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usable

Who acts: Usable, old bike, half, We, garden, pencil · What happens: mean, use, be, clear, make, have · To what, where: good enough state, shed, 20 square metres

«usable» 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: usable in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

Usable means able to be used, or in a good enough state to be used.

The tree, 15 words
nsubjxcompmarkaux:passxcomppunctcccasedetamodamodoblmarkaux:passaclpunctrootUsableADJmeansVERBableADJtoPARTbeAUXusedVERB,PUNCTorCCONJinADPaDETgoodADJenoughADJstateNOUNtoPARTbeAUXusedVERB.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1UsableusableADJDegree=Pos2 meansnsubj
2meansmeanVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Finrootroot
3ableableADJDegree=Pos2 meansxcomp
4totoPART_6 usedmark
5bebeAUXVerbForm=Inf6 usedaux:pass
6useduseVERBTense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass3 ablexcomp
7,,PUNCT_13 statepunct
8ororCCONJ_13 statecc
9ininADP_13 statecase
10aaDETDefinite=Ind PronType=Art13 statedet
11goodgoodADJDegree=Pos13 stateamod
12enoughenoughADJDegree=Pos13 stateamod
13statestateNOUNNumber=Sing6 usedobl
14totoPART_16 usedmark
15bebeAUXVerbForm=Inf16 usedaux:pass
16useduseVERBTense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass13 stateacl
17..PUNCT_2 meanspunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1meanpresentUsableable propertyvn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent
2useto-infinitive · passiveUsable not said herea good enough statevn eat-39.1 «NP V»
3useto-infinitive · passiveUsable not said herevn eat-39.1 «NP V»

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

The old bike is rusty but still usable.

detamodnsubjcopccadvmodconjpunctrootTheDEToldADJbikeNOUNisAUXrustyADJbutCCONJstillADVusableADJ.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1ThetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art3 bikedet
2oldoldADJDegree=Pos3 bikeamod
3bikebikeNOUNNumber=Sing5 rustynsubj
4isbeAUXMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin5 rustycop
5rustyrustyADJDegree=Posrootroot
6butbutCCONJ_8 usablecc
7stillstillADV_8 usableadvmod
8usableusableADJDegree=Pos5 rustyconj
9..PUNCT_5 rustypunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1ispresentthe old bikerusty propertytree rules
2bethe old bike not said herestilltree rules

Example 2

Only half of the paper was usable after the spill.

advmodnsubjcasedetnmodcopcasedetoblpunctrootOnlyADVhalfNOUNofADPtheDETpaperNOUNwasAUXusableADJafterADPtheDETspillNOUN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1OnlyonlyADV_2 halfadvmod
2halfhalfNOUNNumber=Sing NumForm=Word NumType=Frac7 usablensubj
3ofofADP_5 papercase
4thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art5 paperdet
5paperpaperNOUNNumber=Sing2 halfnmod
6wasbeAUXMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin7 usablecop
7usableusableADJDegree=Posrootroot
8afterafterADP_10 spillcase
9thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art10 spilldet
10spillspillNOUNNumber=Sing7 usableobl
11..PUNCT_7 usablepunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1ispasthalf of the paperafter the spillusable propertytree rules

Example 3

We cleared the shed to make it usable again.

nsubjdetobjmarkadvclobjxcompadvmodpunctrootWePRONclearedVERBtheDETshedNOUNtoPARTmakeVERBitPRONusableADJagainADV.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1WewePRONCase=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs2 clearednsubj
2clearedclearVERBMood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Finrootroot
3thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art4 sheddet
4shedshedNOUNNumber=Sing2 clearedobj
5totoPART_6 makemark
6makemakeVERBVerbForm=Inf2 clearedadvcl
7ititPRONCase=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs6 makeobj
8usableusableADJDegree=Pos6 makexcomp
9againagainADV_6 makeadvmod
10..PUNCT_2 clearedpunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1clearpastWethe shedvn clear-10.3-1 «NP V NP.source»: agent=Agent shed=Source
2maketo-infinitiveWe not said hereshedagainusable propertyvn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset it=Product

Example 4

The garden has 20 square metres of usable space.

detnsubjnummodcompoundobjcaseamodnmodpunctrootTheDETgardenNOUNhasVERB20NUMsquareNOUNmetresNOUNofADPusableADJspaceNOUN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1ThetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art2 gardendet
2gardengardenNOUNNumber=Sing3 hasnsubj
3hashaveVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Finrootroot
42020NUMNumForm=Digit NumType=Card6 metresnummod
5squaresquareNOUNNumber=Sing6 metrescompound
6metresmetreNOUNNumber=Plur3 hasobj
7ofofADP_9 spacecase
8usableusableADJDegree=Pos9 spaceamod
9spacespaceNOUNNumber=Sing6 metresnmod
10..PUNCT_3 haspunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1havepresentthe garden20 square metres of usable spacevn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent metre=Patient

Example 5

Is this pencil usable, or is it too short?

copdetobl:unmarkedpunctcccopnsubjadvmodconjpunctrootIsAUXthisDETpencilNOUNusableADJ,PUNCTorCCONJisAUXitPRONtooADVshortADJ?PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1IsbeAUXMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin4 usablecop
2thisthisDETNumber=Sing PronType=Dem3 pencildet
3pencilpencilNOUNNumber=Sing4 usableobl:unmarked
4usableusableADJDegree=Posrootroot
5,,PUNCT_10 shortpunct
6ororCCONJ_10 shortcc
7isbeAUXMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin10 shortcop
8ititPRONCase=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs10 shortnsubj
9tootooADV_10 shortadvmod
10shortshortADJDegree=Pos4 usableconj
11??PUNCT_4 usablepunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1ispresentthis pencil obl:unmarked; usable propertytree rules
2ispresentpencilshort propertytree rules

Example 6

After the storm, the road was not usable for cars.

casedetoblpunctdetnsubjcopadvmodcaseoblpunctrootAfterADPtheDETstormNOUN,PUNCTtheDETroadNOUNwasAUXnotPARTusableADJforADPcarsNOUN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1AfterafterADP_3 stormcase
2thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art3 stormdet
3stormstormNOUNNumber=Sing9 usableobl
4,,PUNCT_3 stormpunct
5thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art6 roaddet
6roadroadNOUNNumber=Sing9 usablensubj
7wasbeAUXMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin9 usablecop
8notnotPARTPolarity=Neg9 usableadvmod
9usableusableADJDegree=Posrootroot
10forforADP_11 carscase
11carscarNOUNNumber=Plur9 usableobl
12..PUNCT_9 usablepunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1not ispastthe roadafter the stormfor cars; usable propertytree rules

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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