upper

Who acts: Upper, top part, you, your, We, upper arm · What happens: mean, be, cover, write, name, sleep · To what, where: higher, nearer top, top part, foot, name, upper floor · Speech: someone speaks here

«upper» in the school dictionary: its 4 meanings for a pupil and its 8 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: upper in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

Upper means higher up, or above something else of the same kind.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Upper	upper	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 means	nsubj
2	means	mean	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	higher	high	ADJ	Degree=Cmp	2 means	obj
4	up	up	ADV	_	3 higher	advmod
5	,	,	PUNCT	_	8 something	punct
6	or	or	CCONJ	_	8 something	cc
7	above	above	ADP	_	8 something	case
8	something	something	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	2 means	conj
9	else	else	ADV	_	8 something	advmod
10	of	of	ADP	_	13 kind	case
11	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	13 kind	det
12	same	same	ADJ	Degree=Pos	13 kind	amod
13	kind	kind	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 something	nmod
14	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 means	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	mean	present	Upper	higher					vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent high=Topic

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

Upper can mean nearer the top of a place, a river or a land: the upper floor, the upper Nile.

The tree, 20 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Upper	upper	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 mean	nsubj
2	can	can	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	3 mean	aux
3	mean	mean	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	root	root
4	nearer	near	ADJ	Degree=Cmp	6 top	amod
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 top	det
6	top	top	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 mean	obj
7	of	of	ADP	_	9 place	case
8	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	9 place	det
9	place	place	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 top	nmod
10	,	,	PUNCT	_	12 river	punct
11	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	12 river	det
12	river	river	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 top	conj
13	or	or	CCONJ	_	15 land	cc
14	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	15 land	det
15	land	land	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 top	conj
16	:	:	PUNCT	_	19 floor	punct
17	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	19 floor	det
18	upper	upper	ADJ	Degree=Pos	19 floor	amod
19	floor	floor	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 mean	parataxis
20	,	,	PUNCT	_	23 Nile	punct
21	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	23 Nile	det
22	upper	upper	ADJ	Degree=Pos	23 Nile	amod
23	Nile	Nile	PROPN	Number=Sing	19 floor	appos
24	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 mean	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	mean	can	Upper	the nearer top of a place and a river or a land					vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent top=Topic

Meaning 3

Upper can mean higher in rank or level: the upper school.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Upper	upper	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 mean	nsubj
2	can	can	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	3 mean	aux
3	mean	mean	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	root	root
4	higher	high	ADJ	Degree=Cmp	3 mean	xcomp
5	in	in	ADP	_	6 rank	case
6	rank	rank	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 higher	obl
7	or	or	CCONJ	_	8 level	cc
8	level	level	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 rank	conj
9	:	:	PUNCT	_	12 school	punct
10	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	12 school	det
11	upper	upper	ADJ	Degree=Pos	12 school	amod
12	school	school	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 rank	conj
13	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 mean	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	mean	can	Upper					high property	vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent

Meaning 4

The upper of a shoe is the top part that covers the foot.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 upper	det
2	upper	upper	ADJ	Degree=Pos	9 part	nsubj
3	of	of	ADP	_	5 shoe	case
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 shoe	det
5	shoe	shoe	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 part	obl
6	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	9 part	cop
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 part	det
8	top	top	ADJ	Degree=Pos	9 part	amod
9	part	part	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
10	that	that	PRON	PronType=Rel	11 covers	nsubj
11	covers	cover	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	9 part	acl:relcl
12	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	13 foot	det
13	foot	foot	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 covers	obj
14	.	.	PUNCT	_	9 part	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	present	the upper	the top part				of a shoe	tree rules
2	cover	present	the top part	the foot					vn fill-9.8-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme foot=Destination

Example 1

Write your name with an upper-case first letter.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Write	write	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
2	your	your	PRON	Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	3 name	nmod:poss
3	name	name	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Write	obj
4	with	with	ADP	_	8 case	case
5	an	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	8 case	det
6	upper	upper	ADJ	Degree=Pos	8 case	amod
7	-	-	PUNCT	_	6 upper	punct
8	case	case	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Write	obl
9	first	first	ADV	NumForm=Word NumType=Ord	10 letter	advmod
10	letter	letter	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Write	obl
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Write	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	write	imperative	you not said here	your name				with a upper case; letter obl	vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent name=Theme
2	name		your						nom name «communication transitive»: poss=agent

Example 2

We sleep on the upper floor.

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 sleep	nsubj
2	sleep	sleep	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	on	on	ADP	_	6 floor	case
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 floor	det
5	upper	upper	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 floor	amod
6	floor	floor	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 sleep	obl
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 sleep	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	sleep	present	We			the upper floor			vn snooze-40.4-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent

Example 3

The upper arm goes from the shoulder to the elbow.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 arm	det
2	upper	upper	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 arm	amod
3	arm	arm	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 goes	nsubj
4	goes	go	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
5	from	from	ADP	_	7 shoulder	case
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 shoulder	det
7	shoulder	shoulder	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 goes	obl
8	to	to	ADP	_	10 elbow	case
9	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	10 elbow	det
10	elbow	elbow	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 goes	obl
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 goes	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	go	present	the upper arm			the shoulder		to the elbow	vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial_location PP.destination»: agent=Theme from shoulder=Initial_Location to elbow=Destination

Example 4

Upper-school pupils help the little ones read.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Upper	upper	ADP	_	4 pupils	case
2	-	-	PUNCT	_	1 Upper	punct
3	school	school	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 pupils	compound
4	pupils	pupil	NOUN	Number=Plur	5 help	nsubj
5	help	help	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 ones	det
7	little	little	ADJ	Degree=Pos	8 ones	amod
8	ones	one	NOUN	Number=Plur	9 read	nsubj
9	read	read	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	5 help	acl:relcl
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 help	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	help	present	school pupils						vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent
2	read	present	the little ones						vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent

Example 5

The bird has a red patch on its upper wing.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 bird	det
2	bird	bird	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 has	nsubj
3	has	have	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 patch	det
5	red	red	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 patch	amod
6	patch	patch	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 has	obj
7	on	on	ADP	_	10 wing	case
8	its	its	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	10 wing	nmod:poss
9	upper	upper	ADJ	Degree=Pos	10 wing	amod
10	wing	wing	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 patch	nmod
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 has	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	have	present	the bird	a red patch		bird's upper wing			vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent patch=Patient

Example 6

With one goal more, our team had the upper hand.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	With	with	ADP	_	3 goal	case
2	one	one	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	3 goal	nummod
3	goal	goal	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 more	obl
4	more	more	ADJ	Degree=Cmp	root	root
5	,	,	PUNCT	_	8 had	punct
6	our	our	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	7 team	nmod:poss
7	team	team	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 had	nsubj
8	had	have	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	4 more	conj
9	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	11 hand	det
10	upper	upper	ADJ	Degree=Pos	11 hand	amod
11	hand	hand	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 had	obj
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 more	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	have	past	our team	the upper hand					vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent hand=Patient

Example 7

Keep a stiff upper lip means stay brave and calm.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Keep	keep	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
2	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 lip	det
3	stiff	stiff	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 lip	amod
4	upper	upper	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 lip	amod
5	lip	lip	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 means	nsubj
6	means	mean	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	1 Keep	ccomp
7	stay	stay	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	6 means	ccomp
8	brave	brave	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 stay	xcomp
9	and	and	CCONJ	_	10 calm	cc
10	calm	calm	ADJ	Degree=Pos	8 brave	conj
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Keep	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	other	roles by
1	keep	imperative	you not said here		tree rules
2	mean	present	a stiff upper lip		vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic
3	stay	infinitive		brave property	vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme

Example 8

I only wish I were already on the upper bank.” [*]

Sentence 1: I only wish I were already on the upper bank.”

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	I	I	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs	3 wish	nsubj
2	only	only	ADV	_	3 wish	advmod
3	wish	wish	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	I	I	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs	10 bank	nsubj
5	were	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	10 bank	cop
6	already	already	ADV	_	10 bank	advmod
7	on	on	ADP	_	10 bank	case
8	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	10 bank	det
9	upper	upper	ADJ	Degree=Pos	10 bank	amod
10	bank	bank	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 wish	ccomp
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 wish	punct
12	”	"	PUNCT	_	3 wish	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	wish	present	I						vn wish-62 «NP V for NP S_INF»: agent=Pivot
2	is	past	I			the upper bank			tree rules

Sentence 2: [*]

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	[	[	PUNCT	_	2 *	punct
2	*	*	PUNCT	_	root	root
3	]	]	PUNCT	_	2 *	punct

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

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