slant Who acts: slant, surface, particular way, Her, rain, you · What happens: be, slope, slant, mean, lean, see · To what, where: line, particular way, something, slant, slanted line, corner · Speech: someone speaks here
«slant» in the school dictionary: its 3 meanings for a pupil and its 8 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: slant in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 A slant is a line or surface that slopes, not straight up or flat.
The tree, 14 words det nsubj cop det cc conj nsubj acl:relcl punct advmod advmod advmod cc conj punct root A DET slant NOUN is AUX a DET line NOUN or CCONJ surface NOUN that PRON slopes VERB , PUNCT not PART straight ADV up ADV or CCONJ flat ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 slant det 2 slant slant NOUN Number=Sing 5 line nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 line cop 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 line det 5 line line NOUN Number=Sing root root 6 or or CCONJ _ 7 surface cc 7 surface surface NOUN Number=Sing 5 line conj 8 that that PRON PronType=Rel 9 slopes nsubj 9 slopes slope VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 7 surface acl:relcl 10 , , PUNCT _ 13 up punct 11 not not PART Polarity=Neg 13 up advmod 12 straight straight ADV _ 13 up advmod 13 up up ADV _ 9 slopes advmod 14 or or CCONJ _ 15 flat cc 15 flat flat ADJ Degree=Pos 13 up conj 16 . . PUNCT _ 5 line punct
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1 is a present a slant a line or surface tree rules 2 slope present surface vn spatial_configuration-47.6-1 «NP V»: agent=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 To slant means to lean or slope.
mark csubj mark xcomp cc conj punct root To PART slant VERB means VERB to PART lean VERB or CCONJ slope VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 To to PART _ 2 slant mark 2 slant slant VERB VerbForm=Inf 3 means csubj 3 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 to to PART _ 5 lean mark 5 lean lean VERB VerbForm=Inf 3 means xcomp 6 or or CCONJ _ 7 slope cc 7 slope slope VERB VerbForm=Inf 5 lean conj 8 . . PUNCT _ 3 means punct
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1 slant to-infinitive vn meander-47.7-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme 2 mean present vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 3 lean not said to happen to-infinitive vn assuming_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent 4 slope infinitive vn spatial_configuration-47.6-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
Meaning 3 A slant is also a particular way of seeing or telling something, sometimes unfairly, like a story with a slant.
The tree, 20 words det nsubj cop advmod det amod mark acl cc conj obj punct advmod advmod punct case det obl case det nmod punct root A DET slant NOUN is AUX also ADV a DET particular ADJ way NOUN of SCONJ seeing VERB or CCONJ telling VERB something PRON , PUNCT sometimes ADV unfairly ADV , PUNCT like ADP a DET story NOUN with ADP a DET slant NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 slant det 2 slant slant NOUN Number=Sing 7 way nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 7 way cop 4 also also ADV _ 7 way advmod 5 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 7 way det 6 particular particular ADJ Degree=Pos 7 way amod 7 way way NOUN Number=Sing root root 8 of of SCONJ _ 9 seeing mark 9 seeing see VERB VerbForm=Ger 7 way acl 10 or or CCONJ _ 11 telling cc 11 telling tell VERB VerbForm=Ger 9 seeing conj 12 something something PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 11 telling obj 13 , , PUNCT _ 15 unfairly punct 14 sometimes sometimes ADV PronType=Ind 15 unfairly advmod 15 unfairly unfairly ADV _ 11 telling advmod 16 , , PUNCT _ 19 story punct 17 like like ADP _ 19 story case 18 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 19 story det 19 story story NOUN Number=Sing 9 seeing obl 20 with with ADP _ 22 slant case 21 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 22 slant det 22 slant slant NOUN Number=Sing 19 story nmod 23 . . PUNCT _ 7 way punct
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1 is a present a slant a particular way tree rules 2 see gerund a particular way not said here like a story with a slant vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer 3 tell speech: assert gerund a particular way not said here something unfairly property vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent something=Recipient
Example 1 Her handwriting slants to the right.
nmod:poss compound case det nmod punct root Her PRON handwriting NOUN slants NOUN to ADP the DET right NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Her her PRON Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 3 slants nmod:poss 2 handwriting handwriting NOUN Number=Sing 3 slants compound 3 slants slant NOUN Number=Plur root root 4 to to ADP _ 6 right case 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 right det 6 right right NOUN Number=Sing 3 slants nmod 7 . . PUNCT _ 3 slants punct
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1 slant Her = she to the right nom slant «cognition transitive»: poss=agent to=obl
Example 2 The rain fell at a slant.
det nsubj case det obl punct root The DET rain NOUN fell VERB at ADP a DET slant NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 rain det 2 rain rain NOUN Number=Sing 3 fell nsubj 3 fell fall VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 at at ADP _ 6 slant case 5 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 slant det 6 slant slant NOUN Number=Sing 3 fell obl 7 . . PUNCT _ 3 fell punct
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1 fall past the rain a slant vn occur-48.3 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme at slant=Location
Example 3 The roof slants down to the garden.
det compound advmod case det obl punct root The DET roof NOUN slants NOUN down ADV to ADP the DET garden NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 slants det 2 roof roof NOUN Number=Sing 3 slants compound 3 slants slant NOUN Number=Plur root root 4 down down ADV _ 3 slants advmod 5 to to ADP _ 7 garden case 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 garden det 7 garden garden NOUN Number=Sing 4 down obl 8 . . PUNCT _ 3 slants punct
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.
Example 4 Draw a slanted line from corner to corner.
det amod obj case obl case nmod punct root Draw VERB a DET slanted ADJ line NOUN from ADP corner NOUN to ADP corner NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Draw draw VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 2 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 4 line det 3 slanted slanted ADJ Degree=Pos 4 line amod 4 line line NOUN Number=Sing 1 Draw obj 5 from from ADP _ 6 corner case 6 corner corner NOUN Number=Sing 1 Draw obl 7 to to ADP _ 8 corner case 8 corner corner NOUN Number=Sing 6 corner nmod 9 . . PUNCT _ 1 Draw punct
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1 draw imperative you not said here a slanted line corner to corner vn carry-11.4 «NP V NP PP.initial_location»: agent=Agent line=Theme from corner=Initial_Location
Example 5 The sun's rays slanted through the window.
det nmod:poss case acl case det obl punct root The DET sun NOUN 's PART rays NOUN slanted VERB through ADP the DET window NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 sun det 2 sun sun NOUN Number=Sing 4 rays nmod:poss 3 's 's PART _ 2 sun case 4 rays ray NOUN Number=Plur root root 5 slanted slant VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 4 rays acl 6 through through ADP _ 8 window case 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 window det 8 window window NOUN Number=Sing 5 slanted obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 4 rays punct
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1 slant participle the sun's rays not said here the window vn meander-47.7-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme through window=Location 2 ray the sun nom ray «phenomenon transitive»: poss=agent
Example 6 The article had a slant towards one team.
det nsubj det obj case nummod obl punct root The DET article NOUN had VERB a DET slant NOUN towards ADP one NUM team NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 article det 2 article article NOUN Number=Sing 3 had nsubj 3 had have VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 slant det 5 slant slant NOUN Number=Sing 3 had obj 6 towards towards ADP _ 8 team case 7 one one NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 8 team nummod 8 team team NOUN Number=Sing 3 had obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 3 had punct
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1 have past the article a slant towards one team vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent slant=Patient
Example 7 He gave the old story a fresh slant.
nsubj det amod obj det amod obj punct root He PRON gave VERB the DET old ADJ story NOUN a DET fresh ADJ slant 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 gave nsubj 2 gave give VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 story det 4 old old ADJ Degree=Pos 5 story amod 5 story story NOUN Number=Sing 2 gave obj 6 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 8 slant det 7 fresh fresh ADJ Degree=Pos 8 slant amod 8 slant slant NOUN Number=Sing 2 gave obj 9 . . PUNCT _ 2 gave punct
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1 give past He the old story vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent story=Recipient slant=Theme
Example 8 So the drakling wriggled through the hole, and began to crawl faster and faster down the slanting shaft that leads to the fire in the middle of the earth.
The tree, 29 words advmod det nsubj acl case det obl punct cc mark xcomp advmod cc conj case det amod obl nsubj acl:relcl case det obl case det obl case det nmod punct root So ADV the DET drakling NOUN wriggled VERB through ADP the DET hole NOUN , PUNCT and CCONJ began VERB to PART crawl VERB faster ADV and CCONJ faster ADV down ADP the DET slanting VERB shaft NOUN that PRON leads VERB to ADP the DET fire NOUN in ADP the DET middle NOUN of ADP the DET earth NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 So so ADV _ 10 began advmod 2 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 drakling det 3 drakling drakling NOUN Number=Sing 10 began nsubj 4 wriggled wriggle VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 3 drakling acl 5 through through ADP _ 7 hole case 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 hole det 7 hole hole NOUN Number=Sing 4 wriggled obl 8 , , PUNCT _ 10 began punct 9 and and CCONJ _ 10 began cc 10 began begin VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 11 to to PART _ 12 crawl mark 12 crawl crawl VERB VerbForm=Inf 10 began xcomp 13 faster fast ADV Degree=Cmp 12 crawl advmod 14 and and CCONJ _ 15 faster cc 15 faster fast ADV Degree=Cmp 13 faster conj 16 down down ADP _ 19 shaft case 17 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 19 shaft det 18 slanting slant VERB VerbForm=Ger 19 shaft amod 19 shaft shaft NOUN Number=Sing 15 faster obl 20 that that PRON PronType=Rel 21 leads nsubj 21 leads lead VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 19 shaft acl:relcl 22 to to ADP _ 24 fire case 23 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 24 fire det 24 fire fire NOUN Number=Sing 21 leads obl 25 in in ADP _ 27 middle case 26 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 27 middle det 27 middle middle NOUN Number=Sing 21 leads obl 28 of of ADP _ 30 earth case 29 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 30 earth det 30 earth earth NOUN Number=Sing 27 middle nmod 31 . . PUNCT _ 10 began punct
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1 wriggle participle the drakling not said here the hole vn body_internal_motion-49.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent 2 begin past the drakling vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP V S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Eventuality 3 crawl to-infinitive the drakling not said here fast property vn run-51.3.2 «NP V»: agent=Theme 4 slant gerund vn meander-47.7-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme 5 lead present the slanting shaft the middle of the earth to the fire vn result-27.2 «NP V PP»: agent=Precondition to fire=Patient
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