towelling Who acts: Towelling, We, bib, Tennis players, Dad · What happens: be, use, make, dry, mean, soak up · To what, where: thick soft absorbent cotton cloth, little loops, towels, rub, yourself, beating · Speech: someone speaks here
«towelling» 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: towelling in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 Towelling is a thick, soft, absorbent cotton cloth with little loops, used to make towels, bathrobes and baby bibs.
The tree, 19 words nsubj cop det amod punct amod punct amod compound case amod nmod punct acl mark advcl obj punct conj cc compound conj punct root Towelling NOUN is AUX a DET thick ADJ , PUNCT soft ADJ , PUNCT absorbent ADJ cotton NOUN cloth NOUN with ADP little ADJ loops NOUN , PUNCT used VERB to PART make VERB towels NOUN , PUNCT bathrobes NOUN and CCONJ baby NOUN bibs NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Towelling towelling NOUN Number=Sing 10 cloth nsubj 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 10 cloth cop 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 10 cloth det 4 thick thick ADJ Degree=Pos 10 cloth amod 5 , , PUNCT _ 4 thick punct 6 soft soft ADJ Degree=Pos 10 cloth amod 7 , , PUNCT _ 6 soft punct 8 absorbent absorbent ADJ Degree=Pos 10 cloth amod 9 cotton cotton NOUN Number=Sing 10 cloth compound 10 cloth cloth NOUN Number=Sing root root 11 with with ADP _ 13 loops case 12 little little ADJ Degree=Pos 13 loops amod 13 loops loop NOUN Number=Plur 10 cloth nmod 14 , , PUNCT _ 15 used punct 15 used use VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 13 loops acl 16 to to PART _ 17 make mark 17 make make VERB VerbForm=Inf 15 used advcl 18 towels towel NOUN Number=Plur 17 make obj 19 , , PUNCT _ 20 bathrobes punct 20 bathrobes bathrobe NOUN Number=Plur 18 towels conj 21 and and CCONJ _ 23 bibs cc 22 baby baby NOUN Number=Sing 23 bibs compound 23 bibs bib NOUN Number=Plur 18 towels conj 24 . . PUNCT _ 10 cloth punct
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1 is a present Towelling a thick soft absorbent cotton cloth with little loops tree rules 2 use participle little loops not said here vn eat-39.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent 3 make to-infinitive towels and bathrobes and baby bibs vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset towel=Product
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 A towelling can be a rub with a towel to dry yourself.
det nsubj aux cop det case det nmod mark advcl obj punct root A DET towelling NOUN can AUX be AUX a DET rub NOUN with ADP a DET towel NOUN to PART dry VERB yourself PRON . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 towelling det 2 towelling towelling NOUN Number=Sing 6 rub nsubj 3 can can AUX VerbForm=Fin 6 rub aux 4 be be AUX VerbForm=Inf 6 rub cop 5 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 rub det 6 rub rub NOUN Number=Sing root root 7 with with ADP _ 9 towel case 8 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 9 towel det 9 towel towel NOUN Number=Sing 6 rub nmod 10 to to PART _ 11 dry mark 11 dry dry VERB VerbForm=Inf 6 rub advcl 12 yourself yourself PRON Case=Acc Number=Sing Person=2 PronType=Prs Reflex=Yes 11 dry obj 13 . . PUNCT _ 6 rub punct
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1 is a can a towelling a rub with a towel tree rules 2 dry to-infinitive a towelling not said here yourself vn other_cos-45.4-1 «NP V NP ADJ»: agent=Patient yourself=Result
Meaning 3 Usage: old, informal — kept apart, not parsed.
A towelling once meant a beating.
det nsubj advmod det obj punct root A DET towelling NOUN once ADV meant VERB a DET beating NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 towelling det 2 towelling towelling NOUN Number=Sing 4 meant nsubj 3 once once ADV NumForm=Word NumType=Mult 4 meant advmod 4 meant mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 5 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 beating det 6 beating beating NOUN Number=Sing 4 meant obj 7 . . PUNCT _ 4 meant punct
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1 mean past a towelling a beating once property vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent beating=Topic
Example 1 My dressing gown is made of soft towelling.
nmod:poss compound nsubj:pass aux:pass case amod obl punct root My PRON dressing NOUN gown NOUN is AUX made VERB of ADP soft ADJ towelling NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 My my PRON Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 3 gown nmod:poss 2 dressing dressing NOUN Number=Sing 3 gown compound 3 gown gown NOUN Number=Sing 5 made nsubj:pass 4 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 made aux:pass 5 made make VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 6 of of ADP _ 8 towelling case 7 soft soft ADJ Degree=Pos 8 towelling amod 8 towelling towelling NOUN Number=Sing 5 made obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 5 made punct
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1 make present · passive My dressing gown of soft towelling vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: subject=Product
Example 2 Towelling soaks up water well.
nsubj compound:prt obj advmod punct root Towelling NOUN soaks VERB up ADP water NOUN well ADV . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Towelling towelling NOUN Number=Sing 2 soaks nsubj 2 soaks soak VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 up up ADP _ 2 soaks compound:prt 4 water water NOUN Number=Sing 2 soaks obj 5 well well ADV Degree=Pos 2 soaks advmod 6 . . PUNCT _ 2 soaks punct
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1 soak up present Towelling water well property vn wipe_manner-10.4.1 «NP V NP.source»: agent=Agent water=Source
Example 3 We tested towelling, cotton and plastic to see which absorbed most water.
nsubj xcomp punct obj cc conj mark advcl nsubj ccomp amod obj punct root We PRON tested VERB towelling VERB , PUNCT cotton NOUN and CCONJ plastic NOUN to PART see VERB which PRON absorbed VERB most ADJ water 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 tested nsubj 2 tested test VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 towelling towelling VERB VerbForm=Ger 2 tested xcomp 4 , , PUNCT _ 5 cotton punct 5 cotton cotton NOUN Number=Sing 3 towelling obj 6 and and CCONJ _ 7 plastic cc 7 plastic plastic NOUN Number=Sing 5 cotton conj 8 to to PART _ 9 see mark 9 see see VERB VerbForm=Inf 3 towelling advcl 10 which which PRON PronType=Rel 11 absorbed nsubj 11 absorbed absorb VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 9 see ccomp 12 most most ADJ Degree=Sup 13 water amod 13 water water NOUN Number=Sing 11 absorbed obj 14 . . PUNCT _ 2 tested punct
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1 test past We tree rules 2 towelling gerund We not said here cotton and plastic tree rules 3 see to-infinitive We not said here vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V how S_INF»: agent=Experiencer clause=Stimulus 4 absorb past most water vn absorb-39.8 «NP V NP»: agent=Goal water=Theme
Example 4 The baby's bib was white towelling.
det nmod:poss case nsubj cop amod punct root The DET baby NOUN 's PART bib NOUN was AUX white ADJ towelling NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 baby det 2 baby baby NOUN Number=Sing 4 bib nmod:poss 3 's 's PART _ 2 baby case 4 bib bib NOUN Number=Sing 7 towelling nsubj 5 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 7 towelling cop 6 white white ADJ Degree=Pos 7 towelling amod 7 towelling towelling NOUN Number=Sing root root 8 . . PUNCT _ 7 towelling punct
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1 is a past the baby's bib white towelling tree rules
Example 5 Tennis players wear towelling wristbands to wipe sweat.
compound nsubj compound obj mark advcl obj punct root Tennis NOUN players NOUN wear VERB towelling NOUN wristbands NOUN to PART wipe VERB sweat NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Tennis tennis NOUN Number=Sing 2 players compound 2 players player NOUN Number=Plur 3 wear nsubj 3 wear wear VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 towelling towelling NOUN Number=Sing 5 wristbands compound 5 wristbands wristband NOUN Number=Plur 3 wear obj 6 to to PART _ 7 wipe mark 7 wipe wipe VERB VerbForm=Inf 3 wear advcl 8 sweat sweat NOUN Number=Sing 7 wipe obj 9 . . PUNCT _ 3 wear punct
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1 wear present Tennis players towelling wristbands vn wipe_manner-10.4.1-1 «NP V NP.source»: agent=Agent wristband=Source 2 wipe to-infinitive Tennis players not said here sweat vn wipe_manner-10.4.1-1 «NP V NP.source»: agent=Agent sweat=Source
Example 6 After the swim, Dad gave me a quick towelling.
case det obl punct nsubj iobj det amod obj punct root After ADP the DET swim NOUN , PUNCT Dad PROPN gave VERB me PRON a DET quick ADJ towelling NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 After after ADP _ 3 swim case 2 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 swim det 3 swim swim NOUN Number=Sing 6 gave obl 4 , , PUNCT _ 3 swim punct 5 Dad Dad PROPN Number=Sing 6 gave nsubj 6 gave give VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 7 me I PRON Case=Acc Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs 6 gave iobj 8 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 10 towelling det 9 quick quick ADJ Degree=Pos 10 towelling amod 10 towelling towelling NOUN Number=Sing 6 gave obj 11 . . PUNCT _ 6 gave punct
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1 give past Dad a quick towelling me after the swim vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent i=Recipient towelling=Theme
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