yacht

Who acts: We, yachts, uncle, wind, Sydney · What happens: use, own, watch, race, have, take · To what, where: boat, large expensive motor boat, rich person, yachts, bay, small yacht

«yacht» in the school dictionary: its 2 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: yacht in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

A boat with sails, used for racing or for pleasure.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	2 boat	det
2	boat	boat	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
3	with	with	ADP	_	4 sails	case
4	sails	sail	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 boat	nmod
5	,	,	PUNCT	_	6 used	punct
6	used	use	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	2 boat	acl
7	for	for	ADP	_	8 racing	case
8	racing	racing	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 used	obl
9	or	or	CCONJ	_	11 pleasure	cc
10	for	for	ADP	_	11 pleasure	case
11	pleasure	pleasure	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 racing	conj
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 boat	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	use	participle		a boat with sails not said here				for racing or pleasure	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

A large, expensive motor boat or ship, often owned by a very rich person, used for holidays or parties.

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	6 boat	det
2	large	large	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 boat	amod
3	,	,	PUNCT	_	2 large	punct
4	expensive	expensive	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 boat	amod
5	motor	motor	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 boat	compound
6	boat	boat	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
7	or	or	CCONJ	_	8 ship	cc
8	ship	ship	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 boat	conj
9	,	,	PUNCT	_	11 owned	punct
10	often	often	ADV	_	11 owned	advmod
11	owned	own	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	6 boat	acl
12	by	by	ADP	_	16 person	case
13	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	16 person	det
14	very	very	ADV	_	15 rich	advmod
15	rich	rich	ADJ	Degree=Pos	16 person	amod
16	person	person	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 owned	obl:agent
17	,	,	PUNCT	_	18 used	punct
18	used	use	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	16 person	acl
19	for	for	ADP	_	20 holidays	case
20	holidays	holiday	NOUN	Number=Plur	18 used	obl
21	or	or	CCONJ	_	22 parties	cc
22	parties	party	NOUN	Number=Plur	20 holidays	conj
23	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 boat	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	own	participle		a large expensive motor boat or ship not said here				often property	vn own-100.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot
2	use	participle		a rich person not said here				for holidays or parties	vn eat-39.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent

Example 1

We watched the yachts racing across the bay.

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	2 watched	nsubj
2	watched	watch	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	4 yachts	det
4	yachts	yacht	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 watched	obj
5	racing	race	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	4 yachts	acl
6	across	across	ADP	_	8 bay	case
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 bay	det
8	bay	bay	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 racing	obl
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 watched	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	watch	past	We	the yachts					vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent yacht=Theme
2	race	gerund	the yachts not said here			the bay			vn run-51.3.2-2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme across bay=Trajectory

Example 2

My uncle has a small yacht and takes us sailing in summer.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	My	my	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	2 uncle	nmod:poss
2	uncle	uncle	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 has	nsubj
3	has	have	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 yacht	det
5	small	small	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 yacht	amod
6	yacht	yacht	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 has	obj
7	and	and	CCONJ	_	8 takes	cc
8	takes	take	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	3 has	conj
9	us	we	PRON	Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs	8 takes	obj
10	sailing	sail	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	8 takes	xcomp
11	in	in	ADP	_	12 summer	case
12	summer	summer	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 sailing	obl
13	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 has	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	when	roles by
1	have	present	My uncle	a small yacht		vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent yacht=Patient
2	take	present	My uncle not said here	us		vn characterize-29.2 «NP V NP to be ADJ»: agent=Agent we=Theme clause=Attribute
3	sail	gerund	My uncle not said here		summer	vn nonvehicle-51.4.2-1 «NP.agent V»: agent=Agent

Example 3

The film star arrived on a huge luxury yacht.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 star	det
2	film	film	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 star	compound
3	star	star	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
4	arrived	arrive	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	3 star	acl
5	on	on	ADP	_	9 yacht	case
6	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	9 yacht	det
7	huge	huge	ADJ	Degree=Pos	9 yacht	amod
8	luxury	luxury	ADJ	Degree=Pos	9 yacht	amod
9	yacht	yacht	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 arrived	obl
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 star	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	arrive	participle		the film star not said here		a huge luxury yacht			vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme

Example 4

The wind filled the yacht's white sails.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 wind	det
2	wind	wind	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 filled	nsubj
3	filled	fill	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 yacht	det
5	yacht	yacht	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 sails	nmod:poss
6	's	's	PART	_	5 yacht	case
7	white	white	ADJ	Degree=Pos	8 sails	amod
8	sails	sail	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 filled	obj
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 filled	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	fill	past	the wind	the yacht's white sails					vn other_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent sail=Patient

Example 5

The Sydney to Hobart yacht race starts on Boxing Day.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 Sydney	det
2	Sydney	Sydney	PROPN	Number=Sing	7 starts	nsubj
3	to	to	ADP	_	6 race	case
4	Hobart	Hobart	PROPN	Number=Sing	6 race	compound
5	yacht	yacht	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 race	compound
6	race	race	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 starts	obl
7	starts	start	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
8	on	on	ADP	_	10 Day	case
9	Boxing	Boxing	PROPN	Number=Sing	10 Day	compound
10	Day	Day	PROPN	Number=Sing	7 starts	obl
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	7 starts	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	start	present	the Sydney				on Boxing Day	to Hobart yacht race	vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP.eventuality V»: agent=Eventuality

Example 6

Yachts lined the harbour in Auckland, the "City of Sails".

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Yachts	yacht	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 lined	nsubj
2	lined	line	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	4 harbour	det
4	harbour	harbour	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 lined	obj
5	in	in	ADP	_	6 Auckland	case
6	Auckland	Auckland	PROPN	Number=Sing	2 lined	obl
7	,	,	PUNCT	_	10 City	punct
8	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	10 City	det
9	"	"	PUNCT	_	10 City	punct
10	City	City	PROPN	Number=Sing	6 Auckland	appos
11	of	of	ADP	_	12 Sails	case
12	Sails	Sail	PROPN	Number=Plur	10 City	nmod
13	"	"	PUNCT	_	10 City	punct
14	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 lined	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	line	past	Yachts	the harbour		Auckland			vn fill-9.8-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme harbour=Destination

Example 7

Off sailed the yacht with the princess and her escort.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Off	off	ADV	_	2 sailed	advmod
2	sailed	sail	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	4 yacht	det
4	yacht	yacht	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 sailed	obj
5	with	with	ADP	_	7 princess	case
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 princess	det
7	princess	princess	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 sailed	obl
8	and	and	CCONJ	_	10 escort	cc
9	her	her	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	10 escort	nmod:poss
10	escort	escort	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 princess	conj
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 sailed	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	sail	past		the yacht				with the princess and her escort; off property	vn nonvehicle-51.4.2-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme yacht=Trajectory

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