spongy Who acts: Spongy, sponge, ground, cake, Moss, inside · What happens: mean, spring back, press, describe, be, have · To what, where: ground, much give, dust
«spongy» 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: spongy in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 Spongy means soft, squashy and full of tiny holes, like a sponge, so it springs back when pressed.
The tree, 18 words nsubj xcomp punct conj cc conj case amod obl punct case det nmod punct advmod nsubj conj advmod advmod advcl punct root Spongy ADJ means VERB soft ADJ , PUNCT squashy ADJ and CCONJ full ADJ of ADP tiny ADJ holes NOUN , PUNCT like ADP a DET sponge NOUN , PUNCT so ADV it PRON springs VERB back ADV when ADV pressed VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Spongy spongy ADJ Degree=Pos 2 means nsubj 2 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 soft soft ADJ Degree=Pos 2 means xcomp 4 , , PUNCT _ 5 squashy punct 5 squashy squashy ADJ Degree=Pos 3 soft conj 6 and and CCONJ _ 7 full cc 7 full full ADJ Degree=Pos 3 soft conj 8 of of ADP _ 10 holes case 9 tiny tiny ADJ Degree=Pos 10 holes amod 10 holes hole NOUN Number=Plur 7 full obl 11 , , PUNCT _ 14 sponge punct 12 like like ADP _ 14 sponge case 13 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 14 sponge det 14 sponge sponge NOUN Number=Sing 10 holes nmod 15 , , PUNCT _ 18 springs punct 16 so so ADV _ 18 springs advmod 17 it it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 18 springs nsubj 18 springs spring VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 2 means conj 19 back back ADV _ 18 springs advmod 20 when when ADV PronType=Int 21 pressed advmod 21 pressed press VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 18 springs advcl 22 . . PUNCT _ 2 means punct
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1 mean present Spongy soft property vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent 2 spring back present sponge vn run-51.3.2 «NP V»: agent=Theme 3 press participle sponge not said here vn push-12-1-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Agent
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 Spongy can describe ground that is soft and wet, or something that has too much give, like spongy brakes.
The tree, 19 words nsubj aux obj nsubj cop acl:relcl cc conj punct cc conj nsubj acl:relcl advmod amod obj punct case amod conj punct root Spongy NOUN can AUX describe VERB ground NOUN that PRON is AUX soft ADJ and CCONJ wet ADJ , PUNCT or CCONJ something PRON that PRON has VERB too ADV much ADJ give NOUN , PUNCT like ADP spongy ADJ brakes NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Spongy spongy NOUN Number=Sing 3 describe nsubj 2 can can AUX VerbForm=Fin 3 describe aux 3 describe describe VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 4 ground ground NOUN Number=Sing 3 describe obj 5 that that PRON PronType=Rel 7 soft nsubj 6 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 7 soft cop 7 soft soft ADJ Degree=Pos 4 ground acl:relcl 8 and and CCONJ _ 9 wet cc 9 wet wet ADJ Degree=Pos 7 soft conj 10 , , PUNCT _ 12 something punct 11 or or CCONJ _ 12 something cc 12 something something PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 7 soft conj 13 that that PRON PronType=Rel 14 has nsubj 14 has have VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 12 something acl:relcl 15 too too ADV _ 16 much advmod 16 much much ADJ Degree=Pos 17 give amod 17 give give NOUN Number=Sing 14 has obj 18 , , PUNCT _ 21 brakes punct 19 like like ADP _ 21 brakes case 20 spongy spongy ADJ Degree=Pos 21 brakes amod 21 brakes brake NOUN Number=Plur 17 give conj 22 . . PUNCT _ 3 describe punct
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1 describe can Spongy ground vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S_ING»: agent=Agent ground=Theme 2 is present ground soft property tree rules 3 be ground not said here tree rules 4 have present much give and spongy brakes vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent give=Patient
Example 1 The cake was light and spongy.
det nsubj cop cc conj punct root The DET cake NOUN was AUX light ADJ and CCONJ spongy ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 cake det 2 cake cake NOUN Number=Sing 4 light nsubj 3 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 4 light cop 4 light light ADJ Degree=Pos root root 5 and and CCONJ _ 6 spongy cc 6 spongy spongy ADJ Degree=Pos 4 light conj 7 . . PUNCT _ 4 light punct
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1 is past the cake light property tree rules 2 be the cake not said here tree rules
Example 2 Moss feels spongy under your feet.
nsubj xcomp case nmod:poss obl punct root Moss NOUN feels VERB spongy ADJ under ADP your PRON feet NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Moss moss NOUN Number=Sing 2 feels nsubj 2 feels feel VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 spongy spongy ADJ Degree=Pos 2 feels xcomp 4 under under ADP _ 6 feet case 5 your your PRON Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 6 feet nmod:poss 6 feet foot NOUN Number=Plur 3 spongy obl 7 . . PUNCT _ 2 feels punct
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1 feel present Moss spongy property vn stimulus_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus
Example 3 The inside of a bone is spongy.
det nsubj case det nmod cop punct root The DET inside NOUN of ADP a DET bone NOUN is AUX spongy ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 inside det 2 inside inside NOUN Number=Sing 7 spongy nsubj 3 of of ADP _ 5 bone case 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 bone det 5 bone bone NOUN Number=Sing 2 inside nmod 6 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 7 spongy cop 7 spongy spongy ADJ Degree=Pos root root 8 . . PUNCT _ 7 spongy punct
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1 is present the inside of a bone spongy property tree rules
Example 4 The ground near the river was spongy and wet.
det nsubj case det nmod cop cc conj punct root The DET ground NOUN near ADP the DET river NOUN was AUX spongy ADJ and CCONJ wet ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 ground det 2 ground ground NOUN Number=Sing 7 spongy nsubj 3 near near ADP _ 5 river case 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 river det 5 river river NOUN Number=Sing 2 ground nmod 6 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 7 spongy cop 7 spongy spongy ADJ Degree=Pos root root 8 and and CCONJ _ 9 wet cc 9 wet wet ADJ Degree=Pos 7 spongy conj 10 . . PUNCT _ 7 spongy punct
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1 is past the ground near the river spongy property tree rules 2 be the ground near the river not said here tree rules
Example 5 Bread dough becomes spongy as it rises.
compound nsubj xcomp mark nsubj advcl punct root Bread NOUN dough NOUN becomes VERB spongy ADJ as SCONJ it PRON rises VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Bread bread NOUN Number=Sing 2 dough compound 2 dough dough NOUN Number=Sing 3 becomes nsubj 3 becomes become VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 spongy spongy ADJ Degree=Pos 3 becomes xcomp 5 as as SCONJ _ 7 rises mark 6 it it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 7 rises nsubj 7 rises rise VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 spongy advcl 8 . . PUNCT _ 3 becomes punct
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1 become present Bread dough spongy property vn become-109.1-1-1 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Patient 2 rise present dough vn assuming_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent
Example 6 The old mattress was too spongy.
det amod nsubj cop advmod punct root The DET old ADJ mattress NOUN was AUX too ADV spongy ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 mattress det 2 old old ADJ Degree=Pos 3 mattress amod 3 mattress mattress NOUN Number=Sing 6 spongy nsubj 4 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 6 spongy cop 5 too too ADV _ 6 spongy advmod 6 spongy spongy ADJ Degree=Pos root root 7 . . PUNCT _ 6 spongy punct
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1 is past the old mattress spongy property tree rules
Example 7 The old beams had become worm-eaten and spongy--they lay in dust and ashes.
The tree, 15 words det amod nsubj aux compound punct xcomp cc conj punct nsubj parataxis case obl cc conj punct root The DET old ADJ beams NOUN had AUX become VERB worm NOUN - PUNCT eaten VERB and CCONJ spongy ADJ -- PUNCT they PRON lay VERB in ADP dust NOUN and CCONJ ashes NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 beams det 2 old old ADJ Degree=Pos 3 beams amod 3 beams beam NOUN Number=Plur 5 become nsubj 4 had have AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 5 become aux 5 become become VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part root root 6 worm worm NOUN Number=Sing 8 eaten compound 7 - - PUNCT _ 6 worm punct 8 eaten eat VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 5 become xcomp 9 and and CCONJ _ 10 spongy cc 10 spongy spongy ADJ Degree=Pos 8 eaten conj 11 -- -- PUNCT _ 13 lay punct 12 they they PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs 13 lay nsubj 13 lay lay VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 become parataxis 14 in in ADP _ 15 dust case 15 dust dust NOUN Number=Sing 13 lay obl 16 and and CCONJ _ 17 ashes cc 17 ashes ash NOUN Number=Plur 15 dust conj 18 . . PUNCT _ 5 become punct
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1 become past · perfect the old beams tree rules 2 eat participle the old beams not said here vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent 3 lay present beams = beam dust and ashes vn put_spatial-9.2 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent in dust=Destination
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