payback Who acts: they, Payback, it, you, villain, He · What happens: be, do, pay back, take, earn back, spend · To what, where: Payback revenge, something, money, payback time, shoes, payback · Speech: someone speaks here
«payback» 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: payback in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 Payback is revenge: doing something bad to someone because they did something bad to you.
The tree, 15 words compound cop punct conj obj amod case obl mark nsubj advcl obj amod case obl punct root Payback NOUN is AUX revenge NOUN : PUNCT doing VERB something PRON bad ADJ to ADP someone PRON because SCONJ they PRON did VERB something PRON bad ADJ to ADP you PRON . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Payback payback NOUN Number=Sing 3 revenge compound 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 revenge cop 3 revenge revenge NOUN Number=Sing root root 4 : : PUNCT _ 5 doing punct 5 doing do VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 3 revenge conj 6 something something PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 5 doing obj 7 bad bad ADJ Degree=Pos 6 something amod 8 to to ADP _ 9 someone case 9 someone someone PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 7 bad obl 10 because because SCONJ _ 12 did mark 11 they they PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs 12 did nsubj 12 did do VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 5 doing advcl 13 something something PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 12 did obj 14 bad bad ADJ Degree=Pos 13 something amod 15 to to ADP _ 16 you case 16 you you PRON Case=Acc Person=2 PronType=Prs 14 bad obl 17 . . PUNCT _ 3 revenge punct
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1 is a present Payback revenge tree rules 2 do gerund something vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent something=Eventuality 3 do past they something vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent something=Eventuality
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 Payback is also money paid back, or the time it takes to earn back the money you spent on something.
The tree, 20 words nsubj cop advmod acl advmod punct cc det obl:unmarked nsubj parataxis mark advcl advmod det obj nsubj acl:relcl case obl punct root Payback NOUN is AUX also ADV money NOUN paid VERB back ADV , PUNCT or CCONJ the DET time NOUN it PRON takes VERB to PART earn VERB back ADV the DET money NOUN you PRON spent VERB on ADP something PRON . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Payback payback NOUN Number=Sing 4 money nsubj 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 money cop 3 also also ADV _ 4 money advmod 4 money money NOUN Number=Sing root root 5 paid pay VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 4 money acl 6 back back ADV _ 5 paid advmod 7 , , PUNCT _ 12 takes punct 8 or or CCONJ _ 12 takes cc 9 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 10 time det 10 time time NOUN Number=Sing 12 takes obl:unmarked 11 it it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 12 takes nsubj 12 takes take VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 money parataxis 13 to to PART _ 14 earn mark 14 earn earn VERB VerbForm=Inf 12 takes advcl 15 back back ADV _ 14 earn advmod 16 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 17 money det 17 money money NOUN Number=Sing 14 earn obj 18 you you PRON Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs 19 spent nsubj 19 spent spend VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 17 money acl:relcl 20 on on ADP _ 21 something case 21 something something PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 19 spent obl 22 . . PUNCT _ 4 money punct
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1 is a present Payback money tree rules 2 pay back participle money not said here vn pay-68-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent 3 take present it time vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent 4 earn back to-infinitive the money vn get-13.5.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent money=Theme 5 spend past you the money not said here on something goal vn consume-66-1 «NP V NP S_ING»: agent=Agent money=Asset on something=Goal
Example 1 The villain said, «It's payback time!»
det nsubj punct punct nsubj cop compound ccomp punct punct root The DET villain NOUN said VERB , PUNCT « PUNCT It PRON 's AUX payback NOUN time NOUN ! PUNCT » PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 villain det 2 villain villain NOUN Number=Sing 3 said nsubj 3 said say VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 , , PUNCT _ 9 time punct 5 « « PUNCT _ 9 time punct 6 It it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 9 time nsubj 7 's be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 9 time cop 8 payback payback NOUN Number=Sing 9 time compound 9 time time NOUN Number=Sing 3 said ccomp 10 ! ! PUNCT _ 9 time punct 11 » » PUNCT _ 9 time punct
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1 say speech: express past the villain vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent 2 is a in a quote present villain payback time tree rules
Example 2 He hid her shoes as payback for the prank.
nsubj nmod:poss obj case obl case det obl punct root He PRON hid VERB her PRON shoes NOUN as ADP payback NOUN for ADP the DET prank 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 hid nsubj 2 hid hide 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 shoes nmod:poss 4 shoes shoe NOUN Number=Plur 2 hid obj 5 as as ADP _ 6 payback case 6 payback payback NOUN Number=Sing 2 hid obl 7 for for ADP _ 9 prank case 8 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 9 prank det 9 prank prank NOUN Number=Sing 2 hid obl 10 . . PUNCT _ 2 hid punct
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1 hide past He her shoes as payback; for the prank vn concealment-16-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent shoe=Patient
Example 3 Getting payback usually makes a fight worse, not better.
csubj obj advmod det obj xcomp punct advmod conj punct root Getting VERB payback NOUN usually ADV makes VERB a DET fight NOUN worse ADJ , PUNCT not PART better ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Getting get VERB VerbForm=Ger 4 makes csubj 2 payback payback NOUN Number=Sing 1 Getting obj 3 usually usually ADV _ 4 makes advmod 4 makes make VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 5 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 fight det 6 fight fight NOUN Number=Sing 4 makes obj 7 worse bad ADJ Degree=Cmp 4 makes xcomp 8 , , PUNCT _ 10 better punct 9 not not PART Polarity=Neg 10 better advmod 10 better good ADJ Degree=Cmp 7 worse conj 11 . . PUNCT _ 4 makes punct
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1 get gerund payback vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer payback=Stimulus 2 make present Getting a fight bad, usually property vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset fight=Product
Example 4 The solar panels have a payback time of eight years.
det amod nsubj det compound obj case nummod nmod punct root The DET solar ADJ panels NOUN have VERB a DET payback NOUN time NOUN of ADP eight NUM years NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 panels det 2 solar solar ADJ Degree=Pos 3 panels amod 3 panels panel NOUN Number=Plur 4 have nsubj 4 have have VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 5 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 7 time det 6 payback payback NOUN Number=Sing 7 time compound 7 time time NOUN Number=Sing 4 have obj 8 of of ADP _ 10 years case 9 eight eight NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 10 years nummod 10 years year NOUN Number=Plur 7 time nmod 11 . . PUNCT _ 4 have punct
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1 have present the solar panels time vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent
Example 5 Our teacher said kindness is better than payback.
nmod:poss nsubj nsubj cop ccomp case obl punct root Our PRON teacher NOUN said VERB kindness NOUN is AUX better ADJ than ADP payback NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Our our PRON Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 2 teacher nmod:poss 2 teacher teacher NOUN Number=Sing 3 said nsubj 3 said say VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 kindness kindness NOUN Number=Sing 6 better nsubj 5 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 better cop 6 better good ADJ Degree=Cmp 3 said ccomp 7 than than ADP _ 8 payback case 8 payback payback NOUN Number=Sing 6 better obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 3 said punct
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1 say speech: assert past Our teacher vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent 2 is present kindness than payback; good property tree rules
Example 6 The payback on the lemonade stand came after we sold twenty cups.
det nsubj case det compound nmod mark nsubj advcl nummod obj punct root The DET payback NOUN on ADP the DET lemonade NOUN stand NOUN came VERB after SCONJ we PRON sold VERB twenty NUM cups NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 payback det 2 payback payback NOUN Number=Sing 7 came nsubj 3 on on ADP _ 6 stand case 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 stand det 5 lemonade lemonade NOUN Number=Sing 6 stand compound 6 stand stand NOUN Number=Sing 2 payback nmod 7 came come VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 8 after after SCONJ _ 10 sold mark 9 we we PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs 10 sold nsubj 10 sold sell VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 7 came advcl 11 twenty twenty NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 12 cups nummod 12 cups cup NOUN Number=Plur 10 sold obj 13 . . PUNCT _ 7 came punct
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1 come past the payback on the lemonade stand vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme 2 sell past we twenty cups vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent cup=Theme
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