spring Who acts: Spring, plants, coil, you, water, cat · What happens: be, start, grow, go back, press, pull · To what, where: season, coil, shape, place, ground, wall · Speech: someone speaks here
«spring» in the school dictionary: its 4 meanings for a pupil and its 11 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: spring in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 Spring is the season after winter and before summer, when plants start to grow. Spring is a season of 3 months.
Sentence 1: Spring is the season after winter and before summer, when plants start to grow.
The tree, 14 words nsubj cop det case nmod cc case conj punct advmod nsubj parataxis mark xcomp punct root Spring NOUN is AUX the DET season NOUN after ADP winter NOUN and CCONJ before ADP summer NOUN , PUNCT when ADV plants NOUN start VERB to PART grow VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Spring spring NOUN Number=Sing 4 season nsubj 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 season cop 3 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 4 season det 4 season season NOUN Number=Sing root root 5 after after ADP _ 6 winter case 6 winter winter NOUN Number=Sing 4 season nmod 7 and and CCONJ _ 9 summer cc 8 before before ADP _ 9 summer case 9 summer summer NOUN Number=Sing 6 winter conj 10 , , PUNCT _ 13 start punct 11 when when ADV PronType=Int 13 start advmod 12 plants plant NOUN Number=Plur 13 start nsubj 13 start start VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 season parataxis 14 to to PART _ 15 grow mark 15 grow grow VERB VerbForm=Inf 13 start xcomp 16 . . PUNCT _ 4 season punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 is a present Spring the season winter tree rules 2 start present plants vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP V S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Eventuality 3 grow to-infinitive plants not said here vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
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: Spring is a season of 3 months.
nsubj cop det case nummod nmod punct root Spring NOUN is AUX a DET season NOUN of ADP 3 NUM months NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Spring spring NOUN Number=Sing 4 season nsubj 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 season cop 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 4 season det 4 season season NOUN Number=Sing root root 5 of of ADP _ 7 months case 6 3 3 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 7 months nummod 7 months month NOUN Number=Plur 4 season nmod 8 . . PUNCT _ 4 season punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 is a present Spring a season month tree rules
Meaning 2 A spring is a coil of metal that goes back to its shape after you press or pull it.
The tree, 19 words det nsubj cop det case nmod nsubj acl:relcl advmod case nmod:poss obl mark nsubj advcl cc conj obj punct root A DET spring NOUN is AUX a DET coil NOUN of ADP metal NOUN that PRON goes VERB back ADV to ADP its PRON shape NOUN after SCONJ you PRON press VERB or CCONJ pull VERB it PRON . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 spring det 2 spring spring NOUN Number=Sing 5 coil nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 coil cop 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 coil det 5 coil coil NOUN Number=Sing root root 6 of of ADP _ 7 metal case 7 metal metal NOUN Number=Sing 5 coil nmod 8 that that PRON PronType=Rel 9 goes nsubj 9 goes go VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 coil acl:relcl 10 back back ADV _ 9 goes advmod 11 to to ADP _ 13 shape case 12 its its PRON Case=Gen Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 13 shape nmod:poss 13 shape shape NOUN Number=Sing 9 goes obl 14 after after SCONJ _ 16 press mark 15 you you PRON Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs 16 press nsubj 16 press press VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 9 goes advcl 17 or or CCONJ _ 18 pull cc 18 pull pull VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 16 press conj 19 it it PRON Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 18 pull obj 20 . . PUNCT _ 5 coil punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 is a present a spring a coil of metal tree rules 2 go back present a coil to metal's shape result vn convert-26.6.2 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Patient to shape=Result 3 press present you vn push-12-1-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Agent 4 pull present you not said here shape vn push-12-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Theme
Meaning 3 A spring is a place where water comes up out of the ground.
det nsubj cop det advmod nsubj acl:relcl compound:prt case case det obl punct root A DET spring NOUN is AUX a DET place NOUN where ADV water NOUN comes VERB up ADP out ADP of ADP the DET ground NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 spring det 2 spring spring NOUN Number=Sing 5 place nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 place cop 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 place det 5 place place NOUN Number=Sing root root 6 where where ADV PronType=Rel 8 comes advmod 7 water water NOUN Number=Sing 8 comes nsubj 8 comes come VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 place acl:relcl 9 up up ADP _ 8 comes compound:prt 10 out out ADP _ 13 ground case 11 of of ADP _ 13 ground case 12 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 13 ground det 13 ground ground NOUN Number=Sing 8 comes obl 14 . . PUNCT _ 5 place punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 is a present a spring a place tree rules 2 come up present water the ground vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial_location»: agent=Theme out ground=Initial_Location
Meaning 4 To spring is to jump quickly: «the cat sprang onto the wall».
The tree, 12 words case obl cop mark advmod punct punct det nsubj parataxis case det obl punct punct root To ADP spring NOUN is AUX to PART jump VERB quickly ADV : PUNCT « PUNCT the DET cat NOUN sprang VERB onto ADP the DET wall NOUN » PUNCT . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 To to ADP _ 2 spring case 2 spring spring NOUN Number=Sing 5 jump obl 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 jump cop 4 to to PART _ 5 jump mark 5 jump jump VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 6 quickly quickly ADV _ 5 jump advmod 7 : : PUNCT _ 11 sprang punct 8 « « PUNCT _ 11 sprang punct 9 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 10 cat det 10 cat cat NOUN Number=Sing 11 sprang nsubj 11 sprang spring VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 5 jump parataxis 12 onto onto ADP _ 14 wall case 13 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 14 wall det 14 wall wall NOUN Number=Sing 11 sprang obl 15 » » PUNCT _ 11 sprang punct 16 . . PUNCT _ 5 jump punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 is present spring jump, quickly property tree rules 2 spring in a quote past the cat the wall vn run-51.3.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme onto wall=Trajectory
Example 1 In spring they planted 40 trees.
case obl nsubj nummod obj punct root In ADP spring NOUN they PRON planted VERB 40 NUM trees NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 In in ADP _ 2 spring case 2 spring spring NOUN Number=Sing 4 planted obl 3 they they PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs 4 planted nsubj 4 planted plant VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 5 40 40 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 6 trees nummod 6 trees tree NOUN Number=Plur 4 planted obj 7 . . PUNCT _ 4 planted punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 plant past they 40 trees spring vn establish-55.5-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent tree=Patient
Example 2 Spring has 3 months.
nsubj nummod obj punct root Spring NOUN has VERB 3 NUM months NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Spring spring NOUN Number=Sing 2 has nsubj 2 has have VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 3 3 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 4 months nummod 4 months month NOUN Number=Plur 2 has obj 5 . . PUNCT _ 2 has punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 have present Spring month vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent
Example 3 A box has 12 springs.
det nsubj nummod obj punct root A DET box NOUN has VERB 12 NUM springs NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 box det 2 box box NOUN Number=Sing 3 has nsubj 3 has have VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 12 12 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 5 springs nummod 5 springs spring NOUN Number=Plur 3 has obj 6 . . PUNCT _ 3 has punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 have present a box spring vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent
Example 4 Birds lay eggs in spring.
nsubj obj case obl punct root Birds NOUN lay VERB eggs NOUN in ADP spring NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Birds bird NOUN Number=Plur 2 lay nsubj 2 lay lay VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 eggs egg NOUN Number=Plur 2 lay obj 4 in in ADP _ 5 spring case 5 spring spring NOUN Number=Sing 2 lay obl 6 . . PUNCT _ 2 lay punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 lay present Birds eggs spring vn create-26.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent egg=Result
Example 5 In spring the days get longer and warmer.
case obl det nsubj xcomp cc conj punct root In ADP spring NOUN the DET days NOUN get VERB longer ADJ and CCONJ warmer ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 In in ADP _ 2 spring case 2 spring spring NOUN Number=Sing 5 get obl 3 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 4 days det 4 days day NOUN Number=Plur 5 get nsubj 5 get get VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 6 longer long ADJ Degree=Cmp 5 get xcomp 7 and and CCONJ _ 8 warmer cc 8 warmer warm ADJ Degree=Cmp 6 longer conj 9 . . PUNCT _ 5 get punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 get present the days spring long property vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Experiencer
Example 6 Press the spring and it bounces back.
det obj cc nsubj conj advmod punct root Press VERB the DET spring NOUN and CCONJ it PRON bounces VERB back ADV . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Press press VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 2 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 spring det 3 spring spring NOUN Number=Sing 1 Press obj 4 and and CCONJ _ 6 bounces cc 5 it it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 6 bounces nsubj 6 bounces bounce VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 1 Press conj 7 back back ADV _ 6 bounces advmod 8 . . PUNCT _ 1 Press punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 press imperative you not said here spring vn push-12-1-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Agent 2 bounce back present it vn run-51.3.2-2 «NP V»: agent=Theme
Example 7 The river starts at a spring in the hills.
det nsubj case det obl case det obl punct root The DET river NOUN starts VERB at ADP a DET spring NOUN in ADP the DET hills NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 river det 2 river river NOUN Number=Sing 3 starts nsubj 3 starts start VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 at at ADP _ 6 spring case 5 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 spring det 6 spring spring NOUN Number=Sing 3 starts obl 7 in in ADP _ 9 hills case 8 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 9 hills det 9 hills hill NOUN Number=Plur 3 starts obl 10 . . PUNCT _ 3 starts punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 start present the river the hills spring vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP.eventuality V»: agent=Eventuality
Example 8 The cat sprang onto the fence.
det nsubj case det obl punct root The DET cat NOUN sprang VERB onto ADP the DET fence NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 cat det 2 cat cat NOUN Number=Sing 3 sprang nsubj 3 sprang spring VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 onto onto ADP _ 6 fence case 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 fence det 6 fence fence NOUN Number=Sing 3 sprang obl 7 . . PUNCT _ 3 sprang punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 spring past the cat the fence vn run-51.3.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme onto fence=Trajectory
Example 9 In Australia, spring starts in September.
case obl punct nsubj case obl punct root In ADP Australia PROPN , PUNCT spring NOUN starts VERB in ADP September 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 5 starts obl 3 , , PUNCT _ 2 Australia punct 4 spring spring NOUN Number=Sing 5 starts nsubj 5 starts start VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 6 in in ADP _ 7 September case 7 September September PROPN Number=Sing 5 starts obl 8 . . PUNCT _ 5 starts punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 start present spring Australia september vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP.eventuality V»: agent=Eventuality
Example 10 We do our spring cleaning every year.
nsubj nmod:poss obj advcl det obl:unmarked punct root We PRON do VERB our PRON spring NOUN cleaning VERB every DET year 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 do nsubj 2 do do VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 our our PRON Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 4 spring nmod:poss 4 spring spring NOUN Number=Sing 2 do obj 5 cleaning clean VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 2 do advcl 6 every every DET PronType=Tot 7 year det 7 year year NOUN Number=Sing 5 cleaning obl:unmarked 8 . . PUNCT _ 2 do punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 do present We spring vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent 2 clean gerund We not said here year vn other_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient
Example 11 Spring came, and the fishing began.
nsubj punct cc det nsubj conj punct root Spring NOUN came VERB , PUNCT and CCONJ the DET fishing NOUN began VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Spring spring NOUN Number=Sing 2 came nsubj 2 came come VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 , , PUNCT _ 7 began punct 4 and and CCONJ _ 7 began cc 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 fishing det 6 fishing fishing NOUN Number=Sing 7 began nsubj 7 began begin VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 2 came conj 8 . . PUNCT _ 2 came punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 come past Spring vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme 2 begin past the fishing vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP.eventuality V»: agent=Eventuality
Text: the school dictionary of Mova's schools (world/data/dictionary-schools/), written for Mova. Trees: Mova's own parse — the en model on the CPU, when the site is built — not checked by a teacher; they may be wrong. Frames: Mova's frames reader (prag), each meaning and example read on its own. Elamur Cosmic License.
← previous sprightlynext → springbok↑ back to S in school dictionary This page in Markdown → https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/spring/