knit Who acts: Granny, I, She, broken bone, We, He · What happens: make, loop, join, grow back, knit, mean · To what, where: clothes, yarn, brows, woolly hat, me, TV · Speech: someone speaks here
«knit» in the school dictionary: its 3 meanings for a pupil and its 8 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: knit in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 To make clothes or other things from wool or yarn by looping it together with two long needles or a machine.
The tree, 21 words mark obj cc amod conj case nmod cc conj mark advcl obj advmod case nummod amod obl cc det conj punct root To PART make VERB clothes NOUN or CCONJ other ADJ things NOUN from ADP wool NOUN or CCONJ yarn NOUN by SCONJ looping VERB it PRON together ADV with ADP two NUM long ADJ needles NOUN or CCONJ a DET machine NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 To to PART _ 2 make mark 2 make make VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 3 clothes clothes NOUN Number=Ptan 2 make obj 4 or or CCONJ _ 6 things cc 5 other other ADJ Degree=Pos 6 things amod 6 things thing NOUN Number=Plur 3 clothes conj 7 from from ADP _ 8 wool case 8 wool wool NOUN Number=Sing 6 things nmod 9 or or CCONJ _ 10 yarn cc 10 yarn yarn NOUN Number=Sing 8 wool conj 11 by by SCONJ _ 12 looping mark 12 looping loop VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 2 make advcl 13 it it PRON Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 12 looping obj 14 together together ADV _ 12 looping advmod 15 with with ADP _ 18 needles case 16 two two NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 18 needles nummod 17 long long ADJ Degree=Pos 18 needles amod 18 needles needle NOUN Number=Plur 12 looping obl 19 or or CCONJ _ 21 machine cc 20 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 21 machine det 21 machine machine NOUN Number=Sing 18 needles conj 22 . . PUNCT _ 2 make punct
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1 make to-infinitive clothes or other things from wool or yarn vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset clothes=Product 2 loop gerund yarn with two long needles or a machine; together property vn tape-22.4 «NP V NP PP.co-patient PP.instrument»: agent=Agent it=Patient with needle=Instrument
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 Of broken bones: to join and grow back together.
case amod obl punct mark cc conj advmod advmod punct root Of ADP broken ADJ bones NOUN : PUNCT to PART join VERB and CCONJ grow VERB back ADV together ADV . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Of of ADP _ 3 bones case 2 broken broken ADJ Degree=Pos 3 bones amod 3 bones bone NOUN Number=Plur 6 join obl 4 : : PUNCT _ 6 join punct 5 to to PART _ 6 join mark 6 join join VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 7 and and CCONJ _ 8 grow cc 8 grow grow VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin 6 join conj 9 back back ADV _ 8 grow advmod 10 together together ADV _ 8 grow advmod 11 . . PUNCT _ 6 join punct
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1 join to-infinitive of broken bones vn mix-22.1-2-1 «NP V»: agent=Patient 2 grow back infinitive together property vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
Meaning 3 «Knit your brows» means to frown.
punct csubj nmod:poss obj punct mark xcomp punct root « PUNCT Knit VERB your PRON brows NOUN » PUNCT means VERB to PART frown VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 « « PUNCT _ 2 Knit punct 2 Knit knit VERB VerbForm=Inf 6 means csubj 3 your your PRON Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 4 brows nmod:poss 4 brows brow NOUN Number=Plur 2 Knit obj 5 » » PUNCT _ 2 Knit punct 6 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 7 to to PART _ 8 frown mark 8 frown frown VERB VerbForm=Inf 6 means xcomp 9 . . PUNCT _ 6 means punct
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1 knit in a quote infinitive your brows vn build-26.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent brow=Product 2 mean present vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 3 frown not said to happen to-infinitive vn nonverbal_expression-40.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent
Example 1 Granny knitted me a woolly hat.
nsubj obj det amod obj punct root Granny PROPN knitted VERB me PRON a DET woolly ADJ hat NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Granny Granny PROPN Number=Sing 2 knitted nsubj 2 knitted knit VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 me I PRON Case=Acc Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs 2 knitted obj 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 hat det 5 woolly woolly ADJ Degree=Pos 6 hat amod 6 hat hat NOUN Number=Sing 2 knitted obj 7 . . PUNCT _ 2 knitted punct
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1 knit past Granny a woolly hat me vn build-26.1 «NP V NP.beneficiary NP PP»: agent=Agent i=Beneficiary hat=Product
Example 2 I'm learning to knit with big needles.
nsubj aux mark xcomp case amod obl punct root I PRON 'm AUX learning VERB to PART knit VERB with ADP big ADJ needles NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 I I PRON Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs 3 learning nsubj 2 'm be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 learning aux 3 learning learn VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part root root 4 to to PART _ 5 knit mark 5 knit knit VERB VerbForm=Inf 3 learning xcomp 6 with with ADP _ 8 needles case 7 big big ADJ Degree=Pos 8 needles amod 8 needles needle NOUN Number=Plur 5 knit obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 3 learning punct
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1 learn present · progressive I vn learn-14-2-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 2 knit to-infinitive I not said here with big needles vn build-26.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent
Example 3 She knits while she watches TV.
nsubj mark nsubj advcl obj punct root She PRON knits VERB while SCONJ she PRON watches VERB TV NOUN . 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 knits nsubj 2 knits knit VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 while while SCONJ _ 5 watches mark 4 she she PRON Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 5 watches nsubj 5 watches watch VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 2 knits advcl 6 TV TV NOUN Number=Sing 5 watches obj 7 . . PUNCT _ 2 knits punct
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1 knit present She vn build-26.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent 2 watch present she TV vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent tv=Theme
Example 4 The broken bone will knit together in six weeks.
det amod nsubj aux advmod case nummod obl punct root The DET broken VERB bone NOUN will AUX knit VERB together ADV in ADP six NUM weeks NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 bone det 2 broken break VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 3 bone amod 3 bone bone NOUN Number=Sing 5 knit nsubj 4 will will AUX VerbForm=Fin 5 knit aux 5 knit knit VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 6 together together ADV _ 5 knit advmod 7 in in ADP _ 9 weeks case 8 six six NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 9 weeks nummod 9 weeks week NOUN Number=Plur 5 knit obl 10 . . PUNCT _ 5 knit punct
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1 break participle vn hurt-40.8.3-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Patient 2 knit together future the broken bone week together property vn build-26.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent
Example 5 We are a close-knit family.
nsubj cop det amod punct compound punct root We PRON are AUX a DET close ADJ - PUNCT knit NOUN family 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 7 family nsubj 2 are be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 7 family cop 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 7 family det 4 close close ADJ Degree=Pos 6 knit amod 5 - - PUNCT _ 4 close punct 6 knit knit NOUN Number=Sing 7 family compound 7 family family NOUN Number=Sing root root 8 . . PUNCT _ 7 family punct
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1 is a present We a knit family tree rules
Example 6 He knitted his eyebrows and thought hard.
nsubj nmod:poss obj cc conj advmod punct root He PRON knitted VERB his PRON eyebrows NOUN and CCONJ thought VERB hard ADV . 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 knitted nsubj 2 knitted knit VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 his his PRON Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 4 eyebrows nmod:poss 4 eyebrows eyebrow NOUN Number=Plur 2 knitted obj 5 and and CCONJ _ 6 thought cc 6 thought think VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 2 knitted conj 7 hard hard ADV Degree=Pos 6 thought advmod 8 . . PUNCT _ 2 knitted punct
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1 knit past He his eyebrows vn build-26.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent eyebrow=Product 2 think speech: other past He not said here hard property vn focus-87.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
Example 7 This jumper is a warm knit.
det nsubj cop det amod punct root This DET jumper NOUN is AUX a DET warm ADJ knit NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 This this DET Number=Sing PronType=Dem 2 jumper det 2 jumper jumper NOUN Number=Sing 6 knit nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 knit cop 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 knit det 5 warm warm ADJ Degree=Pos 6 knit amod 6 knit knit NOUN Number=Sing root root 7 . . PUNCT _ 6 knit punct
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1 is a present this jumper a warm knit tree rules
Example 8 Marko, his brows knit, his legs contorted, was scarcely able to hold out.[60]
Sentence 1: Marko, his brows knit, his legs contorted, was scarcely able to hold out.
The tree, 13 words nsubj punct nmod:poss nsubj acl:relcl punct nmod:poss appos acl punct cop advmod mark xcomp compound:prt punct root Marko PROPN , PUNCT his PRON brows NOUN knit VERB , PUNCT his PRON legs NOUN contorted VERB , PUNCT was AUX scarcely ADV able ADJ to PART hold VERB out ADP . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Marko Marko PROPN Number=Sing 13 able nsubj 2 , , PUNCT _ 5 knit punct 3 his his PRON Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 4 brows nmod:poss 4 brows brow NOUN Number=Plur 5 knit nsubj 5 knit knit VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 1 Marko acl:relcl 6 , , PUNCT _ 8 legs punct 7 his his PRON Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 8 legs nmod:poss 8 legs leg NOUN Number=Plur 1 Marko appos 9 contorted contort VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 8 legs acl 10 , , PUNCT _ 1 Marko punct 11 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 13 able cop 12 scarcely scarcely ADV _ 13 able advmod 13 able able ADJ Degree=Pos root root 14 to to PART _ 15 hold mark 15 hold hold VERB VerbForm=Inf 13 able xcomp 16 out out ADP _ 15 hold compound:prt 17 . . PUNCT _ 13 able punct
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1 knit present Marko's brows Marko not said here vn build-26.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent marko=Product 2 contort participle Marko's legs not said here vn knead-26.5 «NP.material V PP.product»: agent=Material 3 is past Marko able, scarcely property tree rules 4 hold out to-infinitive Marko not said here vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
Sentence 2: [60]
punct punct root [ PUNCT 60 NUM ] PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 [ [ PUNCT _ 2 60 punct 2 60 60 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card root root 3 ] ] PUNCT _ 2 60 punct
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