porcelain Who acts: Porcelain, hard shiny material, skin, Gran, She, you · What happens: be, make, bake, call, mean, describe · To what, where: hard shiny material, fine clay, high heat, china, things, skin · Speech: someone speaks here
«porcelain» 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: porcelain in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 Porcelain is a hard, white, shiny material made by baking fine clay at very high heat; also called china.
The tree, 19 words nsubj cop det amod punct conj punct amod acl mark advcl amod obj case advmod amod obl punct advmod acl xcomp punct root Porcelain NOUN is AUX a DET hard ADJ , PUNCT white ADJ , PUNCT shiny ADJ material NOUN made VERB by SCONJ baking VERB fine ADJ clay NOUN at ADP very ADV high ADJ heat NOUN ; PUNCT also ADV called VERB china NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Porcelain porcelain NOUN Number=Sing 9 material nsubj 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 9 material cop 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 9 material det 4 hard hard ADJ Degree=Pos 9 material amod 5 , , PUNCT _ 6 white punct 6 white white ADJ Degree=Pos 4 hard conj 7 , , PUNCT _ 4 hard punct 8 shiny shiny ADJ Degree=Pos 9 material amod 9 material material NOUN Number=Sing root root 10 made make VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 9 material acl 11 by by SCONJ _ 12 baking mark 12 baking bake VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 10 made advcl 13 fine fine ADJ Degree=Pos 14 clay amod 14 clay clay NOUN Number=Sing 12 baking obj 15 at at ADP _ 18 heat case 16 very very ADV _ 17 high advmod 17 high high ADJ Degree=Pos 18 heat amod 18 heat heat NOUN Number=Sing 12 baking obl 19 ; ; PUNCT _ 21 called punct 20 also also ADV _ 21 called advmod 21 called call VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 9 material acl 22 china china NOUN Number=Sing 21 called xcomp 23 . . PUNCT _ 9 material punct
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1 is a present Porcelain a hard shiny material tree rules 2 make participle a hard shiny material not said here vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset 3 bake gerund fine clay high heat vn build-26.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent clay=Product 4 call participle a hard shiny material not said here china vn initiate_communication-37.4.2-1 «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.
Meaning 2 Porcelain means things made of it, like cups, plates, dolls and vases.
The tree, 12 words nsubj obj acl case obl punct case conj punct conj punct conj cc conj punct root Porcelain NOUN means VERB things NOUN made VERB of ADP it PRON , PUNCT like ADP cups NOUN , PUNCT plates NOUN , PUNCT dolls NOUN and CCONJ vases NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Porcelain porcelain NOUN Number=Sing 2 means nsubj 2 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 things thing NOUN Number=Plur 2 means obj 4 made make VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 3 things acl 5 of of ADP _ 6 it case 6 it it PRON Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 4 made obl 7 , , PUNCT _ 9 cups punct 8 like like ADP _ 9 cups case 9 cups cup NOUN Number=Plur 3 things conj 10 , , PUNCT _ 11 plates punct 11 plates plate NOUN Number=Plur 9 cups conj 12 , , PUNCT _ 13 dolls punct 13 dolls doll NOUN Number=Plur 3 things conj 14 and and CCONJ _ 15 vases cc 15 vases vas NOUN Number=Plur 13 dolls conj 16 . . PUNCT _ 2 means punct
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1 mean present Porcelain things and cups and plates and dolls and vases vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent thing=Topic 2 make participle things and cups and plates and dolls and vases not said here of Porcelain vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset
Meaning 3 Porcelain describes skin that is very pale and smooth.
nsubj obj nsubj cop advmod acl:relcl cc conj punct root Porcelain NOUN describes VERB skin NOUN that PRON is AUX very ADV pale ADJ and CCONJ smooth ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Porcelain porcelain NOUN Number=Sing 2 describes nsubj 2 describes describe VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 skin skin NOUN Number=Sing 2 describes obj 4 that that PRON PronType=Rel 7 pale nsubj 5 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 7 pale cop 6 very very ADV _ 7 pale advmod 7 pale pale ADJ Degree=Pos 3 skin acl:relcl 8 and and CCONJ _ 9 smooth cc 9 smooth smooth ADJ Degree=Pos 7 pale conj 10 . . PUNCT _ 2 describes punct
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1 describe present Porcelain skin vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S_ING»: agent=Agent skin=Theme 2 is present skin pale property tree rules 3 be skin not said here tree rules
Example 1 Gran keeps her porcelain teacups in a glass cabinet.
nsubj nmod:poss compound obj case det compound obl punct root Gran PROPN keeps VERB her PRON porcelain NOUN teacups NOUN in ADP a DET glass NOUN cabinet NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Gran Gran PROPN Number=Sing 2 keeps nsubj 2 keeps keep VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 her her PRON Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 5 teacups nmod:poss 4 porcelain porcelain NOUN Number=Sing 5 teacups compound 5 teacups teacup NOUN Number=Plur 2 keeps obj 6 in in ADP _ 9 cabinet case 7 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 9 cabinet det 8 glass glass NOUN Number=Sing 9 cabinet compound 9 cabinet cabinet NOUN Number=Sing 2 keeps obl 10 . . PUNCT _ 2 keeps punct
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1 keep present Gran Gran's porcelain teacups a glass cabinet vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent teacup=Theme in cabinet=Location
Example 2 Porcelain was first made in China long ago.
nsubj:pass aux:pass advmod case obl advmod advmod punct root Porcelain NOUN was AUX first ADV made VERB in ADP China PROPN long ADV ago ADV . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Porcelain porcelain NOUN Number=Sing 4 made nsubj:pass 2 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 4 made aux:pass 3 first first ADV NumForm=Word NumType=Ord 4 made advmod 4 made make VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 5 in in ADP _ 6 China case 6 China China PROPN Number=Sing 4 made obl 7 long long ADV Degree=Pos 8 ago advmod 8 ago ago ADV _ 4 made advmod 9 . . PUNCT _ 4 made punct
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1 make past · passive Porcelain China ago, first property vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: subject=Product
Example 3 The porcelain vase smashed on the floor.
det compound acl case det obl punct root The DET porcelain NOUN vase NOUN smashed VERB on ADP the DET floor NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 vase det 2 porcelain porcelain NOUN Number=Sing 3 vase compound 3 vase vase NOUN Number=Sing root root 4 smashed smash VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 3 vase acl 5 on on ADP _ 7 floor case 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 floor det 7 floor floor NOUN Number=Sing 4 smashed obl 8 . . PUNCT _ 3 vase punct
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1 smash participle the porcelain vase not said here the floor vn throw-17.1-1 «NP V NP PP.destinations»: agent=Agent on floor=Destination
Example 4 The toilet and sink are made of porcelain.
det nsubj:pass cc conj aux:pass case obl punct root The DET toilet NOUN and CCONJ sink NOUN are AUX made VERB of ADP porcelain NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 toilet det 2 toilet toilet NOUN Number=Sing 6 made nsubj:pass 3 and and CCONJ _ 4 sink cc 4 sink sink NOUN Number=Sing 2 toilet conj 5 are be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 made aux:pass 6 made make VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 7 of of ADP _ 8 porcelain case 8 porcelain porcelain NOUN Number=Sing 6 made obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 6 made punct
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1 make present · passive the toilet and sink of porcelain vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: subject=Product
Example 5 She had a porcelain doll with painted cheeks.
nsubj det compound obj case amod nmod punct root She PRON had VERB a DET porcelain NOUN doll NOUN with ADP painted VERB cheeks NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 She she PRON Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 2 had nsubj 2 had have VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 doll det 4 porcelain porcelain NOUN Number=Sing 5 doll compound 5 doll doll NOUN Number=Sing 2 had obj 6 with with ADP _ 8 cheeks case 7 painted paint VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 8 cheeks amod 8 cheeks cheek NOUN Number=Plur 5 doll nmod 9 . . PUNCT _ 2 had punct
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1 have past She a porcelain doll with painted cheeks vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent doll=Patient 2 paint participle vn image_impression-25.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
Example 6 Hold it carefully — porcelain breaks easily.
obj advmod punct nsubj parataxis advmod punct root Hold VERB it PRON carefully ADV — PUNCT porcelain NOUN breaks VERB easily ADV . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Hold hold VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 2 it it PRON Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 1 Hold obj 3 carefully carefully ADV _ 1 Hold advmod 4 — - PUNCT _ 6 breaks punct 5 porcelain porcelain NOUN Number=Sing 6 breaks nsubj 6 breaks break VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 1 Hold parataxis 7 easily easily ADV _ 6 breaks advmod 8 . . PUNCT _ 1 Hold punct
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1 hold imperative you not said here it carefully property vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Theme 2 break present porcelain easily property vn hurt-40.8.3-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Patient
Example 7 The walls and floors of porcelain glittered in the light of a thousand lamps.
The tree, 14 words det cc conj case nmod acl case det obl case det nummod nmod punct root The DET walls NOUN and CCONJ floors NOUN of ADP porcelain NOUN glittered VERB in ADP the DET light NOUN of ADP a DET thousand NUM lamps NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 walls det 2 walls wall NOUN Number=Plur root root 3 and and CCONJ _ 4 floors cc 4 floors floor NOUN Number=Plur 2 walls conj 5 of of ADP _ 6 porcelain case 6 porcelain porcelain NOUN Number=Sing 4 floors nmod 7 glittered glitter VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 6 porcelain acl 8 in in ADP _ 10 light case 9 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 10 light det 10 light light NOUN Number=Sing 7 glittered obl 11 of of ADP _ 14 lamps case 12 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 13 thousand det 13 thousand thousand NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 14 lamps nummod 14 lamps lamp NOUN Number=Plur 10 light nmod 15 . . PUNCT _ 2 walls punct
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1 glitter participle porcelain not said here the light of thousand lamps vn light_emission-43.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in light=Location 2 light thousand lamps nom light «phenomenon transitive»: of=patient
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