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stopcock

Who acts: stopcock, you, water, Dad, plumber, Mum · What happens: be, turn, stop, start, flow, turn off · To what, where: tap, water pipe, flow, house, stopcock, kitchen sink · Speech: someone speaks here

«stopcock» 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: stopcock in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

A stopcock is a tap or valve on a water pipe that you turn to stop or start the flow of water into a house or to part of the plumbing.

The tree, 31 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	2 stopcock	det
2	stopcock	stopcock	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 tap	nsubj
3	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	5 tap	cop
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 tap	det
5	tap	tap	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
6	or	or	CCONJ	_	7 valve	cc
7	valve	valve	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 tap	conj
8	on	on	ADP	_	11 pipe	case
9	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	11 pipe	det
10	water	water	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 pipe	compound
11	pipe	pipe	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 tap	obl
12	that	that	PRON	PronType=Rel	14 turn	obj
13	you	you	PRON	Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs	14 turn	nsubj
14	turn	turn	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	11 pipe	acl:relcl
15	to	to	PART	_	16 stop	mark
16	stop	stop	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	14 turn	xcomp
17	or	or	CCONJ	_	18 start	cc
18	start	start	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	16 stop	conj
19	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	20 flow	det
20	flow	flow	NOUN	Number=Sing	18 start	obj
21	of	of	ADP	_	22 water	case
22	water	water	NOUN	Number=Sing	20 flow	nmod
23	into	into	ADP	_	25 house	case
24	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	25 house	det
25	house	house	NOUN	Number=Sing	18 start	obl
26	or	or	CCONJ	_	28 part	cc
27	to	to	PART	_	28 part	mark
28	part	part	NOUN	Number=Sing	25 house	conj
29	of	of	ADP	_	31 plumbing	case
30	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	31 plumbing	det
31	plumbing	plumbing	NOUN	Number=Sing	28 part	nmod
32	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 tap	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	present	a stopcock	a tap or valve		a water pipe			tree rules
2	turn	present	you	a water pipe					tree rules
3	stop	to-infinitive	you not said here						vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP.eventuality V»: agent=Eventuality
4	start	infinitive	you not said here	the flow of water		a house or part of the plumbing			vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent flow=Eventuality
5	flow		water						nom flow «event intransitive»: of=agent

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

Dad turned off the stopcock when the pipe burst.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Dad	dad	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 turned	nsubj
2	turned	turn	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	off	off	ADP	_	2 turned	compound:prt
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 stopcock	det
5	stopcock	stopcock	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 turned	obj
6	when	when	SCONJ	_	9 burst	mark
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 burst	det
8	pipe	pipe	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 burst	compound
9	burst	burst	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 turned	advcl
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 turned	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	turn off	past	Dad	the stopcock					vn other_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent stopcock=Patient

Example 2

The stopcock is under the kitchen sink.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 stopcock	det
2	stopcock	stopcock	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 sink	nsubj
3	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	7 sink	cop
4	under	under	ADP	_	7 sink	case
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 sink	det
6	kitchen	kitchen	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 sink	compound
7	sink	sink	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	7 sink	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	present	the stopcock			the kitchen sink			tree rules

Example 3

Do you know where your stopcock is?

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Do	do	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	3 know	aux
2	you	you	PRON	Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs	3 know	nsubj
3	know	know	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	root	root
4	where	where	ADV	PronType=Rel	3 know	ccomp
5	your	your	PRON	Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	6 stopcock	nmod:poss
6	stopcock	stopcock	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 where	nsubj
7	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	4 where	cop
8	?	?	PUNCT	_	3 know	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	know	present · do-support	you						vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer
2	is	present	your stopcock					where property	tree rules

Example 4

The plumber turned the stopcock before fixing the tap.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 plumber	det
2	plumber	plumber	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 turned	nsubj
3	turned	turn	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 stopcock	det
5	stopcock	stopcock	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 turned	obj
6	before	before	SCONJ	_	7 fixing	mark
7	fixing	fix	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	3 turned	advcl
8	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 tap	det
9	tap	tap	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 fixing	obj
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 turned	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	turn	past	the plumber	the stopcock					vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent stopcock=Theme
2	fix	gerund	the plumber not said here	the tap					vn shake-22.3-2 «NP V NP together»: agent=Agent tap=Patient

Example 5

Turn the stopcock clockwise to close it.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Turn	turn	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
2	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 stopcock	det
3	stopcock	stopcock	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Turn	obj
4	clockwise	clockwise	ADJ	Degree=Pos	1 Turn	xcomp
5	to	to	PART	_	6 close	mark
6	close	close	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	4 clockwise	advcl
7	it	it	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	6 close	obj
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Turn	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	turn	imperative	you not said here	the stopcock				clockwise property	vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent stopcock=Theme
2	close	to-infinitive	you not said here	stopcock					vn crane-40.3.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Patient

Example 6

Water poured out until Mum found the stopcock.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Water	water	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 poured	nsubj
2	poured	pour	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
3	out	out	ADP	_	2 poured	compound:prt
4	until	until	SCONJ	_	6 found	mark
5	Mum	mum	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 found	nsubj
6	found	find	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	2 poured	advcl
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 stopcock	det
8	stopcock	stopcock	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 found	obj
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 poured	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	pour out	participle	Water						vn substance_emission-43.4-1 «NP V»: agent=Source
2	find	past	Mum	the stopcock					vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent stopcock=Topic

Example 7

Ask an adult to show you the stopcock in your home.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Ask	ask	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
2	an	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	3 adult	det
3	adult	adult	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Ask	obj
4	to	to	PART	_	5 show	mark
5	show	show	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	1 Ask	xcomp
6	you	you	PRON	Case=Acc Person=2 PronType=Prs	5 show	iobj
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 stopcock	det
8	stopcock	stopcock	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 show	obj
9	in	in	ADP	_	11 home	case
10	your	your	PRON	Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	11 home	nmod:poss
11	home	home	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 show	obl
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Ask	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	ask speech: ask	imperative	you not said here		a adult				vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V NP whether S_INF»: agent=Agent adult=Recipient clause=Topic
2	show not said to happen	to-infinitive	you not said here	the stopcock	you	your home			vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent you=Recipient stopcock=Topic

Text: the school dictionary of Mova's schools (world/data/dictionary-schools/), written for Mova. Trees: Mova's own parse — the en model on the CPU, when the site is built — not checked by a teacher; they may be wrong. Frames: Mova's frames reader (prag), each meaning and example read on its own. Elamur Cosmic License.

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