railroad Who acts: steel rails, someone, them, railroad, you, Building · What happens: make, run on, railroad, mean, force, do · To what, where: track, whole train system, them, something, town, railroad tracks
«railroad» in the school dictionary: its 2 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: railroad in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 In American English, a railway: the track made of steel rails that trains run on, or the whole train system.
The tree, 20 words case amod obl punct det punct det appos acl case compound obl nsubj nsubj acl:relcl advmod punct cc det amod compound obl punct root In ADP American ADJ English PROPN , PUNCT a DET railway NOUN : PUNCT the DET track NOUN made VERB of ADP steel NOUN rails NOUN that PRON trains NOUN run VERB on ADV , PUNCT or CCONJ the DET whole ADJ train NOUN system NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 In in ADP _ 3 English case 2 American American ADJ Degree=Pos 3 English amod 3 English English PROPN Number=Sing 6 railway obl 4 , , PUNCT _ 6 railway punct 5 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 railway det 6 railway railway NOUN Number=Sing root root 7 : : PUNCT _ 9 track punct 8 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 9 track det 9 track track NOUN Number=Sing 6 railway appos 10 made make VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 9 track acl 11 of of ADP _ 13 rails case 12 steel steel NOUN Number=Sing 13 rails compound 13 rails rail NOUN Number=Plur 10 made obl 14 that that PRON PronType=Rel 16 run nsubj 15 trains train NOUN Number=Plur 16 run nsubj 16 run run VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 13 rails acl:relcl 17 on on ADV _ 16 run advmod 18 , , PUNCT _ 23 system punct 19 or or CCONJ _ 23 system cc 20 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 23 system det 21 whole whole ADJ Degree=Pos 23 system amod 22 train train NOUN Number=Sing 23 system compound 23 system system NOUN Number=Sing 16 run obl 24 . . PUNCT _ 6 railway punct
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1 make participle the track not said here of steel rails vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset 2 run on present steel rails the whole train system vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V»: agent=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 As a verb, to railroad someone means to force them to do something quickly without giving them time to think.
The tree, 20 words case det obl punct mark nsubj ccomp mark xcomp obj mark xcomp obj advmod mark advcl iobj obj mark acl punct root As ADP a DET verb NOUN , PUNCT to PART railroad VERB someone PRON means VERB to PART force VERB them PRON to PART do VERB something PRON quickly ADV without SCONJ giving VERB them PRON time NOUN to PART think VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 As as ADP _ 3 verb case 2 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 3 verb det 3 verb verb NOUN Number=Sing 6 railroad obl 4 , , PUNCT _ 6 railroad punct 5 to to PART _ 6 railroad mark 6 railroad railroad VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 7 someone someone PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 8 means nsubj 8 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 railroad ccomp 9 to to PART _ 10 force mark 10 force force VERB VerbForm=Inf 8 means xcomp 11 them they PRON Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs 10 force obj 12 to to PART _ 13 do mark 13 do do VERB VerbForm=Inf 10 force xcomp 14 something something PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 13 do obj 15 quickly quickly ADV _ 13 do advmod 16 without without SCONJ _ 17 giving mark 17 giving give VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 13 do advcl 18 them they PRON Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs 17 giving iobj 19 time time NOUN Number=Sing 17 giving obj 20 to to PART _ 21 think mark 21 think think VERB VerbForm=Inf 19 time acl 22 . . PUNCT _ 6 railroad punct
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1 railroad to-infinitive as a verb vn compel-59.1-1 «NP V NP S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Result 2 mean present someone vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 3 force not said to happen to-infinitive someone not said here them = they vn urge-58.1-1 «NP V NP S_ING»: agent=Agent they=Recipient clause=Topic 4 do not said to happen to-infinitive them = they not said here something quickly property vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent something=Eventuality 5 give gerund them = they not said here them = they time vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent they=Theme 6 think speech: other to-infinitive them = they not said here vn focus-87.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
Example 1 The railroad runs right past our town.
det nsubj advmod case nmod:poss obl punct root The DET railroad NOUN runs VERB right ADV past ADP our PRON town NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 railroad det 2 railroad railroad NOUN Number=Sing 3 runs nsubj 3 runs run VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 right right ADV _ 7 town advmod 5 past past ADP _ 7 town case 6 our our PRON Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 7 town nmod:poss 7 town town NOUN Number=Sing 3 runs obl 8 . . PUNCT _ 3 runs punct
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1 run present the railroad our town vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme past town=Trajectory
Example 2 Stop, look and listen at the railroad crossing.
punct conj cc conj case det compound obl punct root Stop VERB , PUNCT look VERB and CCONJ listen VERB at ADP the DET railroad NOUN crossing NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Stop stop VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 2 , , PUNCT _ 3 look punct 3 look look VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin 1 Stop conj 4 and and CCONJ _ 5 listen cc 5 listen listen VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin 3 look conj 6 at at ADP _ 9 crossing case 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 9 crossing det 8 railroad railroad NOUN Number=Sing 9 crossing compound 9 crossing crossing NOUN Number=Sing 5 listen obl 10 . . PUNCT _ 1 Stop punct
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1 stop imperative you not said here vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP.eventuality V»: agent=Eventuality 2 look infinitive you not said here vn stimulus_subject-30.4 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Stimulus 3 listen infinitive you not said here at the railroad crossing vn peer-30.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent at crossing=Theme
Example 3 Never play on railroad tracks.
advmod case compound obl punct root Never ADV play VERB on ADP railroad NOUN tracks NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Never never ADV PronType=Neg 2 play advmod 2 play play VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 3 on on ADP _ 5 tracks case 4 railroad railroad NOUN Number=Sing 5 tracks compound 5 tracks track NOUN Number=Plur 2 play obl 6 . . PUNCT _ 2 play punct
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1 not play imperative you not said here railroad tracks vn performance-26.7-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
Example 4 Building the first railroad across America took many years.
csubj det amod obj case obl amod obj punct root Building VERB the DET first ADJ railroad NOUN across ADP America PROPN took VERB many ADJ years NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Building build VERB VerbForm=Ger 7 took csubj 2 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 4 railroad det 3 first first ADJ Degree=Pos NumForm=Word NumType=Ord 4 railroad amod 4 railroad railroad NOUN Number=Sing 1 Building obj 5 across across ADP _ 6 America case 6 America America PROPN Number=Sing 1 Building obl 7 took take VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 8 many many ADJ Degree=Pos 9 years amod 9 years year NOUN Number=Plur 7 took obj 10 . . PUNCT _ 7 took punct
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1 build gerund the first railroad America vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset railroad=Product 2 take past Building year vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent
Example 5 Harriet Tubman led people to freedom on the Underground Railroad.
nsubj flat obj case obl case det compound obl punct root Harriet PROPN Tubman PROPN led VERB people NOUN to ADP freedom NOUN on ADP the DET Underground PROPN Railroad PROPN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Harriet Harriet PROPN Number=Sing 3 led nsubj 2 Tubman Tubman PROPN Number=Sing 1 Harriet flat 3 led lead VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 people people NOUN Number=Plur 3 led obj 5 to to ADP _ 6 freedom case 6 freedom freedom NOUN Number=Sing 3 led obl 7 on on ADP _ 10 Railroad case 8 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 10 Railroad det 9 Underground Underground PROPN Number=Sing 10 Railroad compound 10 Railroad Railroad PROPN Number=Sing 3 led obl 11 . . PUNCT _ 3 led punct
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1 lead past Harriet people the Underground Railroad to freedom vn accompany-51.7 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent people=Theme to freedom=Destination
Example 6 Grandpa worked on the railroad for forty years.
nsubj case det obl case nummod obl punct root Grandpa PROPN worked VERB on ADP the DET railroad NOUN for ADP forty NUM years NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Grandpa Grandpa PROPN Number=Sing 2 worked nsubj 2 worked work VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 on on ADP _ 5 railroad case 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 railroad det 5 railroad railroad NOUN Number=Sing 2 worked obl 6 for for ADP _ 8 years case 7 forty forty NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 8 years nummod 8 years year NOUN Number=Plur 2 worked obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 2 worked punct
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1 work past Grandpa year on the railroad vn employment-95.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent on railroad=Theme
Example 7 They railroaded him into joining the club.
nsubj obj mark advcl det obj punct root They PRON railroaded VERB him PRON into SCONJ joining VERB the DET club NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 They they PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs 2 railroaded nsubj 2 railroaded railroad VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 him he PRON Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 2 railroaded obj 4 into into SCONJ _ 5 joining mark 5 joining join VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 2 railroaded advcl 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 club det 7 club club NOUN Number=Sing 5 joining obj 8 . . PUNCT _ 2 railroaded punct
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1 railroad past They him = he vn compel-59.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent he=Patient 2 join gerund They not said here the club vn mix-22.1-2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent club=Patient
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