nutshell Who acts: squirrel, we, nutshell, mean, you, nutshells · What happens: mean, say, crack, lose, be, divide · To what, where: few words, nutshell, total, story, floor · Speech: someone speaks here
«nutshell» 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: nutshell in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 The hard outer shell of a nut.
det amod amod case det nmod punct root The DET hard ADJ outer ADJ shell NOUN of ADP a DET nut NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 4 shell det 2 hard hard ADJ Degree=Pos 4 shell amod 3 outer outer ADJ Degree=Pos 4 shell amod 4 shell shell NOUN Number=Sing root root 5 of of ADP _ 7 nut case 6 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 7 nut det 7 nut nut NOUN Number=Sing 4 shell nmod 8 . . PUNCT _ 4 shell punct
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Meaning 2 «In a nutshell» means in very few words, said briefly.
punct case det obl punct case advmod amod obl punct conj advmod punct root « PUNCT In ADP a DET nutshell NOUN » PUNCT means VERB in ADP very ADV few ADJ words NOUN , PUNCT said VERB briefly ADV . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 « « PUNCT _ 6 means punct 2 In in ADP _ 4 nutshell case 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 4 nutshell det 4 nutshell nutshell NOUN Number=Sing 6 means obl 5 » » PUNCT _ 4 nutshell punct 6 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 7 in in ADP _ 10 words case 8 very very ADV _ 9 few advmod 9 few few ADJ Degree=Pos 10 words amod 10 words word NOUN Number=Plur 12 said obl 11 , , PUNCT _ 10 words punct 12 said say VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 6 means conj 13 briefly briefly ADV _ 12 said advmod 14 . . PUNCT _ 6 means punct
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1 mean present in a nutshell vn representation-110.1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Pivot in nutshell=Attribute 2 say speech: assert past few words briefly property vn pronounce-29.3.1 «NP V NP PP.manner»: agent=Agent in word=Manner
Example 1 The squirrel cracked the nutshell.
det nsubj det obj punct root The DET squirrel NOUN cracked VERB the DET nutshell NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 squirrel det 2 squirrel squirrel NOUN Number=Sing 3 cracked nsubj 3 cracked crack VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 nutshell det 5 nutshell nutshell NOUN Number=Sing 3 cracked obj 6 . . PUNCT _ 3 cracked punct
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1 crack past the squirrel the nutshell vn sound_emission-43.2 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location nutshell=Theme
Example 2 In a nutshell, we lost because we were slow.
case det obl punct nsubj mark nsubj cop advcl punct root In ADP a DET nutshell NOUN , PUNCT we PRON lost VERB because SCONJ we PRON were AUX slow ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 In in ADP _ 3 nutshell case 2 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 3 nutshell det 3 nutshell nutshell NOUN Number=Sing 6 lost obl 4 , , PUNCT _ 3 nutshell punct 5 we we PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs 6 lost nsubj 6 lost lose VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 7 because because SCONJ _ 10 slow mark 8 we we PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs 10 slow nsubj 9 were be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 10 slow cop 10 slow slow ADJ Degree=Pos 6 lost advcl 11 . . PUNCT _ 6 lost punct
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1 lose past we a nutshell vn succeed-74-3-1 «NP V PP.eventuality S_ING»: agent=Agent in nutshell=Eventuality 2 is past we slow property tree rules
Example 3 The walnut's nutshell is hard.
det nmod:poss case nsubj cop punct root The DET walnut NOUN 's PART nutshell NOUN is AUX hard ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 walnut det 2 walnut walnut NOUN Number=Sing 4 nutshell nmod:poss 3 's 's PART _ 2 walnut case 4 nutshell nutshell NOUN Number=Sing 6 hard nsubj 5 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 hard cop 6 hard hard ADJ Degree=Pos root root 7 . . PUNCT _ 6 hard punct
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1 is present the walnut's nutshell hard property tree rules
Example 4 In a nutshell, the mean is the total divided by how many numbers there are.
The tree, 15 words case det obl punct det nsubj cop det acl case advmod amod obl expl acl:relcl punct root In ADP a DET nutshell NOUN , PUNCT the DET mean NOUN is AUX the DET total NOUN divided VERB by ADP how ADV many ADJ numbers NOUN there PRON are AUX . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 In in ADP _ 3 nutshell case 2 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 3 nutshell det 3 nutshell nutshell NOUN Number=Sing 9 total obl 4 , , PUNCT _ 3 nutshell punct 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 mean det 6 mean mean NOUN Number=Sing 9 total nsubj 7 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 9 total cop 8 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 9 total det 9 total total NOUN Number=Sing root root 10 divided divide VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 9 total acl 11 by by ADP _ 14 numbers case 12 how how ADV PronType=Int 13 many advmod 13 many many ADJ Degree=Pos 14 numbers amod 14 numbers number NOUN Number=Plur 10 divided obl 15 there there PRON PronType=Dem 16 are expl 16 are be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 14 numbers acl:relcl 17 . . PUNCT _ 9 total punct
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1 is a present the mean the total a nutshell tree rules 2 divide participle the total not said here by many numbers vn multiply-108-1 «NP V NP PP.co-theme»: agent=Agent by number=Co-Theme
Example 5 Explain your story in a nutshell.
nmod:poss obj case det obl punct root Explain VERB your PRON story NOUN in ADP a DET nutshell NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Explain explain VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 2 your your PRON Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 3 story nmod:poss 3 story story NOUN Number=Sing 1 Explain obj 4 in in ADP _ 6 nutshell case 5 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 nutshell det 6 nutshell nutshell NOUN Number=Sing 1 Explain obl 7 . . PUNCT _ 1 Explain punct
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1 explain speech: assert imperative you not said here your story a nutshell vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent story=Topic
Example 6 The nutshells lay all over the floor.
det nsubj advmod case det obl punct root The DET nutshells NOUN lay VERB all ADV over ADP the DET floor NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 nutshells det 2 nutshells nutshell NOUN Number=Plur 3 lay nsubj 3 lay lay VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 all all ADV _ 7 floor advmod 5 over over ADP _ 7 floor case 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 floor det 7 floor floor NOUN Number=Sing 3 lay obl 8 . . PUNCT _ 3 lay punct
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1 lay present the nutshells the floor vn put_spatial-9.2 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent over floor=Destination
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