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sward

Who acts: children, Sheep, They, castle, Daisies, farmer · What happens: run, graze, spread, stand, dot, check · To what, where: green sward, picnic, sward, smooth sward, cows, themselves

«sward» 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: sward in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

Usage: literary, old — kept apart, not parsed.

An area of short grass; a lawn or green field of turf.

detnsubjcaseamodnmodpunctdetccamodconjcasenmodpunctrootAnDETareaNOUNofADPshortADJgrassNOUN;PUNCTaDETlawnNOUNorCCONJgreenADJfieldNOUNofADPturfNOUN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1AnaDETDefinite=Ind PronType=Art2 areadet
2areaareaNOUNNumber=Sing8 lawnnsubj
3ofofADP_5 grasscase
4shortshortADJDegree=Pos5 grassamod
5grassgrassNOUNNumber=Sing2 areanmod
6;;PUNCT_8 lawnpunct
7aaDETDefinite=Ind PronType=Art8 lawndet
8lawnlawnNOUNNumber=Singrootroot
9ororCCONJ_11 fieldcc
10greengreenADJDegree=Pos11 fieldamod
11fieldfieldNOUNNumber=Sing8 lawnconj
12ofofADP_13 turfcase
13turfturfNOUNNumber=Sing11 fieldnmod
14..PUNCT_8 lawnpunct

The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

Example 1

The children ran across the green sward.

detnsubjcasedetamodoblpunctrootTheDETchildrenNOUNranVERBacrossADPtheDETgreenADJswardNOUN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1ThetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art2 childrendet
2childrenchildNOUNNumber=Plur3 rannsubj
3ranrunVERBMood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Finrootroot
4acrossacrossADP_7 swardcase
5thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art7 swarddet
6greengreenADJDegree=Pos7 swardamod
7swardswardNOUNNumber=Sing3 ranobl
8..PUNCT_3 ranpunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1runpastthe childrenthe green swardvn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme across sward=Trajectory

Example 2

Sheep grazed on the sward by the river.

nsubjcasedetoblcasedetoblpunctrootSheepNOUNgrazedVERBonADPtheDETswardNOUNbyADPtheDETriverNOUN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1SheepsheepNOUNNumber=Plur2 grazednsubj
2grazedgrazeVERBMood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Finrootroot
3ononADP_5 swardcase
4thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art5 swarddet
5swardswardNOUNNumber=Sing2 grazedobl
6bybyADP_8 rivercase
7thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art8 riverdet
8riverriverNOUNNumber=Sing2 grazedobl
9..PUNCT_2 grazedpunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1grazepastSheepby the river; on the swardvn dine-39.5 «NP V PP.patient»: agent=Agent on sward=Patient

Example 3

They spread a picnic on the sward.

nsubjdetobjcasedetoblpunctrootTheyPRONspreadVERBaDETpicnicNOUNonADPtheDETswardNOUN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1TheytheyPRONCase=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs2 spreadnsubj
2spreadspreadVERBMood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Finrootroot
3aaDETDefinite=Ind PronType=Art4 picnicdet
4picnicpicnicNOUNNumber=Sing2 spreadobj
5ononADP_7 swardcase
6thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art7 swarddet
7swardswardNOUNNumber=Sing2 spreadobl
8..PUNCT_2 spreadpunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1spreadpastTheya picnicthe swardvn spray-9.7-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent picnic=Theme on sward=Destination

Example 4

The castle stood above a smooth sward.

detnsubjcasedetamodoblpunctrootTheDETcastleNOUNstoodVERBaboveADPaDETsmoothADJswardNOUN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1ThetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art2 castledet
2castlecastleNOUNNumber=Sing3 stoodnsubj
3stoodstandVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Finrootroot
4aboveaboveADP_7 swardcase
5aaDETDefinite=Ind PronType=Art7 swarddet
6smoothsmoothADJDegree=Pos7 swardamod
7swardswardNOUNNumber=Sing3 stoodobl
8..PUNCT_3 stoodpunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1standpastthe castlea smooth swardvn assuming_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent above sward=Location

Example 5

Daisies dotted the sward.

nsubjdetobjpunctrootDaisiesNOUNdottedVERBtheDETswardNOUN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1DaisiesdaisyNOUNNumber=Plur2 dottednsubj
2dotteddotVERBMood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Finrootroot
3thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art4 swarddet
4swardswardNOUNNumber=Sing2 dottedobj
5..PUNCT_2 dottedpunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1dotpastDaisiesthe swardvn fill-9.8 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme sward=Destination

Example 6

The farmer checked the sward before letting the cows out.

detnsubjdetobjmarkadvcldetobjcompound:prtpunctrootTheDETfarmerNOUNcheckedVERBtheDETswardNOUNbeforeSCONJlettingVERBtheDETcowsNOUNoutADP.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1ThetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art2 farmerdet
2farmerfarmerNOUNNumber=Sing3 checkednsubj
3checkedcheckVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Finrootroot
4thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art5 swarddet
5swardswardNOUNNumber=Sing3 checkedobj
6beforebeforeSCONJ_7 lettingmark
7lettingletVERBTense=Pres VerbForm=Part3 checkedadvcl
8thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art9 cowsdet
9cowscowNOUNNumber=Plur7 lettingobj
10outoutADP_7 lettingcompound:prt
11..PUNCT_3 checkedpunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1checkpastthe farmerthe swardvn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent sward=Theme
2let outgerundthe farmer not said herethe cowsvn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent cow=Theme

Example 7

They flung themselves down on the sward, close to their underground home.

nsubjobjcompound:prtcasedetoblpunctamodcasenmod:possamodoblpunctrootTheyPRONflungVERBthemselvesPRONdownADPonADPtheDETswardNOUN,PUNCTcloseADJtoADPtheirPRONundergroundADJhomeNOUN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1TheytheyPRONCase=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs2 flungnsubj
2flungflingVERBMood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Finrootroot
3themselvesthemselvesPRONCase=Acc Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs Reflex=Yes2 flungobj
4downdownADP_2 flungcompound:prt
5ononADP_7 swardcase
6thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art7 swarddet
7swardswardNOUNNumber=Sing2 flungobl
8,,PUNCT_9 closepunct
9closecloseADJDegree=Pos7 swardamod
10totoADP_13 homecase
11theirtheirPRONCase=Gen Number=Plur Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs13 homenmod:poss
12undergroundundergroundADJDegree=Pos13 homeamod
13homehomeNOUNNumber=Sing9 closeobl
14..PUNCT_2 flungpunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1fling downpastTheythemselves = theythe swardvn throw-17.1-1 «NP V NP PP.destinations»: agent=Agent themselves=Theme on sward=Destination

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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