steam Who acts: Steam, hot white mist, soup, steam food, you, hand · What happens: be, rise, boil, make, heat, mean · To what, where: hot white mist, boiling water, water, science, steam, food · Speech: someone speaks here
«steam» in the school dictionary: its 5 meanings for a pupil and its 8 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: steam in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 Steam is the hot white mist that rises from boiling water.
nsubj cop det amod amod nsubj acl:relcl case amod obl punct root Steam NOUN is AUX the DET hot ADJ white ADJ mist NOUN that PRON rises VERB from ADP boiling VERB water NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Steam steam NOUN Number=Sing 6 mist nsubj 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 mist cop 3 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 mist det 4 hot hot ADJ Degree=Pos 6 mist amod 5 white white ADJ Degree=Pos 6 mist amod 6 mist mist NOUN Number=Sing root root 7 that that PRON PronType=Rel 8 rises nsubj 8 rises rise VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 mist acl:relcl 9 from from ADP _ 11 water case 10 boiling boil VERB VerbForm=Ger 11 water amod 11 water water NOUN Number=Sing 8 rises obl 12 . . PUNCT _ 6 mist punct
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1 is a present Steam the hot white mist tree rules 2 rise present the hot white mist boiling water vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial_location»: agent=Theme from water=Initial_Location 3 boil gerund vn cooking-45.3 «NP.patient V»: agent=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 In science, steam is water as a gas (water vapour), made when water is heated to 100 °C.
The tree, 19 words case obl punct nsubj cop conj case det nmod punct compound appos punct punct mark nsubj:pass aux:pass advcl case obl compound obl root In ADP science NOUN , PUNCT steam NOUN is AUX water NOUN as ADP a DET gas NOUN ( PUNCT water NOUN vapour NOUN ) PUNCT , PUNCT made VERB when SCONJ water NOUN is AUX heated VERB to ADP 100 NUM ° SYM C. NOUN The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 In in ADP _ 2 science case 2 science science NOUN Number=Sing 15 made obl 3 , , PUNCT _ 6 water punct 4 steam steam NOUN Number=Sing 6 water nsubj 5 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 water cop 6 water water NOUN Number=Sing 2 science conj 7 as as ADP _ 9 gas case 8 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 9 gas det 9 gas gas NOUN Number=Sing 6 water nmod 10 ( ( PUNCT _ 12 vapour punct 11 water water NOUN Number=Sing 12 vapour compound 12 vapour vapour NOUN Number=Sing 9 gas appos 13 ) ) PUNCT _ 12 vapour punct 14 , , PUNCT _ 2 science punct 15 made make VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 16 when when SCONJ _ 19 heated mark 17 water water NOUN Number=Sing 19 heated nsubj:pass 18 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 19 heated aux:pass 19 heated heat VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 15 made advcl 20 to to ADP _ 21 100 case 21 100 100 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 19 heated obl 22 ° ° SYM _ 23 C. compound 23 C. c. NOUN Number=Sing 19 heated obl
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1 is a present steam water as a gas tree rules 2 make participle science and water vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset 3 heat present · passive water to 100 result ; ° C. obl vn cooking-45.3 «NP V NP PP.result»: subject=Patient to 100=Result
Meaning 3 To steam means to give off steam: the soup is steaming.
mark nsubj mark ccomp compound:prt obj punct det nsubj aux conj punct root To PART steam NOUN means VERB to PART give VERB off ADP steam NOUN : PUNCT the DET soup NOUN is AUX steaming VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 To to PART _ 2 steam mark 2 steam steam NOUN Number=Sing 3 means nsubj 3 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 to to PART _ 5 give mark 5 give give VERB VerbForm=Inf 3 means ccomp 6 off off ADP _ 5 give compound:prt 7 steam steam NOUN Number=Sing 5 give obj 8 : : PUNCT _ 12 steaming punct 9 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 10 soup det 10 soup soup NOUN Number=Sing 12 steaming nsubj 11 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 12 steaming aux 12 steaming steam VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 3 means conj 13 . . PUNCT _ 3 means punct
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1 mean present steam vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 2 give off not said to happen to-infinitive steam vn substance_emission-43.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Source steam=Theme 3 steam present · progressive the soup vn cooking-45.3 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient
Meaning 4 To steam food means to cook it over boiling water.
case compound nsubj mark xcomp obj compound:prt amod obl punct root To ADP steam NOUN food NOUN means VERB to PART cook VERB it PRON over ADP boiling VERB water NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 To to ADP _ 3 food case 2 steam steam NOUN Number=Sing 3 food compound 3 food food NOUN Number=Sing 4 means nsubj 4 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 5 to to PART _ 6 cook mark 6 cook cook VERB VerbForm=Inf 4 means xcomp 7 it it PRON Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 6 cook obj 8 over over ADP _ 6 cook compound:prt 9 boiling boil VERB VerbForm=Ger 10 water amod 10 water water NOUN Number=Sing 6 cook obl 11 . . PUNCT _ 4 means punct
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1 mean present steam food vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 2 cook over not said to happen to-infinitive steam food not said here food boiling water obl vn cooking-45.3 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent it=Patient 3 boil gerund vn cooking-45.3 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient
Meaning 5 Steam is the power from steam that drove old trains and engines.
nsubj cop det case nmod nsubj acl:relcl amod obj cc conj punct root Steam NOUN is AUX the DET power NOUN from ADP steam NOUN that PRON drove VERB old ADJ trains NOUN and CCONJ engines NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Steam steam NOUN Number=Sing 4 power nsubj 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 power cop 3 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 4 power det 4 power power NOUN Number=Sing root root 5 from from ADP _ 6 steam case 6 steam steam NOUN Number=Sing 4 power nmod 7 that that PRON PronType=Rel 8 drove nsubj 8 drove drive VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 6 steam acl:relcl 9 old old ADJ Degree=Pos 10 trains amod 10 trains train NOUN Number=Plur 8 drove obj 11 and and CCONJ _ 12 engines cc 12 engines engine NOUN Number=Plur 10 trains conj 13 . . PUNCT _ 4 power punct
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1 is a present Steam the power steam tree rules 2 drive past steam old trains and engines vn nonvehicle-51.4.2-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme train=Trajectory
Example 1 Steam rose from the kettle.
nsubj case det obl punct root Steam NOUN rose VERB from ADP the DET kettle NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Steam steam NOUN Number=Sing 2 rose nsubj 2 rose rise VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 from from ADP _ 5 kettle case 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 kettle det 5 kettle kettle NOUN Number=Sing 2 rose obl 6 . . PUNCT _ 2 rose punct
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1 rise past Steam the kettle vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial_location»: agent=Theme from kettle=Initial_Location
Example 2 Keep your hand away from the steam; it can burn you.
nmod:poss obj advmod case det obl punct nsubj aux advcl obj punct root Keep VERB your PRON hand NOUN away ADV from ADP the DET steam NOUN ; PUNCT it PRON can AUX burn VERB you PRON . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Keep keep VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 2 your your PRON Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 3 hand nmod:poss 3 hand hand NOUN Number=Sing 1 Keep obj 4 away away ADV _ 1 Keep advmod 5 from from ADP _ 7 steam case 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 steam det 7 steam steam NOUN Number=Sing 4 away obl 8 ; ; PUNCT _ 11 burn punct 9 it it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 11 burn nsubj 10 can can AUX VerbForm=Fin 11 burn aux 11 burn burn VERB VerbForm=Inf 1 Keep advcl 12 you you PRON Case=Acc Person=2 PronType=Prs 11 burn obj 13 . . PUNCT _ 1 Keep punct
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1 keep imperative you not said here your hand away property vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent hand=Theme 2 burn can hand you vn light_emission-43.1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent you=Theme
Example 3 Water turns into steam when it boils.
nsubj case obl advmod nsubj advcl punct root Water NOUN turns VERB into ADP steam NOUN when ADV it PRON boils VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Water water NOUN Number=Sing 2 turns nsubj 2 turns turn VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 into into ADP _ 4 steam case 4 steam steam NOUN Number=Sing 2 turns obl 5 when when ADV PronType=Int 7 boils advmod 6 it it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 7 boils nsubj 7 boils boil VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 2 turns advcl 8 . . PUNCT _ 2 turns punct
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1 turn present Water steam vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V PP.trajectory»: agent=Theme into steam=Trajectory 2 boil present Water vn cooking-45.3 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient
Example 4 The bathroom mirror was covered in drops after the steam from the shower.
det compound nsubj:pass aux:pass case obl case det nmod case det nmod punct root The DET bathroom NOUN mirror NOUN was AUX covered VERB in ADP drops NOUN after ADP the DET steam NOUN from ADP the DET shower NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 mirror det 2 bathroom bathroom NOUN Number=Sing 3 mirror compound 3 mirror mirror NOUN Number=Sing 5 covered nsubj:pass 4 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 5 covered aux:pass 5 covered cover VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 6 in in ADP _ 7 drops case 7 drops drop NOUN Number=Plur 5 covered obl 8 after after ADP _ 10 steam case 9 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 10 steam det 10 steam steam NOUN Number=Sing 7 drops nmod 11 from from ADP _ 13 shower case 12 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 13 shower det 13 shower shower NOUN Number=Sing 10 steam nmod 14 . . PUNCT _ 5 covered punct
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1 cover past · passive the bathroom mirror in drops after the steam from the shower vn fill-9.8-1 «NP V NP PP.theme»: subject=Destination in drop=Theme
Example 5 Mum steamed the broccoli.
nsubj det obj punct root Mum NOUN steamed VERB the DET broccoli NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Mum mum NOUN Number=Sing 2 steamed nsubj 2 steamed steam VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 4 broccoli det 4 broccoli broccoli NOUN Number=Sing 2 steamed obj 5 . . PUNCT _ 2 steamed punct
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1 steam past Mum the broccoli vn cooking-45.3 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent broccoli=Patient
Example 6 We rode on an old steam train.
nsubj case det amod compound obl punct root We PRON rode VERB on ADP an DET old ADJ steam NOUN train NOUN . PUNCT 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 rode nsubj 2 rode rode VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 on on ADP _ 7 train case 4 an a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 7 train det 5 old old ADJ Degree=Pos 7 train amod 6 steam steam NOUN Number=Sing 7 train compound 7 train train NOUN Number=Sing 2 rode obl 8 . . PUNCT _ 2 rode punct
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1 rode present We a old steam train tree rules
Example 7 The children let off steam in the playground.
det nsubj compound:prt obj case det obl punct root The DET children NOUN let VERB off ADP steam NOUN in ADP the DET playground NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 children det 2 children child NOUN Number=Plur 3 let nsubj 3 let let VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 off off ADP _ 3 let compound:prt 5 steam steam NOUN Number=Sing 3 let obj 6 in in ADP _ 8 playground case 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 playground det 8 playground playground NOUN Number=Sing 3 let obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 3 let punct
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1 let off present the children steam the playground vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent steam=Theme
Example 8 By the end of the race, I ran out of steam.
case det obl case det nmod punct nsubj case case obl punct root By ADP the DET end NOUN of ADP the DET race NOUN , PUNCT I PRON ran VERB out ADP of ADP steam NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 By by ADP _ 3 end case 2 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 end det 3 end end NOUN Number=Sing 9 ran obl 4 of of ADP _ 6 race case 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 race det 6 race race NOUN Number=Sing 3 end nmod 7 , , PUNCT _ 3 end punct 8 I I PRON Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs 9 ran nsubj 9 ran run VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 10 out out ADP _ 12 steam case 11 of of ADP _ 12 steam case 12 steam steam NOUN Number=Sing 9 ran obl 13 . . PUNCT _ 9 ran punct
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1 run past I steam by the end of the race vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme by end=Trajectory
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