periscope Who acts: long tube, you, captain, We, Light, He · What happens: let, see, use, raise, look, make · To what, where: you, something, submarines, periscope, juice carton, wall
«periscope» in the school dictionary: its meaning 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: periscope in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 A long tube with mirrors at each end that lets you see over or around something, used in submarines and in toys.
The tree, 22 words det amod case nmod case det nmod nsubj acl:relcl obj xcomp advmod cc conj obj punct acl case obl cc case conj punct root A DET long ADJ tube NOUN with ADP mirrors NOUN at ADP each DET end NOUN that PRON lets VERB you PRON see VERB over ADV or CCONJ around ADP something PRON , PUNCT used VERB in ADP submarines NOUN and CCONJ in ADP toys NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 3 tube det 2 long long ADJ Degree=Pos 3 tube amod 3 tube tube NOUN Number=Sing root root 4 with with ADP _ 5 mirrors case 5 mirrors mirror NOUN Number=Plur 3 tube nmod 6 at at ADP _ 8 end case 7 each each DET PronType=Tot 8 end det 8 end end NOUN Number=Sing 5 mirrors nmod 9 that that PRON PronType=Rel 10 lets nsubj 10 lets let VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 tube acl:relcl 11 you you PRON Case=Acc Person=2 PronType=Prs 10 lets obj 12 see see VERB VerbForm=Inf 10 lets xcomp 13 over over ADV _ 12 see advmod 14 or or CCONJ _ 15 around cc 15 around around ADP _ 13 over conj 16 something something PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 12 see obj 17 , , PUNCT _ 18 used punct 18 used use VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 16 something acl 19 in in ADP _ 20 submarines case 20 submarines submarine NOUN Number=Plur 18 used obl 21 and and CCONJ _ 23 toys cc 22 in in ADP _ 23 toys case 23 toys toy NOUN Number=Plur 20 submarines conj 24 . . PUNCT _ 3 tube punct
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1 let present a long tube with mirrors at each end you tree rules 2 see infinitive you not said here something over property vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer something=Stimulus 3 use participle submarines and toys vn eat-39.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
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 captain raised the periscope to look at the ships.
det nsubj det obj mark advcl case det obl punct root The DET captain NOUN raised VERB the DET periscope NOUN to PART look VERB at ADP the DET ships NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 captain det 2 captain captain NOUN Number=Sing 3 raised nsubj 3 raised raise VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 periscope det 5 periscope periscope NOUN Number=Sing 3 raised obj 6 to to PART _ 7 look mark 7 look look VERB VerbForm=Inf 3 raised advcl 8 at at ADP _ 10 ships case 9 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 10 ships det 10 ships ship NOUN Number=Plur 7 look obl 11 . . PUNCT _ 3 raised punct
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1 raise past the captain the periscope vn put_direction-9.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent periscope=Theme 2 look to-infinitive the captain not said here at the ships vn peer-30.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent at ship=Theme
Example 2 We made a periscope from a juice carton and two mirrors.
nsubj det obj case det compound obl cc nummod conj punct root We PRON made VERB a DET periscope NOUN from ADP a DET juice NOUN carton NOUN and CCONJ two NUM mirrors NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 We we PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs 2 made nsubj 2 made make VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 4 periscope det 4 periscope periscope NOUN Number=Sing 2 made obj 5 from from ADP _ 8 carton case 6 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 8 carton det 7 juice juice NOUN Number=Sing 8 carton compound 8 carton carton NOUN Number=Sing 2 made obl 9 and and CCONJ _ 11 mirrors cc 10 two two NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 11 mirrors nummod 11 mirrors mirror NOUN Number=Plur 8 carton conj 12 . . PUNCT _ 2 made punct
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1 make past We a periscope a juice carton and two mirrors vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP.product PP.material»: agent=Agent periscope=Product from carton=Material
Example 3 With a periscope you can see over a wall.
case det obl nsubj aux case det obl punct root With ADP a DET periscope NOUN you PRON can AUX see VERB over ADP a DET wall NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 With with ADP _ 3 periscope case 2 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 3 periscope det 3 periscope periscope NOUN Number=Sing 6 see obl 4 you you PRON Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs 6 see nsubj 5 can can AUX VerbForm=Fin 6 see aux 6 see see VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 7 over over ADP _ 9 wall case 8 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 9 wall det 9 wall wall NOUN Number=Sing 6 see obl 10 . . PUNCT _ 6 see punct
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1 see can you a wall with a periscope vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer
Example 4 Light bounces off both mirrors in a periscope.
nsubj case det obl case det obl punct root Light NOUN bounces VERB off ADP both DET mirrors NOUN in ADP a DET periscope NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Light light NOUN Number=Sing 2 bounces nsubj 2 bounces bounce VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 off off ADP _ 5 mirrors case 4 both both DET PronType=Tot 5 mirrors det 5 mirrors mirror NOUN Number=Plur 2 bounces obl 6 in in ADP _ 8 periscope case 7 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 8 periscope det 8 periscope periscope NOUN Number=Sing 2 bounces obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 2 bounces punct
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1 bounce off present Light both mirrors a periscope vn run-51.3.2-2 «NP V NP PP.trajectory»: agent=Agent mirror=Theme in periscope=Trajectory
Example 5 He used his periscope to watch the parade over the crowd.
nsubj nmod:poss obj mark advcl det obj case det obl punct root He PRON used VERB his PRON periscope NOUN to PART watch VERB the DET parade NOUN over ADP the DET crowd 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 used nsubj 2 used use VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 his his PRON Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 4 periscope nmod:poss 4 periscope periscope NOUN Number=Sing 2 used obj 5 to to PART _ 6 watch mark 6 watch watch VERB VerbForm=Inf 2 used advcl 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 parade det 8 parade parade NOUN Number=Sing 6 watch obj 9 over over ADP _ 11 crowd case 10 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 11 crowd det 11 crowd crowd NOUN Number=Sing 6 watch obl 12 . . PUNCT _ 2 used punct
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1 use past He his periscope vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent periscope=Patient 2 watch to-infinitive He not said here the parade the crowd vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent parade=Theme
Example 6 The periscope rose out of the water.
det nsubj case case det obl punct root The DET periscope NOUN rose VERB out ADP of ADP the DET water NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 periscope det 2 periscope periscope NOUN Number=Sing 3 rose nsubj 3 rose rise VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 out out ADP _ 7 water case 5 of of ADP _ 7 water case 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 water det 7 water water NOUN Number=Sing 3 rose obl 8 . . PUNCT _ 3 rose punct
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1 rise past the periscope the water vn assuming_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent out water=Location
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