vane

Who acts: weather vane, building, wind, We, rooster · What happens: be, turn, show, blow, point, make · To what, where: pointer, top, wind, way, flat blade, weather vane · Speech: someone speaks here

«vane» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings 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: vane in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

A weather vane is a pointer on top of a building that turns in the wind to show which way the wind is blowing.

The tree, 24 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	3 vane	det
2	weather	weather	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 vane	compound
3	vane	vane	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 pointer	nsubj
4	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	6 pointer	cop
5	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 pointer	det
6	pointer	pointer	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
7	on	on	ADP	_	8 top	case
8	top	top	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 pointer	nmod
9	of	of	ADP	_	11 building	case
10	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	11 building	det
11	building	building	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 top	nmod
12	that	that	PRON	PronType=Rel	13 turns	nsubj
13	turns	turn	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	11 building	acl:relcl
14	in	in	ADP	_	16 wind	case
15	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	16 wind	det
16	wind	wind	NOUN	Number=Sing	13 turns	obl
17	to	to	PART	_	18 show	mark
18	show	show	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	13 turns	advcl
19	which	which	DET	PronType=Int	20 way	det
20	way	way	NOUN	Number=Sing	18 show	obj
21	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	22 wind	det
22	wind	wind	NOUN	Number=Sing	24 blowing	nsubj
23	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	24 blowing	aux
24	blowing	blow	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	20 way	acl:relcl
25	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 pointer	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	where	roles by
1	is a	present	a weather vane	a pointer	top of a building	tree rules
2	turn	present	a building		the wind	vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V PP.trajectory»: agent=Theme in wind=Trajectory
3	show	to-infinitive	a building not said here	which way		vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent way=Recipient
4	blow	present · progressive	the wind	which way not said here		vn split-23.2 «NP V NP apart»: agent=Agent way=Patient

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

A flat blade, such as on a windmill or fan, that is turned by wind or water.

The tree, 17 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	3 blade	det
2	flat	flat	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 blade	amod
3	blade	blade	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	9 windmill	punct
5	such	such	ADJ	Degree=Pos ExtPos=ADP	9 windmill	case
6	as	as	ADP	_	5 such	fixed
7	on	on	ADP	_	9 windmill	case
8	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	9 windmill	det
9	windmill	windmill	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 blade	conj
10	or	or	CCONJ	_	11 fan	cc
11	fan	fan	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 windmill	conj
12	,	,	PUNCT	_	15 turned	punct
13	that	that	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Dem	15 turned	nsubj:pass
14	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	15 turned	aux:pass
15	turned	turn	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	3 blade	acl
16	by	by	ADP	_	17 wind	case
17	wind	wind	NOUN	Number=Sing	15 turned	obl
18	or	or	CCONJ	_	19 water	cc
19	water	water	NOUN	Number=Sing	17 wind	conj
20	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 blade	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	turn	present · passive	wind or water	a flat blade and a windmill or fan					vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent subject=Theme

Example 1

The weather vane points north today.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 vane	det
2	weather	weather	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 vane	compound
3	vane	vane	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 points	nsubj
4	points	point	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
5	north	north	ADV	_	4 points	advmod
6	today	today	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 points	obl:unmarked
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 points	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	point	present	the weather vane				today	north property	vn wink-40.3.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent

Example 2

We made a weather vane from a straw and a pencil.

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 made	nsubj
2	made	make	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 vane	det
4	weather	weather	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 vane	compound
5	vane	vane	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 made	obj
6	from	from	ADP	_	8 straw	case
7	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	8 straw	det
8	straw	straw	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 made	obl
9	and	and	CCONJ	_	11 pencil	cc
10	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	11 pencil	det
11	pencil	pencil	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 straw	conj
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 made	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	make	past	We	a weather vane		a straw and a pencil			vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP.product PP.material»: agent=Agent vane=Product from straw=Material

Example 3

The rooster on the church is a weather vane.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 rooster	det
2	rooster	rooster	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 vane	nsubj
3	on	on	ADP	_	5 church	case
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 church	det
5	church	church	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 rooster	nmod
6	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	9 vane	cop
7	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	9 vane	det
8	weather	weather	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 vane	compound
9	vane	vane	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	9 vane	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	present	the rooster on the church	a weather vane					tree rules

Example 4

Wind turns the vanes of the windmill.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Wind	wind	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 turns	nsubj
2	turns	turn	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	4 vanes	det
4	vanes	vane	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 turns	obj
5	of	of	ADP	_	7 windmill	case
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 windmill	det
7	windmill	windmill	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 vanes	nmod
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 turns	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	turn	present	Wind	the vanes of the windmill					vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent vane=Theme

Example 5

A weather vane shows where the wind comes from.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	3 vane	det
2	weather	weather	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 vane	compound
3	vane	vane	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 shows	nsubj
4	shows	show	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
5	where	where	ADV	PronType=Rel	8 comes	advmod
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 wind	det
7	wind	wind	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 comes	nsubj
8	comes	come	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	4 shows	ccomp
9	from	from	ADP	_	8 comes	obl
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 shows	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	show	present	a weather vane						vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic
2	come	present	the wind						vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme

Example 6

The vane spun in the storm.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 vane	det
2	vane	vane	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
3	spun	spin	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	2 vane	acl
4	in	in	ADP	_	6 storm	case
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 storm	det
6	storm	storm	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 spun	obl
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 vane	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	spin	participle		the vane not said here		the storm			vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V PP.trajectory»: agent=Theme in storm=Trajectory

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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