whitewashed Who acts: whitewashed report, Mole, cottage, Tom · What happens: paint, use, cover up, whitewash, hide, mean · To what, where: cheap white paint, walls, mistakes, game, series, whitewashed walls
«whitewashed» in the school dictionary: its 3 meanings for a pupil and its 7 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: whitewashed in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 Painted with whitewash, a cheap white paint of lime and water used on walls.
The tree, 14 words case obl punct det amod amod conj case nmod cc conj acl case obl punct root Painted VERB with ADP whitewash NOUN , PUNCT a DET cheap ADJ white ADJ paint NOUN of ADP lime NOUN and CCONJ water NOUN used VERB on ADP walls NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Painted paint VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 2 with with ADP _ 3 whitewash case 3 whitewash whitewash NOUN Number=Sing 1 Painted obl 4 , , PUNCT _ 8 paint punct 5 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 8 paint det 6 cheap cheap ADJ Degree=Pos 8 paint amod 7 white white ADJ Degree=Pos 8 paint amod 8 paint paint NOUN Number=Sing 3 whitewash conj 9 of of ADP _ 10 lime case 10 lime lime NOUN Number=Sing 8 paint nmod 11 and and CCONJ _ 12 water cc 12 water water NOUN Number=Sing 8 paint conj 13 used use VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 8 paint acl 14 on on ADP _ 15 walls case 15 walls wall NOUN Number=Plur 13 used obl 16 . . PUNCT _ 1 Painted punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 paint participle with whitewash and a cheap white paint of lime and water vn image_impression-25.1 «NP V NP.destination PP.theme»: agent=Agent with whitewash=Theme 2 use participle a cheap white paint of lime and water not said here walls 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 Usage: figurative — kept apart, not parsed.
Covered up: a whitewashed report hides mistakes or wrongdoing.
advcl compound:prt punct det amod nsubj obj cc conj punct root Covered VERB up ADP : PUNCT a DET whitewashed VERB report NOUN hides VERB mistakes NOUN or CCONJ wrongdoing NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Covered cover VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 7 hides advcl 2 up up ADP _ 1 Covered compound:prt 3 : : PUNCT _ 7 hides punct 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 report det 5 whitewashed whitewash VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 6 report amod 6 report report NOUN Number=Sing 7 hides nsubj 7 hides hide VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 8 mistakes mistake NOUN Number=Plur 7 hides obj 9 or or CCONJ _ 10 wrongdoing cc 10 wrongdoing wrongdoing NOUN Number=Sing 8 mistakes conj 11 . . PUNCT _ 7 hides punct
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1 cover up participle a whitewashed report not said here vn fill-9.8-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme 2 whitewash participle vn butter-9.9 «NP V NP.destination»: agent=Agent 3 hide present a whitewashed report mistakes or wrongdoing vn concealment-16-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent mistake=Patient
Meaning 3 Usage: sport, UK informal — kept apart, not parsed.
to be whitewashed means to lose every game in a series.
mark aux:pass nsubj mark xcomp det obj case det obl punct root to PART be AUX whitewashed VERB means VERB to PART lose VERB every DET game NOUN in ADP a DET series NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 to to PART _ 3 whitewashed mark 2 be be AUX VerbForm=Inf 3 whitewashed aux:pass 3 whitewashed whitewash VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 4 means nsubj 4 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 5 to to PART _ 6 lose mark 6 lose lose VERB VerbForm=Inf 4 means xcomp 7 every every DET PronType=Tot 8 game det 8 game game NOUN Number=Sing 6 lose obj 9 in in ADP _ 11 series case 10 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 11 series det 11 series series NOUN Number=Sing 6 lose obl 12 . . PUNCT _ 4 means punct
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1 whitewash to-infinitive · passive vn butter-9.9 «NP V NP.destination» 2 mean present vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 3 lose not said to happen to-infinitive every game a series vn succeed-74-3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent game=Eventuality
Example 1 Mole was whitewashing the walls of his home.
nsubj aux det obj case nmod:poss nmod punct root Mole PROPN was AUX whitewashing VERB the DET walls NOUN of ADP his PRON home NOUN . PUNCT 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 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 walls det 5 walls wall NOUN Number=Plur 3 whitewashing obj 6 of of ADP _ 8 home case 7 his his PRON Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 8 home nmod:poss 8 home home NOUN Number=Sing 5 walls nmod 9 . . PUNCT _ 3 whitewashing punct
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1 whitewash past · progressive Mole the walls of Mole's home vn butter-9.9 «NP V NP.destination»: agent=Agent wall=Destination
Example 2 The cottage had whitewashed walls and a red door.
det nsubj amod obj cc det amod conj punct root The DET cottage NOUN had VERB whitewashed VERB walls NOUN and CCONJ a DET red ADJ door NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 cottage det 2 cottage cottage NOUN Number=Sing 3 had nsubj 3 had have VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 whitewashed whitewash VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 5 walls amod 5 walls wall NOUN Number=Plur 3 had obj 6 and and CCONJ _ 9 door cc 7 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 9 door det 8 red red ADJ Degree=Pos 9 door amod 9 door door NOUN Number=Sing 5 walls conj 10 . . PUNCT _ 3 had punct
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1 have past the cottage whitewashed walls and a red door vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent wall=Patient 2 whitewash participle vn butter-9.9 «NP V NP.destination»: agent=Agent
Example 3 Tom Sawyer got his friends to whitewash the fence.
nsubj flat nmod:poss obj mark advcl det obj punct root Tom PROPN Sawyer PROPN got VERB his PRON friends NOUN to PART whitewash VERB the DET fence NOUN . PUNCT 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
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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 4 The report was whitewashed to hide the mistakes.
det nsubj:pass aux:pass mark advcl det obj punct root The DET report NOUN was AUX whitewashed VERB to PART hide VERB the DET mistakes NOUN . PUNCT 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 whitewashed nsubj:pass 3 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 4 whitewashed aux:pass 4 whitewashed whitewash VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 5 to to PART _ 6 hide mark 6 hide hide VERB VerbForm=Inf 4 whitewashed advcl 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 mistakes det 8 mistakes mistake NOUN Number=Plur 6 hide obj 9 . . PUNCT _ 4 whitewashed punct
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1 whitewash past · passive the report vn butter-9.9 «NP V NP.destination»: subject=Destination 2 hide to-infinitive the mistakes vn concealment-16-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent mistake=Patient
Example 5 England were whitewashed 5–0 in the series.
nsubj aux:pass xcomp case nmod case det obl punct root England PROPN were AUX whitewashed VERB 5 NUM – SYM 0 NUM in ADP the DET series NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 England England PROPN Number=Sing 3 whitewashed nsubj 2 were be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 3 whitewashed aux:pass 3 whitewashed whitewash VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 4 5 5 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 3 whitewashed xcomp 5 – – SYM ExtPos=ADP 6 0 case 6 0 0 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 4 5 nmod 7 in in ADP _ 9 series case 8 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 9 series det 9 series series NOUN Number=Sing 3 whitewashed obl 10 . . PUNCT _ 3 whitewashed punct
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1 whitewash past · passive England the series vn butter-9.9 «NP V NP.destination»: subject=Destination
Example 6 The whitewashed houses shone in the sun.
det amod acl case det obl root The DET whitewashed VERB houses NOUN shone VERB in ADP the DET sun. NOUN The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 houses det 2 whitewashed whitewash VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 3 houses amod 3 houses house NOUN Number=Plur root root 4 shone shine VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 3 houses acl 5 in in ADP _ 7 sun. case 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 sun. det 7 sun. sun. NOUN Number=Sing 4 shone obl
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1 whitewash participle vn butter-9.9 «NP V NP.destination»: agent=Agent 2 shine participle the whitewashed houses not said here the sun. vn light_emission-43.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in sun.=Location
Example 7 In the forest by the river Gudenau, not far from the heath, and beneath the ridge of land, stood the little farm, newly painted and whitewashed.
The tree, 26 words case det obl case det compound nmod punct advmod advmod case det conj punct cc case det conj case nmod punct det amod obj punct advmod parataxis cc conj punct root In ADP the DET forest NOUN by ADP the DET river NOUN Gudenau PROPN , PUNCT not PART far ADV from ADP the DET heath NOUN , PUNCT and CCONJ beneath ADP the DET ridge NOUN of ADP land NOUN , PUNCT stood VERB the DET little ADJ farm NOUN , PUNCT newly ADV painted VERB and CCONJ whitewashed VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 In in ADP _ 3 forest case 2 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 forest det 3 forest forest NOUN Number=Sing 22 stood obl 4 by by ADP _ 7 Gudenau case 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 Gudenau det 6 river river NOUN Number=Sing 7 Gudenau compound 7 Gudenau Gudenau PROPN Number=Sing 3 forest nmod 8 , , PUNCT _ 13 heath punct 9 not not PART Polarity=Neg 10 far advmod 10 far far ADV Degree=Pos 13 heath advmod 11 from from ADP _ 13 heath case 12 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 13 heath det 13 heath heath NOUN Number=Sing 3 forest conj 14 , , PUNCT _ 18 ridge punct 15 and and CCONJ _ 18 ridge cc 16 beneath beneath ADP _ 18 ridge case 17 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 18 ridge det 18 ridge ridge NOUN Number=Sing 3 forest conj 19 of of ADP _ 20 land case 20 land land NOUN Number=Sing 18 ridge nmod 21 , , PUNCT _ 3 forest punct 22 stood stand VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 23 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 25 farm det 24 little little ADJ Degree=Pos 25 farm amod 25 farm farm NOUN Number=Sing 22 stood obj 26 , , PUNCT _ 28 painted punct 27 newly newly ADV _ 28 painted advmod 28 painted paint VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 22 stood parataxis 29 and and CCONJ _ 30 whitewashed cc 30 whitewashed whitewash VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 28 painted conj 31 . . PUNCT _ 22 stood punct
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1 stand past the little farm the forest by the river Gudenau and the heath and the ridge of land vn put_spatial-9.2 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent farm=Theme in forest=Destination 2 paint participle newly property vn image_impression-25.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent 3 whitewash participle vn butter-9.9 «NP V NP.destination»: agent=Agent
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