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timpani

Who acts: Timpani, timpanist, orchestra, timpani roll, music, timpano · What happens: be, shape, make, stretch, play, head · To what, where: shaped drums, skin, top, Timpani, one, particular note · Speech: someone speaks here

«timpani» 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: timpani in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

Timpani are large, round, bowl-shaped drums made of copper with skin or plastic stretched over the top, played with soft-headed sticks in an orchestra; they are also called kettledrums. Unlike most drums, each one can be tuned to play a particular note.

Sentence 1: Timpani are large, round, bowl-shaped drums made of copper with skin or plastic stretched over the top, played with soft-headed sticks in an orchestra; they are also called kettledrums.

The tree, 31 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Timpani	timpani	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 large	nsubj
2	are	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	3 large	cop
3	large	large	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	5 round	punct
5	round	round	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 large	conj
6	,	,	PUNCT	_	10 drums	punct
7	bowl	bowl	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 shaped	compound
8	-	-	PUNCT	_	7 bowl	punct
9	shaped	shape	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	10 drums	amod
10	drums	drum	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 large	conj
11	made	make	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	10 drums	acl
12	of	of	ADP	_	13 copper	case
13	copper	copper	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 made	obl
14	with	with	ADP	_	15 skin	case
15	skin	skin	NOUN	Number=Sing	13 copper	nmod
16	or	or	CCONJ	_	17 plastic	cc
17	plastic	plastic	NOUN	Number=Sing	15 skin	conj
18	stretched	stretch	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	15 skin	acl
19	over	over	ADP	_	21 top	case
20	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	21 top	det
21	top	top	NOUN	Number=Sing	18 stretched	obl
22	,	,	PUNCT	_	23 played	punct
23	played	play	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	3 large	conj
24	with	with	ADP	_	28 sticks	case
25	soft	soft	ADJ	Degree=Pos	27 headed	compound
26	-	-	PUNCT	_	25 soft	punct
27	headed	head	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	28 sticks	amod
28	sticks	stick	NOUN	Number=Plur	23 played	obl
29	in	in	ADP	_	31 orchestra	case
30	an	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	31 orchestra	det
31	orchestra	orchestra	NOUN	Number=Sing	28 sticks	nmod
32	;	;	PUNCT	_	36 called	punct
33	they	they	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs	36 called	nsubj:pass
34	are	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	36 called	aux:pass
35	also	also	ADV	_	36 called	advmod
36	called	call	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	3 large	conj
37	kettledrums	kettledrum	NOUN	Number=Plur	36 called	xcomp
38	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 large	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	present	Timpani					large property	tree rules
2	be		Timpani not said here						tree rules
3	shape	participle							vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset
4	make	participle		shaped drums not said here				of copper with skin or plastic	vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset
5	stretch	participle		skin or plastic not said here		the top			vn meander-47.7 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme over top=Location
6	play	participle	Timpani not said here					with headed sticks in a orchestra	vn play-114.2-1 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent with stick=Theme
7	head	participle							vn conduct-111.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent
8	call	present · passive		Timpani					vn initiate_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: subject=Recipient

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: Unlike most drums, each one can be tuned to play a particular note.

The tree, 13 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Unlike	unlike	ADP	_	3 drums	case
2	most	most	ADJ	Degree=Sup	3 drums	amod
3	drums	drum	NOUN	Number=Plur	9 tuned	obl
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	3 drums	punct
5	each	each	DET	PronType=Tot	6 one	det
6	one	one	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 tuned	nsubj:pass
7	can	can	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	9 tuned	aux
8	be	be	AUX	VerbForm=Inf	9 tuned	aux:pass
9	tuned	tune	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
10	to	to	PART	_	11 play	mark
11	play	play	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	9 tuned	xcomp
12	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	14 note	det
13	particular	particular	ADJ	Degree=Pos	14 note	amod
14	note	note	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 play	obj
15	.	.	PUNCT	_	9 tuned	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	tune	can · passive		each one				unlike most drums	tree rules
2	play	to-infinitive		a particular note					vn use-105.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent note=Theme

Example 1

The timpani boomed like thunder at the end of the piece.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 timpani	det
2	timpani	timpani	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
3	boomed	boom	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	2 timpani	acl
4	like	like	ADP	_	5 thunder	case
5	thunder	thunder	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 boomed	obl
6	at	at	ADP	_	8 end	case
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 end	det
8	end	end	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 boomed	obl
9	of	of	ADP	_	11 piece	case
10	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	11 piece	det
11	piece	piece	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 end	nmod
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 timpani	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	boom	participle		the timpani not said here			at the end of the piece	like thunder	vn animal_sounds-38 «NP V PP.stimulus»: agent=Agent at end=Stimulus

Example 2

The timpanist tuned the drums with foot pedals.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 timpanist	det
2	timpanist	timpanist	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 tuned	nsubj
3	tuned	tune	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 drums	det
5	drums	drum	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 tuned	obj
6	with	with	ADP	_	8 pedals	case
7	foot	foot	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 pedals	compound
8	pedals	pedal	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 tuned	obl
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 tuned	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	tune	past	the timpanist	the drums				with foot pedals	tree rules

Example 3

Timpani are also called kettledrums.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Timpani	timpani	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 called	nsubj:pass
2	are	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	4 called	aux:pass
3	also	also	ADV	_	4 called	advmod
4	called	call	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
5	kettledrums	kettledrum	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 called	xcomp
6	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 called	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	call	present · passive		Timpani					vn initiate_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: subject=Recipient

Example 4

An orchestra usually has two to five timpani.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	An	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	2 orchestra	det
2	orchestra	orchestra	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 has	nsubj
3	usually	usually	ADV	_	4 has	advmod
4	has	have	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
5	two	two	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	8 timpani	nummod
6	to	to	ADP	_	7 five	case
7	five	five	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	5 two	nmod
8	timpani	timpani	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 has	obj
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 has	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	have	present	a orchestra	two timpani				usually property	vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent timpani=Patient

Example 5

The timpani roll made the music feel scary.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 roll	det
2	timpani	timpani	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 roll	amod
3	roll	roll	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 made	nsubj
4	made	make	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 music	det
6	music	music	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 made	obj
7	feel	feel	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	4 made	xcomp
8	scary	scary	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 feel	xcomp
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 made	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	make	past	the timpani roll	the music					tree rules
2	feel	infinitive	the music not said here					scary property	vn stimulus_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus

Example 6

Each timpano can play a different note.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Each	each	DET	PronType=Tot	2 timpano	det
2	timpano	timpano	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 play	nsubj
3	can	can	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	4 play	aux
4	play	play	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	root	root
5	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	7 note	det
6	different	different	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 note	amod
7	note	note	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 play	obj
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 play	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	play	can	each timpano	a different note					vn use-105.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent note=Theme

Example 7

We saw the timpani at the back of the orchestra.

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 saw	nsubj
2	saw	see	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	4 timpani	det
4	timpani	timpani	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 saw	obj
5	at	at	ADP	_	7 back	case
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 back	det
7	back	back	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 saw	obl
8	of	of	ADP	_	10 orchestra	case
9	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	10 orchestra	det
10	orchestra	orchestra	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 back	nmod
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 saw	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	see	past	We	the timpani		the back of the orchestra			vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer timpani=Stimulus

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