septic Who acts: it, septic tank, bacteria, septic, you, cut · What happens: infect, become, be, break down, use, not join · To what, where: underground tank, waste, bacteria, homes, rhyming slang, mocking
«septic» in the school dictionary: its 3 meanings for a pupil and its 7 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: septic in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 Usage: of a wound or body part — kept apart, not parsed.
Infected with germs so it becomes red, swollen, painful and full of pus.
The tree, 13 words advcl case obl advmod nsubj xcomp punct conj punct conj cc conj case obl punct root Infected VERB with ADP germs NOUN so ADV it PRON becomes VERB red ADJ , PUNCT swollen ADJ , PUNCT painful ADJ and CCONJ full ADJ of ADP pus NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Infected infect VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 6 becomes advcl 2 with with ADP _ 3 germs case 3 germs germ NOUN Number=Plur 1 Infected obl 4 so so ADV _ 6 becomes advmod 5 it it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 6 becomes nsubj 6 becomes become VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 7 red red ADJ Degree=Pos 6 becomes xcomp 8 , , PUNCT _ 9 swollen punct 9 swollen swollen ADJ Degree=Pos 7 red conj 10 , , PUNCT _ 11 painful punct 11 painful painful ADJ Degree=Pos 7 red conj 12 and and CCONJ _ 13 full cc 13 full full ADJ Degree=Pos 7 red conj 14 of of ADP _ 15 pus case 15 pus pus NOUN Number=Sing 13 full obl 16 . . PUNCT _ 6 becomes punct
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1 infect participle with germs vn fill-9.8 «NP V NP PP.theme»: agent=Agent with germ=Theme 2 become present it red property vn become-109.1-1-1 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Patient
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 A septic tank is an underground tank where waste from toilets is broken down by bacteria, used by homes not joined to the main sewers.
The tree, 25 words det amod nsubj cop det amod advmod nsubj:pass case nmod aux:pass parataxis compound:prt case obl:agent punct acl case obl advmod acl case det amod obl punct root A DET septic ADJ tank NOUN is AUX an DET underground ADJ tank NOUN where ADV waste NOUN from ADP toilets NOUN is AUX broken VERB down ADP by ADP bacteria NOUN , PUNCT used VERB by ADP homes NOUN not PART joined VERB to ADP the DET main ADJ sewers NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 3 tank det 2 septic septic ADJ Degree=Pos 3 tank amod 3 tank tank NOUN Number=Sing 7 tank nsubj 4 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 7 tank cop 5 an a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 7 tank det 6 underground underground ADJ Degree=Pos 7 tank amod 7 tank tank NOUN Number=Sing root root 8 where where ADV PronType=Rel 13 broken advmod 9 waste waste NOUN Number=Sing 13 broken nsubj:pass 10 from from ADP _ 11 toilets case 11 toilets toilet NOUN Number=Plur 9 waste nmod 12 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 13 broken aux:pass 13 broken break VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 7 tank parataxis 14 down down ADP _ 13 broken compound:prt 15 by by ADP _ 16 bacteria case 16 bacteria bacterium NOUN Number=Plur 13 broken obl:agent 17 , , PUNCT _ 18 used punct 18 used use VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 16 bacteria acl 19 by by ADP _ 20 homes case 20 homes home NOUN Number=Plur 18 used obl 21 not not PART Polarity=Neg 22 joined advmod 22 joined join VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 20 homes acl 23 to to ADP _ 26 sewers case 24 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 26 sewers det 25 main main ADJ Degree=Pos 26 sewers amod 26 sewers sewer NOUN Number=Plur 22 joined obl 27 . . PUNCT _ 7 tank punct
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1 is a present a septic tank a underground tank tree rules 2 break down present · passive bacteria waste from toilets vn break-45.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent subject=Patient 3 use participle bacteria not said here by homes vn eat-39.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent 4 not join participle homes not said here to the main sewers vn mix-22.1-2-1 «NP V PP.patient»: agent=Patient to sewer=Co-Patient
Meaning 3 Usage: Australia, UK, slang — kept apart, not parsed.
A septic is an American; it comes from rhyming slang «septic tank» = «Yank». It can sound mocking.
Sentence 1: A septic is an American; it comes from rhyming slang «septic tank» = «Yank».
The tree, 14 words det nsubj cop det punct nsubj parataxis case amod obl punct amod appos punct punct punct appos punct punct root A DET septic NOUN is AUX an DET American ADJ ; PUNCT it PRON comes VERB from ADP rhyming VERB slang NOUN « PUNCT septic ADJ tank NOUN » PUNCT = SYM « PUNCT Yank PROPN » PUNCT . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 septic det 2 septic septic NOUN Number=Sing 5 American nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 American cop 4 an a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 American det 5 American American ADJ Degree=Pos root root 6 ; ; PUNCT _ 8 comes punct 7 it it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 8 comes nsubj 8 comes come VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 American parataxis 9 from from ADP _ 11 slang case 10 rhyming rhyme VERB VerbForm=Ger 11 slang amod 11 slang slang NOUN Number=Sing 8 comes obl 12 « « PUNCT _ 14 tank punct 13 septic septic ADJ Degree=Pos 14 tank amod 14 tank tank NOUN Number=Sing 11 slang appos 15 » » PUNCT _ 14 tank punct 16 = = SYM _ 18 Yank punct 17 « « PUNCT _ 18 Yank punct 18 Yank Yank PROPN Number=Sing 14 tank appos 19 » » PUNCT _ 18 Yank punct 20 . . PUNCT _ 5 American punct
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1 is present a septic american property tree rules 2 come present septic rhyming slang vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial_location»: agent=Theme from slang=Initial_Location 3 rhyme gerund vn amalgamate-22.2-2-1 «NP V»: agent=Patient
Sentence 2: It can sound mocking.
nsubj aux obj punct root It PRON can AUX sound VERB mocking NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 It it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 3 sound nsubj 2 can can AUX VerbForm=Fin 3 sound aux 3 sound sound VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 4 mocking mocking NOUN Number=Sing 3 sound obj 5 . . PUNCT _ 3 sound punct
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1 sound can septic mocking vn sound_emission-43.2 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location mocking=Theme
Example 1 Clean that cut, or it might go septic.
det obj punct cc nsubj aux conj xcomp punct root Clean VERB that DET cut NOUN , PUNCT or CCONJ it PRON might AUX go VERB septic ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Clean clean VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 2 that that DET Number=Sing PronType=Dem 3 cut det 3 cut cut NOUN Number=Sing 1 Clean obj 4 , , PUNCT _ 8 go punct 5 or or CCONJ _ 8 go cc 6 it it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 8 go nsubj 7 might might AUX VerbForm=Fin 8 go aux 8 go go VERB VerbForm=Inf 1 Clean conj 9 septic septic ADJ Degree=Pos 8 go xcomp 10 . . PUNCT _ 1 Clean punct
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1 clean imperative you not said here that cut vn other_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent cut=Patient 2 go might cut septic property vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
Example 2 His toe went septic after he stood on a rusty nail.
nmod:poss nsubj xcomp mark nsubj advcl case det amod obl punct root His PRON toe NOUN went VERB septic ADJ after SCONJ he PRON stood VERB on ADP a DET rusty ADJ nail NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 His his PRON Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 2 toe nmod:poss 2 toe toe NOUN Number=Sing 3 went nsubj 3 went go VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 septic septic ADJ Degree=Pos 3 went xcomp 5 after after SCONJ _ 7 stood mark 6 he he PRON Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 7 stood nsubj 7 stood stand VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 3 went advcl 8 on on ADP _ 11 nail case 9 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 11 nail det 10 rusty rusty ADJ Degree=Pos 11 nail amod 11 nail nail NOUN Number=Sing 7 stood obl 12 . . PUNCT _ 3 went punct
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1 go past His toe septic property vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme 2 stand past toe a rusty nail vn assuming_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent on nail=Location
Example 3 The farmhouse has a septic tank instead of a sewer pipe.
det nsubj det amod obj case fixed det compound obl punct root The DET farmhouse NOUN has VERB a DET septic ADJ tank NOUN instead ADV of ADP a DET sewer NOUN pipe NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 farmhouse det 2 farmhouse farmhouse NOUN Number=Sing 3 has nsubj 3 has have VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 tank det 5 septic septic ADJ Degree=Pos 6 tank amod 6 tank tank NOUN Number=Sing 3 has obj 7 instead instead ADV ExtPos=ADP 11 pipe case 8 of of ADP _ 7 instead fixed 9 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 11 pipe det 10 sewer sewer NOUN Number=Sing 11 pipe compound 11 pipe pipe NOUN Number=Sing 3 has obl 12 . . PUNCT _ 3 has punct
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1 have present the farmhouse a septic tank instead a sewer pipe vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent tank=Patient
Example 4 A truck comes every few years to empty the septic tank.
det nsubj det amod obl mark advcl det amod obj punct root A DET truck NOUN comes VERB every DET few ADJ years NOUN to PART empty VERB the DET septic ADJ tank NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 truck det 2 truck truck NOUN Number=Sing 3 comes nsubj 3 comes come VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 every every DET PronType=Tot 6 years det 5 few few ADJ Degree=Pos 6 years amod 6 years year NOUN Number=Plur 3 comes obl 7 to to PART _ 8 empty mark 8 empty empty VERB VerbForm=Inf 3 comes advcl 9 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 11 tank det 10 septic septic ADJ Degree=Pos 11 tank amod 11 tank tank NOUN Number=Sing 8 empty obj 12 . . PUNCT _ 3 comes punct
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1 come present a truck year vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme 2 empty to-infinitive a truck not said here the septic tank vn clear-10.3-1 «NP V NP.source»: agent=Agent tank=Source
Example 5 The doctor gave her cream for a septic insect bite.
det nsubj iobj obj case det amod compound obl punct root The DET doctor NOUN gave VERB her PRON cream NOUN for ADP a DET septic ADJ insect NOUN bite NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 doctor det 2 doctor doctor NOUN Number=Sing 3 gave nsubj 3 gave give VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 her she PRON Case=Acc Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 3 gave iobj 5 cream cream NOUN Number=Sing 3 gave obj 6 for for ADP _ 10 bite case 7 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 10 bite det 8 septic septic ADJ Degree=Pos 10 bite amod 9 insect insect NOUN Number=Sing 10 bite compound 10 bite bite NOUN Number=Sing 3 gave obl 11 . . PUNCT _ 3 gave punct
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1 give past the doctor cream her = she for a septic insect bite vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP NP PP.asset»: agent=Agent she=Recipient cream=Theme for bite=Asset
Example 6 (Australia, slang) "Who's the bloke with the accent?" "Some septic on holiday."
Sentence 1: (Australia, slang) "Who's the bloke with the accent?" "
The tree, 9 words punct compound punct punct punct nsubj cop det parataxis case det nmod punct punct punct root ( PUNCT Australia PROPN , PUNCT slang NOUN ) PUNCT " PUNCT Who PRON 's AUX the DET bloke NOUN with ADP the DET accent NOUN ? PUNCT " PUNCT " PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 ( ( PUNCT _ 4 slang punct 2 Australia Australia PROPN Number=Sing 4 slang compound 3 , , PUNCT _ 4 slang punct 4 slang slang NOUN Number=Sing root root 5 ) ) PUNCT _ 4 slang punct 6 " " PUNCT _ 10 bloke punct 7 Who who PRON PronType=Rel 10 bloke nsubj 8 's be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 10 bloke cop 9 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 10 bloke det 10 bloke bloke NOUN Number=Sing 4 slang parataxis 11 with with ADP _ 13 accent case 12 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 13 accent det 13 accent accent NOUN Number=Sing 10 bloke nmod 14 ? ? PUNCT _ 10 bloke punct 15 " " PUNCT _ 10 bloke punct 16 " " PUNCT _ 4 slang punct
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1 is a in a quote present Australia slang the bloke with the accent tree rules
Sentence 2: Some septic on holiday."
det case obl punct punct root Some DET septic ADJ on ADP holiday NOUN . PUNCT " PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Some some DET PronType=Ind 2 septic det 2 septic septic ADJ Degree=Pos root root 3 on on ADP _ 4 holiday case 4 holiday holiday NOUN Number=Sing 2 septic obl 5 . . PUNCT _ 2 septic punct 6 " " PUNCT _ 2 septic punct
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.
Example 7 Wash your hands before you touch a blister so it doesn't turn septic.
The tree, 14 words nmod:poss obj mark nsubj advcl det obj mark nsubj aux advmod advcl xcomp punct root Wash VERB your PRON hands NOUN before SCONJ you PRON touch VERB a DET blister NOUN so SCONJ it PRON does AUX n't PART turn VERB septic ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Wash wash VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 2 your your PRON Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 3 hands nmod:poss 3 hands hand NOUN Number=Plur 1 Wash obj 4 before before SCONJ _ 6 touch mark 5 you you PRON Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs 6 touch nsubj 6 touch touch VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 1 Wash advcl 7 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 8 blister det 8 blister blister NOUN Number=Sing 6 touch obj 9 so so SCONJ _ 13 turn mark 10 it it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 13 turn nsubj 11 does do AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 13 turn aux 12 n't not PART Polarity=Neg 13 turn advmod 13 turn turn VERB VerbForm=Inf 6 touch advcl 14 septic septic ADJ Degree=Pos 13 turn xcomp 15 . . PUNCT _ 1 Wash punct
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1 wash imperative you not said here your hands vn floss-41.2.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent hand=Patient 2 touch present you a blister vn contiguous_location-47.8-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme blister=Co-Theme 3 not turn present · do-support blister septic property vn roll-51.3.1 «NP.theme V»: agent=Theme
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