pinnacle
Who acts: pinnacle, palace, We · What happens: be, have, climb, perch · To what, where: top, tall pointed ornament, roof, many airy pinnacles, pinnacle, bird
«pinnacle» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings 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: pinnacle in the school dictionary.
Meaning 1
A pinnacle is the very top of a mountain or of a tall building.
The tree, 14 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 2 pinnacle | det |
| 2 | pinnacle | pinnacle | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 top | nsubj |
| 3 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 6 top | cop |
| 4 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 6 top | det |
| 5 | very | very | ADV | _ | 6 top | advmod |
| 6 | top | top | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 7 | of | of | ADP | _ | 9 mountain | case |
| 8 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 9 mountain | det |
| 9 | mountain | mountain | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 top | nmod |
| 10 | or | or | CCONJ | _ | 14 building | cc |
| 11 | of | of | ADP | _ | 14 building | case |
| 12 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 14 building | det |
| 13 | tall | tall | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 14 building | amod |
| 14 | building | building | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 mountain | conj |
| 15 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 6 top | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is a | present | a pinnacle | the top | of a mountain or a tall building | tree rules |
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 pinnacle is a tall, pointed ornament on the roof of a building, often a church or palace.
The tree, 18 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 2 pinnacle | det |
| 2 | pinnacle | pinnacle | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 ornament | nsubj |
| 3 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 8 ornament | cop |
| 4 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 8 ornament | det |
| 5 | tall | tall | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 8 ornament | amod |
| 6 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 5 tall | punct |
| 7 | pointed | pointed | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 8 ornament | amod |
| 8 | ornament | ornament | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 9 | on | on | ADP | _ | 11 roof | case |
| 10 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 11 roof | det |
| 11 | roof | roof | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 ornament | nmod |
| 12 | of | of | ADP | _ | 14 building | case |
| 13 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 14 building | det |
| 14 | building | building | NOUN | Number=Sing | 11 roof | nmod |
| 15 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 18 church | punct |
| 16 | often | often | ADV | _ | 18 church | advmod |
| 17 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 18 church | det |
| 18 | church | church | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 ornament | parataxis |
| 19 | or | or | CCONJ | _ | 20 palace | cc |
| 20 | palace | palace | NOUN | Number=Sing | 18 church | conj |
| 21 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 8 ornament | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is a | present | a pinnacle | a tall pointed ornament | the roof of a building | tree rules |
Example 1
The palace had many airy pinnacles on its roof.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 palace | det |
| 2 | palace | palace | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 had | nsubj |
| 3 | had | have | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | many | many | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 6 pinnacles | amod |
| 5 | airy | airy | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 6 pinnacles | amod |
| 6 | pinnacles | pinnacle | NOUN | Number=Plur | 3 had | obj |
| 7 | on | on | ADP | _ | 9 roof | case |
| 8 | its | its | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 9 roof | nmod:poss |
| 9 | roof | roof | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 had | obl |
| 10 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 3 had | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | have | past | the palace | many airy pinnacles | palace's roof | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent pinnacle=Patient |
Example 2
We climbed to the pinnacle of the hill.
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 climbed | nsubj |
| 2 | climbed | climb | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | to | to | ADP | _ | 5 pinnacle | case |
| 4 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 5 pinnacle | det |
| 5 | pinnacle | pinnacle | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 climbed | obl |
| 6 | of | of | ADP | _ | 8 hill | case |
| 7 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 8 hill | det |
| 8 | hill | hill | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 pinnacle | nmod |
| 9 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 2 climbed | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | climb | past | We | the pinnacle of the hill | vn run-51.3.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme to pinnacle=Destination |
Example 3
The bird perched on the pinnacle of the tower.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 bird | det |
| 2 | bird | bird | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 3 | perched | perch | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 2 bird | acl |
| 4 | on | on | ADP | _ | 6 pinnacle | case |
| 5 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 6 pinnacle | det |
| 6 | pinnacle | pinnacle | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 perched | obl |
| 7 | of | of | ADP | _ | 9 tower | case |
| 8 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 9 tower | det |
| 9 | tower | tower | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 pinnacle | nmod |
| 10 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 2 bird | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | perch | participle | the bird not said here | the pinnacle of the tower | vn assuming_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent on pinnacle=Location |
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