metro Who acts: metro, underground railway system, We, metro station, Métro, metro map · What happens: be, call, mean, include, name, take · To what, where: underground railway system, city, subway, whole city area, part, newspapers · Speech: someone speaks here
«metro» in the school dictionary: its 3 meanings 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: metro in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 A metro is an underground railway system in a city, also called a subway (US) or the Underground or Tube (London).
The tree, 21 words det nsubj cop det amod compound case det nmod punct advmod acl det xcomp punct appos punct cc det conj cc conj punct appos punct punct root A DET metro NOUN is AUX an DET underground ADJ railway NOUN system NOUN in ADP a DET city NOUN , PUNCT also ADV called VERB a DET subway NOUN ( PUNCT US PROPN ) PUNCT or CCONJ the DET Underground PROPN or CCONJ Tube PROPN ( PUNCT London PROPN ) PUNCT . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 metro det 2 metro metro NOUN Number=Sing 7 system nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 7 system cop 4 an a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 7 system det 5 underground underground ADJ Degree=Pos 7 system amod 6 railway railway NOUN Number=Sing 7 system compound 7 system system NOUN Number=Sing root root 8 in in ADP _ 10 city case 9 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 10 city det 10 city city NOUN Number=Sing 7 system nmod 11 , , PUNCT _ 13 called punct 12 also also ADV _ 13 called advmod 13 called call VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 7 system acl 14 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 15 subway det 15 subway subway NOUN Number=Sing 13 called xcomp 16 ( ( PUNCT _ 17 US punct 17 US US PROPN Number=Sing 15 subway appos 18 ) ) PUNCT _ 17 US punct 19 or or CCONJ _ 21 Underground cc 20 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 21 Underground det 21 Underground Underground PROPN Number=Sing 15 subway conj 22 or or CCONJ _ 23 Tube cc 23 Tube Tube PROPN Number=Sing 21 Underground conj 24 ( ( PUNCT _ 25 London punct 25 London London PROPN Number=Sing 23 Tube appos 26 ) ) PUNCT _ 25 London punct 27 . . PUNCT _ 7 system punct
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1 is a present a metro a underground railway system a city tree rules 2 call participle a underground railway system not said here a subway or the Underground or Tube vn initiate_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
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 Usage: US, Canada, Australia, informal — kept apart, not parsed.
Metro means the whole city area including its suburbs, as in «the metro area».
The tree, 14 words nsubj det amod compound obj case nmod:poss nmod punct mark case punct det amod appos punct punct root Metro PROPN means VERB the DET whole ADJ city NOUN area NOUN including VERB its PRON suburbs NOUN , PUNCT as SCONJ in ADP « PUNCT the DET metro ADJ area NOUN » PUNCT . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Metro Metro PROPN Number=Sing 2 means nsubj 2 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 area det 4 whole whole ADJ Degree=Pos 6 area amod 5 city city NOUN Number=Sing 6 area compound 6 area area NOUN Number=Sing 2 means obj 7 including include VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 9 suburbs case 8 its its PRON Case=Gen Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 9 suburbs nmod:poss 9 suburbs suburb NOUN Number=Plur 6 area nmod 10 , , PUNCT _ 16 area punct 11 as as SCONJ _ 16 area mark 12 in in ADP _ 16 area case 13 « « PUNCT _ 16 area punct 14 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 16 area det 15 metro metro ADJ Degree=Pos 16 area amod 16 area area NOUN Number=Sing 6 area appos 17 » » PUNCT _ 16 area punct 18 . . PUNCT _ 2 means punct
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1 mean present Metro the whole city area include area's suburbs vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent area=Topic 2 include gerund vn involve-107.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent
Meaning 3 Metro is part of the names of some newspapers, buses and shops.
nsubj cop case det nmod case det nmod punct conj cc conj punct root Metro PROPN is AUX part NOUN of ADP the DET names NOUN of ADP some DET newspapers NOUN , PUNCT buses NOUN and CCONJ shops NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Metro Metro PROPN Number=Sing 3 part nsubj 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 part cop 3 part part NOUN Number=Sing root root 4 of of ADP _ 6 names case 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 names det 6 names name NOUN Number=Plur 3 part nmod 7 of of ADP _ 9 newspapers case 8 some some DET PronType=Ind 9 newspapers det 9 newspapers newspaper NOUN Number=Plur 6 names nmod 10 , , PUNCT _ 11 buses punct 11 buses bus NOUN Number=Plur 9 newspapers conj 12 and and CCONJ _ 13 shops cc 13 shops shop NOUN Number=Plur 9 newspapers conj 14 . . PUNCT _ 3 part punct
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1 is a present Metro part of the names of some newspapers and buses and shops tree rules 2 name some newspapers and buses and shops nom name «communication transitive»: of=patient
Example 1 We took the metro to the museum.
nsubj det obj case det obl punct root We PRON took VERB the DET metro NOUN to ADP the DET museum 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 2 took nsubj 2 took take VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 4 metro det 4 metro metro NOUN Number=Sing 2 took obj 5 to to ADP _ 7 museum case 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 museum det 7 museum museum NOUN Number=Sing 2 took obl 8 . . PUNCT _ 2 took punct
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1 take past We the metro the museum vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent metro=Theme to museum=Destination
Example 2 The metro station was crowded at rush hour.
det amod nsubj cop case compound obl punct root The DET metro ADJ station NOUN was AUX crowded ADJ at ADP rush NOUN hour NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 station det 2 metro metro ADJ Degree=Pos 3 station amod 3 station station NOUN Number=Sing 5 crowded nsubj 4 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 5 crowded cop 5 crowded crowded ADJ Degree=Pos root root 6 at at ADP _ 8 hour case 7 rush rush NOUN Number=Sing 8 hour compound 8 hour hour NOUN Number=Sing 5 crowded obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 5 crowded punct
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1 is past the metro station hour crowded property tree rules
Example 3 In Paris, the Métro has stations with pretty old signs.
case obl punct det nsubj obj case amod amod nmod punct root In ADP Paris PROPN , PUNCT the DET Métro PROPN has VERB stations NOUN with ADP pretty ADJ old ADJ signs NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 In in ADP _ 2 Paris case 2 Paris Paris PROPN Number=Sing 6 has obl 3 , , PUNCT _ 2 Paris punct 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 Métro det 5 Métro Métro PROPN Number=Sing 6 has nsubj 6 has have VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 7 stations station NOUN Number=Plur 6 has obj 8 with with ADP _ 11 signs case 9 pretty pretty ADJ Degree=Pos 11 signs amod 10 old old ADJ Degree=Pos 11 signs amod 11 signs sign NOUN Number=Plur 7 stations nmod 12 . . PUNCT _ 6 has punct
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1 have present the Métro stations Paris with pretty old signs vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent station=Patient
Example 4 The metro map shows lines in different colours.
det amod nsubj obj case amod obl punct root The DET metro ADJ map NOUN shows VERB lines NOUN in ADP different ADJ colours NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 map det 2 metro metro ADJ Degree=Pos 3 map amod 3 map map NOUN Number=Sing 4 shows nsubj 4 shows show VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 5 lines line NOUN Number=Plur 4 shows obj 6 in in ADP _ 8 colours case 7 different different ADJ Degree=Pos 8 colours amod 8 colours colour NOUN Number=Plur 4 shows obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 4 shows punct
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1 show present the metro map lines in different colours vn crane-40.3.2 «NP V NP PP.recipient PP.theme»: agent=Agent line=Patient in colour=Topic
Example 5 The storm stopped the metro trains for an hour.
det nsubj det amod obj case det obl punct root The DET storm NOUN stopped VERB the DET metro ADJ trains NOUN for ADP an DET hour NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 storm det 2 storm storm NOUN Number=Sing 3 stopped nsubj 3 stopped stop VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 trains det 5 metro metro ADJ Degree=Pos 6 trains amod 6 trains train NOUN Number=Plur 3 stopped obj 7 for for ADP _ 9 hour case 8 an a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 9 hour det 9 hour hour NOUN Number=Sing 3 stopped obl 10 . . PUNCT _ 3 stopped punct
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1 stop past the storm the metro trains hour vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V NP.eventuality»: agent=Subeventuality train=Eventuality
Example 6 The Toronto metro area has millions of people.
det compound amod nsubj obj case nmod punct root The DET Toronto PROPN metro ADJ area NOUN has VERB millions NOUN of ADP people NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 4 area det 2 Toronto Toronto PROPN Number=Sing 4 area compound 3 metro metro ADJ Degree=Pos 4 area amod 4 area area NOUN Number=Sing 5 has nsubj 5 has have VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 6 millions million NOUN Number=Plur 5 has obj 7 of of ADP _ 8 people case 8 people people NOUN Number=Plur 6 millions nmod 9 . . PUNCT _ 5 has punct
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1 have present the Toronto metro area millions of people vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent million=Patient
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