sty Who acts: sty, pigs, Mum, bedroom, I, farmer · What happens: be, keep, spell, cause, roll, say · To what, where: pen, pigs, dirty place, small red sore lump, edge, mud · Speech: someone speaks here
«sty» in the school dictionary: its 3 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: sty in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 A sty, or pigsty, is a pen or small building where pigs are kept.
The tree, 14 words det nsubj punct cc conj punct cop det cc amod conj advmod nsubj:pass aux:pass acl:relcl punct root A DET sty NOUN , PUNCT or CCONJ pigsty NOUN , PUNCT is AUX a DET pen NOUN or CCONJ small ADJ building NOUN where ADV pigs NOUN are AUX kept VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 sty det 2 sty sty NOUN Number=Sing 9 pen nsubj 3 , , PUNCT _ 5 pigsty punct 4 or or CCONJ _ 5 pigsty cc 5 pigsty pigsty NOUN Number=Sing 2 sty conj 6 , , PUNCT _ 2 sty punct 7 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 9 pen cop 8 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 9 pen det 9 pen pen NOUN Number=Sing root root 10 or or CCONJ _ 12 building cc 11 small small ADJ Degree=Pos 12 building amod 12 building building NOUN Number=Sing 9 pen conj 13 where where ADV PronType=Rel 16 kept advmod 14 pigs pig NOUN Number=Plur 16 kept nsubj:pass 15 are be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 16 kept aux:pass 16 kept keep VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 12 building acl:relcl 17 . . PUNCT _ 9 pen punct
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1 is a present a sty or pigsty a pen or small building tree rules 2 keep present · passive pigs vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme
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 Usage: informal — kept apart, not parsed.
A sty is a very dirty or messy place, like a messy bedroom.
The tree, 13 words det nsubj cop det advmod amod cc conj punct case det amod conj punct root A DET sty NOUN is AUX a DET very ADV dirty ADJ or CCONJ messy ADJ place NOUN , PUNCT like ADP a DET messy ADJ bedroom NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 sty det 2 sty sty NOUN Number=Sing 9 place nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 9 place cop 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 9 place det 5 very very ADV _ 6 dirty advmod 6 dirty dirty ADJ Degree=Pos 9 place amod 7 or or CCONJ _ 8 messy cc 8 messy messy ADJ Degree=Pos 6 dirty conj 9 place place NOUN Number=Sing root root 10 , , PUNCT _ 14 bedroom punct 11 like like ADP _ 14 bedroom case 12 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 14 bedroom det 13 messy messy ADJ Degree=Pos 14 bedroom amod 14 bedroom bedroom NOUN Number=Sing 9 place conj 15 . . PUNCT _ 9 place punct
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1 is a present a sty a dirty place and a messy bedroom tree rules
Meaning 3 A sty (also spelled stye) is a small, red, sore lump on the edge of the eyelid, caused by an infection.
The tree, 21 words det nsubj punct advmod amod appos punct cop det amod punct amod punct amod case det nmod case det nmod punct conj case det obl punct root A DET sty NOUN ( PUNCT also ADV spelled VERB stye NOUN ) PUNCT is AUX a DET small ADJ , PUNCT red ADJ , PUNCT sore ADJ lump NOUN on ADP the DET edge NOUN of ADP the DET eyelid NOUN , PUNCT caused VERB by ADP an DET infection NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 sty det 2 sty sty NOUN Number=Sing 15 lump nsubj 3 ( ( PUNCT _ 6 stye punct 4 also also ADV _ 5 spelled advmod 5 spelled spell VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 6 stye amod 6 stye stye NOUN Number=Sing 2 sty appos 7 ) ) PUNCT _ 6 stye punct 8 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 15 lump cop 9 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 15 lump det 10 small small ADJ Degree=Pos 15 lump amod 11 , , PUNCT _ 10 small punct 12 red red ADJ Degree=Pos 15 lump amod 13 , , PUNCT _ 12 red punct 14 sore sore ADJ Degree=Pos 15 lump amod 15 lump lump NOUN Number=Sing root root 16 on on ADP _ 18 edge case 17 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 18 edge det 18 edge edge NOUN Number=Sing 15 lump nmod 19 of of ADP _ 21 eyelid case 20 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 21 eyelid det 21 eyelid eyelid NOUN Number=Sing 18 edge nmod 22 , , PUNCT _ 23 caused punct 23 caused cause VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 15 lump conj 24 by by ADP _ 26 infection case 25 an a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 26 infection det 26 infection infection NOUN Number=Sing 23 caused obl 27 . . PUNCT _ 15 lump punct
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1 spell participle vn pronounce-29.3.1 «NP V NP ADVP»: agent=Agent 2 is a present a sty a small red sore lump the edge of the eyelid tree rules 3 cause participle a sty not said here by a infection vn result-27.2 «NP V PP»: agent=Precondition
Example 1 The pigs rolled in the mud in their sty.
det nsubj case det obl case nmod:poss obl punct root The DET pigs NOUN rolled VERB in ADP the DET mud NOUN in ADP their PRON sty NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 pigs det 2 pigs pig NOUN Number=Plur 3 rolled nsubj 3 rolled roll VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 in in ADP _ 6 mud case 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 mud det 6 mud mud NOUN Number=Sing 3 rolled obl 7 in in ADP _ 9 sty case 8 their their PRON Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 9 sty nmod:poss 9 sty sty NOUN Number=Sing 3 rolled obl 10 . . PUNCT _ 3 rolled punct
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1 roll past the pigs the mud in pigs's sty vn roll-51.3.1 «NP.theme V PP.source PP.trajectory PP.destination»: agent=Theme in mud=Source in sty=Trajectory
Example 2 Mum said my bedroom looked like a pigsty.
nsubj nmod:poss nsubj ccomp case det obl punct root Mum NOUN said VERB my PRON bedroom NOUN looked VERB like ADP a DET pigsty NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Mum mum NOUN Number=Sing 2 said nsubj 2 said say VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 my my PRON Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 4 bedroom nmod:poss 4 bedroom bedroom NOUN Number=Sing 5 looked nsubj 5 looked look VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 2 said ccomp 6 like like ADP _ 8 pigsty case 7 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 8 pigsty det 8 pigsty pigsty NOUN Number=Sing 5 looked obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 2 said punct
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1 say speech: assert past Mum vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 2 look past my bedroom like a pigsty vn stimulus_subject-30.4 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Stimulus
Example 3 I had a sore stye on my eyelid.
nsubj det amod obj case nmod:poss obl punct root I PRON had VERB a DET sore ADJ stye NOUN on ADP my PRON eyelid NOUN . 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 had nsubj 2 had have VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 stye det 4 sore sore ADJ Degree=Pos 5 stye amod 5 stye stye NOUN Number=Sing 2 had obj 6 on on ADP _ 8 eyelid case 7 my my PRON Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 8 eyelid nmod:poss 8 eyelid eyelid NOUN Number=Sing 2 had obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 2 had punct
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1 have past I a sore stye my eyelid vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent stye=Patient
Example 4 The farmer cleaned out the sty every morning.
det nsubj compound:prt det obl:unmarked det obl:unmarked punct root The DET farmer NOUN cleaned VERB out ADP the DET sty NOUN every DET morning NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 farmer det 2 farmer farmer NOUN Number=Sing 3 cleaned nsubj 3 cleaned clean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 out out ADP _ 3 cleaned compound:prt 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 sty det 6 sty sty NOUN Number=Sing 3 cleaned obl:unmarked 7 every every DET PronType=Tot 8 morning det 8 morning morning NOUN Number=Sing 3 cleaned obl:unmarked 9 . . PUNCT _ 3 cleaned punct
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1 clean out past the farmer the sty morning vn other_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient
Example 5 A warm cloth can help a stye get better.
det amod nsubj aux det nsubj ccomp xcomp punct root A DET warm ADJ cloth NOUN can AUX help VERB a DET stye NOUN get VERB better ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 3 cloth det 2 warm warm ADJ Degree=Pos 3 cloth amod 3 cloth cloth NOUN Number=Sing 5 help nsubj 4 can can AUX VerbForm=Fin 5 help aux 5 help help VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 6 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 7 stye det 7 stye stye NOUN Number=Sing 8 get nsubj 8 get get VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 help ccomp 9 better good ADJ Degree=Cmp 8 get xcomp 10 . . PUNCT _ 5 help punct
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1 help can a warm cloth vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Theme 2 get present a stye good property vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Experiencer
Example 6 Don't rub a stye or squeeze it.
aux advmod det obj cc conj obj punct root Do AUX n't PART rub VERB a DET stye NOUN or CCONJ squeeze VERB it PRON . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Do do AUX Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin 3 rub aux 2 n't not PART Polarity=Neg 3 rub advmod 3 rub rub VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 stye det 5 stye stye NOUN Number=Sing 3 rub obj 6 or or CCONJ _ 7 squeeze cc 7 squeeze squeeze VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 rub conj 8 it it PRON Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 7 squeeze obj 9 . . PUNCT _ 3 rub punct
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1 not rub imperative · do-support you not said here a stye vn spray-9.7-1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent stye=Theme 2 squeeze present you not said here stye vn push-12-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Theme
Example 7 The three little pigs never lived in a sty.
det nummod amod nsubj advmod case det obl punct root The DET three NUM little ADJ pigs NOUN never ADV lived VERB in ADP a DET sty NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 4 pigs det 2 three three NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 4 pigs nummod 3 little little ADJ Degree=Pos 4 pigs amod 4 pigs pig NOUN Number=Plur 6 lived nsubj 5 never never ADV PronType=Neg 6 lived advmod 6 lived live VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 7 in in ADP _ 9 sty case 8 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 9 sty det 9 sty sty NOUN Number=Sing 6 lived obl 10 . . PUNCT _ 6 lived punct
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1 not live past the three little pigs a sty vn lodge-46 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in sty=Location
Example 8 But the prince had gone to sleep long before in the pig-sty.
The tree, 13 words cc det nsubj aux mark advcl advmod advmod case det compound punct obl punct root But CCONJ the DET prince NOUN had AUX gone VERB to PART sleep VERB long ADV before ADV in ADP the DET pig NOUN - PUNCT sty NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 But but CCONJ _ 5 gone cc 2 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 prince det 3 prince prince NOUN Number=Sing 5 gone nsubj 4 had have AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 5 gone aux 5 gone go VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part root root 6 to to PART _ 7 sleep mark 7 sleep sleep VERB VerbForm=Inf 5 gone advcl 8 long long ADV Degree=Pos 9 before advmod 9 before before ADV _ 7 sleep advmod 10 in in ADP _ 14 sty case 11 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 14 sty det 12 pig pig NOUN Number=Sing 14 sty compound 13 - - PUNCT _ 12 pig punct 14 sty sty NOUN Number=Sing 7 sleep obl 15 . . PUNCT _ 5 gone punct
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1 go past · perfect the prince vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme 2 sleep to-infinitive the prince not said here the pig sty before property vn fit-54.3 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent in sty=Location
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