postbox Who acts: you, your, I, red postbox, collection time, We · What happens: put, collect, post, deliver, letterbox, mail · To what, where: letters, own mail, birthday card, Grandma, postbox, end · Speech: someone speaks here
«postbox» 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: postbox in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 Usage: UK, Australia, NZ, Ireland — kept apart, not parsed.
A public box, often red in the UK, where you put letters to be collected and posted.
The tree, 17 words det amod punct advmod amod case det obl punct advmod nsubj parataxis obj mark aux:pass advcl cc conj punct root A DET public ADJ box NOUN , PUNCT often ADV red ADJ in ADP the DET UK PROPN , PUNCT where ADV you PRON put VERB letters NOUN to PART be AUX collected VERB and CCONJ posted VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 3 box det 2 public public ADJ Degree=Pos 3 box amod 3 box box NOUN Number=Sing root root 4 , , PUNCT _ 6 red punct 5 often often ADV _ 6 red advmod 6 red red ADJ Degree=Pos 3 box amod 7 in in ADP _ 9 UK case 8 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 9 UK det 9 UK UK PROPN Number=Sing 6 red obl 10 , , PUNCT _ 13 put punct 11 where where ADV PronType=Rel 13 put advmod 12 you you PRON Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs 13 put nsubj 13 put put VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 box parataxis 14 letters letter NOUN Number=Plur 13 put obj 15 to to PART _ 17 collected mark 16 be be AUX VerbForm=Inf 17 collected aux:pass 17 collected collect VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 13 put advcl 18 and and CCONJ _ 19 posted cc 19 posted post VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 17 collected conj 20 . . PUNCT _ 3 box punct
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1 put present you letters vn invest-13.5.4-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Agent letter=Goal 2 collect to-infinitive · passive you not said here vn other_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V» 3 post participle you not said here vn send-11.1 «NP V NP»: 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 A private box at your house or a post office where your own mail is delivered (more often «letterbox» or «mailbox»).
The tree, 21 words det amod case nmod:poss nmod cc det compound conj advmod nmod:poss amod nsubj:pass aux:pass acl:relcl punct advmod advmod punct parataxis punct cc punct conj punct punct punct root A DET private ADJ box NOUN at ADP your PRON house NOUN or CCONJ a DET post NOUN office NOUN where ADV your PRON own ADJ mail NOUN is AUX delivered VERB ( PUNCT more ADV often ADV « PUNCT letterbox VERB » PUNCT or CCONJ « PUNCT mailbox 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 3 box det 2 private private ADJ Degree=Pos 3 box amod 3 box box NOUN Number=Sing root root 4 at at ADP _ 6 house case 5 your your PRON Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 6 house nmod:poss 6 house house NOUN Number=Sing 3 box nmod 7 or or CCONJ _ 10 office cc 8 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 10 office det 9 post post NOUN Number=Sing 10 office compound 10 office office NOUN Number=Sing 6 house conj 11 where where ADV PronType=Rel 16 delivered advmod 12 your your PRON Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 14 mail nmod:poss 13 own own ADJ Degree=Pos 14 mail amod 14 mail mail NOUN Number=Sing 16 delivered nsubj:pass 15 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 16 delivered aux:pass 16 delivered deliver VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 10 office acl:relcl 17 ( ( PUNCT _ 21 letterbox punct 18 more more ADV Degree=Cmp 19 often advmod 19 often often ADV _ 21 letterbox advmod 20 « « PUNCT _ 21 letterbox punct 21 letterbox letterbox VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin 3 box parataxis 22 » » PUNCT _ 21 letterbox punct 23 or or CCONJ _ 25 mailbox cc 24 « « PUNCT _ 25 mailbox punct 25 mailbox mailbox NOUN Number=Sing 21 letterbox conj 26 » » PUNCT _ 25 mailbox punct 27 ) ) PUNCT _ 21 letterbox punct 28 . . PUNCT _ 3 box punct
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1 deliver present · passive your own mail vn birth-28.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient 2 letterbox in a quote infinitive often property tree rules 3 mail your nom mail «communication transitive»: poss=agent
Example 1 I put my birthday card to Grandma in the postbox.
nsubj nmod:poss compound obj case obl case det obl punct root I PRON put VERB my PRON birthday NOUN card NOUN to ADP Grandma PROPN in ADP the DET postbox NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 I I PRON Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs 2 put nsubj 2 put put VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 my my PRON Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 5 card nmod:poss 4 birthday birthday NOUN Number=Sing 5 card compound 5 card card NOUN Number=Sing 2 put obj 6 to to ADP _ 7 Grandma case 7 Grandma Grandma PROPN Number=Sing 2 put obl 8 in in ADP _ 10 postbox case 9 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 10 postbox det 10 postbox postbox NOUN Number=Sing 2 put obl 11 . . PUNCT _ 2 put punct
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1 put past I my birthday card Grandma the postbox vn put-9.1-2 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent card=Theme in postbox=Destination
Example 2 The red postbox is at the end of our street.
det amod nsubj cop case det case nmod:poss nmod punct root The DET red ADJ postbox NOUN is AUX at ADP the DET end NOUN of ADP our PRON street NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 postbox det 2 red red ADJ Degree=Pos 3 postbox amod 3 postbox postbox NOUN Number=Sing 7 end nsubj 4 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 7 end cop 5 at at ADP _ 7 end case 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 end det 7 end end NOUN Number=Sing root root 8 of of ADP _ 10 street case 9 our our PRON Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 10 street nmod:poss 10 street street NOUN Number=Sing 7 end nmod 11 . . PUNCT _ 7 end punct
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1 is present the red postbox at the end of our street tree rules
Example 3 In Ireland, postboxes are painted green.
case obl punct nsubj aux:pass xcomp punct root In ADP Ireland PROPN , PUNCT postboxes NOUN are AUX painted VERB green ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 In in ADP _ 2 Ireland case 2 Ireland Ireland PROPN Number=Sing 6 painted obl 3 , , PUNCT _ 2 Ireland punct 4 postboxes postbox NOUN Number=Plur 6 painted nsubj 5 are be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 painted aux:pass 6 painted paint VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 7 green green ADJ Degree=Pos 6 painted xcomp 8 . . PUNCT _ 6 painted punct
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1 paint present · passive postboxes Ireland green property vn image_impression-25.1 «NP V NP.theme PP.destination»: subject=Theme in ireland=Destination
Example 4 The collection time on the postbox says half past five.
det compound nsubj case det nmod advmod case obl punct root The DET collection NOUN time NOUN on ADP the DET postbox NOUN says VERB half ADV past ADP five NUM . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 time det 2 collection collection NOUN Number=Sing 3 time compound 3 time time NOUN Number=Sing 7 says nsubj 4 on on ADP _ 6 postbox case 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 postbox det 6 postbox postbox NOUN Number=Sing 3 time nmod 7 says say VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 8 half half ADV NumForm=Word NumType=Frac 7 says advmod 9 past past ADP _ 10 five case 10 five five NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 7 says obl 11 . . PUNCT _ 7 says punct
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1 say speech: assert present the collection time on the postbox past five; half property vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent
Example 5 We posted our letter to Santa in the postbox.
nsubj nmod:poss obj case nmod case det obl punct root We PRON posted VERB our PRON letter NOUN to ADP Santa PROPN in ADP the DET postbox 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 posted nsubj 2 posted post VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 our our PRON Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 4 letter nmod:poss 4 letter letter NOUN Number=Sing 2 posted obj 5 to to ADP _ 6 Santa case 6 Santa Santa PROPN Number=Sing 4 letter nmod 7 in in ADP _ 9 postbox case 8 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 9 postbox det 9 postbox postbox NOUN Number=Sing 2 posted obl 10 . . PUNCT _ 2 posted punct
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1 post past We our letter Santa the postbox vn send-11.1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent letter=Theme to santa=Destination 2 letter our to Santa nom letter «communication transitive»: poss=agent to=obl
Example 6 Is there a postbox near the school?
expl det nsubj case det nmod punct root Is VERB there PRON a DET postbox NOUN near ADP the DET school NOUN ? PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Is be VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 2 there there PRON PronType=Dem 1 Is expl 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 4 postbox det 4 postbox postbox NOUN Number=Sing 1 Is nsubj 5 near near ADP _ 7 school case 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 school det 7 school school NOUN Number=Sing 4 postbox nmod 8 ? ? PUNCT _ 1 Is punct
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1 be present a postbox near the school there vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
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