 as as ADP _ 15 fuel case 15 fuel fuel NOUN Number=Sing 13 burned obl 16 in in ADP _ 17 lamps case 17 lamps lamp NOUN Number=Plur 13 burned obl 18 , , PUNCT _ 19 heaters punct 19 heaters heater NOUN Number=Plur 17 lamps conj 20 , , PUNCT _ 21 stoves punct 21 stoves stove NOUN Number=Plur 17 lamps conj 22 and and CCONJ _ 24 engines cc 23 jet jet NOUN Number=Sing 24 engines compound 24 engines engine NOUN Number=Plur 17 lamps conj 25 . . PUNCT _ 7 oil punct
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1 is a present Kerosene a thin clear oil tree rules 2 make participle a thin clear oil not said here petroleum vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V PP»: agent=Asset from petroleum=Material 3 burn present · passive petroleum lamps and heaters and stoves and jet engines as fuel vn light_emission-43.1 «NP V NP.theme»: subject=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 Usage: Australia, USA, Canada — kept apart, not parsed.
Kerosene is the usual name for paraffin oil; in the UK it is often called paraffin.
The tree, 16 words nsubj cop det amod case compound nmod punct case det obl nsubj:pass aux:pass advmod conj xcomp punct root Kerosene NOUN is AUX the DET usual ADJ name NOUN for ADP paraffin NOUN oil NOUN ; PUNCT in ADP the DET UK PROPN it PRON is AUX often ADV called VERB paraffin NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Kerosene kerosene NOUN Number=Sing 5 name nsubj 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 name cop 3 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 name det 4 usual usual ADJ Degree=Pos 5 name amod 5 name name NOUN Number=Sing root root 6 for for ADP _ 8 oil case 7 paraffin paraffin NOUN Number=Sing 8 oil compound 8 oil oil NOUN Number=Sing 5 name nmod 9 ; ; PUNCT _ 16 called punct 10 in in ADP _ 12 UK case 11 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 12 UK det 12 UK UK PROPN Number=Sing 16 called obl 13 it it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 16 called nsubj:pass 14 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 16 called aux:pass 15 often often ADV _ 16 called advmod 16 called call VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 5 name conj 17 paraffin paraffin NOUN Number=Sing 16 called xcomp 18 . . PUNCT _ 5 name punct
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1 is a present Kerosene the usual name for paraffin oil tree rules 2 call present · passive Kerosene the UK often property vn initiate_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: subject=Recipient
Example 1 Before electricity, people read by kerosene lamps.
case obl punct nsubj case compound obl punct root Before ADP electricity NOUN , PUNCT people NOUN read VERB by ADP kerosene NOUN lamps NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Before before ADP _ 2 electricity case 2 electricity electricity NOUN Number=Sing 5 read obl 3 , , PUNCT _ 2 electricity punct 4 people people NOUN Number=Plur 5 read nsubj 5 read read VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 6 by by ADP _ 8 lamps case 7 kerosene kerosene NOUN Number=Sing 8 lamps compound 8 lamps lamp NOUN Number=Plur 5 read obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 5 read punct
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1 read present people before electricity by kerosene lamps vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
Example 2 Jet planes burn a fuel made mainly of kerosene.
compound nsubj det obj acl advmod case obl punct root Jet NOUN planes NOUN burn VERB a DET fuel NOUN made VERB mainly ADV of ADP kerosene NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Jet jet NOUN Number=Sing 2 planes compound 2 planes plane NOUN Number=Plur 3 burn nsubj 3 burn burn VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 fuel det 5 fuel fuel NOUN Number=Sing 3 burn obj 6 made make VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 5 fuel acl 7 mainly mainly ADV _ 6 made advmod 8 of of ADP _ 9 kerosene case 9 kerosene kerosene NOUN Number=Sing 6 made obl 10 . . PUNCT _ 3 burn punct
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1 burn present Jet planes a fuel vn light_emission-43.1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent fuel=Theme 2 make participle a fuel not said here of kerosene; mainly property vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset
Example 3 The cabin was heated by a kerosene stove.
det nsubj:pass aux:pass case det compound obl punct root The DET cabin NOUN was AUX heated VERB by ADP a DET kerosene NOUN stove NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 cabin det 2 cabin cabin NOUN Number=Sing 4 heated nsubj:pass 3 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 4 heated aux:pass 4 heated heat VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 5 by by ADP _ 8 stove case 6 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 8 stove det 7 kerosene kerosene NOUN Number=Sing 8 stove compound 8 stove stove NOUN Number=Sing 4 heated obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 4 heated punct
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1 heat past · passive a kerosene stove the cabin vn cooking-45.3 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent subject=Patient
Example 4 Kerosene is flammable, so keep it away from flames.
nsubj cop punct advmod conj obj advmod case obl punct root Kerosene NOUN is AUX flammable ADJ , PUNCT so ADV keep VERB it PRON away ADV from ADP flames NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Kerosene kerosene NOUN Number=Sing 3 flammable nsubj 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 flammable cop 3 flammable flammable ADJ Degree=Pos root root 4 , , PUNCT _ 6 keep punct 5 so so ADV _ 6 keep advmod 6 keep keep VERB VerbForm=Inf 3 flammable conj 7 it it PRON Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 6 keep obj 8 away away ADV _ 6 keep advmod 9 from from ADP _ 10 flames case 10 flames flame NOUN Number=Plur 6 keep obl 11 . . PUNCT _ 3 flammable punct
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1 is present Kerosene flammable property tree rules 2 keep away infinitive Kerosene not said here Kerosene flames away property vn forbid-64.4 «NP V NP PP.theme»: agent=Causer it=Beneficiary from flame=Eventuality
Example 5 Never drink kerosene; call for help at once if a child swallows some.
The tree, 13 words advmod obj punct conj case obl case obl mark det nsubj advcl obj punct root Never ADV drink VERB kerosene NOUN ; PUNCT call VERB for ADP help NOUN at ADP once ADV if SCONJ a DET child NOUN swallows VERB some DET . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Never never ADV PronType=Neg 2 drink advmod 2 drink drink VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 3 kerosene kerosene NOUN Number=Sing 2 drink obj 4 ; ; PUNCT _ 5 call punct 5 call call VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin 2 drink conj 6 for for ADP _ 7 help case 7 help help NOUN Number=Sing 5 call obl 8 at at ADP _ 9 once case 9 once once ADV NumForm=Word NumType=Mult 5 call obl 10 if if SCONJ _ 13 swallows mark 11 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 12 child det 12 child child NOUN Number=Sing 13 swallows nsubj 13 swallows swallow VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 call advcl 14 some some DET PronType=Ind 13 swallows obj 15 . . PUNCT _ 2 drink punct
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1 not drink imperative you not said here kerosene vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent kerosene=Patient 2 call infinitive you not said here for help vn animal_sounds-38 «NP V PP.stimulus»: agent=Agent at once=Stimulus 3 swallow a condition, not said to happen present a child some vn gobble-39.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent some=Patient
Example 6 In the UK, kerosene is often called paraffin.
case det obl punct nsubj:pass aux:pass advmod xcomp punct root In ADP the DET UK PROPN , PUNCT kerosene NOUN is AUX often ADV called VERB paraffin NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 In in ADP _ 3 UK case 2 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 UK det 3 UK UK PROPN Number=Sing 8 called obl 4 , , PUNCT _ 3 UK punct 5 kerosene kerosene NOUN Number=Sing 8 called nsubj:pass 6 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 8 called aux:pass 7 often often ADV _ 8 called advmod 8 called call VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 9 paraffin paraffin NOUN Number=Sing 8 called xcomp 10 . . PUNCT _ 8 called punct
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1 call present · passive kerosene the UK often property vn initiate_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: subject=Recipient
Example 7 At nightfall he ran into Teddy’s nursery to watch how kerosene lamps were lighted, and when Teddy went to bed Rikki-tikki climbed up too.
The tree, 26 words case obl nsubj case nmod:poss case obl mark advcl advmod compound nsubj:pass aux:pass advcl punct cc advmod nsubj conj case obl compound punct nsubj parataxis compound:prt advmod punct root At ADP nightfall NOUN he PRON ran VERB into ADP Teddy PROPN ’s PART nursery NOUN to PART watch VERB how ADV kerosene NOUN lamps NOUN were AUX lighted VERB , PUNCT and CCONJ when ADV Teddy PROPN went VERB to ADP bed NOUN Rikki PROPN - PUNCT tikki NOUN climbed VERB up ADP too ADV . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 At at ADP _ 2 nightfall case 2 nightfall nightfall NOUN Number=Sing 4 ran obl 3 he he PRON Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 4 ran nsubj 4 ran run VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 5 into into ADP _ 8 nursery case 6 Teddy Teddy PROPN Number=Sing 8 nursery nmod:poss 7 ’s 's PART _ 6 Teddy case 8 nursery nursery NOUN Number=Sing 4 ran obl 9 to to PART _ 10 watch mark 10 watch watch VERB VerbForm=Inf 4 ran advcl 11 how how ADV PronType=Int 15 lighted advmod 12 kerosene kerosene NOUN Number=Sing 13 lamps compound 13 lamps lamp NOUN Number=Plur 15 lighted nsubj:pass 14 were be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 15 lighted aux:pass 15 lighted light VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 10 watch advcl 16 , , PUNCT _ 20 went punct 17 and and CCONJ _ 20 went cc 18 when when ADV PronType=Int 20 went advmod 19 Teddy Teddy PROPN Number=Sing 20 went nsubj 20 went go VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 4 ran conj 21 to to ADP _ 22 bed case 22 bed bed NOUN Number=Sing 20 went obl 23 Rikki Rikki PROPN Number=Sing 25 tikki compound 24 - - PUNCT _ 23 Rikki punct 25 tikki tikki NOUN Number=Sing 26 climbed nsubj 26 climbed climb VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 20 went parataxis 27 up up ADP _ 26 climbed compound:prt 28 too too ADV _ 26 climbed advmod 29 . . PUNCT _ 4 ran punct
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1 run past he nightfall into Teddy's nursery result vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V PP.result»: agent=Theme into nursery=Result 2 watch to-infinitive he not said here vn search-35.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent 3 light past · passive kerosene lamps vn preparing-26.3-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Product 4 go past Teddy bed vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial_location»: agent=Theme to bed=Initial_Location 5 climb up past Rikki tikki vn run-51.3.2 «NP V»: agent=Theme
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