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semitone

Who acts: E, Two semitones, twelve semitones, singer, sharp · What happens: be, make, go up, raise · To what, where: sharp one semitone, semitone, whole tone, octave, note

«semitone» 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: semitone in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

Usage: music — kept apart, not parsed.

The smallest step between two notes in Western music, such as from C to C sharp, or from E to F; half of a tone.

The tree, 25 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 step	det
2	smallest	small	ADJ	Degree=Sup	3 step	amod
3	step	step	NOUN	Number=Sing	17 sharp	nsubj
4	between	between	ADP	_	6 notes	case
5	two	two	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	6 notes	nummod
6	notes	note	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 step	nmod
7	in	in	ADP	_	9 music	case
8	Western	western	ADJ	Degree=Pos	9 music	amod
9	music	music	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 notes	nmod
10	,	,	PUNCT	_	14 C	punct
11	such	such	ADJ	Degree=Pos ExtPos=ADP	14 C	case
12	as	as	ADP	_	11 such	fixed
13	from	from	ADP	_	11 such	fixed
14	C	C	PROPN	Number=Sing	17 sharp	obl
15	to	to	ADP	_	16 C	case
16	C	C	PROPN	Number=Sing	14 C	nmod
17	sharp	sharp	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
18	,	,	PUNCT	_	21 E	punct
19	or	or	CCONJ	_	21 E	cc
20	from	from	ADP	_	21 E	case
21	E	E	PROPN	Number=Sing	17 sharp	conj
22	to	to	ADP	_	23 F	case
23	F	F	PROPN	Number=Sing	21 E	nmod
24	;	;	PUNCT	_	25 half	punct
25	half	half	NOUN	Number=Sing NumForm=Word NumType=Frac	17 sharp	parataxis
26	of	of	ADP	_	28 tone	case
27	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	28 tone	det
28	tone	tone	NOUN	Number=Sing	25 half	nmod
29	.	.	PUNCT	_	17 sharp	punct

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

Example 1

From C to C sharp is one semitone.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	From	from	ADP	_	2 C	case
2	C	C	PROPN	Number=Sing	5 sharp	obl
3	to	to	ADP	_	4 C	case
4	C	C	PROPN	Number=Sing	2 C	nmod
5	sharp	sharp	ADJ	Degree=Pos	8 semitone	amod
6	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	8 semitone	cop
7	one	one	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	8 semitone	nummod
8	semitone	semitone	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	8 semitone	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	present		sharp one semitone					tree rules

Example 2

E to F is a semitone, with no black key between.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	E	e	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 semitone	nsubj
2	to	to	ADP	_	3 F	case
3	F	F	PROPN	Number=Sing	1 E	nmod
4	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	6 semitone	cop
5	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 semitone	det
6	semitone	semitone	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
7	,	,	PUNCT	_	11 key	punct
8	with	with	ADP	_	11 key	case
9	no	no	DET	PronType=Neg	11 key	det
10	black	black	ADJ	Degree=Pos	11 key	amod
11	key	key	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 semitone	appos
12	between	between	ADP	_	11 key	nmod
13	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 semitone	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	present	E to F	a semitone					tree rules

Example 3

Two semitones make a whole tone.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Two	two	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	2 semitones	nummod
2	semitones	semitone	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 make	nsubj
3	make	make	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 tone	det
5	whole	whole	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 tone	amod
6	tone	tone	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 make	obj
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 make	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	make	present	Two semitones	a whole tone					vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset tone=Product

Example 4

There are twelve semitones in an octave.

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	twelve	twelve	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	4 semitones	nummod
4	semitones	semitone	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 are	nsubj
5	in	in	ADP	_	7 octave	case
6	an	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	7 octave	det
7	octave	octave	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	twelve semitones			a octave; there			vn exist-47.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in octave=Location

Example 5

The singer went up a semitone for the last chorus.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 singer	det
2	singer	singer	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 went	nsubj
3	went	go	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	up	up	ADP	_	3 went	compound:prt
5	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 semitone	det
6	semitone	semitone	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 went	obl
7	for	for	ADP	_	10 chorus	case
8	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	10 chorus	det
9	last	last	ADJ	Degree=Pos	10 chorus	amod
10	chorus	chorus	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 went	obl
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 went	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	go up	past	the singer	a semitone				for the last chorus	vn calibratable_cos-45.6.1-1 «NP.attribute V»: agent=Attribute

Example 6

A sharp raises a note by a semitone.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	2 sharp	det
2	sharp	sharp	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 raises	nsubj
3	raises	raise	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 note	det
5	note	note	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 raises	obj
6	by	by	ADP	_	8 semitone	case
7	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	8 semitone	det
8	semitone	semitone	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 raises	obl
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 raises	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	raise	present	a sharp	a note				by a semitone	vn put_direction-9.4 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent note=Theme by semitone=Destination

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