mooring Who acts: Moorings, chains, Mooring, Losing, things, Rat · What happens: tie up, be, hold, moor, lose, mean · To what, where: place, ropes, boat, ing form, moorings, things · Speech: someone speaks here
«mooring» in the school dictionary: its 4 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: mooring in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 A place where a boat is tied up, often with a rope to a post or buoy.
The tree, 17 words det nsubj:pass advmod det nsubj:pass aux:pass compound:prt punct advmod case det obl case det nmod cc conj punct root A DET place NOUN where ADV a DET boat NOUN is AUX tied VERB up ADP , PUNCT often ADV with ADP a DET rope NOUN to ADP a DET post NOUN or CCONJ buoy NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 place det 2 place place NOUN Number=Sing 7 tied nsubj:pass 3 where where ADV PronType=Rel 7 tied advmod 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 boat det 5 boat boat NOUN Number=Sing 7 tied nsubj:pass 6 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 7 tied aux:pass 7 tied tie VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 8 up up ADP _ 7 tied compound:prt 9 , , PUNCT _ 13 rope punct 10 often often ADV _ 13 rope advmod 11 with with ADP _ 13 rope case 12 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 13 rope det 13 rope rope NOUN Number=Sing 7 tied obl 14 to to ADP _ 16 post case 15 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 16 post det 16 post post NOUN Number=Sing 13 rope nmod 17 or or CCONJ _ 18 buoy cc 18 buoy buoy NOUN Number=Sing 16 post conj 19 . . PUNCT _ 7 tied punct
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1 tie up present · passive a place with a rope to a post or buoy vn mix-22.1-2 «NP V NP PP.co-patient»: subject=Patient with rope=Co-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 Moorings are the ropes, chains and anchors that hold a boat in place.
The tree, 13 words nsubj cop det punct conj cc conj nsubj acl:relcl det obj case obl punct root Moorings NOUN are AUX the DET ropes NOUN , PUNCT chains NOUN and CCONJ anchors NOUN that PRON hold VERB a DET boat NOUN in ADP place NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Moorings mooring NOUN Number=Plur 4 ropes nsubj 2 are be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 ropes cop 3 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 4 ropes det 4 ropes rope NOUN Number=Plur root root 5 , , PUNCT _ 6 chains punct 6 chains chain NOUN Number=Plur 4 ropes conj 7 and and CCONJ _ 8 anchors cc 8 anchors anchor NOUN Number=Plur 6 chains conj 9 that that PRON PronType=Rel 10 hold nsubj 10 hold hold VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 chains acl:relcl 11 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 12 boat det 12 boat boat NOUN Number=Sing 10 hold obj 13 in in ADP _ 14 place case 14 place place NOUN Number=Sing 10 hold obl 15 . . PUNCT _ 4 ropes punct
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1 is a present Moorings the ropes and chains and anchors tree rules 2 hold present chains and anchors a boat place vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent boat=Theme in place=Location
Meaning 3 «Mooring» is also the -ing form of «to moor», tying a boat up.
The tree, 13 words punct nsubj punct cop advmod det punct compound mark punct mark acl punct punct advcl det obj compound:prt punct root « PUNCT Mooring NOUN » PUNCT is AUX also ADV the DET - PUNCT ing NOUN form NOUN of SCONJ « PUNCT to PART moor VERB » PUNCT , PUNCT tying VERB a DET boat NOUN up ADP . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 « « PUNCT _ 2 Mooring punct 2 Mooring mooring NOUN Number=Sing 9 form nsubj 3 » » PUNCT _ 2 Mooring punct 4 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 9 form cop 5 also also ADV _ 9 form advmod 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 9 form det 7 - - PUNCT _ 6 the punct 8 ing ing NOUN Number=Sing 9 form compound 9 form form NOUN Number=Sing root root 10 of of SCONJ _ 13 moor mark 11 « « PUNCT _ 13 moor punct 12 to to PART _ 13 moor mark 13 moor moor VERB VerbForm=Inf 9 form acl 14 » » PUNCT _ 13 moor punct 15 , , PUNCT _ 16 tying punct 16 tying tie VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 13 moor advcl 17 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 18 boat det 18 boat boat NOUN Number=Sing 16 tying obj 19 up up ADP _ 16 tying compound:prt 20 . . PUNCT _ 9 form punct
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1 is a present Mooring the ing form tree rules 2 moor in a quote to-infinitive vn pocket-9.10-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme 3 tie up gerund a boat vn mix-22.1-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent boat=Patient
Meaning 4 Usage: figurative — kept apart, not parsed.
Losing your moorings means losing the things that keep you steady.
csubj nmod:poss obj xcomp det obj nsubj acl:relcl obj xcomp punct root Losing VERB your PRON moorings NOUN means VERB losing VERB the DET things NOUN that PRON keep VERB you PRON steady ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Losing lose VERB VerbForm=Ger 4 means csubj 2 your your PRON Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 3 moorings nmod:poss 3 moorings mooring NOUN Number=Plur 1 Losing obj 4 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 5 losing lose VERB VerbForm=Ger 4 means xcomp 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 things det 7 things thing NOUN Number=Plur 5 losing obj 8 that that PRON PronType=Rel 9 keep nsubj 9 keep keep VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 7 things acl:relcl 10 you you PRON Case=Acc Person=2 PronType=Prs 9 keep obj 11 steady steady ADJ Degree=Pos 9 keep xcomp 12 . . PUNCT _ 4 means punct
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1 lose gerund your moorings vn succeed-74-3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent mooring=Eventuality 2 mean present Losing vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 3 lose not said to happen gerund Losing not said here the things vn succeed-74-3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent thing=Eventuality 4 keep present the things you steady property vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent you=Theme
Example 1 The Rat tied the boat to its mooring.
det nsubj det obj case nmod:poss obl punct root The DET Rat PROPN tied VERB the DET boat NOUN to ADP its PRON mooring NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 Rat det 2 Rat Rat PROPN Number=Sing 3 tied nsubj 3 tied tie VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 boat det 5 boat boat NOUN Number=Sing 3 tied obj 6 to to ADP _ 8 mooring case 7 its its PRON Case=Gen Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 8 mooring nmod:poss 8 mooring mooring NOUN Number=Sing 3 tied obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 3 tied punct
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1 tie past the Rat the boat to Rat's mooring vn mix-22.1-2 «NP V NP PP.co-patient»: agent=Agent boat=Patient to mooring=Co-Patient
Example 2 The boats bobbed at their moorings in the harbour.
det acl case nmod:poss obl case det obl punct root The DET boats NOUN bobbed VERB at ADP their PRON moorings NOUN in ADP the DET harbour NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 boats det 2 boats boat NOUN Number=Plur root root 3 bobbed bob VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 2 boats acl 4 at at ADP _ 6 moorings case 5 their their PRON Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 6 moorings nmod:poss 6 moorings mooring NOUN Number=Plur 3 bobbed obl 7 in in ADP _ 9 harbour case 8 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 9 harbour det 9 harbour harbour NOUN Number=Sing 3 bobbed obl 10 . . PUNCT _ 2 boats punct
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1 bob participle the boats not said here boats's moorings in the harbour vn modes_of_being_with_motion-47.3 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme at mooring=Location
Example 3 They were mooring the boat for the night.
nsubj aux det obj case det obl punct root They PRON were AUX mooring VERB the DET boat NOUN for ADP the DET night NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 They they PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs 3 mooring nsubj 2 were be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 3 mooring aux 3 mooring moor VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part root root 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 boat det 5 boat boat NOUN Number=Sing 3 mooring obj 6 for for ADP _ 8 night case 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 night det 8 night night NOUN Number=Sing 3 mooring obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 3 mooring punct
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1 moor past · progressive They the boat night vn pocket-9.10-1 «NP V ADVP»: agent=Theme boat=Destination
Example 4 The storm tore the yacht from its moorings.
det nsubj det obj case nmod:poss obl punct root The DET storm NOUN tore VERB the DET yacht NOUN from ADP its PRON moorings NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 storm det 2 storm storm NOUN Number=Sing 3 tore nsubj 3 tore tore VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 yacht det 5 yacht yacht NOUN Number=Sing 3 tore obj 6 from from ADP _ 8 moorings case 7 its its PRON Case=Gen Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 8 moorings nmod:poss 8 moorings mooring NOUN Number=Plur 3 tore obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 3 tore punct
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1 tore past the storm the yacht storm's moorings tree rules
Example 5 We found a mooring near the lock.
nsubj det obj case det obl punct root We PRON found VERB a DET mooring NOUN near ADP the DET lock 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 found nsubj 2 found find VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 4 mooring det 4 mooring mooring NOUN Number=Sing 2 found obj 5 near near ADP _ 7 lock case 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 lock det 7 lock lock NOUN Number=Sing 2 found obl 8 . . PUNCT _ 2 found punct
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1 find past We a mooring the lock vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent mooring=Topic
Example 6 Without his friends, he felt he had lost his moorings.
case nmod:poss obl punct nsubj nsubj aux ccomp nmod:poss obj punct root Without ADP his PRON friends NOUN , PUNCT he PRON felt VERB he PRON had AUX lost VERB his PRON moorings NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Without without ADP _ 3 friends case 2 his his PRON Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 3 friends nmod:poss 3 friends friend NOUN Number=Plur 6 felt obl 4 , , PUNCT _ 3 friends punct 5 he he PRON Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 6 felt nsubj 6 felt feel VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 7 he he PRON Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 9 lost nsubj 8 had have AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 9 lost aux 9 lost lose VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part 6 felt ccomp 10 his his PRON Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 11 moorings nmod:poss 11 moorings mooring NOUN Number=Plur 9 lost obj 12 . . PUNCT _ 6 felt punct
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1 feel past he without his friends vn conjecture-29.5-2 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Theme 2 lose past · perfect he his moorings vn succeed-74-3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent mooring=Eventuality
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