upstairs
Who acts: bedroom, you, We, upstairs bathroom, neighbours, bus · What happens: be, go, brush, hear, carry, hold · To what, where: teeth, thump, basket, rail, baby, upstairs deck
«upstairs» in the school dictionary: its 3 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: upstairs in the school dictionary.
Meaning 1
On or to a higher floor of a building.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | On | on | ADP | _ | 6 floor | case |
| 2 | or | or | CCONJ | _ | 6 floor | cc |
| 3 | to | to | ADP | _ | 6 floor | case |
| 4 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 6 floor | det |
| 5 | higher | high | ADJ | Degree=Cmp | 6 floor | amod |
| 6 | floor | floor | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 7 | of | of | ADP | _ | 9 building | case |
| 8 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 9 building | det |
| 9 | building | building | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 floor | nmod |
| 10 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 6 floor | punct |
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.
Meaning 2
As an adjective, on a higher floor.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | As | as | ADP | _ | 3 adjective | case |
| 2 | an | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 3 adjective | det |
| 3 | adjective | adjective | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 4 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 8 floor | punct |
| 5 | on | on | ADP | _ | 8 floor | case |
| 6 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 8 floor | det |
| 7 | higher | high | ADJ | Degree=Cmp | 8 floor | amod |
| 8 | floor | floor | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 adjective | conj |
| 9 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 3 adjective | punct |
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.
The example in this meaning, parsed on its own:
"the upstairs bathroom".
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 4 bathroom | punct |
| 2 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 4 bathroom | det |
| 3 | upstairs | upstairs | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 4 bathroom | amod |
| 4 | bathroom | bathroom | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 5 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 4 bathroom | punct |
| 6 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 4 bathroom | punct |
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.
Meaning 3
As a noun, the upper floor of a house.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | As | as | ADP | _ | 3 noun | case |
| 2 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 3 noun | det |
| 3 | noun | noun | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 4 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 7 floor | punct |
| 5 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 7 floor | det |
| 6 | upper | upper | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 7 floor | amod |
| 7 | floor | floor | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 noun | appos |
| 8 | of | of | ADP | _ | 10 house | case |
| 9 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 10 house | det |
| 10 | house | house | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 floor | nmod |
| 11 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 3 noun | punct |
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.
Example 1
My bedroom is upstairs.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | My | my | PRON | Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 2 bedroom | nmod:poss |
| 2 | bedroom | bedroom | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 is | nsubj |
| 3 | is | be | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | upstairs | upstairs | ADV | _ | 3 is | advmod |
| 5 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 3 is | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | be | present | My bedroom | upstairs property | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
Example 2
Go upstairs and brush your teeth.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Go | go | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 2 | upstairs | upstairs | ADV | _ | 1 Go | advmod |
| 3 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 4 brush | cc |
| 4 | brush | brush | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | 1 Go | conj |
| 5 | your | your | PRON | Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 6 teeth | nmod:poss |
| 6 | teeth | tooth | NOUN | Number=Plur | 4 brush | obj |
| 7 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 1 Go | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | go | imperative | you not said here | upstairs property | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | ||||
| 2 | brush | infinitive | you not said here | your teeth | vn spray-9.7-1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent tooth=Theme |
Example 3
We heard a thump upstairs.
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 heard | nsubj |
| 2 | heard | hear | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 4 thump | det |
| 4 | thump | thump | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 heard | obj |
| 5 | upstairs | upstairs | ADV | _ | 2 heard | advmod |
| 6 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 2 heard | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | hear | past | We | a thump | upstairs property | vn see-30.1-1-1 «NP V S»: agent=Experiencer thump=Stimulus |
Example 4
The upstairs bathroom is bigger.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 3 bathroom | det |
| 2 | upstairs | upstairs | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 3 bathroom | amod |
| 3 | bathroom | bathroom | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 bigger | nsubj |
| 4 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 5 bigger | cop |
| 5 | bigger | big | ADJ | Degree=Cmp | root | root |
| 6 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 5 bigger | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is | present | the upstairs bathroom | big property | tree rules |
Example 5
Carry the basket upstairs carefully, holding the rail.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carry | carry | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 2 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 3 basket | det |
| 3 | basket | basket | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 Carry | obj |
| 4 | upstairs | upstairs | ADV | _ | 1 Carry | advmod |
| 5 | carefully | carefully | ADV | _ | 1 Carry | advmod |
| 6 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 7 holding | punct |
| 7 | holding | hold | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | 1 Carry | advcl |
| 8 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 9 rail | det |
| 9 | rail | rail | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 holding | obj |
| 10 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 1 Carry | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | carry | imperative | you not said here | the basket | carefully, upstairs property | vn carry-11.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent basket=Theme | |||
| 2 | hold | gerund | you not said here | the rail | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent rail=Theme |
Example 6
Our neighbours upstairs have a baby.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Our | our | PRON | Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 2 neighbours | nmod:poss |
| 2 | neighbours | neighbour | NOUN | Number=Plur | 4 have | nsubj |
| 3 | upstairs | upstairs | ADV | _ | 4 have | advmod |
| 4 | have | have | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 5 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 6 baby | det |
| 6 | baby | baby | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 have | obj |
| 7 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 4 have | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | have | present | Our neighbours | a baby | upstairs property | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent baby=Patient |
Example 7
The bus has an upstairs deck.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 bus | det |
| 2 | bus | bus | 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 | 6 deck | det |
| 5 | upstairs | upstairs | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 6 deck | amod |
| 6 | deck | deck | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 has | obj |
| 7 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 3 has | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | have | present | the bus | a upstairs deck | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent deck=Patient |
Example 8
Presently he heard steps coming upstairs.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Presently | presently | ADV | _ | 3 heard | advmod |
| 2 | he | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 3 heard | nsubj |
| 3 | heard | hear | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | steps | step | NOUN | Number=Plur | 3 heard | obj |
| 5 | coming | come | VERB | VerbForm=Ger | 4 steps | acl |
| 6 | upstairs | upstairs | ADV | _ | 5 coming | advmod |
| 7 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 3 heard | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | hear | past | he | steps | presently property | vn see-30.1-1-1 «NP V S»: agent=Experiencer step=Stimulus | |||
| 2 | come | gerund | steps not said here | upstairs property | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
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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