treadwheel Who acts: people, prisoners, Boring tiring work, treadwheel, Working, We · What happens: turn, walk, use, grind, pump, have · To what, where: large wheel, past, corn, water, wheel, treadwheel
«treadwheel» 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: treadwheel in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 A large wheel turned by people or animals walking on steps or boards inside or around it, used in the past to grind corn or pump water.
The tree, 27 words det amod nsubj:pass acl case obl cc conj acl case obl cc conj advmod cc conj obj punct case det obl mark advcl obj cc conj obj punct root A DET large ADJ wheel NOUN turned VERB by ADP people NOUN or CCONJ animals NOUN walking VERB on ADP steps NOUN or CCONJ boards NOUN inside ADV or CCONJ around ADP it PRON , PUNCT used VERB in ADP the DET past NOUN to PART grind VERB corn NOUN or CCONJ pump VERB water NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 3 wheel det 2 large large ADJ Degree=Pos 3 wheel amod 3 wheel wheel NOUN Number=Sing 19 used nsubj:pass 4 turned turn VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 3 wheel acl 5 by by ADP _ 6 people case 6 people people NOUN Number=Plur 4 turned obl 7 or or CCONJ _ 8 animals cc 8 animals animal NOUN Number=Plur 6 people conj 9 walking walk VERB VerbForm=Ger 6 people acl 10 on on ADP _ 11 steps case 11 steps step NOUN Number=Plur 9 walking obl 12 or or CCONJ _ 13 boards cc 13 boards board NOUN Number=Plur 11 steps conj 14 inside inside ADV _ 9 walking advmod 15 or or CCONJ _ 16 around cc 16 around around ADP _ 14 inside conj 17 it it PRON Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 16 around obj 18 , , PUNCT _ 19 used punct 19 used use VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 20 in in ADP _ 22 past case 21 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 22 past det 22 past past NOUN Number=Sing 19 used obl 23 to to PART _ 24 grind mark 24 grind grind VERB VerbForm=Inf 19 used advcl 25 corn corn NOUN Number=Sing 24 grind obj 26 or or CCONJ _ 27 pump cc 27 pump pump VERB VerbForm=Inf 24 grind conj 28 water water NOUN Number=Sing 27 pump obj 29 . . PUNCT _ 19 used punct
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1 turn participle a large wheel not said here by people or animals vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V PP.trajectory»: agent=Theme by people=Trajectory 2 walk gerund people or animals not said here on steps or boards; inside property vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme on step=Trajectory 3 use participle · passive a large wheel the past vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient 4 grind to-infinitive corn vn carve-21.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent corn=Patient 5 pump infinitive water vn spray-9.7-1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent water=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 A punishment in Victorian prisons where prisoners had to walk on such a wheel for hours.
The tree, 16 words det case amod nmod advmod nsubj acl:relcl mark xcomp case det:predet det obl case obl punct root A DET punishment NOUN in ADP Victorian ADJ prisons NOUN where ADV prisoners NOUN had VERB to PART walk VERB on ADP such DET a DET wheel NOUN for ADP hours NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 punishment det 2 punishment punishment NOUN Number=Sing root root 3 in in ADP _ 5 prisons case 4 Victorian victorian ADJ Degree=Pos 5 prisons amod 5 prisons prison NOUN Number=Plur 2 punishment nmod 6 where where ADV PronType=Rel 8 had advmod 7 prisoners prisoner NOUN Number=Plur 8 had nsubj 8 had have VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 5 prisons acl:relcl 9 to to PART _ 10 walk mark 10 walk walk VERB VerbForm=Inf 8 had xcomp 11 on on ADP _ 14 wheel case 12 such such DET PronType=Ind 14 wheel det:predet 13 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 14 wheel det 14 wheel wheel NOUN Number=Sing 10 walk obl 15 for for ADP _ 16 hours case 16 hours hour NOUN Number=Plur 10 walk obl 17 . . PUNCT _ 2 punishment punct
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1 have past prisoners tree rules 2 walk to-infinitive prisoners not said here such wheel hour vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme on wheel=Trajectory
Meaning 3 Usage: figurative, like «treadmill» — kept apart, not parsed.
Boring, tiring work that never seems to end.
amod punct amod nsubj advmod acl:relcl mark xcomp punct root Boring ADJ , PUNCT tiring ADJ work NOUN that PRON never ADV seems VERB to PART end VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Boring boring ADJ Degree=Pos 4 work amod 2 , , PUNCT _ 1 Boring punct 3 tiring tiring ADJ Degree=Pos 4 work amod 4 work work NOUN Number=Sing root root 5 that that PRON PronType=Rel 7 seems nsubj 6 never never ADV PronType=Neg 7 seems advmod 7 seems seem VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 work acl:relcl 8 to to PART _ 9 end mark 9 end end VERB VerbForm=Inf 7 seems xcomp 10 . . PUNCT _ 4 work punct
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1 not seem present Boring tiring work vn seem-109-1-1-1 «NP V S_INF»: agent=Theme clause=Attribute 2 end to-infinitive Boring tiring work not said here vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP.eventuality V»: agent=Eventuality
Example 1 Prisoners in Victorian gaols had to walk on the treadwheel for hours.
nsubj case amod nmod mark xcomp case det obl case obl punct root Prisoners NOUN in ADP Victorian ADJ gaols NOUN had VERB to PART walk VERB on ADP the DET treadwheel NOUN for ADP hours NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Prisoners prisoner NOUN Number=Plur 5 had nsubj 2 in in ADP _ 4 gaols case 3 Victorian victorian ADJ Degree=Pos 4 gaols amod 4 gaols gaol NOUN Number=Plur 1 Prisoners nmod 5 had have VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 6 to to PART _ 7 walk mark 7 walk walk VERB VerbForm=Inf 5 had xcomp 8 on on ADP _ 10 treadwheel case 9 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 10 treadwheel det 10 treadwheel treadwheel NOUN Number=Sing 7 walk obl 11 for for ADP _ 12 hours case 12 hours hour NOUN Number=Plur 7 walk obl 13 . . PUNCT _ 5 had punct
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1 have past Prisoners in Victorian gaols tree rules 2 walk to-infinitive Prisoners in Victorian gaols not said here the treadwheel hour vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme on treadwheel=Trajectory
Example 2 The treadwheel turned the millstones to grind corn.
det nsubj det obj mark advcl obj punct root The DET treadwheel NOUN turned VERB the DET millstones NOUN to PART grind VERB corn NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 treadwheel det 2 treadwheel treadwheel NOUN Number=Sing 3 turned nsubj 3 turned turn VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 millstones det 5 millstones millstone NOUN Number=Plur 3 turned obj 6 to to PART _ 7 grind mark 7 grind grind VERB VerbForm=Inf 3 turned advcl 8 corn corn NOUN Number=Sing 7 grind obj 9 . . PUNCT _ 3 turned punct
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1 turn past the treadwheel the millstones vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent millstone=Theme 2 grind to-infinitive the treadwheel not said here corn vn carve-21.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent corn=Patient
Example 3 A donkey walked inside the treadwheel to lift water from the well.
det acl case det obl mark advcl obj case det obl punct root A DET donkey NOUN walked VERB inside ADP the DET treadwheel NOUN to PART lift VERB water NOUN from ADP the DET well NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 donkey det 2 donkey donkey NOUN Number=Sing root root 3 walked walk VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part 2 donkey acl 4 inside inside ADP _ 6 treadwheel case 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 treadwheel det 6 treadwheel treadwheel NOUN Number=Sing 3 walked obl 7 to to PART _ 8 lift mark 8 lift lift VERB VerbForm=Inf 3 walked advcl 9 water water NOUN Number=Sing 8 lift obj 10 from from ADP _ 12 well case 11 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 12 well det 12 well well NOUN Number=Sing 8 lift obl 13 . . PUNCT _ 2 donkey punct
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1 walk participle a donkey not said here the treadwheel vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme inside treadwheel=Trajectory 2 lift to-infinitive water the well vn put_direction-9.4 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent water=Theme from well=Destination
Example 4 Working in that factory felt like being on a treadwheel.
csubj case det obl case cop case det obl punct root Working VERB in ADP that DET factory NOUN felt VERB like ADP being AUX on ADP a DET treadwheel NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Working work VERB VerbForm=Ger 5 felt csubj 2 in in ADP _ 4 factory case 3 that that DET Number=Sing PronType=Dem 4 factory det 4 factory factory NOUN Number=Sing 1 Working obl 5 felt feel VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 6 like like ADP _ 10 treadwheel case 7 being be AUX Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 10 treadwheel cop 8 on on ADP _ 10 treadwheel case 9 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 10 treadwheel det 10 treadwheel treadwheel NOUN Number=Sing 5 felt obl 11 . . PUNCT _ 5 felt punct
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1 work gerund in that factory vn employment-95.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent in factory=Theme 2 feel past Working vn stimulus_subject-30.4 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Stimulus 3 is gerund like a treadwheel tree rules
Example 5 We saw a picture of an old prison treadwheel in our history book.
nsubj det obj case det amod compound nmod case nmod:poss compound nmod punct root We PRON saw VERB a DET picture NOUN of ADP an DET old ADJ prison NOUN treadwheel NOUN in ADP our PRON history NOUN book 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 saw nsubj 2 saw see VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 4 picture det 4 picture picture NOUN Number=Sing 2 saw obj 5 of of ADP _ 9 treadwheel case 6 an a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 9 treadwheel det 7 old old ADJ Degree=Pos 9 treadwheel amod 8 prison prison NOUN Number=Sing 9 treadwheel compound 9 treadwheel treadwheel NOUN Number=Sing 4 picture nmod 10 in in ADP _ 13 book case 11 our our PRON Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 13 book nmod:poss 12 history history NOUN Number=Sing 13 book compound 13 book book NOUN Number=Sing 9 treadwheel nmod 14 . . PUNCT _ 2 saw punct
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1 see past We a picture of a old prison treadwheel in our history book vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer picture=Stimulus
Example 6 The treadwheel was a cruel and pointless punishment.
det nsubj cop det amod cc conj punct root The DET treadwheel NOUN was AUX a DET cruel ADJ and CCONJ pointless ADJ punishment NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 treadwheel det 2 treadwheel treadwheel NOUN Number=Sing 8 punishment nsubj 3 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 8 punishment cop 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 8 punishment det 5 cruel cruel ADJ Degree=Pos 8 punishment amod 6 and and CCONJ _ 7 pointless cc 7 pointless pointless ADJ Degree=Pos 5 cruel conj 8 punishment punishment NOUN Number=Sing root root 9 . . PUNCT _ 8 punishment punct
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1 is a past the treadwheel a cruel punishment tree rules
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