waitress Who acts: waitress, job, café, cousin, We, our · What happens: be, drink, take, order, bring, work · To what, where: woman girl, orders, three glasses, us, waitress, tip
«waitress» in the school dictionary: its meaning 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: waitress in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 A waitress is a woman or girl whose job is to bring food and drinks to customers' tables in a café or restaurant and take their orders.
The tree, 28 words det nsubj cop det compound cc nmod:poss nsubj cop mark acl:relcl obj cc conj case nmod:poss case obl case det nmod cc conj cc conj nmod:poss obj punct root A DET waitress NOUN is AUX a DET woman NOUN or CCONJ girl NOUN whose PRON job NOUN is AUX to PART bring VERB food NOUN and CCONJ drinks VERB to ADP customers NOUN ' PART tables NOUN in ADP a DET café NOUN or CCONJ restaurant NOUN and CCONJ take VERB their PRON orders NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 waitress det 2 waitress waitress NOUN Number=Sing 7 girl nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 7 girl cop 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 woman det 5 woman woman NOUN Number=Sing 7 girl compound 6 or or CCONJ _ 7 girl cc 7 girl girl NOUN Number=Sing root root 8 whose whose PRON Poss=Yes PronType=Rel 9 job nmod:poss 9 job job NOUN Number=Sing 12 bring nsubj 10 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 12 bring cop 11 to to PART _ 12 bring mark 12 bring bring VERB VerbForm=Inf 7 girl acl:relcl 13 food food NOUN Number=Sing 12 bring obj 14 and and CCONJ _ 15 drinks cc 15 drinks drink VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 12 bring conj 16 to to ADP _ 19 tables case 17 customers customer NOUN Number=Plur 19 tables nmod:poss 18 ' 's PART _ 17 customers case 19 tables table NOUN Number=Plur 15 drinks obl 20 in in ADP _ 22 café case 21 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 22 café det 22 café café NOUN Number=Sing 19 tables nmod 23 or or CCONJ _ 24 restaurant cc 24 restaurant restaurant NOUN Number=Sing 22 café conj 25 and and CCONJ _ 26 take cc 26 take take VERB VerbForm=Inf 12 bring conj 27 their their PRON Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 28 orders nmod:poss 28 orders order NOUN Number=Plur 26 take obj 29 . . PUNCT _ 7 girl punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 is a present a waitress woman girl tree rules 2 is present job bring property tree rules 3 drink present job not said here to customers's tables in a café or restaurant vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent 4 take infinitive job not said here café's orders vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent order=Theme 5 order café nom order «communication transitive»: poss=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 The waitress brought us three glasses of lemonade.
det nsubj obj nummod obj case nmod punct root The DET waitress NOUN brought VERB us PRON three NUM glasses NOUN of ADP lemonade NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 waitress det 2 waitress waitress NOUN Number=Sing 3 brought nsubj 3 brought bring VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 us we PRON Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs 3 brought obj 5 three three NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 6 glasses nummod 6 glasses glass NOUN Number=Plur 3 brought obj 7 of of ADP _ 8 lemonade case 8 lemonade lemonade NOUN Number=Sing 6 glasses nmod 9 . . PUNCT _ 3 brought punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 bring past the waitress three glasses of lemonade us vn bring-11.3-1 «NP V NP NP»: agent=Agent we=Destination glass=Theme
Example 2 My cousin works as a waitress on Saturdays.
nmod:poss nsubj case det obl case obl punct root My PRON cousin NOUN works VERB as ADP a DET waitress NOUN on ADP Saturdays PROPN . PUNCT 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 cousin nmod:poss 2 cousin cousin NOUN Number=Sing 3 works nsubj 3 works work VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 as as ADP _ 6 waitress case 5 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 waitress det 6 waitress waitress NOUN Number=Sing 3 works obl 7 on on ADP _ 8 Saturdays case 8 Saturdays Saturday PROPN Number=Plur 3 works obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 3 works punct
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1 work present My cousin saturday as a waitress vn employment-95.3 «NP V PP.attribute PP.beneficiary»: agent=Agent as waitress=Attribute
Example 3 We thanked the waitress and left a tip.
nsubj det obj cc conj det obj punct root We PRON thanked VERB the DET waitress NOUN and CCONJ left VERB a DET tip NOUN . PUNCT 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 thanked nsubj 2 thanked thank VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 4 waitress det 4 waitress waitress NOUN Number=Sing 2 thanked obj 5 and and CCONJ _ 6 left cc 6 left leave VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 2 thanked conj 7 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 8 tip det 8 tip tip NOUN Number=Sing 6 left obj 9 . . PUNCT _ 2 thanked punct
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1 thank speech: thank past We the waitress vn judgment-33.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent waitress=Theme 2 leave past We not said here a tip vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent tip=Theme
Example 4 The waitress wrote down our order.
det nsubj compound:prt nmod:poss obj punct root The DET waitress NOUN wrote VERB down ADP our PRON order NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 waitress det 2 waitress waitress NOUN Number=Sing 3 wrote nsubj 3 wrote write VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 down down ADP _ 3 wrote compound:prt 5 our our PRON Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 6 order nmod:poss 6 order order NOUN Number=Sing 3 wrote obj 7 . . PUNCT _ 3 wrote punct
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1 write down past the waitress our order vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent order=Theme 2 order our nom order «communication transitive»: poss=agent
Example 5 Mum asked the waitress for the bill.
nsubj det obj case det obl punct root Mum NOUN asked VERB the DET waitress NOUN for ADP the DET bill NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Mum mum NOUN Number=Sing 2 asked nsubj 2 asked ask VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 4 waitress det 4 waitress waitress NOUN Number=Sing 2 asked obj 5 for for ADP _ 7 bill case 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 bill det 7 bill bill NOUN Number=Sing 2 asked obl 8 . . PUNCT _ 2 asked punct
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1 ask speech: ask past Mum the waitress for the bill vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent waitress=Recipient
Example 6 The waitress carried four plates at once.
det nsubj nummod obj case obl punct root The DET waitress NOUN carried VERB four NUM plates NOUN at ADP once ADV . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 waitress det 2 waitress waitress NOUN Number=Sing 3 carried nsubj 3 carried carry VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 four four NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 5 plates nummod 5 plates plate NOUN Number=Plur 3 carried obj 6 at at ADP _ 7 once case 7 once once ADV NumForm=Word NumType=Mult 3 carried obl 8 . . PUNCT _ 3 carried punct
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1 carry past the waitress four plates vn carry-11.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent plate=Theme
Example 7 A waitress earns £8 an hour; how much does she earn in 5 hours?
The tree, 15 words det nsubj obj nummod det obl:unmarked punct advmod advmod aux nsubj parataxis case nummod obl punct root A DET waitress NOUN earns VERB £ SYM 8 NUM an DET hour NOUN ; PUNCT how ADV much ADV does AUX she PRON earn VERB in ADP 5 NUM hours NOUN ? PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 waitress det 2 waitress waitress NOUN Number=Sing 3 earns nsubj 3 earns earn VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 £ £ SYM _ 3 earns obj 5 8 8 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 4 £ nummod 6 an a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 7 hour det 7 hour hour NOUN Number=Sing 3 earns obl:unmarked 8 ; ; PUNCT _ 13 earn punct 9 how how ADV PronType=Int 10 much advmod 10 much much ADV _ 13 earn advmod 11 does do AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 13 earn aux 12 she she PRON Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 13 earn nsubj 13 earn earn VERB VerbForm=Inf 3 earns parataxis 14 in in ADP _ 16 hours case 15 5 5 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 16 hours nummod 16 hours hour NOUN Number=Plur 13 earn obl 17 ? ? PUNCT _ 3 earns punct
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1 earn present a waitress hour vn get-13.5.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent £=Theme 2 earn present · do-support waitress hour vn get-13.5.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent
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