scarp

Who acts: path, we, earthquake, Soldiers, Chalk hills · What happens: wear away, move, climb, draw, leave, not climb · To what, where: land, fault, steep scarp, scarp slope, geography, scarp

«scarp» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings 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: scarp in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

Usage: geography — kept apart, not parsed.

A steep slope or cliff, often a long line of steep ground where land has been worn away or moved along a fault.

The tree, 23 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	3 slope	det
2	steep	steep	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 slope	amod
3	slope	slope	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
4	or	or	CCONJ	_	5 cliff	cc
5	cliff	cliff	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 slope	conj
6	,	,	PUNCT	_	10 line	punct
7	often	often	ADV	_	10 line	advmod
8	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	10 line	det
9	long	long	ADJ	Degree=Pos	10 line	amod
10	line	line	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 slope	conj
11	of	of	ADP	_	13 ground	case
12	steep	steep	ADJ	Degree=Pos	13 ground	amod
13	ground	ground	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 line	nmod
14	where	where	ADV	PronType=Rel	18 worn	advmod
15	land	land	NOUN	Number=Sing	18 worn	nsubj:pass
16	has	have	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	18 worn	aux
17	been	be	AUX	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part	18 worn	aux:pass
18	worn	wear	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	10 line	acl
19	away	away	ADV	_	18 worn	advmod
20	or	or	CCONJ	_	21 moved	cc
21	moved	move	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	18 worn	conj
22	along	along	ADP	_	24 fault	case
23	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	24 fault	det
24	fault	fault	NOUN	Number=Sing	21 moved	obl
25	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 slope	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	wear away	present · perfect · passive		land				away property	vn wipe_manner-10.4.1-1 «NP V NP.source»: subject=Source
2	move	participle				a fault			vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V PP.trajectory»: agent=Theme along fault=Trajectory

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

Usage: castles — kept apart, not parsed.

The inner steep wall of a ditch in a fortress.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	4 wall	det
2	inner	inner	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 wall	amod
3	steep	steep	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 wall	amod
4	wall	wall	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
5	of	of	ADP	_	7 ditch	case
6	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	7 ditch	det
7	ditch	ditch	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 wall	nmod
8	in	in	ADP	_	10 fortress	case
9	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	10 fortress	det
10	fortress	fortress	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 ditch	nmod
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 wall	punct

The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

Example 1

The path climbs a steep scarp to the top of the hill.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 path	det
2	path	path	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 climbs	nsubj
3	climbs	climb	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 scarp	det
5	steep	steep	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 scarp	amod
6	scarp	scarp	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 climbs	obj
7	to	to	ADP	_	9 top	case
8	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 top	det
9	top	top	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 climbs	obl
10	of	of	ADP	_	12 hill	case
11	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	12 hill	det
12	hill	hill	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 top	nmod
13	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 climbs	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	climb	present	the path	a steep scarp				to the top of the hill result	vn calibratable_cos-45.6.1-1 «NP.patient V NP.extent PP.source PP.goal»: agent=Patient scarp=Extent to top=Result

Example 2

In geography we drew the scarp slope and the dip slope.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	In	in	ADP	_	2 geography	case
2	geography	geography	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 drew	obl
3	we	we	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs	4 drew	nsubj
4	drew	draw	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 slope	det
6	scarp	scarp	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 slope	compound
7	slope	slope	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 drew	obj
8	and	and	CCONJ	_	11 slope	cc
9	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	11 slope	det
10	dip	dip	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 slope	compound
11	slope	slope	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 slope	conj
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 drew	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	draw	past	we	the scarp slope and the dip slope		geography			vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent slope=Theme in geography=Destination

Example 3

The earthquake left a scarp across the field.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 earthquake	det
2	earthquake	earthquake	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 left	nsubj
3	left	leave	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 scarp	det
5	scarp	scarp	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 left	obj
6	across	across	ADP	_	8 field	case
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 field	det
8	field	field	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 left	obl
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 left	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	leave	past	the earthquake	a scarp		the field			vn leave-51.2-1 «NP V NP.initial_location PP.destination»: agent=Theme scarp=Source across field=Destination

Example 4

Soldiers could not climb the castle's scarp.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Soldiers	soldier	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 climb	nsubj
2	could	could	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	4 climb	aux
3	not	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	4 climb	advmod
4	climb	climb	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	root	root
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 castle	det
6	castle	castle	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 scarp	nmod:poss
7	's	's	PART	_	6 castle	case
8	scarp	scarp	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 climb	obj
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 climb	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	not climb	could	Soldiers	the castle's scarp					vn run-51.3.2 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Initial_Location scarp=Theme

Example 5

From the top of the scarp we could see the whole valley.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	From	from	ADP	_	3 top	case
2	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 top	det
3	top	top	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 see	obl
4	of	of	ADP	_	6 scarp	case
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 scarp	det
6	scarp	scarp	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 top	nmod
7	we	we	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs	9 see	nsubj
8	could	could	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	9 see	aux
9	see	see	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	root	root
10	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	12 valley	det
11	whole	whole	ADJ	Degree=Pos	12 valley	amod
12	valley	valley	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 see	obj
13	.	.	PUNCT	_	9 see	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	see	could	we	the whole valley		the top of the scarp			vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer valley=Stimulus

Example 6

Chalk hills often have a scarp on one side.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Chalk	chalk	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 hills	compound
2	hills	hill	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 have	nsubj
3	often	often	ADV	_	4 have	advmod
4	have	have	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
5	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 scarp	det
6	scarp	scarp	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 have	obj
7	on	on	ADP	_	9 side	case
8	one	one	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	9 side	nummod
9	side	side	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 have	obl
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 have	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	have	present	Chalk hills	a scarp		one side		often property	vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent scarp=Patient

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