purchase Who acts: you, buying, feet, Dad, She, best purchase · What happens: buy, act, not get, purchase, keep, proof · To what, where: something, purchase, ice, new school shoes, receipt, parent
«purchase» in the school dictionary: its 4 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: purchase in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 To buy something.
mark obj punct root To PART buy VERB something PRON . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 To to PART _ 2 buy mark 2 buy buy VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 3 something something PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 2 buy obj 4 . . PUNCT _ 2 buy punct
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1 buy to-infinitive something vn accept-77.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent something=Theme
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 Usage: noun — kept apart, not parsed.
Something you have bought.
nsubj aux acl:relcl punct root Something PRON you PRON have AUX bought VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Something something PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind root root 2 you you PRON Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs 4 bought nsubj 3 have have AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 bought aux 4 bought buy VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part 1 Something acl:relcl 5 . . PUNCT _ 1 Something punct
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1 buy present · perfect you vn accept-77.1 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent
Meaning 3 Usage: noun — kept apart, not parsed.
The act of buying.
det case nmod punct root The DET act NOUN of ADP buying NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 act det 2 act act NOUN Number=Sing root root 3 of of ADP _ 4 buying case 4 buying buying NOUN Number=Sing 2 act nmod 5 . . PUNCT _ 2 act punct
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1 act buying nom act «communication intransitive»: of=agent
Meaning 4 Usage: noun — kept apart, not parsed.
A firm hold or grip: «my feet couldn't get a purchase on the ice».
The tree, 15 words det amod cc conj punct punct nmod:poss nsubj aux advmod parataxis det obj case det nmod punct punct root A DET firm ADJ hold NOUN or CCONJ grip NOUN : PUNCT « PUNCT my PRON feet NOUN could AUX n't PART get VERB a DET purchase NOUN on ADP the DET ice NOUN » PUNCT . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 3 hold det 2 firm firm ADJ Degree=Pos 3 hold amod 3 hold hold NOUN Number=Sing root root 4 or or CCONJ _ 5 grip cc 5 grip grip NOUN Number=Sing 3 hold conj 6 : : PUNCT _ 12 get punct 7 « « PUNCT _ 12 get punct 8 my my PRON Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 9 feet nmod:poss 9 feet foot NOUN Number=Plur 12 get nsubj 10 could could AUX VerbForm=Fin 12 get aux 11 n't not PART Polarity=Neg 12 get advmod 12 get get VERB VerbForm=Inf 3 hold parataxis 13 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 14 purchase det 14 purchase purchase NOUN Number=Sing 12 get obj 15 on on ADP _ 17 ice case 16 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 17 ice det 17 ice ice NOUN Number=Sing 14 purchase nmod 18 » » PUNCT _ 12 get punct 19 . . PUNCT _ 3 hold punct
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1 not get in a quote could my feet a purchase the ice vn get-13.5.1-1 «NP V NP PP.source»: agent=Agent purchase=Theme on ice=Source
Example 1 Dad purchased new school shoes for me.
nsubj amod compound obj case obl punct root Dad NOUN purchased VERB new ADJ school NOUN shoes NOUN for ADP me PRON . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Dad dad NOUN Number=Sing 2 purchased nsubj 2 purchased purchase VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 new new ADJ Degree=Pos 5 shoes amod 4 school school NOUN Number=Sing 5 shoes compound 5 shoes shoe NOUN Number=Plur 2 purchased obj 6 for for ADP _ 7 me case 7 me I PRON Case=Acc Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs 2 purchased obl 8 . . PUNCT _ 2 purchased punct
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1 purchase past Dad new school shoes for me vn obtain-13.5.2-1 «NP V NP PP.asset»: agent=Agent shoe=Theme for i=Asset
Example 2 Keep the receipt as proof of purchase.
det obj case obl case nmod punct root Keep VERB the DET receipt NOUN as ADP proof NOUN of ADP purchase NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Keep keep VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 2 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 receipt det 3 receipt receipt NOUN Number=Sing 1 Keep obj 4 as as ADP _ 5 proof case 5 proof proof NOUN Number=Sing 1 Keep obl 6 of of ADP _ 7 purchase case 7 purchase purchase NOUN Number=Sing 5 proof nmod 8 . . PUNCT _ 1 Keep punct
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1 keep imperative you not said here the receipt as proof of purchase vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent receipt=Theme 2 proof purchase nom proof «cognition transitive»: of=patient
Example 3 Ask a parent before any in-app purchase.
det obj case det case punct compound obl punct root Ask VERB a DET parent NOUN before ADP any DET in ADP - PUNCT app NOUN purchase NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Ask ask VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 2 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 3 parent det 3 parent parent NOUN Number=Sing 1 Ask obj 4 before before ADP _ 9 purchase case 5 any any DET PronType=Ind 9 purchase det 6 in in ADP _ 8 app case 7 - - PUNCT _ 6 in punct 8 app app NOUN Number=Sing 9 purchase compound 9 purchase purchase NOUN Number=Sing 1 Ask obl 10 . . PUNCT _ 1 Ask punct
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1 ask speech: ask imperative you not said here a parent before any app purchase vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent parent=Recipient
Example 4 She purchased 3 pens at $2 each, so she spent $6.
The tree, 13 words nsubj nummod obj case appos nummod nmod:unmarked punct advmod nsubj conj obj nummod punct root She PRON purchased VERB 3 NUM pens NOUN at ADP $ SYM 2 NUM each DET , PUNCT so ADV she PRON spent VERB $ SYM 6 NUM . 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 purchased nsubj 2 purchased purchase VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 3 3 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 4 pens nummod 4 pens pen NOUN Number=Plur 2 purchased obj 5 at at ADP _ 6 $ case 6 $ $ SYM _ 4 pens appos 7 2 2 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 6 $ nummod 8 each each DET PronType=Tot 6 $ nmod:unmarked 9 , , PUNCT _ 12 spent punct 10 so so ADV _ 12 spent advmod 11 she she PRON Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 12 spent nsubj 12 spent spend VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 2 purchased conj 13 $ $ SYM _ 12 spent obj 14 6 6 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 13 $ nummod 15 . . PUNCT _ 2 purchased punct
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1 purchase past She 3 pens vn obtain-13.5.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent pen=Theme 2 spend past she vn consume-66-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent $=Asset
Example 5 Our best purchase was the tent.
nmod:poss amod nsubj cop det punct root Our PRON best ADJ purchase NOUN was AUX the DET tent NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Our our PRON Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 3 purchase nmod:poss 2 best good ADJ Degree=Sup 3 purchase amod 3 purchase purchase NOUN Number=Sing 6 tent nsubj 4 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 6 tent cop 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 tent det 6 tent tent NOUN Number=Sing root root 7 . . PUNCT _ 6 tent punct
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1 is a past Our best purchase the tent tree rules 2 purchase Our nom purchase «act transitive»: poss=agent
Example 6 My boots couldn't get a purchase on the ice.
nmod:poss nsubj aux advmod det obj case det obl punct root My PRON boots NOUN could AUX n't PART get VERB a DET purchase NOUN on ADP the DET ice 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 2 boots nmod:poss 2 boots boot NOUN Number=Plur 5 get nsubj 3 could could AUX VerbForm=Fin 5 get aux 4 n't not PART Polarity=Neg 5 get advmod 5 get get VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 6 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 7 purchase det 7 purchase purchase NOUN Number=Sing 5 get obj 8 on on ADP _ 10 ice case 9 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 10 ice det 10 ice ice NOUN Number=Sing 5 get obl 11 . . PUNCT _ 5 get punct
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1 not get could My boots a purchase the ice vn get-13.5.1-1 «NP V NP PP.source»: agent=Agent purchase=Theme on ice=Source
Example 7 Later, another neighbor purchased him and allowed his feathers to grow again.
advmod punct det nsubj obj cc conj nmod:poss obj mark xcomp advmod punct root Later ADV , PUNCT another DET neighbor NOUN purchased VERB him PRON and CCONJ allowed VERB his PRON feathers NOUN to PART grow VERB again ADV . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Later late ADV Degree=Cmp 5 purchased advmod 2 , , PUNCT _ 1 Later punct 3 another another DET PronType=Ind 4 neighbor det 4 neighbor neighbor NOUN Number=Sing 5 purchased nsubj 5 purchased purchase VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 6 him he PRON Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 5 purchased obj 7 and and CCONJ _ 8 allowed cc 8 allowed allow VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 5 purchased conj 9 his his PRON Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 10 feathers nmod:poss 10 feathers feather NOUN Number=Plur 8 allowed obj 11 to to PART _ 12 grow mark 12 grow grow VERB VerbForm=Inf 8 allowed xcomp 13 again again ADV _ 12 grow advmod 14 . . PUNCT _ 5 purchased punct
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1 purchase past another neighbor him = he late property vn obtain-13.5.2-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset he=Theme 2 allow past another neighbor not said here neighbor's feathers vn allow-64.1-1 «NP V NP S»: agent=Causer feather=Beneficiary clause=Eventuality 3 grow not said to happen to-infinitive neighbor's feathers not said here again vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
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