leak Who acts: liquid, leak, small hole, gas, people, roof · What happens: leak, mean, let, escape, be, tell · To what, where: hole, small hole, things, secret, people, gas · Speech: someone speaks here
«leak» in the school dictionary: its 3 meanings for a pupil and its 9 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: leak in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 To leak means to let liquid or gas escape through a hole or crack by accident.
The tree, 16 words mark csubj mark ccomp nsubj cc conj xcomp case det obl cc conj case nmod punct root To PART leak VERB means VERB to PART let VERB liquid NOUN or CCONJ gas NOUN escape VERB through ADP a DET hole NOUN or CCONJ crack NOUN by ADP accident NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 To to PART _ 2 leak mark 2 leak leak VERB VerbForm=Inf 3 means csubj 3 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 to to PART _ 5 let mark 5 let let VERB VerbForm=Inf 3 means ccomp 6 liquid liquid NOUN Number=Sing 9 escape nsubj 7 or or CCONJ _ 8 gas cc 8 gas gas NOUN Number=Sing 6 liquid conj 9 escape escape VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 let xcomp 10 through through ADP _ 12 hole case 11 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 12 hole det 12 hole hole NOUN Number=Sing 9 escape obl 13 or or CCONJ _ 14 crack cc 14 crack crack NOUN Number=Sing 12 hole conj 15 by by ADP _ 16 accident case 16 accident accident NOUN Number=Sing 12 hole nmod 17 . . PUNCT _ 3 means punct
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1 leak to-infinitive vn substance_emission-43.4-1 «NP V»: agent=Source 2 mean present vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 3 let not said to happen to-infinitive tree rules 4 escape present liquid or gas a hole by accident or crack vn escape-51.1-1-1 «NP V PP.initial_location»: agent=Theme through hole=Initial_Location
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 leak is a small hole or crack that lets things through, or the liquid or gas that escapes.
The tree, 19 words det nsubj cop det amod cc conj nsubj acl:relcl obj advmod punct cc det parataxis cc conj nsubj acl:relcl punct root A DET leak NOUN is AUX a DET small ADJ hole NOUN or CCONJ crack NOUN that PRON lets VERB things NOUN through ADV , PUNCT or CCONJ the DET liquid NOUN or CCONJ gas NOUN that PRON escapes VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 leak det 2 leak leak NOUN Number=Sing 6 hole nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 hole cop 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 hole det 5 small small ADJ Degree=Pos 6 hole amod 6 hole hole NOUN Number=Sing root root 7 or or CCONJ _ 8 crack cc 8 crack crack NOUN Number=Sing 6 hole conj 9 that that PRON PronType=Rel 10 lets nsubj 10 lets let VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 hole acl:relcl 11 things thing NOUN Number=Plur 10 lets obj 12 through through ADV _ 10 lets advmod 13 , , PUNCT _ 16 liquid punct 14 or or CCONJ _ 16 liquid cc 15 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 16 liquid det 16 liquid liquid NOUN Number=Sing 6 hole parataxis 17 or or CCONJ _ 18 gas cc 18 gas gas NOUN Number=Sing 16 liquid conj 19 that that PRON PronType=Rel 20 escapes nsubj 20 escapes escape VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 18 gas acl:relcl 21 . . PUNCT _ 6 hole punct
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1 is a present a leak a small hole or crack tree rules 2 let present a small hole or crack things through property vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent thing=Theme 3 escape present gas vn escape-51.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
Meaning 3 To leak a secret means to tell it to people who should not know.
The tree, 14 words mark csubj det obj mark xcomp obj case obl nsubj aux advmod acl:relcl punct root To PART leak VERB a DET secret NOUN means VERB to PART tell VERB it PRON to ADP people NOUN who PRON should AUX not PART know VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 To to PART _ 2 leak mark 2 leak leak VERB VerbForm=Inf 5 means csubj 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 4 secret det 4 secret secret NOUN Number=Sing 2 leak obj 5 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 6 to to PART _ 7 tell mark 7 tell tell VERB VerbForm=Inf 5 means xcomp 8 it it PRON Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 7 tell obj 9 to to ADP _ 10 people case 10 people people NOUN Number=Plur 7 tell obl 11 who who PRON PronType=Rel 14 know nsubj 12 should should AUX VerbForm=Fin 14 know aux 13 not not PART Polarity=Neg 14 know advmod 14 know know VERB VerbForm=Inf 10 people acl:relcl 15 . . PUNCT _ 5 means punct
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1 leak to-infinitive a secret vn substance_emission-43.4-1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location secret=Source 2 mean present vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 3 tell speech: assert not said to happen to-infinitive secret people vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: agent=Agent it=Topic to people=Recipient 4 not know should people vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer
Example 1 The roof leaks when it rains.
det nsubj mark nsubj advcl punct root The DET roof NOUN leaks VERB when SCONJ it PRON rains VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 roof det 2 roof roof NOUN Number=Sing 3 leaks nsubj 3 leaks leak VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 when when SCONJ _ 6 rains mark 5 it it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 6 rains nsubj 6 rains rain VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 leaks advcl 7 . . PUNCT _ 3 leaks punct
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1 leak present the roof vn substance_emission-43.4-1 «NP V»: agent=Source 2 rain present it vn weather-57 «It V PP.theme»
Example 2 There's a leak in the bucket.
expl det nsubj case det nmod punct root There PRON 's VERB a DET leak NOUN in ADP the DET bucket NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 There there PRON PronType=Dem 2 's expl 2 's be VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 4 leak det 4 leak leak NOUN Number=Sing 2 's nsubj 5 in in ADP _ 7 bucket case 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 bucket det 7 bucket bucket NOUN Number=Sing 4 leak nmod 8 . . PUNCT _ 2 's punct
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1 be present a leak in the bucket there vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
Example 3 If you smell gas, there may be a gas leak; get out and tell an adult.
The tree, 16 words mark nsubj advcl obj punct expl aux conj det compound nsubj punct advmod cc conj det obj punct root If SCONJ you PRON smell VERB gas NOUN , PUNCT there PRON may AUX be VERB a DET gas NOUN leak NOUN ; PUNCT get VERB out ADV and CCONJ tell VERB an DET adult NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 If if SCONJ _ 3 smell mark 2 you you PRON Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs 3 smell nsubj 3 smell smell VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 13 get advcl 4 gas gas NOUN Number=Sing 3 smell obj 5 , , PUNCT _ 3 smell punct 6 there there PRON PronType=Dem 8 be expl 7 may may AUX VerbForm=Fin 8 be aux 8 be be VERB VerbForm=Inf 3 smell conj 9 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 11 leak det 10 gas gas NOUN Number=Sing 11 leak compound 11 leak leak NOUN Number=Sing 8 be nsubj 12 ; ; PUNCT _ 3 smell punct 13 get get VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 14 out out ADV _ 13 get advmod 15 and and CCONJ _ 16 tell cc 16 tell tell VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin 13 get conj 17 an a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 18 adult det 18 adult adult NOUN Number=Sing 16 tell obj 19 . . PUNCT _ 13 get punct
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1 smell a condition, not said to happen present you gas vn see-30.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer gas=Stimulus 2 be may a gas leak there vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme 3 get out imperative you not said here out property vn withdraw-82-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent 4 tell speech: assert infinitive you not said here a adult vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent adult=Recipient
Example 4 My water bottle is leaking in my bag.
nmod:poss compound nsubj aux case nmod:poss obl punct root My PRON water NOUN bottle NOUN is AUX leaking VERB in ADP my PRON bag NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 My my PRON Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 3 bottle nmod:poss 2 water water NOUN Number=Sing 3 bottle compound 3 bottle bottle NOUN Number=Sing 5 leaking nsubj 4 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 leaking aux 5 leaking leak VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part root root 6 in in ADP _ 8 bag case 7 my my PRON Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 8 bag nmod:poss 8 bag bag NOUN Number=Sing 5 leaking obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 5 leaking punct
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1 leak present · progressive My water bottle my bag vn substance_emission-43.4-1 «NP V»: agent=Source
Example 5 The boat sprang a leak and began to sink.
det nsubj det obj cc conj mark xcomp punct root The DET boat NOUN sprang VERB a DET leak NOUN and CCONJ began VERB to PART sink VERB . PUNCT 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 sprang nsubj 3 sprang spring VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 leak det 5 leak leak NOUN Number=Sing 3 sprang obj 6 and and CCONJ _ 7 began cc 7 began begin VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 3 sprang conj 8 to to PART _ 9 sink mark 9 sink sink VERB VerbForm=Inf 7 began xcomp 10 . . PUNCT _ 3 sprang punct
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1 spring past the boat a leak vn run-51.3.2 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Initial_Location leak=Theme 2 begin past the boat not said here vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP V S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Eventuality 3 sink to-infinitive the boat not said here vn other_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient
Example 6 Old batteries can leak acid.
amod nsubj aux obj punct root Old ADJ batteries NOUN can AUX leak VERB acid NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Old old ADJ Degree=Pos 2 batteries amod 2 batteries battery NOUN Number=Plur 4 leak nsubj 3 can can AUX VerbForm=Fin 4 leak aux 4 leak leak VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 5 acid acid NOUN Number=Sing 4 leak obj 6 . . PUNCT _ 4 leak punct
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1 leak can Old batteries acid vn substance_emission-43.4-1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location acid=Source
Example 7 Someone leaked the surprise, so she knew about the party.
nsubj det obj punct advmod nsubj parataxis case det obl punct root Someone PRON leaked VERB the DET surprise NOUN , PUNCT so ADV she PRON knew VERB about ADP the DET party NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Someone someone PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 2 leaked nsubj 2 leaked leak VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 4 surprise det 4 surprise surprise NOUN Number=Sing 2 leaked obj 5 , , PUNCT _ 8 knew punct 6 so so ADV _ 8 knew advmod 7 she she PRON Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 8 knew nsubj 8 knew know VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 2 leaked parataxis 9 about about ADP _ 11 party case 10 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 11 party det 11 party party NOUN Number=Sing 8 knew obl 12 . . PUNCT _ 2 leaked punct
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1 leak past Someone the surprise vn substance_emission-43.4-1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location surprise=Source 2 know past she about the party vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V PP.stimulus»: agent=Experiencer about party=Stimulus
Example 8 Put a pot under the leak to catch the drips.
det obj case det obl mark advcl det obj punct root Put VERB a DET pot NOUN under ADP the DET leak NOUN to PART catch VERB the DET drips NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Put put VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 2 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 3 pot det 3 pot pot NOUN Number=Sing 1 Put obj 4 under under ADP _ 6 leak case 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 leak det 6 leak leak NOUN Number=Sing 1 Put obl 7 to to PART _ 8 catch mark 8 catch catch VERB VerbForm=Inf 1 Put advcl 9 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 10 drips det 10 drips drip NOUN Number=Plur 8 catch obj 11 . . PUNCT _ 1 Put punct
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1 put imperative you not said here a pot the leak vn put-9.1-2 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent pot=Theme under leak=Destination 2 catch to-infinitive you not said here the drips vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent drip=Theme
Example 9 The main mast was split asunder, the ship sprang a leak, and the pumps became useless, while all around was black as night.
The tree, 23 words det amod nsubj:pass aux:pass amod nsubj punct det conj det obj punct cc det nsubj parataxis xcomp punct mark advmod advmod cop conj case obl punct root The DET main ADJ mast NOUN was AUX split VERB asunder NOUN , PUNCT the DET ship NOUN sprang VERB a DET leak NOUN , PUNCT and CCONJ the DET pumps NOUN became VERB useless ADJ , PUNCT while SCONJ all ADV around ADV was AUX black ADJ as ADP night NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 mast det 2 main main ADJ Degree=Pos 3 mast amod 3 mast mast NOUN Number=Sing 5 split nsubj:pass 4 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 5 split aux:pass 5 split split VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 6 asunder amod 6 asunder asunder NOUN Number=Sing 10 sprang nsubj 7 , , PUNCT _ 9 ship punct 8 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 9 ship det 9 ship ship NOUN Number=Sing 6 asunder conj 10 sprang spring VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 11 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 12 leak det 12 leak leak NOUN Number=Sing 10 sprang obj 13 , , PUNCT _ 17 became punct 14 and and CCONJ _ 17 became cc 15 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 16 pumps det 16 pumps pump NOUN Number=Plur 17 became nsubj 17 became become VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 10 sprang parataxis 18 useless useless ADJ Degree=Pos 17 became xcomp 19 , , PUNCT _ 24 black punct 20 while while SCONJ _ 24 black mark 21 all all ADV _ 22 around advmod 22 around around ADV _ 24 black advmod 23 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 24 black cop 24 black black ADJ Degree=Pos 17 became conj 25 as as ADP _ 26 night case 26 night night NOUN Number=Sing 24 black obl 27 . . PUNCT _ 10 sprang punct
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1 split past · passive the main mast vn break-45.1 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient 2 spring past split asunder and the ship a leak vn run-51.3.2 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Initial_Location leak=Theme 3 become past the pumps useless property vn become-109.1-1-1 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Patient 4 is past the pumps not said here night around, black property tree rules
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