sprit

Who acts: sprit, pole, goodman, Binnings · What happens: be, use, tie, slant, plait, make · To what, where: thin stiff stalk, things, pole, sail, sprit binnings, halters

«sprit» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 2 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: sprit in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

Usage: old use — kept apart, not parsed.

A sprit is a thin, stiff stalk of rush or reed, used to tie things, such as halters for cattle.

The tree, 20 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	2 sprit	det
2	sprit	sprit	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 stalk	nsubj
3	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	8 stalk	cop
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	8 stalk	det
5	thin	thin	ADJ	Degree=Pos	8 stalk	amod
6	,	,	PUNCT	_	5 thin	punct
7	stiff	stiff	ADJ	Degree=Pos	8 stalk	amod
8	stalk	stalk	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
9	of	of	ADP	_	10 rush	case
10	rush	rush	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 stalk	nmod
11	or	or	CCONJ	_	12 reed	cc
12	reed	reed	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 rush	conj
13	,	,	PUNCT	_	14 used	punct
14	used	use	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	8 stalk	parataxis
15	to	to	PART	_	16 tie	mark
16	tie	tie	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	14 used	advcl
17	things	thing	NOUN	Number=Plur	16 tie	obj
18	,	,	PUNCT	_	21 halters	punct
19	such	such	ADJ	Degree=Pos ExtPos=ADP	21 halters	case
20	as	as	ADP	_	19 such	fixed
21	halters	halter	NOUN	Number=Plur	17 things	nmod
22	for	for	ADP	_	23 cattle	case
23	cattle	cattle	NOUN	Number=Plur	21 halters	nmod
24	.	.	PUNCT	_	8 stalk	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	is a	present	a sprit	a thin stiff stalk	of rush or reed	tree rules
2	use	participle				vn eat-39.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
3	tie	to-infinitive		things	such halters for cattle	vn mix-22.1-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent thing=Patient

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

Usage: sailing — kept apart, not parsed.

A sprit is a pole that slants across a sail.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	2 sprit	det
2	sprit	sprit	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 pole	nsubj
3	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	5 pole	cop
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 pole	det
5	pole	pole	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
6	that	that	PRON	PronType=Rel	7 slants	nsubj
7	slants	slant	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	5 pole	acl:relcl
8	across	across	ADP	_	10 sail	case
9	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	10 sail	det
10	sail	sail	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 slants	obl
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 pole	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	present	a sprit	a pole					tree rules
2	slant	present	a pole			a sail			vn meander-47.7-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme across sail=Location

Example 1

The goodman was plaiting sprit-binnings for the cows.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 goodman	det
2	goodman	goodman	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 plaiting	nsubj
3	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	4 plaiting	aux
4	plaiting	plait	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	root	root
5	sprit	sprit	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 binnings	compound
6	-	-	PUNCT	_	5 sprit	punct
7	binnings	binning	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 plaiting	obj
8	for	for	ADP	_	10 cows	case
9	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	10 cows	det
10	cows	cow	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 plaiting	obl
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 plaiting	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	plait	past · progressive	the goodman	sprit binnings				for the cows	vn braid-41.2.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent binning=Patient

Example 2

Binnings are halters for cattle made of sprit or rushes.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Binnings	binning	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 halters	nsubj
2	are	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	3 halters	cop
3	halters	halter	NOUN	Number=Plur	root	root
4	for	for	ADP	_	5 cattle	case
5	cattle	cattle	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 halters	nmod
6	made	make	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	5 cattle	acl
7	of	of	ADP	_	8 sprit	case
8	sprit	sprit	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 made	obl
9	or	or	CCONJ	_	10 rushes	cc
10	rushes	rush	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	6 made	conj
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 halters	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	is a	present	Binnings	halters	for cattle	tree rules
2	make	participle		cattle not said here	of sprit	vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset
3	rush	present				vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme

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