shank

Who acts: shank, Bony shanks, knight, Mum, legs · What happens: be, sort, hurt, fall, cook, call · To what, where: lower part, cut, thin legged creature, witch, shank, lamb shank · Speech: someone speaks here

«shank» in the school dictionary: its 3 meanings for a pupil and its 3 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: shank in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

The shank is the lower part of a leg, between the knee and the ankle.

The tree, 15 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 shank	det
2	shank	shank	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 part	nsubj
3	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	6 part	cop
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 part	det
5	lower	low	ADJ	Degree=Cmp	6 part	amod
6	part	part	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
7	of	of	ADP	_	9 leg	case
8	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	9 leg	det
9	leg	leg	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 part	nmod
10	,	,	PUNCT	_	13 knee	punct
11	between	between	ADP	_	13 knee	case
12	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	13 knee	det
13	knee	knee	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 part	parataxis
14	and	and	CCONJ	_	16 ankle	cc
15	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	16 ankle	det
16	ankle	ankle	NOUN	Number=Sing	13 knee	conj
17	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 part	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	present	the shank	the lower part				of a leg	tree rules

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 shank is a cut of meat from that part of an animal's leg, such as a lamb shank.

The tree, 20 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	2 shank	det
2	shank	shank	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 cut	nsubj
3	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	5 cut	cop
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 cut	det
5	cut	cut	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
6	of	of	ADP	_	7 meat	case
7	meat	meat	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 cut	nmod
8	from	from	ADP	_	10 part	case
9	that	that	DET	Number=Sing PronType=Dem	10 part	det
10	part	part	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 meat	nmod
11	of	of	ADP	_	15 leg	case
12	an	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	13 animal	det
13	animal	animal	NOUN	Number=Sing	15 leg	nmod:poss
14	's	's	PART	_	13 animal	case
15	leg	leg	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 part	nmod
16	,	,	PUNCT	_	21 shank	punct
17	such	such	ADJ	Degree=Pos ExtPos=ADP	21 shank	case
18	as	as	ADP	_	17 such	fixed
19	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	21 shank	det
20	lamb	lamb	NOUN	Number=Sing	21 shank	compound
21	shank	shank	NOUN	Number=Sing	15 leg	appos
22	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 cut	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	present	a shank	a cut				of meat from that part of a animal's leg	tree rules

Meaning 3

Usage: old use, in fairy tales — kept apart, not parsed.

A «Bony-shanks» is a thin, bony-legged creature, a sort of witch or giant.

The tree, 15 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	14 creature	det
2	«	«	PUNCT	_	5 shanks	punct
3	Bony	bony	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 shanks	amod
4	-	-	PUNCT	_	3 Bony	punct
5	shanks	shank	NOUN	Number=Plur	14 creature	nsubj
6	»	»	PUNCT	_	5 shanks	punct
7	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	14 creature	cop
8	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	14 creature	det
9	thin	thin	ADJ	Degree=Pos	14 creature	amod
10	,	,	PUNCT	_	9 thin	punct
11	bony	bony	ADJ	Degree=Pos	13 legged	amod
12	-	-	PUNCT	_	11 bony	punct
13	legged	legged	ADJ	Degree=Pos	14 creature	amod
14	creature	creature	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
15	,	,	PUNCT	_	17 sort	punct
16	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	17 sort	det
17	sort	sort	NOUN	Number=Sing	14 creature	appos
18	of	of	ADP	_	19 witch	case
19	witch	witch	NOUN	Number=Sing	17 sort	nmod
20	or	or	CCONJ	_	21 giant	cc
21	giant	giant	NOUN	Number=Sing	19 witch	conj
22	.	.	PUNCT	_	14 creature	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	present	Bony shanks	a thin legged creature					tree rules
2	sort			witch or giant					nom sort «cognition transitive»: of=patient

Example 1

The knight hurt his shank when he fell from the horse.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 knight	det
2	knight	knight	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 hurt	nsubj
3	hurt	hurt	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	his	his	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	5 shank	nmod:poss
5	shank	shank	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 hurt	obj
6	when	when	ADV	PronType=Int	8 fell	advmod
7	he	he	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	8 fell	nsubj
8	fell	fall	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	3 hurt	advcl
9	from	from	ADP	_	11 horse	case
10	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	11 horse	det
11	horse	horse	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 fell	obl
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 hurt	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	hurt	past	the knight	knight's shank					vn hurt-40.8.3-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer shank=Patient
2	fall	past	knight					from the horse	vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial_location»: agent=Theme from horse=Initial_Location

Example 2

Mum cooked a lamb shank with carrots for supper.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Mum	mum	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 cooked	nsubj
2	cooked	cook	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 shank	det
4	lamb	lamb	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 shank	compound
5	shank	shank	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 cooked	obj
6	with	with	ADP	_	7 carrots	case
7	carrots	carrot	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 cooked	obl
8	for	for	ADP	_	9 supper	case
9	supper	supper	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 cooked	obl
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 cooked	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	cook	past	Mum	a lamb shank				with carrots; for supper	vn cooking-45.3 «NP V NP PP.instrument»: agent=Agent shank=Patient with carrot=Instrument

Example 3

The old woman was called Bony-shanks because her legs were so thin.

The tree, 13 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 woman	det
2	old	old	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 woman	amod
3	woman	woman	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 called	nsubj:pass
4	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	5 called	aux:pass
5	called	call	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
6	Bony	bony	ADJ	Degree=Pos	8 shanks	amod
7	-	-	PUNCT	_	6 Bony	punct
8	shanks	shank	NOUN	Number=Plur	5 called	xcomp
9	because	because	SCONJ	_	14 thin	mark
10	her	her	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	11 legs	nmod:poss
11	legs	leg	NOUN	Number=Plur	14 thin	nsubj
12	were	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	14 thin	cop
13	so	so	ADV	_	14 thin	advmod
14	thin	thin	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 called	advcl
15	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 called	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	call	past · passive		the old woman					vn initiate_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: subject=Recipient
2	is	past	woman's legs					thin property	tree rules

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