rainbow

Who acts: rainbow, that, sunlight, we, seven colours, prism · What happens: curve, be, appear, shine, call, see · To what, where: curved band, sky, raindrops, Anything, rainbow, hills · Speech: someone speaks here

«rainbow» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 8 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: rainbow in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

A rainbow is a curved band of colours that appears in the sky when sunlight shines through raindrops.

The tree, 18 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	2 rainbow	det
2	rainbow	rainbow	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 band	nsubj
3	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	6 band	cop
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 band	det
5	curved	curve	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	6 band	amod
6	band	band	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
7	of	of	ADP	_	8 colours	case
8	colours	colour	NOUN	Number=Plur	6 band	nmod
9	that	that	PRON	PronType=Rel	10 appears	nsubj
10	appears	appear	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	6 band	parataxis
11	in	in	ADP	_	13 sky	case
12	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	13 sky	det
13	sky	sky	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 appears	obl
14	when	when	ADV	PronType=Int	16 shines	advmod
15	sunlight	sunlight	NOUN	Number=Sing	16 shines	nsubj
16	shines	shine	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	10 appears	parataxis
17	through	through	ADP	_	18 raindrops	case
18	raindrops	raindrop	NOUN	Number=Plur	16 shines	obl
19	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 band	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	where	other	roles by
1	curve	participle					vn knead-26.5 «NP.material V PP.product»: agent=Material
2	is a	present	a rainbow	a curved band		of colours	tree rules
3	appear	present	that		the sky		vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in sky=Location
4	shine	present	sunlight		raindrops		vn light_emission-43.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme through raindrop=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

Anything with many bright colours in bands can be called rainbow, like a rainbow scarf.

The tree, 15 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Anything	anything	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	10 called	nsubj:pass
2	with	with	ADP	_	5 colours	case
3	many	many	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 colours	amod
4	bright	bright	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 colours	amod
5	colours	colour	NOUN	Number=Plur	1 Anything	nmod
6	in	in	ADP	_	7 bands	case
7	bands	band	NOUN	Number=Plur	5 colours	nmod
8	can	can	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	10 called	aux
9	be	be	AUX	VerbForm=Inf	10 called	aux:pass
10	called	call	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
11	rainbow	rainbow	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 called	xcomp
12	,	,	PUNCT	_	16 scarf	punct
13	like	like	ADP	_	16 scarf	case
14	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	16 scarf	det
15	rainbow	rainbow	NOUN	Number=Sing	16 scarf	compound
16	scarf	scarf	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 called	obl
17	.	.	PUNCT	_	10 called	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	call	can · passive		Anything				like a rainbow scarf	vn initiate_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: subject=Recipient

Example 1

After the rain we saw a rainbow over the hills.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	After	after	ADP	_	3 rain	case
2	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 rain	det
3	rain	rain	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 saw	obl
4	we	we	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs	5 saw	nsubj
5	saw	see	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
6	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	7 rainbow	det
7	rainbow	rainbow	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 saw	obj
8	over	over	ADP	_	10 hills	case
9	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	10 hills	det
10	hills	hill	NOUN	Number=Plur	5 saw	obl
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 saw	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	see	past	we	a rainbow		the hills	after the rain		vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer rainbow=Stimulus

Example 2

There are seven colours in a rainbow.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	There	there	PRON	PronType=Dem	2 are	expl
2	are	be	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	seven	seven	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	4 colours	nummod
4	colours	colour	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 are	nsubj
5	in	in	ADP	_	7 rainbow	case
6	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	7 rainbow	det
7	rainbow	rainbow	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 are	obl
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 are	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	does	present	seven colours			a rainbow; there			vn exist-47.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in rainbow=Location

Example 3

A prism can make a rainbow on the wall.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	2 prism	det
2	prism	prism	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 make	nsubj
3	can	can	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	4 make	aux
4	make	make	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	root	root
5	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 rainbow	det
6	rainbow	rainbow	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 make	obj
7	on	on	ADP	_	9 wall	case
8	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 wall	det
9	wall	wall	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 make	obl
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 make	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	make	can	a prism	a rainbow		the wall			vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset rainbow=Product

Example 4

We saw a double rainbow from the car.

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 saw	nsubj
2	saw	see	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 rainbow	det
4	double	double	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 rainbow	amod
5	rainbow	rainbow	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 saw	obj
6	from	from	ADP	_	8 car	case
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 car	det
8	car	car	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 saw	obl
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 saw	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	see	past	We	a double rainbow		the car			vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer rainbow=Stimulus

Example 5

She wore a rainbow T-shirt to school.

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 wore	nsubj
2	wore	wear	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	7 shirt	det
4	rainbow	rainbow	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 shirt	compound
5	T	t	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 shirt	compound
6	-	-	PUNCT	_	5 T	punct
7	shirt	shirt	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 wore	obj
8	to	to	ADP	_	9 school	case
9	school	school	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 shirt	nmod
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 wore	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	wear	past	She	a rainbow T shirt				to school	vn wipe_manner-10.4.1-1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent shirt=Theme

Example 6

You can make a small rainbow with a garden hose on a sunny day.

The tree, 14 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	You	you	PRON	Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs	3 make	nsubj
2	can	can	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	3 make	aux
3	make	make	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	root	root
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 rainbow	det
5	small	small	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 rainbow	amod
6	rainbow	rainbow	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 make	obj
7	with	with	ADP	_	10 hose	case
8	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	10 hose	det
9	garden	garden	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 hose	compound
10	hose	hose	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 make	obl
11	on	on	ADP	_	14 day	case
12	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	14 day	det
13	sunny	sunny	ADJ	Degree=Pos	14 day	amod
14	day	day	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 make	obl
15	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 make	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	make	can	You	a small rainbow			day	with a garden hose	vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent rainbow=Product

Example 7

Red is always on the outside of a rainbow.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Red	red	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 outside	amod
2	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	6 outside	cop
3	always	always	ADV	PronType=Tot	6 outside	advmod
4	on	on	ADP	_	6 outside	case
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 outside	det
6	outside	outside	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
7	of	of	ADP	_	9 rainbow	case
8	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	9 rainbow	det
9	rainbow	rainbow	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 outside	nmod
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 outside	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	present				the Red outside		of a rainbow; always property	tree rules

Example 8

The water drops mounted to the clouds and glittered in the rainbow.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 water	det
2	water	water	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 mounted	nsubj:pass
3	drops	drop	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	4 mounted	aux:pass
4	mounted	mount	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
5	to	to	ADP	_	7 clouds	case
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 clouds	det
7	clouds	cloud	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 mounted	obl
8	and	and	CCONJ	_	9 glittered	cc
9	glittered	glitter	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	4 mounted	conj
10	in	in	ADP	_	12 rainbow	case
11	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	12 rainbow	det
12	rainbow	rainbow	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 glittered	obl
13	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 mounted	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	mount	present · passive		the water				to the clouds	vn establish-55.5-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient
2	glitter	participle				the rainbow			vn light_emission-43.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in rainbow=Location

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