skittle Who acts: wooden shaped piece, Skittles, Bowl, many things, We, Sam · What happens: shape, try, knock down, be, play, mean · To what, where: game, older cousin, skittles, many things, nine skittles, end · Speech: someone speaks here
«skittle» 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: skittle in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 A wooden or plastic bottle-shaped piece that players try to knock down with a ball.
The tree, 16 words det amod cc conj compound punct amod nsubj nsubj nsubj mark xcomp compound:prt case det obl punct root A DET wooden ADJ or CCONJ plastic ADJ bottle NOUN - PUNCT shaped VERB piece NOUN that PRON players NOUN try VERB to PART knock VERB down ADP with ADP a DET ball NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 8 piece det 2 wooden wooden ADJ Degree=Pos 8 piece amod 3 or or CCONJ _ 4 plastic cc 4 plastic plastic ADJ Degree=Pos 2 wooden conj 5 bottle bottle NOUN Number=Sing 7 shaped compound 6 - - PUNCT _ 5 bottle punct 7 shaped shape VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 8 piece amod 8 piece piece NOUN Number=Sing 11 try nsubj 9 that that PRON PronType=Rel 11 try nsubj 10 players player NOUN Number=Plur 11 try nsubj 11 try try VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 12 to to PART _ 13 knock mark 13 knock knock VERB VerbForm=Inf 11 try xcomp 14 down down ADP _ 13 knock compound:prt 15 with with ADP _ 17 ball case 16 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 17 ball det 17 ball ball NOUN Number=Sing 13 knock obl 18 . . PUNCT _ 11 try punct
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1 shape participle vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset 2 try present a wooden shaped piece vn try-61.1 «NP V S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Eventuality 3 knock down not said to happen to-infinitive a wooden shaped piece not said here with a ball vn sound_emission-43.2 «NP.location V PP.theme»: agent=Location with ball=Theme
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 Skittles is the game played with them, an older cousin of ten-pin bowling.
The tree, 14 words nsubj cop det nsubj case obl punct det amod obl case nummod punct compound nmod punct root Skittles NOUN is AUX the DET game NOUN played VERB with ADP them PRON , PUNCT an DET older ADJ cousin NOUN of ADP ten NUM - PUNCT pin NOUN bowling NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Skittles skittle NOUN Number=Plur 5 played nsubj 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 game cop 3 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 4 game det 4 game game NOUN Number=Sing 5 played nsubj 5 played play VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 6 with with ADP _ 7 them case 7 them they PRON Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs 5 played obl 8 , , PUNCT _ 11 cousin punct 9 an a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 11 cousin det 10 older old ADJ Degree=Cmp 11 cousin amod 11 cousin cousin NOUN Number=Sing 5 played obl 12 of of ADP _ 16 bowling case 13 ten ten NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 15 pin nummod 14 - - PUNCT _ 13 ten punct 15 pin pin NOUN Number=Sing 16 bowling compound 16 bowling bowling NOUN Number=Sing 11 cousin nmod 17 . . PUNCT _ 5 played punct
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1 is a present the game tree rules 2 play past Skittles a older cousin of pin bowling with them = they vn play-114.2-1 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent with they=Theme
Meaning 3 Usage: UK, informal — kept apart, not parsed.
«Bowl over like skittles» or «knocked down like skittles» means many things falling quickly.
The tree, 14 words punct nsubj advmod case nmod punct cc punct acl compound:prt case obl punct amod obj acl advmod punct root « PUNCT Bowl PROPN over ADV like ADP skittles NOUN » PUNCT or CCONJ « PUNCT knocked VERB down ADP like ADP skittles NOUN » PUNCT means VERB many ADJ things NOUN falling VERB quickly ADV . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 « « PUNCT _ 2 Bowl punct 2 Bowl Bowl PROPN Number=Sing 14 means nsubj 3 over over ADV _ 5 skittles advmod 4 like like ADP _ 5 skittles case 5 skittles skittle NOUN Number=Plur 2 Bowl nmod 6 » » PUNCT _ 5 skittles punct 7 or or CCONJ _ 9 knocked cc 8 « « PUNCT _ 9 knocked punct 9 knocked knock VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 5 skittles acl 10 down down ADP _ 9 knocked compound:prt 11 like like ADP _ 12 skittles case 12 skittles skittle NOUN Number=Plur 9 knocked obl 13 » » PUNCT _ 9 knocked punct 14 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 15 many many ADJ Degree=Pos 16 things amod 16 things thing NOUN Number=Plur 14 means obj 17 falling fall VERB VerbForm=Ger 16 things acl 18 quickly quickly ADV _ 17 falling advmod 19 . . PUNCT _ 14 means punct
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1 knock down in a quote participle skittles not said here like skittles vn split-23.2 «NP V apart»: agent=Patient 2 mean present Bowl like skittles many things vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent thing=Topic 3 fall gerund many things not said here quickly property vn occur-48.3 «NP V»: agent=Theme
Example 1 We set up nine skittles at the end of the hall.
nsubj compound:prt nummod obj case det obl case det nmod punct root We PRON set VERB up ADP nine NUM skittles NOUN at ADP the DET end NOUN of ADP the DET hall 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 set nsubj 2 set set VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 up up ADP _ 2 set compound:prt 4 nine nine NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 5 skittles nummod 5 skittles skittle NOUN Number=Plur 2 set obj 6 at at ADP _ 8 end case 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 end det 8 end end NOUN Number=Sing 2 set obl 9 of of ADP _ 11 hall case 10 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 11 hall det 11 hall hall NOUN Number=Sing 8 end nmod 12 . . PUNCT _ 2 set punct
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1 set up present We nine skittles at the end of the hall vn put-9.1-2 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent skittle=Theme at end=Destination
Example 2 Sam knocked down six skittles with one ball.
nsubj advmod nummod obj case nummod obl punct root Sam PROPN knocked VERB down ADV six NUM skittles NOUN with ADP one NUM ball NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Sam Sam PROPN Number=Sing 2 knocked nsubj 2 knocked knock VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 down down ADV _ 4 six advmod 4 six six NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 5 skittles nummod 5 skittles skittle NOUN Number=Plur 2 knocked obj 6 with with ADP _ 8 ball case 7 one one NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 8 ball nummod 8 ball ball NOUN Number=Sing 2 knocked obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 2 knocked punct
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1 knock down past Sam six skittles with one ball vn hit-18.1-1 «NP V NP PP.instrument»: agent=Agent skittle=Patient with ball=Instrument
Example 3 Let's play skittles in the garden!
obj xcomp obj case det obl punct root Let VERB 's PRON play VERB skittles NOUN in ADP the DET garden NOUN ! PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Let let VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 2 's we PRON Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs 1 Let obj 3 play play VERB VerbForm=Inf 1 Let xcomp 4 skittles skittle NOUN Number=Plur 3 play obj 5 in in ADP _ 7 garden case 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 garden det 7 garden garden NOUN Number=Sing 3 play obl 8 ! ! PUNCT _ 1 Let punct
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1 let imperative you not said here 's tree rules 2 play infinitive 's not said here skittles the garden vn use-105.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent skittle=Theme
Example 4 The bowling ball scattered the skittles.
det compound nsubj det obj punct root The DET bowling NOUN ball NOUN scattered VERB the DET skittles NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 ball det 2 bowling bowling NOUN Number=Sing 3 ball compound 3 ball ball NOUN Number=Sing 4 scattered nsubj 4 scattered scatter VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 skittles det 6 skittles skittle NOUN Number=Plur 4 scattered obj 7 . . PUNCT _ 4 scattered punct
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1 scatter past the bowling ball the skittles vn spray-9.7-1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent skittle=Theme
Example 5 The wind knocked the bins over like skittles.
det nsubj det obj advmod case obl punct root The DET wind NOUN knocked VERB the DET bins NOUN over ADV like ADP skittles NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 wind det 2 wind wind NOUN Number=Sing 3 knocked nsubj 3 knocked knock VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 bins det 5 bins bin NOUN Number=Plur 3 knocked obj 6 over over ADV _ 3 knocked advmod 7 like like ADP _ 8 skittles case 8 skittles skittle NOUN Number=Plur 3 knocked obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 3 knocked punct
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1 knock over past the wind the bins like skittles; over property vn split-23.2 «NP V NP apart»: agent=Agent bin=Patient
Example 6 Life isn't all beer and skittles, said Grandad.
nsubj cop advmod det cc conj punct parataxis nsubj punct root Life NOUN is AUX n't PART all DET beer NOUN and CCONJ skittles NOUN , PUNCT said VERB Grandad PROPN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Life life NOUN Number=Sing 5 beer nsubj 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 beer cop 3 n't not PART Polarity=Neg 5 beer advmod 4 all all DET PronType=Tot 5 beer det 5 beer beer NOUN Number=Sing root root 6 and and CCONJ _ 7 skittles cc 7 skittles skittle NOUN Number=Plur 5 beer conj 8 , , PUNCT _ 9 said punct 9 said say VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 5 beer parataxis 10 Grandad Grandad PROPN Number=Sing 9 said nsubj 11 . . PUNCT _ 5 beer punct
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1 not is a present Life all beer and skittles tree rules 2 say speech: assert past Grandad vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent
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