microscope Who acts: lenses, scientific instrument, you, We, microscope, cells · What happens: make, look, see, turn, focus, be · To what, where: small things, things, knob, microscope, work
«microscope» 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: microscope in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 A scientific instrument with lenses that makes very small things look much bigger, so you can see things too small for your eyes alone, like cells and germs.
The tree, 28 words det amod nsubj case nmod nsubj acl:relcl advmod amod obj advmod xcomp punct advmod nsubj aux conj obj advmod amod case nmod:poss obl advmod punct case obl cc conj punct root A DET scientific ADJ instrument NOUN with ADP lenses NOUN that PRON makes VERB very ADV small ADJ things NOUN look VERB much ADV bigger ADJ , PUNCT so ADV you PRON can AUX see VERB things NOUN too ADV small ADJ for ADP your PRON eyes NOUN alone ADV , PUNCT like ADP cells NOUN and CCONJ germs NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 3 instrument det 2 scientific scientific ADJ Degree=Pos 3 instrument amod 3 instrument instrument NOUN Number=Sing 11 look nsubj 4 with with ADP _ 5 lenses case 5 lenses lens NOUN Number=Plur 3 instrument nmod 6 that that PRON PronType=Rel 7 makes nsubj 7 makes make VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 lenses acl:relcl 8 very very ADV _ 9 small advmod 9 small small ADJ Degree=Pos 10 things amod 10 things thing NOUN Number=Plur 7 makes obj 11 look look VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 12 much much ADV _ 13 bigger advmod 13 bigger big ADJ Degree=Cmp 11 look xcomp 14 , , PUNCT _ 18 see punct 15 so so ADV _ 18 see advmod 16 you you PRON Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs 18 see nsubj 17 can can AUX VerbForm=Fin 18 see aux 18 see see VERB VerbForm=Inf 11 look conj 19 things thing NOUN Number=Plur 18 see obj 20 too too ADV _ 21 small advmod 21 small small ADJ Degree=Pos 19 things amod 22 for for ADP _ 24 eyes case 23 your your PRON Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 24 eyes nmod:poss 24 eyes eye NOUN Number=Plur 21 small obl 25 alone alone ADV _ 18 see advmod 26 , , PUNCT _ 28 cells punct 27 like like ADP _ 28 cells case 28 cells cell NOUN Number=Plur 18 see obl 29 and and CCONJ _ 30 germs cc 30 germs germ NOUN Number=Plur 28 cells conj 31 . . PUNCT _ 11 look punct
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1 make present lenses small things vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset thing=Product 2 look present a scientific instrument with lenses big property vn stimulus_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus 3 see can you things like cells and germs; alone property vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer thing=Stimulus
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 We looked at a drop of pond water under the microscope.
nsubj case det obl case compound nmod case det obl punct root We PRON looked VERB at ADP a DET drop NOUN of ADP pond NOUN water NOUN under ADP the DET microscope 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 looked nsubj 2 looked look VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 at at ADP _ 5 drop case 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 drop det 5 drop drop NOUN Number=Sing 2 looked obl 6 of of ADP _ 8 water case 7 pond pond NOUN Number=Sing 8 water compound 8 water water NOUN Number=Sing 5 drop nmod 9 under under ADP _ 11 microscope case 10 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 11 microscope det 11 microscope microscope NOUN Number=Sing 2 looked obl 12 . . PUNCT _ 2 looked punct
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1 look past We under the microscope; at a drop of pond water vn peer-30.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent at drop=Theme
Example 2 The microscope makes the cells look 100 times bigger.
det nsubj det nsubj ccomp nummod obl:unmarked xcomp punct root The DET microscope NOUN makes VERB the DET cells NOUN look VERB 100 NUM times NOUN bigger ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 microscope det 2 microscope microscope NOUN Number=Sing 3 makes nsubj 3 makes make VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 cells det 5 cells cell NOUN Number=Plur 6 look nsubj 6 look look VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 makes ccomp 7 100 100 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 8 times nummod 8 times time NOUN Number=Plur 9 bigger obl:unmarked 9 bigger big ADJ Degree=Cmp 6 look xcomp 10 . . PUNCT _ 3 makes punct
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1 make present the microscope tree rules 2 look present the cells big property vn stimulus_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus
Example 3 Turn the knob slowly to focus the microscope.
det obj advmod mark advcl det obj punct root Turn VERB the DET knob NOUN slowly ADV to PART focus VERB the DET microscope NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Turn turn VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 2 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 knob det 3 knob knob NOUN Number=Sing 1 Turn obj 4 slowly slowly ADV _ 1 Turn advmod 5 to to PART _ 6 focus mark 6 focus focus VERB VerbForm=Inf 1 Turn advcl 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 microscope det 8 microscope microscope NOUN Number=Sing 6 focus obj 9 . . PUNCT _ 1 Turn punct
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1 turn imperative you not said here the knob slowly property vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent knob=Theme 2 focus to-infinitive you not said here the microscope tree rules
Example 4 Germs are too small to see without a microscope.
nsubj cop advmod mark advcl case det obl punct root Germs NOUN are AUX too ADV small ADJ to PART see VERB without ADP a DET microscope NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Germs germ NOUN Number=Plur 4 small nsubj 2 are be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 small cop 3 too too ADV _ 4 small advmod 4 small small ADJ Degree=Pos root root 5 to to PART _ 6 see mark 6 see see VERB VerbForm=Inf 4 small advcl 7 without without ADP _ 9 microscope case 8 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 9 microscope det 9 microscope microscope NOUN Number=Sing 6 see obl 10 . . PUNCT _ 4 small punct
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1 is present Germs small property tree rules 2 see to-infinitive Germs not said here without a microscope vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer
Example 5 Carry the microscope with two hands.
det obj case nummod obl punct root Carry VERB the DET microscope NOUN with ADP two NUM hands NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Carry carry VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 2 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 microscope det 3 microscope microscope NOUN Number=Sing 1 Carry obj 4 with with ADP _ 6 hands case 5 two two NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 6 hands nummod 6 hands hand NOUN Number=Plur 1 Carry obl 7 . . PUNCT _ 1 Carry punct
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1 carry imperative you not said here the microscope with two hands vn carry-11.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent microscope=Theme
Example 6 Her work was put under the microscope by the judges.
nmod:poss nsubj:pass aux:pass case det obl case det obl punct root Her PRON work NOUN was AUX put VERB under ADP the DET microscope NOUN by ADP the DET judges NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Her her PRON Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 2 work nmod:poss 2 work work NOUN Number=Sing 4 put nsubj:pass 3 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 4 put aux:pass 4 put put VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 5 under under ADP _ 7 microscope case 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 microscope det 7 microscope microscope NOUN Number=Sing 4 put obl 8 by by ADP _ 10 judges case 9 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 10 judges det 10 judges judge NOUN Number=Plur 4 put obl 11 . . PUNCT _ 4 put punct
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1 put past · passive the judges Her work the microscope vn put-9.1-2 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent subject=Theme under microscope=Destination 2 work Her = she nom work «act intransitive»: poss=agent
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