sheathe
Who acts: case, king, we, soldier, you · What happens: sheathe, be, call, say, sheath, sit down · To what, where: case, sheath, sword, king, peace, blade · Speech: someone speaks here
«sheathe» in the school dictionary: its meaning 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: sheathe in the school dictionary.
Meaning 1
To sheathe is to put a sword or knife back into its case, called a sheath.
The tree, 16 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | To | to | PART | _ | 2 sheathe | mark |
| 2 | sheathe | sheathe | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | 5 put | conj |
| 3 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 5 put | cop |
| 4 | to | to | PART | _ | 5 put | mark |
| 5 | put | put | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 6 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 7 sword | det |
| 7 | sword | sword | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 put | obj |
| 8 | or | or | CCONJ | _ | 9 knife | cc |
| 9 | knife | knife | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 sword | conj |
| 10 | back | back | ADV | _ | 5 put | advmod |
| 11 | into | into | ADP | _ | 13 case | case |
| 12 | its | its | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 13 case | nmod:poss |
| 13 | case | case | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 put | obl |
| 14 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 15 called | punct |
| 15 | called | call | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 13 case | acl |
| 16 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 17 sheath | det |
| 17 | sheath | sheath | NOUN | Number=Sing | 15 called | xcomp |
| 18 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 5 put | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | sheathe | to-infinitive | vn pocket-9.10 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent | ||||||
| 2 | is | present | knife's case | put property | tree rules | ||||
| 3 | call | participle | knife's case not said here | a sheath | vn initiate_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
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.
Example 1
«Sheathe your sword,» said the king, «we are at peace.»
The tree, 10 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | « | « | PUNCT | _ | 2 Sheathe | punct |
| 2 | Sheathe | sheathe | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 7 said | ccomp |
| 3 | your | your | PRON | Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 4 sword | nmod:poss |
| 4 | sword | sword | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 Sheathe | obj |
| 5 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 2 Sheathe | punct |
| 6 | » | » | PUNCT | _ | 2 Sheathe | punct |
| 7 | said | say | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 8 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 9 king | det |
| 9 | king | king | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 said | obj |
| 10 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 15 peace | punct |
| 11 | « | « | PUNCT | _ | 15 peace | punct |
| 12 | we | we | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs | 15 peace | nsubj |
| 13 | are | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 15 peace | cop |
| 14 | at | at | ADP | _ | 15 peace | case |
| 15 | peace | peace | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 king | acl:relcl |
| 16 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 7 said | punct |
| 17 | » | » | PUNCT | _ | 7 said | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | sheathe in a quote | infinitive | your sword | vn pocket-9.10 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent sword=Theme | |||||
| 2 | say speech: assert | past | the king | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | |||||
| 3 | is in a quote | present | we | the king not said here | peace | tree rules |
Example 2
The soldier sheathed his blade and sat down.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 soldier | det |
| 2 | soldier | soldier | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 sheathed | nsubj |
| 3 | sheathed | sheath | 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 blade | nmod:poss |
| 5 | blade | blade | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 sheathed | obj |
| 6 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 7 sat | cc |
| 7 | sat | sit | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 3 sheathed | conj |
| 8 | down | down | ADP | _ | 7 sat | compound:prt |
| 9 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 3 sheathed | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | sheath | past | the soldier | soldier's blade | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | sit down | past | the soldier not said here | vn assuming_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
Example 3
Please sheathe the knife before you walk inside.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Please | please | INTJ | _ | 2 sheathe | discourse |
| 2 | sheathe | sheathe | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 4 knife | det |
| 4 | knife | knife | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 sheathe | obj |
| 5 | before | before | SCONJ | _ | 7 walk | mark |
| 6 | you | you | PRON | Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs | 7 walk | nsubj |
| 7 | walk | walk | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 2 sheathe | advcl |
| 8 | inside | inside | ADV | _ | 7 walk | advmod |
| 9 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 2 sheathe | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | sheathe | imperative | you not said here | the knife | vn pocket-9.10 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent knife=Theme | ||||
| 2 | walk | present | you | inside property | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
Text: the school dictionary of Mova's schools (world/data/dictionary-schools/), written for Mova. Trees: Mova's own parse — the en model on the CPU, when the site is built — not checked by a teacher; they may be wrong. Frames: Mova's frames reader (prag), each meaning and example read on its own. Elamur Cosmic License.
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