sheath

Who acts: knight, you, cable, leaf sheath, dagger, Nerves · What happens: draw, put, finish, have, keep, wrap · To what, where: sword, sheath, camping knife, plastic sheath, wires, stem

«sheath» in the school dictionary: its 4 meanings for a pupil and its 8 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: sheath in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

A close-fitting cover for the blade of a knife, sword or dagger.

The tree, 13 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 cover	det
2	close	close	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 fitting	amod
3	-	-	PUNCT	_	2 close	punct
4	fitting	fitting	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 cover	amod
5	cover	cover	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
6	for	for	ADP	_	8 blade	case
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 blade	det
8	blade	blade	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 cover	nmod
9	of	of	ADP	_	11 knife	case
10	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	11 knife	det
11	knife	knife	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 blade	nmod
12	,	,	PUNCT	_	13 sword	punct
13	sword	sword	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 knife	conj
14	or	or	CCONJ	_	15 dagger	cc
15	dagger	dagger	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 knife	conj
16	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 cover	punct

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

Meaning 2

Usage: science — kept apart, not parsed.

A covering around part of a plant or animal, such as the leaf sheath of grass or the sheath around a nerve.

The tree, 22 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	2 covering	det
2	covering	covering	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
3	around	around	ADP	_	4 part	case
4	part	part	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 covering	nmod
5	of	of	ADP	_	7 plant	case
6	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	7 plant	det
7	plant	plant	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 part	nmod
8	or	or	CCONJ	_	9 animal	cc
9	animal	animal	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 plant	conj
10	,	,	PUNCT	_	15 sheath	punct
11	such	such	ADJ	Degree=Pos ExtPos=ADP	15 sheath	case
12	as	as	ADP	_	11 such	fixed
13	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	15 sheath	det
14	leaf	leaf	NOUN	Number=Sing	15 sheath	compound
15	sheath	sheath	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 plant	appos
16	of	of	ADP	_	17 grass	case
17	grass	grass	NOUN	Number=Sing	15 sheath	nmod
18	or	or	CCONJ	_	20 sheath	cc
19	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	20 sheath	det
20	sheath	sheath	NOUN	Number=Sing	17 grass	conj
21	around	around	ADP	_	23 nerve	case
22	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	23 nerve	det
23	nerve	nerve	NOUN	Number=Sing	15 sheath	nmod
24	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 covering	punct

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

Meaning 3

A protective covering around a cable or wire.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	3 covering	det
2	protective	protective	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 covering	amod
3	covering	covering	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
4	around	around	ADP	_	6 cable	case
5	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 cable	det
6	cable	cable	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 covering	nmod
7	or	or	CCONJ	_	8 wire	cc
8	wire	wire	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 cable	conj
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 covering	punct

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

Meaning 4

A close-fitting, simple dress.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	7 dress	det
2	close	close	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 fitting	amod
3	-	-	PUNCT	_	2 close	punct
4	fitting	fitting	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 dress	amod
5	,	,	PUNCT	_	4 fitting	punct
6	simple	simple	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 dress	amod
7	dress	dress	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	7 dress	punct

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

Example 1

The knight drew his sword from its sheath.

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 drew	nsubj
3	drew	draw	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 sword	nmod:poss
5	sword	sword	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 drew	obj
6	from	from	ADP	_	8 sheath	case
7	its	its	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	8 sheath	nmod:poss
8	sheath	sheath	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 drew	obl
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 drew	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	draw	past	the knight	knight's sword		sword's sheath			vn carry-11.4 «NP V NP PP.initial_location»: agent=Agent sword=Theme from sheath=Initial_Location

Example 2

Put the camping knife back in its sheath when you finish.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Put	put	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
2	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	4 knife	det
3	camping	camping	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 knife	compound
4	knife	knife	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Put	obj
5	back	back	ADV	_	1 Put	advmod
6	in	in	ADP	_	8 sheath	case
7	its	its	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	8 sheath	nmod:poss
8	sheath	sheath	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Put	obl
9	when	when	SCONJ	_	11 finish	mark
10	you	you	PRON	Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs	11 finish	nsubj
11	finish	finish	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	1 Put	advcl
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Put	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	put	imperative	you not said here	the camping knife		knife's sheath			vn put-9.1-2 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent knife=Theme in sheath=Destination
2	finish	present	you						vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP.eventuality V»: agent=Eventuality

Example 3

The cable has a plastic sheath to keep the wires safe.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 cable	det
2	cable	cable	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 sheath	det
5	plastic	plastic	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 sheath	amod
6	sheath	sheath	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 has	obj
7	to	to	PART	_	8 keep	mark
8	keep	keep	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	3 has	advcl
9	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	10 wires	det
10	wires	wire	NOUN	Number=Plur	8 keep	obj
11	safe	safe	ADJ	Degree=Pos	8 keep	xcomp
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 has	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	have	present	the cable	a plastic sheath					vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent sheath=Patient
2	keep	to-infinitive	the cable not said here	the wires				safe property	vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent wire=Theme

Example 4

A leaf sheath wraps around the stem of the grass.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	3 sheath	det
2	leaf	leaf	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 sheath	compound
3	sheath	sheath	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 wraps	nsubj
4	wraps	wrap	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
5	around	around	ADP	_	7 stem	case
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 stem	det
7	stem	stem	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 wraps	obl
8	of	of	ADP	_	10 grass	case
9	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	10 grass	det
10	grass	grass	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 stem	nmod
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 wraps	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	wrap	present	a leaf sheath			the stem of the grass			vn spray-9.7-1 «NP V PP.destination»: agent=Theme around stem=Destination
2	stem			the grass					nom stem «communication transitive»: of=patient

Example 5

The dagger had a sheath made of leather.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 dagger	det
2	dagger	dagger	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 had	nsubj
3	had	have	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 sheath	det
5	sheath	sheath	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 had	obj
6	made	make	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	5 sheath	acl
7	of	of	ADP	_	8 leather	case
8	leather	leather	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 made	obl
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 had	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	have	past	the dagger	a sheath					vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent sheath=Patient
2	make	participle		a sheath not said here				of leather	vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset

Example 6

Nerves have a fatty sheath that speeds up messages.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Nerves	nerve	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 have	nsubj
2	have	have	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 sheath	det
4	fatty	fatty	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 sheath	amod
5	sheath	sheath	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 have	obj
6	that	that	PRON	PronType=Rel	7 speeds	nsubj
7	speeds	speed	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	5 sheath	acl:relcl
8	up	up	ADP	_	7 speeds	compound:prt
9	messages	message	NOUN	Number=Plur	7 speeds	obj
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 have	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	have	present	Nerves	a fatty sheath					vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent sheath=Patient
2	speed up	present	a fatty sheath	messages					vn run-51.3.2-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent message=Agent

Example 7

The actor wore a long silver sheath dress to the film awards.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 actor	det
2	actor	actor	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 wore	nsubj
3	wore	wear	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	8 dress	det
5	long	long	ADJ	Degree=Pos	8 dress	amod
6	silver	silver	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 sheath	compound
7	sheath	sheath	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 dress	compound
8	dress	dress	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 wore	obj
9	to	to	ADP	_	12 awards	case
10	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	12 awards	det
11	film	film	NOUN	Number=Sing	12 awards	compound
12	awards	award	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 wore	obl
13	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 wore	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	wear	past	the actor	a long sheath dress				to the film awards	vn wipe_manner-10.4.1-1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent dress=Theme

Example 8

He seized his sword, drew it out of its sheath in a flash, and tried to cut the ogre down.

The tree, 20 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	He	he	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	2 seized	nsubj
2	seized	seize	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	his	his	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	4 sword	nmod:poss
4	sword	sword	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 seized	obj
5	,	,	PUNCT	_	6 drew	punct
6	drew	draw	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	2 seized	conj
7	it	it	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	6 drew	obj
8	out	out	ADP	_	11 sheath	case
9	of	of	ADP	_	11 sheath	case
10	its	its	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	11 sheath	nmod:poss
11	sheath	sheath	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 drew	obl
12	in	in	ADP	_	14 flash	case
13	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	14 flash	det
14	flash	flash	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 sheath	nmod
15	,	,	PUNCT	_	17 tried	punct
16	and	and	CCONJ	_	17 tried	cc
17	tried	try	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	2 seized	conj
18	to	to	PART	_	19 cut	mark
19	cut	cut	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	17 tried	xcomp
20	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	21 ogre	det
21	ogre	ogre	NOUN	Number=Sing	19 cut	obj
22	down	down	ADP	_	19 cut	compound:prt
23	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 seized	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	where	roles by
1	seize	past	He	his sword		vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent sword=Theme
2	draw	past	He not said here	sword	sword's sheath in a flash	vn carry-11.4 «NP V NP PP.initial_location»: agent=Agent it=Theme out sheath=Initial_Location
3	try	past	He not said here			vn try-61.1 «NP V S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Eventuality
4	cut down not said to happen	to-infinitive	He not said here	the ogre		vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset ogre=Product

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