rain Who acts: Rain, water, it, ground, Rain check, much rain · What happens: be, fall, rain, get, mean, do · To what, where: water, clouds, sky, lot, something, arrows · Speech: someone speaks here
«rain» in the school dictionary: its 4 meanings for a pupil and its 10 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: rain in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 Rain is water that falls from clouds in drops.
nsubj cop nsubj acl:relcl case obl case obl punct root Rain NOUN is AUX water NOUN that PRON falls VERB from ADP clouds NOUN in ADP drops NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Rain rain NOUN Number=Sing 3 water nsubj 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 water cop 3 water water NOUN Number=Sing root root 4 that that PRON PronType=Rel 5 falls nsubj 5 falls fall VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 water acl:relcl 6 from from ADP _ 7 clouds case 7 clouds cloud NOUN Number=Plur 5 falls obl 8 in in ADP _ 9 drops case 9 drops drop NOUN Number=Plur 5 falls obl 10 . . PUNCT _ 3 water punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 is a present Rain water tree rules 2 fall present water clouds in drops vn occur-48.3 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme in drop=Location
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 When it rains, water falls from the sky and the ground gets wet.
The tree, 13 words mark nsubj advcl punct nsubj case det obl cc det nsubj conj xcomp punct root When SCONJ it PRON rains VERB , PUNCT water NOUN falls VERB from ADP the DET sky NOUN and CCONJ the DET ground NOUN gets VERB wet ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 When when SCONJ _ 3 rains mark 2 it it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 3 rains nsubj 3 rains rain VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 falls advcl 4 , , PUNCT _ 3 rains punct 5 water water NOUN Number=Sing 6 falls nsubj 6 falls fall VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 7 from from ADP _ 9 sky case 8 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 9 sky det 9 sky sky NOUN Number=Sing 6 falls obl 10 and and CCONJ _ 13 gets cc 11 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 12 ground det 12 ground ground NOUN Number=Sing 13 gets nsubj 13 gets get VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 falls conj 14 wet wet ADJ Degree=Pos 13 gets xcomp 15 . . PUNCT _ 6 falls punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 rain present it vn weather-57 «It V PP.theme» 2 fall present water the sky vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial_location»: agent=Theme from sky=Initial_Location 3 get present the ground wet property vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Experiencer
Meaning 3 A rain of something is a lot of it falling: a rain of arrows.
The tree, 14 words det nsubj case nmod cop det mark nsubj acl punct det appos case nmod punct root A DET rain NOUN of ADP something PRON is AUX a DET lot NOUN of SCONJ it PRON falling VERB : PUNCT a DET rain NOUN of ADP arrows NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 rain det 2 rain rain NOUN Number=Sing 7 lot nsubj 3 of of ADP _ 4 something case 4 something something PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 2 rain nmod 5 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 7 lot cop 6 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 7 lot det 7 lot lot NOUN Number=Sing root root 8 of of SCONJ _ 10 falling mark 9 it it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 10 falling nsubj 10 falling fall VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 7 lot acl 11 : : PUNCT _ 13 rain punct 12 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 13 rain det 13 rain rain NOUN Number=Sing 7 lot appos 14 of of ADP _ 15 arrows case 15 arrows arrow NOUN Number=Plur 13 rain nmod 16 . . PUNCT _ 7 lot punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 is a present a rain of something a lot tree rules 2 fall gerund rain a lot not said here vn become-109.1-1 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Patient lot=Result 3 rain something nom rain «phenomenon transitive»: of=patient 4 rain arrows nom rain «phenomenon transitive»: of=patient
Meaning 4 «Rain check» (USA) means doing something another time.
punct compound nsubj punct punct appos punct ccomp obj det obl:unmarked punct root « PUNCT Rain NOUN check NOUN » PUNCT ( PUNCT USA PROPN ) PUNCT means VERB doing VERB something PRON another DET time NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 « « PUNCT _ 3 check punct 2 Rain rain NOUN Number=Sing 3 check compound 3 check check NOUN Number=Sing 8 means nsubj 4 » » PUNCT _ 3 check punct 5 ( ( PUNCT _ 6 USA punct 6 USA USA PROPN Number=Sing 3 check appos 7 ) ) PUNCT _ 6 USA punct 8 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 9 doing do VERB VerbForm=Ger 8 means ccomp 10 something something PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 9 doing obj 11 another another DET PronType=Ind 12 time det 12 time time NOUN Number=Sing 9 doing obl:unmarked 13 . . PUNCT _ 8 means punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 mean present Rain check vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 2 do gerund something time vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent something=Eventuality
Example 1 It rained 3 inches on Monday and 2 inches on Tuesday.
nsubj nummod obj case nmod cc nummod conj case nmod punct root It PRON rained VERB 3 NUM inches NOUN on ADP Monday PROPN and CCONJ 2 NUM inches NOUN on ADP Tuesday PROPN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 It it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 2 rained nsubj 2 rained rain VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 3 3 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 4 inches nummod 4 inches inch NOUN Number=Plur 2 rained obj 5 on on ADP _ 6 Monday case 6 Monday Monday PROPN Number=Sing 4 inches nmod 7 and and CCONJ _ 9 inches cc 8 2 2 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 9 inches nummod 9 inches inch NOUN Number=Plur 4 inches conj 10 on on ADP _ 11 Tuesday case 11 Tuesday Tuesday PROPN Number=Sing 9 inches nmod 12 . . PUNCT _ 2 rained punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 rain past It 3 inches and 2 inches on Tuesday on Monday tree rules
Example 2 It rained on 9 days in April.
nsubj case nummod obl case obl punct root It PRON rained VERB on ADP 9 NUM days NOUN in ADP April PROPN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 It it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 2 rained nsubj 2 rained rain VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 on on ADP _ 5 days case 4 9 9 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 5 days nummod 5 days day NOUN Number=Plur 2 rained obl 6 in in ADP _ 7 April case 7 April April PROPN Number=Sing 2 rained obl 8 . . PUNCT _ 2 rained punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 rain past It april; day vn weather-57 «It V PP.theme»
Example 3 The game was stopped by rain after 40 minutes.
det nsubj:pass aux:pass case obl case nummod obl punct root The DET game NOUN was AUX stopped VERB by ADP rain NOUN after ADP 40 NUM minutes NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 game det 2 game game NOUN Number=Sing 4 stopped nsubj:pass 3 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 4 stopped aux:pass 4 stopped stop VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 5 by by ADP _ 6 rain case 6 rain rain NOUN Number=Sing 4 stopped obl 7 after after ADP _ 9 minutes case 8 40 40 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 9 minutes nummod 9 minutes minute NOUN Number=Plur 4 stopped obl 10 . . PUNCT _ 4 stopped punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 stop past · passive rain the game minute vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V NP.eventuality»: agent=Subeventuality subject=Eventuality
Example 4 How much rain fell in the week?
advmod amod nsubj case det obl punct root How ADV much ADJ rain NOUN fell VERB in ADP the DET week NOUN ? PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 How how ADV PronType=Int 2 much advmod 2 much much ADJ Degree=Pos 3 rain amod 3 rain rain NOUN Number=Sing 4 fell nsubj 4 fell fall VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 5 in in ADP _ 7 week case 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 week det 7 week week NOUN Number=Sing 4 fell obl 8 ? ? PUNCT _ 4 fell punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 fall past much rain week vn occur-48.3 «NP V»: agent=Theme
Example 5 Rain falls when water drops in clouds get too heavy.
nsubj mark nsubj advcl case obl parataxis advmod xcomp punct root Rain NOUN falls VERB when SCONJ water NOUN drops VERB in ADP clouds NOUN get VERB too ADV heavy ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Rain rain NOUN Number=Sing 2 falls nsubj 2 falls fall VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 when when SCONJ _ 5 drops mark 4 water water NOUN Number=Sing 5 drops nsubj 5 drops drop VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 8 get advcl 6 in in ADP _ 7 clouds case 7 clouds cloud NOUN Number=Plur 5 drops obl 8 get get VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 2 falls parataxis 9 too too ADV _ 10 heavy advmod 10 heavy heavy ADJ Degree=Pos 8 get xcomp 11 . . PUNCT _ 2 falls punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 fall present Rain vn occur-48.3 «NP V»: agent=Theme 2 drop present water clouds vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V PP.trajectory»: agent=Theme in cloud=Trajectory 3 get present heavy property vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Experiencer
Example 6 Take your umbrella, it's going to rain.
nmod:poss obj punct nsubj aux advcl mark xcomp punct root Take VERB your PRON umbrella NOUN , PUNCT it PRON 's AUX going VERB to PART rain NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Take take VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 2 your your PRON Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 3 umbrella nmod:poss 3 umbrella umbrella NOUN Number=Sing 1 Take obj 4 , , PUNCT _ 7 going punct 5 it it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 7 going nsubj 6 's be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 7 going aux 7 going go VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 1 Take advcl 8 to to PART _ 9 rain mark 9 rain rain NOUN Number=Sing 7 going xcomp 10 . . PUNCT _ 1 Take punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 take imperative you not said here your umbrella vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent umbrella=Theme 2 go present · progressive umbrella rain vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
Example 7 We measured the rain with a jar in the garden.
nsubj det obj case det obl case det obl punct root We PRON measured VERB the DET rain NOUN with ADP a DET jar NOUN in ADP the DET garden 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 measured nsubj 2 measured measure VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 4 rain det 4 rain rain NOUN Number=Sing 2 measured obj 5 with with ADP _ 7 jar case 6 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 7 jar det 7 jar jar NOUN Number=Sing 2 measured obl 8 in in ADP _ 10 garden case 9 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 10 garden det 10 garden garden NOUN Number=Sing 2 measured obl 11 . . PUNCT _ 2 measured punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 measure past We the rain the garden with a jar vn register-54.1-2-1 «NP V NP.value»: agent=Theme rain=Value
Example 8 Plants need rain to grow.
nsubj obj mark acl punct root Plants NOUN need VERB rain NOUN to PART grow VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Plants plant NOUN Number=Plur 2 need nsubj 2 need need VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 rain rain NOUN Number=Sing 2 need obj 4 to to PART _ 5 grow mark 5 grow grow VERB VerbForm=Inf 3 rain acl 6 . . PUNCT _ 2 need punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 need present Plants rain vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot rain=Theme 2 grow to-infinitive Plants not said here rain not said here vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
Example 9 After a good sleep she felt right as rain.
case det amod obl nsubj xcomp case obl punct root After ADP a DET good ADJ sleep NOUN she PRON felt VERB right ADJ as ADP rain NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 After after ADP _ 4 sleep case 2 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 4 sleep det 3 good good ADJ Degree=Pos 4 sleep amod 4 sleep sleep NOUN Number=Sing 6 felt obl 5 she she PRON Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 6 felt nsubj 6 felt feel VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 7 right right ADJ Degree=Pos 6 felt xcomp 8 as as ADP _ 9 rain case 9 rain rain NOUN Number=Sing 7 right obl 10 . . PUNCT _ 6 felt punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 feel past she after a good sleep right property vn stimulus_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus
Example 10 The rain was falling in torrents.
det nsubj aux case obl punct root The DET rain NOUN was AUX falling VERB in ADP torrents NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 rain det 2 rain rain NOUN Number=Sing 4 falling nsubj 3 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 4 falling aux 4 falling fall VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part root root 5 in in ADP _ 6 torrents case 6 torrents torrent NOUN Number=Plur 4 falling obl 7 . . PUNCT _ 4 falling punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 fall past · progressive the rain torrents vn occur-48.3 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme in torrent=Location
Text: the school dictionary of Mova's schools (world/data/dictionary-schools/), written for Mova. Trees: Mova's own parse — the en model on the CPU, when the site is built — not checked by a teacher; they may be wrong. Frames: Mova's frames reader (prag), each meaning and example read on its own. Elamur Cosmic License.
← previous raimentnext → rainbow↑ back to R in school dictionary This page in Markdown → https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rain/