yarn

Who acts: Yarn, chat, Gran, kitten, ball, many metre pieces · What happens: be, make, use, crochet, weave, not be · To what, where: long thread, long story, chat, friendly way, blue yarn, scarf · Speech: someone speaks here

«yarn» in the school dictionary: its 3 meanings for a pupil and its 8 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: yarn in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

Yarn is long thread made of wool, cotton or other fibre, used for knitting, crocheting and weaving.

The tree, 17 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Yarn	yarn	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 thread	nsubj
2	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	4 thread	cop
3	long	long	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 thread	amod
4	thread	thread	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
5	made	make	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	4 thread	acl
6	of	of	ADP	_	7 wool	case
7	wool	wool	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 made	obl
8	,	,	PUNCT	_	9 cotton	punct
9	cotton	cotton	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 wool	conj
10	or	or	CCONJ	_	12 fibre	cc
11	other	other	ADJ	Degree=Pos	12 fibre	amod
12	fibre	fibre	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 wool	conj
13	,	,	PUNCT	_	14 used	punct
14	used	use	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	4 thread	acl:relcl
15	for	for	ADP	_	16 knitting	case
16	knitting	knitting	NOUN	_	14 used	obl
17	,	,	PUNCT	_	18 crocheting	punct
18	crocheting	crochet	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	14 used	advcl
19	and	and	CCONJ	_	20 weaving	cc
20	weaving	weave	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	18 crocheting	conj
21	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 thread	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	is a	present	Yarn	long thread		tree rules
2	make	participle		long thread not said here	of wool and cotton or other fibre	vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset
3	use	participle		long thread not said here	for knitting	vn eat-39.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
4	crochet	gerund				vn build-26.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent
5	weave	gerund				vn run-51.3.2 «NP V»: agent=Theme

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: informal — kept apart, not parsed.

A yarn is a long story, often one that is exciting or not quite true.

The tree, 15 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	2 yarn	det
2	yarn	yarn	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 story	nsubj
3	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	6 story	cop
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 story	det
5	long	long	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 story	amod
6	story	story	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
7	,	,	PUNCT	_	9 one	punct
8	often	often	ADV	_	9 one	advmod
9	one	one	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	6 story	appos
10	that	that	PRON	PronType=Rel	12 exciting	nsubj
11	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	12 exciting	cop
12	exciting	exciting	ADJ	Degree=Pos	9 one	acl:relcl
13	or	or	CCONJ	_	16 true	cc
14	not	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	16 true	advmod
15	quite	quite	ADV	_	16 true	advmod
16	true	true	ADJ	Degree=Pos	12 exciting	conj
17	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 story	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	is a	present	a yarn	a long story		tree rules
2	is	present			exciting property	tree rules
3	not be					tree rules

Meaning 3

Usage: informal, Australia/NZ — kept apart, not parsed.

A yarn is a chat; to yarn means to talk for a while in a friendly way.

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 yarn	det
2	yarn	yarn	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 chat	nsubj
3	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	5 chat	cop
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 chat	det
5	chat	chat	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
6	;	;	PUNCT	_	9 means	punct
7	to	to	PART	_	8 yarn	mark
8	yarn	yarn	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	9 means	csubj
9	means	mean	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	5 chat	acl:relcl
10	to	to	PART	_	11 talk	mark
11	talk	talk	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	9 means	ccomp
12	for	for	ADP	_	14 while	case
13	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	14 while	det
14	while	while	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 talk	obl
15	in	in	ADP	_	18 way	case
16	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	18 way	det
17	friendly	friendly	ADJ	Degree=Pos	18 way	amod
18	way	way	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 talk	obl
19	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 chat	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	where	when	roles by
1	is a	present	a yarn	a chat			tree rules
2	yarn	to-infinitive					tree rules
3	mean	present	a chat not said here				vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic
4	talk not said to happen	to-infinitive			a friendly way	while	vn talk-37.5 «NP V»: agent=Agent

Example 1

Gran bought blue yarn to knit me a scarf.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Gran	Gran	PROPN	Number=Sing	2 bought	nsubj
2	bought	buy	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	blue	blue	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 yarn	amod
4	yarn	yarn	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 bought	obj
5	to	to	PART	_	6 knit	mark
6	knit	knit	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	2 bought	advcl
7	me	I	PRON	Case=Acc Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs	6 knit	obj
8	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	9 scarf	det
9	scarf	scarf	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 knit	obj
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 bought	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	buy	past	Gran	blue yarn					vn accept-77.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent yarn=Theme
2	knit	to-infinitive	Gran not said here	a scarf	me				vn build-26.1 «NP V NP.beneficiary NP PP»: agent=Agent i=Beneficiary scarf=Product

Example 2

The kitten played with a ball of yarn.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 kitten	det
2	kitten	kitten	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 played	nsubj
3	played	play	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	with	with	ADP	_	6 ball	case
5	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 ball	det
6	ball	ball	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 played	obl
7	of	of	ADP	_	8 yarn	case
8	yarn	yarn	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 ball	nmod
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 played	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	play	past	the kitten					with a ball of yarn	vn play-114.2-1 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent with ball=Theme

Example 3

A ball of yarn is 60 metres long; how many 4-metre pieces can you cut?

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 ball	det
2	ball	ball	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 long	nsubj
3	of	of	ADP	_	4 yarn	case
4	yarn	yarn	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 ball	nmod
5	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	8 long	cop
6	60	60	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	7 metres	nummod
7	metres	metre	NOUN	Number=Plur	8 long	obl:unmarked
8	long	long	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
9	;	;	PUNCT	_	18 cut	punct
10	how	how	ADV	PronType=Int	11 many	advmod
11	many	many	ADJ	Degree=Pos	15 pieces	amod
12	4	4	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	14 metre	nummod
13	-	-	PUNCT	_	12 4	punct
14	metre	metre	NOUN	Number=Sing	15 pieces	compound
15	pieces	piece	NOUN	Number=Plur	18 cut	nsubj
16	can	can	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	18 cut	aux
17	you	you	PRON	Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs	18 cut	nsubj
18	cut	cut	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	8 long	conj
19	?	?	PUNCT	_	8 long	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	present	a ball of yarn					60 metres obl:unmarked; long property	tree rules
2	cut	can	many metre pieces						vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer

Example 4

Grandpa spun us a yarn about a giant fish.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Grandpa	Grandpa	PROPN	Number=Sing	2 spun	nsubj
2	spun	spin	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	us	we	PRON	Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs	2 spun	obj
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 yarn	det
5	yarn	yarn	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 spun	obj
6	about	about	ADP	_	9 fish	case
7	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	9 fish	det
8	giant	giant	ADJ	Degree=Pos	9 fish	amod
9	fish	fish	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 yarn	nmod
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 spun	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	spin	past	Grandpa	us					vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V NP ADJ.result»: agent=Agent we=Theme yarn=Result

Example 5

Come over and have a yarn with us, mate. (Australia)

Sentence 1: Come over and have a yarn with us, mate.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Come	come	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
2	over	over	ADV	_	1 Come	advmod
3	and	and	CCONJ	_	4 have	cc
4	have	have	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	1 Come	conj
5	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 yarn	det
6	yarn	yarn	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 have	obj
7	with	with	ADP	_	8 us	case
8	us	we	PRON	Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs	6 yarn	nmod
9	,	,	PUNCT	_	10 mate	punct
10	mate	mate	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 yarn	conj
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Come	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	come over	imperative	you not said here					over property	vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
2	have	present	you not said here	a yarn and mate				with us	vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent yarn=Patient

Sentence 2: (Australia)

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	(	(	PUNCT	_	2 Australia	punct
2	Australia	Australia	PROPN	Number=Sing	root	root
3	)	)	PUNCT	_	2 Australia	punct

The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

Example 6

We sat on the porch yarning till dark. (Australia/NZ)

Sentence 1: We sat on the porch yarning till dark.

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 sat	nsubj
2	sat	sit	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	on	on	ADP	_	5 porch	case
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 porch	det
5	porch	porch	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 sat	obl
6	yarning	yarn	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	2 sat	advcl
7	till	till	ADP	_	8 dark	case
8	dark	dark	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 yarning	obl
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 sat	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	sit	past	We			the porch			vn assuming_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent on porch=Location
2	yarn	gerund	We not said here				till dark		tree rules

Sentence 2: (Australia/NZ)

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	(	(	PUNCT	_	2 Australia/NZ	punct
2	Australia/NZ	Australia/NZ	PROPN	Number=Sing	root	root
3	)	)	PUNCT	_	2 Australia/NZ	punct

The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

Example 7

The rug is woven from thick wool yarn.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 rug	det
2	rug	rug	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 woven	nsubj:pass
3	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	4 woven	aux:pass
4	woven	weave	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
5	from	from	ADP	_	8 yarn	case
6	thick	thick	ADJ	Degree=Pos	8 yarn	amod
7	wool	wool	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 yarn	compound
8	yarn	yarn	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 woven	obl
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 woven	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	weave	present · passive		the rug		thick wool yarn			vn build-26.1 «NP V NP.product PP.material»: subject=Product from yarn=Material

Example 8

Habetrot soon overtook her, and placed the yarn in her hands.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Habetrot	Habetrot	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 overtook	nsubj
2	soon	soon	ADV	Degree=Pos	3 overtook	advmod
3	overtook	overtake	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	her	she	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	3 overtook	obj
5	,	,	PUNCT	_	7 placed	punct
6	and	and	CCONJ	_	7 placed	cc
7	placed	place	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	3 overtook	conj
8	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 yarn	det
9	yarn	yarn	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 placed	obj
10	in	in	ADP	_	12 hands	case
11	her	her	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	12 hands	nmod:poss
12	hands	hand	NOUN	Number=Plur	7 placed	obl
13	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 overtook	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	overtake	past	Habetrot	her = she				soon property	tree rules
2	place	past	Habetrot not said here	the yarn		Habetrot's hands			vn put-9.1-2 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent yarn=Theme in hand=Destination

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