whitewash

Who acts: someone, things, report, losers, Mole, spring · What happens: make, paint, hide, do, look, try · To what, where: white liquid, walls, fences, bad things, mistakes, nothing · Speech: someone speaks here

«whitewash» 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: whitewash in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

A white liquid made of lime or chalk and water, painted on walls and fences to make them white.

The tree, 19 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	3 liquid	det
2	white	white	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 liquid	amod
3	liquid	liquid	NOUN	Number=Sing	12 painted	nsubj:pass
4	made	make	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	3 liquid	acl
5	of	of	ADP	_	6 lime	case
6	lime	lime	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 made	obl
7	or	or	CCONJ	_	8 chalk	cc
8	chalk	chalk	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 lime	conj
9	and	and	CCONJ	_	10 water	cc
10	water	water	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 lime	conj
11	,	,	PUNCT	_	12 painted	punct
12	painted	paint	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
13	on	on	ADP	_	14 walls	case
14	walls	wall	NOUN	Number=Plur	12 painted	obl
15	and	and	CCONJ	_	16 fences	cc
16	fences	fence	NOUN	Number=Plur	14 walls	conj
17	to	to	PART	_	18 make	mark
18	make	make	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	12 painted	advcl
19	them	they	PRON	Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs	18 make	obj
20	white	white	ADJ	Degree=Pos	18 make	xcomp
21	.	.	PUNCT	_	12 painted	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	what, whom	where	other	roles by
1	make	participle	a white liquid not said here		of lime or chalk and water	vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset
2	paint	participle · passive	a white liquid	walls and fences		vn image_impression-25.1 «NP V NP.theme PP.destination»: subject=Theme on wall=Destination
3	make	to-infinitive	fences = fence		white property	vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset they=Product

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: verb — kept apart, not parsed.

To paint with whitewash.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	To	to	PART	_	2 paint	mark
2	paint	paint	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	with	with	ADP	_	4 whitewash	case
4	whitewash	whitewash	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 paint	obl
5	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 paint	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	paint	to-infinitive						with whitewash	vn image_impression-25.1 «NP V NP.destination PP.theme»: agent=Agent with whitewash=Theme

Meaning 3

Usage: verb — kept apart, not parsed.

To hide the bad things someone has done so that they look innocent: «The report tried to whitewash the mistakes.».

The tree, 20 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	To	to	PART	_	2 hide	mark
2	hide	hide	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 things	det
4	bad	bad	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 things	amod
5	things	thing	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 hide	obj
6	someone	someone	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	8 done	nsubj
7	has	have	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	8 done	aux
8	done	do	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part	5 things	acl:relcl
9	so	so	SCONJ	ExtPos=SCONJ	12 look	mark
10	that	that	SCONJ	_	9 so	fixed
11	they	they	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs	12 look	nsubj
12	look	look	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	2 hide	advcl
13	innocent	innocent	ADJ	Degree=Pos	12 look	xcomp
14	:	:	PUNCT	_	18 tried	punct
15	«	«	PUNCT	_	18 tried	punct
16	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	17 report	det
17	report	report	NOUN	Number=Sing	18 tried	nsubj
18	tried	try	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	2 hide	advcl
19	to	to	PART	_	20 whitewash	mark
20	whitewash	whitewash	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	18 tried	xcomp
21	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	22 mistakes	det
22	mistakes	mistake	NOUN	Number=Plur	20 whitewash	obj
23	.	.	PUNCT	_	18 tried	punct
24	»	»	PUNCT	_	18 tried	punct
25	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 hide	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	hide	to-infinitive		the bad things		vn concealment-16-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent thing=Patient
2	do	present · perfect	someone	the bad things not said here		vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent thing=Eventuality
3	look	present	things = thing		innocent property	vn stimulus_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus
4	try in a quote	past	the report			vn try-61.1 «NP V S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Eventuality
5	whitewash not said to happen, in a quote	to-infinitive	the report not said here	the mistakes		vn butter-9.9 «NP V NP.destination»: agent=Agent mistake=Destination

Meaning 4

Usage: sport, informal — kept apart, not parsed.

A win where the losers score nothing or lose every game: «a 5–0 whitewash».

The tree, 16 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	2 win	det
2	win	win	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
3	where	where	ADV	PronType=Rel	6 score	advmod
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 losers	det
5	losers	loser	NOUN	Number=Plur	6 score	nsubj
6	score	score	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	2 win	acl:relcl
7	nothing	nothing	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Neg	6 score	obj
8	or	or	CCONJ	_	9 lose	cc
9	lose	lose	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	6 score	conj
10	every	every	DET	PronType=Tot	11 game	det
11	game	game	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 lose	obj
12	:	:	PUNCT	_	18 whitewash	punct
13	«	«	PUNCT	_	18 whitewash	punct
14	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	18 whitewash	det
15	5	5	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	18 whitewash	nummod
16	–	–	SYM	ExtPos=ADP	17 0	case
17	0	0	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	15 5	nmod
18	whitewash	whitewash	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 game	appos
19	»	»	PUNCT	_	18 whitewash	punct
20	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 win	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	score	present	the losers	nothing					vn get-13.5.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent nothing=Theme
2	lose	present	the losers not said here	every game					vn succeed-74-3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent game=Eventuality

Example 1

Mole was whitewashing his house when spring called him.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Mole	Mole	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 whitewashing	nsubj
2	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	3 whitewashing	aux
3	whitewashing	whitewash	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	root	root
4	his	his	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	5 house	nmod:poss
5	house	house	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 whitewashing	obj
6	when	when	ADV	PronType=Int	8 called	advmod
7	spring	spring	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 called	nsubj
8	called	call	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	3 whitewashing	advcl
9	him	he	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	8 called	obj
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 whitewashing	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	whitewash	past · progressive	Mole	Mole's house					vn butter-9.9 «NP V NP.destination»: agent=Agent house=Destination
2	call	past	spring		Mole				vn initiate_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent he=Recipient

Example 2

Tom Sawyer got his friends to whitewash the fence.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Tom	Tom	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 got	nsubj
2	Sawyer	Sawyer	PROPN	Number=Sing	1 Tom	flat
3	got	get	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	his	his	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	5 friends	nmod:poss
5	friends	friend	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 got	obj
6	to	to	PART	_	7 whitewash	mark
7	whitewash	whitewash	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	3 got	advcl
8	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 fence	det
9	fence	fence	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 whitewash	obj
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 got	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	get	past	Tom	Tom's friends					vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer friend=Stimulus
2	whitewash	to-infinitive	Tom not said here	the fence					vn butter-9.9 «NP V NP.destination»: agent=Agent fence=Destination

Example 3

The farmer whitewashed the barn walls.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 farmer	det
2	farmer	farmer	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 whitewashed	nsubj
3	whitewashed	whitewash	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 walls	det
5	barn	barn	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 walls	compound
6	walls	wall	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 whitewashed	obj
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 whitewashed	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	whitewash	past	the farmer	the barn walls					vn butter-9.9 «NP V NP.destination»: agent=Agent wall=Destination

Example 4

The report was called a whitewash because it hid the truth.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 report	det
2	report	report	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 called	nsubj:pass
3	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	4 called	aux:pass
4	called	call	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
5	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 whitewash	det
6	whitewash	whitewash	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 called	xcomp
7	because	because	SCONJ	_	9 hid	mark
8	it	it	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	9 hid	nsubj
9	hid	hide	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	4 called	advcl
10	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	11 truth	det
11	truth	truth	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 hid	obj
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 called	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	call	past · passive		the report					vn initiate_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: subject=Recipient
2	hide	past	report	the truth					vn concealment-16-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent truth=Patient

Example 5

England beat them 5–0 — a total whitewash!

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	England	England	PROPN	Number=Sing	2 beat	nsubj
2	beat	beat	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	them	they	PRON	Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs	2 beat	obj
4	5	5	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	2 beat	obj
5	–	–	SYM	ExtPos=ADP	6 0	case
6	0	0	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	4 5	nmod
7	—	-	PUNCT	_	10 whitewash	punct
8	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	10 whitewash	det
9	total	total	ADJ	Degree=Pos	10 whitewash	amod
10	whitewash	whitewash	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 beat	obl
11	!	!	PUNCT	_	2 beat	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	beat	past	England	them = they				a total whitewash obl	vn hit-18.1-1 «NP V NP ADJP»: agent=Agent they=Patient 5=Result

Example 6

The old cottage was whitewashed every summer.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 cottage	det
2	old	old	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 cottage	amod
3	cottage	cottage	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 whitewashed	nsubj:pass
4	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	5 whitewashed	aux:pass
5	whitewashed	whitewash	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
6	every	every	DET	PronType=Tot	7 summer	det
7	summer	summer	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 whitewashed	obl:unmarked
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 whitewashed	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	whitewash	past · passive		the old cottage			summer		vn butter-9.9 «NP V NP.destination»: subject=Destination

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