kiver
Who acts: meezles, Nex, I, Den gits, oman fer ter, ter · What happens: cover over, do, kiver, not git, dost, be · To what, where: Nex, me, den ef, Chinee, ole, 'em · Speech: someone speaks here
«kiver» in the Early Modern English dictionary: its meaning for a pupil and its 3 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: kiver in the Early Modern English dictionary.
Meaning 1
To cover over.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | To | to | PART | _ | 2 cover | mark |
| 2 | cover | cover | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | over | over | ADV | _ | 2 cover | advmod |
| 4 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 2 cover | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | cover over | to-infinitive | over property | vn fill-9.8-1 «NP V NP»: 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.
Example 1
"Nex' mornin' de meezles 'd done kivered me, an' den ef I didn't git dosted by de ole 'oman I'm a Chinee.
From Uncle Remus, His Songs and His Sayings.
The tree, 24 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 2 Nex | punct |
| 2 | Nex | Nex | PROPN | Number=Sing | 10 kivered | nsubj |
| 3 | ' | ' | PUNCT | _ | 2 Nex | punct |
| 4 | mornin | mornin | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 Nex | flat:foreign |
| 5 | ' | ' | PUNCT | _ | 2 Nex | punct |
| 6 | de | de | X | Foreign=Yes | 2 Nex | flat:foreign |
| 7 | meezles | meezle | NOUN | Number=Plur | 9 done | nsubj |
| 8 | 'd | have | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 9 done | aux |
| 9 | done | do | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part | 2 Nex | acl:relcl |
| 10 | kivered | kiver | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 11 | me | I | PRON | Case=Acc Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs | 10 kivered | obj |
| 12 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 16 ef | punct |
| 13 | an | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 16 ef | det |
| 14 | ' | ' | PUNCT | _ | 16 ef | punct |
| 15 | den | den | NOUN | Number=Sing | 16 ef | compound |
| 16 | ef | ef | NOUN | Number=Sing | 10 kivered | parataxis |
| 17 | I | I | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs | 20 git | nsubj |
| 18 | did | do | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 20 git | aux |
| 19 | n't | not | PART | Polarity=Neg | 20 git | advmod |
| 20 | git | git | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 16 ef | acl:relcl |
| 21 | dosted | dost | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 16 ef | acl |
| 22 | by | by | ADP | _ | 26 oman | case |
| 23 | de | de | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 26 oman | amod |
| 24 | ole | ole | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 26 oman | amod |
| 25 | ' | ' | PUNCT | _ | 26 oman | punct |
| 26 | oman | oman | NOUN | Number=Sing | 21 dosted | obl |
| 27 | I | I | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs | 30 Chinee | nsubj |
| 28 | 'm | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 30 Chinee | cop |
| 29 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 30 Chinee | det |
| 30 | Chinee | Chinee | PROPN | Number=Sing | 26 oman | parataxis |
| 31 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 10 kivered | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | do in a quote | past · perfect | meezles | Nex not said here | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent nex=Eventuality | ||||
| 2 | kiver in a quote | past | Nex | me | tree rules | ||||
| 3 | not git in a quote | past · do-support | I | a den ef not said here | tree rules | ||||
| 4 | dost in a quote | participle | a den ef not said here | by de ole oman | tree rules | ||||
| 5 | is a in a quote | present | I | a Chinee | tree rules |
Example 2
Den I gits under de kiver an' tells my ole 'oman fer ter lay 'em onto me like she was roofin' a house.
From Uncle Remus, His Songs and His Sayings.
The tree, 23 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Den | den | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 gits | compound |
| 2 | I | I | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs | 1 Den | nsubj |
| 3 | gits | git | NOUN | Number=Plur | 9 tells | nsubj |
| 4 | under | under | ADP | _ | 6 kiver | case |
| 5 | de | de | X | Foreign=Yes | 6 kiver | compound |
| 6 | kiver | kiver | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 gits | nmod |
| 7 | an | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 9 tells | det |
| 8 | ' | ' | PUNCT | _ | 9 tells | punct |
| 9 | tells | tell | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 10 | my | my | PRON | Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 11 ole | nmod:poss |
| 11 | ole | ole | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 tells | obj |
| 12 | ' | ' | PUNCT | _ | 9 tells | punct |
| 13 | oman | oman | NOUN | Number=Sing | 15 ter | compound |
| 14 | fer | fer | NOUN | Number=Sing | 15 ter | compound |
| 15 | ter | ter | NOUN | Number=Sing | 16 lay | nsubj |
| 16 | lay | lie | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 9 tells | ccomp |
| 17 | 'em | they | PRON | Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs | 16 lay | obj |
| 18 | onto | onto | ADP | _ | 19 me | case |
| 19 | me | I | PRON | Case=Acc Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs | 16 lay | obl |
| 20 | like | like | ADP | _ | 23 roofin | case |
| 21 | she | she | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 23 roofin | nsubj |
| 22 | was | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 23 roofin | cop |
| 23 | roofin | roofin | NOUN | Number=Sing | 16 lay | obl |
| 24 | ' | ' | PUNCT | _ | 23 roofin | punct |
| 25 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 26 house | det |
| 26 | house | house | NOUN | Number=Sing | 16 lay | obj |
| 27 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 9 tells | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | den | I | tree rules | ||||||
| 2 | tell speech: assert | present | Den gits under de kiver | my ole | vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP S_INF»: agent=Agent ole=Recipient clause=Topic | ||||
| 3 | lie | past | oman fer ter | 'em = they | onto me | tree rules | |||
| 4 | is | past | ter | like roofin | tree rules |
Example 3
Bimeby she crawls in, an' de shingles w'at she put on her side fer ter kiver wid, dey all drap off on de flo'.
From Uncle Remus, His Songs and His Sayings.
The tree, 24 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bimeby | Bimeby | PROPN | Number=Sing | 3 crawls | nsubj |
| 2 | she | she | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 3 crawls | nsubj |
| 3 | crawls | crawl | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | in | in | ADV | _ | 3 crawls | advmod |
| 5 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 9 shingles | punct |
| 6 | an | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 8 de | det |
| 7 | ' | ' | PUNCT | _ | 8 de | punct |
| 8 | de | de | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 shingles | nsubj |
| 9 | shingles | shingle | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 3 crawls | conj |
| 10 | w'at | w'at | NOUN | Number=Sing | 12 put | nsubj |
| 11 | she | she | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 12 put | nsubj |
| 12 | put | put | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 9 shingles | ccomp |
| 13 | on | on | ADP | _ | 15 side | case |
| 14 | her | her | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 15 side | nmod:poss |
| 15 | side | side | NOUN | Number=Sing | 12 put | obl |
| 16 | fer | f | ADJ | Degree=Cmp | 19 wid | amod |
| 17 | ter | ter | NOUN | Number=Sing | 19 wid | compound |
| 18 | kiver | kiver | NOUN | Number=Sing | 19 wid | compound |
| 19 | wid | wid | NOUN | Number=Sing | 12 put | obj |
| 20 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 21 dey | punct |
| 21 | dey | dey | NOUN | Number=Sing | 19 wid | conj |
| 22 | all | all | ADV | _ | 23 drap | advmod |
| 23 | drap | drap | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 12 put | advcl |
| 24 | off | off | ADP | _ | 23 drap | compound:prt |
| 25 | on | on | ADP | _ | 27 flo | case |
| 26 | de | de | X | Foreign=Yes | 27 flo | compound |
| 27 | flo | flo | NOUN | Number=Sing | 23 drap | obl |
| 28 | ' | ' | PUNCT | _ | 27 flo | punct |
| 29 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 3 crawls | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | crawl | present | Bimeby | vn run-51.3.2 «NP V»: agent=Theme | |||||
| 2 | shingle | present | a de | tree rules | |||||
| 3 | put | past | w'at | fer ter kiver wid and dey | w'at's side | vn put-9.1-2 «NP V PP.destination NP»: agent=Agent wid=Theme on side=Destination | |||
| 4 | drap off | present | w'at not said here | de flo | all property | tree rules |
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