nightcap

Who acts: soft cloth cap, Wee Willie, Grandpa, old man, guests, bear · What happens: use, wear, keep, take, go, run · To what, where: bed, heads, town, cup, nightcap, ears

«nightcap» in the school dictionary: its 2 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: nightcap in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

A soft cloth cap people used to wear in bed to keep their heads warm.

The tree, 15 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	4 cap	det
2	soft	soft	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 cap	amod
3	cloth	cloth	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 cap	compound
4	cap	cap	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 used	nsubj
5	people	people	NOUN	Number=Plur	6 used	nsubj
6	used	use	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
7	to	to	PART	_	8 wear	mark
8	wear	wear	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	6 used	xcomp
9	in	in	ADP	_	10 bed	case
10	bed	bed	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 wear	obl
11	to	to	PART	_	12 keep	mark
12	keep	keep	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	8 wear	advcl
13	their	their	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	14 heads	nmod:poss
14	heads	head	NOUN	Number=Plur	12 keep	obj
15	warm	warm	ADJ	Degree=Pos	12 keep	xcomp
16	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 used	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	where	other	roles by
1	use	past	a soft cloth cap				vn use-105.1 «NP V NP S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Eventuality
2	wear	to-infinitive	a soft cloth cap not said here		bed		vn wipe_manner-10.4.1-1 «NP V PP-Conative»: agent=Agent
3	keep	to-infinitive	a soft cloth cap not said here	people's heads		warm property	vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent head=Theme

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 drink, often alcoholic or a hot milky drink, taken just before going to bed.

The tree, 15 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	2 drink	det
2	drink	drink	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
3	,	,	PUNCT	_	5 alcoholic	punct
4	often	often	ADV	_	5 alcoholic	advmod
5	alcoholic	alcoholic	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 drink	conj
6	or	or	CCONJ	_	10 drink	cc
7	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	10 drink	det
8	hot	hot	ADJ	Degree=Pos	10 drink	amod
9	milky	milky	ADJ	Degree=Pos	10 drink	amod
10	drink	drink	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 drink	conj
11	,	,	PUNCT	_	12 taken	punct
12	taken	take	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	2 drink	parataxis
13	just	just	ADV	_	15 going	advmod
14	before	before	SCONJ	_	15 going	mark
15	going	go	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	12 taken	advcl
16	to	to	ADP	_	17 bed	case
17	bed	bed	NOUN	Number=Sing	15 going	obl
18	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 drink	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	take	participle							vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent
2	go	gerund				bed			vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial_location»: agent=Theme to bed=Initial_Location

Example 1

Wee Willie Winkie ran through the town in his nightcap.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Wee	wee	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 Willie	compound
2	Willie	Willie	PROPN	Number=Sing	4 ran	nsubj
3	Winkie	Winkie	PROPN	Number=Sing	2 Willie	flat
4	ran	run	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
5	through	through	ADP	_	7 town	case
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 town	det
7	town	town	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 ran	obl
8	in	in	ADP	_	10 nightcap	case
9	his	his	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	10 nightcap	nmod:poss
10	nightcap	nightcap	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 ran	obl
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 ran	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	run	past	Wee Willie			the town		in Willie's nightcap	vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V NP PP.source PP.destination PP.trajectory»: agent=Agent through town=Initial_Location in nightcap=Trajectory

Example 2

Grandpa had a cup of cocoa as a nightcap.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Grandpa	Grandpa	PROPN	Number=Sing	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	4 cup	det
4	cup	cup	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 had	obj
5	of	of	ADP	_	6 cocoa	case
6	cocoa	cocoa	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 cup	nmod
7	as	as	ADP	_	9 nightcap	case
8	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	9 nightcap	det
9	nightcap	nightcap	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 had	obl
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 had	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	have	past	Grandpa	a cup of cocoa				as a nightcap	vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent cup=Patient

Example 3

The old man pulled his nightcap over his ears.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 man	det
2	old	old	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 man	amod
3	man	man	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 pulled	nsubj
4	pulled	pull	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
5	his	his	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	6 nightcap	nmod:poss
6	nightcap	nightcap	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 pulled	obj
7	over	over	ADP	_	9 ears	case
8	his	his	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	9 ears	nmod:poss
9	ears	ear	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 pulled	obl
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 pulled	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	pull	past	the old man	man's nightcap		man's ears			vn push-12-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent nightcap=Theme

Example 4

The guests stayed for a nightcap after dinner.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 guests	det
2	guests	guest	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 stayed	nsubj
3	stayed	stay	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	for	for	ADP	_	6 nightcap	case
5	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 nightcap	det
6	nightcap	nightcap	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 stayed	obl
7	after	after	ADP	_	8 dinner	case
8	dinner	dinner	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 stayed	obl
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 stayed	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	stay	past	the guests				after dinner	for a nightcap	vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme

Example 5

In the picture book the bear wears a striped nightcap.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	In	in	ADP	_	4 book	case
2	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	4 book	det
3	picture	picture	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 book	compound
4	book	book	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 wears	obl
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 bear	det
6	bear	bear	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 wears	nsubj
7	wears	wear	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
8	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	10 nightcap	det
9	striped	striped	ADJ	Degree=Pos	10 nightcap	amod
10	nightcap	nightcap	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 wears	obj
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	7 wears	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	wear	present	the bear	a striped nightcap		the picture book			vn wipe_manner-10.4.1-1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent nightcap=Theme

Example 6

They were in the nightcap still.

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	5 nightcap	nsubj
2	were	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	5 nightcap	cop
3	in	in	ADP	_	5 nightcap	case
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 nightcap	det
5	nightcap	nightcap	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
6	still	still	ADV	_	5 nightcap	advmod
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 nightcap	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	past	They			the nightcap	still		tree rules

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