narrow Who acts: Narrow, narrow win, something, path, We, He · What happens: mean, be, happen, make, list, mind · To what, where: one, something, choices, new ideas, single file, team
«narrow» in the school dictionary: its 5 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: narrow in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 Narrow means not wide; with only a small distance from one side to the other.
The tree, 15 words nsubj advmod xcomp punct case advmod det amod conj case nummod nmod case det nmod punct root Narrow NOUN means VERB not PART wide ADJ ; PUNCT with ADP only ADV a DET small ADJ distance NOUN from ADP one NUM side NOUN to ADP the DET other ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Narrow narrow NOUN Number=Sing 2 means nsubj 2 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 not not PART Polarity=Neg 4 wide advmod 4 wide wide ADJ Degree=Pos 2 means xcomp 5 ; ; PUNCT _ 10 distance punct 6 with with ADP _ 10 distance case 7 only only ADV _ 10 distance advmod 8 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 10 distance det 9 small small ADJ Degree=Pos 10 distance amod 10 distance distance NOUN Number=Sing 2 means conj 11 from from ADP _ 13 side case 12 one one NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 13 side nummod 13 side side NOUN Number=Sing 10 distance nmod 14 to to ADP _ 16 other case 15 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 16 other det 16 other other ADJ Degree=Pos 10 distance nmod 17 . . PUNCT _ 2 means punct
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1 mean present Narrow wide property vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent
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 narrow win, escape or miss is one that only just happens.
det amod nsubj punct conj cc conj cop nsubj advmod advmod acl:relcl punct root A DET narrow ADJ win NOUN , PUNCT escape NOUN or CCONJ miss NOUN is AUX one NUM that PRON only ADV just ADV happens VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 3 win det 2 narrow narrow ADJ Degree=Pos 3 win amod 3 win win NOUN Number=Sing 9 one nsubj 4 , , PUNCT _ 5 escape punct 5 escape escape NOUN Number=Sing 3 win conj 6 or or CCONJ _ 7 miss cc 7 miss miss NOUN Number=Sing 5 escape conj 8 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 9 one cop 9 one one NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card root root 10 that that PRON PronType=Rel 13 happens nsubj 11 only only ADV _ 13 happens advmod 12 just just ADV _ 13 happens advmod 13 happens happen VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 9 one acl:relcl 14 . . PUNCT _ 9 one punct
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1 is a present a narrow win and escape or miss one tree rules 2 happen present vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
Meaning 3 To narrow is to become or make something less wide.
mark advcl cop mark cc conj obj amod advmod punct root To PART narrow ADJ is AUX to PART become VERB or CCONJ make VERB something PRON less ADJ wide ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 To to PART _ 2 narrow mark 2 narrow narrow ADJ Degree=Pos 5 become advcl 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 become cop 4 to to PART _ 5 become mark 5 become become VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 6 or or CCONJ _ 7 make cc 7 make make VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin 5 become conj 8 something something PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 7 make obj 9 less less ADJ Degree=Cmp 8 something amod 10 wide wide ADJ Degree=Pos 9 less advmod 11 . . PUNCT _ 5 become punct
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1 is present become property tree rules 2 make infinitive something vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset something=Product
Meaning 4 To narrow something down is to make a list of choices smaller.
mark amod nsubj compound:prt cop mark det obj case nmod xcomp punct root To PART narrow ADJ something PRON down ADP is AUX to PART make VERB a DET list NOUN of ADP choices NOUN smaller ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 To to PART _ 2 narrow mark 2 narrow narrow ADJ Degree=Pos 3 something amod 3 something something PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 7 make nsubj 4 down down ADP _ 3 something compound:prt 5 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 7 make cop 6 to to PART _ 7 make mark 7 make make VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 8 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 9 list det 9 list list NOUN Number=Sing 7 make obj 10 of of ADP _ 11 choices case 11 choices choice NOUN Number=Plur 9 list nmod 12 smaller small ADJ Degree=Cmp 7 make xcomp 13 . . PUNCT _ 7 make punct
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1 is present something make, small property tree rules 2 list choices nom list «communication transitive»: of=patient
Meaning 5 Narrow-minded means not willing to accept new or different ideas.
compound punct nsubj advmod xcomp mark xcomp amod cc conj obj punct root Narrow NOUN - PUNCT minded VERB means VERB not PART willing ADJ to PART accept VERB new ADJ or CCONJ different ADJ ideas NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Narrow narrow NOUN Number=Sing 3 minded compound 2 - - PUNCT _ 1 Narrow punct 3 minded mind VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 4 means nsubj 4 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 5 not not PART Polarity=Neg 6 willing advmod 6 willing willing ADJ Degree=Pos 4 means xcomp 7 to to PART _ 8 accept mark 8 accept accept VERB VerbForm=Inf 6 willing xcomp 9 new new ADJ Degree=Pos 12 ideas amod 10 or or CCONJ _ 11 different cc 11 different different ADJ Degree=Pos 9 new conj 12 ideas idea NOUN Number=Plur 8 accept obj 13 . . PUNCT _ 4 means punct
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1 mind participle vn care-88.1 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer 2 mean present willing property vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent 3 accept to-infinitive new ideas vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent idea=Theme
Example 1 The path was too narrow for two bikes.
det nsubj cop advmod case nummod obl punct root The DET path NOUN was AUX too ADV narrow ADJ for ADP two NUM bikes NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 path det 2 path path NOUN Number=Sing 5 narrow nsubj 3 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 5 narrow cop 4 too too ADV _ 5 narrow advmod 5 narrow narrow ADJ Degree=Pos root root 6 for for ADP _ 8 bikes case 7 two two NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 8 bikes nummod 8 bikes bike NOUN Number=Plur 5 narrow obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 5 narrow punct
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1 is past the path for two bikes; narrow property tree rules
Example 2 We walked in single file down the narrow lane.
nsubj case amod obl case det amod obl punct root We PRON walked VERB in ADP single ADJ file NOUN down ADP the DET narrow ADJ lane 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 walked nsubj 2 walked walk VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 in in ADP _ 5 file case 4 single single ADJ Degree=Pos 5 file amod 5 file file NOUN Number=Sing 2 walked obl 6 down down ADP _ 9 lane case 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 9 lane det 8 narrow narrow ADJ Degree=Pos 9 lane amod 9 lane lane NOUN Number=Sing 2 walked obl 10 . . PUNCT _ 2 walked punct
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1 walk past We single file down the narrow lane vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in file=Trajectory
Example 3 The team won by a narrow margin of one point.
det acl case det amod obl case nummod nmod punct root The DET team NOUN won VERB by ADP a DET narrow ADJ margin NOUN of ADP one NUM point NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 team det 2 team team NOUN Number=Sing root root 3 won win VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part 2 team acl 4 by by ADP _ 7 margin case 5 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 7 margin det 6 narrow narrow ADJ Degree=Pos 7 margin amod 7 margin margin NOUN Number=Sing 3 won obl 8 of of ADP _ 10 point case 9 one one NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 10 point nummod 10 point point NOUN Number=Sing 7 margin nmod 11 . . PUNCT _ 2 team punct
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1 win participle the team not said here by a narrow margin of one point vn succeed-74-2 «NP V»: agent=Agent
Example 4 He had a narrow escape from the falling branch.
nsubj det amod obj case det amod nmod punct root He PRON had VERB a DET narrow ADJ escape NOUN from ADP the DET falling VERB branch NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 He he PRON Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 2 had nsubj 2 had have VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 escape det 4 narrow narrow ADJ Degree=Pos 5 escape amod 5 escape escape NOUN Number=Sing 2 had obj 6 from from ADP _ 9 branch case 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 9 branch det 8 falling fall VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 9 branch amod 9 branch branch NOUN Number=Sing 5 escape nmod 10 . . PUNCT _ 2 had punct
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1 have past He a narrow escape the falling branch vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent escape=Patient 2 fall gerund vn occur-48.3 «NP V»: agent=Theme
Example 5 The river narrows near the bridge.
det nsubj case det obl punct root The DET river NOUN narrows VERB near ADP the DET bridge NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 river det 2 river river NOUN Number=Sing 3 narrows nsubj 3 narrows narrow VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 near near ADP _ 6 bridge case 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 bridge det 6 bridge bridge NOUN Number=Sing 3 narrows obl 7 . . PUNCT _ 3 narrows punct
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1 narrow present the river the bridge vn other_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient
Example 6 We narrowed the choices down to two.
nsubj det obj advmod case obl punct root We PRON narrowed VERB the DET choices NOUN down ADV to ADP two NUM . 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 narrowed nsubj 2 narrowed narrow VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 4 choices det 4 choices choice NOUN Number=Plur 2 narrowed obj 5 down down ADV _ 2 narrowed advmod 6 to to ADP _ 7 two case 7 two two NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 2 narrowed obl 8 . . PUNCT _ 2 narrowed punct
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1 narrow down past We the choices to two; down property vn other_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent choice=Patient
Example 7 Her eyes narrowed with suspicion.
nmod:poss nsubj case obl punct root Her PRON eyes NOUN narrowed VERB with ADP suspicion 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 3 narrowed nsubj 3 narrowed narrow VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part root root 4 with with ADP _ 5 suspicion case 5 suspicion suspicion NOUN Number=Sing 3 narrowed obl 6 . . PUNCT _ 3 narrowed punct
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1 narrow participle Her eyes with suspicion vn other_cos-45.4 «NP V NP PP.instrument»: agent=Agent with suspicion=Instrument
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