straddle Who acts: She, bridge, He, giant · What happens: straddle, be, sit, climb, ride · To what, where: side, sides, bench, river, log, stream
«straddle» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 4 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: straddle in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 To straddle is to stand or sit with one leg on each side of something.
The tree, 15 words mark csubj cop mark cc conj case nummod obl case det obl case nmod punct root To PART straddle VERB is AUX to PART stand VERB or CCONJ sit VERB with ADP one NUM leg NOUN on ADP each DET side NOUN of ADP something PRON . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 To to PART _ 2 straddle mark 2 straddle straddle VERB VerbForm=Inf 5 stand csubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 stand cop 4 to to PART _ 5 stand mark 5 stand stand VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 6 or or CCONJ _ 7 sit cc 7 sit sit VERB VerbForm=Inf 5 stand conj 8 with with ADP _ 10 leg case 9 one one NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 10 leg nummod 10 leg leg NOUN Number=Sing 7 sit obl 11 on on ADP _ 13 side case 12 each each DET PronType=Tot 13 side det 13 side side NOUN Number=Sing 7 sit obl 14 of of ADP _ 15 something case 15 something something PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 13 side nmod 16 . . PUNCT _ 5 stand punct
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1 straddle to-infinitive vn assuming_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent 2 is present stand property tree rules 3 sit infinitive each side of something with one leg vn assuming_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent on side=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.
Meaning 2 To straddle is to stretch across both sides of something, like a bridge across a river.
The tree, 16 words mark csubj cop mark case det obl case nmod punct case det obl case det nmod punct root To PART straddle VERB is AUX to PART stretch VERB across ADP both DET sides NOUN of ADP something PRON , PUNCT like ADP a DET bridge NOUN across ADP a DET river NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 To to PART _ 2 straddle mark 2 straddle straddle VERB VerbForm=Inf 5 stretch csubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 stretch cop 4 to to PART _ 5 stretch mark 5 stretch stretch VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 6 across across ADP _ 8 sides case 7 both both DET PronType=Tot 8 sides det 8 sides side NOUN Number=Plur 5 stretch obl 9 of of ADP _ 10 something case 10 something something PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 8 sides nmod 11 , , PUNCT _ 14 bridge punct 12 like like ADP _ 14 bridge case 13 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 14 bridge det 14 bridge bridge NOUN Number=Sing 5 stretch obl 15 across across ADP _ 17 river case 16 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 17 river det 17 river river NOUN Number=Sing 14 bridge nmod 18 . . PUNCT _ 5 stretch punct
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1 straddle to-infinitive vn assuming_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent 2 is present both sides of something like a bridge across a river; stretch property tree rules
Example 1 She straddled the bench to climb over it.
nsubj det obj mark advcl case obl punct root She PRON straddled VERB the DET bench NOUN to PART climb VERB over ADP it PRON . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 She she PRON Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 2 straddled nsubj 2 straddled straddle VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 4 bench det 4 bench bench NOUN Number=Sing 2 straddled obj 5 to to PART _ 6 climb mark 6 climb climb VERB VerbForm=Inf 2 straddled advcl 7 over over ADP _ 8 it case 8 it it PRON Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 6 climb obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 2 straddled punct
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1 straddle past She the bench vn contiguous_location-47.8 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme bench=Co-Theme 2 climb to-infinitive She not said here bench vn run-51.3.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme over it=Trajectory
Example 2 The bridge straddles the river.
det nsubj det obj punct root The DET bridge NOUN straddles VERB the DET river NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 bridge det 2 bridge bridge NOUN Number=Sing 3 straddles nsubj 3 straddles straddle VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 river det 5 river river NOUN Number=Sing 3 straddles obj 6 . . PUNCT _ 3 straddles punct
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1 straddle present the bridge the river vn contiguous_location-47.8 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme river=Co-Theme
Example 3 He straddled the log and rode it across the stream.
nsubj det obj cc conj obj case det obl punct root He PRON straddled VERB the DET log NOUN and CCONJ rode VERB it PRON across ADP the DET stream NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 He he PRON Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 2 straddled nsubj 2 straddled straddle VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 4 log det 4 log log NOUN Number=Sing 2 straddled obj 5 and and CCONJ _ 6 rode cc 6 rode ride VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 2 straddled conj 7 it it PRON Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 6 rode obj 8 across across ADP _ 10 stream case 9 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 10 stream det 10 stream stream NOUN Number=Sing 6 rode obl 11 . . PUNCT _ 2 straddled punct
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1 straddle past He the log vn contiguous_location-47.8 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme log=Co-Theme 2 ride past He not said here log the stream vn nonvehicle-51.4.2 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent it=Theme across stream=Trajectory
Example 4 The giant straddled the valley.
det nsubj det obj punct root The DET giant NOUN straddled VERB the DET valley NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 giant det 2 giant giant NOUN Number=Sing 3 straddled nsubj 3 straddled straddle VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 valley det 5 valley valley NOUN Number=Sing 3 straddled obj 6 . . PUNCT _ 3 straddled punct
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1 straddle past the giant the valley vn contiguous_location-47.8 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme valley=Co-Theme
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