wen
Who acts: wen, soft lump, old man, people, doctor · What happens: be, grow, have, think, bring, say · To what, where: soft lump, skin, wen, right cheek, good luck · Speech: someone speaks here
«wen» in the school dictionary: its meaning for a pupil and its 3 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: wen in the school dictionary.
Meaning 1
Usage: old use — kept apart, not parsed.
A wen is a soft lump that grows under the skin, often on the face or neck.
The tree, 17 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 2 wen | det |
| 2 | wen | wen | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 lump | nsubj |
| 3 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 6 lump | cop |
| 4 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 6 lump | det |
| 5 | soft | soft | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 6 lump | amod |
| 6 | lump | lump | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 7 | that | that | PRON | PronType=Rel | 8 grows | nsubj |
| 8 | grows | grow | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 6 lump | acl:relcl |
| 9 | under | under | ADP | _ | 11 skin | case |
| 10 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 11 skin | det |
| 11 | skin | skin | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 grows | obl |
| 12 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 16 face | punct |
| 13 | often | often | ADV | _ | 16 face | advmod |
| 14 | on | on | ADP | _ | 16 face | case |
| 15 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 16 face | det |
| 16 | face | face | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 lump | conj |
| 17 | or | or | CCONJ | _ | 18 neck | cc |
| 18 | neck | neck | NOUN | Number=Sing | 16 face | conj |
| 19 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 6 lump | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is a | present | a wen | a soft lump and the face or neck | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | grow | present | a soft lump and the face or neck | the skin | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme under skin=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.
Example 1
The old man had a wen on his right cheek.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 3 man | det |
| 2 | old | old | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 3 man | amod |
| 3 | man | man | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 had | nsubj |
| 4 | had | have | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 5 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 6 wen | det |
| 6 | wen | wen | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 had | obj |
| 7 | on | on | ADP | _ | 10 cheek | case |
| 8 | his | his | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 10 cheek | nmod:poss |
| 9 | right | right | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 10 cheek | amod |
| 10 | cheek | cheek | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 had | obl |
| 11 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 4 had | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | have | past | the old man | a wen | man's right cheek | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent wen=Patient |
Example 2
Some people think a wen brings good luck.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Some | some | DET | PronType=Ind | 2 people | det |
| 2 | people | people | NOUN | Number=Plur | 3 think | nsubj |
| 3 | think | think | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 5 wen | det |
| 5 | wen | wen | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 brings | nsubj |
| 6 | brings | bring | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 3 think | ccomp |
| 7 | good | good | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 8 luck | amod |
| 8 | luck | luck | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 brings | obj |
| 9 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 3 think | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | think speech: other | present | some people | vn consider-29.9-2 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent clause=Theme | |||||
| 2 | bring | present | a wen | good luck | vn bring-11.3-1 «NP V NP together»: agent=Agent luck=Theme |
Example 3
The doctor said the wen was harmless.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 doctor | det |
| 2 | doctor | doctor | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 said | nsubj |
| 3 | said | say | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 5 wen | det |
| 5 | wen | wen | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 harmless | nsubj |
| 6 | was | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 7 harmless | cop |
| 7 | harmless | harmless | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 3 said | ccomp |
| 8 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 3 said | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | say speech: assert | past | the doctor | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent | |||||
| 2 | is | past | the wen | harmless property | 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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