sitter Who acts: sitter, parents, owners, person, Mum, We · What happens: be, look, sit, paint, photograph, score · To what, where: babysitter, someone, person, easy chance, sports, story
«sitter» in the school dictionary: its 4 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: sitter in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 A sitter is a babysitter: someone who looks after children while their parents are out.
The tree, 15 words det nsubj cop det punct appos nsubj acl:relcl case obl mark nmod:poss nsubj cop advcl punct root A DET sitter NOUN is AUX a DET babysitter NOUN : PUNCT someone PRON who PRON looks VERB after ADP children NOUN while SCONJ their PRON parents NOUN are AUX out ADV . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 sitter det 2 sitter sitter NOUN Number=Sing 5 babysitter nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 babysitter cop 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 babysitter det 5 babysitter babysitter NOUN Number=Sing root root 6 : : PUNCT _ 7 someone punct 7 someone someone PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 5 babysitter appos 8 who who PRON PronType=Rel 9 looks nsubj 9 looks look VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 7 someone acl:relcl 10 after after ADP _ 11 children case 11 children child NOUN Number=Plur 9 looks obl 12 while while SCONJ _ 16 out mark 13 their their PRON Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 14 parents nmod:poss 14 parents parent NOUN Number=Plur 16 out nsubj 15 are be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 16 out cop 16 out out ADV _ 9 looks advcl 17 . . PUNCT _ 5 babysitter punct
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1 is a present a sitter a babysitter tree rules 2 look present after children vn stimulus_subject-30.4 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Stimulus 3 is present children's parents out property tree rules
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 sitter is someone who looks after a pet or a house while the owners are away (pet sitter, house sitter).
The tree, 21 words det nsubj cop nsubj acl:relcl case det obl cc det conj mark det nsubj cop advcl punct compound appos punct compound conj punct punct root A DET sitter NOUN is AUX someone PRON who PRON looks VERB after ADP a DET pet NOUN or CCONJ a DET house NOUN while SCONJ the DET owners NOUN are AUX away ADV ( PUNCT pet NOUN sitter NOUN , PUNCT house NOUN sitter NOUN ) PUNCT . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 sitter det 2 sitter sitter NOUN Number=Sing 4 someone nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 someone cop 4 someone someone PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind root root 5 who who PRON PronType=Rel 6 looks nsubj 6 looks look VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 someone acl:relcl 7 after after ADP _ 9 pet case 8 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 9 pet det 9 pet pet NOUN Number=Sing 6 looks obl 10 or or CCONJ _ 12 house cc 11 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 12 house det 12 house house NOUN Number=Sing 9 pet conj 13 while while SCONJ _ 17 away mark 14 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 15 owners det 15 owners owner NOUN Number=Plur 17 away nsubj 16 are be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 17 away cop 17 away away ADV _ 6 looks advcl 18 ( ( PUNCT _ 20 sitter punct 19 pet pet NOUN Number=Sing 20 sitter compound 20 sitter sitter NOUN Number=Sing 4 someone appos 21 , , PUNCT _ 23 sitter punct 22 house house NOUN Number=Sing 23 sitter compound 23 sitter sitter NOUN Number=Sing 20 sitter conj 24 ) ) PUNCT _ 20 sitter punct 25 . . PUNCT _ 4 someone punct
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1 is a present a sitter someone tree rules 2 look present after a pet or a house vn stimulus_subject-30.4 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Stimulus 3 is present the owners away property tree rules
Meaning 3 A sitter is a person who sits still to be painted or photographed.
det nsubj cop det nsubj acl:relcl advmod mark aux:pass advcl cc conj punct root A DET sitter NOUN is AUX a DET person NOUN who PRON sits VERB still ADV to PART be AUX painted VERB or CCONJ photographed VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 sitter det 2 sitter sitter NOUN Number=Sing 5 person nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 person cop 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 person det 5 person person NOUN Number=Sing root root 6 who who PRON PronType=Rel 7 sits nsubj 7 sits sit VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 person acl:relcl 8 still still ADV _ 7 sits advmod 9 to to PART _ 11 painted mark 10 be be AUX VerbForm=Inf 11 painted aux:pass 11 painted paint VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 7 sits advcl 12 or or CCONJ _ 13 photographed cc 13 photographed photograph VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 11 painted conj 14 . . PUNCT _ 5 person punct
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1 is a present a sitter a person tree rules 2 sit present a person still vn assuming_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent 3 paint to-infinitive · passive a person not said here vn image_impression-25.1 «NP V» 4 photograph participle a person not said here vn transcribe-25.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent
Meaning 4 In sports, a sitter is a very easy chance to score.
case obl punct det nsubj cop det advmod amod mark acl punct root In ADP sports NOUN , PUNCT a DET sitter NOUN is AUX a DET very ADV easy ADJ chance NOUN to PART score VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 In in ADP _ 2 sports case 2 sports sport NOUN Number=Plur 10 chance obl 3 , , PUNCT _ 2 sports punct 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 sitter det 5 sitter sitter NOUN Number=Sing 10 chance nsubj 6 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 10 chance cop 7 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 10 chance det 8 very very ADV _ 9 easy advmod 9 easy easy ADJ Degree=Pos 10 chance amod 10 chance chance NOUN Number=Sing root root 11 to to PART _ 12 score mark 12 score score VERB VerbForm=Inf 10 chance acl 13 . . PUNCT _ 10 chance punct
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1 is a present a sitter a easy chance sports tree rules 2 score to-infinitive vn get-13.5.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent
Example 1 Our sitter reads us a story before bed.
nmod:poss nsubj obj det obj case nmod punct root Our PRON sitter NOUN reads VERB us PRON a DET story NOUN before ADP bed NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Our our PRON Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 2 sitter nmod:poss 2 sitter sitter NOUN Number=Sing 3 reads nsubj 3 reads read VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 us we PRON Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs 3 reads obj 5 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 story det 6 story story NOUN Number=Sing 3 reads obj 7 before before ADP _ 8 bed case 8 bed bed NOUN Number=Sing 6 story nmod 9 . . PUNCT _ 3 reads punct
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1 read present Our sitter a story us vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent we=Recipient story=Topic
Example 2 Mum and Dad went out and the sitter stayed with us.
nsubj cc conj advmod cc det nsubj conj case obl punct root Mum NOUN and CCONJ Dad NOUN went VERB out ADV and CCONJ the DET sitter NOUN stayed VERB with ADP us PRON . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Mum mum NOUN Number=Sing 4 went nsubj 2 and and CCONJ _ 3 Dad cc 3 Dad dad NOUN Number=Sing 1 Mum conj 4 went go VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 5 out out ADV _ 4 went advmod 6 and and CCONJ _ 9 stayed cc 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 sitter det 8 sitter sitter NOUN Number=Sing 9 stayed nsubj 9 stayed stay VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 4 went conj 10 with with ADP _ 11 us case 11 us we PRON Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs 9 stayed obl 12 . . PUNCT _ 4 went punct
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1 go out past Mum and Dad out property vn interact-36.6 «NP V»: agent=Agent 2 stay past the sitter with us vn lodge-46 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme with we=Location
Example 3 We hired a pet sitter to feed the cat.
nsubj det compound obj mark advcl det obj punct root We PRON hired VERB a DET pet NOUN sitter NOUN to PART feed VERB the DET cat NOUN . PUNCT 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 hired nsubj 2 hired hire VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 sitter det 4 pet pet NOUN Number=Sing 5 sitter compound 5 sitter sitter NOUN Number=Sing 2 hired obj 6 to to PART _ 7 feed mark 7 feed feed VERB VerbForm=Inf 2 hired advcl 8 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 9 cat det 9 cat cat NOUN Number=Sing 7 feed obj 10 . . PUNCT _ 2 hired punct
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1 hire past We a pet sitter vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent sitter=Theme 2 feed to-infinitive We not said here the cat vn feeding-39.7 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent cat=Recipient
Example 4 The painter asked the sitter to stay still.
det nsubj det obj mark xcomp advmod punct root The DET painter NOUN asked VERB the DET sitter NOUN to PART stay VERB still ADV . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 painter det 2 painter painter NOUN Number=Sing 3 asked nsubj 3 asked ask VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 sitter det 5 sitter sitter NOUN Number=Sing 3 asked obj 6 to to PART _ 7 stay mark 7 stay stay VERB VerbForm=Inf 3 asked xcomp 8 still still ADV _ 7 stay advmod 9 . . PUNCT _ 3 asked punct
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1 ask speech: ask past the painter the sitter vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V NP whether S_INF»: agent=Agent sitter=Recipient clause=Topic 2 stay not said to happen to-infinitive the sitter not said here still vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
Example 5 He missed a sitter right in front of the goal!
nsubj det obj advmod case obl case det nmod punct root He PRON missed VERB a DET sitter NOUN right ADV in ADP front NOUN of ADP the DET goal NOUN ! PUNCT 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 missed nsubj 2 missed miss VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 4 sitter det 4 sitter sitter NOUN Number=Sing 2 missed obj 5 right right ADV _ 2 missed advmod 6 in in ADP _ 7 front case 7 front front NOUN Number=Sing 2 missed obl 8 of of ADP _ 10 goal case 9 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 10 goal det 10 goal goal NOUN Number=Sing 7 front nmod 11 ! ! PUNCT _ 2 missed punct
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1 miss past He a sitter front of the goal right property vn admire-31.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer sitter=Stimulus
Example 6 The house sitter watered the plants while we were away.
det compound nsubj det obj mark nsubj cop advcl punct root The DET house NOUN sitter NOUN watered VERB the DET plants NOUN while SCONJ we PRON were AUX away ADV . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 sitter det 2 house house NOUN Number=Sing 3 sitter compound 3 sitter sitter NOUN Number=Sing 4 watered nsubj 4 watered water VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 plants det 6 plants plant NOUN Number=Plur 4 watered obj 7 while while SCONJ _ 10 away mark 8 we we PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs 10 away nsubj 9 were be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 10 away cop 10 away away ADV _ 4 watered advcl 11 . . PUNCT _ 4 watered punct
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1 water past the house sitter the plants vn butter-9.9 «NP V NP.destination»: agent=Agent plant=Destination 2 is past we away property tree rules
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