tripod

Who acts: legged metal stand, you, photographer, tripod, We, giant alien tripods · What happens: use, hold, put, set, not wobble, watch · To what, where: three legs, camera, beaker, Bunsen burner, tripod, uneven ground

«tripod» in the school dictionary: its 3 meanings 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: tripod in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

A stand with three legs used to hold a camera, telescope or other equipment steady.

The tree, 15 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	2 stand	det
2	stand	stand	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
3	with	with	ADP	_	5 legs	case
4	three	three	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	5 legs	nummod
5	legs	leg	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 stand	nmod
6	used	use	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	5 legs	acl
7	to	to	PART	_	8 hold	mark
8	hold	hold	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	6 used	advcl
9	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	10 camera	det
10	camera	camera	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 hold	obj
11	,	,	PUNCT	_	12 telescope	punct
12	telescope	telescope	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 camera	conj
13	or	or	CCONJ	_	15 equipment	cc
14	other	other	ADJ	Degree=Pos	15 equipment	amod
15	equipment	equipment	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 camera	conj
16	steady	steady	ADJ	Degree=Pos	8 hold	xcomp
17	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 stand	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	use	participle		three legs not said here					vn eat-39.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
2	hold	to-infinitive		a camera and telescope or other equipment				steady property	vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent camera=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

Usage: science — kept apart, not parsed.

A three-legged metal stand for holding a beaker or dish over a Bunsen burner.

The tree, 15 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 stand	det
2	three	three	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	4 legged	nummod
3	-	-	PUNCT	_	2 three	punct
4	legged	legged	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 stand	amod
5	metal	metal	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 stand	compound
6	stand	stand	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
7	for	for	SCONJ	_	8 holding	mark
8	holding	hold	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	6 stand	acl
9	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	10 beaker	det
10	beaker	beaker	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 holding	obj
11	or	or	CCONJ	_	12 dish	cc
12	dish	dish	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 beaker	conj
13	over	over	ADP	_	16 burner	case
14	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	16 burner	det
15	Bunsen	Bunsen	PROPN	Number=Sing	16 burner	compound
16	burner	burner	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 holding	obl
17	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 stand	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	hold	gerund	a legged metal stand not said here	a beaker or dish		a Bunsen burner			vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent beaker=Theme over burner=Location

Meaning 3

Any object or creature with three legs, such as the alien machines in "The War of the Worlds".

The tree, 18 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Any	any	DET	PronType=Ind	2 object	det
2	object	object	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
3	or	or	CCONJ	_	4 creature	cc
4	creature	creature	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 object	conj
5	with	with	ADP	_	7 legs	case
6	three	three	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	7 legs	nummod
7	legs	leg	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 object	nmod
8	,	,	PUNCT	_	13 machines	punct
9	such	such	ADJ	Degree=Pos ExtPos=ADP	13 machines	case
10	as	as	ADP	_	9 such	fixed
11	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	13 machines	det
12	alien	alien	ADJ	Degree=Pos	13 machines	amod
13	machines	machine	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 object	appos
14	in	in	ADP	_	17 War	case
15	"	"	PUNCT	_	17 War	punct
16	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	17 War	det
17	War	War	PROPN	Number=Sing	13 machines	nmod
18	of	of	ADP	_	20 Worlds	case
19	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	20 Worlds	det
20	Worlds	World	PROPN	Number=Plur	17 War	nmod
21	"	"	PUNCT	_	20 Worlds	punct
22	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 object	punct

The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

Example 1

Put the beaker on the tripod and gauze.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Put	put	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
2	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 beaker	det
3	beaker	beaker	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Put	obj
4	on	on	ADP	_	6 tripod	case
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 tripod	det
6	tripod	tripod	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Put	obl
7	and	and	CCONJ	_	8 gauze	cc
8	gauze	gauze	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 tripod	conj
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Put	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	put	imperative	you not said here	the beaker		the tripod and gauze			vn put-9.1-2 «NP V PP.destination NP»: agent=Agent beaker=Theme on tripod=Destination

Example 2

The photographer set her camera on a tripod.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 photographer	det
2	photographer	photographer	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 set	nsubj
3	set	set	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	her	her	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	5 camera	nmod:poss
5	camera	camera	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 set	obj
6	on	on	ADP	_	8 tripod	case
7	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	8 tripod	det
8	tripod	tripod	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 set	obl
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 set	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	set	past	the photographer	photographer's camera		a tripod			vn put-9.1-2 «NP V PP.destination NP»: agent=Agent camera=Theme on tripod=Destination

Example 3

A tripod doesn't wobble, even on uneven ground.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	2 tripod	det
2	tripod	tripod	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 wobble	nsubj
3	does	do	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	5 wobble	aux
4	n't	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	5 wobble	advmod
5	wobble	wobble	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	root	root
6	,	,	PUNCT	_	10 ground	punct
7	even	even	ADV	_	10 ground	advmod
8	on	on	ADP	_	10 ground	case
9	uneven	uneven	ADJ	Degree=Pos	10 ground	amod
10	ground	ground	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 wobble	obl
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 wobble	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	not wobble	present · do-support	a tripod			uneven ground			vn modes_of_being_with_motion-47.3 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme on ground=Location

Example 4

We watched the stars through a telescope on a tripod.

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 watched	nsubj
2	watched	watch	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	4 stars	det
4	stars	star	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 watched	obj
5	through	through	ADP	_	7 telescope	case
6	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	7 telescope	det
7	telescope	telescope	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 watched	obl
8	on	on	ADP	_	10 tripod	case
9	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	10 tripod	det
10	tripod	tripod	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 watched	obl
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 watched	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	watch	past	We	the stars		a telescope		on a tripod	vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent star=Theme

Example 5

In the old story, giant alien tripods walked across England.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	In	in	ADP	_	4 story	case
2	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	4 story	det
3	old	old	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 story	amod
4	story	story	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 walked	obl
5	,	,	PUNCT	_	4 story	punct
6	giant	giant	ADJ	Degree=Pos	8 tripods	amod
7	alien	alien	ADJ	Degree=Pos	8 tripods	amod
8	tripods	tripod	NOUN	Number=Plur	9 walked	nsubj
9	walked	walk	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
10	across	across	ADP	_	11 England	case
11	England	England	PROPN	Number=Sing	9 walked	obl
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	9 walked	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	walk	past	giant alien tripods			the old story		across England	vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in story=Trajectory

Example 6

Be careful: the tripod gets hot over the Bunsen burner.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Be	be	AUX	VerbForm=Inf	2 careful	cop
2	careful	careful	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 gets	advcl
3	:	:	PUNCT	_	6 gets	punct
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 tripod	det
5	tripod	tripod	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 gets	nsubj
6	gets	get	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
7	hot	hot	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 gets	xcomp
8	over	over	ADP	_	11 burner	case
9	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	11 burner	det
10	Bunsen	Bunsen	PROPN	Number=Sing	11 burner	compound
11	burner	burner	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 hot	obl
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 gets	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	infinitive	the tripod not said here					careful property	tree rules
2	get	present	the tripod					hot property	vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Experiencer

Example 7

Next, she placed the tripod over it, and the kettle on top.

The tree, 12 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Next	next	ADV	_	4 placed	advmod
2	,	,	PUNCT	_	1 Next	punct
3	she	she	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	4 placed	nsubj
4	placed	place	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 tripod	det
6	tripod	tripod	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 placed	obj
7	over	over	ADP	_	8 it	case
8	it	it	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	4 placed	obl
9	,	,	PUNCT	_	12 kettle	punct
10	and	and	CCONJ	_	12 kettle	cc
11	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	12 kettle	det
12	kettle	kettle	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 placed	obl
13	on	on	ADP	_	14 top	case
14	top	top	NOUN	Number=Sing	12 kettle	nmod
15	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 placed	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	place	past	she	the tripod		tripod		the kettle on top obl; next property	vn put-9.1-2 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent tripod=Theme over it=Destination

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