linen Who acts: Linen, Mum, ancient Egyptians, you, linen tablecloth, priest · What happens: be, make, mean, use, call, keep · To what, where: strong cool cloth, flax plant, sheets, white cloths, altar, linen cupboard · Speech: someone speaks here
«linen» 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: linen in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 Linen is a strong, cool cloth made from the flax plant.
nsubj cop det amod punct amod acl case det compound obl punct root Linen NOUN is AUX a DET strong ADJ , PUNCT cool ADJ cloth NOUN made VERB from ADP the DET flax NOUN plant NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Linen linen NOUN Number=Sing 7 cloth nsubj 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 7 cloth cop 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 7 cloth det 4 strong strong ADJ Degree=Pos 7 cloth amod 5 , , PUNCT _ 4 strong punct 6 cool cool ADJ Degree=Pos 7 cloth amod 7 cloth cloth NOUN Number=Sing root root 8 made make VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 7 cloth acl 9 from from ADP _ 12 plant case 10 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 12 plant det 11 flax flax NOUN Number=Sing 12 plant compound 12 plant plant NOUN Number=Sing 8 made obl 13 . . PUNCT _ 7 cloth punct
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1 is a present Linen a strong cool cloth tree rules 2 make participle a strong cool cloth not said here the flax plant vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V PP»: agent=Asset from plant=Material
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 Linen (or household linen) means sheets, pillowcases, tablecloths and towels, even when they are made of cotton.
The tree, 17 words nsubj punct cc compound appos punct obj punct conj punct conj cc conj punct advmod mark nsubj aux:pass parataxis case obl punct root Linen NOUN ( PUNCT or CCONJ household NOUN linen NOUN ) PUNCT means VERB sheets NOUN , PUNCT pillowcases NOUN , PUNCT tablecloths NOUN and CCONJ towels NOUN , PUNCT even ADV when SCONJ they PRON are AUX made VERB of ADP cotton NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Linen linen NOUN Number=Sing 7 means nsubj 2 ( ( PUNCT _ 5 linen punct 3 or or CCONJ _ 5 linen cc 4 household household NOUN Number=Sing 5 linen compound 5 linen linen NOUN Number=Sing 1 Linen appos 6 ) ) PUNCT _ 5 linen punct 7 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 8 sheets sheet NOUN Number=Plur 7 means obj 9 , , PUNCT _ 10 pillowcases punct 10 pillowcases pillowcase NOUN Number=Plur 8 sheets conj 11 , , PUNCT _ 12 tablecloths punct 12 tablecloths tablecloth NOUN Number=Plur 8 sheets conj 13 and and CCONJ _ 14 towels cc 14 towels towel NOUN Number=Plur 8 sheets conj 15 , , PUNCT _ 20 made punct 16 even even ADV _ 20 made advmod 17 when when SCONJ _ 20 made mark 18 they they PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs 20 made nsubj 19 are be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 20 made aux:pass 20 made make VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 7 means parataxis 21 of of ADP _ 22 cotton case 22 cotton cotton NOUN Number=Sing 20 made obl 23 . . PUNCT _ 7 means punct
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1 mean present Linen sheets and pillowcases and tablecloths and towels vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent sheet=Topic 2 make present · passive sheets = sheet of cotton vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: subject=Product
Meaning 3 Usage: church — kept apart, not parsed.
The white cloths used on the altar for communion are called altar linens.
det amod nsubj:pass acl case det obl case nmod aux:pass amod xcomp punct root The DET white ADJ cloths NOUN used VERB on ADP the DET altar NOUN for ADP communion NOUN are AUX called VERB altar ADJ linens NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 cloths det 2 white white ADJ Degree=Pos 3 cloths amod 3 cloths cloth NOUN Number=Plur 11 called nsubj:pass 4 used use VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 3 cloths acl 5 on on ADP _ 7 altar case 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 altar det 7 altar altar NOUN Number=Sing 4 used obl 8 for for ADP _ 9 communion case 9 communion communion NOUN Number=Sing 7 altar nmod 10 are be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 11 called aux:pass 11 called call VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 12 altar altar ADJ Degree=Pos 13 linens amod 13 linens linen NOUN Number=Plur 11 called xcomp 14 . . PUNCT _ 11 called punct
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1 use participle the white cloths not said here the altar for communion vn eat-39.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent 2 call present · passive the white cloths vn initiate_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: subject=Recipient
Example 1 Mum keeps the sheets in the linen cupboard.
nsubj det obj case det amod obl punct root Mum NOUN keeps VERB the DET sheets NOUN in ADP the DET linen ADJ cupboard NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Mum mum NOUN Number=Sing 2 keeps nsubj 2 keeps keep VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 4 sheets det 4 sheets sheet NOUN Number=Plur 2 keeps obj 5 in in ADP _ 8 cupboard case 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 cupboard det 7 linen linen ADJ Degree=Pos 8 cupboard amod 8 cupboard cupboard NOUN Number=Sing 2 keeps obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 2 keeps punct
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1 keep present Mum the sheets the linen cupboard vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent sheet=Theme in cupboard=Location
Example 2 My summer shirt is made of linen.
nmod:poss compound nsubj:pass aux:pass case obl punct root My PRON summer NOUN shirt NOUN is AUX made VERB of ADP linen 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 shirt nmod:poss 2 summer summer NOUN Number=Sing 3 shirt compound 3 shirt shirt NOUN Number=Sing 5 made nsubj:pass 4 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 made aux:pass 5 made make VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 6 of of ADP _ 7 linen case 7 linen linen NOUN Number=Sing 5 made obl 8 . . PUNCT _ 5 made punct
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1 make present · passive My summer shirt of linen vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: subject=Product
Example 3 The ancient Egyptians wove fine linen.
det amod nsubj amod obj punct root The DET ancient ADJ Egyptians PROPN wove VERB fine ADJ linen NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 Egyptians det 2 ancient ancient ADJ Degree=Pos 3 Egyptians amod 3 Egyptians Egyptian PROPN Number=Plur 4 wove nsubj 4 wove weave VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 5 fine fine ADJ Degree=Pos 6 linen amod 6 linen linen NOUN Number=Sing 4 wove obj 7 . . PUNCT _ 4 wove punct
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1 weave past the ancient Egyptians fine linen vn build-26.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent linen=Product
Example 4 Please change the bed linen on Saturday.
discourse det compound obj case obl punct root Please INTJ change VERB the DET bed NOUN linen NOUN on ADP Saturday PROPN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Please please INTJ _ 2 change discourse 2 change change VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 3 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 linen det 4 bed bed NOUN Number=Sing 5 linen compound 5 linen linen NOUN Number=Sing 2 change obj 6 on on ADP _ 7 Saturday case 7 Saturday Saturday PROPN Number=Sing 2 change obl 8 . . PUNCT _ 2 change punct
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1 change imperative you not said here the bed linen saturday vn dress-41.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent linen=Patient
Example 5 The linen tablecloth was white and crisp.
det amod nsubj cop cc conj punct root The DET linen ADJ tablecloth NOUN was AUX white ADJ and CCONJ crisp ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 tablecloth det 2 linen linen ADJ Degree=Pos 3 tablecloth amod 3 tablecloth tablecloth NOUN Number=Sing 5 white nsubj 4 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 5 white cop 5 white white ADJ Degree=Pos root root 6 and and CCONJ _ 7 crisp cc 7 crisp crisp ADJ Degree=Pos 5 white conj 8 . . PUNCT _ 5 white punct
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1 is past the linen tablecloth white property tree rules 2 be the linen tablecloth not said here tree rules
Example 6 Linen comes from the stems of the flax plant.
nsubj case det obl case det compound nmod punct root Linen NOUN comes VERB from ADP the DET stems NOUN of ADP the DET flax NOUN plant NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Linen linen NOUN Number=Sing 2 comes nsubj 2 comes come VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 from from ADP _ 5 stems case 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 stems det 5 stems stem NOUN Number=Plur 2 comes obl 6 of of ADP _ 9 plant case 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 9 plant det 8 flax flax NOUN Number=Sing 9 plant compound 9 plant plant NOUN Number=Sing 5 stems nmod 10 . . PUNCT _ 2 comes punct
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1 come present Linen the stems of the flax plant vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial_location»: agent=Theme from stem=Initial_Location 2 stem the flax plant nom stem «communication transitive»: of=patient
Example 7 The priest folded the white linen on the altar.
det nsubj det amod obj case det obl punct root The DET priest NOUN folded VERB the DET white ADJ linen NOUN on ADP the DET altar NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 priest det 2 priest priest NOUN Number=Sing 3 folded nsubj 3 folded fold VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 linen det 5 white white ADJ Degree=Pos 6 linen amod 6 linen linen NOUN Number=Sing 3 folded obj 7 on on ADP _ 9 altar case 8 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 9 altar det 9 altar altar NOUN Number=Sing 3 folded obl 10 . . PUNCT _ 3 folded punct
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1 fold past the priest the white linen the altar vn bend-45.2 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent linen=Patient
Example 8 He is wrapped in yellow linen, and embalmed with spices.
nsubj:pass aux:pass case amod obl punct cc conj case obl punct root He PRON is AUX wrapped VERB in ADP yellow ADJ linen NOUN , PUNCT and CCONJ embalmed VERB with ADP spices 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 3 wrapped nsubj:pass 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 wrapped aux:pass 3 wrapped wrap VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 4 in in ADP _ 6 linen case 5 yellow yellow ADJ Degree=Pos 6 linen amod 6 linen linen NOUN Number=Sing 3 wrapped obl 7 , , PUNCT _ 9 embalmed punct 8 and and CCONJ _ 9 embalmed cc 9 embalmed embalm VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 3 wrapped conj 10 with with ADP _ 11 spices case 11 spices spice NOUN Number=Plur 9 embalmed obl 12 . . PUNCT _ 3 wrapped punct
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1 wrap present · passive He yellow linen vn spray-9.7-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: subject=Theme in linen=Destination 2 embalm participle with spices tree rules
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