spindle

Who acts: hand, rod, something, princess, woman, spinning wheel · What happens: point, use, spin, twist, turn round, turn · To what, where: thin pointed stick, hand, wool, thread, machine, finger

«spindle» in the school dictionary: its 3 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: spindle in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

A thin, pointed stick used in hand spinning to twist wool or other fibres into thread.

The tree, 16 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 stick	det
2	thin	thin	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 stick	amod
3	,	,	PUNCT	_	2 thin	punct
4	pointed	point	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	5 stick	amod
5	stick	stick	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
6	used	use	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	5 stick	acl
7	in	in	ADP	_	8 hand	case
8	hand	hand	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 used	obl
9	spinning	spin	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	8 hand	acl
10	to	to	PART	_	11 twist	mark
11	twist	twist	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	9 spinning	xcomp
12	wool	wool	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 twist	obj
13	or	or	CCONJ	_	15 fibres	cc
14	other	other	ADJ	Degree=Pos	15 fibres	amod
15	fibres	fibre	NOUN	Number=Plur	12 wool	conj
16	into	into	ADP	_	17 thread	case
17	thread	thread	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 twist	obl
18	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 stick	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	where	roles by
1	point	participle				vn wink-40.3.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
2	use	participle		a thin pointed stick not said here	hand	vn eat-39.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
3	spin	gerund	hand not said here			tree rules
4	twist	to-infinitive	hand not said here	wool or other fibres	thread	vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V NP PP.trajectory»: agent=Agent wool=Theme into thread=Trajectory

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

A rod or pin in a machine that turns round, or around which something turns.

The tree, 15 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	2 rod	det
2	rod	rod	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 turns	nsubj
3	or	or	CCONJ	_	4 pin	cc
4	pin	pin	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 rod	conj
5	in	in	ADP	_	7 machine	case
6	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	7 machine	det
7	machine	machine	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 turns	obl
8	that	that	PRON	PronType=Rel	9 turns	nsubj
9	turns	turn	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
10	round	round	ADV	_	9 turns	advmod
11	,	,	PUNCT	_	16 turns	punct
12	or	or	CCONJ	_	16 turns	cc
13	around	around	ADP	_	14 which	case
14	which	which	PRON	PronType=Rel	16 turns	obl
15	something	something	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	16 turns	nsubj
16	turns	turn	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	9 turns	conj
17	.	.	PUNCT	_	9 turns	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	turn round	present	a rod or pin			a machine		round property	vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V PP.trajectory»: agent=Theme in machine=Trajectory
2	turn	present	something						vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V PP.trajectory»: agent=Theme around which=Trajectory

Meaning 3

Usage: adjective form spindly — kept apart, not parsed.

Long and thin, like spindly legs.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Long	long	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
2	and	and	CCONJ	_	3 thin	cc
3	thin	thin	ADJ	Degree=Pos	1 Long	conj
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	7 legs	punct
5	like	like	ADP	_	7 legs	case
6	spindly	spindly	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 legs	amod
7	legs	leg	NOUN	Number=Plur	1 Long	obl
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Long	punct

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

Example 1

The princess pricked her finger on the spindle.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 princess	det
2	princess	princess	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 pricked	nsubj
3	pricked	prick	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	her	her	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	5 finger	nmod:poss
5	finger	finger	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 pricked	obj
6	on	on	ADP	_	8 spindle	case
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 spindle	det
8	spindle	spindle	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 pricked	obl
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 pricked	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	prick	past	the princess	princess's finger		the spindle			vn hurt-40.8.3-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer finger=Patient

Example 2

The woman twisted the wool onto her spindle.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 woman	det
2	woman	woman	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 twisted	nsubj
3	twisted	twist	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 wool	det
5	wool	wool	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 twisted	obj
6	onto	onto	ADP	_	8 spindle	case
7	her	her	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	8 spindle	nmod:poss
8	spindle	spindle	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 twisted	obl
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 twisted	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	twist	past	the woman	the wool		woman's spindle			vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V NP PP.trajectory»: agent=Agent wool=Theme onto spindle=Trajectory

Example 3

The spinning wheel has a spindle that turns very fast.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 wheel	det
2	spinning	spinning	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 wheel	compound
3	wheel	wheel	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 has	nsubj
4	has	have	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
5	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 spindle	det
6	spindle	spindle	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 has	obj
7	that	that	PRON	PronType=Rel	8 turns	nsubj
8	turns	turn	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	6 spindle	acl:relcl
9	very	very	ADV	_	10 fast	advmod
10	fast	fast	ADV	Degree=Pos	8 turns	advmod
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 has	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	have	present	the spinning wheel	a spindle					vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent spindle=Patient
2	turn	present	a spindle					fast property	vn roll-51.3.1 «NP.theme V»: agent=Theme

Example 4

Spiders have long, spindly legs.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Spiders	spider	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 have	nsubj
2	have	have	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	long	long	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 legs	amod
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	3 long	punct
5	spindly	spindly	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 legs	amod
6	legs	leg	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 have	obj
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 have	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	have	present	Spiders	long spindly legs					vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent leg=Patient

Example 5

The door handle fell off its spindle.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 handle	det
2	door	door	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 handle	compound
3	handle	handle	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 fell	nsubj
4	fell	fall	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
5	off	off	ADP	_	4 fell	compound:prt
6	its	its	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	7 spindle	nmod:poss
7	spindle	spindle	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 fell	obj
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 fell	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	fall off	past	the door handle	handle's spindle					vn calibratable_cos-45.6.1-1 «NP.patient V NP.extent PP.source PP.goal»: agent=Patient spindle=Extent

Example 6

Before mills, all thread was made with a spindle.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Before	before	ADP	_	2 mills	case
2	mills	mill	NOUN	Number=Plur	7 made	obl
3	,	,	PUNCT	_	2 mills	punct
4	all	all	DET	PronType=Tot	5 thread	det
5	thread	thread	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 made	nsubj:pass
6	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	7 made	aux:pass
7	made	make	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
8	with	with	ADP	_	10 spindle	case
9	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	10 spindle	det
10	spindle	spindle	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 made	obl
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	7 made	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	make	past · passive		all thread			before mills	with a spindle	vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: subject=Product

Example 7

This good woman had never heard of the King's proclamation against spindles.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	This	this	DET	Number=Sing PronType=Dem	3 woman	det
2	good	good	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 woman	amod
3	woman	woman	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 heard	nsubj
4	had	have	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	6 heard	aux
5	never	never	ADV	PronType=Neg	6 heard	advmod
6	heard	hear	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part	root	root
7	of	of	ADP	_	11 proclamation	case
8	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 King	det
9	King	King	PROPN	Number=Sing	11 proclamation	nmod:poss
10	's	's	PART	_	9 King	case
11	proclamation	proclamation	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 heard	obl
12	against	against	ADP	_	13 spindles	case
13	spindles	spindle	NOUN	Number=Plur	11 proclamation	nmod
14	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 heard	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	not hear	past · perfect	this good woman					of the King's proclamation against spindles	vn see-30.1-1-1 «NP V PP.stimulus»: agent=Experiencer of proclamation=Stimulus
2	proclaim		the King					against spindles	nom proclamation «communication transitive»: poss=agent against=obl

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