upright Who acts: Upright, upright person, post, upright piano, tall piano, you · What happens: mean, stand, sit, not lie down, lean, be · To what, where: post, tall piano, wall, desk, bottle, upright
«upright» in the school dictionary: its 4 meanings for a pupil and its 9 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: upright in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 Upright means standing or sitting straight up, not lying down or leaning.
nsubj xcomp cc conj advmod advmod punct advmod conj advmod cc conj punct root Upright NOUN means VERB standing VERB or CCONJ sitting VERB straight ADV up ADV , PUNCT not PART lying VERB down ADV or CCONJ leaning VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Upright upright NOUN Number=Sing 2 means nsubj 2 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 standing stand VERB VerbForm=Ger 2 means xcomp 4 or or CCONJ _ 5 sitting cc 5 sitting sit VERB VerbForm=Ger 3 standing conj 6 straight straight ADV _ 7 up advmod 7 up up ADV _ 5 sitting advmod 8 , , PUNCT _ 10 lying punct 9 not not PART Polarity=Neg 10 lying advmod 10 lying lie VERB VerbForm=Ger 3 standing conj 11 down down ADV _ 10 lying advmod 12 or or CCONJ _ 13 leaning cc 13 leaning lean VERB VerbForm=Ger 10 lying conj 14 . . PUNCT _ 2 means punct
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1 mean present Upright vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 2 stand not said to happen gerund Upright not said here vn assuming_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent 3 sit gerund Upright not said here vn assuming_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent 4 not lie down gerund Upright not said here down property vn assuming_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent 5 lean gerund Upright not said here vn assuming_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent
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 An upright person is honest and good.
det amod nsubj cop cc conj punct root An DET upright ADJ person NOUN is AUX honest ADJ and CCONJ good ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 An a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 3 person det 2 upright upright ADJ Degree=Pos 3 person amod 3 person person NOUN Number=Sing 5 honest nsubj 4 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 honest cop 5 honest honest ADJ Degree=Pos root root 6 and and CCONJ _ 7 good cc 7 good good ADJ Degree=Pos 5 honest conj 8 . . PUNCT _ 5 honest punct
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1 is present a upright person honest property tree rules 2 be a upright person not said here tree rules
Meaning 3 An upright is a post that stands straight up, like the side posts of a goal.
The tree, 16 words det nsubj cop det nsubj acl:relcl advmod advmod punct case det compound parataxis case det obl punct root An DET upright NOUN is AUX a DET post NOUN that PRON stands VERB straight ADV up ADV , PUNCT like ADP the DET side NOUN posts NOUN of ADP a DET goal NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 An a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 upright det 2 upright upright NOUN Number=Sing 5 post nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 post cop 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 post det 5 post post NOUN Number=Sing root root 6 that that PRON PronType=Rel 7 stands nsubj 7 stands stand VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 post acl:relcl 8 straight straight ADV _ 9 up advmod 9 up up ADV _ 7 stands advmod 10 , , PUNCT _ 14 posts punct 11 like like ADP _ 14 posts case 12 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 14 posts det 13 side side NOUN Number=Sing 14 posts compound 14 posts post NOUN Number=Plur 5 post parataxis 15 of of ADP _ 17 goal case 16 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 17 goal det 17 goal goal NOUN Number=Sing 14 posts obl 18 . . PUNCT _ 5 post punct
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1 is a present a upright a post tree rules 2 stand present a post vn assuming_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent
Meaning 4 An upright piano is a tall piano that stands against a wall.
det amod nsubj cop det amod nsubj acl:relcl case det obl punct root An DET upright ADJ piano NOUN is AUX a DET tall ADJ piano NOUN that PRON stands VERB against ADP a DET wall NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 An a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 3 piano det 2 upright upright ADJ Degree=Pos 3 piano amod 3 piano piano NOUN Number=Sing 7 piano nsubj 4 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 7 piano cop 5 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 7 piano det 6 tall tall ADJ Degree=Pos 7 piano amod 7 piano piano NOUN Number=Sing root root 8 that that PRON PronType=Rel 9 stands nsubj 9 stands stand VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 7 piano acl:relcl 10 against against ADP _ 12 wall case 11 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 12 wall det 12 wall wall NOUN Number=Sing 9 stands obl 13 . . PUNCT _ 7 piano punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 is a present a upright piano a tall piano tree rules 2 stand present a tall piano a wall vn assuming_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent against wall=Location
Example 1 Sit upright at your desk.
advmod case nmod:poss obl punct root Sit VERB upright ADV at ADP your PRON desk NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Sit sit VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 2 upright upright ADV _ 1 Sit advmod 3 at at ADP _ 5 desk case 4 your your PRON Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 5 desk nmod:poss 5 desk desk NOUN Number=Sing 1 Sit obl 6 . . PUNCT _ 1 Sit punct
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1 sit imperative you not said here your desk upright property vn assuming_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent at desk=Location
Example 2 Keep the bottle upright so it doesn't leak.
det obj advmod mark nsubj aux advmod advcl punct root Keep VERB the DET bottle NOUN upright ADV so SCONJ it PRON does AUX n't PART leak VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Keep keep VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 2 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 bottle det 3 bottle bottle NOUN Number=Sing 1 Keep obj 4 upright upright ADV _ 1 Keep advmod 5 so so SCONJ _ 9 leak mark 6 it it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 9 leak nsubj 7 does do AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 9 leak aux 8 n't not PART Polarity=Neg 9 leak advmod 9 leak leak VERB VerbForm=Inf 1 Keep advcl 10 . . PUNCT _ 1 Keep punct
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1 keep imperative you not said here the bottle upright property vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent bottle=Theme 2 not leak present · do-support bottle vn substance_emission-43.4-1 «NP V»: agent=Source
Example 3 The tree was still upright after the storm.
det nsubj cop advmod advmod case det punct root The DET tree NOUN was AUX still ADV upright ADV after ADP the DET storm NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 tree det 2 tree tree NOUN Number=Sing 8 storm nsubj 3 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 8 storm cop 4 still still ADV _ 5 upright advmod 5 upright upright ADV _ 8 storm advmod 6 after after ADP _ 8 storm case 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 storm det 8 storm storm NOUN Number=Sing root root 9 . . PUNCT _ 8 storm punct
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1 is past the tree after the storm upright property tree rules
Example 4 The ball hit the upright and bounced back.
det nsubj det obj cc conj advmod punct root The DET ball NOUN hit VERB the DET upright NOUN and CCONJ bounced VERB back ADV . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 ball det 2 ball ball NOUN Number=Sing 3 hit nsubj 3 hit hit VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 upright det 5 upright upright NOUN Number=Sing 3 hit obj 6 and and CCONJ _ 7 bounced cc 7 bounced bounce VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 3 hit conj 8 back back ADV _ 7 bounced advmod 9 . . PUNCT _ 3 hit punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 hit past the ball the upright vn contiguous_location-47.8-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme upright=Co-Theme 2 bounce back past the ball not said here vn run-51.3.2-2 «NP V»: agent=Theme
Example 5 She sat bolt upright when she heard the noise.
nsubj xcomp advmod advmod nsubj advcl det obj punct root She PRON sat VERB bolt ADJ upright ADV when ADV she PRON heard VERB the DET noise NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 She she PRON Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 2 sat nsubj 2 sat sit VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 bolt bolt ADJ Degree=Pos 2 sat xcomp 4 upright upright ADV _ 2 sat advmod 5 when when ADV PronType=Int 7 heard advmod 6 she she PRON Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 7 heard nsubj 7 heard hear VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 2 sat advcl 8 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 9 noise det 9 noise noise NOUN Number=Sing 7 heard obj 10 . . PUNCT _ 2 sat punct
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1 sit past She bolt, upright property vn assuming_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent 2 hear past she the noise vn see-30.1-1-1 «NP V S»: agent=Experiencer noise=Stimulus
Example 6 He is an upright and honest man.
nsubj cop det cc amod conj punct root He PRON is AUX an DET upright NOUN and CCONJ honest ADJ man NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 He he PRON Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 4 upright nsubj 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 upright cop 3 an a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 4 upright det 4 upright upright NOUN Number=Sing root root 5 and and CCONJ _ 7 man cc 6 honest honest ADJ Degree=Pos 7 man amod 7 man man NOUN Number=Sing 4 upright conj 8 . . PUNCT _ 4 upright punct
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1 is a present He a upright and honest man tree rules
Example 7 We have an upright piano in the hall.
nsubj det amod obj case det nmod punct root We PRON have VERB an DET upright ADJ piano NOUN in ADP the DET hall 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 have nsubj 2 have have VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 an a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 piano det 4 upright upright ADJ Degree=Pos 5 piano amod 5 piano piano NOUN Number=Sing 2 have obj 6 in in ADP _ 8 hall case 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 hall det 8 hall hall NOUN Number=Sing 5 piano nmod 9 . . PUNCT _ 2 have punct
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1 have present We a upright piano the hall vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent piano=Patient
Example 8 Penguins walk upright on two feet.
nsubj advmod case nummod obl punct root Penguins NOUN walk VERB upright ADV on ADP two NUM feet NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Penguins penguin NOUN Number=Plur 2 walk nsubj 2 walk walk VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 upright upright ADV _ 2 walk advmod 4 on on ADP _ 6 feet case 5 two two NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 6 feet nummod 6 feet foot NOUN Number=Plur 2 walk obl 7 . . PUNCT _ 2 walk punct
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1 walk present Penguins two feet upright property vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme on foot=Trajectory
Example 9 Then the bearskin fell away from them, and they stood upright once more.
The tree, 13 words advmod det nsubj advmod case obl punct cc nsubj conj advmod advmod advmod punct root Then ADV the DET bearskin NOUN fell VERB away ADV from ADP them PRON , PUNCT and CCONJ they PRON stood VERB upright ADV once ADV more ADV . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Then then ADV PronType=Dem 4 fell advmod 2 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 bearskin det 3 bearskin bearskin NOUN Number=Sing 4 fell nsubj 4 fell fall VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 5 away away ADV _ 4 fell advmod 6 from from ADP _ 7 them case 7 them they PRON Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs 4 fell obl 8 , , PUNCT _ 11 stood punct 9 and and CCONJ _ 11 stood cc 10 they they PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs 11 stood nsubj 11 stood stand VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 4 fell conj 12 upright upright ADV _ 11 stood advmod 13 once once ADV NumForm=Word NumType=Mult 14 more advmod 14 more more ADV Degree=Cmp 11 stood advmod 15 . . PUNCT _ 4 fell punct
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1 fall away past the bearskin then from them = they ; away property vn calibratable_cos-45.6.1-1 «NP.attribute V»: agent=Attribute 2 stand past they upright property vn assuming_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent
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