tatter
Who acts: tatter, tatters, coat, storm, She · What happens: tear, be, mean, hang, wear · To what, where: torn scrap, many pieces, tatters, flag, rags · Speech: someone speaks here
«tatter» in the school dictionary: its meaning for a pupil and its 3 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: tatter in the school dictionary.
Meaning 1
A tatter is a torn scrap of cloth or paper. «In tatters» means torn into many pieces, very worn or ragged.
Sentence 1: A tatter is a torn scrap of cloth or paper.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 2 tatter | det |
| 2 | tatter | tatter | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 scrap | nsubj |
| 3 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 6 scrap | cop |
| 4 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 6 scrap | det |
| 5 | torn | tear | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 6 scrap | amod |
| 6 | scrap | scrap | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 7 | of | of | ADP | _ | 8 cloth | case |
| 8 | cloth | cloth | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 scrap | nmod |
| 9 | or | or | CCONJ | _ | 10 paper | cc |
| 10 | paper | paper | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 cloth | conj |
| 11 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 6 scrap | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | tear | participle | vn run-51.3.2 «NP V»: agent=Theme | ||||||
| 2 | is a | present | a tatter | a torn scrap | of cloth or paper | tree rules |
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.
Sentence 2: «In tatters» means torn into many pieces, very worn or ragged.
The tree, 11 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | « | « | PUNCT | _ | 3 tatters | punct |
| 2 | In | in | ADP | _ | 3 tatters | case |
| 3 | tatters | tatter | NOUN | Number=Plur | 5 means | nsubj |
| 4 | » | » | PUNCT | _ | 3 tatters | punct |
| 5 | means | mean | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 6 | torn | tear | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 5 means | ccomp |
| 7 | into | into | ADP | _ | 9 pieces | case |
| 8 | many | many | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 9 pieces | amod |
| 9 | pieces | piece | NOUN | Number=Plur | 6 torn | obl |
| 10 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 12 worn | punct |
| 11 | very | very | ADV | _ | 12 worn | advmod |
| 12 | worn | worn | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 5 means | parataxis |
| 13 | or | or | CCONJ | _ | 14 ragged | cc |
| 14 | ragged | ragged | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 12 worn | conj |
| 15 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 5 means | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | mean | present | tatters | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | |||||
| 2 | tear | participle | many pieces | vn run-51.3.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme into piece=Destination |
Example 1
His coat hung in tatters.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | His | his | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 2 coat | nmod:poss |
| 2 | coat | coat | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 hung | nsubj |
| 3 | hung | hang | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | in | in | ADP | _ | 5 tatters | case |
| 5 | tatters | tatter | NOUN | Number=Plur | 3 hung | obl |
| 6 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 3 hung | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | hang | past | His coat | tatters | vn assuming_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent in tatter=Location |
Example 2
The flag was torn to tatters by the storm.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 flag | det |
| 2 | flag | flag | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 torn | nsubj:pass |
| 3 | was | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 4 torn | aux:pass |
| 4 | torn | tear | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | root | root |
| 5 | to | to | ADP | _ | 6 tatters | case |
| 6 | tatters | tatter | NOUN | Number=Plur | 4 torn | obl |
| 7 | by | by | ADP | _ | 9 storm | case |
| 8 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 9 storm | det |
| 9 | storm | storm | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 torn | obl |
| 10 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 4 torn | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | tear | past · passive | the storm | the flag | to tatters result | vn break-45.1 «NP V NP PP.result»: agent=Agent subject=Patient to tatter=Result |
Example 3
She wore rags and tatters.
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 wore | nsubj |
| 2 | wore | wear | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | rags | rag | NOUN | Number=Plur | 2 wore | obj |
| 4 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 5 tatters | cc |
| 5 | tatters | tatter | NOUN | Number=Plur | 3 rags | conj |
| 6 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 2 wore | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | wear | past | She | rags and tatters | vn wipe_manner-10.4.1-1 «NP V NP.source»: agent=Agent rag=Source |
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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