Who acts: device, act, small things, party, I, you · What happens: spray, wash, fall together, give, shower, bring · To what, where: water, body, act, shower, lot, someone · Speech: someone speaks here
«shower» in the school dictionary: its 5 meanings for a pupil and its 9 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: shower in the school dictionary.
Meaning 1
A device that sprays water on you from above to wash your body, or the act of washing under it.
The tree, 20 wordsThe words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
vn spray-9.7-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent water=Theme on you=Destination
2
wash
to-infinitive
a device not said here
your body
vn floss-41.2.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent body=Patient
3
wash
gerund
the act not said here
act
vn floss-41.2.1 «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.
Meaning 2
A short period of rain or snow.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#
word
lemma
UPOS
features
head
relation
1
A
a
DET
Definite=Ind PronType=Art
3 period
det
2
short
short
ADJ
Degree=Pos
3 period
amod
3
period
period
NOUN
Number=Sing
root
root
4
of
of
ADP
_
5 rain
case
5
rain
rain
NOUN
Number=Sing
3 period
nmod
6
or
or
CCONJ
_
7 snow
cc
7
snow
snow
NOUN
Number=Sing
3 period
conj
8
.
.
PUNCT
_
3 period
punct
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.
The example in this meaning, parsed on its own:
April showers.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#
word
lemma
UPOS
features
head
relation
1
April
April
PROPN
Number=Sing
2 showers
compound
2
showers
shower
NOUN
Number=Plur
root
root
3
.
.
PUNCT
_
2 showers
punct
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.
Meaning 3
A lot of small things falling together: a shower of sparks, a meteor shower.
The tree, 14 wordsThe words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#
word
lemma
UPOS
features
head
relation
1
A
a
DET
Definite=Ind PronType=Art
2 lot
det
2
lot
lot
NOUN
Number=Sing
root
root
3
of
of
ADP
_
5 things
case
4
small
small
ADJ
Degree=Pos
5 things
amod
5
things
thing
NOUN
Number=Plur
2 lot
nmod
6
falling
fall
VERB
VerbForm=Ger
5 things
acl
7
together
together
ADV
_
6 falling
advmod
8
:
:
PUNCT
_
10 shower
punct
9
a
a
DET
Definite=Ind PronType=Art
10 shower
det
10
shower
shower
NOUN
Number=Sing
2 lot
appos
11
of
of
ADP
_
12 sparks
case
12
sparks
spark
NOUN
Number=Plur
10 shower
nmod
13
,
,
PUNCT
_
16 shower
punct
14
a
a
DET
Definite=Ind PronType=Art
16 shower
det
15
meteor
meteor
NOUN
Number=Sing
16 shower
compound
16
shower
shower
NOUN
Number=Sing
10 shower
conj
17
.
.
PUNCT
_
2 lot
punct
#
verb
tense, mood
who
what, whom
to whom
where
when
other
roles by
1
fall together
gerund
small things not said here
together property
vn occur-48.3 «NP V»: agent=Theme
Meaning 4
As a verb, to wash under a shower, or to give someone a lot of something: shower them with gifts.
The tree, 20 wordsThe words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#
word
lemma
UPOS
features
head
relation
1
As
as
ADP
_
3 verb
case
2
a
a
DET
Definite=Ind PronType=Art
3 verb
det
3
verb
verb
NOUN
Number=Sing
6 wash
obl
4
,
,
PUNCT
_
6 wash
punct
5
to
to
PART
_
6 wash
mark
6
wash
wash
VERB
Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin
root
root
7
under
under
ADP
_
9 shower
case
8
a
a
DET
Definite=Ind PronType=Art
9 shower
det
9
shower
shower
NOUN
Number=Sing
6 wash
obl
10
,
,
PUNCT
_
13 give
punct
11
or
or
CCONJ
_
13 give
cc
12
to
to
PART
_
13 give
mark
13
give
give
VERB
Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin
6 wash
conj
14
someone
someone
PRON
Number=Sing PronType=Ind
13 give
obj
15
a
a
DET
Definite=Ind PronType=Art
16 lot
det
16
lot
lot
NOUN
Number=Sing
13 give
obj
17
of
of
ADP
_
18 something
case
18
something
something
PRON
Number=Sing PronType=Ind
16 lot
nmod
19
:
:
PUNCT
_
20 shower
punct
20
shower
shower
VERB
Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin
6 wash
conj
21
them
they
PRON
Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs
20 shower
obj
22
with
with
ADP
_
23 gifts
case
23
gifts
gift
NOUN
Number=Plur
20 shower
obl
24
.
.
PUNCT
_
6 wash
punct
#
verb
tense, mood
who
what, whom
to whom
where
when
other
roles by
1
wash
to-infinitive
a shower
as a verb
vn floss-41.2.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
2
give
to-infinitive
a lot of something
someone
vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent someone=Recipient lot=Theme
3
shower
infinitive
them = they
with gifts
vn pelt-17.2 «NP V NP PP.theme»: agent=Agent they=Destination with gift=Theme
Meaning 5
A party where people bring presents, like a baby shower (mainly American).
The tree, 12 wordsThe words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
vn become-109.1-1 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Patient shower=Result
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.