spirits
Who acts: children, hot drink, Spirits, Dad, you, we · What happens: methylat, use, be, raise, say, clean · To what, where: methylated spirits, high spirits, spirits, old house, brushes, good spirits · Speech: someone speaks here
«spirits» in the school dictionary: its 5 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: spirits in the school dictionary.
Meaning 1
A person's mood or feelings: in high spirits (happy), in low spirits (sad).
The tree, 14 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 2 person | det |
| 2 | person | person | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 mood | nmod:poss |
| 3 | 's | 's | PART | _ | 2 person | case |
| 4 | mood | mood | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 5 | or | or | CCONJ | _ | 6 feelings | cc |
| 6 | feelings | feeling | NOUN | Number=Plur | 4 mood | conj |
| 7 | : | : | PUNCT | _ | 10 spirits | punct |
| 8 | in | in | ADP | _ | 10 spirits | case |
| 9 | high | high | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 10 spirits | amod |
| 10 | spirits | spirit | NOUN | Number=Plur | 4 mood | conj |
| 11 | ( | ( | PUNCT | _ | 12 happy | punct |
| 12 | happy | happy | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 10 spirits | amod |
| 13 | ) | ) | PUNCT | _ | 12 happy | punct |
| 14 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 17 spirits | punct |
| 15 | in | in | ADP | _ | 17 spirits | case |
| 16 | low | low | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 17 spirits | amod |
| 17 | spirits | spirit | NOUN | Number=Plur | 10 spirits | parataxis |
| 18 | ( | ( | PUNCT | _ | 19 sad | punct |
| 19 | sad | sad | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 17 spirits | amod |
| 20 | ) | ) | PUNCT | _ | 19 sad | punct |
| 21 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 4 mood | punct |
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.
Meaning 2
Ghosts, or beings without bodies in stories and beliefs.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ghosts | ghost | NOUN | Number=Plur | root | root |
| 2 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 4 beings | punct |
| 3 | or | or | CCONJ | _ | 4 beings | cc |
| 4 | beings | being | NOUN | Number=Plur | 1 Ghosts | conj |
| 5 | without | without | ADP | _ | 6 bodies | case |
| 6 | bodies | body | NOUN | Number=Plur | 4 beings | nmod |
| 7 | in | in | ADP | _ | 8 stories | case |
| 8 | stories | story | NOUN | Number=Plur | 6 bodies | nmod |
| 9 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 10 beliefs | cc |
| 10 | beliefs | belief | NOUN | Number=Plur | 8 stories | conj |
| 11 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 1 Ghosts | punct |
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.
Meaning 3
Strong alcoholic drinks like whisky, vodka, gin and rum.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Strong | strong | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 3 drinks | amod |
| 2 | alcoholic | alcoholic | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 3 drinks | amod |
| 3 | drinks | drink | NOUN | Number=Plur | root | root |
| 4 | like | like | ADP | _ | 5 whisky | case |
| 5 | whisky | whisky | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 drinks | nmod |
| 6 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 7 vodka | punct |
| 7 | vodka | vodka | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 whisky | conj |
| 8 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 9 gin | punct |
| 9 | gin | gin | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 whisky | appos |
| 10 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 11 rum | cc |
| 11 | rum | rum | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 gin | conj |
| 12 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 3 drinks | punct |
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.
Meaning 4
Liquids such as white spirit or methylated spirits used for cleaning or fuel.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Liquids | liquid | NOUN | Number=Plur | root | root |
| 2 | such | such | ADJ | Degree=Pos ExtPos=ADP | 5 spirit | case |
| 3 | as | as | ADP | _ | 2 such | fixed |
| 4 | white | white | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 5 spirit | amod |
| 5 | spirit | spirit | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 Liquids | nmod |
| 6 | or | or | CCONJ | _ | 8 spirits | cc |
| 7 | methylated | methylat | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 8 spirits | amod |
| 8 | spirits | spirit | NOUN | Number=Plur | 5 spirit | conj |
| 9 | used | use | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 8 spirits | acl |
| 10 | for | for | ADP | _ | 11 cleaning | case |
| 11 | cleaning | cleaning | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 used | obl |
| 12 | or | or | CCONJ | _ | 13 fuel | cc |
| 13 | fuel | fuel | NOUN | Number=Sing | 11 cleaning | conj |
| 14 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 1 Liquids | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | methylat | participle | tree rules | ||||||
| 2 | use | participle | methylated spirits not said here | for cleaning or fuel | vn eat-39.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
Meaning 5
Courage and energy.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Courage | courage | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 2 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 3 energy | cc |
| 3 | energy | energy | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 Courage | conj |
| 4 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 1 Courage | punct |
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.
Example 1
The children were in high spirits on the last day of school.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 children | det |
| 2 | children | child | NOUN | Number=Plur | 6 spirits | nsubj |
| 3 | were | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 6 spirits | cop |
| 4 | in | in | ADP | _ | 6 spirits | case |
| 5 | high | high | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 6 spirits | amod |
| 6 | spirits | spirit | NOUN | Number=Plur | root | root |
| 7 | on | on | ADP | _ | 10 day | case |
| 8 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 10 day | det |
| 9 | last | last | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 10 day | amod |
| 10 | day | day | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 spirits | nmod |
| 11 | of | of | ADP | _ | 12 school | case |
| 12 | school | school | NOUN | Number=Sing | 10 day | nmod |
| 13 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 6 spirits | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is | past | the children | high spirits | day | tree rules |
Example 2
A hot drink raised our spirits.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 3 drink | det |
| 2 | hot | hot | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 3 drink | amod |
| 3 | drink | drink | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 4 | raised | raise | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 3 drink | acl |
| 5 | our | our | PRON | Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 6 spirits | nmod:poss |
| 6 | spirits | spirit | NOUN | Number=Plur | 4 raised | obj |
| 7 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 3 drink | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | raise | participle | a hot drink not said here | our spirits | vn put_direction-9.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent spirit=Theme |
Example 3
The old house was said to be full of spirits.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 3 house | det |
| 2 | old | old | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 3 house | amod |
| 3 | house | house | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 said | nsubj:pass |
| 4 | was | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 5 said | aux:pass |
| 5 | said | say | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | root | root |
| 6 | to | to | PART | _ | 8 full | mark |
| 7 | be | be | AUX | VerbForm=Inf | 8 full | cop |
| 8 | full | full | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 5 said | xcomp |
| 9 | of | of | ADP | _ | 10 spirits | case |
| 10 | spirits | spirit | NOUN | Number=Plur | 8 full | obl |
| 11 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 5 said | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | say speech: assert | past · passive | the old house | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: subject=Topic | |||||
| 2 | is | to-infinitive | of spirits; full property | tree rules |
Example 4
Spirits are much stronger than beer or wine.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spirits | spirit | NOUN | Number=Plur | 4 stronger | nsubj |
| 2 | are | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 4 stronger | cop |
| 3 | much | much | ADV | _ | 4 stronger | advmod |
| 4 | stronger | strong | ADJ | Degree=Cmp | root | root |
| 5 | than | than | ADP | _ | 6 beer | case |
| 6 | beer | beer | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 stronger | obl |
| 7 | or | or | CCONJ | _ | 8 wine | cc |
| 8 | wine | wine | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 beer | conj |
| 9 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 4 stronger | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is | present | Spirits | than beer or wine; strong property | tree rules |
Example 5
Dad cleaned the brushes with white spirit.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dad | dad | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 cleaned | nsubj |
| 2 | cleaned | clean | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 4 brushes | det |
| 4 | brushes | brush | NOUN | Number=Plur | 2 cleaned | obj |
| 5 | with | with | ADP | _ | 7 spirit | case |
| 6 | white | white | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 7 spirit | amod |
| 7 | spirit | spirit | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 cleaned | obl |
| 8 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 2 cleaned | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | clean | past | Dad | the brushes | with white spirit | vn other_cos-45.4 «NP V NP PP.instrument»: agent=Agent brush=Patient with spirit=Instrument |
Example 6
Keep your spirits up — we're nearly there!
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Keep | keep | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 2 | your | your | PRON | Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 3 spirits | nmod:poss |
| 3 | spirits | spirit | NOUN | Number=Plur | 1 Keep | obj |
| 4 | up | up | ADP | _ | 1 Keep | compound:prt |
| 5 | — | - | PUNCT | _ | 9 there | punct |
| 6 | we | we | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs | 9 there | nsubj |
| 7 | 're | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 9 there | cop |
| 8 | nearly | nearly | ADV | _ | 9 there | advmod |
| 9 | there | there | ADV | PronType=Dem | 1 Keep | xcomp |
| 10 | ! | ! | PUNCT | _ | 1 Keep | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | keep up | imperative | you not said here | your spirits | vn sustain-55.6 «NP V NP PP.instrument»: agent=Agent spirit=Theme | ||||
| 2 | is | present | we | nearly, there property | tree rules |
Example 7
"You seem to be in good spirits."
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 3 seem | punct |
| 2 | You | you | PRON | Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs | 3 seem | nsubj |
| 3 | seem | seem | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | to | to | PART | _ | 8 spirits | mark |
| 5 | be | be | AUX | VerbForm=Inf | 8 spirits | cop |
| 6 | in | in | ADP | _ | 8 spirits | case |
| 7 | good | good | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 8 spirits | amod |
| 8 | spirits | spirit | NOUN | Number=Plur | 3 seem | xcomp |
| 9 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 3 seem | punct |
| 10 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 3 seem | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | seem in a quote | present | You | vn seem-109-1-1-1 «NP V S_INF»: agent=Theme | |||||
| 2 | is in a quote | to-infinitive | You not said here | good spirits | tree rules |
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