telephone Who acts: telephone, machine, telephone number, you, Alexander, We · What happens: be, talk, send, telephone, mean, call · To what, where: machine, sounds, someone, them, phone, number · Speech: someone speaks here
«telephone» in the school dictionary: its 3 meanings 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: telephone in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 A telephone is a machine for talking to someone far away by sending sounds as electrical or radio signals.
The tree, 19 words det nsubj cop det mark acl case obl advmod advmod mark advcl obj case amod cc compound obl punct root A DET telephone NOUN is AUX a DET machine NOUN for SCONJ talking VERB to ADP someone PRON far ADV away ADV by SCONJ sending VERB sounds NOUN as ADP electrical ADJ or CCONJ radio NOUN signals NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 telephone det 2 telephone telephone NOUN Number=Sing 5 machine nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 machine cop 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 machine det 5 machine machine NOUN Number=Sing root root 6 for for SCONJ _ 7 talking mark 7 talking talk VERB VerbForm=Ger 5 machine acl 8 to to ADP _ 9 someone case 9 someone someone PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 7 talking obl 10 far far ADV Degree=Pos 11 away advmod 11 away away ADV _ 7 talking advmod 12 by by SCONJ _ 13 sending mark 13 sending send VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 7 talking advcl 14 sounds sound NOUN Number=Plur 13 sending obj 15 as as ADP _ 19 signals case 16 electrical electrical ADJ Degree=Pos 19 signals amod 17 or or CCONJ _ 18 radio cc 18 radio radio NOUN Number=Sing 19 signals compound 19 signals signal NOUN Number=Plur 13 sending obl 20 . . PUNCT _ 5 machine punct
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1 is a present a telephone a machine tree rules 2 talk gerund a machine not said here to someone; away property vn talk-37.5 «NP V PP.co-agent»: agent=Agent to someone=Co-Agent 3 send gerund a machine not said here sounds as electrical radio signals vn confine-92-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent sound=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 To telephone someone means to call them on the phone.
mark csubj obj mark ccomp obj case det obl punct root To PART telephone VERB someone PRON means VERB to PART call VERB them PRON on ADP the DET phone NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 To to PART _ 2 telephone mark 2 telephone telephone VERB VerbForm=Inf 4 means csubj 3 someone someone PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 2 telephone obj 4 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 5 to to PART _ 6 call mark 6 call call VERB VerbForm=Inf 4 means ccomp 7 them they PRON Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs 6 call obj 8 on on ADP _ 10 phone case 9 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 10 phone det 10 phone phone NOUN Number=Sing 6 call obl 11 . . PUNCT _ 4 means punct
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1 telephone speech: other to-infinitive someone vn initiate_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent someone=Recipient 2 mean present vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 3 call not said to happen to-infinitive them = they the phone vn initiate_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent they=Recipient
Meaning 3 A telephone number is the number you dial to reach someone.
det compound nsubj cop det nsubj acl:relcl mark advcl obj punct root A DET telephone NOUN number NOUN is AUX the DET number NOUN you PRON dial VERB to PART reach VERB someone PRON . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 3 number det 2 telephone telephone NOUN Number=Sing 3 number compound 3 number number NOUN Number=Sing 6 number nsubj 4 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 number cop 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 number det 6 number number NOUN Number=Sing root root 7 you you PRON Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs 8 dial nsubj 8 dial dial VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 number acl:relcl 9 to to PART _ 10 reach mark 10 reach reach VERB VerbForm=Inf 8 dial advcl 11 someone someone PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 10 reach obj 12 . . PUNCT _ 6 number punct
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1 is a present a telephone number the number tree rules 2 dial present you the number not said here tree rules 3 reach to-infinitive you not said here someone vn body_motion-49.2-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Agent someone=Theme
Example 1 Learn your mum's telephone number by heart.
nmod:poss nmod:poss case compound obj case obl punct root Learn VERB your PRON mum NOUN 's PART telephone NOUN number NOUN by ADP heart NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Learn learn VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 2 your your PRON Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 3 mum nmod:poss 3 mum mum NOUN Number=Sing 6 number nmod:poss 4 's 's PART _ 3 mum case 5 telephone telephone NOUN Number=Sing 6 number compound 6 number number NOUN Number=Sing 1 Learn obj 7 by by ADP _ 8 heart case 8 heart heart NOUN Number=Sing 1 Learn obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 1 Learn punct
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1 learn imperative you not said here your mum's telephone number by heart vn learn-14-2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent number=Topic
Example 2 The telephone rang during dinner.
det nsubj case obl punct root The DET telephone NOUN rang VERB during ADP dinner NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 telephone det 2 telephone telephone NOUN Number=Sing 3 rang nsubj 3 rang ring VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 during during ADP _ 5 dinner case 5 dinner dinner NOUN Number=Sing 3 rang obl 6 . . PUNCT _ 3 rang punct
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1 ring past the telephone during dinner vn sound_emission-43.2 «NP V»: agent=Theme
Example 3 In an emergency, telephone 999 for an ambulance.
case det obl punct obj case det obl punct root In ADP an DET emergency NOUN , PUNCT telephone VERB 999 NUM for ADP an DET ambulance NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 In in ADP _ 3 emergency case 2 an a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 3 emergency det 3 emergency emergency NOUN Number=Sing 5 telephone obl 4 , , PUNCT _ 3 emergency punct 5 telephone telephone VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 6 999 999 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 5 telephone obj 7 for for ADP _ 9 ambulance case 8 an a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 9 ambulance det 9 ambulance ambulance NOUN Number=Sing 5 telephone obl 10 . . PUNCT _ 5 telephone punct
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1 telephone speech: other imperative you not said here 999 a emergency for a ambulance vn initiate_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent 999=Recipient
Example 4 Alexander Graham Bell worked on early telephones.
nsubj flat flat case amod obl punct root Alexander PROPN Graham PROPN Bell PROPN worked VERB on ADP early ADJ telephones NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Alexander Alexander PROPN Number=Sing 4 worked nsubj 2 Graham Graham PROPN Number=Sing 1 Alexander flat 3 Bell Bell PROPN Number=Sing 1 Alexander flat 4 worked work VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 5 on on ADP _ 7 telephones case 6 early early ADJ Degree=Pos 7 telephones amod 7 telephones telephone NOUN Number=Plur 4 worked obl 8 . . PUNCT _ 4 worked punct
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1 work past Alexander on early telephones vn employment-95.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent on telephone=Theme
Example 5 We made a string telephone with two paper cups.
nsubj det compound obj case nummod compound obl punct root We PRON made VERB a DET string NOUN telephone NOUN with ADP two NUM paper NOUN cups NOUN . PUNCT 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 2 made nsubj 2 made make VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 telephone det 4 string string NOUN Number=Sing 5 telephone compound 5 telephone telephone NOUN Number=Sing 2 made obj 6 with with ADP _ 9 cups case 7 two two NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 9 cups nummod 8 paper paper NOUN Number=Sing 9 cups compound 9 cups cup NOUN Number=Plur 2 made obl 10 . . PUNCT _ 2 made punct
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1 make past We a string telephone with two paper cups vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent telephone=Product
Example 6 Grandma telephoned to say happy birthday.
nsubj mark xcomp amod obj punct root Grandma NOUN telephoned VERB to PART say VERB happy ADJ birthday NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Grandma grandma NOUN Number=Sing 2 telephoned nsubj 2 telephoned telephone VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 to to PART _ 4 say mark 4 say say VERB VerbForm=Inf 2 telephoned xcomp 5 happy happy ADJ Degree=Pos 6 birthday amod 6 birthday birthday NOUN Number=Sing 4 say obj 7 . . PUNCT _ 2 telephoned punct
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1 telephone speech: other past Grandma vn instr_communication-37.4.1 «NP V when S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 2 say speech: assert to-infinitive Grandma not said here happy birthday vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent birthday=Topic
Example 7 Old red telephone boxes are still found in Britain.
amod amod compound nsubj:pass aux:pass advmod case obl punct root Old ADJ red ADJ telephone NOUN boxes NOUN are AUX still ADV found VERB in ADP Britain PROPN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Old old ADJ Degree=Pos 4 boxes amod 2 red red ADJ Degree=Pos 4 boxes amod 3 telephone telephone NOUN Number=Sing 4 boxes compound 4 boxes box NOUN Number=Plur 7 found nsubj:pass 5 are be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 7 found aux:pass 6 still still ADV _ 7 found advmod 7 found find VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 8 in in ADP _ 9 Britain case 9 Britain Britain PROPN Number=Sing 7 found obl 10 . . PUNCT _ 7 found punct
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1 find present · passive Old red telephone boxes Britain still vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: subject=Topic
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