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sliver

Who acts: I, sliver, She · What happens: cut, break off, have, be, show, get · To what, where: thin small piece, something, tiny sliver, floor, sliver, finger

«sliver» 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: sliver in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

A very thin, small piece cut or broken off something.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 piece	det
2	very	very	ADV	_	3 thin	advmod
3	thin	thin	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 piece	amod
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	3 thin	punct
5	small	small	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 piece	amod
6	piece	piece	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
7	cut	cut	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	6 piece	acl
8	or	or	CCONJ	_	9 broken	cc
9	broken	break	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	7 cut	conj
10	off	off	ADP	_	9 broken	compound:prt
11	something	something	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	9 broken	obj
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 piece	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	cut	participle		a thin small piece not said here					vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer
2	break off	participle		something					vn hurt-40.8.3-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer something=Patient

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.

The example in this meaning, parsed on its own:

"a sliver of cake", "a sliver of glass".

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	"	"	PUNCT	_	3 sliver	punct
2	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	3 sliver	det
3	sliver	sliver	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
4	of	of	ADP	_	5 cake	case
5	cake	cake	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 sliver	nmod
6	"	"	PUNCT	_	3 sliver	punct
7	,	,	PUNCT	_	10 sliver	punct
8	"	"	PUNCT	_	10 sliver	punct
9	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	10 sliver	det
10	sliver	sliver	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 sliver	appos
11	of	of	ADP	_	12 glass	case
12	glass	glass	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 sliver	nmod
13	"	"	PUNCT	_	10 sliver	punct
14	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 sliver	punct

The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

Meaning 2

A tiny amount.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	3 amount	det
2	tiny	tiny	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 amount	amod
3	amount	amount	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
4	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 amount	punct

The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

The example in this meaning, parsed on its own:

"a sliver of hope".

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	"	"	PUNCT	_	3 sliver	punct
2	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	3 sliver	det
3	sliver	sliver	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
4	of	of	ADP	_	5 hope	case
5	hope	hope	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 sliver	nmod
6	"	"	PUNCT	_	3 sliver	punct
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 sliver	punct

The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

Meaning 3

In parts of the USA and Canada, a splinter in your skin.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	In	in	ADP	_	2 parts	case
2	parts	part	NOUN	Number=Plur	root	root
3	of	of	ADP	_	5 USA	case
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 USA	det
5	USA	USA	PROPN	Number=Sing	2 parts	nmod
6	and	and	CCONJ	_	7 Canada	cc
7	Canada	Canada	PROPN	Number=Sing	5 USA	conj
8	,	,	PUNCT	_	10 splinter	punct
9	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	10 splinter	det
10	splinter	splinter	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 USA	appos
11	in	in	ADP	_	13 skin	case
12	your	your	PRON	Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	13 skin	nmod:poss
13	skin	skin	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 splinter	nmod
14	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 parts	punct

The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

Example 1

Can I have a tiny sliver of cake?

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Can	can	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	3 have	aux
2	I	I	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs	3 have	nsubj
3	have	have	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	root	root
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 sliver	det
5	tiny	tiny	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 sliver	amod
6	sliver	sliver	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 have	obj
7	of	of	ADP	_	8 cake	case
8	cake	cake	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 sliver	nmod
9	?	?	PUNCT	_	3 have	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	have	can	I	a tiny sliver of cake					vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent sliver=Patient

Example 2

A sliver of glass was on the floor.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	2 sliver	det
2	sliver	sliver	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 floor	nsubj
3	of	of	ADP	_	4 glass	case
4	glass	glass	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 sliver	nmod
5	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	8 floor	cop
6	on	on	ADP	_	8 floor	case
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 floor	det
8	floor	floor	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	8 floor	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	past	a sliver of glass			the floor			tree rules

Example 3

Only a sliver of the moon was showing.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Only	only	ADV	_	3 sliver	advmod
2	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	3 sliver	det
3	sliver	sliver	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 showing	nsubj
4	of	of	ADP	_	6 moon	case
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 moon	det
6	moon	moon	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 sliver	nmod
7	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	8 showing	aux
8	showing	show	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	root	root
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	8 showing	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	show	past · progressive	a sliver of the moon						vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent

Example 4

I got a sliver of wood in my finger.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	I	I	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs	2 got	nsubj
2	got	get	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	4 sliver	det
4	sliver	sliver	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 got	obj
5	of	of	ADP	_	6 wood	case
6	wood	wood	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 sliver	nmod
7	in	in	ADP	_	9 finger	case
8	my	my	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	9 finger	nmod:poss
9	finger	finger	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 got	obl
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 got	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	get	past	I	a sliver of wood		my finger			vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer sliver=Stimulus

Example 5

There was a sliver of light under the door.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	There	there	PRON	PronType=Dem	2 was	expl
2	was	be	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	4 sliver	det
4	sliver	sliver	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 was	nsubj
5	of	of	ADP	_	6 light	case
6	light	light	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 sliver	nmod
7	under	under	ADP	_	9 door	case
8	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 door	det
9	door	door	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 light	nmod
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 was	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	be	past	a sliver of light under the door			there			vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme

Example 6

She cut a sliver of cheese.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	She	she	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	2 cut	nsubj
2	cut	cut	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	4 sliver	det
4	sliver	sliver	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 cut	obj
5	of	of	ADP	_	6 cheese	case
6	cheese	cheese	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 sliver	nmod
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 cut	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	cut	past	She	a sliver of cheese					vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent sliver=Product

Text: the school dictionary of Mova's schools (world/data/dictionary-schools/), written for Mova. Trees: Mova's own parse — the en model on the CPU, when the site is built — not checked by a teacher; they may be wrong. Frames: Mova's frames reader (prag), each meaning and example read on its own. Elamur Cosmic License.

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