plateau Who acts: plateau, something, progress, Her, Tibetan Plateau, village · What happens: be, stop, go up, stay, reach, progress · To what, where: large flat area, time, same level, plateau, world, flat plateau
«plateau» in the school dictionary: its 3 meanings for a pupil and its 7 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: plateau in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 A plateau is a large, flat area of high land, higher than the land around it.
The tree, 16 words det nsubj cop det amod punct amod case amod nmod punct parataxis case det obl case nmod punct root A DET plateau NOUN is AUX a DET large ADJ , PUNCT flat ADJ area NOUN of ADP high ADJ land NOUN , PUNCT higher ADJ than ADP the DET land NOUN around ADP it PRON . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 plateau det 2 plateau plateau NOUN Number=Sing 8 area nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 8 area cop 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 8 area det 5 large large ADJ Degree=Pos 8 area amod 6 , , PUNCT _ 5 large punct 7 flat flat ADJ Degree=Pos 8 area amod 8 area area NOUN Number=Sing root root 9 of of ADP _ 11 land case 10 high high ADJ Degree=Pos 11 land amod 11 land land NOUN Number=Sing 8 area nmod 12 , , PUNCT _ 13 higher punct 13 higher high ADJ Degree=Cmp 8 area parataxis 14 than than ADP _ 16 land case 15 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 16 land det 16 land land NOUN Number=Sing 13 higher obl 17 around around ADP _ 18 it case 18 it it PRON Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 16 land nmod 19 . . PUNCT _ 8 area punct
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1 is a present a plateau a large flat area of high land 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 plateau is a time when something stops going up or down and stays at the same level («Her progress reached a plateau»).
The tree, 23 words det nsubj cop det advmod nsubj acl:relcl xcomp advmod cc conj cc conj case det amod obl punct punct nmod:poss nsubj acl:relcl det obj punct punct punct root A DET plateau NOUN is AUX a DET time NOUN when ADV something PRON stops VERB going VERB up ADV or CCONJ down ADV and CCONJ stays VERB at ADP the DET same ADJ level NOUN ( PUNCT « PUNCT Her PRON progress NOUN reached VERB a DET plateau NOUN » PUNCT ) PUNCT . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 plateau det 2 plateau plateau NOUN Number=Sing 5 time nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 time cop 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 time det 5 time time NOUN Number=Sing root root 6 when when ADV PronType=Int 8 stops advmod 7 something something PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 8 stops nsubj 8 stops stop VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 time acl:relcl 9 going go VERB VerbForm=Ger 8 stops xcomp 10 up up ADV _ 9 going advmod 11 or or CCONJ _ 12 down cc 12 down down ADV _ 10 up conj 13 and and CCONJ _ 14 stays cc 14 stays stay VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 8 stops conj 15 at at ADP _ 18 level case 16 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 18 level det 17 same same ADJ Degree=Pos 18 level amod 18 level level NOUN Number=Sing 14 stays obl 19 ( ( PUNCT _ 23 reached punct 20 « « PUNCT _ 23 reached punct 21 Her her PRON Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 22 progress nmod:poss 22 progress progress NOUN Number=Sing 23 reached nsubj 23 reached reach VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 18 level acl:relcl 24 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 25 plateau det 25 plateau plateau NOUN Number=Sing 23 reached obj 26 » » PUNCT _ 23 reached punct 27 ) ) PUNCT _ 23 reached punct 28 . . PUNCT _ 5 time punct
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1 is a present a plateau a time tree rules 2 stop present something vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Affector clause=Eventuality 3 go up gerund something not said here vn calibratable_cos-45.6.1-1 «NP.attribute V»: agent=Attribute 4 stay present something not said here the same level vn exist-47.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme at level=Location 5 reach in a quote past Her progress a plateau vn body_motion-49.2-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Agent plateau=Theme 6 progress in a quote Her = she nom progress «act intransitive»: poss=agent
Meaning 3 To plateau is to stop growing or improving and stay level.
mark nsubj cop mark xcomp cc conj cc conj xcomp punct root To PART plateau NOUN is AUX to PART stop VERB growing VERB or CCONJ improving VERB and CCONJ stay VERB level ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 To to PART _ 2 plateau mark 2 plateau plateau NOUN Number=Sing 5 stop nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 stop cop 4 to to PART _ 5 stop mark 5 stop stop VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 6 growing grow VERB VerbForm=Ger 5 stop xcomp 7 or or CCONJ _ 8 improving cc 8 improving improve VERB VerbForm=Ger 6 growing conj 9 and and CCONJ _ 10 stay cc 10 stay stay VERB VerbForm=Inf 5 stop conj 11 level level ADJ Degree=Pos 10 stay xcomp 12 . . PUNCT _ 5 stop punct
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1 is present plateau stop property tree rules 2 grow gerund plateau not said here vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme 3 improve gerund plateau not said here vn other_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient 4 stay infinitive plateau not said here level property vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
Example 1 The Tibetan Plateau is the highest in the world.
det compound nsubj cop det case det obl punct root The DET Tibetan PROPN Plateau PROPN is AUX the DET highest ADJ in ADP the DET world NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 Plateau det 2 Tibetan Tibetan PROPN Number=Sing 3 Plateau compound 3 Plateau Plateau PROPN Number=Sing 6 highest nsubj 4 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 highest cop 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 highest det 6 highest high ADJ Degree=Sup root root 7 in in ADP _ 9 world case 8 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 9 world det 9 world world NOUN Number=Sing 6 highest obl 10 . . PUNCT _ 6 highest punct
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1 is present the Tibetan Plateau the world high property tree rules
Example 2 The village stands on a flat plateau above the valley.
det nsubj case det amod obl case det nmod punct root The DET village NOUN stands VERB on ADP a DET flat ADJ plateau NOUN above ADP the DET valley NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 village det 2 village village NOUN Number=Sing 3 stands nsubj 3 stands stand VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 on on ADP _ 7 plateau case 5 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 7 plateau det 6 flat flat ADJ Degree=Pos 7 plateau amod 7 plateau plateau NOUN Number=Sing 3 stands obl 8 above above ADP _ 10 valley case 9 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 10 valley det 10 valley valley NOUN Number=Sing 7 plateau nmod 11 . . PUNCT _ 3 stands punct
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1 stand present the village a flat plateau above the valley vn assuming_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent on plateau=Location
Example 3 On the graph, the line reaches a plateau after ten minutes.
case det obl punct det nsubj det obj case nummod obl punct root On ADP the DET graph NOUN , PUNCT the DET line NOUN reaches VERB a DET plateau NOUN after ADP ten NUM minutes NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 On on ADP _ 3 graph case 2 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 graph det 3 graph graph NOUN Number=Sing 7 reaches obl 4 , , PUNCT _ 3 graph punct 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 line det 6 line line NOUN Number=Sing 7 reaches nsubj 7 reaches reach VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 8 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 9 plateau det 9 plateau plateau NOUN Number=Sing 7 reaches obj 10 after after ADP _ 12 minutes case 11 ten ten NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 12 minutes nummod 12 minutes minute NOUN Number=Plur 7 reaches obl 13 . . PUNCT _ 7 reaches punct
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1 reach present the line a plateau the graph minute vn body_motion-49.2-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Agent plateau=Theme
Example 4 My reading scores have plateaued this term.
nmod:poss compound nsubj aux det obj punct root My PRON reading NOUN scores NOUN have AUX plateaued VERB this DET term NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 My my PRON Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 3 scores nmod:poss 2 reading reading NOUN Number=Sing 3 scores compound 3 scores score NOUN Number=Plur 5 plateaued nsubj 4 have have AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 plateaued aux 5 plateaued plateau VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part root root 6 this this DET Number=Sing PronType=Dem 7 term det 7 term term NOUN Number=Sing 5 plateaued obj 8 . . PUNCT _ 5 plateaued punct
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1 plateau present · perfect My reading scores this term tree rules 2 score My nom score «cognition transitive»: poss=agent
Example 5 Athletes sometimes hit a plateau in training.
nsubj advmod det obj case obl punct root Athletes NOUN sometimes ADV hit VERB a DET plateau NOUN in ADP training NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Athletes athlete NOUN Number=Plur 3 hit nsubj 2 sometimes sometimes ADV PronType=Ind 3 hit advmod 3 hit hit VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 plateau det 5 plateau plateau NOUN Number=Sing 3 hit obj 6 in in ADP _ 7 training case 7 training training NOUN Number=Sing 3 hit obl 8 . . PUNCT _ 3 hit punct
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1 hit present Athletes a plateau training sometimes property vn throw-17.1-1 «NP V NP PP.destinations»: agent=Agent plateau=Theme in training=Destination
Example 6 The temperature rose, then plateaued at 100 °C as the water boiled.
The tree, 13 words det nsubj punct advmod conj case obl compound obj case det obl acl punct root The DET temperature NOUN rose VERB , PUNCT then ADV plateaued VERB at ADP 100 NUM ° SYM C PROPN as ADP the DET water NOUN boiled VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 temperature det 2 temperature temperature NOUN Number=Sing 3 rose nsubj 3 rose rise VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 , , PUNCT _ 6 plateaued punct 5 then then ADV PronType=Dem 6 plateaued advmod 6 plateaued plateau VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 3 rose conj 7 at at ADP _ 8 100 case 8 100 100 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 6 plateaued obl 9 ° ° SYM _ 10 C compound 10 C C PROPN Number=Sing 6 plateaued obj 11 as as ADP _ 13 water case 12 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 13 water det 13 water water NOUN Number=Sing 6 plateaued obl 14 boiled boil VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 13 water acl 15 . . PUNCT _ 3 rose punct
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1 rise past the temperature vn assuming_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent 2 plateau participle the temperature not said here ° C 100 then as the water tree rules 3 boil participle the water not said here vn cooking-45.3 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient
Example 7 Cows grazed on the windy plateau.
nsubj case det amod obl punct root Cows NOUN grazed VERB on ADP the DET windy ADJ plateau NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Cows cow NOUN Number=Plur 2 grazed nsubj 2 grazed graze VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 on on ADP _ 6 plateau case 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 plateau det 5 windy windy ADJ Degree=Pos 6 plateau amod 6 plateau plateau NOUN Number=Sing 2 grazed obl 7 . . PUNCT _ 2 grazed punct
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1 graze past Cows on the windy plateau vn dine-39.5 «NP V PP.patient»: agent=Agent on plateau=Patient
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