sunbeam

Who acts: sunbeam, one, Ray, cat, Dust, Sunbeams · What happens: be, see, shine, beam, lay, dance · To what, where: ray, gap, sunlight, fond name, warm sunbeam, sunbeam · Speech: someone speaks here

«sunbeam» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 6 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: sunbeam in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

A sunbeam is a ray or narrow beam of sunlight, especially one you can see shining through a gap, a window or clouds.

The tree, 23 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	2 sunbeam	det
2	sunbeam	sunbeam	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 ray	nsubj
3	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	5 ray	cop
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 ray	det
5	ray	ray	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
6	or	or	CCONJ	_	8 beam	cc
7	narrow	narrow	ADJ	Degree=Pos	8 beam	amod
8	beam	beam	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 ray	conj
9	of	of	ADP	_	10 sunlight	case
10	sunlight	sunlight	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 beam	nmod
11	,	,	PUNCT	_	16 see	punct
12	especially	especially	ADV	_	13 one	advmod
13	one	one	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	16 see	nsubj
14	you	you	PRON	Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs	16 see	nsubj
15	can	can	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	16 see	aux
16	see	see	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	5 ray	parataxis
17	shining	shine	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	16 see	xcomp
18	through	through	ADP	_	20 gap	case
19	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	20 gap	det
20	gap	gap	NOUN	Number=Sing	17 shining	obl
21	,	,	PUNCT	_	23 window	punct
22	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	23 window	det
23	window	window	NOUN	Number=Sing	20 gap	appos
24	or	or	CCONJ	_	25 clouds	cc
25	clouds	cloud	NOUN	Number=Plur	23 window	conj
26	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 ray	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	where	roles by
1	is a	present	a sunbeam	a ray or narrow beam of sunlight		tree rules
2	see	can	one			vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Experiencer clause=Stimulus
3	shine	gerund	one not said here		a gap	vn light_emission-43.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme through gap=Location
4	beam			sunlight		nom beam «communication transitive»: of=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

Usage: informal, UK — kept apart, not parsed.

«Ray of sunshine» or «sunbeam» can be a fond name for a cheerful child.

The tree, 14 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	«	«	PUNCT	_	2 Ray	punct
2	Ray	Ray	PROPN	Number=Sing	14 name	nsubj
3	of	of	ADP	_	4 sunshine	case
4	sunshine	sunshine	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 Ray	nmod
5	»	»	PUNCT	_	4 sunshine	punct
6	or	or	CCONJ	_	8 sunbeam	cc
7	«	«	PUNCT	_	8 sunbeam	punct
8	sunbeam	sunbeam	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 sunshine	conj
9	»	»	PUNCT	_	8 sunbeam	punct
10	can	can	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	14 name	aux
11	be	be	AUX	VerbForm=Inf	14 name	cop
12	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	14 name	det
13	fond	fond	ADJ	Degree=Pos	14 name	amod
14	name	name	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
15	for	for	ADP	_	18 child	case
16	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	18 child	det
17	cheerful	cheerful	ADJ	Degree=Pos	18 child	amod
18	child	child	NOUN	Number=Sing	14 name	nmod
19	.	.	PUNCT	_	14 name	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	can	Ray of sunshine or sunbeam	a fond name				for a cheerful child	tree rules

Example 1

The cat lay asleep in a warm sunbeam.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 cat	det
2	cat	cat	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 lay	nsubj
3	lay	lay	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	root	root
4	asleep	asleep	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 lay	xcomp
5	in	in	ADP	_	8 sunbeam	case
6	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	8 sunbeam	det
7	warm	warm	ADJ	Degree=Pos	8 sunbeam	amod
8	sunbeam	sunbeam	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 lay	obl
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 lay	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	lay	infinitive	the cat			a warm sunbeam		asleep property	vn put_spatial-9.2 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent in sunbeam=Destination

Example 2

Dust danced in the sunbeam from the window.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Dust	Dust	PROPN	Number=Sing	2 danced	nsubj
2	danced	dance	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	in	in	ADP	_	5 sunbeam	case
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 sunbeam	det
5	sunbeam	sunbeam	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 danced	obl
6	from	from	ADP	_	8 window	case
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 window	det
8	window	window	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 danced	obl
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 danced	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	dance	past	Dust			the sunbeam		from the window	vn modes_of_being_with_motion-47.3 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in sunbeam=Location

Example 3

Sunbeams broke through the clouds after the storm.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Sunbeams	sunbeam	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 broke	nsubj
2	broke	break	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	through	through	ADP	_	5 clouds	case
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 clouds	det
5	clouds	cloud	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 broke	obl
6	after	after	ADP	_	8 storm	case
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 storm	det
8	storm	storm	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 broke	obl
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 broke	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	break	past	Sunbeams			the clouds	after the storm		vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme through cloud=Location

Example 4

A sunbeam shows that light travels in straight lines.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	2 sunbeam	det
2	sunbeam	sunbeam	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 shows	nsubj
3	shows	show	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	that	that	DET	Number=Sing PronType=Dem	5 light	det
5	light	light	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 travels	nsubj
6	travels	travel	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	3 shows	ccomp
7	in	in	ADP	_	9 lines	case
8	straight	straight	ADJ	Degree=Pos	9 lines	amod
9	lines	line	NOUN	Number=Plur	6 travels	obl
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 shows	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	show	present	a sunbeam						vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic
2	travel	present	that light			straight lines			vn run-51.3.2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in line=Trajectory

Example 5

We could see sunbeams shining down through the forest trees.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	We	we	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs	3 see	nsubj
2	could	could	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	3 see	aux
3	see	see	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	root	root
4	sunbeams	sunbeam	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 see	obj
5	shining	shine	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	4 sunbeams	acl
6	down	down	ADV	_	5 shining	advmod
7	through	through	ADP	_	10 trees	case
8	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	10 trees	det
9	forest	forest	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 trees	compound
10	trees	tree	NOUN	Number=Plur	5 shining	obl
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 see	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	see	could	We	sunbeams					vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer sunbeam=Stimulus
2	shine down	gerund	sunbeams not said here			the forest trees		down property	vn light_emission-43.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme through tree=Location

Example 6

«Morning, sunbeam!» said Nan when I came down to breakfast.

The tree, 10 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	«	«	PUNCT	_	2 Morning	punct
2	Morning	morning	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 said	ccomp
3	,	,	PUNCT	_	4 sunbeam	punct
4	sunbeam	sunbeam	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 Morning	conj
5	!	!	PUNCT	_	2 Morning	punct
6	»	»	PUNCT	_	2 Morning	punct
7	said	say	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
8	Nan	Nan	PROPN	Number=Sing	7 said	nsubj
9	when	when	ADV	PronType=Int	11 came	advmod
10	I	I	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs	11 came	nsubj
11	came	come	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	7 said	advcl
12	down	down	ADV	_	11 came	advmod
13	to	to	ADP	_	14 breakfast	case
14	breakfast	breakfast	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 came	obl
15	.	.	PUNCT	_	7 said	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	say speech: assert	past	Nan						vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent
2	come down	past	I			breakfast		down property	vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial_location»: agent=Theme to breakfast=Initial_Location

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