solstice Who acts: solstice, Sun, summer solstice, winter solstice, People, sunlight · What happens: be, have, gather, fill, get, measure · To what, where: one, highest point, longest daylight, shortest, longest day, Stonehenge
«solstice» in the school dictionary: its meaning 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: solstice in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 A solstice is one of the two days each year when the Sun is at its highest or lowest point in the sky at noon. The summer solstice has the longest daylight; the winter solstice has the shortest.
Sentence 1: A solstice is one of the two days each year when the Sun is at its highest or lowest point in the sky at noon.
The tree, 25 words det nsubj cop case det nummod nmod det nmod:unmarked advmod det nsubj cop case nmod:poss amod cc conj acl:relcl case det nmod case nmod punct root A DET solstice NOUN is AUX one NUM of ADP the DET two NUM days NOUN each DET year NOUN when ADV the DET Sun PROPN is AUX at ADP its PRON highest ADJ or CCONJ lowest ADJ point NOUN in ADP the DET sky NOUN at ADP noon NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 solstice det 2 solstice solstice NOUN Number=Sing 4 one nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 one cop 4 one one NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card root root 5 of of ADP _ 8 days case 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 days det 7 two two NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 8 days nummod 8 days day NOUN Number=Plur 4 one nmod 9 each each DET PronType=Tot 10 year det 10 year year NOUN Number=Sing 8 days nmod:unmarked 11 when when ADV PronType=Int 20 point advmod 12 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 13 Sun det 13 Sun Sun PROPN Number=Sing 20 point nsubj 14 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 20 point cop 15 at at ADP _ 20 point case 16 its its PRON Case=Gen Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 20 point nmod:poss 17 highest high ADJ Degree=Sup 20 point amod 18 or or CCONJ _ 19 lowest cc 19 lowest low ADJ Degree=Sup 17 highest conj 20 point point NOUN Number=Sing 4 one acl:relcl 21 in in ADP _ 23 sky case 22 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 23 sky det 23 sky sky NOUN Number=Sing 20 point nmod 24 at at ADP _ 25 noon case 25 noon noon NOUN Number=Sing 20 point nmod 26 . . PUNCT _ 4 one punct
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1 is a present a solstice one day tree rules 2 is present the Sun Sun's highest point noon in the sky tree rules
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.
Sentence 2: The summer solstice has the longest daylight; the winter solstice has the shortest.
The tree, 13 words det compound nsubj det amod obj punct det compound nsubj conj det obj punct root The DET summer NOUN solstice NOUN has VERB the DET longest ADJ daylight NOUN ; PUNCT the DET winter NOUN solstice NOUN has VERB the DET shortest ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 solstice det 2 summer summer NOUN Number=Sing 3 solstice compound 3 solstice solstice NOUN Number=Sing 4 has nsubj 4 has have VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 daylight det 6 longest long ADJ Degree=Sup 7 daylight amod 7 daylight daylight NOUN Number=Sing 4 has obj 8 ; ; PUNCT _ 12 has punct 9 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 11 solstice det 10 winter winter NOUN Number=Sing 11 solstice compound 11 solstice solstice NOUN Number=Sing 12 has nsubj 12 has have VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 has conj 13 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 14 shortest det 14 shortest short ADJ Degree=Sup 12 has obj 15 . . PUNCT _ 4 has punct
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1 have present the summer solstice the longest daylight vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent daylight=Patient 2 have present the winter solstice the shortest vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent short=Patient
Example 1 The summer solstice is the longest day of the year.
det compound nsubj cop det amod case det nmod punct root The DET summer NOUN solstice NOUN is AUX the DET longest ADJ day NOUN of ADP the DET year NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 solstice det 2 summer summer NOUN Number=Sing 3 solstice compound 3 solstice solstice NOUN Number=Sing 7 day nsubj 4 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 7 day cop 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 day det 6 longest long ADJ Degree=Sup 7 day amod 7 day day NOUN Number=Sing root root 8 of of ADP _ 10 year case 9 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 10 year det 10 year year NOUN Number=Sing 7 day nmod 11 . . PUNCT _ 7 day punct
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1 is a present the summer solstice the longest day year tree rules
Example 2 People gather at Stonehenge for the solstice sunrise.
nsubj case obl case det compound obl punct root People NOUN gather VERB at ADP Stonehenge PROPN for ADP the DET solstice NOUN sunrise NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 People people NOUN Number=Plur 2 gather nsubj 2 gather gather VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 at at ADP _ 4 Stonehenge case 4 Stonehenge Stonehenge PROPN Number=Sing 2 gather obl 5 for for ADP _ 8 sunrise case 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 sunrise det 7 solstice solstice NOUN Number=Sing 8 sunrise compound 8 sunrise sunrise NOUN Number=Sing 2 gather obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 2 gather punct
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1 gather present People Stonehenge sunrise vn herd-47.5.2 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent
Example 3 In Australia, the winter solstice is in June.
case obl punct det compound nsubj cop case punct root In ADP Australia PROPN , PUNCT the DET winter NOUN solstice NOUN is AUX in ADP June PROPN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 In in ADP _ 2 Australia case 2 Australia Australia PROPN Number=Sing 9 June obl 3 , , PUNCT _ 2 Australia punct 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 solstice det 5 winter winter NOUN Number=Sing 6 solstice compound 6 solstice solstice NOUN Number=Sing 9 June nsubj 7 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 9 June cop 8 in in ADP _ 9 June case 9 June June PROPN Number=Sing root root 10 . . PUNCT _ 9 June punct
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1 is present the winter solstice Australia in June tree rules
Example 4 At Newgrange, sunlight fills the passage at the winter solstice.
case obl punct nsubj det obj case det compound nmod punct root At ADP Newgrange PROPN , PUNCT sunlight NOUN fills VERB the DET passage NOUN at ADP the DET winter NOUN solstice NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 At at ADP _ 2 Newgrange case 2 Newgrange Newgrange PROPN Number=Sing 5 fills obl 3 , , PUNCT _ 2 Newgrange punct 4 sunlight sunlight NOUN Number=Sing 5 fills nsubj 5 fills fill VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 passage det 7 passage passage NOUN Number=Sing 5 fills obj 8 at at ADP _ 11 solstice case 9 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 11 solstice det 10 winter winter NOUN Number=Sing 11 solstice compound 11 solstice solstice NOUN Number=Sing 7 passage nmod 12 . . PUNCT _ 5 fills punct
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1 fill present sunlight the passage Newgrange at the winter solstice vn other_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent passage=Patient
Example 5 After the winter solstice, days slowly get longer.
case det compound obl punct nsubj advmod xcomp punct root After ADP the DET winter NOUN solstice NOUN , PUNCT days NOUN slowly ADV get VERB longer ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 After after ADP _ 4 solstice case 2 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 4 solstice det 3 winter winter NOUN Number=Sing 4 solstice compound 4 solstice solstice NOUN Number=Sing 8 get obl 5 , , PUNCT _ 4 solstice punct 6 days day NOUN Number=Plur 8 get nsubj 7 slowly slowly ADV _ 8 get advmod 8 get get VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 9 longer long ADJ Degree=Cmp 8 get xcomp 10 . . PUNCT _ 8 get punct
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1 get present days after the winter solstice long, slowly property vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Experiencer
Example 6 We measured our shadow on the solstice.
nsubj nmod:poss obj case det obl punct root We PRON measured VERB our PRON shadow NOUN on ADP the DET solstice 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 measured nsubj 2 measured measure VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 our our PRON Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 4 shadow nmod:poss 4 shadow shadow NOUN Number=Sing 2 measured obj 5 on on ADP _ 7 solstice case 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 solstice det 7 solstice solstice NOUN Number=Sing 2 measured obl 8 . . PUNCT _ 2 measured punct
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1 measure past We our shadow the solstice vn register-54.1-2-1 «NP V NP.value»: agent=Theme shadow=Value 2 shadow our nom shadow «state transitive»: poss=agent
Example 7 There are two solstices and two equinoxes each year.
expl nummod nsubj cc nummod conj det obl:unmarked punct root There PRON are VERB two NUM solstices NOUN and CCONJ two NUM equinoxes NOUN each DET year NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 There there PRON PronType=Dem 2 are expl 2 are be VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 two two NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 4 solstices nummod 4 solstices solstice NOUN Number=Plur 2 are nsubj 5 and and CCONJ _ 7 equinoxes cc 6 two two NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 7 equinoxes nummod 7 equinoxes equinox NOUN Number=Plur 4 solstices conj 8 each each DET PronType=Tot 9 year det 9 year year NOUN Number=Sing 2 are obl:unmarked 10 . . PUNCT _ 2 are punct
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1 does present two solstices and two equinoxes there year vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
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