rank
Who acts: bin, She, you, We, old socks, He · What happens: put, have, be, rank, promote, wait · To what, where: things, order, place, smelly rank, rank, numbers · Speech: someone speaks here
«rank» in the school dictionary: its 6 meanings for a pupil and its 9 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: rank in the school dictionary.
Meaning 1
A position in a group or list, higher or lower than others.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 2 position | det |
| 2 | position | position | NOUN | Number=Sing | 11 lower | nsubj |
| 3 | in | in | ADP | _ | 5 group | case |
| 4 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 5 group | det |
| 5 | group | group | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 position | nmod |
| 6 | or | or | CCONJ | _ | 7 list | cc |
| 7 | list | list | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 group | conj |
| 8 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 9 higher | punct |
| 9 | higher | high | ADJ | Degree=Cmp | 11 lower | advcl |
| 10 | or | or | CCONJ | _ | 11 lower | cc |
| 11 | lower | low | ADJ | Degree=Cmp | root | root |
| 12 | than | than | ADP | _ | 13 others | case |
| 13 | others | other | NOUN | Number=Plur | 11 lower | obl |
| 14 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 11 lower | punct |
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.
The example in this meaning, parsed on its own:
She is first in rank.
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 | 3 first | nsubj |
| 2 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 3 first | cop |
| 3 | first | first | ADJ | Degree=Pos NumForm=Word NumType=Ord | root | root |
| 4 | in | in | ADP | _ | 5 rank | case |
| 5 | rank | rank | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 first | obl |
| 6 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 3 first | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is | present | She | rank | first property | tree rules |
Meaning 2
An official level in the army, police or another group: the rank of captain.
The tree, 14 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | An | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 3 level | det |
| 2 | official | official | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 3 level | amod |
| 3 | level | level | NOUN | Number=Sing | 14 rank | nsubj |
| 4 | in | in | ADP | _ | 6 army | case |
| 5 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 6 army | det |
| 6 | army | army | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 level | nmod |
| 7 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 8 police | punct |
| 8 | police | police | NOUN | Number=Plur | 6 army | conj |
| 9 | or | or | CCONJ | _ | 11 group | cc |
| 10 | another | another | DET | PronType=Ind | 11 group | det |
| 11 | group | group | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 army | conj |
| 12 | : | : | PUNCT | _ | 14 rank | punct |
| 13 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 14 rank | det |
| 14 | rank | rank | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 15 | of | of | ADP | _ | 16 captain | case |
| 16 | captain | captain | NOUN | Number=Sing | 14 rank | nmod |
| 17 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 14 rank | punct |
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.
Meaning 3
Usage: verb — kept apart, not parsed.
To put things in order by size, score or importance, or to have a place in such an order.
The tree, 19 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | To | to | PART | _ | 2 put | mark |
| 2 | put | put | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 15 have | advcl |
| 3 | things | thing | NOUN | Number=Plur | 2 put | obj |
| 4 | in | in | ADP | _ | 5 order | case |
| 5 | order | order | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 put | obl |
| 6 | by | by | ADP | _ | 7 size | case |
| 7 | size | size | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 put | obl |
| 8 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 9 score | punct |
| 9 | score | score | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 size | conj |
| 10 | or | or | CCONJ | _ | 11 importance | cc |
| 11 | importance | importance | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 size | conj |
| 12 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 15 have | punct |
| 13 | or | or | CCONJ | _ | 15 have | cc |
| 14 | to | to | PART | _ | 15 have | mark |
| 15 | have | have | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 16 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 17 place | det |
| 17 | place | place | NOUN | Number=Sing | 15 have | obj |
| 18 | in | in | ADP | _ | 21 order | case |
| 19 | such | such | DET | PronType=Ind | 21 order | det:predet |
| 20 | an | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 21 order | det |
| 21 | order | order | NOUN | Number=Sing | 17 place | nmod |
| 22 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 15 have | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | put | to-infinitive | things | order | by size and score or importance | vn put-9.1-2 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent thing=Theme in order=Destination | |||
| 2 | have | to-infinitive | a place | such order | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent place=Patient |
The example in this meaning, parsed on its own:
Rank the numbers from smallest to largest.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rank | rank | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 2 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 3 numbers | det |
| 3 | numbers | number | NOUN | Number=Plur | 1 Rank | obj |
| 4 | from | from | ADP | _ | 5 smallest | case |
| 5 | smallest | small | ADJ | Degree=Sup | 1 Rank | obl |
| 6 | to | to | ADP | _ | 7 largest | case |
| 7 | largest | large | ADJ | Degree=Sup | 5 smallest | nmod |
| 8 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 1 Rank | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | rank | imperative | you not said here | the numbers | smallest to largest | vn characterize-29.2 «NP V NP S_ING»: agent=Agent number=Theme |
Meaning 4
A row or line of people or things: a taxi rank, ranks of soldiers.
The tree, 14 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 2 row | det |
| 2 | row | row | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 line | nsubj |
| 3 | or | or | CCONJ | _ | 4 line | cc |
| 4 | line | line | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 5 | of | of | ADP | _ | 6 people | case |
| 6 | people | people | NOUN | Number=Plur | 4 line | nmod |
| 7 | or | or | CCONJ | _ | 8 things | cc |
| 8 | things | thing | NOUN | Number=Plur | 6 people | conj |
| 9 | : | : | PUNCT | _ | 12 rank | punct |
| 10 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 12 rank | det |
| 11 | taxi | taxi | NOUN | Number=Sing | 12 rank | compound |
| 12 | rank | rank | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 line | appos |
| 13 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 14 ranks | punct |
| 14 | ranks | rank | NOUN | Number=Plur | 12 rank | conj |
| 15 | of | of | ADP | _ | 16 soldiers | case |
| 16 | soldiers | soldier | NOUN | Number=Plur | 14 ranks | nmod |
| 17 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 4 line | punct |
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.
Meaning 5
Usage: adjective, informal — kept apart, not parsed.
Very smelly or nasty: «That bin is rank!» (UK slang).
Sentence 1: Very smelly or nasty: «That bin is rank!»
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Very | very | ADV | _ | 2 smelly | advmod |
| 2 | smelly | smelly | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 10 rank | amod |
| 3 | or | or | CCONJ | _ | 4 nasty | cc |
| 4 | nasty | nasty | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 2 smelly | conj |
| 5 | : | : | PUNCT | _ | 10 rank | punct |
| 6 | « | « | PUNCT | _ | 10 rank | punct |
| 7 | That | that | DET | Number=Sing PronType=Dem | 8 bin | det |
| 8 | bin | bin | NOUN | Number=Sing | 10 rank | nsubj |
| 9 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 10 rank | cop |
| 10 | rank | rank | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 11 | ! | ! | PUNCT | _ | 10 rank | punct |
| 12 | » | » | PUNCT | _ | 10 rank | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is a in a quote | present | that bin | smelly rank | tree rules |
Sentence 2: (UK slang).
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ( | ( | PUNCT | _ | 3 slang | punct |
| 2 | UK | UK | PROPN | Number=Sing | 3 slang | compound |
| 3 | slang | slang | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 4 | ) | ) | PUNCT | _ | 3 slang | punct |
| 5 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 3 slang | punct |
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.
Meaning 6
Usage: adjective — kept apart, not parsed.
Complete or total: a rank beginner.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Complete | complete | ADJ | Degree=Pos | root | root |
| 2 | or | or | CCONJ | _ | 3 total | cc |
| 3 | total | total | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 1 Complete | conj |
| 4 | : | : | PUNCT | _ | 7 beginner | punct |
| 5 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 7 beginner | det |
| 6 | rank | rank | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 beginner | compound |
| 7 | beginner | beginner | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 Complete | conj |
| 8 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 1 Complete | punct |
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.
Example 1
Rank the children from shortest to tallest.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rank | rank | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 shortest | nsubj |
| 2 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 3 children | det |
| 3 | children | child | NOUN | Number=Plur | 5 shortest | nsubj |
| 4 | from | from | ADP | _ | 5 shortest | case |
| 5 | shortest | short | ADJ | Degree=Sup | root | root |
| 6 | to | to | ADP | _ | 7 tallest | case |
| 7 | tallest | tall | ADJ | Degree=Sup | 5 shortest | obl |
| 8 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 5 shortest | punct |
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.
Example 2
She ranks third in the school chess club.
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 ranks | nsubj |
| 2 | ranks | rank | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | third | third | ADV | NumForm=Word NumType=Ord | 2 ranks | advmod |
| 4 | in | in | ADP | _ | 8 club | case |
| 5 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 8 club | det |
| 6 | school | school | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 chess | compound |
| 7 | chess | chess | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 club | compound |
| 8 | club | club | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 ranks | obl |
| 9 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 2 ranks | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | rank | present | She | the chess club | third property | vn masquerade-29.6 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Agent |
Example 3
The soldier was promoted to the rank of sergeant.
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 | 4 promoted | nsubj:pass |
| 3 | was | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 4 promoted | aux:pass |
| 4 | promoted | promote | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | root | root |
| 5 | to | to | ADP | _ | 7 rank | case |
| 6 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 7 rank | det |
| 7 | rank | rank | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 promoted | obl |
| 8 | of | of | ADP | _ | 9 sergeant | case |
| 9 | sergeant | sergeant | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 rank | nmod |
| 10 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 4 promoted | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | promote | past · passive | the soldier | to the rank of sergeant | vn promote-102 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |
Example 4
We waited at the taxi rank.
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 waited | nsubj |
| 2 | waited | wait | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | at | at | ADP | _ | 6 rank | case |
| 4 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 6 rank | det |
| 5 | taxi | taxi | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 rank | compound |
| 6 | rank | rank | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 waited | obl |
| 7 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 2 waited | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | wait | past | We | the taxi rank | vn exist-47.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme at rank=Location |
Example 5
(slang) Ew, these old socks are rank!
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ( | ( | PUNCT | _ | 2 slang | punct |
| 2 | slang | slang | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 3 | ) | ) | PUNCT | _ | 2 slang | punct |
| 4 | Ew | Ew | PROPN | Number=Sing | 2 slang | appos |
| 5 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 10 rank | punct |
| 6 | these | this | DET | Number=Plur PronType=Dem | 8 socks | det |
| 7 | old | old | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 8 socks | amod |
| 8 | socks | sock | NOUN | Number=Plur | 10 rank | nsubj |
| 9 | are | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 10 rank | cop |
| 10 | rank | rank | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 slang | conj |
| 11 | ! | ! | PUNCT | _ | 2 slang | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is a | present | this old socks | rank | tree rules |
Example 6
He is a rank beginner at tennis.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | He | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 5 beginner | nsubj |
| 2 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 5 beginner | cop |
| 3 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 5 beginner | det |
| 4 | rank | rank | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 beginner | compound |
| 5 | beginner | beginner | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 6 | at | at | ADP | _ | 7 tennis | case |
| 7 | tennis | tennis | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 beginner | nmod |
| 8 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 5 beginner | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is a | present | He | a rank beginner | tennis | tree rules |
Example 7
Rank 45, 12, 78 and 30 from largest to smallest.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rank | rank | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 2 | 45 | 45 | NUM | NumForm=Digit NumType=Card | 1 Rank | flat |
| 3 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 4 12 | punct |
| 4 | 12 | 12 | NUM | NumForm=Digit NumType=Card | 1 Rank | appos |
| 5 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 6 78 | punct |
| 6 | 78 | 78 | NUM | NumForm=Digit NumType=Card | 4 12 | flat |
| 7 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 8 30 | cc |
| 8 | 30 | 30 | NUM | NumForm=Digit NumType=Card | 4 12 | conj |
| 9 | from | from | ADP | _ | 10 largest | case |
| 10 | largest | large | ADJ | Degree=Sup | 1 Rank | nmod |
| 11 | to | to | ADP | _ | 12 smallest | case |
| 12 | smallest | small | ADJ | Degree=Sup | 10 largest | obl |
| 13 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 1 Rank | punct |
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.
Example 8
The team is ranked number one in the country.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 team | det |
| 2 | team | team | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 ranked | nsubj:pass |
| 3 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 4 ranked | aux:pass |
| 4 | ranked | rank | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | root | root |
| 5 | number | number | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 ranked | obj |
| 6 | one | one | NUM | NumForm=Word NumType=Card | 5 number | flat |
| 7 | in | in | ADP | _ | 9 country | case |
| 8 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 9 country | det |
| 9 | country | country | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 one | nmod |
| 10 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 4 ranked | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | rank | present · passive | the team | tree rules |
Example 9
"The law is there for people of high rank, too," said Holberg.
The tree, 12 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 7 people | punct |
| 2 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 3 law | det |
| 3 | law | law | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 people | nsubj |
| 4 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 7 people | cop |
| 5 | there | there | PRON | PronType=Dem | 4 is | expl |
| 6 | for | for | ADP | _ | 7 people | case |
| 7 | people | people | NOUN | Number=Plur | 15 said | nsubj |
| 8 | of | of | ADP | _ | 10 rank | case |
| 9 | high | high | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 10 rank | amod |
| 10 | rank | rank | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 people | nmod |
| 11 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 7 people | punct |
| 12 | too | too | ADV | _ | 7 people | advmod |
| 13 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 7 people | punct |
| 14 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 7 people | punct |
| 15 | said | say | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 16 | Holberg | Holberg | PROPN | Number=Sing | 15 said | nsubj |
| 17 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 15 said | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is in a quote | present | the law | for people; of high rank | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | say speech: assert | past | people | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |
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