unmentionables
Who acts: shop Unmentionables, holiday, chat, adjective, Her · What happens: talk about, not hang, be, pack, eat, not show · To what, where: unmentionables, front fence, second floor, everything
«unmentionables» in the school dictionary: its 2 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: unmentionables in the school dictionary.
Meaning 1
Usage: euphemism, humorous — kept apart, not parsed.
underwear: pants, knickers, bras.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | underwear | underwear | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 2 | : | : | PUNCT | _ | 3 pants | punct |
| 3 | pants | pants | NOUN | Number=Ptan | 1 underwear | conj |
| 4 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 5 knickers | punct |
| 5 | knickers | knicker | NOUN | Number=Plur | 3 pants | conj |
| 6 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 7 bras | punct |
| 7 | bras | bra | NOUN | Number=Plur | 3 pants | conj |
| 8 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 1 underwear | punct |
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.
Meaning 2
Usage: adjective, «unmentionable» — kept apart, not parsed.
too shocking or embarrassing to talk about.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | too | too | ADV | _ | 2 shocking | advmod |
| 2 | shocking | shocking | ADJ | Degree=Pos | root | root |
| 3 | or | or | CCONJ | _ | 4 embarrassing | cc |
| 4 | embarrassing | embarrassing | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 2 shocking | conj |
| 5 | to | to | PART | _ | 6 talk | mark |
| 6 | talk | talk | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 4 embarrassing | xcomp |
| 7 | about | about | ADP | _ | 6 talk | obl |
| 8 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 2 shocking | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | talk about | to-infinitive | vn talk-37.5 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
Example 1
(joke) Don't hang your unmentionables on the front fence!
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ( | ( | PUNCT | _ | 6 hang | punct |
| 2 | joke | joke | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 hang | parataxis |
| 3 | ) | ) | PUNCT | _ | 2 joke | punct |
| 4 | Do | do | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 6 hang | aux |
| 5 | n't | not | PART | Polarity=Neg | 6 hang | advmod |
| 6 | hang | hang | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 7 | your | your | PRON | Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 8 unmentionables | nmod:poss |
| 8 | unmentionables | unmentionable | NOUN | Number=Plur | 6 hang | obj |
| 9 | on | on | ADP | _ | 12 fence | case |
| 10 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 12 fence | det |
| 11 | front | front | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 12 fence | amod |
| 12 | fence | fence | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 hang | obl |
| 13 | ! | ! | PUNCT | _ | 6 hang | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | not hang | present · do-support | your unmentionables | the front fence | vn put_spatial-9.2 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent unmentionable=Theme on fence=Destination |
Example 2
(shop) Unmentionables are on the second floor.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ( | ( | PUNCT | _ | 2 shop | punct |
| 2 | shop | shop | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 Unmentionables | compound |
| 3 | ) | ) | PUNCT | _ | 2 shop | punct |
| 4 | Unmentionables | unmentionable | NOUN | Number=Plur | 9 floor | nsubj |
| 5 | are | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 9 floor | cop |
| 6 | on | on | ADP | _ | 9 floor | case |
| 7 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 9 floor | det |
| 8 | second | second | ADJ | Degree=Pos NumForm=Word NumType=Ord | 9 floor | amod |
| 9 | floor | floor | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 10 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 9 floor | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is | present | shop Unmentionables | the second floor | tree rules |
Example 3
(holiday) I packed everything except my unmentionables.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ( | ( | PUNCT | _ | 2 holiday | punct |
| 2 | holiday | holiday | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 packed | nsubj |
| 3 | ) | ) | PUNCT | _ | 2 holiday | punct |
| 4 | I | I | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs | 5 packed | nsubj |
| 5 | packed | pack | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 6 | everything | everything | PRON | Number=Sing PronType=Tot | 5 packed | obj |
| 7 | except | except | ADP | _ | 9 unmentionables | case |
| 8 | my | my | PRON | Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 9 unmentionables | nmod:poss |
| 9 | unmentionables | unmentionable | NOUN | Number=Plur | 5 packed | obl |
| 10 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 5 packed | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | pack | past | holiday | everything | except my unmentionables | vn spray-9.7-1-1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent everything=Theme |
Example 4
(chat) the washing machine ate my unmentionables
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ( | ( | PUNCT | _ | 2 chat | punct |
| 2 | chat | chat | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 ate | nsubj |
| 3 | ) | ) | PUNCT | _ | 2 chat | punct |
| 4 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 6 machine | det |
| 5 | washing | washing | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 machine | compound |
| 6 | machine | machine | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 ate | nsubj |
| 7 | ate | eat | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 8 | my | my | PRON | Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 9 unmentionables | nmod:poss |
| 9 | unmentionables | unmentionable | NOUN | Number=Plur | 7 ate | obj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | eat | past | chat | my unmentionables | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent unmentionable=Patient |
Example 5
(old book) Ladies' unmentionables were never shown in shop windows.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ( | ( | PUNCT | _ | 3 book | punct |
| 2 | old | old | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 3 book | amod |
| 3 | book | book | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 Ladies | compound |
| 4 | ) | ) | PUNCT | _ | 3 book | punct |
| 5 | Ladies | lady | NOUN | Number=Plur | 7 unmentionables | nmod:poss |
| 6 | ' | 's | PART | _ | 5 Ladies | case |
| 7 | unmentionables | unmentionable | NOUN | Number=Plur | 10 shown | nsubj:pass |
| 8 | were | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 10 shown | aux:pass |
| 9 | never | never | ADV | PronType=Neg | 10 shown | advmod |
| 10 | shown | show | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | root | root |
| 11 | in | in | ADP | _ | 13 windows | case |
| 12 | shop | shop | NOUN | Number=Sing | 13 windows | compound |
| 13 | windows | window | NOUN | Number=Plur | 10 shown | obl |
| 14 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 10 shown | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | not show | past · passive | book Ladies's unmentionables | in shop windows | vn crane-40.3.2 «NP V NP PP.recipient PP.theme»: subject=Patient in window=Topic |
Example 6
(adjective) Her cooking was unmentionable — truly awful!
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ( | ( | PUNCT | _ | 2 adjective | punct |
| 2 | adjective | adjective | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 unmentionable | nsubj |
| 3 | ) | ) | PUNCT | _ | 2 adjective | punct |
| 4 | Her | her | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 5 cooking | nmod:poss |
| 5 | cooking | cooking | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 unmentionable | nsubj |
| 6 | was | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 7 unmentionable | cop |
| 7 | unmentionable | unmentionable | ADJ | Degree=Pos | root | root |
| 8 | — | - | PUNCT | _ | 10 awful | punct |
| 9 | truly | truly | ADV | _ | 10 awful | advmod |
| 10 | awful | awful | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 7 unmentionable | conj |
| 11 | ! | ! | PUNCT | _ | 7 unmentionable | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is | past | adjective | unmentionable property | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | be | adjective not said here | truly property | tree rules | |||||
| 3 | cook | Her = she | nom cooking «act intransitive»: poss=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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