wire Who acts: wire, metal, electric wire, She, He, fence · What happens: be, bend, carry, wire, mean, have · To what, where: long thin piece, electricity, plastic cover, wires, 60 cm, wire · Speech: someone speaks here
«wire» in the school dictionary: its 4 meanings for a pupil and its 9 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: wire in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 A wire is a long thin piece of metal that can bend.
det nsubj cop det amod amod case nmod nsubj aux acl:relcl punct root A DET wire NOUN is AUX a DET long ADJ thin ADJ piece NOUN of ADP metal NOUN that PRON can AUX bend VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 wire det 2 wire wire NOUN Number=Sing 7 piece nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 7 piece cop 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 7 piece det 5 long long ADJ Degree=Pos 7 piece amod 6 thin thin ADJ Degree=Pos 7 piece amod 7 piece piece NOUN Number=Sing root root 8 of of ADP _ 9 metal case 9 metal metal NOUN Number=Sing 7 piece nmod 10 that that PRON PronType=Rel 12 bend nsubj 11 can can AUX VerbForm=Fin 12 bend aux 12 bend bend VERB VerbForm=Inf 9 metal acl:relcl 13 . . PUNCT _ 7 piece punct
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1 is a present a wire a long thin piece of metal tree rules 2 bend can metal vn assuming_position-50 «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 An electric wire carries electricity, often inside a plastic cover.
det amod nsubj obj punct advmod case det amod obl punct root An DET electric ADJ wire NOUN carries VERB electricity NOUN , PUNCT often ADV inside ADP a DET plastic ADJ cover NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 An a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 3 wire det 2 electric electric ADJ Degree=Pos 3 wire amod 3 wire wire NOUN Number=Sing 4 carries nsubj 4 carries carry VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 5 electricity electricity NOUN Number=Sing 4 carries obj 6 , , PUNCT _ 7 often punct 7 often often ADV _ 4 carries advmod 8 inside inside ADP _ 11 cover case 9 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 11 cover det 10 plastic plastic ADJ Degree=Pos 11 cover amod 11 cover cover NOUN Number=Sing 4 carries obl 12 . . PUNCT _ 4 carries punct
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1 carry present a electric wire electricity a plastic cover often property vn carry-11.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent electricity=Theme
Meaning 3 To wire something is to put in wires for electricity.
mark compound advcl cop mark case obl case obl punct root To PART wire NOUN something PRON is AUX to PART put VERB in ADP wires NOUN for ADP electricity NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 To to PART _ 3 something mark 2 wire wire NOUN Number=Sing 3 something compound 3 something something PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 6 put advcl 4 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 put cop 5 to to PART _ 6 put mark 6 put put VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 7 in in ADP _ 8 wires case 8 wires wire NOUN Number=Plur 6 put obl 9 for for ADP _ 10 electricity case 10 electricity electricity NOUN Number=Sing 6 put obl 11 . . PUNCT _ 6 put punct
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1 is present wires for electricity; put property tree rules
Meaning 4 «Wired» in speech can mean very excited and awake.
punct csubj punct case obl aux advmod xcomp cc conj punct root « PUNCT Wired VERB » PUNCT in ADP speech NOUN can AUX mean VERB very ADV excited ADJ and CCONJ awake ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 « « PUNCT _ 2 Wired punct 2 Wired wire VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 7 mean csubj 3 » » PUNCT _ 2 Wired punct 4 in in ADP _ 5 speech case 5 speech speech NOUN Number=Sing 7 mean obl 6 can can AUX VerbForm=Fin 7 mean aux 7 mean mean VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 8 very very ADV _ 9 excited advmod 9 excited excited ADJ Degree=Pos 7 mean xcomp 10 and and CCONJ _ 11 awake cc 11 awake awake ADJ Degree=Pos 9 excited conj 12 . . PUNCT _ 7 mean punct
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1 wire in a quote participle vn tape-22.4 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Patient 2 mean can in speech; excited property vn representation-110.1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Pivot in speech=Attribute
Example 1 She has 60 cm of wire.
nsubj nummod obj case nmod punct root She PRON has VERB 60 NUM cm NOUN of ADP wire NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 She she PRON Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 2 has nsubj 2 has have VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 60 60 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 4 cm nummod 4 cm cm NOUN Number=Plur 2 has obj 5 of of ADP _ 6 wire case 6 wire wire NOUN Number=Sing 4 cm nmod 7 . . PUNCT _ 2 has punct
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1 have present She 60 cm of wire vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent cm=Patient
Example 2 He cut the wire into 5 equal pieces.
nsubj det obj case nummod amod obl punct root He PRON cut VERB the DET wire NOUN into ADP 5 NUM equal ADJ pieces NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 He he PRON Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 2 cut nsubj 2 cut cut VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 4 wire det 4 wire wire NOUN Number=Sing 2 cut obj 5 into into ADP _ 8 pieces case 6 5 5 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 8 pieces nummod 7 equal equal ADJ Degree=Pos 8 pieces amod 8 pieces piece NOUN Number=Plur 2 cut obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 2 cut punct
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1 cut past He the wire 5 equal pieces vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP.material PP.product»: agent=Agent wire=Material into piece=Product
Example 3 A square is made from 40 cm of wire. How long is each side?
Sentence 1: A square is made from 40 cm of wire.
det nsubj:pass aux:pass case nummod obl case nmod punct root A DET square NOUN is AUX made VERB from ADP 40 NUM cm NOUN of ADP wire NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 square det 2 square square NOUN Number=Sing 4 made nsubj:pass 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 made aux:pass 4 made make VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 5 from from ADP _ 7 cm case 6 40 40 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 7 cm nummod 7 cm cm NOUN Number=Plur 4 made obl 8 of of ADP _ 9 wire case 9 wire wire NOUN Number=Sing 7 cm nmod 10 . . PUNCT _ 4 made punct
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1 make present · passive a square 40 cm of wire vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V PP»: subject=Product from cm=Material
Sentence 2: How long is each side?
advmod advmod cop det punct root How ADV long ADV is AUX each DET side NOUN ? PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 How how ADV PronType=Int 2 long advmod 2 long long ADV Degree=Pos 5 side advmod 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 side cop 4 each each DET PronType=Tot 5 side det 5 side side NOUN Number=Sing root root 6 ? ? PUNCT _ 5 side punct
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1 is a present each side long property tree rules
Example 4 Each fence needs 20 meters of wire.
det nsubj nummod obj case nmod punct root Each DET fence NOUN needs VERB 20 NUM meters NOUN of ADP wire NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Each each DET PronType=Tot 2 fence det 2 fence fence NOUN Number=Sing 3 needs nsubj 3 needs need VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 20 20 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 5 meters nummod 5 meters meter NOUN Number=Plur 3 needs obj 6 of of ADP _ 7 wire case 7 wire wire NOUN Number=Sing 5 meters nmod 8 . . PUNCT _ 3 needs punct
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1 need present each fence 20 meters of wire vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot meter=Theme
Example 5 Connect the bulb to the battery with two wires.
det obj case det obl case nummod nmod punct root Connect VERB the DET bulb NOUN to ADP the DET battery NOUN with ADP two NUM wires NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Connect connect VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 2 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 bulb det 3 bulb bulb NOUN Number=Sing 1 Connect obj 4 to to ADP _ 6 battery case 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 battery det 6 battery battery NOUN Number=Sing 1 Connect obl 7 with with ADP _ 9 wires case 8 two two NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 9 wires nummod 9 wires wire NOUN Number=Plur 6 battery nmod 10 . . PUNCT _ 1 Connect punct
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1 connect imperative you not said here the bulb to the battery with two wires vn mix-22.1-2-1 «NP V NP PP.co-patient»: agent=Agent bulb=Patient to battery=Co-Patient
Example 6 The wire is covered in plastic to keep us safe.
det nsubj:pass aux:pass case obl mark advcl obj xcomp punct root The DET wire NOUN is AUX covered VERB in ADP plastic NOUN to PART keep VERB us PRON safe ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 wire det 2 wire wire NOUN Number=Sing 4 covered nsubj:pass 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 covered aux:pass 4 covered cover VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 5 in in ADP _ 6 plastic case 6 plastic plastic NOUN Number=Sing 4 covered obl 7 to to PART _ 8 keep mark 8 keep keep VERB VerbForm=Inf 4 covered advcl 9 us we PRON Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs 8 keep obj 10 safe safe ADJ Degree=Pos 8 keep xcomp 11 . . PUNCT _ 4 covered punct
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1 cover present · passive the wire in plastic vn fill-9.8-1 «NP V NP PP.theme»: subject=Destination in plastic=Theme 2 keep to-infinitive us safe property vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent we=Theme
Example 7 The cows stay inside the wire fence.
det nsubj case det compound obl punct root The DET cows NOUN stay VERB inside ADP the DET wire NOUN fence NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 cows det 2 cows cow NOUN Number=Plur 3 stay nsubj 3 stay stay VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 inside inside ADP _ 7 fence case 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 fence det 6 wire wire NOUN Number=Sing 7 fence compound 7 fence fence NOUN Number=Sing 3 stay obl 8 . . PUNCT _ 3 stay punct
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1 stay present the cows the wire fence vn exist-47.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme inside fence=Location
Example 8 The race went right down to the wire.
det nsubj advmod advmod case det obl punct root The DET race NOUN went VERB right ADV down ADV to ADP the DET wire NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 race det 2 race race NOUN Number=Sing 3 went nsubj 3 went go VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 right right ADV _ 5 down advmod 5 down down ADV _ 3 went advmod 6 to to ADP _ 8 wire case 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 wire det 8 wire wire NOUN Number=Sing 3 went obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 3 went punct
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1 go past the race the wire down property vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial_location»: agent=Theme to wire=Initial_Location
Example 9 Instead of ropes it had wires for rigging, and musicians played on them with fiddle bows and made lovely music.
The tree, 20 words case fixed obl nsubj obj mark advcl punct cc nsubj parataxis case obl case compound obl cc conj amod obj punct root Instead ADV of ADP ropes NOUN it PRON had VERB wires NOUN for SCONJ rigging VERB , PUNCT and CCONJ musicians NOUN played VERB on ADP them PRON with ADP fiddle NOUN bows NOUN and CCONJ made VERB lovely ADJ music NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Instead instead ADV ExtPos=ADP 3 ropes case 2 of of ADP _ 1 Instead fixed 3 ropes rope NOUN Number=Plur 5 had obl 4 it it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 5 had nsubj 5 had have VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 6 wires wire NOUN Number=Plur 5 had obj 7 for for SCONJ _ 8 rigging mark 8 rigging rig VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 5 had advcl 9 , , PUNCT _ 12 played punct 10 and and CCONJ _ 12 played cc 11 musicians musician NOUN Number=Plur 12 played nsubj 12 played play VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 5 had parataxis 13 on on ADP _ 14 them case 14 them they PRON Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs 12 played obl 15 with with ADP _ 17 bows case 16 fiddle fiddle NOUN Number=Sing 17 bows compound 17 bows bow NOUN Number=Plur 12 played obl 18 and and CCONJ _ 19 made cc 19 made make VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 12 played conj 20 lovely lovely ADJ Degree=Pos 21 music amod 21 music music NOUN Number=Sing 19 made obj 22 . . PUNCT _ 5 had punct
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1 have past it wires instead ropes vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent wire=Patient 2 rig gerund tree rules 3 play past musicians on wires = wire ; with fiddle bows vn play-114.2-1 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent with bow=Theme 4 make past musicians not said here lovely music vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset music=Product
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