moist Who acts: Moist, Moist food, you, seeds, Woodlice, chocolate cake · What happens: mean, not soak, be, not be, keep, grow · To what, where: soil, moist dark places, table, moist skin, morning dew, moist earth
«moist» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 9 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: moist in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 Moist means slightly wet or damp, but not soaking wet.
nsubj advmod xcomp cc conj punct cc advmod conj xcomp punct root Moist ADJ means VERB slightly ADV wet ADJ or CCONJ damp ADJ , PUNCT but CCONJ not PART soaking VERB wet ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Moist moist ADJ Degree=Pos 2 means nsubj 2 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 slightly slightly ADV _ 4 wet advmod 4 wet wet ADJ Degree=Pos 2 means xcomp 5 or or CCONJ _ 6 damp cc 6 damp damp ADJ Degree=Pos 4 wet conj 7 , , PUNCT _ 10 soaking punct 8 but but CCONJ _ 10 soaking cc 9 not not PART Polarity=Neg 10 soaking advmod 10 soaking soak VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 2 means conj 11 wet wet ADJ Degree=Pos 10 soaking xcomp 12 . . PUNCT _ 2 means punct
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1 mean present Moist wet property vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent 2 not soak gerund Moist not said here wet property vn other_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient
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 Moist food, like cake, is soft and not dry.
amod nsubj punct case conj punct cop cc advmod conj punct root Moist ADJ food NOUN , PUNCT like ADP cake NOUN , PUNCT is AUX soft ADJ and CCONJ not PART dry ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Moist moist ADJ Degree=Pos 2 food amod 2 food food NOUN Number=Sing 8 soft nsubj 3 , , PUNCT _ 5 cake punct 4 like like ADP _ 5 cake case 5 cake cake NOUN Number=Sing 2 food conj 6 , , PUNCT _ 2 food punct 7 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 8 soft cop 8 soft soft ADJ Degree=Pos root root 9 and and CCONJ _ 11 dry cc 10 not not PART Polarity=Neg 11 dry advmod 11 dry dry ADJ Degree=Pos 8 soft conj 12 . . PUNCT _ 8 soft punct
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1 is present Moist food and cake soft property tree rules 2 not be Moist food and cake not said here tree rules
Example 1 Keep the soil moist so the seeds will grow.
det obj xcomp mark det nsubj aux advcl punct root Keep VERB the DET soil NOUN moist ADJ so SCONJ the DET seeds NOUN will AUX grow VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Keep keep VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 2 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 soil det 3 soil soil NOUN Number=Sing 1 Keep obj 4 moist moist ADJ Degree=Pos 1 Keep xcomp 5 so so SCONJ _ 9 grow mark 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 seeds det 7 seeds seed NOUN Number=Plur 9 grow nsubj 8 will will AUX VerbForm=Fin 9 grow aux 9 grow grow VERB VerbForm=Inf 1 Keep advcl 10 . . PUNCT _ 1 Keep punct
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1 keep imperative you not said here the soil moist property vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent soil=Theme 2 grow future the seeds vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
Example 2 Woodlice live in moist, dark places.
nsubj case amod punct amod obl punct root Woodlice NOUN live VERB in ADP moist ADJ , PUNCT dark ADJ places NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Woodlice woodlice NOUN Number=Plur 2 live nsubj 2 live live VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 in in ADP _ 7 places case 4 moist moist ADJ Degree=Pos 7 places amod 5 , , PUNCT _ 4 moist punct 6 dark dark ADJ Degree=Pos 7 places amod 7 places place NOUN Number=Plur 2 live obl 8 . . PUNCT _ 2 live punct
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1 live present Woodlice moist dark places vn lodge-46 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in place=Location
Example 3 This chocolate cake is lovely and moist.
det compound nsubj cop cc conj punct root This DET chocolate NOUN cake NOUN is AUX lovely ADJ and CCONJ moist ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 This this DET Number=Sing PronType=Dem 3 cake det 2 chocolate chocolate NOUN Number=Sing 3 cake compound 3 cake cake NOUN Number=Sing 5 lovely nsubj 4 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 lovely cop 5 lovely lovely ADJ Degree=Pos root root 6 and and CCONJ _ 7 moist cc 7 moist moist ADJ Degree=Pos 5 lovely conj 8 . . PUNCT _ 5 lovely punct
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1 is present this chocolate cake lovely property tree rules 2 be this chocolate cake not said here tree rules
Example 4 Wipe the table with a moist cloth.
det obj case det amod obl punct root Wipe VERB the DET table NOUN with ADP a DET moist ADJ cloth NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Wipe wipe VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 2 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 table det 3 table table NOUN Number=Sing 1 Wipe obj 4 with with ADP _ 7 cloth case 5 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 7 cloth det 6 moist moist ADJ Degree=Pos 7 cloth amod 7 cloth cloth NOUN Number=Sing 1 Wipe obl 8 . . PUNCT _ 1 Wipe punct
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1 wipe imperative you not said here the table with a moist cloth vn wipe_manner-10.4.1-1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent table=Theme
Example 5 Frogs need moist skin to breathe.
nsubj amod obj mark advcl punct root Frogs NOUN need VERB moist ADJ skin NOUN to PART breathe VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Frogs frog NOUN Number=Plur 2 need nsubj 2 need need VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 moist moist ADJ Degree=Pos 4 skin amod 4 skin skin NOUN Number=Sing 2 need obj 5 to to PART _ 6 breathe mark 6 breathe breathe VERB VerbForm=Inf 2 need advcl 7 . . PUNCT _ 2 need punct
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1 need present Frogs moist skin vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot skin=Theme 2 breathe to-infinitive Frogs not said here vn breathe-40.1.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
Example 6 The air in the rainforest is warm and moist.
det nsubj case det nmod cop cc conj punct root The DET air NOUN in ADP the DET rainforest NOUN is AUX warm ADJ and CCONJ moist ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 air det 2 air air NOUN Number=Sing 7 warm nsubj 3 in in ADP _ 5 rainforest case 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 rainforest det 5 rainforest rainforest NOUN Number=Sing 2 air nmod 6 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 7 warm cop 7 warm warm ADJ Degree=Pos root root 8 and and CCONJ _ 9 moist cc 9 moist moist ADJ Degree=Pos 7 warm conj 10 . . PUNCT _ 7 warm punct
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1 is present the air in the rainforest warm property tree rules 2 be the air in the rainforest not said here tree rules
Example 7 The grass was still moist from the morning dew.
det nsubj cop advmod case det compound obl punct root The DET grass NOUN was AUX still ADV moist ADJ from ADP the DET morning NOUN dew NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 grass det 2 grass grass NOUN Number=Sing 5 moist nsubj 3 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 5 moist cop 4 still still ADV _ 5 moist advmod 5 moist moist ADJ Degree=Pos root root 6 from from ADP _ 9 dew case 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 9 dew det 8 morning morning NOUN Number=Sing 9 dew compound 9 dew dew NOUN Number=Sing 5 moist obl 10 . . PUNCT _ 5 moist punct
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1 is past the grass the morning dew still moist property tree rules
Example 8 Her eyes were moist with tears.
nmod:poss nsubj cop case obl punct root Her PRON eyes NOUN were AUX moist ADJ with ADP tears 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 eyes nmod:poss 2 eyes eye NOUN Number=Plur 4 moist nsubj 3 were be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 4 moist cop 4 moist moist ADJ Degree=Pos root root 5 with with ADP _ 6 tears case 6 tears tear NOUN Number=Plur 4 moist obl 7 . . PUNCT _ 4 moist punct
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1 is past Her eyes with tears; moist property tree rules
Example 9 Presently twelve spoonbills came flying thither, struck the moist earth, turned into fair maidens, and began to bathe.
The tree, 18 words advmod nummod nsubj xcomp advmod punct conj det amod obj punct acl case amod obl punct cc conj mark xcomp punct root Presently ADV twelve NUM spoonbills NOUN came VERB flying VERB thither ADV , PUNCT struck VERB the DET moist ADJ earth NOUN , PUNCT turned VERB into ADP fair ADJ maidens NOUN , PUNCT and CCONJ began VERB to PART bathe VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Presently presently ADV _ 2 twelve advmod 2 twelve twelve NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 3 spoonbills nummod 3 spoonbills spoonbill NOUN Number=Plur 4 came nsubj 4 came come VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 5 flying fly VERB VerbForm=Ger 4 came xcomp 6 thither thither ADV _ 5 flying advmod 7 , , PUNCT _ 8 struck punct 8 struck strike VERB Mood=Ind Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 4 came conj 9 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 11 earth det 10 moist moist ADJ Degree=Pos 11 earth amod 11 earth earth NOUN Number=Sing 8 struck obj 12 , , PUNCT _ 13 turned punct 13 turned turn VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 11 earth acl 14 into into ADP _ 16 maidens case 15 fair fair ADJ Degree=Pos 16 maidens amod 16 maidens maiden NOUN Number=Plur 13 turned obl 17 , , PUNCT _ 19 began punct 18 and and CCONJ _ 19 began cc 19 began begin VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 4 came conj 20 to to PART _ 21 bathe mark 21 bathe bathe VERB VerbForm=Inf 19 began xcomp 22 . . PUNCT _ 4 came punct
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1 come past twelve spoonbills tree rules 2 fly gerund twelve spoonbills not said here thither property vn spatial_configuration-47.6-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme 3 strike past twelve spoonbills not said here the moist earth vn hit-18.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent earth=Patient 4 turn participle the moist earth not said here fair maidens vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V PP.trajectory»: agent=Theme into maiden=Trajectory 5 begin past twelve spoonbills not said here vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP V S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Eventuality 6 bathe to-infinitive twelve spoonbills not said here vn dress-41.1.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
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