ramrod

Who acts: ramrod, long thin rod, straight, soldier, back · What happens: be, use, push, shoot down, mean, stand · To what, where: long thin rod, powder, barrel, Old guns

«ramrod» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 3 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: ramrod in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

A ramrod is a long, thin rod once used to push powder and shot down the barrel of an old gun.

The tree, 21 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	2 ramrod	det
2	ramrod	ramrod	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 rod	nsubj
3	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	8 rod	cop
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	8 rod	det
5	long	long	ADJ	Degree=Pos	8 rod	amod
6	,	,	PUNCT	_	5 long	punct
7	thin	thin	ADJ	Degree=Pos	8 rod	amod
8	rod	rod	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
9	once	once	ADV	NumForm=Word NumType=Mult	10 used	advmod
10	used	use	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	8 rod	acl:relcl
11	to	to	PART	_	12 push	mark
12	push	push	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	10 used	xcomp
13	powder	powder	NOUN	Number=Sing	12 push	obj
14	and	and	CCONJ	_	15 shot	cc
15	shot	shoot	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	10 used	conj
16	down	down	ADP	_	15 shot	compound:prt
17	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	18 barrel	det
18	barrel	barrel	NOUN	Number=Sing	15 shot	obj
19	of	of	ADP	_	22 gun	case
20	an	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	22 gun	det
21	old	old	ADJ	Degree=Pos	22 gun	amod
22	gun	gun	NOUN	Number=Sing	18 barrel	nmod
23	.	.	PUNCT	_	8 rod	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	is a	present	a ramrod	a long thin rod		tree rules
2	use	past	a long thin rod not said here		once property	vn use-105.1 «NP V NP S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Eventuality
3	push	to-infinitive	a long thin rod not said here	powder		vn carry-11.4-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent powder=Theme
4	shoot down	past	a long thin rod not said here	the barrel of a old gun		vn throw-17.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent barrel=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 straight as a ramrod» means very stiff and upright.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	«	«	PUNCT	_	3 straight	punct
2	As	as	ADV	_	3 straight	advmod
3	straight	straight	ADJ	Degree=Pos	8 means	nsubj
4	as	as	ADP	_	6 ramrod	case
5	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 ramrod	det
6	ramrod	ramrod	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 straight	obl
7	»	»	PUNCT	_	3 straight	punct
8	means	mean	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
9	very	very	ADV	_	10 stiff	advmod
10	stiff	stiff	ADJ	Degree=Pos	8 means	xcomp
11	and	and	CCONJ	_	12 upright	cc
12	upright	upright	ADJ	Degree=Pos	10 stiff	conj
13	.	.	PUNCT	_	8 means	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	mean	present	straight					stiff property	vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent

Example 1

The soldier stood as straight as a ramrod.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 soldier	det
2	soldier	soldier	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 stood	nsubj
3	stood	stand	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	as	as	ADV	_	5 straight	advmod
5	straight	straight	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 stood	xcomp
6	as	as	ADP	_	8 ramrod	case
7	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	8 ramrod	det
8	ramrod	ramrod	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 straight	obl
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 stood	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	stand	past	the soldier					straight property	vn assuming_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent

Example 2

Old guns were loaded with a ramrod.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Old	old	ADJ	Degree=Pos	2 guns	amod
2	guns	gun	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 loaded	nsubj:pass
3	were	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	4 loaded	aux:pass
4	loaded	load	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
5	with	with	ADP	_	7 ramrod	case
6	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	7 ramrod	det
7	ramrod	ramrod	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 loaded	obl
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 loaded	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	load	past · passive		Old guns				with a ramrod	vn spray-9.7-2 «NP V NP.destination PP.theme»: subject=Destination with ramrod=Theme

Example 3

Her back was straight as a ramrod.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Her	her	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	2 back	nmod:poss
2	back	back	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 ramrod	nsubj
3	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	7 ramrod	cop
4	straight	straight	ADV	_	7 ramrod	advmod
5	as	as	ADP	_	7 ramrod	case
6	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	7 ramrod	det
7	ramrod	ramrod	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	7 ramrod	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	past	Her back					as a ramrod; straight property	tree rules

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