passage Who acts: passage, you, time, law, dark passage, They · What happens: be, go along, mean, go by, pass, accept · To what, where: narrow way, short part, journey, Passage, questions, secret passage · Speech: someone speaks here
«passage» in the school dictionary: its 5 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: passage in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 A passage is a narrow way, like a corridor or path, that you go along.
The tree, 15 words det nsubj cop det amod punct case det nmod cc conj punct mark nsubj parataxis advmod punct root A DET passage NOUN is AUX a DET narrow ADJ way NOUN , PUNCT like ADP a DET corridor NOUN or CCONJ path NOUN , PUNCT that SCONJ you PRON go VERB along ADV . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 passage det 2 passage passage NOUN Number=Sing 6 way nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 way cop 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 way det 5 narrow narrow ADJ Degree=Pos 6 way amod 6 way way NOUN Number=Sing root root 7 , , PUNCT _ 10 corridor punct 8 like like ADP _ 10 corridor case 9 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 10 corridor det 10 corridor corridor NOUN Number=Sing 6 way nmod 11 or or CCONJ _ 12 path cc 12 path path NOUN Number=Sing 10 corridor conj 13 , , PUNCT _ 16 go punct 14 that that SCONJ _ 16 go mark 15 you you PRON Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs 16 go nsubj 16 go go VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 way parataxis 17 along along ADV _ 16 go advmod 18 . . PUNCT _ 6 way punct
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1 is a present a passage a narrow way like a corridor or path tree rules 2 go along present you along property vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=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 passage is a short part of a book, speech or piece of music.
The tree, 14 words det nsubj cop det amod case det nmod punct parataxis cc conj case nmod punct root A DET passage NOUN is AUX a DET short ADJ part NOUN of ADP a DET book NOUN , PUNCT speech NOUN or CCONJ piece NOUN of ADP music NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 passage det 2 passage passage NOUN Number=Sing 6 part nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 part cop 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 part det 5 short short ADJ Degree=Pos 6 part amod 6 part part NOUN Number=Sing root root 7 of of ADP _ 9 book case 8 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 9 book det 9 book book NOUN Number=Sing 6 part nmod 10 , , PUNCT _ 11 speech punct 11 speech speech NOUN Number=Sing 6 part parataxis 12 or or CCONJ _ 13 piece cc 13 piece piece NOUN Number=Sing 11 speech conj 14 of of ADP _ 15 music case 15 music music NOUN Number=Sing 13 piece nmod 16 . . PUNCT _ 6 part punct
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1 is a present a passage a short part of a book tree rules
Meaning 3 A passage is a journey, especially by ship.
det nsubj cop det punct advmod case conj punct root A DET passage NOUN is AUX a DET journey NOUN , PUNCT especially ADV by ADP ship NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 passage det 2 passage passage NOUN Number=Sing 5 journey nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 journey cop 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 journey det 5 journey journey NOUN Number=Sing root root 6 , , PUNCT _ 9 ship punct 7 especially especially ADV _ 9 ship advmod 8 by by ADP _ 9 ship case 9 ship ship NOUN Number=Sing 5 journey conj 10 . . PUNCT _ 5 journey punct
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1 is a present a passage a journey and ship tree rules
Meaning 4 The passage of time means time going by.
det nsubj case nmod obj acl fixed punct root The DET passage NOUN of ADP time NOUN means VERB time NOUN going VERB by ADP . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 passage det 2 passage passage NOUN Number=Sing 5 means nsubj 3 of of ADP _ 4 time case 4 time time NOUN Number=Sing 2 passage nmod 5 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 6 time time NOUN Number=Sing 5 means obj 7 going go VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 6 time acl 8 by by ADP _ 7 going fixed 9 . . PUNCT _ 5 means punct
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1 mean present the passage of time time vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent 2 go by gerund time not said here vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme 3 pass time nom passage «act intransitive»: of=agent
Meaning 5 Usage: formal — kept apart, not parsed.
Passage of a law means it being accepted.
nsubj case det nmod nsubj:pass aux:pass ccomp punct root Passage NOUN of ADP a DET law NOUN means VERB it PRON being AUX accepted VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Passage passage NOUN Number=Sing 5 means nsubj 2 of of ADP _ 4 law case 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 4 law det 4 law law NOUN Number=Sing 1 Passage nmod 5 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 6 it it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 8 accepted nsubj:pass 7 being be AUX Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 8 accepted aux:pass 8 accepted accept VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 5 means ccomp 9 . . PUNCT _ 5 means punct
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1 mean present Passage of a law vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 2 accept gerund · passive Passage vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme 3 pass a law nom passage «act intransitive»: of=agent
Example 1 Read the passage and answer the questions below.
det obj cc conj det obj advmod punct root Read VERB the DET passage NOUN and CCONJ answer VERB the DET questions NOUN below ADV . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Read read VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 2 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 passage det 3 passage passage NOUN Number=Sing 1 Read obj 4 and and CCONJ _ 5 answer cc 5 answer answer VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin 1 Read conj 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 questions det 7 questions question NOUN Number=Plur 5 answer obj 8 below below ADV _ 5 answer advmod 9 . . PUNCT _ 1 Read punct
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1 read imperative you not said here the passage vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent passage=Topic 2 answer speech: assert infinitive you not said here the questions below property vn reciprocate-112-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Agent question=Eventuality
Example 2 A dark passage led to the kitchen.
det amod nsubj case det obl punct root A DET dark ADJ passage NOUN led VERB to ADP the DET kitchen NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 3 passage det 2 dark dark ADJ Degree=Pos 3 passage amod 3 passage passage NOUN Number=Sing 4 led nsubj 4 led lead VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 5 to to ADP _ 7 kitchen case 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 kitchen det 7 kitchen kitchen NOUN Number=Sing 4 led obl 8 . . PUNCT _ 4 led punct
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1 lead past a dark passage to the kitchen vn result-27.2 «NP V PP»: agent=Precondition to kitchen=Patient
Example 3 They found a secret passage behind the bookcase.
nsubj det amod obj case det nmod punct root They PRON found VERB a DET secret ADJ passage NOUN behind ADP the DET bookcase NOUN . PUNCT 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 2 found nsubj 2 found find VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 passage det 4 secret secret ADJ Degree=Pos 5 passage amod 5 passage passage NOUN Number=Sing 2 found obj 6 behind behind ADP _ 8 bookcase case 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 bookcase det 8 bookcase bookcase NOUN Number=Sing 5 passage nmod 9 . . PUNCT _ 2 found punct
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1 find past They a secret passage the bookcase vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent passage=Topic
Example 4 The passage across the sea took three weeks.
det nsubj case det nmod nummod obj punct root The DET passage NOUN across ADP the DET sea NOUN took VERB three NUM weeks NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 passage det 2 passage passage NOUN Number=Sing 6 took nsubj 3 across across ADP _ 5 sea case 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 sea det 5 sea sea NOUN Number=Sing 2 passage nmod 6 took take VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 7 three three NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 8 weeks nummod 8 weeks week NOUN Number=Plur 6 took obj 9 . . PUNCT _ 6 took punct
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1 take past the passage across the sea week vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent
Example 5 With the passage of time the scar faded.
case det obl case nmod det nsubj punct root With ADP the DET passage NOUN of ADP time NOUN the DET scar NOUN faded VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 With with ADP _ 3 passage case 2 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 passage det 3 passage passage NOUN Number=Sing 8 faded obl 4 of of ADP _ 5 time case 5 time time NOUN Number=Sing 3 passage nmod 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 scar det 7 scar scar NOUN Number=Sing 8 faded nsubj 8 faded fade VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 9 . . PUNCT _ 8 faded punct
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1 fade past the scar with the passage of time vn other_cos-45.4 «NP V NP PP.instrument»: agent=Agent with passage=Instrument 2 pass time nom passage «act intransitive»: of=agent
Example 6 The teacher read us a passage from the story.
det nsubj obj det obj case det nmod punct root The DET teacher NOUN read VERB us PRON a DET passage NOUN from ADP the DET story NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 teacher det 2 teacher teacher NOUN Number=Sing 3 read nsubj 3 read read VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 us we PRON Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs 3 read obj 5 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 passage det 6 passage passage NOUN Number=Sing 3 read obj 7 from from ADP _ 9 story case 8 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 9 story det 9 story story NOUN Number=Sing 6 passage nmod 10 . . PUNCT _ 3 read punct
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1 read past the teacher a passage us vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent we=Recipient passage=Topic
Example 7 Keep the passage clear in case of fire.
det obj xcomp case obl case nmod punct root Keep VERB the DET passage NOUN clear ADJ in ADP case NOUN of ADP fire NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Keep keep VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 2 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 passage det 3 passage passage NOUN Number=Sing 1 Keep obj 4 clear clear ADJ Degree=Pos 1 Keep xcomp 5 in in ADP _ 6 case case 6 case case NOUN Number=Sing 1 Keep obl 7 of of ADP _ 8 fire case 8 fire fire NOUN Number=Sing 6 case nmod 9 . . PUNCT _ 1 Keep punct
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1 keep imperative you not said here the passage case of fire clear property vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent passage=Theme in case=Location
Example 8 The pianist played a difficult passage beautifully.
det nsubj det amod obj advmod punct root The DET pianist NOUN played VERB a DET difficult ADJ passage NOUN beautifully ADV . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 pianist det 2 pianist pianist NOUN Number=Sing 3 played nsubj 3 played play VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 passage det 5 difficult difficult ADJ Degree=Pos 6 passage amod 6 passage passage NOUN Number=Sing 3 played obj 7 beautifully beautifully ADV _ 3 played advmod 8 . . PUNCT _ 3 played punct
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1 play past the pianist a difficult passage beautifully property vn use-105.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent passage=Theme
Example 9 However, she heard the king coming along the passage.
advmod punct nsubj det obj acl case det obl punct root However ADV , PUNCT she PRON heard VERB the DET king NOUN coming VERB along ADP the DET passage NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 However however ADV _ 4 heard advmod 2 , , PUNCT _ 1 However punct 3 she she PRON Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 4 heard nsubj 4 heard hear VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 king det 6 king king NOUN Number=Sing 4 heard obj 7 coming come VERB VerbForm=Ger 6 king acl 8 along along ADP _ 10 passage case 9 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 10 passage det 10 passage passage NOUN Number=Sing 7 coming obl 11 . . PUNCT _ 4 heard punct
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1 hear past she the king however property vn see-30.1-1-1 «NP V S»: agent=Experiencer king=Stimulus 2 come gerund the king not said here the passage vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial_location»: agent=Theme along passage=Initial_Location
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