velvet

Who acts: queen, theatre, ears, Mum, She, King · What happens: use, wear, have, feel, make, cover · To what, where: soft cloth, long velvet cloak, heavy red velvet curtains, red velvet cake, antlers, soft velvety voice

«velvet» in the school dictionary: its 3 meanings for a pupil and its 7 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: velvet in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

A soft cloth with a thick, short, fluffy surface on one side, often used for fancy clothes, curtains and cushions.

The tree, 20 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	3 cloth	det
2	soft	soft	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 cloth	amod
3	cloth	cloth	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
4	with	with	ADP	_	11 surface	case
5	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	11 surface	det
6	thick	thick	ADJ	Degree=Pos	11 surface	amod
7	,	,	PUNCT	_	6 thick	punct
8	short	short	ADJ	Degree=Pos	11 surface	amod
9	,	,	PUNCT	_	8 short	punct
10	fluffy	fluffy	ADJ	Degree=Pos	11 surface	amod
11	surface	surface	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 cloth	nmod
12	on	on	ADP	_	14 side	case
13	one	one	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	14 side	nummod
14	side	side	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 surface	nmod
15	,	,	PUNCT	_	17 used	punct
16	often	often	ADV	_	17 used	advmod
17	used	use	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	3 cloth	acl
18	for	for	ADP	_	20 clothes	case
19	fancy	fancy	ADJ	Degree=Pos	20 clothes	amod
20	clothes	clothes	NOUN	Number=Ptan	17 used	obl
21	,	,	PUNCT	_	22 curtains	punct
22	curtains	curtain	NOUN	Number=Plur	20 clothes	conj
23	and	and	CCONJ	_	24 cushions	cc
24	cushions	cushion	NOUN	Number=Plur	20 clothes	conj
25	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 cloth	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	use	participle		a soft cloth with a thick short fluffy surface on one side not said here				for fancy clothes and curtains and cushions; often property	vn eat-39.1 «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.

Meaning 2

Usage: figurative — kept apart, not parsed.

Something very soft and smooth, like a voice or skin.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Something	something	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	3 soft	nsubj
2	very	very	ADV	_	3 soft	advmod
3	soft	soft	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
4	and	and	CCONJ	_	5 smooth	cc
5	smooth	smooth	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 soft	conj
6	,	,	PUNCT	_	9 voice	punct
7	like	like	ADP	_	9 voice	case
8	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	9 voice	det
9	voice	voice	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 soft	parataxis
10	or	or	CCONJ	_	11 skin	cc
11	skin	skin	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 voice	conj
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 soft	punct

The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

Meaning 3

The soft furry skin on a deer's new antlers.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	4 skin	det
2	soft	soft	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 skin	amod
3	furry	furry	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 skin	amod
4	skin	skin	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
5	on	on	ADP	_	10 antlers	case
6	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	7 deer	det
7	deer	deer	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 antlers	nmod:poss
8	's	's	PART	_	7 deer	case
9	new	new	ADJ	Degree=Pos	10 antlers	amod
10	antlers	antler	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 skin	nmod
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 skin	punct

The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

Example 1

The queen wore a long velvet cloak.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 queen	det
2	queen	queen	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 wore	nsubj
3	wore	wear	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	7 cloak	det
5	long	long	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 cloak	amod
6	velvet	velvet	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 cloak	compound
7	cloak	cloak	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 wore	obj
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 wore	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	wear	past	the queen	a long velvet cloak					vn wipe_manner-10.4.1-1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent cloak=Theme

Example 2

The theatre had heavy red velvet curtains.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 theatre	det
2	theatre	theatre	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 had	nsubj
3	had	have	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	heavy	heavy	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 curtains	amod
5	red	red	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 curtains	amod
6	velvet	velvet	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 curtains	compound
7	curtains	curtain	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 had	obj
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 had	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	have	past	the theatre	heavy red velvet curtains					vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent curtain=Patient

Example 3

The puppy's ears felt like velvet.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 puppy	det
2	puppy	puppy	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 ears	nmod:poss
3	's	's	PART	_	2 puppy	case
4	ears	ear	NOUN	Number=Plur	5 felt	nsubj
5	felt	feel	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
6	like	like	ADP	_	7 velvet	case
7	velvet	velvet	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 felt	obl
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 felt	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	feel	past	the puppy's ears					like velvet	vn conjecture-29.5-2 «NP V S»: agent=Agent like velvet=Theme

Example 4

Mum made a red velvet cake for my birthday.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Mum	mum	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 made	nsubj
2	made	make	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 cake	det
4	red	red	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 cake	amod
5	velvet	velvet	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 cake	compound
6	cake	cake	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 made	obj
7	for	for	ADP	_	9 birthday	case
8	my	my	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	9 birthday	nmod:poss
9	birthday	birthday	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 made	obl
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 made	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	make	past	Mum	a red velvet cake				for my birthday	vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP PP.beneficiary»: agent=Agent cake=Material for birthday=Beneficiary

Example 5

The young deer's antlers were covered in velvet.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 deer	det
2	young	young	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 deer	amod
3	deer	deer	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 antlers	nmod:poss
4	's	's	PART	_	3 deer	case
5	antlers	antler	NOUN	Number=Plur	7 covered	nsubj:pass
6	were	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	7 covered	aux:pass
7	covered	cover	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
8	in	in	ADP	_	9 velvet	case
9	velvet	velvet	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 covered	obl
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	7 covered	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	cover	past · passive		the young deer's antlers				in velvet	vn fill-9.8-1 «NP V NP PP.theme»: subject=Destination in velvet=Theme

Example 6

She sang in a soft, velvety voice.

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 sang	nsubj
2	sang	sing	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	in	in	ADP	_	8 voice	case
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	8 voice	det
5	soft	soft	ADJ	Degree=Pos	8 voice	amod
6	,	,	PUNCT	_	5 soft	punct
7	velvety	velvety	ADJ	Degree=Pos	8 voice	amod
8	voice	voice	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 sang	obl
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 sang	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	sing speech: express	past	She			a soft velvety voice			vn sound_emission-43.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in voice=Location

Example 7

The King himself has not such a velvet coat.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 King	det
2	King	King	PROPN	Number=Sing	4 has	nsubj
3	himself	himself	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs Reflex=Yes	2 King	nmod
4	has	have	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
5	not	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	9 coat	advmod
6	such	such	DET	PronType=Ind	9 coat	det:predet
7	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	9 coat	det
8	velvet	velvet	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 coat	compound
9	coat	coat	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 has	obj
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 has	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	have	present	the King King	such velvet coat					vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent coat=Patient

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