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sawmill

Who acts: Grandad, old sawmill, village, Children · What happens: cut, float, work, use, grow up, not go · To what, where: logs, planks, river, water wheel, Sawdust, sawmill

«sawmill» in the school dictionary: its meaning for a pupil and its 6 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: sawmill in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

A factory or building where logs are cut into planks and boards by machine saws.

The tree, 15 words
detnsubjccadvmodnsubj:passaux:passacl:relclcaseoblccconjcasecompoundoblpunctrootADETfactoryNOUNorCCONJbuildingNOUNwhereADVlogsNOUNareAUXcutVERBintoADPplanksNOUNandCCONJboardsNOUNbyADPmachineNOUNsawsNOUN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1AaDETDefinite=Ind PronType=Art2 factorydet
2factoryfactoryNOUNNumber=Sing4 buildingnsubj
3ororCCONJ_4 buildingcc
4buildingbuildingNOUNNumber=Singrootroot
5wherewhereADVPronType=Rel8 cutadvmod
6logslogNOUNNumber=Plur8 cutnsubj:pass
7arebeAUXMood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin8 cutaux:pass
8cutcutVERBTense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass4 buildingacl:relcl
9intointoADP_10 plankscase
10planksplankNOUNNumber=Plur8 cutobl
11andandCCONJ_12 boardscc
12boardsboardNOUNNumber=Plur10 planksconj
13bybyADP_15 sawscase
14machinemachineNOUNNumber=Sing15 sawscompound
15sawssawNOUNNumber=Plur8 cutobl
16..PUNCT_4 buildingpunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1cutpresent · passivelogsplanks and boardsby machine sawsvn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP.material PP.product»: subject=Material into plank=Product

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.

Example 1

The logs were floated down the river to the sawmill.

detnsubj:passaux:passcasedetoblcasedetoblpunctrootTheDETlogsNOUNwereAUXfloatedVERBdownADPtheDETriverNOUNtoADPtheDETsawmillNOUN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1ThetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art2 logsdet
2logslogNOUNNumber=Plur4 floatednsubj:pass
3werebeAUXMood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin4 floatedaux:pass
4floatedfloatVERBTense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Passrootroot
5downdownADP_7 rivercase
6thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art7 riverdet
7riverriverNOUNNumber=Sing4 floatedobl
8totoADP_10 sawmillcase
9thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art10 sawmilldet
10sawmillsawmillNOUNNumber=Sing4 floatedobl
11..PUNCT_4 floatedpunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1floatpast · passivethe logsthe riverto the sawmillvn run-51.3.2-2 «NP V NP PP.source PP.destination PP.trajectory»: subject=Theme down river=Initial_Location to sawmill=Destination

Example 2

Grandad worked at the sawmill for forty years.

nsubjcasedetoblcasenummodoblpunctrootGrandadPROPNworkedVERBatADPtheDETsawmillNOUNforADPfortyNUMyearsNOUN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1GrandadGrandadPROPNNumber=Sing2 workednsubj
2workedworkVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Finrootroot
3atatADP_5 sawmillcase
4thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art5 sawmilldet
5sawmillsawmillNOUNNumber=Sing2 workedobl
6forforADP_8 yearscase
7fortyfortyNUMNumForm=Word NumType=Card8 yearsnummod
8yearsyearNOUNNumber=Plur2 workedobl
9..PUNCT_2 workedpunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1workpastGrandadyearat the sawmillvn employment-95.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent at sawmill=Theme

Example 3

The old sawmill used a water wheel.

detamodnsubjdetcompoundobjpunctrootTheDEToldADJsawmillNOUNusedVERBaDETwaterNOUNwheelNOUN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1ThetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art3 sawmilldet
2oldoldADJDegree=Pos3 sawmillamod
3sawmillsawmillNOUNNumber=Sing4 usednsubj
4useduseVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Finrootroot
5aaDETDefinite=Ind PronType=Art7 wheeldet
6waterwaterNOUNNumber=Sing7 wheelcompound
7wheelwheelNOUNNumber=Sing4 usedobj
8..PUNCT_4 usedpunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1usepastthe old sawmilla water wheelvn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent wheel=Patient

Example 4

Sawdust from the sawmill is used for animal bedding.

nsubj:passcasedetnmodaux:passcasecompoundoblpunctrootSawdustNOUNfromADPtheDETsawmillNOUNisAUXusedVERBforADPanimalNOUNbeddingNOUN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1SawdustsawdustNOUNNumber=Sing6 usednsubj:pass
2fromfromADP_4 sawmillcase
3thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art4 sawmilldet
4sawmillsawmillNOUNNumber=Sing1 Sawdustnmod
5isbeAUXMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin6 usedaux:pass
6useduseVERBTense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Passrootroot
7forforADP_9 beddingcase
8animalanimalNOUNNumber=Sing9 beddingcompound
9beddingbeddingNOUNNumber=Sing6 usedobl
10..PUNCT_6 usedpunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1usepresent · passiveSawdust from the sawmillfor animal beddingvn use-105.1 «NP V NP PP.predicate»: subject=Theme for bedding=Eventuality

Example 5

The village grew up around the sawmill.

detnsubjcompound:prtcasedetoblpunctrootTheDETvillageNOUNgrewVERBupADParoundADPtheDETsawmillNOUN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1ThetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art2 villagedet
2villagevillageNOUNNumber=Sing3 grewnsubj
3grewgrowVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Finrootroot
4upupADP_3 grewcompound:prt
5aroundaroundADP_7 sawmillcase
6thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art7 sawmilldet
7sawmillsawmillNOUNNumber=Sing3 grewobl
8..PUNCT_3 grewpunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1grow uppastthe villagethe sawmillvn appear-48.1.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme around sawmill=Location

Example 6

Children must never go near the saws in a sawmill.

nsubjauxadvmodcasedetoblcasedetoblpunctrootChildrenNOUNmustAUXneverADVgoVERBnearADPtheDETsawsNOUNinADPaDETsawmillNOUN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1ChildrenchildNOUNNumber=Plur4 gonsubj
2mustmustAUXVerbForm=Fin4 goaux
3neverneverADVPronType=Neg4 goadvmod
4gogoVERBVerbForm=Infrootroot
5nearnearADP_7 sawscase
6thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art7 sawsdet
7sawssawNOUNNumber=Plur4 goobl
8ininADP_10 sawmillcase
9aaDETDefinite=Ind PronType=Art10 sawmilldet
10sawmillsawmillNOUNNumber=Sing4 goobl
11..PUNCT_4 gopunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1not gomustChildrenthe sawsin a sawmillvn occur-48.3-2 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme near saw=Location

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