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meltwater

Who acts: Meltwater, water, meltwater stream, Floods, Scientists · What happens: be, come, melt, make, fill, raise · To what, where: water, snow, glaciers, milky blue lake, mountain rivers, sea levels

«meltwater» in the school dictionary: its meaning for a pupil and its 6 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: meltwater in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

Meltwater is water that comes from melting snow or ice, especially from glaciers and ice sheets.

The tree, 16 words
nsubjcopnsubjacl:relclmarkadvclobjccconjpunctadvmodcaseoblcccompoundconjpunctrootMeltwaterNOUNisAUXwaterNOUNthatPRONcomesVERBfromSCONJmeltingVERBsnowNOUNorCCONJiceNOUN,PUNCTespeciallyADVfromADPglaciersNOUNandCCONJiceNOUNsheetsNOUN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1MeltwatermeltwaterNOUNNumber=Sing3 waternsubj
2isbeAUXMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin3 watercop
3waterwaterNOUNNumber=Singrootroot
4thatthatPRONPronType=Rel5 comesnsubj
5comescomeVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin3 wateracl:relcl
6fromfromSCONJ_7 meltingmark
7meltingmeltVERBTense=Pres VerbForm=Part5 comesadvcl
8snowsnowNOUNNumber=Sing7 meltingobj
9ororCCONJ_10 icecc
10iceiceNOUNNumber=Sing8 snowconj
11,,PUNCT_14 glacierspunct
12especiallyespeciallyADV_14 glaciersadvmod
13fromfromADP_14 glacierscase
14glaciersglacierNOUNNumber=Plur7 meltingobl
15andandCCONJ_17 sheetscc
16iceiceNOUNNumber=Sing17 sheetscompound
17sheetssheetNOUNNumber=Plur14 glaciersconj
18..PUNCT_3 waterpunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1is apresentMeltwaterwatertree rules
2comepresentwatervn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
3meltgerundwater not said heresnow or iceglaciers and ice sheetsvn other_cos-45.4-1 «NP V NP ADJ»: agent=Patient snow=Result

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.

Example 1

Meltwater from the glacier made a milky blue lake.

nsubjcasedetnmoddetamodamodobjpunctrootMeltwaterNOUNfromADPtheDETglacierNOUNmadeVERBaDETmilkyADJblueADJlakeNOUN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1MeltwatermeltwaterNOUNNumber=Sing5 madensubj
2fromfromADP_4 glaciercase
3thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art4 glacierdet
4glacierglacierNOUNNumber=Sing1 Meltwaternmod
5mademakeVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Finrootroot
6aaDETDefinite=Ind PronType=Art9 lakedet
7milkymilkyADJDegree=Pos9 lakeamod
8blueblueADJDegree=Pos9 lakeamod
9lakelakeNOUNNumber=Sing5 madeobj
10..PUNCT_5 madepunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1makepastMeltwater from the glaciera milky blue lakevn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset lake=Product

Example 2

In spring, meltwater fills the mountain rivers.

caseoblpunctnsubjdetcompoundobjpunctrootInADPspringNOUN,PUNCTmeltwaterNOUNfillsVERBtheDETmountainNOUNriversNOUN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1IninADP_2 springcase
2springspringNOUNNumber=Sing5 fillsobl
3,,PUNCT_2 springpunct
4meltwatermeltwaterNOUNNumber=Sing5 fillsnsubj
5fillsfillVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Finrootroot
6thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art8 riversdet
7mountainmountainNOUNNumber=Sing8 riverscompound
8riversriverNOUNNumber=Plur5 fillsobj
9..PUNCT_5 fillspunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1fillpresentmeltwaterthe mountain riversspringvn other_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent river=Patient

Example 3

Meltwater from ice sheets is raising sea levels.

nsubjcasecompoundnmodauxcompoundobjpunctrootMeltwaterNOUNfromADPiceNOUNsheetsNOUNisAUXraisingVERBseaNOUNlevelsNOUN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1MeltwatermeltwaterNOUNNumber=Sing6 raisingnsubj
2fromfromADP_4 sheetscase
3iceiceNOUNNumber=Sing4 sheetscompound
4sheetssheetNOUNNumber=Plur1 Meltwaternmod
5isbeAUXMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin6 raisingaux
6raisingraiseVERBTense=Pres VerbForm=Partrootroot
7seaseaNOUNNumber=Sing8 levelscompound
8levelslevelNOUNNumber=Plur6 raisingobj
9..PUNCT_6 raisingpunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1raisepresent · progressiveMeltwater from ice sheetssea levelsvn put_direction-9.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent level=Theme

Example 4

The meltwater stream was freezing cold.

detcompoundnsubjauxxcomppunctrootTheDETmeltwaterNOUNstreamNOUNwasAUXfreezingVERBcoldADJ.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1ThetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art3 streamdet
2meltwatermeltwaterNOUNNumber=Sing3 streamcompound
3streamstreamNOUNNumber=Sing5 freezingnsubj
4wasbeAUXMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin5 freezingaux
5freezingfreezeVERBTense=Pres VerbForm=Partrootroot
6coldcoldADJDegree=Pos5 freezingxcomp
7..PUNCT_5 freezingpunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1freezepast · progressivethe meltwater streamcold propertyvn other_cos-45.4-1 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient

Example 5

Floods can happen when meltwater rushes down the valley.

nsubjauxmarknsubjadvclcasedetoblpunctrootFloodsNOUNcanAUXhappenVERBwhenSCONJmeltwaterNOUNrushesVERBdownADPtheDETvalleyNOUN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1FloodsfloodNOUNNumber=Plur3 happennsubj
2cancanAUXVerbForm=Fin3 happenaux
3happenhappenVERBVerbForm=Infrootroot
4whenwhenSCONJ_6 rushesmark
5meltwatermeltwaterNOUNNumber=Sing6 rushesnsubj
6rushesrushVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin3 happenadvcl
7downdownADP_9 valleycase
8thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art9 valleydet
9valleyvalleyNOUNNumber=Sing6 rushesobl
10..PUNCT_3 happenpunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1happencanFloodsvn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
2rushpresentmeltwaterthe valleyvn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme down valley=Trajectory

Example 6

Scientists measure meltwater on the Greenland ice sheet.

nsubjobjcasedetcompoundcompoundoblpunctrootScientistsNOUNmeasureVERBmeltwaterNOUNonADPtheDETGreenlandPROPNiceNOUNsheetNOUN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1ScientistsscientistNOUNNumber=Plur2 measurensubj
2measuremeasureVERBMood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Finrootroot
3meltwatermeltwaterNOUNNumber=Sing2 measureobj
4ononADP_8 sheetcase
5thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art8 sheetdet
6GreenlandGreenlandPROPNNumber=Sing8 sheetcompound
7iceiceNOUNNumber=Sing8 sheetcompound
8sheetsheetNOUNNumber=Sing2 measureobl
9..PUNCT_2 measurepunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1measurepresentScientistsmeltwaterthe Greenland ice sheetvn register-54.1-2-1 «NP V NP.value»: agent=Theme meltwater=Value

Text: the school dictionary of Mova's schools (world/data/dictionary-schools/), written for Mova. Trees: Mova's own parse — the en model on the CPU, when the site is built — not checked by a teacher; they may be wrong. Frames: Mova's frames reader (prag), each meaning and example read on its own. Elamur Cosmic License.

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