sprinter

Who acts: sprinter, runner, person, Sprinters, best sprinter, cheetah · What happens: be, race, run, call, cross, crouch · To what, where: runner, short distances, animal, line, starting blocks, last part · Speech: someone speaks here

«sprinter» 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: sprinter in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

A sprinter is a runner who races over short distances very fast.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	2 sprinter	det
2	sprinter	sprinter	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 runner	nsubj
3	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	5 runner	cop
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 runner	det
5	runner	runner	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
6	who	who	PRON	PronType=Rel	7 races	nsubj
7	races	race	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	5 runner	acl:relcl
8	over	over	ADV	_	9 short	advmod
9	short	short	ADJ	Degree=Pos	10 distances	amod
10	distances	distance	NOUN	Number=Plur	7 races	obj
11	very	very	ADV	_	12 fast	advmod
12	fast	fast	ADV	Degree=Pos	7 races	advmod
13	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 runner	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	present	a sprinter	a runner					tree rules
2	race	present	a runner	short distances				fast property	vn run-51.3.2-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent distance=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

Any animal or person who can run very fast for a short time can be called a sprinter.

The tree, 18 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Any	any	DET	PronType=Ind	2 animal	det
2	animal	animal	NOUN	Number=Sing	16 called	nsubj:pass
3	or	or	CCONJ	_	4 person	cc
4	person	person	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 animal	conj
5	who	who	PRON	PronType=Rel	7 run	nsubj
6	can	can	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	7 run	aux
7	run	run	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	4 person	acl:relcl
8	very	very	ADV	_	9 fast	advmod
9	fast	fast	ADV	Degree=Pos	7 run	advmod
10	for	for	ADP	_	13 time	case
11	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	13 time	det
12	short	short	ADJ	Degree=Pos	13 time	amod
13	time	time	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 run	obl
14	can	can	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	16 called	aux
15	be	be	AUX	VerbForm=Inf	16 called	aux:pass
16	called	call	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
17	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	18 sprinter	det
18	sprinter	sprinter	NOUN	Number=Sing	16 called	xcomp
19	.	.	PUNCT	_	16 called	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	run	can	person				time	fast property	vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
2	call	can · passive		any animal or person					vn initiate_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: subject=Recipient

Example 1

The sprinter crossed the line first.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 sprinter	det
2	sprinter	sprinter	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 crossed	nsubj
3	crossed	cross	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 line	det
5	line	line	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 crossed	obj
6	first	first	ADV	NumForm=Word NumType=Ord	3 crossed	advmod
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 crossed	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	cross	past	the sprinter	the line				first property	vn crane-40.3.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent line=Patient

Example 2

Sprinters crouch in the starting blocks.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Sprinters	sprinter	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 crouch	nsubj
2	crouch	crouch	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	in	in	ADP	_	6 blocks	case
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 blocks	det
5	starting	starting	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 blocks	compound
6	blocks	block	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 crouch	obl
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 crouch	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	crouch	present	Sprinters			the starting blocks			vn spatial_configuration-47.6 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in block=Location

Example 3

Our class's best sprinter runs the last part of the relay.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Our	our	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	2 class	nmod:poss
2	class	class	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 sprinter	nmod:poss
3	's	's	PART	_	2 class	case
4	best	good	ADJ	Degree=Sup	5 sprinter	amod
5	sprinter	sprinter	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 runs	nsubj
6	runs	run	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 part	det
8	last	last	ADJ	Degree=Pos	9 part	amod
9	part	part	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 runs	obj
10	of	of	ADP	_	12 relay	case
11	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	12 relay	det
12	relay	relay	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 part	nmod
13	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 runs	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	run	present	Our class's best sprinter	the last part of the relay					vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme part=Trajectory

Example 4

A cheetah is a great sprinter but tires quickly.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	2 cheetah	det
2	cheetah	cheetah	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 sprinter	nsubj
3	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	6 sprinter	cop
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 sprinter	det
5	great	great	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 sprinter	amod
6	sprinter	sprinter	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
7	but	but	CCONJ	_	8 tires	cc
8	tires	tire	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	6 sprinter	conj
9	quickly	quickly	ADV	_	8 tires	advmod
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 sprinter	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	present	a cheetah	a great sprinter					tree rules
2	tire	present	a cheetah not said here					quickly property	vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer

Example 5

The sprinters waited for the starting gun.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 sprinters	det
2	sprinters	sprinter	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 waited	nsubj
3	waited	wait	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	for	for	ADP	_	7 gun	case
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 gun	det
6	starting	starting	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 gun	compound
7	gun	gun	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 waited	obl
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 waited	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	wait	past	the sprinters					for the starting gun	vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme

Example 6

She wants to be an Olympic sprinter.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	She	she	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	2 wants	nsubj
2	wants	want	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	to	to	PART	_	7 sprinter	mark
4	be	be	AUX	VerbForm=Inf	7 sprinter	cop
5	an	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	7 sprinter	det
6	Olympic	olympic	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 sprinter	amod
7	sprinter	sprinter	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 wants	ccomp
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 wants	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	want	present	She						vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP S_INF»: agent=Pivot
2	is a not said to happen	to-infinitive	She not said here	a Olympic sprinter					tree rules

Example 7

The sprinter's time was 12.5 seconds.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 sprinter	det
2	sprinter	sprinter	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 time	nmod:poss
3	's	's	PART	_	2 sprinter	case
4	time	time	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 seconds	nsubj
5	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	7 seconds	cop
6	12.5	12.5	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	7 seconds	nummod
7	seconds	second	NOUN	Number=Plur	root	root
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	7 seconds	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	past	the sprinter's time	12.5 seconds					tree rules

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