shortcut

Who acts: shortcut, quicker way, key combination, We, you · What happens: be, get, do, take, not take, undo · To what, where: quicker, something, shortcut, park, railway tracks, 10 times

«shortcut» in the school dictionary: its 3 meanings 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: shortcut in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

A shortcut is a quicker or shorter way to get somewhere.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	2 shortcut	det
2	shortcut	shortcut	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 quicker	nsubj
3	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	5 quicker	cop
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 quicker	det
5	quicker	quicker	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
6	or	or	CCONJ	_	8 way	cc
7	shorter	short	ADJ	Degree=Cmp	8 way	amod
8	way	way	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 quicker	conj
9	to	to	PART	_	10 get	mark
10	get	get	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	8 way	acl
11	somewhere	somewhere	ADV	PronType=Ind	10 get	advmod
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 quicker	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	present	a shortcut	a quicker or shorter way					tree rules
2	get	to-infinitive	a shortcut not said here					somewhere property	vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Experiencer

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 quicker way of doing something, like a trick in maths.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	3 way	det
2	quicker	quicker	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 way	amod
3	way	way	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
4	of	of	SCONJ	_	5 doing	mark
5	doing	do	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	3 way	acl
6	something	something	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	5 doing	obj
7	,	,	PUNCT	_	10 trick	punct
8	like	like	ADP	_	10 trick	case
9	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	10 trick	det
10	trick	trick	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 doing	obl
11	in	in	ADP	_	12 maths	case
12	maths	math	NOUN	Number=Plur	10 trick	nmod
13	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 way	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	do	gerund	a quicker way not said here	something				like a trick in maths	vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent something=Eventuality

Meaning 3

On a computer, a key combination or icon that does something quickly.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	On	on	ADP	_	3 computer	case
2	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	3 computer	det
3	computer	computer	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 combination	obl
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	3 computer	punct
5	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	7 combination	det
6	key	key	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 combination	amod
7	combination	combination	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
8	or	or	CCONJ	_	9 icon	cc
9	icon	icon	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 combination	conj
10	that	that	PRON	PronType=Rel	11 does	nsubj
11	does	do	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	7 combination	acl:relcl
12	something	something	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	11 does	obj
13	quickly	quickly	ADV	_	11 does	advmod
14	.	.	PUNCT	_	7 combination	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	do	present	a key combination or icon	something				quickly property	vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent something=Eventuality

Example 1

We took a shortcut through the park.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	We	we	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs	2 took	nsubj
2	took	take	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	4 shortcut	det
4	shortcut	shortcut	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 took	obj
5	through	through	ADP	_	7 park	case
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 park	det
7	park	park	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 took	obl
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 took	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	take	past	We	a shortcut		the park			vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent shortcut=Theme

Example 2

Never take a shortcut across the railway tracks.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Never	never	ADV	PronType=Neg	2 take	advmod
2	take	take	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	4 shortcut	det
4	shortcut	shortcut	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 take	obj
5	across	across	ADP	_	8 tracks	case
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 tracks	det
7	railway	railway	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 tracks	compound
8	tracks	track	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 take	obl
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 take	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	not take	imperative	you not said here	a shortcut		the railway tracks			vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent shortcut=Theme

Example 3

A shortcut for 9 times a number is 10 times minus one time.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	2 shortcut	det
2	shortcut	shortcut	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 times	nsubj
3	for	for	ADP	_	5 times	case
4	9	9	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	5 times	nummod
5	times	time	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 shortcut	nmod
6	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	7 number	det
7	number	number	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 times	appos
8	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	10 times	cop
9	10	10	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	10 times	nummod
10	times	time	NOUN	Number=Plur	root	root
11	minus	minus	ADP	_	13 time	case
12	one	one	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	13 time	nummod
13	time	time	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 times	nmod
14	.	.	PUNCT	_	10 times	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	present	a shortcut for 9 times	10 times			time		tree rules

Example 4

Press Ctrl+Z as a shortcut to undo.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Press	Press	PROPN	Number=Sing	4 Z	compound
2	Ctrl	Ctrl	PROPN	Number=Sing	1 Press	flat
3	+	+	SYM	_	1 Press	punct
4	Z	z	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
5	as	as	ADP	_	7 shortcut	case
6	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	7 shortcut	det
7	shortcut	shortcut	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 Z	nmod
8	to	to	PART	_	9 undo	mark
9	undo	undo	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	7 shortcut	acl
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 Z	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	undo	to-infinitive							vn destroy-44 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent

Example 5

Put a shortcut to the game on the desktop.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Put	put	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
2	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	3 shortcut	det
3	shortcut	shortcut	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Put	obj
4	to	to	ADP	_	6 game	case
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 game	det
6	game	game	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Put	obl
7	on	on	ADP	_	9 desktop	case
8	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 desktop	det
9	desktop	desktop	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Put	obl
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Put	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	put	imperative	you not said here	a shortcut		the desktop		to the game	vn put-9.1-2 «NP V PP.destination NP»: agent=Agent shortcut=Theme on desktop=Destination

Example 6

There's no shortcut to learning to read.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	There	there	PRON	PronType=Dem	2 's	expl
2	's	be	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	no	no	DET	PronType=Neg	4 shortcut	det
4	shortcut	shortcut	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 's	nsubj
5	to	to	ADP	_	6 learning	case
6	learning	learn	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	4 shortcut	acl
7	to	to	PART	_	8 read	mark
8	read	read	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	6 learning	xcomp
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 's	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	where	roles by
1	be	present	no shortcut	there	vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
2	learn	gerund	no shortcut not said here		vn learn-14-2-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic
3	read	to-infinitive	no shortcut not said here		vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent

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