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Who acts: Most people, Foxes, Urban roads, We, alligator, Urban parks · What happens: do, live, learn, be, compare, give · To what, where: urban areas, urban gardens, urban life, geography, urban myth, space

«urban» 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: urban in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

To do with towns and cities, not the countryside.

markcaseoblccconjpunctadvmoddetconjpunctrootToPARTdoVERBwithADPtownsNOUNandCCONJcitiesNOUN,PUNCTnotPARTtheDETcountrysideNOUN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1TotoPART_2 domark
2dodoVERBMood=Imp VerbForm=Finrootroot
3withwithADP_4 townscase
4townstownNOUNNumber=Plur2 doobl
5andandCCONJ_6 citiescc
6citiescityNOUNNumber=Plur4 townsconj
7,,PUNCT_10 countrysidepunct
8notnotPARTPolarity=Neg10 countrysideadvmod
9thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art10 countrysidedet
10countrysidecountrysideNOUNNumber=Sing4 townsconj
11..PUNCT_2 dopunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1doto-infinitivewith towns and cities and the countrysidevn act-114-1 «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.

Example 1

Most people in the UK live in urban areas.

amodnsubjcasedetnmodcaseamodoblpunctrootMostADJpeopleNOUNinADPtheDETUKPROPNliveVERBinADPurbanADJareasNOUN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1MostmostADJDegree=Sup2 peopleamod
2peoplepeopleNOUNNumber=Plur6 livensubj
3ininADP_5 UKcase
4thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art5 UKdet
5UKUKPROPNNumber=Sing2 peoplenmod
6liveliveVERBMood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Finrootroot
7ininADP_9 areascase
8urbanurbanADJDegree=Pos9 areasamod
9areasareaNOUNNumber=Plur6 liveobl
10..PUNCT_6 livepunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1livepresentMost people in the UKurban areasvn lodge-46 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in area=Location

Example 2

Foxes have learned to live in urban gardens.

nsubjauxmarkxcompcaseamodoblpunctrootFoxesNOUNhaveAUXlearnedVERBtoPARTliveVERBinADPurbanADJgardensNOUN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1FoxesfoxNOUNNumber=Plur3 learnednsubj
2havehaveAUXMood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin3 learnedaux
3learnedlearnVERBTense=Past VerbForm=Partrootroot
4totoPART_5 livemark
5liveliveVERBVerbForm=Inf3 learnedxcomp
6ininADP_8 gardenscase
7urbanurbanADJDegree=Pos8 gardensamod
8gardensgardenNOUNNumber=Plur5 liveobl
9..PUNCT_3 learnedpunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1learnpresent · perfectFoxesvn learn-14-2-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic
2liveto-infinitiveFoxes not said hereurban gardensvn lodge-46 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in garden=Location

Example 3

Urban roads are busy at rush hour.

amodnsubjcopcasecompoundoblpunctrootUrbanADJroadsNOUNareAUXbusyADJatADPrushNOUNhourNOUN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1UrbanurbanADJDegree=Pos2 roadsamod
2roadsroadNOUNNumber=Plur4 busynsubj
3arebeAUXMood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin4 busycop
4busybusyADJDegree=Posrootroot
5atatADP_7 hourcase
6rushrushNOUNNumber=Sing7 hourcompound
7hourhourNOUNNumber=Sing4 busyobl
8..PUNCT_4 busypunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1ispresentUrban roadshourbusy propertytree rules

Example 4

We compared urban and rural life in geography.

nsubjamodccconjobjcaseoblpunctrootWePRONcomparedVERBurbanADJandCCONJruralADJlifeNOUNinADPgeographyNOUN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1WewePRONCase=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs2 comparednsubj
2comparedcompareVERBMood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Finrootroot
3urbanurbanADJDegree=Pos6 lifeamod
4andandCCONJ_5 ruralcc
5ruralruralADJDegree=Pos3 urbanconj
6lifelifeNOUNNumber=Sing2 comparedobj
7ininADP_8 geographycase
8geographygeographyNOUNNumber=Sing2 comparedobl
9..PUNCT_2 comparedpunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1comparepastWeurban lifegeographyvn amalgamate-22.2-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent life=Patient

Example 5

The alligator in the sewer is just an urban myth.

detnsubjcasedetnmodcopadvmoddetamodpunctrootTheDETalligatorNOUNinADPtheDETsewerNOUNisAUXjustADVanDETurbanADJmythNOUN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1ThetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art2 alligatordet
2alligatoralligatorNOUNNumber=Sing10 mythnsubj
3ininADP_5 sewercase
4thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art5 sewerdet
5sewersewerNOUNNumber=Sing2 alligatornmod
6isbeAUXMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin10 mythcop
7justjustADV_10 mythadvmod
8anaDETDefinite=Ind PronType=Art10 mythdet
9urbanurbanADJDegree=Pos10 mythamod
10mythmythNOUNNumber=Singrootroot
11..PUNCT_10 mythpunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1is apresentthe alligator in the sewera urban mythtree rules

Example 6

Urban parks give city children space to play.

amodnsubjcompoundiobjobjmarkaclpunctrootUrbanADJparksNOUNgiveVERBcityNOUNchildrenNOUNspaceNOUNtoPARTplayVERB.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1UrbanurbanADJDegree=Pos2 parksamod
2parksparkNOUNNumber=Plur3 givensubj
3givegiveVERBMood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Finrootroot
4citycityNOUNNumber=Sing5 childrencompound
5childrenchildNOUNNumber=Plur3 giveiobj
6spacespaceNOUNNumber=Sing3 giveobj
7totoPART_8 playmark
8playplayVERBVerbForm=Inf6 spaceacl
9..PUNCT_3 givepunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1givepresentUrban parksspacecity childrenvn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent child=Recipient space=Theme
2playto-infinitiveUrban parks not said herespace not said herevn performance-26.7-1 «NP V»: agent=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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