ss
Who acts: SS, violent force, SS Great Britain, We, Miss, you · What happens: stand, name, be, run, carry out, mean · To what, where: ship, violent force, Germany, concentration camps, Holocaust, screenshot · Speech: someone speaks here
«ss» in the school dictionary: its 5 meanings for a pupil and its 6 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: ss in the school dictionary.
Meaning 1
Usage: abbreviation — kept apart, not parsed.
SS before a ship's name stands for steamship, as in the SS Great Britain.
The tree, 15 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SS | ss | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 stands | nsubj |
| 2 | before | before | ADP | _ | 6 name | case |
| 3 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 4 ship | det |
| 4 | ship | ship | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 name | nmod:poss |
| 5 | 's | 's | PART | _ | 4 ship | case |
| 6 | name | name | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 SS | nmod |
| 7 | stands | stand | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 8 | for | for | ADP | _ | 9 steamship | case |
| 9 | steamship | steamship | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 stands | obl |
| 10 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 16 Britain | punct |
| 11 | as | as | ADP | _ | 16 Britain | case |
| 12 | in | in | ADP | _ | 16 Britain | case |
| 13 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 16 Britain | det |
| 14 | SS | SS | PROPN | Number=Sing | 16 Britain | compound |
| 15 | Great | Great | PROPN | Number=Sing | 16 Britain | flat |
| 16 | Britain | Britain | PROPN | Number=Sing | 7 stands | obl |
| 17 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 7 stands | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | stand | present | SS before a ship's name | for steamship; as the SS Great Britain | vn admire-31.2 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Experiencer for steamship=Attribute | ||||
| 2 | name | a ship | nom name «communication transitive»: poss=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: history — kept apart, not parsed.
The SS was a violent Nazi military and police force in Germany during the Second World War, which ran concentration camps and carried out the Holocaust.
The tree, 26 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 SS | det |
| 2 | SS | ss | NOUN | Number=Sing | 10 force | nsubj |
| 3 | was | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 10 force | cop |
| 4 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 10 force | det |
| 5 | violent | violent | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 10 force | amod |
| 6 | Nazi | nazi | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 7 military | amod |
| 7 | military | military | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 5 violent | conj |
| 8 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 9 police | cc |
| 9 | police | police | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 5 violent | conj |
| 10 | force | force | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 11 | in | in | ADP | _ | 12 Germany | case |
| 12 | Germany | Germany | PROPN | Number=Sing | 10 force | nmod |
| 13 | during | during | ADP | _ | 17 War | case |
| 14 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 17 War | det |
| 15 | Second | Second | ADJ | Degree=Pos NumForm=Word NumType=Ord | 17 War | amod |
| 16 | World | World | PROPN | Number=Sing | 17 War | compound |
| 17 | War | War | PROPN | Number=Sing | 10 force | nmod |
| 18 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 20 ran | punct |
| 19 | which | which | PRON | PronType=Rel | 20 ran | nsubj |
| 20 | ran | run | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 10 force | parataxis |
| 21 | concentration | concentration | NOUN | Number=Sing | 22 camps | compound |
| 22 | camps | camp | NOUN | Number=Plur | 20 ran | obj |
| 23 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 24 carried | cc |
| 24 | carried | carry | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 20 ran | conj |
| 25 | out | out | ADP | _ | 24 carried | compound:prt |
| 26 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 27 Holocaust | det |
| 27 | Holocaust | Holocaust | PROPN | Number=Sing | 24 carried | obl |
| 28 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 10 force | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is a | past | the SS | a violent force | Germany | during the Second World War | tree rules | ||
| 2 | run | past | a violent force | concentration camps | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme camp=Trajectory | ||||
| 3 | carry out | past | a violent force not said here | the Holocaust | vn act-114 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
Meaning 3
Usage: abbreviation — kept apart, not parsed.
ss can mean screenshot in online chat.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ss | ss | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 mean | nsubj |
| 2 | can | can | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 3 mean | aux |
| 3 | mean | mean | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | root | root |
| 4 | screenshot | screenshot | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 mean | obj |
| 5 | in | in | ADP | _ | 7 chat | case |
| 6 | online | online | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 7 chat | amod |
| 7 | chat | chat | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 screenshot | nmod |
| 8 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 3 mean | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | mean | can | ss | screenshot | in online chat | vn representation-110.1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Pivot screenshot=Theme in chat=Attribute |
Meaning 4
Usage: spelling — kept apart, not parsed.
ss is a double letter in many words, as in miss, class, kiss, often at the end after a short vowel.
The tree, 21 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ss | ss | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 letter | nsubj |
| 2 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 5 letter | cop |
| 3 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 5 letter | det |
| 4 | double | double | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 5 letter | amod |
| 5 | letter | letter | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 6 | in | in | ADP | _ | 8 words | case |
| 7 | many | many | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 8 words | amod |
| 8 | words | word | NOUN | Number=Plur | 5 letter | nmod |
| 9 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 12 miss | punct |
| 10 | as | as | ADP | _ | 12 miss | case |
| 11 | in | in | ADP | _ | 12 miss | case |
| 12 | miss | miss | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 letter | nmod |
| 13 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 14 class | punct |
| 14 | class | class | NOUN | Number=Sing | 12 miss | conj |
| 15 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 16 kiss | punct |
| 16 | kiss | kiss | NOUN | Number=Sing | 12 miss | conj |
| 17 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 21 end | punct |
| 18 | often | often | ADV | _ | 21 end | advmod |
| 19 | at | at | ADP | _ | 21 end | case |
| 20 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 21 end | det |
| 21 | end | end | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 letter | appos |
| 22 | after | after | ADP | _ | 25 vowel | case |
| 23 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 25 vowel | det |
| 24 | short | short | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 25 vowel | amod |
| 25 | vowel | vowel | NOUN | Number=Sing | 21 end | nmod |
| 26 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 5 letter | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is a | present | ss | a double letter | many words | as miss and class and kiss | tree rules |
Meaning 5
Usage: abbreviation, church — kept apart, not parsed.
Ss is short for Saints, as in Ss Peter and Paul.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ss | ss | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 short | nsubj |
| 2 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 3 short | cop |
| 3 | short | short | ADJ | Degree=Pos | root | root |
| 4 | for | for | ADP | _ | 5 Saints | case |
| 5 | Saints | Saint | PROPN | Number=Plur | 3 short | obl |
| 6 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 10 Peter | punct |
| 7 | as | as | ADP | _ | 10 Peter | case |
| 8 | in | in | ADP | _ | 10 Peter | case |
| 9 | Ss | Ss | PROPN | Number=Sing | 10 Peter | compound |
| 10 | Peter | Peter | PROPN | Number=Sing | 3 short | obl |
| 11 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 12 Paul | cc |
| 12 | Paul | Paul | PROPN | Number=Sing | 10 Peter | conj |
| 13 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 3 short | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is | present | Ss | for Saints; as Ss Peter and Paul; short property | tree rules |
Example 1
The SS Great Britain is a famous ship in Bristol.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 4 Britain | det |
| 2 | SS | SS | PROPN | Number=Sing | 4 Britain | compound |
| 3 | Great | Great | PROPN | Number=Sing | 4 Britain | flat |
| 4 | Britain | Britain | PROPN | Number=Sing | 8 ship | nsubj |
| 5 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 8 ship | cop |
| 6 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 8 ship | det |
| 7 | famous | famous | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 8 ship | amod |
| 8 | ship | ship | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 9 | in | in | ADP | _ | 10 Bristol | case |
| 10 | Bristol | Bristol | PROPN | Number=Sing | 8 ship | nmod |
| 11 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 8 ship | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is a | present | the SS Great Britain | a famous ship | Bristol | tree rules |
Example 2
We visited the SS Great Britain on a school trip.
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 visited | nsubj |
| 2 | visited | visit | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 6 Britain | det |
| 4 | SS | SS | PROPN | Number=Sing | 6 Britain | compound |
| 5 | Great | Great | PROPN | Number=Sing | 6 Britain | flat |
| 6 | Britain | Britain | PROPN | Number=Sing | 2 visited | obj |
| 7 | on | on | ADP | _ | 10 trip | case |
| 8 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 10 trip | det |
| 9 | school | school | NOUN | Number=Sing | 10 trip | compound |
| 10 | trip | trip | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 visited | obl |
| 11 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 2 visited | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | visit | past | We | the SS Great Britain | a school trip | vn meet-36.3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent britain=Co-Agent |
Example 3
The SS ran the Nazi concentration camps.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 SS | det |
| 2 | SS | ss | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 ran | nsubj |
| 3 | ran | run | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 7 camps | det |
| 5 | Nazi | Nazi | PROPN | Number=Sing | 7 camps | compound |
| 6 | concentration | concentration | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 camps | compound |
| 7 | camps | camp | NOUN | Number=Plur | 3 ran | obj |
| 8 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 3 ran | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | run | past | the SS | the Nazi concentration camps | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme camp=Trajectory |
Example 4
Miss, class and grass all end in ss.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Miss | Miss | PROPN | Number=Sing | 7 end | nsubj |
| 2 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 3 class | punct |
| 3 | class | class | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 Miss | appos |
| 4 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 5 grass | cc |
| 5 | grass | grass | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 class | conj |
| 6 | all | all | DET | PronType=Tot | 7 end | advmod |
| 7 | end | end | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 8 | in | in | ADP | _ | 9 ss | case |
| 9 | ss | ss | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 end | obl |
| 10 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 7 end | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | end | present | Miss | ss | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP.eventuality V»: agent=Eventuality |
Example 5
Send me a ss of the score. (chat slang)
Sentence 1: Send me a ss of the score.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Send | send | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 2 | me | I | PRON | Case=Acc Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs | 1 Send | iobj |
| 3 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 4 ss | det |
| 4 | ss | ss | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 Send | obj |
| 5 | of | of | ADP | _ | 7 score | case |
| 6 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 7 score | det |
| 7 | score | score | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 ss | nmod |
| 8 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 1 Send | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | send | imperative | you not said here | a ss of the score | me | vn send-11.1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent i=Destination ss=Theme |
Sentence 2: (chat slang)
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ( | ( | PUNCT | _ | 3 slang | punct |
| 2 | chat | chat | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 slang | compound |
| 3 | slang | slang | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 4 | ) | ) | PUNCT | _ | 3 slang | punct |
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.
Example 6
The church is called Ss Peter and Paul.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 church | det |
| 2 | church | church | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 called | nsubj:pass |
| 3 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 4 called | aux:pass |
| 4 | called | call | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | root | root |
| 5 | Ss | Ss | PROPN | Number=Sing | 6 Peter | compound |
| 6 | Peter | Peter | PROPN | Number=Sing | 4 called | xcomp |
| 7 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 8 Paul | cc |
| 8 | Paul | Paul | PROPN | Number=Sing | 6 Peter | conj |
| 9 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 4 called | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | call | present · passive | the church | vn initiate_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: subject=Recipient |
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