microscopic

Who acts: Bacteria, pond water, Germs, brother, we · What happens: see, be, wash, look, make, give · To what, where: it, microscope, microscopic living things, hands, body, microscopic piece

«microscopic» in the school dictionary: its 2 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: microscopic in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

So small that it can only be seen through a microscope.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	So	so	ADV	_	2 small	advmod
2	small	small	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
3	that	that	SCONJ	_	8 seen	mark
4	it	it	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	8 seen	nsubj:pass
5	can	can	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	8 seen	aux
6	only	only	ADV	_	8 seen	advmod
7	be	be	AUX	VerbForm=Inf	8 seen	aux:pass
8	seen	see	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	2 small	advcl
9	through	through	ADP	_	11 microscope	case
10	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	11 microscope	det
11	microscope	microscope	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 seen	obl
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 small	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	see	can · passive		it		a microscope			vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=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.

Meaning 2

Usage: informal — kept apart, not parsed.

Very, very small.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Very	very	ADV	_	4 small	advmod
2	,	,	PUNCT	_	4 small	punct
3	very	very	ADV	_	4 small	advmod
4	small	small	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
5	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 small	punct

The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

Example 1

Bacteria are microscopic living things.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Bacteria	bacterium	NOUN	Number=Plur	5 things	nsubj
2	are	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	5 things	cop
3	microscopic	microscopic	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 things	amod
4	living	living	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 things	amod
5	things	thing	NOUN	Number=Plur	root	root
6	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 things	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	present	Bacteria	microscopic living things					tree rules

Example 2

The pond water is full of microscopic creatures.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 water	det
2	pond	pond	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 water	compound
3	water	water	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 full	nsubj
4	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	5 full	cop
5	full	full	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
6	of	of	ADP	_	8 creatures	case
7	microscopic	microscopic	ADJ	Degree=Pos	8 creatures	amod
8	creatures	creature	NOUN	Number=Plur	5 full	obl
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 full	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	present	the pond water					of microscopic creatures; full property	tree rules

Example 3

Germs are microscopic, so wash your hands even when they look clean.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Germs	germ	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 microscopic	nsubj
2	are	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	3 microscopic	cop
3	microscopic	microscopic	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	6 wash	punct
5	so	so	ADV	_	6 wash	advmod
6	wash	wash	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	3 microscopic	conj
7	your	your	PRON	Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	8 hands	nmod:poss
8	hands	hand	NOUN	Number=Plur	6 wash	obj
9	even	even	ADV	_	12 look	advmod
10	when	when	SCONJ	_	12 look	mark
11	they	they	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs	12 look	nsubj
12	look	look	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	6 wash	advcl
13	clean	clean	ADJ	Degree=Pos	12 look	xcomp
14	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 microscopic	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	is	present	Germs		microscopic property	tree rules
2	wash	infinitive	Germs not said here	your hands		vn floss-41.2.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent hand=Patient
3	look	present	Germs = germ		clean property	vn stimulus_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus

Example 4

Your body is made of microscopic cells.

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	2 body	nmod:poss
2	body	body	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 made	nsubj:pass
3	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	4 made	aux:pass
4	made	make	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
5	of	of	ADP	_	7 cells	case
6	microscopic	microscopic	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 cells	amod
7	cells	cell	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 made	obl
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 made	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	make	present · passive		Your body				of microscopic cells	vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: subject=Product

Example 5

My brother gave me a microscopic piece of chocolate.

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 brother	nmod:poss
2	brother	brother	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 gave	nsubj
3	gave	give	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	me	I	PRON	Case=Acc Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs	3 gave	iobj
5	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	7 piece	det
6	microscopic	microscopic	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 piece	amod
7	piece	piece	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 gave	obj
8	of	of	ADP	_	9 chocolate	case
9	chocolate	chocolate	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 piece	nmod
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 gave	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	give	past	My brother	a microscopic piece of chocolate	me				vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent i=Recipient piece=Theme

Example 6

Under the lens, we saw microscopic hairs on the leaf.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Under	under	ADP	_	3 lens	case
2	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 lens	det
3	lens	lens	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 saw	obl
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	3 lens	punct
5	we	we	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs	6 saw	nsubj
6	saw	see	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
7	microscopic	microscopic	ADJ	Degree=Pos	8 hairs	amod
8	hairs	hair	NOUN	Number=Plur	6 saw	obj
9	on	on	ADP	_	11 leaf	case
10	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	11 leaf	det
11	leaf	leaf	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 saw	obl
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 saw	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	see	past	we	microscopic hairs		the lens		on the leaf	vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer hair=Stimulus

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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