moisten Who acts: eyes, you, edges, Seeds, Grandpa, frog · What happens: make, moisten, become, stick, wipe, sprout · To what, where: something, cloth, edges, sponge, board, moistened cotton wool
«moisten» 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: moisten in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 To make something slightly wet: «moisten the cloth».
mark obj advmod amod punct punct advcl:relcl det obj punct punct root To PART make VERB something PRON slightly ADV wet ADJ : PUNCT « PUNCT moisten VERB the DET cloth NOUN » PUNCT . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 To to PART _ 2 make mark 2 make make VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 3 something something PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 2 make obj 4 slightly slightly ADV _ 5 wet advmod 5 wet wet ADJ Degree=Pos 3 something amod 6 : : PUNCT _ 8 moisten punct 7 « « PUNCT _ 8 moisten punct 8 moisten moisten VERB VerbForm=Inf 2 make advcl:relcl 9 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 10 cloth det 10 cloth cloth NOUN Number=Sing 8 moisten obj 11 » » PUNCT _ 8 moisten punct 12 . . PUNCT _ 2 make punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 make to-infinitive something vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset something=Product 2 moisten in a quote infinitive the cloth vn other_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent cloth=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 To become slightly wet: «her eyes moistened».
mark advmod xcomp punct punct nmod:poss nsubj advcl punct punct root To PART become VERB slightly ADV wet ADJ : PUNCT « PUNCT her PRON eyes NOUN moistened VERB » PUNCT . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 To to PART _ 2 become mark 2 become become VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 3 slightly slightly ADV _ 4 wet advmod 4 wet wet ADJ Degree=Pos 2 become xcomp 5 : : PUNCT _ 9 moistened punct 6 « « PUNCT _ 9 moistened punct 7 her her PRON Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 8 eyes nmod:poss 8 eyes eye NOUN Number=Plur 9 moistened nsubj 9 moistened moisten VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part 2 become advcl 10 » » PUNCT _ 9 moistened punct 11 . . PUNCT _ 2 become punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 become to-infinitive wet property vn become-109.1-1-1 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Patient 2 moisten in a quote participle her eyes vn other_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient
Example 1 Moisten the edges of the pastry so they stick.
det obj case det nmod advmod nsubj advcl punct root Moisten VERB the DET edges NOUN of ADP the DET pastry NOUN so ADV they PRON stick VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Moisten moisten VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 2 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 edges det 3 edges edge NOUN Number=Plur 1 Moisten obj 4 of of ADP _ 6 pastry case 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 pastry det 6 pastry pastry NOUN Number=Sing 3 edges nmod 7 so so ADV _ 9 stick advmod 8 they they PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs 9 stick nsubj 9 stick stick VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 1 Moisten advcl 10 . . PUNCT _ 1 Moisten punct
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1 moisten imperative you not said here the edges of the pastry vn other_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent edge=Patient 2 stick present edges = edge vn shake-22.3-2 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Patient
Example 2 Moisten the sponge before wiping the board.
det obj mark advcl det obj punct root Moisten VERB the DET sponge NOUN before SCONJ wiping VERB the DET board NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Moisten moisten VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 2 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 sponge det 3 sponge sponge NOUN Number=Sing 1 Moisten obj 4 before before SCONJ _ 5 wiping mark 5 wiping wipe VERB VerbForm=Ger 1 Moisten advcl 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 board det 7 board board NOUN Number=Sing 5 wiping obj 8 . . PUNCT _ 1 Moisten punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 moisten imperative you not said here the sponge vn other_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent sponge=Patient 2 wipe gerund you not said here the board vn wipe_manner-10.4.1-1 «NP V NP.source»: agent=Agent board=Source
Example 3 Seeds sprout in moistened cotton wool.
nsubj case amod compound obl punct root Seeds NOUN sprout VERB in ADP moistened VERB cotton NOUN wool NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Seeds seed NOUN Number=Plur 2 sprout nsubj 2 sprout sprout VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 in in ADP _ 6 wool case 4 moistened moisten VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 6 wool amod 5 cotton cotton NOUN Number=Sing 6 wool compound 6 wool wool NOUN Number=Sing 2 sprout obl 7 . . PUNCT _ 2 sprout punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 sprout present Seeds moistened cotton wool vn entity_specific_modes_being-47.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in wool=Location 2 moisten participle vn other_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient
Example 4 Grandpa's eyes moistened as he read the letter.
nmod:poss case acl mark nsubj advcl det obj punct root Grandpa PROPN 's PART eyes NOUN moistened VERB as SCONJ he PRON read VERB the DET letter NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Grandpa Grandpa PROPN Number=Sing 3 eyes nmod:poss 2 's 's PART _ 1 Grandpa case 3 eyes eye NOUN Number=Plur root root 4 moistened moisten VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 3 eyes acl 5 as as SCONJ _ 7 read mark 6 he he PRON Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 7 read nsubj 7 read read VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 4 moistened advcl 8 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 9 letter det 9 letter letter NOUN Number=Sing 7 read obj 10 . . PUNCT _ 3 eyes punct
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1 moisten participle Grandpa's eyes not said here vn other_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient 2 read past Grandpa the letter vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent letter=Topic
Example 5 Moisten the stamp to stick it on – or use a self-stick stamp.
The tree, 13 words det obj mark acl obj mark punct cc advcl det compound punct compound obj punct root Moisten VERB the DET stamp NOUN to PART stick VERB it PRON on SCONJ – PUNCT or CCONJ use VERB a DET self NOUN - PUNCT stick NOUN stamp NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Moisten moisten VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 2 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 stamp det 3 stamp stamp NOUN Number=Sing 1 Moisten obj 4 to to PART _ 5 stick mark 5 stick stick VERB VerbForm=Inf 3 stamp acl 6 it it PRON Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 5 stick obj 7 on on SCONJ _ 10 use mark 8 – - PUNCT _ 10 use punct 9 or or CCONJ _ 10 use cc 10 use use VERB VerbForm=Inf 5 stick advcl 11 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 15 stamp det 12 self self NOUN Number=Sing 14 stick compound 13 - - PUNCT _ 12 self punct 14 stick stick NOUN Number=Sing 15 stamp compound 15 stamp stamp NOUN Number=Sing 10 use obj 16 . . PUNCT _ 1 Moisten punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 moisten imperative you not said here the stamp vn other_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent stamp=Patient 2 stick to-infinitive you not said here stamp vn spray-9.7-1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent it=Theme 3 use infinitive you not said here a stick stamp vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent stamp=Patient
Example 6 Use a damp cloth to moisten the clay.
det amod obj mark advcl det obj punct root Use VERB a DET damp ADJ cloth NOUN to PART moisten VERB the DET clay NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Use use VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 2 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 4 cloth det 3 damp damp ADJ Degree=Pos 4 cloth amod 4 cloth cloth NOUN Number=Sing 1 Use obj 5 to to PART _ 6 moisten mark 6 moisten moisten VERB VerbForm=Inf 1 Use advcl 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 clay det 8 clay clay NOUN Number=Sing 6 moisten obj 9 . . PUNCT _ 1 Use punct
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1 use imperative you not said here a damp cloth vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent cloth=Patient 2 moisten to-infinitive you not said here the clay vn other_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent clay=Patient
Example 7 Moisten the soil, but don't flood it.
det obj punct cc aux advmod conj obj punct root Moisten VERB the DET soil NOUN , PUNCT but CCONJ do AUX n't PART flood VERB it PRON . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Moisten moisten 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 Moisten obj 4 , , PUNCT _ 8 flood punct 5 but but CCONJ _ 8 flood cc 6 do do AUX Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin 8 flood aux 7 n't not PART Polarity=Neg 8 flood advmod 8 flood flood VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin 1 Moisten conj 9 it it PRON Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 8 flood obj 10 . . PUNCT _ 1 Moisten punct
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1 moisten imperative you not said here the soil vn other_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent soil=Patient 2 not flood infinitive · do-support you not said here soil vn other_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent it=Patient
Example 8 The frog moistens its skin in the pond.
det nsubj nmod:poss obj case det obl punct root The DET frog NOUN moistens VERB its PRON skin NOUN in ADP the DET pond NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 frog det 2 frog frog NOUN Number=Sing 3 moistens nsubj 3 moistens moisten VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 its its PRON Case=Gen Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 5 skin nmod:poss 5 skin skin NOUN Number=Sing 3 moistens obj 6 in in ADP _ 8 pond case 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 pond det 8 pond pond NOUN Number=Sing 3 moistens obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 3 moistens punct
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1 moisten present the frog frog's skin the pond vn other_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent skin=Patient
Example 9 "Moisten my tongue--bring me a refreshing draught."
punct nmod:poss obj punct conj obj det amod obj punct punct root " PUNCT Moisten VERB my PRON tongue NOUN -- PUNCT bring VERB me PRON a DET refreshing VERB draught NOUN . PUNCT " PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 " " PUNCT _ 2 Moisten punct 2 Moisten moisten VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 3 my my PRON Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 4 tongue nmod:poss 4 tongue tongue NOUN Number=Sing 2 Moisten obj 5 -- -- PUNCT _ 6 bring punct 6 bring bring VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin 2 Moisten conj 7 me I PRON Case=Acc Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs 6 bring obj 8 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 10 draught det 9 refreshing refresh VERB VerbForm=Ger 10 draught amod 10 draught draught NOUN Number=Sing 6 bring obj 11 . . PUNCT _ 2 Moisten punct 12 " " PUNCT _ 2 Moisten punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 moisten in a quote imperative you not said here my tongue vn other_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent tongue=Patient 2 bring in a quote infinitive you not said here a refreshing draught me vn bring-11.3-1 «NP V NP NP»: agent=Agent i=Destination draught=Theme 3 refresh in a quote gerund vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer
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