steersman
Who acts: steersman, person, good steersman · What happens: be, steer, keep, hold, call out, know · To what, where: person, boat, steersman, course, wheel, stars
«steersman» in the school dictionary: its meaning for a pupil and its 3 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: steersman in the school dictionary.
Meaning 1
Usage: old use — kept apart, not parsed.
A steersman is the person who steers a boat or ship, keeping it on its course.
The tree, 16 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 2 steersman | det |
| 2 | steersman | steersman | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 person | nsubj |
| 3 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 5 person | cop |
| 4 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 5 person | det |
| 5 | person | person | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 6 | who | who | PRON | PronType=Rel | 7 steers | nsubj |
| 7 | steers | steer | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 5 person | acl:relcl |
| 8 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 9 boat | det |
| 9 | boat | boat | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 steers | obj |
| 10 | or | or | CCONJ | _ | 11 ship | cc |
| 11 | ship | ship | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 boat | conj |
| 12 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 13 keeping | punct |
| 13 | keeping | keep | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | 7 steers | advcl |
| 14 | it | it | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 13 keeping | obj |
| 15 | on | on | ADP | _ | 17 course | case |
| 16 | its | its | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 17 course | nmod:poss |
| 17 | course | course | NOUN | Number=Sing | 13 keeping | obl |
| 18 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 5 person | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is a | present | a steersman | the person | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | steer | present | the person | a boat or ship | vn accompany-51.7 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent boat=Theme | ||||
| 3 | keep | gerund | the person not said here | steersman | steersman's course | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent it=Theme on course=Location |
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.
Example 1
The steersman held the wheel steady.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 steersman | det |
| 2 | steersman | steersman | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 held | nsubj |
| 3 | held | hold | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 5 wheel | det |
| 5 | wheel | wheel | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 held | obj |
| 6 | steady | steady | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 3 held | xcomp |
| 7 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 3 held | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | hold | past | the steersman | the wheel | steady property | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent wheel=Theme |
Example 2
Our steersman called out the course.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Our | our | PRON | Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 2 steersman | nmod:poss |
| 2 | steersman | steersman | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 called | nsubj:pass |
| 3 | called | call | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | root | root |
| 4 | out | out | ADP | _ | 3 called | compound:prt |
| 5 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 6 course | det |
| 6 | course | course | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 called | xcomp |
| 7 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 3 called | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | call out speech: assert | participle · passive | Our steersman | vn initiate_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: subject=Recipient |
Example 3
A good steersman knows the stars.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 3 steersman | det |
| 2 | good | good | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 3 steersman | amod |
| 3 | steersman | steersman | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 knows | nsubj |
| 4 | knows | know | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 5 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 6 stars | det |
| 6 | stars | star | NOUN | Number=Plur | 4 knows | obj |
| 7 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 4 knows | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | know | present | a good steersman | the stars | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Experiencer star=Stimulus |
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