slurry Who acts: Slurry, farmer, whole village, you, builders, river · What happens: be, crush, mix, keep, spread, spray · To what, where: thick runny mixture, liquid animal manure, farms, dung, tanks, fields · Speech: someone speaks here
«slurry» 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: slurry in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 Slurry is a thick, runny mixture of water and something solid, such as mud, cement or crushed rock.
The tree, 18 words nsubj cop det amod punct amod case nmod cc conj amod punct case fixed nmod punct conj cc amod conj punct root Slurry NOUN is AUX a DET thick ADJ , PUNCT runny ADJ mixture NOUN of ADP water NOUN and CCONJ something PRON solid ADJ , PUNCT such ADJ as ADP mud NOUN , PUNCT cement NOUN or CCONJ crushed VERB rock NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Slurry slurry NOUN Number=Sing 7 mixture nsubj 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 7 mixture cop 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 7 mixture det 4 thick thick ADJ Degree=Pos 7 mixture amod 5 , , PUNCT _ 4 thick punct 6 runny runny ADJ Degree=Pos 7 mixture amod 7 mixture mixture NOUN Number=Sing root root 8 of of ADP _ 9 water case 9 water water NOUN Number=Sing 7 mixture nmod 10 and and CCONJ _ 11 something cc 11 something something PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 7 mixture conj 12 solid solid ADJ Degree=Pos 11 something amod 13 , , PUNCT _ 16 mud punct 14 such such ADJ Degree=Pos ExtPos=ADP 16 mud case 15 as as ADP _ 14 such fixed 16 mud mud NOUN Number=Sing 11 something nmod 17 , , PUNCT _ 18 cement punct 18 cement cement NOUN Number=Sing 16 mud conj 19 or or CCONJ _ 21 rock cc 20 crushed crush VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 21 rock amod 21 rock rock NOUN Number=Sing 16 mud conj 22 . . PUNCT _ 7 mixture punct
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1 is a present Slurry a thick runny mixture of water tree rules 2 crush participle vn carve-21.2-1 «NP V ADVP-Middle»: agent=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.
Meaning 2 Usage: farming — kept apart, not parsed.
On farms, slurry is liquid animal manure (dung and urine mixed with water) kept in tanks or pits and spread on fields as fertiliser.
The tree, 24 words case obl punct nsubj cop amod compound punct appos cc conj acl case obl punct acl case obl cc conj cc conj case obl case obl punct root On ADP farms NOUN , PUNCT slurry NOUN is AUX liquid ADJ animal NOUN manure NOUN ( PUNCT dung NOUN and CCONJ urine NOUN mixed VERB with ADP water NOUN ) PUNCT kept VERB in ADP tanks NOUN or CCONJ pits NOUN and CCONJ spread VERB on ADP fields NOUN as ADP fertiliser NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 On on ADP _ 2 farms case 2 farms farm NOUN Number=Plur 8 manure obl 3 , , PUNCT _ 2 farms punct 4 slurry slurry NOUN Number=Sing 8 manure nsubj 5 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 8 manure cop 6 liquid liquid ADJ Degree=Pos 8 manure amod 7 animal animal NOUN Number=Sing 8 manure compound 8 manure manure NOUN Number=Sing root root 9 ( ( PUNCT _ 10 dung punct 10 dung dung NOUN Number=Sing 8 manure appos 11 and and CCONJ _ 12 urine cc 12 urine urine NOUN Number=Sing 10 dung conj 13 mixed mix VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 10 dung acl 14 with with ADP _ 15 water case 15 water water NOUN Number=Sing 13 mixed obl 16 ) ) PUNCT _ 10 dung punct 17 kept keep VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 8 manure acl 18 in in ADP _ 19 tanks case 19 tanks tank NOUN Number=Plur 17 kept obl 20 or or CCONJ _ 21 pits cc 21 pits pit NOUN Number=Plur 19 tanks conj 22 and and CCONJ _ 23 spread cc 23 spread spread VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 17 kept conj 24 on on ADP _ 25 fields case 25 fields field NOUN Number=Plur 23 spread obl 26 as as ADP _ 27 fertiliser case 27 fertiliser fertiliser NOUN Number=Sing 23 spread obl 28 . . PUNCT _ 8 manure punct
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1 is a present slurry liquid animal manure farms tree rules 2 mix participle dung and urine not said here with water vn mix-22.1-1-1 «NP V PP.co-patient»: agent=Patient with water=Co-Patient 3 keep participle liquid animal manure not said here tanks or pits vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent in tank=Location 4 spread participle fields as fertiliser vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme on field=Location
Example 1 The farmer sprayed slurry on the field, and the whole village smelled it.
The tree, 13 words det nsubj obj case det obl punct cc det amod nsubj conj obj punct root The DET farmer NOUN sprayed VERB slurry NOUN on ADP the DET field NOUN , PUNCT and CCONJ the DET whole ADJ village NOUN smelled VERB it PRON . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 farmer det 2 farmer farmer NOUN Number=Sing 3 sprayed nsubj 3 sprayed spray VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 slurry slurry NOUN Number=Sing 3 sprayed obj 5 on on ADP _ 7 field case 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 field det 7 field field NOUN Number=Sing 3 sprayed obl 8 , , PUNCT _ 13 smelled punct 9 and and CCONJ _ 13 smelled cc 10 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 12 village det 11 whole whole ADJ Degree=Pos 12 village amod 12 village village NOUN Number=Sing 13 smelled nsubj 13 smelled smell VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 3 sprayed conj 14 it it PRON Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 13 smelled obj 15 . . PUNCT _ 3 sprayed punct
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1 spray past the farmer slurry the field vn spray-9.7-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent slurry=Theme on field=Destination 2 smell past the whole village slurry vn see-30.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer it=Stimulus
Example 2 Never go near a slurry pit on a farm.
advmod case det compound obl case det obl punct root Never ADV go VERB near ADP a DET slurry NOUN pit NOUN on ADP a DET farm NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Never never ADV PronType=Neg 2 go advmod 2 go go VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 3 near near ADP _ 6 pit case 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 pit det 5 slurry slurry NOUN Number=Sing 6 pit compound 6 pit pit NOUN Number=Sing 2 go obl 7 on on ADP _ 9 farm case 8 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 9 farm det 9 farm farm NOUN Number=Sing 2 go obl 10 . . PUNCT _ 2 go punct
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1 not go imperative you not said here a slurry pit on a farm vn occur-48.3-2 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme near pit=Location
Example 3 The builders poured a slurry of cement into the hole.
det nsubj det obj case nmod case det obl punct root The DET builders NOUN poured VERB a DET slurry NOUN of ADP cement NOUN into ADP the DET hole NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 builders det 2 builders builder NOUN Number=Plur 3 poured nsubj 3 poured pour VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 slurry det 5 slurry slurry NOUN Number=Sing 3 poured obj 6 of of ADP _ 7 cement case 7 cement cement NOUN Number=Sing 5 slurry nmod 8 into into ADP _ 10 hole case 9 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 10 hole det 10 hole hole NOUN Number=Sing 3 poured obl 11 . . PUNCT _ 3 poured punct
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1 pour past the builders a slurry of cement the hole vn pour-9.5 «NP V NP PP.initial_location PP.destination»: agent=Agent slurry=Theme into hole=Destination
Example 4 When the river flooded, a brown slurry of mud covered the road.
advmod det nsubj advcl punct det amod nsubj case nmod det obj punct root When ADV the DET river NOUN flooded VERB , PUNCT a DET brown ADJ slurry NOUN of ADP mud NOUN covered VERB the DET road NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 When when ADV PronType=Int 4 flooded advmod 2 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 river det 3 river river NOUN Number=Sing 4 flooded nsubj 4 flooded flood VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 11 covered advcl 5 , , PUNCT _ 4 flooded punct 6 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 8 slurry det 7 brown brown ADJ Degree=Pos 8 slurry amod 8 slurry slurry NOUN Number=Sing 11 covered nsubj 9 of of ADP _ 10 mud case 10 mud mud NOUN Number=Sing 8 slurry nmod 11 covered cover VERB Mood=Ind Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 12 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 13 road det 13 road road NOUN Number=Sing 11 covered obj 14 . . PUNCT _ 11 covered punct
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1 flood past the river vn other_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient 2 cover past a brown slurry of mud the road vn fill-9.8-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme road=Destination
Example 5 Our science teacher mixed clay and water to make a slurry.
nmod:poss compound nsubj obj cc conj mark advcl det obj punct root Our PRON science NOUN teacher NOUN mixed VERB clay NOUN and CCONJ water NOUN to PART make VERB a DET slurry 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 3 teacher nmod:poss 2 science science NOUN Number=Sing 3 teacher compound 3 teacher teacher NOUN Number=Sing 4 mixed nsubj 4 mixed mix VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 5 clay clay NOUN Number=Sing 4 mixed obj 6 and and CCONJ _ 7 water cc 7 water water NOUN Number=Sing 5 clay conj 8 to to PART _ 9 make mark 9 make make VERB VerbForm=Inf 4 mixed advcl 10 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 11 slurry det 11 slurry slurry NOUN Number=Sing 9 make obj 12 . . PUNCT _ 4 mixed punct
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1 mix past Our science teacher clay and water vn mix-22.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent clay=Patient 2 make to-infinitive Our science teacher not said here a slurry vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset slurry=Product
Example 6 If you leave the slurry still, the solid bits sink to the bottom.
The tree, 13 words mark nsubj advcl det obj advmod punct det amod nsubj case det obl punct root If SCONJ you PRON leave VERB the DET slurry NOUN still ADV , PUNCT the DET solid ADJ bits NOUN sink VERB to ADP the DET bottom NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 If if SCONJ _ 3 leave mark 2 you you PRON Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs 3 leave nsubj 3 leave leave VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 11 sink advcl 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 slurry det 5 slurry slurry NOUN Number=Sing 3 leave obj 6 still still ADV _ 3 leave advmod 7 , , PUNCT _ 3 leave punct 8 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 10 bits det 9 solid solid ADJ Degree=Pos 10 bits amod 10 bits bit NOUN Number=Plur 11 sink nsubj 11 sink sink VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 12 to to ADP _ 14 bottom case 13 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 14 bottom det 14 bottom bottom NOUN Number=Sing 11 sink obl 15 . . PUNCT _ 11 sink punct
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1 leave a condition, not said to happen present you the slurry still vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent slurry=Theme 2 sink present the solid bits to the bottom vn other_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient
Example 7 Farm safety posters warn that slurry gas can kill in seconds.
compound compound nsubj mark compound nsubj aux ccomp case obl punct root Farm NOUN safety NOUN posters NOUN warn VERB that SCONJ slurry NOUN gas NOUN can AUX kill VERB in ADP seconds NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Farm farm NOUN Number=Sing 2 safety compound 2 safety safety NOUN Number=Sing 3 posters compound 3 posters poster NOUN Number=Plur 4 warn nsubj 4 warn warn VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 5 that that SCONJ _ 9 kill mark 6 slurry slurry NOUN Number=Sing 7 gas compound 7 gas gas NOUN Number=Sing 9 kill nsubj 8 can can AUX VerbForm=Fin 9 kill aux 9 kill kill VERB VerbForm=Inf 4 warn ccomp 10 in in ADP _ 11 seconds case 11 seconds second NOUN Number=Plur 9 kill obl 12 . . PUNCT _ 4 warn punct
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1 warn speech: warn present safety posters vn advise-37.9-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 2 kill can slurry gas second vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer
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