fox

Who acts: fox, Foxes, holes, you, Arctic foxes, prophets · What happens: be, point, mean, confuse, trick, run · To what, where: wild animal, them, garden, long bushy tail, holes, dens · Speech: someone speaks here

«fox» in the English dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 12 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: fox in the English dictionary.

Everyday, meaning 1

A fox is a wild animal of the dog family with a pointed nose, pointed ears, reddish fur and a long bushy tail.

The tree, 23 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	2 fox	det
2	fox	fox	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 animal	nsubj
3	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	6 animal	cop
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 animal	det
5	wild	wild	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 animal	amod
6	animal	animal	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
7	of	of	ADP	_	10 family	case
8	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	10 family	det
9	dog	dog	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 family	compound
10	family	family	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 animal	nmod
11	with	with	ADP	_	14 nose	case
12	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	14 nose	det
13	pointed	pointed	ADJ	Degree=Pos	14 nose	amod
14	nose	nose	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 family	nmod
15	,	,	PUNCT	_	17 ears	punct
16	pointed	point	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	17 ears	amod
17	ears	ear	NOUN	Number=Plur	10 family	conj
18	,	,	PUNCT	_	20 fur	punct
19	reddish	reddish	ADJ	Degree=Pos	20 fur	amod
20	fur	fur	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 animal	conj
21	and	and	CCONJ	_	25 tail	cc
22	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	25 tail	det
23	long	long	ADJ	Degree=Pos	25 tail	amod
24	bushy	bushy	ADJ	Degree=Pos	25 tail	amod
25	tail	tail	NOUN	Number=Sing	20 fur	conj
26	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 animal	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	present	a fox	a wild animal and reddish fur and a long bushy tail				of the dog family with a pointed nose and pointed ears; reddish fur and a long bushy tail conj	tree rules
2	point	participle							vn wink-40.3.1 «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.

Everyday, meaning 2

To fox someone means to confuse or trick them.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	To	to	PART	_	2 fox	mark
2	fox	fox	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 means	nsubj
3	someone	someone	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	4 means	nsubj
4	means	mean	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
5	to	to	PART	_	6 confuse	mark
6	confuse	confuse	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	4 means	ccomp
7	or	or	CCONJ	_	8 trick	cc
8	trick	trick	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	6 confuse	conj
9	them	they	PRON	Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs	8 trick	obj
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 means	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	mean	present	fox		someone nsubj	vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic
2	confuse not said to happen	to-infinitive				vn amalgamate-22.2-2 «NP V ADVP-Middle»: agent=Patient
3	trick	infinitive		them = they		vn trick-59.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent they=Patient

Example 1

A fox ran across our garden last night.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	2 fox	det
2	fox	fox	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 ran	nsubj
3	ran	run	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	across	across	ADP	_	6 garden	case
5	our	our	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	6 garden	nmod:poss
6	garden	garden	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 ran	obl
7	last	last	ADJ	Degree=Pos	8 night	amod
8	night	night	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 ran	obl:unmarked
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 ran	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	run	past	a fox			our garden	night		vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme across garden=Trajectory

Example 2

The fox has a long bushy tail.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 fox	det
2	fox	fox	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	7 tail	det
5	long	long	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 tail	amod
6	bushy	bushy	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 tail	amod
7	tail	tail	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 has	obj
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 has	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	have	present	the fox	a long bushy tail					vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent tail=Patient

Example 3

Foxes live in holes called dens.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Foxes	fox	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 live	nsubj
2	live	live	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	in	in	ADP	_	4 holes	case
4	holes	hole	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 live	obl
5	called	call	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	4 holes	acl
6	dens	den	NOUN	Number=Plur	5 called	xcomp
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 live	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	live	present	Foxes			holes			vn lodge-46 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in hole=Location
2	call	participle	holes not said here	dens					vn initiate_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent

Example 4

The fox tricked the gingerbread man.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 fox	det
2	fox	fox	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 tricked	nsubj
3	tricked	trick	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 man	det
5	gingerbread	gingerbread	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 man	compound
6	man	man	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 tricked	obj
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 tricked	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	trick	past	the fox	the gingerbread man					vn trick-59.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent man=Patient

Example 5

A mother fox is called a vixen.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	3 fox	det
2	mother	mother	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 fox	compound
3	fox	fox	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 called	nsubj:pass
4	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	5 called	aux:pass
5	called	call	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
6	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	7 vixen	det
7	vixen	vixen	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 called	xcomp
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 called	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	call	present · passive		a mother fox				a vixen xcomp	vn initiate_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: subject=Recipient

Example 6

Keep chickens safe from foxes.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Keep	keep	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
2	chickens	chicken	NOUN	Number=Plur	1 Keep	obj
3	safe	safe	ADJ	Degree=Pos	1 Keep	xcomp
4	from	from	ADP	_	5 foxes	case
5	foxes	fox	NOUN	Number=Plur	1 Keep	obl
6	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Keep	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	keep	imperative	you not said here		chickens			from foxes; safe property	vn forbid-64.4 «NP V NP PP.theme»: agent=Causer chicken=Beneficiary from fox=Eventuality

Example 7

This puzzle has really foxed me.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	This	this	DET	Number=Sing PronType=Dem	2 puzzle	det
2	puzzle	puzzle	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 foxed	nsubj:pass
3	has	have	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	5 foxed	aux
4	really	really	ADV	_	5 foxed	advmod
5	foxed	fox	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
6	me	I	PRON	Case=Acc Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs	5 foxed	obj
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 foxed	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	fox	present · perfect · passive		this puzzle				me obj	vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP ADJ»: subject=Experiencer i=Result

Example 8

Arctic foxes turn white in winter.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Arctic	arctic	ADJ	Degree=Pos	2 foxes	amod
2	foxes	fox	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 turn	nsubj
3	turn	turn	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	white	white	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 turn	xcomp
5	in	in	ADP	_	6 winter	case
6	winter	winter	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 turn	obl
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 turn	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	turn	present	Arctic foxes				winter	white property	vn roll-51.3.1 «NP.theme V»: agent=Theme

Example 9

For dinner the Fox served soup.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	For	for	ADP	_	2 dinner	case
2	dinner	dinner	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 served	obl
3	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	4 Fox	det
4	Fox	fox	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 served	nsubj
5	served	serve	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
6	soup	soup	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 served	obj
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 served	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	serve	past	the Fox	soup				for dinner	vn fulfilling-13.4.1-1 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: agent=Agent soup=Theme for dinner=Recipient

Example 10

O Israel, thy prophets have been like foxes in ruins. (Prophets EZK.13.4, JPS 1917)

Sentence 1: O Israel, thy prophets have been like foxes in ruins.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	O	o	INTJ	_	2 Israel	discourse
2	Israel	Israel	PROPN	Number=Sing	root	root
3	,	,	PUNCT	_	9 foxes	punct
4	thy	thy	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs Style=Arch	5 prophets	nmod:poss
5	prophets	prophet	NOUN	Number=Plur	9 foxes	nsubj
6	have	have	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	9 foxes	aux
7	been	be	AUX	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part	9 foxes	cop
8	like	like	ADP	_	9 foxes	case
9	foxes	fox	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 Israel	conj
10	in	in	ADP	_	11 ruins	case
11	ruins	ruin	NOUN	Number=Plur	9 foxes	nmod
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 Israel	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	present · perfect	thy prophets			ruins		like foxes	tree rules

Sentence 2: (Prophets EZK.13.4, 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	EZK.13.4	EZK.13.4	PROPN	Number=Sing	2 Prophets	appos
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	5 JPS	punct
5	JPS	JPS	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 EZK.13.4	flat
6	1917	1917	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	3 EZK.13.4	flat
7	)	)	PUNCT	_	2 Prophets	punct

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

Example 11

For the mountain of Zion, which is desolate, the foxes walk upon it. (Writings LAM.5.18, JPS 1917)

Sentence 1: For the mountain of Zion, which is desolate, the foxes walk upon it.

The tree, 13 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	For	for	ADP	_	3 mountain	case
2	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 mountain	det
3	mountain	mountain	NOUN	Number=Sing	13 walk	obl
4	of	of	ADP	_	5 Zion	case
5	Zion	Zion	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 mountain	nmod
6	,	,	PUNCT	_	9 desolate	punct
7	which	which	PRON	PronType=Rel	9 desolate	nsubj
8	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	9 desolate	cop
9	desolate	desolate	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	5 Zion	acl:relcl
10	,	,	PUNCT	_	3 mountain	punct
11	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	12 foxes	det
12	foxes	fox	NOUN	Number=Plur	13 walk	nsubj
13	walk	walk	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
14	upon	upon	ADP	_	15 it	case
15	it	it	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	13 walk	obl
16	.	.	PUNCT	_	13 walk	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	present	Zion					desolate property	tree rules
2	walk	present	the foxes			mountain		for the mountain of Zion	vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme upon it=Trajectory

Sentence 2: (Writings LAM.5.18, 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	LAM.5.18	LAM.5.18	PROPN	Number=Sing	2 Writings	appos
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	5 JPS	punct
5	JPS	JPS	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 LAM.5.18	flat
6	1917	1917	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	3 LAM.5.18	flat
7	)	)	PUNCT	_	2 Writings	punct

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

Example 12

They shall be hurled to the power of the sword; they shall be a portion for foxes. (Writings PSA.63.11, JPS 1917)

Sentence 1: They shall be hurled to the power of the sword; they shall be a portion for foxes.

The tree, 17 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	They	they	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs	4 hurled	nsubj
2	shall	shall	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	4 hurled	aux
3	be	be	AUX	VerbForm=Inf	4 hurled	aux:pass
4	hurled	hurl	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
5	to	to	ADP	_	7 power	case
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 power	det
7	power	power	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 hurled	obl
8	of	of	ADP	_	10 sword	case
9	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	10 sword	det
10	sword	sword	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 power	nmod
11	;	;	PUNCT	_	16 portion	punct
12	they	they	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs	16 portion	nsubj
13	shall	shall	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	16 portion	aux
14	be	be	AUX	VerbForm=Inf	16 portion	cop
15	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	16 portion	det
16	portion	portion	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 hurled	obl
17	for	for	ADP	_	18 foxes	case
18	foxes	fox	NOUN	Number=Plur	16 portion	nmod
19	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 hurled	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	hurl	shall · passive		They		the power of the sword			vn throw-17.1-1 «NP V NP PP.destinations»: subject=Theme to power=Destination
2	is a	shall	they	a portion				for foxes	tree rules

Sentence 2: (Writings PSA.63.11, 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	PSA.63.11	PSA.63.11	PROPN	Number=Sing	2 Writings	appos
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	5 JPS	punct
5	JPS	JPS	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 PSA.63.11	flat
6	1917	1917	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	3 PSA.63.11	flat
7	)	)	PUNCT	_	2 Writings	punct

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

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📖 fox

Everyday, meaning 1

Everyday, meaning 2

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