mould Who acts: Mould, that, you, they, We, our · What happens: be, grow, pour, set, mean, press · To what, where: soft furry growth, old food, kind, hollow container, shape, something · Speech: someone speaks here
«mould» in the school dictionary: its 4 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: mould in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 Mould is a soft, furry growth, often green, white, blue or black, that grows on old food or damp walls; it is a kind of fungus.
The tree, 26 words nsubj cop det amod punct amod punct advmod amod punct conj punct conj cc conj punct nsubj parataxis case amod obl cc amod conj punct nsubj cop det conj case nmod punct root Mould NOUN is AUX a DET soft ADJ , PUNCT furry ADJ growth NOUN , PUNCT often ADV green ADJ , PUNCT white ADJ , PUNCT blue ADJ or CCONJ black ADJ , PUNCT that PRON grows VERB on ADP old ADJ food NOUN or CCONJ damp ADJ walls NOUN ; PUNCT it PRON is AUX a DET kind NOUN of ADP fungus NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Mould mould NOUN Number=Sing 7 growth nsubj 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 7 growth cop 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 7 growth det 4 soft soft ADJ Degree=Pos 7 growth amod 5 , , PUNCT _ 4 soft punct 6 furry furry ADJ Degree=Pos 7 growth amod 7 growth growth NOUN Number=Sing root root 8 , , PUNCT _ 10 green punct 9 often often ADV _ 10 green advmod 10 green green ADJ Degree=Pos 7 growth amod 11 , , PUNCT _ 12 white punct 12 white white ADJ Degree=Pos 10 green conj 13 , , PUNCT _ 14 blue punct 14 blue blue ADJ Degree=Pos 10 green conj 15 or or CCONJ _ 16 black cc 16 black black ADJ Degree=Pos 10 green conj 17 , , PUNCT _ 19 grows punct 18 that that PRON PronType=Rel 19 grows nsubj 19 grows grow VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 7 growth parataxis 20 on on ADP _ 22 food case 21 old old ADJ Degree=Pos 22 food amod 22 food food NOUN Number=Sing 19 grows obl 23 or or CCONJ _ 25 walls cc 24 damp damp ADJ Degree=Pos 25 walls amod 25 walls wall NOUN Number=Plur 22 food conj 26 ; ; PUNCT _ 30 kind punct 27 it it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 30 kind nsubj 28 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 30 kind cop 29 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 30 kind det 30 kind kind NOUN Number=Sing 7 growth conj 31 of of ADP _ 32 fungus case 32 fungus fungus NOUN Number=Sing 30 kind nmod 33 . . PUNCT _ 7 growth punct
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1 is a present Mould a soft furry growth and a kind tree rules 2 grow present that old food or damp walls vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme on food=Location 3 is a present Mould a kind of fungus 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 mould is a hollow container that you pour a liquid into so it sets in that shape, like a jelly mould.
The tree, 22 words det nsubj cop det amod obj nsubj acl:relcl det obj mark advmod nsubj advcl case det obl punct case det compound obl punct root A DET mould NOUN is AUX a DET hollow ADJ container NOUN that PRON you PRON pour VERB a DET liquid NOUN into SCONJ so ADV it PRON sets VERB in ADP that DET shape NOUN , PUNCT like ADP a DET jelly NOUN mould NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 mould det 2 mould mould NOUN Number=Sing 6 container nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 container cop 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 container det 5 hollow hollow ADJ Degree=Pos 6 container amod 6 container container NOUN Number=Sing root root 7 that that PRON PronType=Rel 9 pour obj 8 you you PRON Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs 9 pour nsubj 9 pour pour VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 container acl:relcl 10 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 11 liquid det 11 liquid liquid NOUN Number=Sing 9 pour obj 12 into into SCONJ _ 15 sets mark 13 so so ADV _ 15 sets advmod 14 it it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 15 sets nsubj 15 sets set VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 9 pour advcl 16 in in ADP _ 18 shape case 17 that that DET Number=Sing PronType=Dem 18 shape det 18 shape shape NOUN Number=Sing 15 sets obl 19 , , PUNCT _ 23 mould punct 20 like like ADP _ 23 mould case 21 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 23 mould det 22 jelly jelly NOUN Number=Sing 23 mould compound 23 mould mould NOUN Number=Sing 15 sets obl 24 . . PUNCT _ 6 container punct
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1 is a present a mould a hollow container tree rules 2 pour present you a hollow container vn pour-9.5 «NP V NP ADVP»: agent=Agent that=Theme liquid=Destination 3 set present mould that shape like a jelly mould vn put-9.1-2 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent in shape=Destination
Meaning 3 To mould means to press or shape something soft, like clay, into a shape.
The tree, 14 words mark nsubj mark xcomp cc conj obj amod punct case conj punct case det conj punct root To PART mould NOUN means VERB to PART press VERB or CCONJ shape VERB something PRON soft ADJ , PUNCT like ADP clay NOUN , PUNCT into ADP a DET shape NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 To to PART _ 2 mould mark 2 mould mould NOUN Number=Sing 3 means nsubj 3 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 to to PART _ 5 press mark 5 press press VERB VerbForm=Inf 3 means xcomp 6 or or CCONJ _ 7 shape cc 7 shape shape VERB VerbForm=Inf 5 press conj 8 something something PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 7 shape obj 9 soft soft ADJ Degree=Pos 8 something amod 10 , , PUNCT _ 12 clay punct 11 like like ADP _ 12 clay case 12 clay clay NOUN Number=Sing 9 soft conj 13 , , PUNCT _ 16 shape punct 14 into into ADP _ 16 shape case 15 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 16 shape det 16 shape shape NOUN Number=Sing 5 press conj 17 . . PUNCT _ 3 means punct
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1 mean present mould vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 2 press not said to happen to-infinitive mould not said here vn push-12-1-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Agent 3 shape infinitive mould not said here something vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset something=Product
Meaning 4 To mould someone means to influence how they grow up and become.
mark nsubj nsubj mark xcomp advmod nsubj advcl compound:prt cc conj punct root To PART mould NOUN someone PRON means VERB to PART influence VERB how ADV they PRON grow VERB up ADP and CCONJ become VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 To to PART _ 2 mould mark 2 mould mould NOUN Number=Sing 4 means nsubj 3 someone someone PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 4 means nsubj 4 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 5 to to PART _ 6 influence mark 6 influence influence VERB VerbForm=Inf 4 means xcomp 7 how how ADV PronType=Int 9 grow advmod 8 they they PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs 9 grow nsubj 9 grow grow VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 influence advcl 10 up up ADP _ 9 grow compound:prt 11 and and CCONJ _ 12 become cc 12 become become VERB VerbForm=Inf 9 grow conj 13 . . PUNCT _ 4 means punct
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1 mean present mould vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 2 influence not said to happen to-infinitive mould not said here vn compel-59.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent 3 grow up present they vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme 4 become infinitive they not said here vn become-109.1-1-1 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Patient
Example 1 The bread was covered in green mould.
det nsubj:pass aux:pass case amod obl punct root The DET bread NOUN was AUX covered VERB in ADP green ADJ mould NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 bread det 2 bread bread NOUN Number=Sing 4 covered nsubj:pass 3 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 4 covered aux:pass 4 covered cover VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 5 in in ADP _ 7 mould case 6 green green ADJ Degree=Pos 7 mould amod 7 mould mould NOUN Number=Sing 4 covered obl 8 . . PUNCT _ 4 covered punct
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1 cover past · passive the bread in green mould vn fill-9.8-1 «NP V NP PP.theme»: subject=Destination in mould=Theme
Example 2 Don't eat food with mould on it.
aux advmod obj case obl case obl punct root Do AUX n't PART eat VERB food NOUN with ADP mould NOUN on ADP it PRON . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Do do AUX Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin 3 eat aux 2 n't not PART Polarity=Neg 3 eat advmod 3 eat eat VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 4 food food NOUN Number=Sing 3 eat obj 5 with with ADP _ 6 mould case 6 mould mould NOUN Number=Sing 3 eat obl 7 on on ADP _ 8 it case 8 it it PRON Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 3 eat obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 3 eat punct
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1 not eat imperative · do-support you not said here food mould with mould vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent food=Patient
Example 3 We watched mould grow on bread for our science experiment.
nsubj nsubj ccomp case obl case nmod:poss compound obl punct root We PRON watched VERB mould NOUN grow VERB on ADP bread NOUN for ADP our PRON science NOUN experiment 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 watched nsubj 2 watched watch VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 mould mould NOUN Number=Sing 4 grow nsubj 4 grow grow VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 2 watched ccomp 5 on on ADP _ 6 bread case 6 bread bread NOUN Number=Sing 4 grow obl 7 for for ADP _ 10 experiment case 8 our our PRON Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 10 experiment nmod:poss 9 science science NOUN Number=Sing 10 experiment compound 10 experiment experiment NOUN Number=Sing 4 grow obl 11 . . PUNCT _ 2 watched punct
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1 watch past We tree rules 2 grow present mould bread for our science experiment vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme on bread=Location 3 experiment our nom experiment «act intransitive»: poss=agent
Example 4 Mould grows in warm, damp places.
nsubj case amod punct amod obl punct root Mould NOUN grows VERB in ADP warm ADJ , PUNCT damp ADJ places NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Mould mould NOUN Number=Sing 2 grows nsubj 2 grows grow VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 in in ADP _ 7 places case 4 warm warm ADJ Degree=Pos 7 places amod 5 , , PUNCT _ 4 warm punct 6 damp damp ADJ Degree=Pos 7 places amod 7 places place NOUN Number=Plur 2 grows obl 8 . . PUNCT _ 2 grows punct
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1 grow present Mould warm damp places vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in place=Location
Example 5 Pour the jelly into the mould and let it set.
det obj case det obl cc conj obj xcomp punct root Pour VERB the DET jelly NOUN into ADP the DET mould NOUN and CCONJ let VERB it PRON set VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Pour pour VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 2 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 jelly det 3 jelly jelly NOUN Number=Sing 1 Pour obj 4 into into ADP _ 6 mould case 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 mould det 6 mould mould NOUN Number=Sing 1 Pour obl 7 and and CCONJ _ 8 let cc 8 let let VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin 1 Pour conj 9 it it PRON Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 8 let obj 10 set set VERB VerbForm=Inf 8 let xcomp 11 . . PUNCT _ 1 Pour punct
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1 pour imperative you not said here the jelly the mould vn pour-9.5 «NP V NP PP.initial_location PP.destination»: agent=Agent jelly=Theme into mould=Destination 2 let infinitive you not said here jelly tree rules 3 set infinitive jelly not said here vn other_cos-45.4-1 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient
Example 6 She moulded the clay into a little bowl.
nsubj det obj case det amod obl punct root She PRON moulded VERB the DET clay NOUN into ADP a DET little ADJ bowl NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 She she PRON Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 2 moulded nsubj 2 moulded mould VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 4 clay det 4 clay clay NOUN Number=Sing 2 moulded obj 5 into into ADP _ 8 bowl case 6 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 8 bowl det 7 little little ADJ Degree=Pos 8 bowl amod 8 bowl bowl NOUN Number=Sing 2 moulded obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 2 moulded punct
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1 mould past She the clay a little bowl tree rules
Example 7 Penicillin was discovered in a mould.
nsubj:pass aux:pass case det obl punct root Penicillin PROPN was AUX discovered VERB in ADP a DET mould NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Penicillin Penicillin PROPN Number=Sing 3 discovered nsubj:pass 2 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 3 discovered aux:pass 3 discovered discover VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 4 in in ADP _ 6 mould case 5 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 mould det 6 mould mould NOUN Number=Sing 3 discovered obl 7 . . PUNCT _ 3 discovered punct
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1 discover past · passive Penicillin a mould vn discover-84-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Topic
Example 8 Open a window to stop mould growing in the bathroom.
det obj mark advcl obj acl case det obl punct root Open VERB a DET window NOUN to PART stop VERB mould NOUN growing VERB in ADP the DET bathroom NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Open open VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 2 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 3 window det 3 window window NOUN Number=Sing 1 Open obj 4 to to PART _ 5 stop mark 5 stop stop VERB VerbForm=Inf 1 Open advcl 6 mould mould NOUN Number=Sing 5 stop obj 7 growing grow VERB VerbForm=Ger 6 mould acl 8 in in ADP _ 10 bathroom case 9 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 10 bathroom det 10 bathroom bathroom NOUN Number=Sing 7 growing obl 11 . . PUNCT _ 1 Open punct
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1 open imperative you not said here a window vn spatial_configuration-47.6-1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location window=Theme 2 stop to-infinitive you not said here mould vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V NP.eventuality»: agent=Subeventuality mould=Eventuality 3 grow gerund mould not said here the bathroom vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in bathroom=Location
Example 9 "It is really necessary that I should mould the clay myself," he replied.
The tree, 13 words punct expl cop advmod mark nsubj aux advcl det nsubj nmod punct punct nsubj conj punct root " PUNCT It PRON is AUX really ADV necessary ADJ that SCONJ I PRON should AUX mould NOUN the DET clay NOUN myself PRON , PUNCT " PUNCT he PRON replied VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 " " PUNCT _ 5 necessary punct 2 It it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 5 necessary expl 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 necessary cop 4 really really ADV _ 5 necessary advmod 5 necessary necessary ADJ Degree=Pos root root 6 that that SCONJ _ 9 mould mark 7 I I PRON Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs 9 mould nsubj 8 should should AUX VerbForm=Fin 9 mould aux 9 mould mould NOUN Number=Sing 5 necessary advcl 10 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 11 clay det 11 clay clay NOUN Number=Sing 12 myself nsubj 12 myself myself PRON Case=Acc Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs Reflex=Yes 9 mould nmod 13 , , PUNCT _ 16 replied punct 14 " " PUNCT _ 16 replied punct 15 he he PRON Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 16 replied nsubj 16 replied reply VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 5 necessary conj 17 . . PUNCT _ 5 necessary punct
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1 is in a quote present necessary property tree rules 2 mould in a quote should clay clay tree rules 3 reply speech: assert past clay vn respond-113 «NP V»: agent=Agent
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