sickle

Who acts: farmer, old flag, blade, People, they, gold · What happens: curve, shape, use, cut, hang, show · To what, where: grass, wheat, thin sickle moon, evening sky, hammer, red blood cells

«sickle» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 7 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: sickle in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

A farm tool with a short handle and a curved, C-shaped blade, used for cutting grass, grain or corn by hand.

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	3 tool	det
2	farm	farm	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 tool	compound
3	tool	tool	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
4	with	with	ADP	_	7 handle	case
5	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	7 handle	det
6	short	short	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 handle	amod
7	handle	handle	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 tool	nmod
8	and	and	CCONJ	_	15 blade	cc
9	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	15 blade	det
10	curved	curve	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	15 blade	advcl
11	,	,	PUNCT	_	10 curved	punct
12	C	C	PROPN	Number=Sing	15 blade	compound
13	-	-	PUNCT	_	12 C	punct
14	shaped	shape	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	15 blade	amod
15	blade	blade	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 tool	conj
16	,	,	PUNCT	_	17 used	punct
17	used	use	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	3 tool	conj
18	for	for	SCONJ	_	19 cutting	mark
19	cutting	cut	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	17 used	advcl
20	grass	grass	NOUN	Number=Sing	19 cutting	obj
21	,	,	PUNCT	_	22 grain	punct
22	grain	grain	NOUN	Number=Sing	20 grass	conj
23	or	or	CCONJ	_	24 corn	cc
24	corn	corn	NOUN	Number=Sing	20 grass	conj
25	by	by	ADP	_	26 hand	case
26	hand	hand	NOUN	Number=Sing	19 cutting	obl
27	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 tool	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	what, whom	other	roles by
1	curve	participle			vn knead-26.5 «NP.material V PP.product»: agent=Material
2	shape	participle			vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset
3	use	participle			vn eat-39.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
4	cut	gerund	grass and grain or corn	by hand	vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset grass=Product

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

Something shaped like this blade, such as a sickle moon (a thin crescent moon).

The tree, 14 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Something	something	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	root	root
2	shaped	shape	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	1 Something	acl
3	like	like	ADP	_	5 blade	case
4	this	this	DET	Number=Sing PronType=Dem	5 blade	det
5	blade	blade	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 shaped	obl
6	,	,	PUNCT	_	11 moon	punct
7	such	such	ADJ	Degree=Pos ExtPos=ADP	11 moon	case
8	as	as	ADP	_	7 such	fixed
9	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	11 moon	det
10	sickle	sickle	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 moon	compound
11	moon	moon	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 blade	conj
12	(	(	PUNCT	_	16 moon	punct
13	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	16 moon	det
14	thin	thin	ADJ	Degree=Pos	16 moon	amod
15	crescent	crescent	NOUN	Number=Sing	16 moon	compound
16	moon	moon	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 moon	appos
17	)	)	PUNCT	_	16 moon	punct
18	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Something	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	shape	participle						like this blade and a sickle moon	vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset

Example 1

The farmer cut the wheat with a sickle.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 farmer	det
2	farmer	farmer	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 cut	nsubj
3	cut	cut	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 wheat	det
5	wheat	wheat	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 cut	obj
6	with	with	ADP	_	8 sickle	case
7	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	8 sickle	det
8	sickle	sickle	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 cut	obl
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 cut	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	cut	past	the farmer	the wheat				with a sickle	vn cut-21.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent wheat=Patient with sickle=Instrument

Example 2

A thin sickle moon hung in the evening sky.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	4 moon	det
2	thin	thin	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 moon	amod
3	sickle	sickle	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 moon	compound
4	moon	moon	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
5	hung	hang	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	4 moon	acl
6	in	in	ADP	_	9 sky	case
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 sky	det
8	evening	evening	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 sky	compound
9	sky	sky	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 hung	obl
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 moon	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	hang	participle		a thin sickle moon not said here		the evening sky			vn assuming_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent in sky=Location

Example 3

The old flag showed a hammer and sickle.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 flag	det
2	old	old	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 flag	amod
3	flag	flag	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 showed	nsubj
4	showed	show	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
5	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 hammer	det
6	hammer	hammer	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 showed	obj
7	and	and	CCONJ	_	8 sickle	cc
8	sickle	sickle	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 hammer	conj
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 showed	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	show	past	the old flag	a hammer and sickle					vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent hammer=Recipient

Example 4

In sickle cell disease, red blood cells are curved.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	In	in	ADP	_	4 disease	case
2	sickle	sickle	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 disease	compound
3	cell	cell	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 disease	compound
4	disease	disease	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 curved	obl
5	,	,	PUNCT	_	4 disease	punct
6	red	red	ADJ	Degree=Pos	8 cells	amod
7	blood	blood	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 cells	compound
8	cells	cell	NOUN	Number=Plur	10 curved	nsubj:pass
9	are	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	10 curved	aux:pass
10	curved	curve	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	10 curved	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	curve	present · passive		red blood cells		sickle cell disease			vn knead-26.5 «NP V NP.material»: subject=Material

Example 5

Be careful: the blade of a sickle is very sharp.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Be	be	AUX	VerbForm=Inf	2 careful	cop
2	careful	careful	ADJ	Degree=Pos	11 sharp	csubj
3	:	:	PUNCT	_	11 sharp	punct
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 blade	det
5	blade	blade	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 sharp	nsubj
6	of	of	ADP	_	8 sickle	case
7	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	8 sickle	det
8	sickle	sickle	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 blade	nmod
9	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	11 sharp	cop
10	very	very	ADV	_	11 sharp	advmod
11	sharp	sharp	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	11 sharp	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	infinitive						careful property	tree rules
2	is	present	the blade of a sickle					sharp property	tree rules

Example 6

People harvested crops with sickles long before tractors.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	People	people	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 harvested	nsubj
2	harvested	harvest	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	crops	crop	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 harvested	obj
4	with	with	ADP	_	5 sickles	case
5	sickles	sickle	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 harvested	obl
6	long	long	ADV	Degree=Pos	2 harvested	advmod
7	before	before	ADP	_	8 tractors	case
8	tractors	tractor	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 harvested	obl
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 harvested	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	harvest	past	People	crops			before tractors	with sickles; long property	tree rules

Example 7

Presently they passed through a field of corn ready for the sickle, and looking like a sea of gold as it waved to and fro in the breeze.

The tree, 28 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Presently	presently	ADV	_	3 passed	advmod
2	they	they	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs	3 passed	nsubj
3	passed	pass	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	through	through	ADP	_	6 field	case
5	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 field	det
6	field	field	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 passed	obl
7	of	of	ADP	_	8 corn	case
8	corn	corn	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 field	nmod
9	ready	ready	ADJ	Degree=Pos	8 corn	amod
10	for	for	ADP	_	12 sickle	case
11	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	12 sickle	det
12	sickle	sickle	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 ready	obl
13	,	,	PUNCT	_	15 looking	punct
14	and	and	CCONJ	_	15 looking	cc
15	looking	look	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	3 passed	advcl
16	like	like	ADP	_	18 sea	case
17	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	18 sea	det
18	sea	sea	NOUN	Number=Sing	15 looking	obl
19	of	of	ADP	_	20 gold	case
20	gold	gold	NOUN	Number=Sing	18 sea	nmod
21	as	as	SCONJ	_	23 waved	mark
22	it	it	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	23 waved	nsubj
23	waved	wave	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	15 looking	advcl
24	to	to	ADP	_	23 waved	obl
25	and	and	CCONJ	_	26 fro	cc
26	fro	fro	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	23 waved	conj
27	in	in	ADP	_	29 breeze	case
28	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	29 breeze	det
29	breeze	breeze	NOUN	Number=Sing	26 fro	obl
30	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 passed	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	where	other	roles by
1	pass	past	they	a field of corn	presently property	vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme through field=Location
2	look	gerund	they not said here		like a sea of gold	vn stimulus_subject-30.4 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Stimulus
3	wave	past	gold			vn wink-40.3.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
4	fro	infinitive	gold not said here	the breeze		tree rules

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