staple Who acts: people, you, your, stapler, Rice, Bread · What happens: push, hold, fasten, use, eat, shape · To what, where: thin bent wire, papers, things, that, shaped metal pin, wood
«staple» in the school dictionary: its 5 meanings for a pupil and its 9 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: staple in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 A small piece of thin bent wire pushed through papers to hold them together.
The tree, 14 words det amod case amod amod nmod acl case obl mark advcl obj advmod punct root A DET small ADJ piece NOUN of ADP thin ADJ bent ADJ wire NOUN pushed VERB through ADP papers NOUN to PART hold VERB them PRON together ADV . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 3 piece det 2 small small ADJ Degree=Pos 3 piece amod 3 piece piece NOUN Number=Sing root root 4 of of ADP _ 7 wire case 5 thin thin ADJ Degree=Pos 7 wire amod 6 bent bent ADJ Degree=Pos 7 wire amod 7 wire wire NOUN Number=Sing 3 piece nmod 8 pushed push VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 7 wire acl 9 through through ADP _ 10 papers case 10 papers paper NOUN Number=Plur 8 pushed obl 11 to to PART _ 12 hold mark 12 hold hold VERB VerbForm=Inf 8 pushed advcl 13 them they PRON Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs 12 hold obj 14 together together ADV _ 12 hold advmod 15 . . PUNCT _ 3 piece punct
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1 push participle thin bent wire not said here papers vn push-12-1-1 «NP V PP.trajectory»: agent=Agent through paper=Trajectory 2 hold to-infinitive papers = paper together property vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent they=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.
Meaning 2 To fasten things together with staples.
mark obj advmod case obl punct root To PART fasten VERB things NOUN together ADV with ADP staples NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 To to PART _ 2 fasten mark 2 fasten fasten VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 3 things thing NOUN Number=Plur 2 fasten obj 4 together together ADV _ 2 fasten advmod 5 with with ADP _ 6 staples case 6 staples staple NOUN Number=Plur 2 fasten obl 7 . . PUNCT _ 2 fasten punct
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1 fasten to-infinitive things with staples; together property vn shake-22.3-2-1 «NP V NP PP»: agent=Agent thing=Patient with staple=Co-Patient
Meaning 3 A basic food or thing that people use or eat all the time, such as rice or bread.
The tree, 18 words det amod cc conj obj nsubj parataxis cc conj det:predet det obj punct case fixed appos cc conj punct root A DET basic ADJ food NOUN or CCONJ thing NOUN that PRON people NOUN use VERB or CCONJ eat VERB all DET the DET time NOUN , PUNCT such ADJ as ADP rice NOUN or CCONJ bread NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 3 food det 2 basic basic ADJ Degree=Pos 3 food amod 3 food food NOUN Number=Sing root root 4 or or CCONJ _ 5 thing cc 5 thing thing NOUN Number=Sing 3 food conj 6 that that PRON PronType=Rel 8 use obj 7 people people NOUN Number=Plur 8 use nsubj 8 use use VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 food parataxis 9 or or CCONJ _ 10 eat cc 10 eat eat VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 8 use conj 11 all all DET PronType=Tot 13 time det:predet 12 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 13 time det 13 time time NOUN Number=Sing 10 eat obj 14 , , PUNCT _ 17 rice punct 15 such such ADJ Degree=Pos ExtPos=ADP 17 rice case 16 as as ADP _ 15 such fixed 17 rice rice NOUN Number=Sing 13 time appos 18 or or CCONJ _ 19 bread cc 19 bread bread NOUN Number=Sing 17 rice conj 20 . . PUNCT _ 3 food punct
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1 use present people that vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent that=Patient 2 eat present people not said here time vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
Meaning 4 Usage: adjective — kept apart, not parsed.
Main, basic, most important: a staple food.
nsubj punct punct advmod conj punct det compound conj punct root Main NOUN , PUNCT basic ADJ , PUNCT most ADV important ADJ : PUNCT a DET staple NOUN food NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Main main NOUN Number=Sing 3 basic nsubj 2 , , PUNCT _ 3 basic punct 3 basic basic ADJ Degree=Pos root root 4 , , PUNCT _ 6 important punct 5 most most ADV Degree=Sup 6 important advmod 6 important important ADJ Degree=Pos 3 basic conj 7 : : PUNCT _ 10 food punct 8 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 10 food det 9 staple staple NOUN Number=Sing 10 food compound 10 food food NOUN Number=Sing 3 basic conj 11 . . PUNCT _ 3 basic punct
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.
Meaning 5 A U-shaped metal pin hammered into wood to hold a wire.
det compound punct amod compound acl case obl mark advcl det obj punct root A DET U PROPN - PUNCT shaped VERB metal NOUN pin NOUN hammered VERB into ADP wood NOUN to PART hold VERB a DET wire NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 pin det 2 U U PROPN Number=Sing 4 shaped compound 3 - - PUNCT _ 2 U punct 4 shaped shape VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 6 pin amod 5 metal metal NOUN Number=Sing 6 pin compound 6 pin pin NOUN Number=Sing root root 7 hammered hammer VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 6 pin acl 8 into into ADP _ 9 wood case 9 wood wood NOUN Number=Sing 7 hammered obl 10 to to PART _ 11 hold mark 11 hold hold VERB VerbForm=Inf 7 hammered advcl 12 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 13 wire det 13 wire wire NOUN Number=Sing 11 hold obj 14 . . PUNCT _ 6 pin punct
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1 shape participle vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset 2 hammer participle a shaped metal pin not said here wood vn bump-18.4-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme into wood=Location 3 hold to-infinitive a wire vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent wire=Theme
Example 1 Please staple your pages together before you hand them in.
discourse nmod:poss obj advmod mark nsubj advcl obj compound:prt punct root Please INTJ staple VERB your PRON pages NOUN together ADV before SCONJ you PRON hand VERB them PRON in ADP . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Please please INTJ _ 2 staple discourse 2 staple staple VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 3 your your PRON Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 4 pages nmod:poss 4 pages page NOUN Number=Plur 2 staple obj 5 together together ADV _ 2 staple advmod 6 before before SCONJ _ 8 hand mark 7 you you PRON Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs 8 hand nsubj 8 hand hand VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 2 staple advcl 9 them they PRON Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs 8 hand obj 10 in in ADP _ 8 hand compound:prt 11 . . PUNCT _ 2 staple punct
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1 staple imperative you not said here your pages together property vn tape-22.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent page=Patient 2 hand in present you pages = page vn send-11.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent they=Theme 3 page your nom page «communication transitive»: poss=agent
Example 2 The stapler has run out of staples.
det nsubj aux case case obl punct root The DET stapler NOUN has AUX run VERB out ADP of ADP staples NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 stapler det 2 stapler stapler NOUN Number=Sing 4 run nsubj 3 has have AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 run aux 4 run run VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part root root 5 out out ADP _ 7 staples case 6 of of ADP _ 7 staples case 7 staples staple NOUN Number=Plur 4 run obl 8 . . PUNCT _ 4 run punct
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1 run present · perfect the stapler staples vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme out staple=Trajectory
Example 3 Rice is the staple food for billions of people.
nsubj cop det compound case nmod case nmod punct root Rice NOUN is AUX the DET staple NOUN food NOUN for ADP billions NOUN of ADP people NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Rice rice NOUN Number=Sing 5 food nsubj 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 food cop 3 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 food det 4 staple staple NOUN Number=Sing 5 food compound 5 food food NOUN Number=Sing root root 6 for for ADP _ 7 billions case 7 billions billion NOUN Number=Plur 5 food nmod 8 of of ADP _ 9 people case 9 people people NOUN Number=Plur 7 billions nmod 10 . . PUNCT _ 5 food punct
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1 is a present Rice the staple food for billions of people tree rules
Example 4 Bread and milk are staples in our kitchen.
nsubj cc conj cop case nmod:poss nmod punct root Bread NOUN and CCONJ milk NOUN are AUX staples NOUN in ADP our PRON kitchen NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Bread bread NOUN Number=Sing 5 staples nsubj 2 and and CCONJ _ 3 milk cc 3 milk milk NOUN Number=Sing 1 Bread conj 4 are be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 staples cop 5 staples staple NOUN Number=Plur root root 6 in in ADP _ 8 kitchen case 7 our our PRON Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 8 kitchen nmod:poss 8 kitchen kitchen NOUN Number=Sing 5 staples nmod 9 . . PUNCT _ 5 staples punct
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1 is a present Bread and milk staples our kitchen tree rules
Example 5 Fish was a staple of their diet.
nsubj cop det case nmod:poss nmod punct root Fish NOUN was AUX a DET staple NOUN of ADP their PRON diet NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Fish fish NOUN Number=Plur 4 staple nsubj 2 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 4 staple cop 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 4 staple det 4 staple staple NOUN Number=Sing root root 5 of of ADP _ 7 diet case 6 their their PRON Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 7 diet nmod:poss 7 diet diet NOUN Number=Sing 4 staple nmod 8 . . PUNCT _ 4 staple punct
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1 is a past Fish a staple of Fish's diet tree rules
Example 6 The teacher stapled our drawings on the board.
det nsubj nmod:poss obj case det obl punct root The DET teacher NOUN stapled VERB our PRON drawings NOUN on ADP the DET board NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 teacher det 2 teacher teacher NOUN Number=Sing 3 stapled nsubj 3 stapled staple VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 our our PRON Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 5 drawings nmod:poss 5 drawings drawing NOUN Number=Plur 3 stapled obj 6 on on ADP _ 8 board case 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 board det 8 board board NOUN Number=Sing 3 stapled obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 3 stapled punct
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1 staple past the teacher our drawings on the board vn tape-22.4 «NP V NP PP.co-patient»: agent=Agent drawing=Patient on board=Co-Patient 2 draw our nom drawing «communication intransitive»: poss=agent
Example 7 Be careful not to staple your finger!
cop advmod mark advcl nmod:poss obj punct root Be AUX careful ADJ not PART to PART staple VERB your PRON finger NOUN ! PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Be be AUX VerbForm=Inf 2 careful cop 2 careful careful ADJ Degree=Pos root root 3 not not PART Polarity=Neg 5 staple advmod 4 to to PART _ 5 staple mark 5 staple staple VERB VerbForm=Inf 2 careful advcl 6 your your PRON Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 7 finger nmod:poss 7 finger finger NOUN Number=Sing 5 staple obj 8 ! ! PUNCT _ 2 careful punct
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1 is imperative you not said here careful property tree rules 2 not staple to-infinitive you not said here your finger vn tape-22.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent finger=Patient
Example 8 Pasta is a staple in our house.
nsubj cop det case nmod:poss nmod punct root Pasta NOUN is AUX a DET staple NOUN in ADP our PRON house NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Pasta pasta NOUN Number=Sing 4 staple nsubj 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 staple cop 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 4 staple det 4 staple staple NOUN Number=Sing root root 5 in in ADP _ 7 house case 6 our our PRON Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 7 house nmod:poss 7 house house NOUN Number=Sing 4 staple nmod 8 . . PUNCT _ 4 staple punct
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1 is a present Pasta a staple our house tree rules
Example 9 But beside these more modern collections there exist in old and middle Irish a large number of hero-tales (class 2) which formed the staple of the old ollahms or bards.
The tree, 31 words cc case det advmod amod nsubj advmod case amod cc conj amod det amod obj case compound punct nmod punct appos flat punct nsubj acl:relcl det obj case det amod nmod cc conj punct root But CCONJ beside ADP these DET more ADV modern ADJ collections NOUN there ADV exist VERB in ADP old ADJ and CCONJ middle ADJ Irish ADJ a DET large ADJ number NOUN of ADP hero NOUN - PUNCT tales NOUN ( PUNCT class NOUN 2 NUM ) PUNCT which PRON formed VERB the DET staple NOUN of ADP the DET old ADJ ollahms NOUN or CCONJ bards NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 But but CCONJ _ 8 exist cc 2 beside beside ADP _ 6 collections case 3 these this DET Number=Plur PronType=Dem 6 collections det 4 more more ADV Degree=Cmp 5 modern advmod 5 modern modern ADJ Degree=Pos 6 collections amod 6 collections collection NOUN Number=Plur 8 exist nsubj 7 there there ADV PronType=Dem 6 collections advmod 8 exist exist VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 9 in in ADP _ 10 old case 10 old old ADJ Degree=Pos 13 Irish amod 11 and and CCONJ _ 12 middle cc 12 middle middle ADJ Degree=Pos 10 old conj 13 Irish Irish ADJ Degree=Pos 16 number amod 14 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 16 number det 15 large large ADJ Degree=Pos 16 number amod 16 number number NOUN Number=Sing 8 exist obj 17 of of ADP _ 20 tales case 18 hero hero NOUN Number=Sing 20 tales compound 19 - - PUNCT _ 18 hero punct 20 tales tale NOUN Number=Plur 16 number nmod 21 ( ( PUNCT _ 22 class punct 22 class class NOUN Number=Sing 20 tales appos 23 2 2 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 22 class flat 24 ) ) PUNCT _ 22 class punct 25 which which PRON PronType=Rel 26 formed nsubj 26 formed form VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 20 tales acl:relcl 27 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 28 staple det 28 staple staple NOUN Number=Sing 26 formed obj 29 of of ADP _ 32 ollahms case 30 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 32 ollahms det 31 old old ADJ Degree=Pos 32 ollahms amod 32 ollahms ollahm NOUN Number=Plur 28 staple nmod 33 or or CCONJ _ 34 bards cc 34 bards bard NOUN Number=Plur 32 ollahms conj 35 . . PUNCT _ 8 exist punct
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1 exist present this modern collections a Irish large number of hero tales tree rules 2 form past hero tales the staple of the old ollahms or bards vn appear-48.1.1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location staple=Theme
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