wasteland

Who acts: area, old factory site, heroes, town, you, broken glass · What happens: be, ruin, not use, break, cross, freeze · To what, where: wasteland, frozen wasteland, park, Sunday afternoon telly · Speech: someone speaks here

«wasteland» 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: wasteland in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

An area of land that is empty, ruined or not used, such as land with rubble, weeds and rubbish.

The tree, 19 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	An	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	2 area	det
2	area	area	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 empty	nsubj
3	of	of	ADP	_	4 land	case
4	land	land	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 area	nmod
5	that	that	PRON	PronType=Rel	7 empty	nsubj
6	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	7 empty	cop
7	empty	empty	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
8	,	,	PUNCT	_	9 ruined	punct
9	ruined	ruin	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	7 empty	conj
10	or	or	CCONJ	_	12 used	cc
11	not	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	12 used	advmod
12	used	use	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	9 ruined	conj
13	,	,	PUNCT	_	16 land	punct
14	such	such	ADJ	Degree=Pos ExtPos=ADP	16 land	case
15	as	as	ADP	_	14 such	fixed
16	land	land	NOUN	Number=Sing	12 used	obl
17	with	with	ADP	_	18 rubble	case
18	rubble	rubble	NOUN	Number=Sing	16 land	nmod
19	,	,	PUNCT	_	20 weeds	punct
20	weeds	weed	NOUN	Number=Plur	18 rubble	conj
21	and	and	CCONJ	_	22 rubbish	cc
22	rubbish	rubbish	NOUN	Number=Sing	20 weeds	conj
23	.	.	PUNCT	_	7 empty	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	other	roles by
1	is	present	a area of land	empty property	tree rules
2	ruin	participle	a area of land not said here		vn destroy-44 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent
3	not use	participle	a area of land not said here	such land with rubble and weeds and rubbish	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

A place or a time with nothing good or interesting in it.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	2 place	det
2	place	place	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
3	or	or	CCONJ	_	5 time	cc
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 time	det
5	time	time	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 place	conj
6	with	with	ADP	_	7 nothing	case
7	nothing	nothing	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Neg	5 time	nmod
8	good	good	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 nothing	amod
9	or	or	CCONJ	_	10 interesting	cc
10	interesting	interesting	ADJ	Degree=Pos	8 good	conj
11	in	in	ADP	_	12 it	case
12	it	it	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	10 interesting	obl
13	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 place	punct

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

The example in this meaning, parsed on its own:

"a cultural wasteland".

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	"	"	PUNCT	_	4 wasteland	punct
2	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	4 wasteland	det
3	cultural	cultural	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 wasteland	amod
4	wasteland	wasteland	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
5	"	"	PUNCT	_	4 wasteland	punct
6	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 wasteland	punct

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

Example 1

The old factory site was a wasteland of broken bricks and weeds.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	4 site	det
2	old	old	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 site	amod
3	factory	factory	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 site	compound
4	site	site	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 wasteland	nsubj
5	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	7 wasteland	cop
6	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	7 wasteland	det
7	wasteland	wasteland	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
8	of	of	ADP	_	10 bricks	case
9	broken	break	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	10 bricks	amod
10	bricks	brick	NOUN	Number=Plur	7 wasteland	nmod
11	and	and	CCONJ	_	12 weeds	cc
12	weeds	weed	NOUN	Number=Plur	10 bricks	conj
13	.	.	PUNCT	_	7 wasteland	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	past	the old factory site	a wasteland				of broken bricks and weeds	tree rules
2	break	participle							vn hurt-40.8.3-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Patient

Example 2

In the film, the heroes crossed a frozen wasteland.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	In	in	ADP	_	3 film	case
2	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 film	det
3	film	film	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 crossed	obl
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	3 film	punct
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 heroes	det
6	heroes	hero	NOUN	Number=Plur	7 crossed	nsubj
7	crossed	cross	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
8	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	10 wasteland	det
9	frozen	freeze	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	10 wasteland	amod
10	wasteland	wasteland	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 crossed	obj
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	7 crossed	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	cross	past	the heroes	a frozen wasteland				in the film	vn crane-40.3.2 «NP V NP PP.recipient PP.theme»: agent=Agent wasteland=Patient in film=Topic
2	freeze	participle							vn other_cos-45.4-1 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient

Example 3

The town turned the wasteland into a park with trees and a playground.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 town	det
2	town	town	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 turned	nsubj
3	turned	turn	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 wasteland	det
5	wasteland	wasteland	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 turned	obj
6	into	into	ADP	_	8 park	case
7	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	8 park	det
8	park	park	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 turned	obl
9	with	with	ADP	_	10 trees	case
10	trees	tree	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 turned	obl
11	and	and	CCONJ	_	13 playground	cc
12	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	13 playground	det
13	playground	playground	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 trees	conj
14	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 turned	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	turn	past	the town	the wasteland		a park		with trees and a playground	vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V NP PP.trajectory»: agent=Agent wasteland=Theme into park=Trajectory

Example 4

Do not play on the wasteland; there is broken glass there.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Do	do	AUX	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	3 play	aux
2	not	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	3 play	advmod
3	play	play	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	on	on	ADP	_	6 wasteland	case
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 wasteland	det
6	wasteland	wasteland	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 play	obl
7	;	;	PUNCT	_	9 is	punct
8	there	there	PRON	PronType=Dem	9 is	expl
9	is	be	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	3 play	conj
10	broken	break	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	11 glass	amod
11	glass	glass	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 is	nsubj
12	there	there	ADV	PronType=Dem	9 is	advmod
13	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 play	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	where	roles by
1	not play	imperative · do-support	you not said here	the wasteland	vn performance-26.7-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
2	be	present	broken glass	there; there	vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
3	break	participle			vn hurt-40.8.3-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Patient

Example 5

After the war, the city was a wasteland.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	After	after	ADP	_	3 war	case
2	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 war	det
3	war	war	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 wasteland	obl
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	3 war	punct
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 city	det
6	city	city	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 wasteland	nsubj
7	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	9 wasteland	cop
8	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	9 wasteland	det
9	wasteland	wasteland	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	9 wasteland	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	past	the city	a wasteland			after the war		tree rules

Example 6

Grandad said Sunday afternoon telly used to be a wasteland.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Grandad	Grandad	PROPN	Number=Sing	2 said	nsubj
2	said	say	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	Sunday	Sunday	PROPN	Number=Sing	5 telly	compound
4	afternoon	afternoon	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 telly	compound
5	telly	telly	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 said	obj
6	used	use	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	5 telly	acl
7	to	to	PART	_	10 wasteland	mark
8	be	be	AUX	VerbForm=Inf	10 wasteland	cop
9	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	10 wasteland	det
10	wasteland	wasteland	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 used	advcl
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 said	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	roles by
1	say speech: assert	past	Grandad	Sunday afternoon telly	vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent telly=Topic
2	use	participle		Sunday afternoon telly not said here	vn eat-39.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
3	is a	to-infinitive		a wasteland	tree 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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