watershed Who acts: watershed, ridge, rivers, water, things, Rain · What happens: be, divide, flow, drain, change, show · To what, where: line, two areas, different directions, whole area, one river, important moment
«watershed» in the school dictionary: its 4 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: watershed in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 A watershed is a line of high land, such as a ridge, that divides two areas whose rivers flow in different directions.
The tree, 22 words det nsubj cop det case amod nmod punct case fixed det appos punct nsubj acl:relcl nummod obj nmod:poss nsubj acl:relcl case amod obl punct root A DET watershed NOUN is AUX a DET line NOUN of ADP high ADJ land NOUN , PUNCT such ADJ as ADP a DET ridge NOUN , PUNCT that PRON divides VERB two NUM areas NOUN whose PRON rivers NOUN flow VERB in ADP different ADJ directions NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 watershed det 2 watershed watershed NOUN Number=Sing 5 line nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 line cop 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 line det 5 line line NOUN Number=Sing root root 6 of of ADP _ 8 land case 7 high high ADJ Degree=Pos 8 land amod 8 land land NOUN Number=Sing 5 line nmod 9 , , PUNCT _ 13 ridge punct 10 such such ADJ Degree=Pos ExtPos=ADP 13 ridge case 11 as as ADP _ 10 such fixed 12 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 13 ridge det 13 ridge ridge NOUN Number=Sing 5 line appos 14 , , PUNCT _ 16 divides punct 15 that that PRON PronType=Rel 16 divides nsubj 16 divides divide VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 13 ridge acl:relcl 17 two two NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 18 areas nummod 18 areas area NOUN Number=Plur 16 divides obj 19 whose whose PRON Poss=Yes PronType=Rel 20 rivers nmod:poss 20 rivers river NOUN Number=Plur 21 flow nsubj 21 flow flow VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 18 areas acl:relcl 22 in in ADP _ 24 directions case 23 different different ADJ Degree=Pos 24 directions amod 24 directions direction NOUN Number=Plur 21 flow obl 25 . . PUNCT _ 5 line punct
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1 is a present a watershed a line of high land tree rules 2 divide present a ridge two areas vn multiply-108-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent area=Theme 3 flow present rivers different directions vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in direction=Location
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: US — kept apart, not parsed.
A watershed is the whole area of land whose water drains into one river or lake.
The tree, 16 words det nsubj cop det amod case nmod nmod:poss nsubj acl:relcl case nummod obl cc conj punct root A DET watershed NOUN is AUX the DET whole ADJ area NOUN of ADP land NOUN whose PRON water NOUN drains VERB into ADP one NUM river NOUN or CCONJ lake NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 watershed det 2 watershed watershed NOUN Number=Sing 6 area nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 area cop 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 area det 5 whole whole ADJ Degree=Pos 6 area amod 6 area area NOUN Number=Sing root root 7 of of ADP _ 8 land case 8 land land NOUN Number=Sing 6 area nmod 9 whose whose PRON Poss=Yes PronType=Rel 10 water nmod:poss 10 water water NOUN Number=Sing 11 drains nsubj 11 drains drain VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 area acl:relcl 12 into into ADP _ 14 river case 13 one one NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 14 river nummod 14 river river NOUN Number=Sing 11 drains obl 15 or or CCONJ _ 16 lake cc 16 lake lake NOUN Number=Sing 14 river conj 17 . . PUNCT _ 6 area punct
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1 is a present a watershed the whole area of land tree rules 2 drain present water one river or lake vn clear-10.3-1 «NP.Source V»: agent=Source
Meaning 3 A watershed is an important moment when things change: a watershed in her life.
The tree, 14 words det nsubj cop det amod mark nsubj advcl punct det conj case nmod:poss nmod punct root A DET watershed NOUN is AUX an DET important ADJ moment NOUN when SCONJ things NOUN change VERB : PUNCT a DET watershed NOUN in ADP her PRON life NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 watershed det 2 watershed watershed NOUN Number=Sing 6 moment nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 moment cop 4 an a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 moment det 5 important important ADJ Degree=Pos 6 moment amod 6 moment moment NOUN Number=Sing root root 7 when when SCONJ _ 9 change mark 8 things thing NOUN Number=Plur 9 change nsubj 9 change change VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 moment advcl 10 : : PUNCT _ 12 watershed punct 11 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 12 watershed det 12 watershed watershed NOUN Number=Sing 6 moment conj 13 in in ADP _ 15 life case 14 her her PRON Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 15 life nmod:poss 15 life life NOUN Number=Sing 12 watershed nmod 16 . . PUNCT _ 6 moment punct
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1 is a present a watershed a important moment and a watershed in her life tree rules 2 change present things vn dress-41.1.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
Meaning 4 Usage: UK — kept apart, not parsed.
The watershed is the time in the evening after which TV programmes for adults can be shown.
The tree, 17 words det nsubj cop det case det nmod case det compound nsubj:pass case nmod aux aux:pass acl:relcl punct root The DET watershed NOUN is AUX the DET time NOUN in ADP the DET evening NOUN after ADP which DET TV NOUN programmes NOUN for ADP adults NOUN can AUX be AUX shown VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 watershed det 2 watershed watershed NOUN Number=Sing 5 time nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 time cop 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 time det 5 time time NOUN Number=Sing root root 6 in in ADP _ 8 evening case 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 evening det 8 evening evening NOUN Number=Sing 5 time nmod 9 after after ADP _ 10 which case 10 which which DET PronType=Int 12 programmes det 11 TV TV NOUN Number=Sing 12 programmes compound 12 programmes programme NOUN Number=Plur 17 shown nsubj:pass 13 for for ADP _ 14 adults case 14 adults adult NOUN Number=Plur 12 programmes nmod 15 can can AUX VerbForm=Fin 17 shown aux 16 be be AUX VerbForm=Inf 17 shown aux:pass 17 shown show VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 5 time acl:relcl 18 . . PUNCT _ 5 time punct
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1 is a present the watershed the time evening tree rules 2 show can · passive which TV programmes for adults vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: subject=Recipient
Example 1 Rain falling on this side of the hills flows into a different river: the ridge is the watershed.
The tree, 18 words nsubj acl case det obl case det nmod case det amod obl punct det nsubj cop det conj punct root Rain NOUN falling VERB on ADP this DET side NOUN of ADP the DET hills NOUN flows VERB into ADP a DET different ADJ river NOUN : PUNCT the DET ridge NOUN is AUX the DET watershed NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Rain rain NOUN Number=Sing 9 flows nsubj 2 falling fall VERB VerbForm=Ger 1 Rain acl 3 on on ADP _ 5 side case 4 this this DET Number=Sing PronType=Dem 5 side det 5 side side NOUN Number=Sing 2 falling obl 6 of of ADP _ 8 hills case 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 hills det 8 hills hill NOUN Number=Plur 5 side nmod 9 flows flow VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 10 into into ADP _ 13 river case 11 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 13 river det 12 different different ADJ Degree=Pos 13 river amod 13 river river NOUN Number=Sing 9 flows obl 14 : : PUNCT _ 19 watershed punct 15 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 16 ridge det 16 ridge ridge NOUN Number=Sing 19 watershed nsubj 17 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 19 watershed cop 18 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 19 watershed det 19 watershed watershed NOUN Number=Sing 13 river conj 20 . . PUNCT _ 9 flows punct
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1 fall gerund Rain not said here this side of the hills vn occur-48.3 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme on side=Location 2 flow present Rain a different river and the watershed vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme 3 is a present the ridge the watershed tree rules
Example 2 Everything that drains into the lake is its watershed.
nsubj nsubj acl:relcl case det obl cop nmod:poss punct root Everything PRON that PRON drains VERB into ADP the DET lake NOUN is AUX its PRON watershed NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Everything everything PRON Number=Sing PronType=Tot 9 watershed nsubj 2 that that PRON PronType=Rel 3 drains nsubj 3 drains drain VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 1 Everything acl:relcl 4 into into ADP _ 6 lake case 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 lake det 6 lake lake NOUN Number=Sing 3 drains obl 7 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 9 watershed cop 8 its its PRON Case=Gen Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 9 watershed nmod:poss 9 watershed watershed NOUN Number=Sing root root 10 . . PUNCT _ 9 watershed punct
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1 drain present the lake vn clear-10.3-1 «NP.Source V»: agent=Source 2 is a present Everything lake's watershed tree rules
Example 3 Joining the team was a watershed in his life.
csubj det obj cop det case nmod:poss nmod punct root Joining VERB the DET team NOUN was AUX a DET watershed NOUN in ADP his PRON life NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Joining join VERB VerbForm=Ger 6 watershed csubj 2 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 team det 3 team team NOUN Number=Sing 1 Joining obj 4 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 6 watershed cop 5 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 watershed det 6 watershed watershed NOUN Number=Sing root root 7 in in ADP _ 9 life case 8 his his PRON Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 9 life nmod:poss 9 life life NOUN Number=Sing 6 watershed nmod 10 . . PUNCT _ 6 watershed punct
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1 join gerund the team vn mix-22.1-2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent team=Patient 2 is a past Joining a watershed his life tree rules
Example 4 That film is shown after the watershed, so it's not for children.
The tree, 13 words det nsubj:pass aux:pass case det obl punct advmod nsubj cop advmod case obl punct root That DET film NOUN is AUX shown VERB after ADP the DET watershed NOUN , PUNCT so ADV it PRON 's AUX not PART for ADP children NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 That that DET Number=Sing PronType=Dem 2 film det 2 film film NOUN Number=Sing 4 shown nsubj:pass 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 shown aux:pass 4 shown show VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 5 after after ADP _ 7 watershed case 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 watershed det 7 watershed watershed NOUN Number=Sing 4 shown obl 8 , , PUNCT _ 14 children punct 9 so so ADV _ 14 children advmod 10 it it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 14 children nsubj 11 's be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 14 children cop 12 not not PART Polarity=Neg 14 children advmod 13 for for ADP _ 14 children case 14 children child NOUN Number=Plur 4 shown obl 15 . . PUNCT _ 4 shown punct
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1 show present · passive that film after the watershed vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: subject=Recipient 2 not is present film for children tree rules
Example 5 We must keep our watershed clean to have clean water.
nsubj aux nmod:poss obj xcomp mark advcl amod obj punct root We PRON must AUX keep VERB our PRON watershed NOUN clean ADJ to PART have VERB clean ADJ water 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 3 keep nsubj 2 must must AUX VerbForm=Fin 3 keep aux 3 keep keep VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 4 our our PRON Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 5 watershed nmod:poss 5 watershed watershed NOUN Number=Sing 3 keep obj 6 clean clean ADJ Degree=Pos 3 keep xcomp 7 to to PART _ 8 have mark 8 have have VERB VerbForm=Inf 6 clean advcl 9 clean clean ADJ Degree=Pos 10 water amod 10 water water NOUN Number=Sing 8 have obj 11 . . PUNCT _ 3 keep punct
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1 keep must We our watershed clean property vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent watershed=Theme 2 have to-infinitive We not said here clean water vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent water=Patient
Example 6 The discovery was a watershed moment in science.
det nsubj cop det amod case nmod punct root The DET discovery NOUN was AUX a DET watershed ADJ moment NOUN in ADP science NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 discovery det 2 discovery discovery NOUN Number=Sing 6 moment nsubj 3 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 6 moment cop 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 moment det 5 watershed watershed ADJ Degree=Pos 6 moment amod 6 moment moment NOUN Number=Sing root root 7 in in ADP _ 8 science case 8 science science NOUN Number=Sing 6 moment nmod 9 . . PUNCT _ 6 moment punct
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1 is a past the discovery a watershed moment science tree rules
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