truncheon Who acts: policeman, Victorian police, museum, Mr, Police, guard · What happens: carry, call, tap, have, paint, wave · To what, where: short thick stick, truncheon, wooden truncheon, old painted truncheon, stick, baton · Speech: someone speaks here
«truncheon» in the school dictionary: its meaning 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: truncheon in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 Usage: UK — kept apart, not parsed.
A short thick stick carried by police officers as a weapon; in the US it is called a nightstick or baton.
The tree, 21 words det amod amod nsubj:pass acl case compound obl case det obl punct case det nmod nsubj:pass aux:pass det xcomp cc conj punct root A DET short ADJ thick ADJ stick NOUN carried VERB by ADP police NOUN officers NOUN as ADP a DET weapon NOUN ; PUNCT in ADP the DET US PROPN it PRON is AUX called VERB a DET nightstick NOUN or CCONJ baton NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 4 stick det 2 short short ADJ Degree=Pos 4 stick amod 3 thick thick ADJ Degree=Pos 4 stick amod 4 stick stick NOUN Number=Sing 18 called nsubj:pass 5 carried carry VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 4 stick acl 6 by by ADP _ 8 officers case 7 police police NOUN Number=Sing 8 officers compound 8 officers officer NOUN Number=Plur 5 carried obl 9 as as ADP _ 11 weapon case 10 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 11 weapon det 11 weapon weapon NOUN Number=Sing 5 carried obl 12 ; ; PUNCT _ 4 stick punct 13 in in ADP _ 15 US case 14 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 15 US det 15 US US PROPN Number=Sing 4 stick nmod 16 it it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 18 called nsubj:pass 17 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 18 called aux:pass 18 called call VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 19 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 20 nightstick det 20 nightstick nightstick NOUN Number=Sing 18 called xcomp 21 or or CCONJ _ 22 baton cc 22 baton baton NOUN Number=Sing 20 nightstick conj 23 . . PUNCT _ 18 called punct
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1 carry participle a short thick stick in the US not said here by police officers; as a weapon vn carry-11.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent 2 call present · passive a short thick stick in the US 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.
Example 1 The policeman tapped his truncheon against his hand.
det nsubj nmod:poss obj case nmod:poss obl punct root The DET policeman NOUN tapped VERB his PRON truncheon NOUN against ADP his PRON hand NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 policeman det 2 policeman policeman NOUN Number=Sing 3 tapped nsubj 3 tapped tap VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 his his PRON Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 5 truncheon nmod:poss 5 truncheon truncheon NOUN Number=Sing 3 tapped obj 6 against against ADP _ 8 hand case 7 his his PRON Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 8 hand nmod:poss 8 hand hand NOUN Number=Sing 3 tapped obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 3 tapped punct
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1 tap past the policeman policeman's truncheon against policeman's hand vn hit-18.1-1 «NP V NP PP»: agent=Agent truncheon=Instrument against hand=Patient
Example 2 Victorian police carried a wooden truncheon.
amod nsubj det amod obj punct root Victorian ADJ police NOUN carried VERB a DET wooden ADJ truncheon NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Victorian victorian ADJ Degree=Pos 2 police amod 2 police police NOUN Number=Plur 3 carried nsubj 3 carried carry VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 truncheon det 5 wooden wooden ADJ Degree=Pos 6 truncheon amod 6 truncheon truncheon NOUN Number=Sing 3 carried obj 7 . . PUNCT _ 3 carried punct
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1 carry past Victorian police a wooden truncheon vn carry-11.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent truncheon=Theme
Example 3 The museum has an old painted truncheon.
det nsubj det amod amod obj punct root The DET museum NOUN has VERB an DET old ADJ painted VERB truncheon NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 museum det 2 museum museum NOUN Number=Sing 3 has nsubj 3 has have VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 an a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 7 truncheon det 5 old old ADJ Degree=Pos 7 truncheon amod 6 painted paint VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 7 truncheon amod 7 truncheon truncheon NOUN Number=Sing 3 has obj 8 . . PUNCT _ 3 has punct
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1 have present the museum a old painted truncheon vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent truncheon=Patient 2 paint participle vn image_impression-25.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
Example 4 Mr Punch waved his stick like a truncheon.
nsubj flat nmod:poss obj case det obl punct root Mr PROPN Punch PROPN waved VERB his PRON stick NOUN like ADP a DET truncheon NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Mr Mr PROPN Number=Sing 3 waved nsubj 2 Punch Punch PROPN Number=Sing 1 Mr flat 3 waved wave VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 his his PRON Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 5 stick nmod:poss 5 stick stick NOUN Number=Sing 3 waved obj 6 like like ADP _ 8 truncheon case 7 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 8 truncheon det 8 truncheon truncheon NOUN Number=Sing 3 waved obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 3 waved punct
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1 wave past Mr Mr's stick like a truncheon vn wink-40.3.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent stick=Patient
Example 5 Police today carry a baton, not a truncheon.
nsubj obl:unmarked det obj punct advmod det appos punct root Police NOUN today NOUN carry VERB a DET baton NOUN , PUNCT not PART a DET truncheon NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Police police NOUN Number=Plur 3 carry nsubj 2 today today NOUN Number=Sing 3 carry obl:unmarked 3 carry carry VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 baton det 5 baton baton NOUN Number=Sing 3 carry obj 6 , , PUNCT _ 9 truncheon punct 7 not not PART Polarity=Neg 9 truncheon advmod 8 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 9 truncheon det 9 truncheon truncheon NOUN Number=Sing 5 baton appos 10 . . PUNCT _ 3 carry punct
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1 carry present Police a baton today vn carry-11.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent baton=Theme
Example 6 The guard held his truncheon ready.
det nsubj nmod:poss obj xcomp punct root The DET guard NOUN held VERB his PRON truncheon NOUN ready ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 guard det 2 guard guard NOUN Number=Sing 3 held nsubj 3 held hold VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 his his PRON Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 5 truncheon nmod:poss 5 truncheon truncheon NOUN Number=Sing 3 held obj 6 ready ready ADJ Degree=Pos 3 held xcomp 7 . . PUNCT _ 3 held punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 hold past the guard guard's truncheon ready property vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent truncheon=Theme
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