stairway Who acts: you, fire, old castle, someone, emergency stairway, It · What happens: use, be, lead up, have, not play, trip · To what, where: stairway, narrow stairway, spiral stairway, end, small room, ground floor
«stairway» in the school dictionary: its meaning 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: stairway in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 A set of stairs inside or outside a building, often with the walls or space around it.
The tree, 17 words det case nmod advmod cc case det conj punct advmod case det conj cc conj case nmod punct root A DET set NOUN of ADP stairs NOUN inside ADV or CCONJ outside ADP a DET building NOUN , PUNCT often ADV with ADP the DET walls NOUN or CCONJ space NOUN around ADP 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 set det 2 set set NOUN Number=Sing root root 3 of of ADP _ 4 stairs case 4 stairs stair NOUN Number=Plur 2 set nmod 5 inside inside ADV _ 4 stairs advmod 6 or or CCONJ _ 9 building cc 7 outside outside ADP _ 9 building case 8 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 9 building det 9 building building NOUN Number=Sing 2 set conj 10 , , PUNCT _ 14 walls punct 11 often often ADV _ 14 walls advmod 12 with with ADP _ 14 walls case 13 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 14 walls det 14 walls wall NOUN Number=Plur 2 set conj 15 or or CCONJ _ 16 space cc 16 space space NOUN Number=Sing 14 walls conj 17 around around ADP _ 18 it case 18 it it PRON Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 16 space nmod 19 . . PUNCT _ 2 set punct
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Example 1 Use the stairway, not the lift, if there's a fire.
det obj punct advmod det conj punct mark expl parataxis det nsubj punct root Use VERB the DET stairway NOUN , PUNCT not PART the DET lift NOUN , PUNCT if SCONJ there PRON 's VERB a DET fire NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Use use VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 2 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 stairway det 3 stairway stairway NOUN Number=Sing 1 Use obj 4 , , PUNCT _ 7 lift punct 5 not not PART Polarity=Neg 7 lift advmod 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 lift det 7 lift lift NOUN Number=Sing 3 stairway conj 8 , , PUNCT _ 11 's punct 9 if if SCONJ _ 11 's mark 10 there there PRON PronType=Dem 11 's expl 11 's be VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 1 Use parataxis 12 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 13 fire det 13 fire fire NOUN Number=Sing 11 's nsubj 14 . . PUNCT _ 1 Use punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 use imperative you not said here the stairway and the lift vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent stairway=Patient 2 be a condition, not said to happen present a fire there vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
Example 2 A narrow stairway led up to the attic.
det amod acl compound:prt case det obl punct root A DET narrow ADJ stairway NOUN led VERB up ADP to ADP the DET attic NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 3 stairway det 2 narrow narrow ADJ Degree=Pos 3 stairway amod 3 stairway stairway NOUN Number=Sing root root 4 led lead VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 3 stairway acl 5 up up ADP _ 4 led compound:prt 6 to to ADP _ 8 attic case 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 attic det 8 attic attic NOUN Number=Sing 4 led obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 3 stairway punct
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1 lead up participle a narrow stairway not said here to the attic vn result-27.2 «NP V PP»: agent=Precondition to attic=Patient
Example 3 The old castle had a spiral stairway.
det amod nsubj det amod obj punct root The DET old ADJ castle NOUN had VERB a DET spiral ADJ stairway NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 castle det 2 old old ADJ Degree=Pos 3 castle amod 3 castle castle NOUN Number=Sing 4 had nsubj 4 had have VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 5 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 7 stairway det 6 spiral spiral ADJ Degree=Pos 7 stairway amod 7 stairway stairway NOUN Number=Sing 4 had obj 8 . . PUNCT _ 4 had punct
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1 have past the old castle a spiral stairway vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent stairway=Patient
Example 4 Don't play on the stairway — someone might trip.
aux advmod case det obl punct nsubj aux advcl punct root Do AUX n't PART play VERB on ADP the DET stairway NOUN — PUNCT someone PRON might AUX trip VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Do do AUX Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin 3 play aux 2 n't not PART Polarity=Neg 3 play advmod 3 play play VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 4 on on ADP _ 6 stairway case 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 stairway det 6 stairway stairway NOUN Number=Sing 3 play obl 7 — - PUNCT _ 10 trip punct 8 someone someone PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 10 trip nsubj 9 might might AUX VerbForm=Fin 10 trip aux 10 trip trip VERB VerbForm=Inf 3 play advcl 11 . . PUNCT _ 3 play punct
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1 not play imperative · do-support you not said here the stairway vn performance-26.7-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent 2 trip might someone vn run-51.3.2-2 «NP V»: agent=Theme
Example 5 The stairway was lit with small lamps.
det nsubj:pass aux:pass case amod obl punct root The DET stairway NOUN was AUX lit VERB with ADP small ADJ lamps NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 stairway det 2 stairway stairway NOUN Number=Sing 4 lit nsubj:pass 3 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 4 lit aux:pass 4 lit lit VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 5 with with ADP _ 7 lamps case 6 small small ADJ Degree=Pos 7 lamps amod 7 lamps lamp NOUN Number=Plur 4 lit obl 8 . . PUNCT _ 4 lit punct
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1 lit past · passive the stairway with small lamps tree rules
Example 6 The emergency stairway is at the end of the corridor.
det compound nsubj cop case det case det nmod punct root The DET emergency NOUN stairway NOUN is AUX at ADP the DET end NOUN of ADP the DET corridor NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 stairway det 2 emergency emergency NOUN Number=Sing 3 stairway compound 3 stairway stairway NOUN Number=Sing 7 end nsubj 4 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 7 end cop 5 at at ADP _ 7 end case 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 end det 7 end end NOUN Number=Sing root root 8 of of ADP _ 10 corridor case 9 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 10 corridor det 10 corridor corridor NOUN Number=Sing 7 end nmod 11 . . PUNCT _ 7 end punct
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1 is present the emergency stairway at the end of the corridor tree rules
Example 7 It was a small room on the ground floor, with a tiny window under the stairway.
The tree, 16 words nsubj cop det amod case det compound nmod punct case det amod conj case det nmod punct root It PRON was AUX a DET small ADJ room NOUN on ADP the DET ground NOUN floor NOUN , PUNCT with ADP a DET tiny ADJ window NOUN under ADP the DET stairway NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 It it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 5 room nsubj 2 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 5 room cop 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 room det 4 small small ADJ Degree=Pos 5 room amod 5 room room NOUN Number=Sing root root 6 on on ADP _ 9 floor case 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 9 floor det 8 ground ground NOUN Number=Sing 9 floor compound 9 floor floor NOUN Number=Sing 5 room nmod 10 , , PUNCT _ 14 window punct 11 with with ADP _ 14 window case 12 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 14 window det 13 tiny tiny ADJ Degree=Pos 14 window amod 14 window window NOUN Number=Sing 5 room conj 15 under under ADP _ 17 stairway case 16 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 17 stairway det 17 stairway stairway NOUN Number=Sing 14 window nmod 18 . . PUNCT _ 5 room punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 is a past It a small room and a tiny window under the stairway the ground floor tree rules
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