thatch Who acts: Thatch, roof, cottage, thatcher, Birds, He · What happens: be, cover, make, reed, dry, lay · To what, where: roof, similar dried plants, thick untidy mass, thatch, Age roundhouses, thick thatch
«thatch» in the school dictionary: its 3 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: thatch in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 Thatch is a roof covering made of straw, reeds or similar dried plants laid thickly.
The tree, 15 words nsubj cop det acl xcomp case obl punct parataxis cc amod amod obj acl xcomp punct root Thatch NOUN is AUX a DET roof NOUN covering VERB made VERB of ADP straw NOUN , PUNCT reeds VERB or CCONJ similar ADJ dried VERB plants NOUN laid VERB thickly ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Thatch thatch NOUN Number=Sing 4 roof nsubj 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 roof cop 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 4 roof det 4 roof roof NOUN Number=Sing root root 5 covering cover VERB VerbForm=Ger 4 roof acl 6 made make VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 5 covering xcomp 7 of of ADP _ 8 straw case 8 straw straw NOUN Number=Sing 6 made obl 9 , , PUNCT _ 10 reeds punct 10 reeds reed VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 roof parataxis 11 or or CCONJ _ 14 plants cc 12 similar similar ADJ Degree=Pos 14 plants amod 13 dried dry VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 14 plants amod 14 plants plant NOUN Number=Plur 10 reeds obj 15 laid lay VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 14 plants acl 16 thickly thickly ADJ Degree=Pos 15 laid xcomp 17 . . PUNCT _ 4 roof punct
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1 is a present Thatch a roof tree rules 2 cover gerund a roof not said here tree rules 3 make participle a roof not said here of straw vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset 4 reed present similar dried plants tree rules 5 dry participle vn other_cos-45.4-1 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient 6 lay participle similar dried plants not said here thickly property vn create-26.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent
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 thatch a roof is to cover it with thatch.
mark advcl det obj cop mark obj case obl punct root To PART thatch VERB a DET roof NOUN is AUX to PART cover VERB it PRON with ADP thatch NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 To to PART _ 2 thatch mark 2 thatch thatch VERB VerbForm=Inf 7 cover advcl 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 4 roof det 4 roof roof NOUN Number=Sing 2 thatch obj 5 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 7 cover cop 6 to to PART _ 7 cover mark 7 cover cover VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 8 it it PRON Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 7 cover obj 9 with with ADP _ 10 thatch case 10 thatch thatch NOUN Number=Sing 7 cover obl 11 . . PUNCT _ 7 cover punct
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1 thatch to-infinitive a roof vn butter-9.9 «NP V NP.destination»: agent=Agent roof=Destination 2 is present with thatch; cover property tree rules
Meaning 3 Usage: informal — kept apart, not parsed.
A thatch of hair is a thick, untidy mass of hair.
det nsubj case nmod cop det amod punct amod case nmod punct root A DET thatch NOUN of ADP hair NOUN is AUX a DET thick ADJ , PUNCT untidy ADJ mass NOUN of ADP hair NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 thatch det 2 thatch thatch NOUN Number=Sing 10 mass nsubj 3 of of ADP _ 4 hair case 4 hair hair NOUN Number=Sing 2 thatch nmod 5 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 10 mass cop 6 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 10 mass det 7 thick thick ADJ Degree=Pos 10 mass amod 8 , , PUNCT _ 7 thick punct 9 untidy untidy ADJ Degree=Pos 10 mass amod 10 mass mass NOUN Number=Sing root root 11 of of ADP _ 12 hair case 12 hair hair NOUN Number=Sing 10 mass nmod 13 . . PUNCT _ 10 mass punct
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1 is a present a thatch of hair a thick untidy mass of hair tree rules
Example 1 The cottage had a roof of golden thatch.
det nsubj det obj case amod nmod punct root The DET cottage NOUN had VERB a DET roof NOUN of ADP golden ADJ thatch NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 cottage det 2 cottage cottage NOUN Number=Sing 3 had nsubj 3 had have VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 roof det 5 roof roof NOUN Number=Sing 3 had obj 6 of of ADP _ 8 thatch case 7 golden golden ADJ Degree=Pos 8 thatch amod 8 thatch thatch NOUN Number=Sing 5 roof nmod 9 . . PUNCT _ 3 had punct
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1 have past the cottage a roof of golden thatch vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent roof=Patient
Example 2 The thatcher thatched the roof with reeds.
det nsubj det obj case obl punct root The DET thatcher NOUN thatched VERB the DET roof NOUN with ADP reeds NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 thatcher det 2 thatcher thatcher NOUN Number=Sing 3 thatched nsubj 3 thatched thatch VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 roof det 5 roof roof NOUN Number=Sing 3 thatched obj 6 with with ADP _ 7 reeds case 7 reeds reed NOUN Number=Plur 3 thatched obl 8 . . PUNCT _ 3 thatched punct
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1 thatch past the thatcher the roof with reeds vn butter-9.9 «NP V NP PP.theme»: agent=Agent roof=Destination with reed=Theme
Example 3 Birds were nesting in the thatch.
nsubj aux case det obl punct root Birds NOUN were AUX nesting VERB in ADP the DET thatch NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Birds bird NOUN Number=Plur 3 nesting nsubj 2 were be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 3 nesting aux 3 nesting nest VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part root root 4 in in ADP _ 6 thatch case 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 thatch det 6 thatch thatch NOUN Number=Sing 3 nesting obl 7 . . PUNCT _ 3 nesting punct
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1 nest past · progressive Birds the thatch vn berry-13.7 «NP V»: agent=Agent
Example 4 Iron Age roundhouses were covered with thatch.
compound compound nsubj:pass aux:pass case obl punct root Iron NOUN Age NOUN roundhouses NOUN were AUX covered VERB with ADP thatch NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Iron iron NOUN Number=Sing 2 Age compound 2 Age age NOUN Number=Sing 3 roundhouses compound 3 roundhouses roundhouse NOUN Number=Plur 5 covered nsubj:pass 4 were be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 5 covered aux:pass 5 covered cover VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 6 with with ADP _ 7 thatch case 7 thatch thatch NOUN Number=Sing 5 covered obl 8 . . PUNCT _ 5 covered punct
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1 cover past · passive Age roundhouses with thatch vn fill-9.8-1 «NP V NP PP.theme»: subject=Destination with thatch=Theme
Example 5 He had a thick thatch of red hair.
nsubj det amod obj case amod nmod punct root He PRON had VERB a DET thick ADJ thatch NOUN of ADP red ADJ hair NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 He he PRON Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 2 had nsubj 2 had have VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 thatch det 4 thick thick ADJ Degree=Pos 5 thatch amod 5 thatch thatch NOUN Number=Sing 2 had obj 6 of of ADP _ 8 hair case 7 red red ADJ Degree=Pos 8 hair amod 8 hair hair NOUN Number=Sing 5 thatch nmod 9 . . PUNCT _ 2 had punct
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1 have past He a thick thatch of red hair vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent thatch=Patient
Example 6 A thatched roof needs replacing every few decades.
det amod nsubj xcomp det amod obj punct root A DET thatched VERB roof NOUN needs VERB replacing VERB every DET few ADJ decades NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 3 roof det 2 thatched thatch VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 3 roof amod 3 roof roof NOUN Number=Sing 4 needs nsubj 4 needs need VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 5 replacing replace VERB VerbForm=Ger 4 needs xcomp 6 every every DET PronType=Tot 8 decades det 7 few few ADJ Degree=Pos 8 decades amod 8 decades decade NOUN Number=Plur 5 replacing obj 9 . . PUNCT _ 4 needs punct
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1 thatch participle vn butter-9.9 «NP V NP.destination»: agent=Agent 2 need present a thatched roof vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Pivot clause=Theme 3 replace not said to happen gerund a thatched roof not said here decade vn substitute-13.6.2-1 «NP V PP.co-theme»: agent=Theme
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