bird

Who acts: bird, most birds, 3 birds, 4 more birds, 6 birds, many more storks · What happens: be, lay, fly, sit, come, join · To what, where: animal, eggs, fence, birds, small bird, nest

«bird» in the English dictionary: its meaning for a pupil and its 15 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: bird in the English dictionary.

Everyday, meaning 1

A bird is an animal with feathers, wings and a beak; it lays eggs, and most birds can fly.

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	2 bird	det
2	bird	bird	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 animal	nsubj
3	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	5 animal	cop
4	an	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 animal	det
5	animal	animal	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
6	with	with	ADP	_	7 feathers	case
7	feathers	feather	NOUN	Number=Plur	5 animal	nmod
8	,	,	PUNCT	_	9 wings	punct
9	wings	wing	NOUN	Number=Plur	7 feathers	conj
10	and	and	CCONJ	_	12 beak	cc
11	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	12 beak	det
12	beak	beak	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 feathers	conj
13	;	;	PUNCT	_	15 lays	punct
14	it	it	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	15 lays	nsubj
15	lays	lay	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	5 animal	parataxis
16	eggs	egg	NOUN	Number=Plur	15 lays	obj
17	,	,	PUNCT	_	22 fly	punct
18	and	and	CCONJ	_	22 fly	cc
19	most	most	ADJ	Degree=Sup	20 birds	amod
20	birds	bird	NOUN	Number=Plur	22 fly	nsubj
21	can	can	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	22 fly	aux
22	fly	fly	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	15 lays	parataxis
23	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 animal	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	is a	present	a bird	a animal	with feathers and wings and a beak	tree rules
2	lay	present	bird	eggs		vn create-26.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent egg=Result
3	fly	can	most birds			vn spatial_configuration-47.6-1 «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.

Example 1

3 birds were sitting on the fence.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	3	3	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	2 birds	nummod
2	birds	bird	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 sitting	nsubj
3	were	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	4 sitting	aux
4	sitting	sit	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	root	root
5	on	on	ADP	_	7 fence	case
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 fence	det
7	fence	fence	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 sitting	obl
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 sitting	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	sit	past · progressive	3 birds			the fence			vn assuming_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent on fence=Location

Example 2

4 more birds came to join them.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	4	4	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	3 birds	nummod
2	more	more	ADJ	Degree=Cmp	3 birds	amod
3	birds	bird	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 came	nsubj
4	came	come	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
5	to	to	PART	_	6 join	mark
6	join	join	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	4 came	xcomp
7	them	they	PRON	Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs	6 join	obj
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 came	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	come	past	4 more birds						tree rules
2	join	to-infinitive	4 more birds not said here	birds = bird					vn mix-22.1-2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent they=Patient

Example 3

6 birds flew away.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	6	6	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	2 birds	nummod
2	birds	bird	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 flew	nsubj
3	flew	fly	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	away	away	ADV	_	3 flew	advmod
5	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 flew	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	fly away	past	6 birds					away property	vn spatial_configuration-47.6-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme

Example 4

How many more storks than birds are on the fence?

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	How	how	ADV	PronType=Int	2 many	advmod
2	many	many	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 storks	amod
3	more	more	ADJ	Degree=Cmp	4 storks	amod
4	storks	stork	NOUN	Number=Plur	10 fence	nsubj
5	than	than	ADP	_	6 birds	case
6	birds	bird	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 storks	nmod
7	are	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	10 fence	cop
8	on	on	ADP	_	10 fence	case
9	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	10 fence	det
10	fence	fence	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
11	?	?	PUNCT	_	10 fence	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	present	many more storks than birds			the fence			tree rules

Example 5

A robin is a small bird with a red chest.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	2 robin	det
2	robin	robin	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 bird	nsubj
3	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	6 bird	cop
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 bird	det
5	small	small	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 bird	amod
6	bird	bird	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
7	with	with	ADP	_	10 chest	case
8	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	10 chest	det
9	red	red	ADJ	Degree=Pos	10 chest	amod
10	chest	chest	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 bird	nmod
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 bird	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	present	a robin	a small bird				with a red chest	tree rules

Example 6

Penguins are birds that cannot fly.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Penguins	penguin	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 birds	nsubj
2	are	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	3 birds	cop
3	birds	bird	NOUN	Number=Plur	root	root
4	that	that	PRON	PronType=Rel	7 fly	nsubj
5	can	can	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	7 fly	aux
6	not	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	7 fly	advmod
7	fly	fly	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	3 birds	acl:relcl
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 birds	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	present	Penguins	birds					tree rules
2	not fly	can	birds						vn spatial_configuration-47.6-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme

Example 7

The bird built a nest in our tree.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 bird	det
2	bird	bird	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 built	nsubj
3	built	build	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 nest	det
5	nest	nest	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 built	obj
6	in	in	ADP	_	8 tree	case
7	our	our	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	8 tree	nmod:poss
8	tree	tree	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 built	obl
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 built	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	build	past	the bird	a nest		our tree			vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent nest=Product

Example 8

We put out seeds for the birds in winter.

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 put	nsubj
2	put	put	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	out	out	ADP	_	2 put	compound:prt
4	seeds	seed	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 put	obj
5	for	for	ADP	_	7 birds	case
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 birds	det
7	birds	bird	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 put	obl
8	in	in	ADP	_	9 winter	case
9	winter	winter	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 put	obl
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 put	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	put out	past	We	seeds			winter	for the birds	vn invest-13.5.4-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Agent seed=Goal

Example 9

Fine feathers don’t make fine birds.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Fine	fine	ADJ	Degree=Pos	2 feathers	amod
2	feathers	feather	NOUN	Number=Plur	5 make	nsubj
3	do	do	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	5 make	aux
4	n’t	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	5 make	advmod
5	make	make	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	root	root
6	fine	fine	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 birds	amod
7	birds	bird	NOUN	Number=Plur	5 make	obj
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 make	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	not make	present · do-support	Fine feathers	fine birds					vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset bird=Product

Example 10

Of all clean birds ye may eat. (Torah DEU.14.11, JPS 1917)

Sentence 1: Of all clean birds ye may eat.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Of	of	ADP	_	4 birds	case
2	all	all	DET	PronType=Tot	4 birds	det
3	clean	clean	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 birds	amod
4	birds	bird	NOUN	Number=Plur	root	root
5	ye	ye	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=2 PronType=Prs Style=Arch	7 eat	nsubj
6	may	may	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	7 eat	aux
7	eat	eat	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	4 birds	acl:relcl
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 birds	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	eat	may	ye	all clean birds not said here					vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent bird=Patient

Sentence 2: (Torah DEU.14.11, JPS 1917)

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	(	(	PUNCT	_	3 DEU.14.11	punct
2	Torah	Torah	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 DEU.14.11	compound
3	DEU.14.11	DEU.14.11	PROPN	Number=Sing	root	root
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	5 JPS	punct
5	JPS	JPS	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 DEU.14.11	conj
6	1917	1917	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	5 JPS	flat
7	)	)	PUNCT	_	3 DEU.14.11	punct

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

Example 11

And the birds of prey came down upon the carcasses, and Abram drove them away. (Torah GEN.15.11, JPS 1917)

Sentence 1: And the birds of prey came down upon the carcasses, and Abram drove them away.

The tree, 15 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	And	and	CCONJ	_	6 came	cc
2	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 birds	det
3	birds	bird	NOUN	Number=Plur	6 came	nsubj
4	of	of	ADP	_	5 prey	case
5	prey	prey	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 birds	nmod
6	came	come	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
7	down	down	ADV	_	6 came	advmod
8	upon	upon	ADP	_	10 carcasses	case
9	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	10 carcasses	det
10	carcasses	carcass	NOUN	Number=Plur	6 came	obl
11	,	,	PUNCT	_	14 drove	punct
12	and	and	CCONJ	_	14 drove	cc
13	Abram	Abram	PROPN	Number=Sing	14 drove	nsubj
14	drove	drive	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	6 came	conj
15	them	they	PRON	Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs	14 drove	obj
16	away	away	ADV	_	14 drove	advmod
17	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 came	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	come down	past	the birds of prey			the carcasses		down property	vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme upon carcass=Location
2	drive away	past	Abram	birds = bird				away property	vn nonvehicle-51.4.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent they=Theme

Sentence 2: (Torah GEN.15.11, JPS 1917)

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	(	(	PUNCT	_	3 GEN.15.11	punct
2	Torah	Torah	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 GEN.15.11	compound
3	GEN.15.11	GEN.15.11	PROPN	Number=Sing	root	root
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	5 JPS	punct
5	JPS	JPS	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 GEN.15.11	conj
6	1917	1917	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	5 JPS	flat
7	)	)	PUNCT	_	3 GEN.15.11	punct

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

Example 12

And he shall kill one of the birds in an earthen vessel over running water. (Torah LEV.14.50, JPS 1917)

Sentence 1: And he shall kill one of the birds in an earthen vessel over running water.

The tree, 15 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	And	and	CCONJ	_	4 kill	cc
2	he	he	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	4 kill	nsubj
3	shall	shall	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	4 kill	aux
4	kill	kill	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	root	root
5	one	one	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	4 kill	obj
6	of	of	ADP	_	8 birds	case
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 birds	det
8	birds	bird	NOUN	Number=Plur	5 one	nmod
9	in	in	ADP	_	12 vessel	case
10	an	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	12 vessel	det
11	earthen	earthen	ADJ	Degree=Pos	12 vessel	amod
12	vessel	vessel	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 kill	obl
13	over	over	SCONJ	_	14 running	mark
14	running	run	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	4 kill	advcl
15	water	water	NOUN	Number=Sing	14 running	obj
16	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 kill	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	kill	shall	he	one of the birds		a earthen vessel			vn remove-10.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent one=Theme
2	run	gerund	he not said here	water					vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme water=Trajectory

Sentence 2: (Torah LEV.14.50, JPS 1917)

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	(	(	PUNCT	_	3 LEV.14.50	punct
2	Torah	Torah	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 LEV.14.50	compound
3	LEV.14.50	LEV.14.50	PROPN	Number=Sing	root	root
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	5 JPS	punct
5	JPS	JPS	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 LEV.14.50	conj
6	1917	1917	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	5 JPS	flat
7	)	)	PUNCT	_	3 LEV.14.50	punct

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

Example 13

Wilt thou play with him as with a bird? (Writings JOB.40.29, JPS 1917)

Sentence 1: Wilt thou play with him as with a bird?

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Wilt	will	AUX	Style=Arch VerbForm=Fin	3 play	aux
2	thou	thou	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=2 PronType=Prs Style=Arch	3 play	nsubj
3	play	play	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	root	root
4	with	with	ADP	_	5 him	case
5	him	he	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	3 play	obl
6	as	as	ADV	_	3 play	advmod
7	with	with	ADP	_	9 bird	case
8	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	9 bird	det
9	bird	bird	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 play	obl
10	?	?	PUNCT	_	3 play	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	play	future	thou					with him = he; with a bird	vn play-114.2-1 «NP V PP.co-agent»: agent=Agent with he=Co-Agent

Sentence 2: (Writings JOB.40.29, JPS 1917)

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	(	(	PUNCT	_	2 Writings	punct
2	Writings	writing	NOUN	Number=Plur	root	root
3	JOB.40.29	JOB.40.29	PROPN	Number=Sing	2 Writings	appos
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	5 JPS	punct
5	JPS	JPS	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 JOB.40.29	flat
6	1917	1917	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	3 JOB.40.29	flat
7	)	)	PUNCT	_	2 Writings	punct

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

Example 14

Are the birds of prey against her round about? (Prophets JER.12.9, JPS 1917)

Sentence 1: Are the birds of prey against her round about?

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Are	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	3 birds	cop
2	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 birds	det
3	birds	bird	NOUN	Number=Plur	root	root
4	of	of	ADP	_	5 prey	case
5	prey	prey	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 birds	nmod
6	against	against	ADP	_	8 round	case
7	her	her	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	8 round	nmod:poss
8	round	round	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 prey	nmod
9	about	about	ADP	_	8 round	obl
10	?	?	PUNCT	_	3 birds	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	present		the birds				of prey against her round	tree rules

Sentence 2: (Prophets JER.12.9, JPS 1917)

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	(	(	PUNCT	_	2 Prophets	punct
2	Prophets	prophet	NOUN	Number=Plur	root	root
3	JER.12.9	JER.12.9	PROPN	Number=Sing	2 Prophets	appos
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	5 JPS	punct
5	JPS	JPS	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 JER.12.9	flat
6	1917	1917	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	3 JER.12.9	flat
7	)	)	PUNCT	_	2 Prophets	punct

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

Example 15

Is My heritage unto Me as a speckled bird of prey? (Prophets JER.12.9, JPS 1917)

Sentence 1: Is My heritage unto Me as a speckled bird of prey?

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	3 heritage	cop
2	My	my	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	3 heritage	nmod:poss
3	heritage	heritage	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
4	unto	unto	ADP	_	5 Me	case
5	Me	I	PRON	Case=Acc Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs	3 heritage	nmod
6	as	as	ADP	_	9 bird	case
7	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	9 bird	det
8	speckled	speckled	ADJ	Degree=Pos	9 bird	amod
9	bird	bird	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 heritage	nmod
10	of	of	ADP	_	11 prey	case
11	prey	prey	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 bird	nmod
12	?	?	PUNCT	_	3 heritage	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	present		My heritage				unto Me; as a speckled bird of prey; My nmod:poss	tree rules

Sentence 2: (Prophets JER.12.9, JPS 1917)

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	(	(	PUNCT	_	2 Prophets	punct
2	Prophets	prophet	NOUN	Number=Plur	root	root
3	JER.12.9	JER.12.9	PROPN	Number=Sing	2 Prophets	appos
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	5 JPS	punct
5	JPS	JPS	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 JER.12.9	flat
6	1917	1917	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	3 JER.12.9	flat
7	)	)	PUNCT	_	2 Prophets	punct

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

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📖 bird

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