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melting

Who acts: Melting, ice, snowman, ice cream, We, freezing · What happens: mean, change, get, turn, describe, become · To what, where: solid, water, something, chocolate, stories, sun.

«melting» 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: melting in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

Melting means changing from a solid into a liquid because it gets warm, like ice turning into water.

The tree, 18 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Melting	melting	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 means	nsubj
2	means	mean	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	changing	change	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	2 means	xcomp
4	from	from	ADP	_	6 solid	case
5	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 solid	det
6	solid	solid	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 changing	obl
7	into	into	ADP	_	9 liquid	case
8	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	9 liquid	det
9	liquid	liquid	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 changing	obl
10	because	because	SCONJ	_	12 gets	mark
11	it	it	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	12 gets	nsubj
12	gets	get	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	2 means	advcl
13	warm	warm	ADJ	Degree=Pos	12 gets	xcomp
14	,	,	PUNCT	_	16 ice	punct
15	like	like	ADP	_	16 ice	case
16	ice	ice	NOUN	Number=Sing	12 gets	obl
17	turning	turn	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	16 ice	acl
18	into	into	ADP	_	19 water	case
19	water	water	NOUN	Number=Sing	17 turning	obl
20	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 means	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	mean	present	Melting						vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic
2	change not said to happen	gerund	Melting not said here			a solid		into a liquid result	vn turn-26.6.1-1 «NP.patient V PP.material PP.result»: agent=Patient from solid=Initial_State into liquid=Result
3	get	present	Melting					like ice; warm property	vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Experiencer
4	turn	gerund	ice not said here			water			vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V PP.trajectory»: agent=Theme into water=Trajectory

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

Melting can describe something becoming soft, like melting chocolate.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Melting	melting	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 describe	nsubj
2	can	can	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	3 describe	aux
3	describe	describe	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	root	root
4	something	something	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	3 describe	obj
5	becoming	become	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	4 something	acl
6	soft	soft	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 becoming	xcomp
7	,	,	PUNCT	_	9 melting	punct
8	like	like	SCONJ	_	9 melting	mark
9	melting	melt	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	5 becoming	conj
10	chocolate	chocolate	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 melting	obj
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 describe	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	describe	can	Melting	something					vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S_ING»: agent=Agent something=Theme
2	become	gerund						soft property	vn become-109.1-1-1 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Patient
3	melt	gerund		chocolate					vn other_cos-45.4-1 «NP V NP ADJ»: agent=Patient chocolate=Result

Meaning 3

In stories, melting can mean becoming softer in feeling.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	In	in	ADP	_	2 stories	case
2	stories	story	NOUN	Number=Plur	6 mean	obl
3	,	,	PUNCT	_	2 stories	punct
4	melting	melting	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 mean	nsubj
5	can	can	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	6 mean	aux
6	mean	mean	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	root	root
7	becoming	become	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	6 mean	xcomp
8	softer	soft	ADJ	Degree=Cmp	7 becoming	xcomp
9	in	in	ADP	_	10 feeling	case
10	feeling	feeling	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 softer	obl
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 mean	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	mean	can	melting			stories			vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic
2	become not said to happen	gerund	melting not said here					soft property	vn become-109.1-1-1 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Patient

Example 1

The snowman is melting in the sun.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 snowman	det
2	snowman	snowman	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 melting	nsubj
3	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	4 melting	aux
4	melting	melt	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	root	root
5	in	in	ADP	_	7 sun.	case
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 sun.	det
7	sun.	sun.	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 melting	obl

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	melt	present · progressive	the snowman			the sun.			vn other_cos-45.4-1 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient

Example 2

Your ice cream is melting; eat it quickly!

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Your	your	PRON	Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	3 cream	nmod:poss
2	ice	ice	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 cream	compound
3	cream	cream	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 melting	nsubj
4	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	5 melting	aux
5	melting	melt	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	root	root
6	;	;	PUNCT	_	7 eat	punct
7	eat	eat	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	5 melting	parataxis
8	it	it	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	7 eat	obj
9	quickly	quickly	ADV	_	7 eat	advmod
10	!	!	PUNCT	_	5 melting	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	melt	present · progressive	Your ice cream						vn other_cos-45.4-1 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient
2	eat	infinitive		cream				quickly property	vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Patient

Example 3

Ice starts melting at zero degrees Celsius.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Ice	ice	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 starts	nsubj
2	starts	start	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	melting	melt	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	2 starts	xcomp
4	at	at	ADP	_	6 degrees	case
5	zero	zero	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	6 degrees	nummod
6	degrees	degree	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 melting	obl
7	Celsius	Celsius	PROPN	Number=Sing	6 degrees	nmod:unmarked
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 starts	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	start	present	Ice						vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Agent clause=Eventuality
2	melt	gerund	Ice not said here			zero degrees Celsius			vn other_cos-45.4-1 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient

Example 4

We are melting chocolate to make a cake.

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	3 melting	nsubj
2	are	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	3 melting	aux
3	melting	melt	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	root	root
4	chocolate	chocolate	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 melting	obj
5	to	to	PART	_	6 make	mark
6	make	make	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	3 melting	advcl
7	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	8 cake	det
8	cake	cake	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 make	obj
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 melting	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	melt	present · progressive	We	chocolate					vn other_cos-45.4-1 «NP V NP ADJ»: agent=Patient chocolate=Result
2	make	to-infinitive	We not said here	a cake					vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset cake=Product

Example 5

Melting is a change that can be reversed by freezing.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Melting	melting	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 change	nsubj
2	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	4 change	cop
3	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	4 change	det
4	change	change	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
5	that	that	PRON	PronType=Rel	8 reversed	nsubj:pass
6	can	can	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	8 reversed	aux
7	be	be	AUX	VerbForm=Inf	8 reversed	aux:pass
8	reversed	reverse	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	4 change	acl:relcl
9	by	by	ADP	_	10 freezing	case
10	freezing	freezing	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 reversed	obl
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 change	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	present	Melting	a change					tree rules
2	reverse	can · passive	freezing	a change					vn other_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent subject=Patient

Example 6

The melting ice dripped off the roof.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 ice	det
2	melting	melting	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 ice	compound
3	ice	ice	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
4	dripped	drip	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	3 ice	acl
5	off	off	ADP	_	7 roof	case
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 roof	det
7	roof	roof	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 dripped	obl
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 ice	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	drip	participle		the melting ice not said here		the roof			vn substance_emission-43.4-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme off roof=Location

Example 7

The candle wax was melting down the sides.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 wax	det
2	candle	candle	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 wax	compound
3	wax	wax	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 melting	nsubj
4	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	5 melting	aux
5	melting	melt	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	root	root
6	down	down	ADP	_	8 sides	case
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 sides	det
8	sides	side	NOUN	Number=Plur	5 melting	obl
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 melting	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	melt down	past · progressive	the candle wax	the sides					vn other_cos-45.4-1 «NP V NP ADJ»: agent=Patient side=Result

Example 8

My heart was melting when I saw the puppy.

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	2 heart	nmod:poss
2	heart	heart	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 melting	nsubj
3	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	4 melting	aux
4	melting	melt	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	root	root
5	when	when	ADV	PronType=Int	7 saw	advmod
6	I	I	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs	7 saw	nsubj
7	saw	see	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	4 melting	advcl
8	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 puppy	det
9	puppy	puppy	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 saw	obj
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 melting	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	melt	past · progressive	My heart						vn other_cos-45.4-1 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient
2	see	past	I	the puppy					vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer puppy=Stimulus

Example 9

Just one plump morsel, melting away between the teeth.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Just	just	ADV	_	4 morsel	advmod
2	one	one	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	4 morsel	nummod
3	plump	plump	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 morsel	amod
4	morsel	morsel	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
5	,	,	PUNCT	_	6 melting	punct
6	melting	melt	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	4 morsel	acl
7	away	away	ADV	_	6 melting	advmod
8	between	between	ADP	_	10 teeth	case
9	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	10 teeth	det
10	teeth	tooth	NOUN	Number=Plur	6 melting	obl
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 morsel	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	melt away	gerund	one plump morsel not said here					between the teeth; away property	vn other_cos-45.4-1 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient

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