watercolour Who acts: Watercolour, you, We, Watercolour paint, museum · What happens: be, mix, give, see, paint, win · To what, where: kind, paint, light, through colours, picture, sky
«watercolour» 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: watercolour in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 Watercolour is a kind of paint that you mix with water; it gives light, see-through colours.
The tree, 17 words nsubj cop det case nmod obj nsubj acl:relcl case obl punct nsubj parataxis obj punct advcl punct amod obj punct root Watercolour NOUN is AUX a DET kind NOUN of ADP paint NOUN that PRON you PRON mix VERB with ADP water NOUN ; PUNCT it PRON gives VERB light NOUN , PUNCT see VERB - PUNCT through ADJ colours NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Watercolour watercolour NOUN Number=Sing 4 kind nsubj 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 kind cop 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 4 kind det 4 kind kind NOUN Number=Sing root root 5 of of ADP _ 6 paint case 6 paint paint NOUN Number=Sing 4 kind nmod 7 that that PRON PronType=Rel 9 mix obj 8 you you PRON Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs 9 mix nsubj 9 mix mix VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 paint acl:relcl 10 with with ADP _ 11 water case 11 water water NOUN Number=Sing 9 mix obl 12 ; ; PUNCT _ 14 gives punct 13 it it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 14 gives nsubj 14 gives give VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 kind parataxis 15 light light NOUN Number=Sing 14 gives obj 16 , , PUNCT _ 17 see punct 17 see see VERB VerbForm=Inf 14 gives advcl 18 - - PUNCT _ 19 through punct 19 through thorough ADJ Degree=Pos 20 colours amod 20 colours colour NOUN Number=Plur 17 see obj 21 . . PUNCT _ 4 kind punct
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1 is a present Watercolour a kind of paint tree rules 2 mix present you paint with water vn mix-22.1-1-1 «NP V NP PP.co-patient»: agent=Agent that=Patient with water=Co-Patient 3 give present Watercolour light vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent light=Theme 4 see infinitive Watercolour not said here through colours vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer colour=Stimulus
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 watercolour is a picture painted with this paint.
det nsubj cop det acl case det obl punct root A DET watercolour NOUN is AUX a DET picture NOUN painted VERB with ADP this DET paint NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 watercolour det 2 watercolour watercolour NOUN Number=Sing 5 picture nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 picture cop 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 picture det 5 picture picture NOUN Number=Sing root root 6 painted paint VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 5 picture acl 7 with with ADP _ 9 paint case 8 this this DET Number=Sing PronType=Dem 9 paint det 9 paint paint NOUN Number=Sing 6 painted obl 10 . . PUNCT _ 5 picture punct
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1 is a present a watercolour a picture tree rules 2 paint participle a picture not said here with this paint vn image_impression-25.1 «NP V NP.destination PP.theme»: agent=Agent with paint=Theme
Example 1 We painted the sky in watercolour.
nsubj det obj case obl punct root We PRON painted VERB the DET sky NOUN in ADP watercolour 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 painted nsubj 2 painted paint VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 4 sky det 4 sky sky NOUN Number=Sing 2 painted obj 5 in in ADP _ 6 watercolour case 6 watercolour watercolour NOUN Number=Sing 2 painted obl 7 . . PUNCT _ 2 painted punct
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1 paint past We the sky watercolour vn image_impression-25.1 «NP V NP.theme PP.destination»: agent=Agent sky=Theme in watercolour=Destination
Example 2 Her watercolour of the sea won a prize.
nmod:poss nsubj case det nmod det obj punct root Her PRON watercolour NOUN of ADP the DET sea NOUN won VERB a DET prize NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Her her PRON Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 2 watercolour nmod:poss 2 watercolour watercolour NOUN Number=Sing 6 won nsubj 3 of of ADP _ 5 sea case 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 sea det 5 sea sea NOUN Number=Sing 2 watercolour nmod 6 won win VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 7 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 8 prize det 8 prize prize NOUN Number=Sing 6 won obj 9 . . PUNCT _ 6 won punct
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1 win past Her watercolour of the sea a prize vn succeed-74-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent prize=Eventuality
Example 3 Wet the brush before you use the watercolours.
det obj mark nsubj advcl det obj punct root Wet VERB the DET brush NOUN before SCONJ you PRON use VERB the DET watercolours NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Wet wet VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 2 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 brush det 3 brush brush NOUN Number=Sing 1 Wet obj 4 before before SCONJ _ 6 use mark 5 you you PRON Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs 6 use nsubj 6 use use VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 1 Wet advcl 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 watercolours det 8 watercolours watercolour NOUN Number=Plur 6 use obj 9 . . PUNCT _ 1 Wet punct
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1 wet imperative you not said here the brush vn other_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent brush=Patient 2 use present you the watercolours vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent watercolour=Patient
Example 4 Watercolour paint looks light and see-through.
compound nsubj obj cc conj punct compound:prt punct root Watercolour NOUN paint NOUN looks VERB light NOUN and CCONJ see VERB - PUNCT through ADV . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Watercolour watercolour NOUN Number=Sing 2 paint compound 2 paint paint NOUN Number=Sing 3 looks nsubj 3 looks look VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 light light NOUN Number=Sing 3 looks obj 5 and and CCONJ _ 6 see cc 6 see see VERB VerbForm=Inf 3 looks conj 7 - - PUNCT _ 8 through punct 8 through through ADV _ 6 see compound:prt 9 . . PUNCT _ 3 looks punct
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1 look present Watercolour paint light vn seem-109-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme light=Attribute 2 see through infinitive Watercolour paint not said here vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer
Example 5 Let the first colour dry before painting the next.
det amod compound obj mark advcl det obj punct root Let VERB the DET first ADJ colour NOUN dry NOUN before SCONJ painting VERB the DET next ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Let let VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 2 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 dry det 3 first first ADJ Degree=Pos NumForm=Word NumType=Ord 5 dry amod 4 colour colour NOUN Number=Sing 5 dry compound 5 dry dry NOUN Number=Sing 1 Let obj 6 before before SCONJ _ 7 painting mark 7 painting paint VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 1 Let advcl 8 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 9 next det 9 next next ADJ Degree=Pos 7 painting obj 10 . . PUNCT _ 1 Let punct
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1 let imperative you not said here the first colour dry vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent dry=Theme 2 paint gerund you not said here the next vn image_impression-25.1 «NP V NP.destination»: agent=Agent next=Destination
Example 6 The museum had watercolours of old ships.
det nsubj obj case amod nmod punct root The DET museum NOUN had VERB watercolours NOUN of ADP old ADJ ships NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 museum det 2 museum museum NOUN Number=Sing 3 had nsubj 3 had have VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 watercolours watercolour NOUN Number=Plur 3 had obj 5 of of ADP _ 7 ships case 6 old old ADJ Degree=Pos 7 ships amod 7 ships ship NOUN Number=Plur 4 watercolours nmod 8 . . PUNCT _ 3 had punct
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1 have past the museum watercolours of old ships vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent watercolour=Patient
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