topmost
Who acts: Topmost, cherries, She, gold · What happens: mean, flutter, grow, climb, hang · To what, where: top, handkerchief, topmost branch, topmost twig, topmost boughs
«topmost» in the school dictionary: its meaning for a pupil and its 4 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: topmost in the school dictionary.
Meaning 1
Topmost means highest, at the very top of something.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Topmost | Topmost | PROPN | Number=Sing | 2 means | nsubj |
| 2 | means | mean | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | highest | high | ADJ | Degree=Sup | 2 means | parataxis |
| 4 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 8 top | punct |
| 5 | at | at | ADP | _ | 8 top | case |
| 6 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 8 top | det |
| 7 | very | very | ADV | _ | 8 top | advmod |
| 8 | top | top | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 means | obl |
| 9 | of | of | ADP | _ | 10 something | case |
| 10 | something | something | PRON | Number=Sing PronType=Ind | 8 top | nmod |
| 11 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 2 means | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | mean | present | Topmost | the top of something | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: 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.
Example 1
The handkerchief fluttered from the topmost branch.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 handkerchief | det |
| 2 | handkerchief | handkerchief | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 3 | fluttered | flutter | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 2 handkerchief | acl |
| 4 | from | from | ADP | _ | 7 branch | case |
| 5 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 7 branch | det |
| 6 | topmost | topmost | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 7 branch | amod |
| 7 | branch | branch | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 fluttered | obl |
| 8 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 2 handkerchief | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | flutter | participle | the handkerchief not said here | the topmost branch | vn modes_of_being_with_motion-47.3 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
Example 2
The cherries grew on the topmost twig.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 cherries | det |
| 2 | cherries | cherry | NOUN | Number=Plur | 3 grew | nsubj |
| 3 | grew | grow | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | on | on | ADP | _ | 7 twig | case |
| 5 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 7 twig | det |
| 6 | topmost | topmost | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 7 twig | amod |
| 7 | twig | twig | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 grew | obl |
| 8 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 3 grew | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | grow | past | the cherries | the topmost twig | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme on twig=Location |
Example 3
She climbed to the topmost step.
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 climbed | nsubj |
| 2 | climbed | climb | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | to | to | ADP | _ | 6 step | case |
| 4 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 6 step | det |
| 5 | topmost | topmost | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 6 step | amod |
| 6 | step | step | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 climbed | obl |
| 7 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 2 climbed | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | climb | past | She | to the topmost step | vn run-51.3.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme to step=Destination |
Example 4
The gold hung from the topmost boughs of the oak.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 gold | det |
| 2 | gold | gold | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 hung | nsubj |
| 3 | hung | hang | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | from | from | ADP | _ | 7 boughs | case |
| 5 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 7 boughs | det |
| 6 | topmost | topmost | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 7 boughs | amod |
| 7 | boughs | bough | NOUN | Number=Plur | 3 hung | obl |
| 8 | of | of | ADP | _ | 10 oak | case |
| 9 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 10 oak | det |
| 10 | oak | oak | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 boughs | nmod |
| 11 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 3 hung | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | hang | past | the gold | the topmost boughs of the oak | vn assuming_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
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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