zither Who acts: zither, you, man, Chinese guzheng, film, We · What happens: be, stretch, lay, pluck, play, have · To what, where: musical instrument, many strings, flat wooden box, zither, table, strings
«zither» in the school dictionary: its meaning 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: zither in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 A zither is a musical instrument with many strings stretched over a flat wooden box; you lay it on a table or your lap and pluck the strings with your fingers or a pick.
The tree, 34 words det nsubj cop det amod case amod nmod acl case det amod amod obl punct nsubj parataxis obj case det obl cc nmod:poss conj cc conj det obj case nmod:poss nmod cc det conj punct root A DET zither NOUN is AUX a DET musical ADJ instrument NOUN with ADP many ADJ strings NOUN stretched VERB over ADP a DET flat ADJ wooden ADJ box NOUN ; PUNCT you PRON lay VERB it PRON on ADP a DET table NOUN or CCONJ your PRON lap NOUN and CCONJ pluck VERB the DET strings NOUN with ADP your PRON fingers NOUN or CCONJ a DET pick NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 zither det 2 zither zither NOUN Number=Sing 6 instrument nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 instrument cop 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 instrument det 5 musical musical ADJ Degree=Pos 6 instrument amod 6 instrument instrument NOUN Number=Sing root root 7 with with ADP _ 9 strings case 8 many many ADJ Degree=Pos 9 strings amod 9 strings string NOUN Number=Plur 6 instrument nmod 10 stretched stretch VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 9 strings acl 11 over over ADP _ 15 box case 12 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 15 box det 13 flat flat ADJ Degree=Pos 15 box amod 14 wooden wooden ADJ Degree=Pos 15 box amod 15 box box NOUN Number=Sing 10 stretched obl 16 ; ; PUNCT _ 18 lay punct 17 you you PRON Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs 18 lay nsubj 18 lay lay VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 instrument parataxis 19 it it PRON Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 18 lay obj 20 on on ADP _ 22 table case 21 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 22 table det 22 table table NOUN Number=Sing 18 lay obl 23 or or CCONJ _ 25 lap cc 24 your your PRON Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 25 lap nmod:poss 25 lap lap NOUN Number=Sing 22 table conj 26 and and CCONJ _ 27 pluck cc 27 pluck pluck VERB VerbForm=Inf 18 lay conj 28 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 29 strings det 29 strings string NOUN Number=Plur 27 pluck obj 30 with with ADP _ 32 fingers case 31 your your PRON Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 32 fingers nmod:poss 32 fingers finger NOUN Number=Plur 29 strings nmod 33 or or CCONJ _ 35 pick cc 34 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 35 pick det 35 pick pick NOUN Number=Sing 32 fingers conj 36 . . PUNCT _ 6 instrument punct
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1 is a present a zither a musical instrument with many strings tree rules 2 stretch participle many strings not said here a flat wooden box vn meander-47.7 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme over box=Location 3 lay present you zither a table or your lap vn put_spatial-9.2 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent it=Theme on table=Destination 4 pluck infinitive you not said here the strings with your fingers or a pick vn braid-41.2.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent string=Patient
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.
Example 1 The man in the Austrian café played the zither.
det nsubj case det amod nmod det obj punct root The DET man NOUN in ADP the DET Austrian ADJ café NOUN played VERB the DET zither NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 man det 2 man man NOUN Number=Sing 7 played nsubj 3 in in ADP _ 6 café case 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 café det 5 Austrian austrian ADJ Degree=Pos 6 café amod 6 café café NOUN Number=Sing 2 man nmod 7 played play VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 8 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 9 zither det 9 zither zither NOUN Number=Sing 7 played obj 10 . . PUNCT _ 7 played punct
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1 play past the man in the Austrian café the zither vn use-105.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent zither=Theme
Example 2 A zither has dozens of strings over a flat box.
det nsubj obj case nmod case det amod nmod punct root A DET zither NOUN has VERB dozens NOUN of ADP strings NOUN over ADP a DET flat ADJ box NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 zither det 2 zither zither NOUN Number=Sing 3 has nsubj 3 has have VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 dozens dozen NOUN Number=Plur 3 has obj 5 of of ADP _ 6 strings case 6 strings string NOUN Number=Plur 4 dozens nmod 7 over over ADP _ 10 box case 8 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 10 box det 9 flat flat ADJ Degree=Pos 10 box amod 10 box box NOUN Number=Sing 6 strings nmod 11 . . PUNCT _ 3 has punct
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1 have present a zither dozens of strings over a flat box vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent dozen=Patient
Example 3 The Chinese guzheng is a kind of zither.
det amod nsubj cop det case nmod punct root The DET Chinese ADJ guzheng NOUN is AUX a DET kind NOUN of ADP zither NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 guzheng det 2 Chinese Chinese ADJ Degree=Pos 3 guzheng amod 3 guzheng guzheng NOUN Number=Sing 6 kind nsubj 4 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 kind cop 5 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 kind det 6 kind kind NOUN Number=Sing root root 7 of of ADP _ 8 zither case 8 zither zither NOUN Number=Sing 6 kind nmod 9 . . PUNCT _ 6 kind punct
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1 is a present the Chinese guzheng a kind of zither tree rules
Example 4 You pluck the zither strings with your fingers.
nsubj det compound obj case nmod:poss nmod punct root You PRON pluck VERB the DET zither NOUN strings NOUN with ADP your PRON fingers NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 You you PRON Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs 2 pluck nsubj 2 pluck pluck VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 strings det 4 zither zither NOUN Number=Sing 5 strings compound 5 strings string NOUN Number=Plur 2 pluck obj 6 with with ADP _ 8 fingers case 7 your your PRON Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 8 fingers nmod:poss 8 fingers finger NOUN Number=Plur 5 strings nmod 9 . . PUNCT _ 2 pluck punct
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1 pluck present You the zither strings with your fingers vn braid-41.2.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent string=Patient
Example 5 The film «The Third Man» has famous zither music.
det nsubj punct det amod appos punct amod compound obj punct root The DET film NOUN « PUNCT The DET Third ADJ Man PROPN » PUNCT has VERB famous ADJ zither NOUN music NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 film det 2 film film NOUN Number=Sing 8 has nsubj 3 « « PUNCT _ 6 Man punct 4 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 Man det 5 Third third ADJ Degree=Pos NumForm=Word NumType=Ord 6 Man amod 6 Man Man PROPN Number=Sing 2 film appos 7 » » PUNCT _ 6 Man punct 8 has have VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 9 famous famous ADJ Degree=Pos 11 music amod 10 zither zither NOUN Number=Sing 11 music compound 11 music music NOUN Number=Sing 8 has obj 12 . . PUNCT _ 8 has punct
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1 have present the film famous zither music vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent music=Patient
Example 6 We heard a zither at the folk festival.
nsubj det obj case det compound obl punct root We PRON heard VERB a DET zither NOUN at ADP the DET folk NOUN festival NOUN . PUNCT 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 heard nsubj 2 heard hear VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 4 zither det 4 zither zither NOUN Number=Sing 2 heard obj 5 at at ADP _ 8 festival case 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 festival det 7 folk folk NOUN Number=Sing 8 festival compound 8 festival festival NOUN Number=Sing 2 heard obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 2 heard punct
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1 hear past We a zither the folk festival vn see-30.1-1-1 «NP V S»: agent=Experiencer zither=Stimulus
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