sleet Who acts: Sleet, small icy drops, Cold sleet, It, match, path · What happens: be, fall, sleet, mean, sting, start · To what, where: mix, sky, faces, kinds, sleet, waterproof coat · Speech: someone speaks here
«sleet» 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: sleet in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 Sleet is a mix of rain and snow, or small icy drops that fall from the sky.
The tree, 17 words nsubj cop det case nmod cc conj punct cc amod amod conj nsubj acl:relcl case det obl punct root Sleet NOUN is AUX a DET mix NOUN of ADP rain NOUN and CCONJ snow NOUN , PUNCT or CCONJ small ADJ icy ADJ drops NOUN that PRON fall VERB from ADP the DET sky NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Sleet sleet NOUN Number=Sing 4 mix nsubj 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 mix cop 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 4 mix det 4 mix mix NOUN Number=Sing root root 5 of of ADP _ 6 rain case 6 rain rain NOUN Number=Sing 4 mix nmod 7 and and CCONJ _ 8 snow cc 8 snow snow NOUN Number=Sing 6 rain conj 9 , , PUNCT _ 13 drops punct 10 or or CCONJ _ 13 drops cc 11 small small ADJ Degree=Pos 13 drops amod 12 icy icy ADJ Degree=Pos 13 drops amod 13 drops drop NOUN Number=Plur 4 mix conj 14 that that PRON PronType=Rel 15 fall nsubj 15 fall fall VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 13 drops acl:relcl 16 from from ADP _ 18 sky case 17 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 18 sky det 18 sky sky NOUN Number=Sing 15 fall obl 19 . . PUNCT _ 4 mix punct
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1 is a present Sleet a mix or small icy drops of rain and snow tree rules 2 fall present small icy drops the sky vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial_location»: agent=Theme from sky=Initial_Location
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 sleet means that sleet is falling: «It is sleeting».
mark csubj det nsubj aux ccomp punct punct nsubj aux parataxis punct punct root To PART sleet VERB means VERB that DET sleet NOUN is AUX falling VERB : PUNCT « PUNCT It PRON is AUX sleeting VERB » PUNCT . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 To to PART _ 2 sleet mark 2 sleet sleet VERB VerbForm=Inf 3 means csubj 3 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 that that DET Number=Sing PronType=Dem 5 sleet det 5 sleet sleet NOUN Number=Sing 7 falling nsubj 6 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 7 falling aux 7 falling fall VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 3 means ccomp 8 : : PUNCT _ 12 sleeting punct 9 « « PUNCT _ 12 sleeting punct 10 It it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 12 sleeting nsubj 11 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 12 sleeting aux 12 sleeting sleet VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 3 means parataxis 13 » » PUNCT _ 12 sleeting punct 14 . . PUNCT _ 3 means punct
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1 sleet to-infinitive vn weather-57 «It V PP.theme» 2 mean present vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 3 fall present · progressive that sleet vn occur-48.3 «NP V»: agent=Theme 4 sleet in a quote present · progressive sleet vn weather-57 «It V PP.theme»
Example 1 Cold sleet stung our faces on the way to school.
amod nsubj nmod:poss obj case det obl case nmod punct root Cold ADJ sleet NOUN stung VERB our PRON faces NOUN on ADP the DET way NOUN to ADP school NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Cold cold ADJ Degree=Pos 2 sleet amod 2 sleet sleet NOUN Number=Sing 3 stung nsubj 3 stung sting VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 our our PRON Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 5 faces nmod:poss 5 faces face NOUN Number=Plur 3 stung obj 6 on on ADP _ 8 way case 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 way det 8 way way NOUN Number=Sing 3 stung obl 9 to to ADP _ 10 school case 10 school school NOUN Number=Sing 8 way nmod 11 . . PUNCT _ 3 stung punct
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1 sting past Cold sleet our faces on the way to school vn touch-20-1 «NP V NP PP.theme PP.instrument»: agent=Agent face=Experiencer on way=Theme
Example 2 It started to sleet just as the match began.
nsubj mark xcomp advmod mark det nsubj advcl punct root It PRON started VERB to PART sleet VERB just ADV as SCONJ the DET match NOUN began VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 It it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 2 started nsubj 2 started start VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 to to PART _ 4 sleet mark 4 sleet sleet VERB VerbForm=Inf 2 started xcomp 5 just just ADV _ 9 began advmod 6 as as SCONJ _ 9 began mark 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 match det 8 match match NOUN Number=Sing 9 began nsubj 9 began begin VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 4 sleet advcl 10 . . PUNCT _ 2 started punct
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1 start past It vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP V S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Eventuality 2 sleet to-infinitive vn weather-57 «It V PP.theme» 3 begin past the match vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP.eventuality V»: agent=Eventuality
Example 3 The path was slippery after the sleet.
det nsubj cop case det obl punct root The DET path NOUN was AUX slippery ADJ after ADP the DET sleet NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 path det 2 path path NOUN Number=Sing 4 slippery nsubj 3 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 4 slippery cop 4 slippery slippery ADJ Degree=Pos root root 5 after after ADP _ 7 sleet case 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 sleet det 7 sleet sleet NOUN Number=Sing 4 slippery obl 8 . . PUNCT _ 4 slippery punct
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1 is past the path after the sleet slippery property tree rules
Example 4 Rain, snow, sleet and hail are all kinds of precipitation.
nsubj punct conj punct conj cc conj cop advmod case nmod punct root Rain NOUN , PUNCT snow NOUN , PUNCT sleet NOUN and CCONJ hail NOUN are AUX all ADV kinds NOUN of ADP precipitation NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Rain rain NOUN Number=Sing 10 kinds nsubj 2 , , PUNCT _ 3 snow punct 3 snow snow NOUN Number=Sing 1 Rain conj 4 , , PUNCT _ 5 sleet punct 5 sleet sleet NOUN Number=Sing 1 Rain conj 6 and and CCONJ _ 7 hail cc 7 hail hail NOUN Number=Sing 1 Rain conj 8 are be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 10 kinds cop 9 all all ADV _ 10 kinds advmod 10 kinds kind NOUN Number=Plur root root 11 of of ADP _ 12 precipitation case 12 precipitation precipitation NOUN Number=Sing 10 kinds nmod 13 . . PUNCT _ 10 kinds punct
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1 is a present Rain and snow and sleet and hail kinds of precipitation; all property tree rules
Example 5 The forecast says sleet tonight.
det nsubj obj obl:unmarked punct root The DET forecast NOUN says VERB sleet NOUN tonight NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 forecast det 2 forecast forecast NOUN Number=Sing 3 says nsubj 3 says say VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 sleet sleet NOUN Number=Sing 3 says obj 5 tonight tonight NOUN Number=Sing 4 sleet obl:unmarked 6 . . PUNCT _ 3 says punct
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1 say speech: assert present the forecast sleet vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent sleet=Topic
Example 6 We stayed inside while it sleeted all afternoon.
nsubj advmod mark nsubj advcl det obl:unmarked punct root We PRON stayed VERB inside ADV while SCONJ it PRON sleeted VERB all DET afternoon 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 stayed nsubj 2 stayed stay VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 inside inside ADV _ 2 stayed advmod 4 while while SCONJ _ 6 sleeted mark 5 it it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 6 sleeted nsubj 6 sleeted sleet VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 2 stayed advcl 7 all all DET PronType=Tot 8 afternoon det 8 afternoon afternoon NOUN Number=Sing 6 sleeted obl:unmarked 9 . . PUNCT _ 2 stayed punct
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1 stay past We inside property vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme 2 sleet past it afternoon vn weather-57 «It V PP.theme»
Example 7 Wear a waterproof coat in sleet.
det amod obj case nmod punct root Wear VERB a DET waterproof ADJ coat NOUN in ADP sleet NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Wear wear VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 2 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 4 coat det 3 waterproof waterproof ADJ Degree=Pos 4 coat amod 4 coat coat NOUN Number=Sing 1 Wear obj 5 in in ADP _ 6 sleet case 6 sleet sleet NOUN Number=Sing 4 coat nmod 7 . . PUNCT _ 1 Wear punct
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1 wear imperative you not said here a waterproof coat sleet vn wipe_manner-10.4.1-1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent coat=Theme
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