strait Who acts: strait, land, dire straits, ferry, Bass Strait, people · What happens: be, join, mean, separate, cross, lie · To what, where: narrow passage, two larger seas, Spain, Cook Strait, Wellington, Victoria
«strait» in the school dictionary: its 2 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: strait in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 A strait is a narrow passage of sea between two pieces of land that joins two larger seas.
The tree, 18 words det nsubj cop det amod case nmod case nummod nmod case nmod nsubj acl:relcl nummod amod obj punct root A DET strait NOUN is AUX a DET narrow ADJ passage NOUN of ADP sea NOUN between ADP two NUM pieces NOUN of ADP land NOUN that PRON joins VERB two NUM larger ADJ seas NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 strait det 2 strait strait NOUN Number=Sing 6 passage nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 passage cop 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 passage det 5 narrow narrow ADJ Degree=Pos 6 passage amod 6 passage passage NOUN Number=Sing root root 7 of of ADP _ 8 sea case 8 sea sea NOUN Number=Sing 6 passage nmod 9 between between ADP _ 11 pieces case 10 two two NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 11 pieces nummod 11 pieces piece NOUN Number=Plur 6 passage nmod 12 of of ADP _ 13 land case 13 land land NOUN Number=Sing 11 pieces nmod 14 that that PRON PronType=Rel 15 joins nsubj 15 joins join VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 13 land acl:relcl 16 two two NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 18 seas nummod 17 larger large ADJ Degree=Cmp 18 seas amod 18 seas sea NOUN Number=Plur 15 joins obj 19 . . PUNCT _ 6 passage punct
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1 is a present a strait a narrow passage of sea; between two pieces of land tree rules 2 join present land two larger seas vn mix-22.1-2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent sea=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 dire straits» means in a very difficult or dangerous situation, often with money.
The tree, 14 words punct case amod nsubj punct case det advmod amod cc conj obl punct advmod case conj punct root « PUNCT In ADP dire ADJ straits NOUN » PUNCT means VERB in ADP a DET very ADV difficult ADJ or CCONJ dangerous ADJ situation NOUN , PUNCT often ADV with ADP money NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 « « PUNCT _ 4 straits punct 2 In in ADP _ 4 straits case 3 dire dire ADJ Degree=Pos 4 straits amod 4 straits strait NOUN Number=Plur 6 means nsubj 5 » » PUNCT _ 4 straits punct 6 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 7 in in ADP _ 13 situation case 8 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 13 situation det 9 very very ADV _ 10 difficult advmod 10 difficult difficult ADJ Degree=Pos 13 situation amod 11 or or CCONJ _ 12 dangerous cc 12 dangerous dangerous ADJ Degree=Pos 10 difficult conj 13 situation situation NOUN Number=Sing 6 means obl 14 , , PUNCT _ 17 money punct 15 often often ADV _ 17 money advmod 16 with with ADP _ 17 money case 17 money money NOUN Number=Sing 13 situation conj 18 . . PUNCT _ 6 means punct
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1 mean present dire straits in a difficult situation and money vn representation-110.1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Pivot in situation=Attribute
Example 1 The Strait of Gibraltar separates Spain and Morocco.
det nsubj case nmod obj cc conj punct root The DET Strait PROPN of ADP Gibraltar PROPN separates VERB Spain PROPN and CCONJ Morocco PROPN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 Strait det 2 Strait Strait PROPN Number=Sing 5 separates nsubj 3 of of ADP _ 4 Gibraltar case 4 Gibraltar Gibraltar PROPN Number=Sing 2 Strait nmod 5 separates separate VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 6 Spain Spain PROPN Number=Sing 5 separates obj 7 and and CCONJ _ 8 Morocco cc 8 Morocco Morocco PROPN Number=Sing 6 Spain conj 9 . . PUNCT _ 5 separates punct
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1 separate present the Strait of Gibraltar Spain and Morocco vn separate-23.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent spain=Patient
Example 2 The ferry crosses Cook Strait from Wellington.
det nsubj compound obj case nmod punct root The DET ferry NOUN crosses VERB Cook PROPN Strait PROPN from ADP Wellington PROPN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 ferry det 2 ferry ferry NOUN Number=Sing 3 crosses nsubj 3 crosses cross VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 Cook Cook PROPN Number=Sing 5 Strait compound 5 Strait Strait PROPN Number=Sing 3 crosses obj 6 from from ADP _ 7 Wellington case 7 Wellington Wellington PROPN Number=Sing 5 Strait nmod 8 . . PUNCT _ 3 crosses punct
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1 cross present the ferry Cook Strait Wellington vn crane-40.3.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent strait=Patient
Example 3 Bass Strait lies between Victoria and Tasmania.
compound nsubj case obl cc conj punct root Bass NOUN Strait PROPN lies VERB between ADP Victoria PROPN and CCONJ Tasmania PROPN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Bass bass NOUN Number=Sing 2 Strait compound 2 Strait Strait PROPN Number=Sing 3 lies nsubj 3 lies lie VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 between between ADP _ 5 Victoria case 5 Victoria Victoria PROPN Number=Sing 3 lies obl 6 and and CCONJ _ 7 Tasmania cc 7 Tasmania Tasmania PROPN Number=Sing 5 Victoria conj 8 . . PUNCT _ 3 lies punct
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1 lie present Bass Strait Victoria and Tasmania vn assuming_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent between victoria=Location
Example 4 Long ago people walked across the Bering Strait when sea levels were low.
advmod advmod nsubj case det compound obl mark compound nsubj cop advcl punct root Long ADV ago ADV people NOUN walked VERB across ADP the DET Bering PROPN Strait PROPN when SCONJ sea NOUN levels NOUN were AUX low ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Long long ADV Degree=Pos 2 ago advmod 2 ago ago ADV _ 4 walked advmod 3 people people NOUN Number=Plur 4 walked nsubj 4 walked walk VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 5 across across ADP _ 8 Strait case 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 Strait det 7 Bering Bering PROPN Number=Sing 8 Strait compound 8 Strait Strait PROPN Number=Sing 4 walked obl 9 when when SCONJ _ 13 low mark 10 sea sea NOUN Number=Sing 11 levels compound 11 levels level NOUN Number=Plur 13 low nsubj 12 were be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 13 low cop 13 low low ADJ Degree=Pos 4 walked advcl 14 . . PUNCT _ 4 walked punct
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1 walk past people the Bering Strait ago property vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme across strait=Trajectory 2 is past sea levels low property tree rules
Example 5 Ships sail through the narrow strait.
nsubj case det amod obl punct root Ships NOUN sail VERB through ADP the DET narrow ADJ strait NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Ships ship NOUN Number=Plur 2 sail nsubj 2 sail sail VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 through through ADP _ 6 strait case 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 strait det 5 narrow narrow ADJ Degree=Pos 6 strait amod 6 strait strait NOUN Number=Sing 2 sail obl 7 . . PUNCT _ 2 sail punct
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1 sail present Ships the narrow strait vn nonvehicle-51.4.2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent through strait=Trajectory
Example 6 After the flood, the family were in dire straits.
case det obl punct det nsubj case amod obl punct root After ADP the DET flood NOUN , PUNCT the DET family NOUN were VERB in ADP dire ADJ straits NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 After after ADP _ 3 flood case 2 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 flood det 3 flood flood NOUN Number=Sing 7 were obl 4 , , PUNCT _ 3 flood punct 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 family det 6 family family NOUN Number=Sing 7 were nsubj 7 were be VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 8 in in ADP _ 10 straits case 9 dire dire ADJ Degree=Pos 10 straits amod 10 straits strait NOUN Number=Plur 7 were obl 11 . . PUNCT _ 7 were punct
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1 be past the family dire straits after the flood vn exist-47.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in strait=Location
Example 7 Find the strait on the map and colour it blue.
det obj case det obl cc conj nsubj acl:relcl punct root Find VERB the DET strait NOUN on ADP the DET map NOUN and CCONJ colour NOUN it PRON blue ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Find find VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 2 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 strait det 3 strait strait NOUN Number=Sing 1 Find obj 4 on on ADP _ 6 map case 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 map det 6 map map NOUN Number=Sing 1 Find obl 7 and and CCONJ _ 8 colour cc 8 colour colour NOUN Number=Sing 6 map conj 9 it it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 10 blue nsubj 10 blue blue ADJ Degree=Pos 6 map acl:relcl 11 . . PUNCT _ 1 Find punct
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1 find imperative you not said here the strait the map and colour vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent strait=Topic
Example 8 The black horse leaped the strait.
det amod acl det obj punct root The DET black ADJ horse NOUN leaped VERB the DET strait NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 horse det 2 black black ADJ Degree=Pos 3 horse amod 3 horse horse NOUN Number=Sing root root 4 leaped leap VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 3 horse acl 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 strait det 6 strait strait NOUN Number=Sing 4 leaped obj 7 . . PUNCT _ 3 horse punct
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1 leap participle the black horse not said here the strait vn run-51.3.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme strait=Trajectory
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