mill Who acts: mill, building, small machine, Workers, you, It · What happens: be, grind, power, make, mill around, go · To what, where: building, grain, flour, factory, crowd, pepper
«mill» in the school dictionary: its 4 meanings for a pupil and its 7 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: mill in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 A mill is a building with machines for grinding grain into flour, often powered by wind or water.
The tree, 18 words det nsubj cop det case nmod mark acl obj case obl punct advmod conj case obl cc conj punct root A DET mill NOUN is AUX a DET building NOUN with ADP machines NOUN for SCONJ grinding VERB grain NOUN into ADP flour NOUN , PUNCT often ADV powered VERB by ADP wind NOUN or CCONJ water NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 mill det 2 mill mill NOUN _ 5 building nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 building cop 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 building det 5 building building NOUN Number=Sing root root 6 with with ADP _ 7 machines case 7 machines machine NOUN Number=Plur 5 building nmod 8 for for SCONJ _ 9 grinding mark 9 grinding grind VERB VerbForm=Ger 5 building acl 10 grain grain NOUN Number=Sing 9 grinding obj 11 into into ADP _ 12 flour case 12 flour flour NOUN Number=Sing 9 grinding obl 13 , , PUNCT _ 15 powered punct 14 often often ADV _ 15 powered advmod 15 powered power VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 5 building conj 16 by by ADP _ 17 wind case 17 wind wind NOUN Number=Sing 15 powered obl 18 or or CCONJ _ 19 water cc 19 water water NOUN Number=Sing 17 wind conj 20 . . PUNCT _ 5 building punct
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1 is a present a mill a building with machines tree rules 2 grind gerund a building not said here grain flour vn build-26.1 «NP V NP.material PP.product»: agent=Agent grain=Material into flour=Product 3 power participle a mill not said here by wind or water; often property tree rules
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 A factory where things like cotton, paper or steel are made.
det nsubj:pass advmod nsubj:pass case nmod punct conj cc conj aux:pass punct root A DET factory NOUN where ADV things NOUN like ADP cotton NOUN , PUNCT paper NOUN or CCONJ steel NOUN are AUX made VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 factory det 2 factory factory NOUN Number=Sing 12 made nsubj:pass 3 where where ADV PronType=Rel 12 made advmod 4 things thing NOUN Number=Plur 12 made nsubj:pass 5 like like ADP _ 6 cotton case 6 cotton cotton NOUN Number=Sing 4 things nmod 7 , , PUNCT _ 8 paper punct 8 paper paper NOUN Number=Sing 6 cotton conj 9 or or CCONJ _ 10 steel cc 10 steel steel NOUN Number=Sing 6 cotton conj 11 are be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 12 made aux:pass 12 made make VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 13 . . PUNCT _ 12 made punct
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1 make present · passive a factory vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: subject=Product
Meaning 3 A small machine for grinding, such as a pepper mill.
det amod mark acl punct case fixed det compound conj punct root A DET small ADJ machine NOUN for SCONJ grinding VERB , PUNCT such ADJ as ADP a DET pepper NOUN mill NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 3 machine det 2 small small ADJ Degree=Pos 3 machine amod 3 machine machine NOUN Number=Sing root root 4 for for SCONJ _ 5 grinding mark 5 grinding grind VERB VerbForm=Ger 3 machine acl 6 , , PUNCT _ 11 mill punct 7 such such ADJ Degree=Pos ExtPos=ADP 11 mill case 8 as as ADP _ 7 such fixed 9 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 11 mill det 10 pepper pepper NOUN Number=Sing 11 mill compound 11 mill mill NOUN Number=Sing 3 machine conj 12 . . PUNCT _ 3 machine punct
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1 grind gerund a small machine and a pepper mill not said here vn carve-21.2-1 «NP V ADVP-Middle»: agent=Patient
Meaning 4 To mill around is to move about in a crowd without going anywhere special.
The tree, 14 words mark advcl advmod cop mark advmod case det obl mark advcl advmod xcomp punct root To PART mill VERB around ADV is AUX to PART move VERB about ADV in ADP a DET crowd NOUN without SCONJ going VERB anywhere ADV special ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 To to PART _ 2 mill mark 2 mill mill VERB VerbForm=Inf 6 move advcl 3 around around ADV _ 2 mill advmod 4 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 move cop 5 to to PART _ 6 move mark 6 move move VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 7 about about ADV _ 6 move advmod 8 in in ADP _ 10 crowd case 9 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 10 crowd det 10 crowd crowd NOUN Number=Sing 6 move obl 11 without without SCONJ _ 12 going mark 12 going go VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 6 move advcl 13 anywhere anywhere ADV PronType=Ind 12 going advmod 14 special special ADJ Degree=Pos 12 going xcomp 15 . . PUNCT _ 6 move punct
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1 mill around to-infinitive around property vn carve-21.2-3 «NP V ADVP-Middle»: agent=Patient 2 is present a crowd about, move property tree rules 3 go gerund anywhere, special property vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
Example 1 The old water mill ground wheat into flour.
det amod compound compound compound case nmod punct root The DET old ADJ water NOUN mill NOUN ground NOUN wheat NOUN into ADP flour NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 wheat det 2 old old ADJ Degree=Pos 6 wheat amod 3 water water NOUN Number=Sing 4 mill compound 4 mill mill NOUN Number=Sing 5 ground compound 5 ground ground NOUN Number=Sing 6 wheat compound 6 wheat wheat NOUN Number=Sing root root 7 into into ADP _ 8 flour case 8 flour flour NOUN Number=Sing 6 wheat nmod 9 . . PUNCT _ 6 wheat punct
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.
Example 2 Workers in the cotton mill worked long hours.
nsubj case det compound nmod amod obj punct root Workers NOUN in ADP the DET cotton NOUN mill NOUN worked VERB long ADJ hours NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Workers worker NOUN Number=Plur 6 worked nsubj 2 in in ADP _ 5 mill case 3 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 mill det 4 cotton cotton NOUN Number=Sing 5 mill compound 5 mill mill NOUN Number=Sing 1 Workers nmod 6 worked work VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 7 long long ADJ Degree=Pos 8 hours amod 8 hours hour NOUN Number=Plur 6 worked obj 9 . . PUNCT _ 6 worked punct
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1 work past Workers in the cotton mill hour vn employment-95.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent
Example 3 Grind some pepper with the pepper mill.
det obj case det compound obl punct root Grind VERB some DET pepper NOUN with ADP the DET pepper NOUN mill NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Grind grind VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 2 some some DET PronType=Ind 3 pepper det 3 pepper pepper NOUN Number=Sing 1 Grind obj 4 with with ADP _ 7 mill case 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 mill det 6 pepper pepper NOUN Number=Sing 7 mill compound 7 mill mill NOUN Number=Sing 1 Grind obl 8 . . PUNCT _ 1 Grind punct
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1 grind imperative you not said here some pepper with the pepper mill vn carve-21.2-1 «NP V NP PP.instrument»: agent=Agent pepper=Patient with mill=Instrument
Example 4 Fans milled around outside the stadium.
acl advmod case det obl punct root Fans NOUN milled VERB around ADV outside ADP the DET stadium NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Fans fan NOUN Number=Plur root root 2 milled mill VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 1 Fans acl 3 around around ADV _ 2 milled advmod 4 outside outside ADP _ 6 stadium case 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 stadium det 6 stadium stadium NOUN Number=Sing 2 milled obl 7 . . PUNCT _ 1 Fans punct
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1 mill around participle Fans not said here outside the stadium; around property vn carve-21.2-3 «NP V ADVP-Middle»: agent=Patient
Example 5 It was just a run-of-the-mill day.
nsubj cop advmod det nsubj punct case punct det punct compound punct root It PRON was AUX just ADV a DET run NOUN - PUNCT of ADP - PUNCT the DET - PUNCT mill NOUN day NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 It it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 12 day nsubj 2 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 12 day cop 3 just just ADV _ 12 day advmod 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 12 day det 5 run run NOUN Number=Sing 12 day nsubj 6 - - PUNCT _ 12 day punct 7 of of ADP _ 12 day case 8 - - PUNCT _ 7 of punct 9 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 12 day det 10 - - PUNCT _ 9 the punct 11 mill mill NOUN Number=Sing 12 day compound 12 day day NOUN Number=Sing root root 13 . . PUNCT _ 12 day punct
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1 is past It of a mill day tree rules
Example 6 The windmill's sails turned in the breeze.
det nmod:poss case nsubj case det obl punct root The DET windmill NOUN 's PART sails NOUN turned VERB in ADP the DET breeze NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 windmill det 2 windmill windmill NOUN Number=Sing 4 sails nmod:poss 3 's 's PART _ 2 windmill case 4 sails sail NOUN Number=Plur 5 turned nsubj 5 turned turn VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 6 in in ADP _ 8 breeze case 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 breeze det 8 breeze breeze NOUN Number=Sing 5 turned obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 5 turned punct
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1 turn past the windmill's sails the breeze vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V PP.trajectory»: agent=Theme in breeze=Trajectory
Example 7 There he sees a mill[381] standing.
expl nsubj det obj punct appos punct nmod:unmarked punct root There PRON he PRON sees VERB a DET mill NOUN [ PUNCT 381 NUM ] PUNCT standing NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 There there PRON PronType=Dem 3 sees expl 2 he he PRON Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 3 sees nsubj 3 sees see VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 mill det 5 mill mill NOUN Number=Sing 3 sees obj 6 [ [ PUNCT _ 7 381 punct 7 381 381 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 5 mill appos 8 ] ] PUNCT _ 7 381 punct 9 standing standing NOUN Number=Sing 7 381 nmod:unmarked 10 . . PUNCT _ 3 sees punct
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1 see present he a mill there vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer mill=Stimulus
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