parasol
Who acts: parasol, lady, slave, She · What happens: be, hold, keep off, shelter · To what, where: small umbrella, head, sun., pink parasol, great parasol, face
«parasol» in the school dictionary: its meaning for a pupil and its 3 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: parasol in the school dictionary.
Meaning 1
A parasol is a small umbrella held over the head to keep off the sun.
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 parasol | det |
| 2 | parasol | parasol | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 umbrella | nsubj |
| 3 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 6 umbrella | cop |
| 4 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 6 umbrella | det |
| 5 | small | small | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 6 umbrella | amod |
| 6 | umbrella | umbrella | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 7 | held | hold | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 6 umbrella | acl |
| 8 | over | over | ADP | _ | 10 head | case |
| 9 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 10 head | det |
| 10 | head | head | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 held | obl |
| 11 | to | to | PART | _ | 12 keep | mark |
| 12 | keep | keep | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 7 held | advcl |
| 13 | off | off | ADP | _ | 12 keep | compound:prt |
| 14 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 15 sun. | det |
| 15 | sun. | sun. | NOUN | Number=Sing | 12 keep | obj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is a | present | a parasol | a small umbrella | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | hold | participle | a small umbrella not said here | the head | vn exist-47.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme over head=Location | ||||
| 3 | keep off | to-infinitive | the sun. | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent sun.=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.
Example 1
The lady held a pink parasol against the sun.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 lady | det |
| 2 | lady | lady | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 held | nsubj |
| 3 | held | hold | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 6 parasol | det |
| 5 | pink | pink | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 6 parasol | amod |
| 6 | parasol | parasol | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 held | obj |
| 7 | against | against | ADP | _ | 9 sun. | case |
| 8 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 9 sun. | det |
| 9 | sun. | sun. | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 held | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | hold | past | the lady | a pink parasol | the sun. | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent parasol=Theme against sun.=Location |
Example 2
A slave held a great parasol over his head.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 2 slave | det |
| 2 | slave | slave | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 held | nsubj |
| 3 | held | hold | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | root | root |
| 4 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 6 parasol | det |
| 5 | great | great | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 6 parasol | amod |
| 6 | parasol | parasol | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 held | obj |
| 7 | over | over | ADP | _ | 9 head | case |
| 8 | his | his | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 9 head | nmod:poss |
| 9 | head | head | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 parasol | nmod |
| 10 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 3 held | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | hold | participle | a slave | a great parasol | slave's head | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent parasol=Theme over head=Location |
Example 3
She sheltered her face with a silk parasol.
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 sheltered | nsubj |
| 2 | sheltered | shelter | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | her | her | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 4 face | nmod:poss |
| 4 | face | face | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 sheltered | obj |
| 5 | with | with | ADP | _ | 8 parasol | case |
| 6 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 8 parasol | det |
| 7 | silk | silk | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 parasol | compound |
| 8 | parasol | parasol | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 sheltered | obl |
| 9 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 2 sheltered | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | shelter | past | She | her face | with a silk parasol | vn odge-46-1 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent face=Theme with parasol=Location |
Text: the school dictionary of Mova's schools (world/data/dictionary-schools/), written for Mova. Trees: Mova's own parse — the en model on the CPU, when the site is built — not checked by a teacher; they may be wrong. Frames: Mova's frames reader (prag), each meaning and example read on its own. Elamur Cosmic License.
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