stilt Who acts: Stilts, you, tall posts, stilt, clown, Houses · What happens: be, stand on, walk, hold, build up, get · To what, where: pair, ground, tall posts, house, water, wading bird · Speech: someone speaks here
«stilt» in the school dictionary: its 4 meanings 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: stilt in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 Stilts are a pair of long poles with footrests that you stand on to walk high above the ground.
The tree, 19 words nsubj cop det case amod nmod case nmod obj nsubj acl:relcl advmod mark advcl advmod case det obl punct root Stilts NOUN are AUX a DET pair NOUN of ADP long ADJ poles NOUN with ADP footrests NOUN that PRON you PRON stand VERB on ADP to PART walk VERB high ADV above ADP the DET ground NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Stilts stilt NOUN Number=Plur 4 pair nsubj 2 are be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 pair cop 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 4 pair det 4 pair pair NOUN Number=Sing root root 5 of of ADP _ 7 poles case 6 long long ADJ Degree=Pos 7 poles amod 7 poles pole NOUN Number=Plur 4 pair nmod 8 with with ADP _ 9 footrests case 9 footrests footrest NOUN Number=Plur 7 poles nmod 10 that that PRON PronType=Rel 12 stand obj 11 you you PRON Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs 12 stand nsubj 12 stand stand VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 pair acl:relcl 13 on on ADP _ 12 stand advmod 14 to to PART _ 15 walk mark 15 walk walk VERB VerbForm=Inf 12 stand advcl 16 high high ADV Degree=Pos 15 walk advmod 17 above above ADP _ 19 ground case 18 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 19 ground det 19 ground ground NOUN Number=Sing 15 walk obl 20 . . PUNCT _ 4 pair punct
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1 is a present Stilts a pair of long poles with footrests tree rules 2 stand on present you a pair vn admire-31.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer that=Stimulus 3 walk to-infinitive you not said here the ground high property vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme above ground=Trajectory
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 Stilts are also tall posts that hold a house or building up above water or the ground.
The tree, 17 words nsubj cop advmod amod nsubj acl:relcl det obj cc conj compound:prt case obl cc det conj punct root Stilts NOUN are AUX also ADV tall ADJ posts NOUN that PRON hold VERB a DET house NOUN or CCONJ building VERB up ADP above ADP water NOUN or CCONJ the DET ground NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Stilts stilt NOUN Number=Plur 5 posts nsubj 2 are be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 posts cop 3 also also ADV _ 5 posts advmod 4 tall tall ADJ Degree=Pos 5 posts amod 5 posts post NOUN Number=Plur root root 6 that that PRON PronType=Rel 7 hold nsubj 7 hold hold VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 posts acl:relcl 8 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 9 house det 9 house house NOUN Number=Sing 7 hold obj 10 or or CCONJ _ 11 building cc 11 building build VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 7 hold conj 12 up up ADP _ 11 building compound:prt 13 above above ADP _ 14 water case 14 water water NOUN Number=Sing 11 building obl 15 or or CCONJ _ 17 ground cc 16 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 17 ground det 17 ground ground NOUN Number=Sing 14 water conj 18 . . PUNCT _ 5 posts punct
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1 is a present Stilts tall posts tree rules 2 hold present tall posts a house vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent house=Theme 3 build up gerund tall posts not said here water or the ground vn caused_calibratable_cos-45.6.2-1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Patient
Meaning 3 A stilt is a wading bird with very long thin pink legs.
det nsubj cop det compound case advmod amod amod amod nmod punct root A DET stilt NOUN is AUX a DET wading NOUN bird NOUN with ADP very ADV long ADJ thin ADJ pink ADJ legs NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 stilt det 2 stilt stilt NOUN Number=Sing 6 bird nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 bird cop 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 bird det 5 wading wading NOUN Number=Sing 6 bird compound 6 bird bird NOUN Number=Sing root root 7 with with ADP _ 12 legs case 8 very very ADV _ 9 long advmod 9 long long ADJ Degree=Pos 12 legs amod 10 thin thin ADJ Degree=Pos 12 legs amod 11 pink pink ADJ Degree=Pos 12 legs amod 12 legs leg NOUN Number=Plur 6 bird nmod 13 . . PUNCT _ 6 bird punct
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1 is a present a stilt a wading bird with long thin pink legs tree rules
Meaning 4 To get on your stilts is an informal way to say to act proud and pompous, as if you are better than others.
The tree, 23 words mark advcl case nmod:poss obl cop det amod mark acl mark xcomp xcomp cc conj punct mark mark nsubj cop advcl case obl punct root To PART get VERB on ADP your PRON stilts NOUN is AUX an DET informal ADJ way NOUN to PART say VERB to PART act VERB proud ADJ and CCONJ pompous ADJ , PUNCT as SCONJ if SCONJ you PRON are AUX better ADJ than ADP others NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 To to PART _ 2 get mark 2 get get VERB VerbForm=Inf 9 way advcl 3 on on ADP _ 5 stilts case 4 your your PRON Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 5 stilts nmod:poss 5 stilts stilt NOUN Number=Plur 2 get obl 6 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 9 way cop 7 an a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 9 way det 8 informal informal ADJ Degree=Pos 9 way amod 9 way way NOUN Number=Sing root root 10 to to PART _ 11 say mark 11 say say VERB VerbForm=Inf 9 way acl 12 to to PART _ 13 act mark 13 act act VERB VerbForm=Inf 11 say xcomp 14 proud proud ADJ Degree=Pos 13 act xcomp 15 and and CCONJ _ 16 pompous cc 16 pompous pompous ADJ Degree=Pos 14 proud conj 17 , , PUNCT _ 22 better punct 18 as as SCONJ _ 22 better mark 19 if if SCONJ _ 22 better mark 20 you you PRON Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs 22 better nsubj 21 are be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 22 better cop 22 better good ADJ Degree=Cmp 13 act advcl 23 than than ADP _ 24 others case 24 others other NOUN Number=Plur 22 better obl 25 . . PUNCT _ 9 way punct
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1 get to-infinitive your stilts vn get-13.5.1-1 «NP V NP PP.source»: agent=Agent on stilt=Source 2 is a present a informal way tree rules 3 say speech: assert to-infinitive vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V how S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 4 act to-infinitive proud property vn act-114-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent 5 is present you than others; good property tree rules
Example 1 The clown walked on stilts at the fair.
det nsubj case obl case det obl punct root The DET clown NOUN walked VERB on ADP stilts NOUN at ADP the DET fair NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 clown det 2 clown clown NOUN Number=Sing 3 walked nsubj 3 walked walk VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 on on ADP _ 5 stilts case 5 stilts stilt NOUN Number=Plur 3 walked obl 6 at at ADP _ 8 fair case 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 fair det 8 fair fair NOUN Number=Sing 3 walked obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 3 walked punct
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1 walk past the clown stilts at the fair vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme on stilt=Trajectory
Example 2 Houses on stilts stay dry when the river floods.
nsubj case nmod xcomp mark det nsubj advcl punct root Houses NOUN on ADP stilts NOUN stay VERB dry ADJ when SCONJ the DET river NOUN floods VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Houses house NOUN Number=Plur 4 stay nsubj 2 on on ADP _ 3 stilts case 3 stilts stilt NOUN Number=Plur 1 Houses nmod 4 stay stay VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 5 dry dry ADJ Degree=Pos 4 stay xcomp 6 when when SCONJ _ 9 floods mark 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 river det 8 river river NOUN Number=Sing 9 floods nsubj 9 floods flood VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 stay advcl 10 . . PUNCT _ 4 stay punct
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1 stay present Houses on stilts dry property vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme 2 flood present the river vn other_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient
Example 3 I fell off my stilts twice before I got the hang of it.
nsubj compound:prt nmod:poss obj advmod mark nsubj advcl det obj case nmod punct root I PRON fell VERB off ADP my PRON stilts NOUN twice ADV before SCONJ I PRON got VERB the DET hang NOUN of ADP it PRON . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 I I PRON Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs 2 fell nsubj 2 fell fall VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 off off ADP _ 2 fell compound:prt 4 my my PRON Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 5 stilts nmod:poss 5 stilts stilt NOUN Number=Plur 2 fell obj 6 twice twice ADV NumForm=Word NumType=Mult 2 fell advmod 7 before before SCONJ _ 9 got mark 8 I I PRON Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs 9 got nsubj 9 got get VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 2 fell advcl 10 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 11 hang det 11 hang hang NOUN Number=Sing 9 got obj 12 of of ADP _ 13 it case 13 it it PRON Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 11 hang nmod 14 . . PUNCT _ 2 fell punct
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1 fall off past I my stilts twice property vn calibratable_cos-45.6.1-1 «NP.patient V NP.extent PP.source PP.goal»: agent=Patient stilt=Extent 2 get past I the hang of hang vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer hang=Stimulus
Example 4 The stilt waded through the shallow lake.
det nsubj case det amod obl punct root The DET stilt NOUN waded VERB through ADP the DET shallow ADJ lake NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 stilt det 2 stilt stilt NOUN Number=Sing 3 waded nsubj 3 waded wade VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 through through ADP _ 7 lake case 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 lake det 6 shallow shallow ADJ Degree=Pos 7 lake amod 7 lake lake NOUN Number=Sing 3 waded obl 8 . . PUNCT _ 3 waded punct
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1 wade past the stilt the shallow lake vn run-51.3.2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme through lake=Trajectory
Example 5 Stilt walkers led the carnival parade.
compound nsubj det compound obj punct root Stilt NOUN walkers NOUN led VERB the DET carnival NOUN parade NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Stilt stilt NOUN Number=Sing 2 walkers compound 2 walkers walker NOUN Number=Plur 3 led nsubj 3 led lead VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 parade det 5 carnival carnival NOUN Number=Sing 6 parade compound 6 parade parade NOUN Number=Sing 3 led obj 7 . . PUNCT _ 3 led punct
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1 lead past Stilt walkers the carnival parade vn accompany-51.7 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent parade=Theme
Example 6 The beach hut stands on wooden stilts.
det compound nsubj case amod obl punct root The DET beach NOUN hut NOUN stands VERB on ADP wooden ADJ stilts NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 hut det 2 beach beach NOUN Number=Sing 3 hut compound 3 hut hut NOUN Number=Sing 4 stands nsubj 4 stands stand VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 5 on on ADP _ 7 stilts case 6 wooden wooden ADJ Degree=Pos 7 stilts amod 7 stilts stilt NOUN Number=Plur 4 stands obl 8 . . PUNCT _ 4 stands punct
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1 stand present the beach hut wooden stilts vn assuming_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent on stilt=Location
Example 7 "Don't get on your stilts," said the crone, "and I'll answer you.
The tree, 14 words punct aux advmod ccomp case nmod:poss obl punct punct det obj punct punct cc nsubj aux conj obj punct root " PUNCT Do AUX n't PART get VERB on ADP your PRON stilts NOUN , PUNCT " PUNCT said VERB the DET crone NOUN , PUNCT " PUNCT and CCONJ I PRON 'll AUX answer VERB you PRON . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 " " PUNCT _ 4 get punct 2 Do do AUX Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin 4 get aux 3 n't not PART Polarity=Neg 4 get advmod 4 get get VERB VerbForm=Inf 10 said ccomp 5 on on ADP _ 7 stilts case 6 your your PRON Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 7 stilts nmod:poss 7 stilts stilt NOUN Number=Plur 4 get obl 8 , , PUNCT _ 4 get punct 9 " " PUNCT _ 4 get punct 10 said say VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 11 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 12 crone det 12 crone crone NOUN Number=Sing 10 said obj 13 , , PUNCT _ 12 crone punct 14 " " PUNCT _ 12 crone punct 15 and and CCONJ _ 18 answer cc 16 I I PRON Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs 18 answer nsubj 17 'll will AUX VerbForm=Fin 18 answer aux 18 answer answer VERB VerbForm=Inf 10 said conj 19 you you PRON Case=Acc Person=2 PronType=Prs 18 answer obj 20 . . PUNCT _ 10 said punct
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1 not get in a quote infinitive · do-support your stilts vn get-13.5.1-1 «NP V NP PP.source»: agent=Agent on stilt=Source 2 say speech: assert past the crone vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 3 answer speech: assert in a quote future the crone = crone you vn reciprocate-112-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Agent you=Eventuality
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