heron
Who acts: tall bird, heron, We, Herons, great blue heron, you · What happens: stand, catch, see, fly, pull back, eat · To what, where: shallow water, fish, grey heron, necks, S shape, garden pond · Speech: someone speaks here
«heron» in the Judaism dictionary: its meaning 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: heron in the Judaism dictionary.
Meaning 1
A tall bird with long legs, a long neck and a long sharp beak, which stands still in shallow water to catch fish and frogs.
The tree, 25 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 3 bird | det |
| 2 | tall | tall | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 3 bird | amod |
| 3 | bird | bird | NOUN | Number=Sing | 18 stands | nsubj |
| 4 | with | with | ADP | _ | 6 legs | case |
| 5 | long | long | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 6 legs | amod |
| 6 | legs | leg | NOUN | Number=Plur | 3 bird | nmod |
| 7 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 10 neck | punct |
| 8 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 10 neck | det |
| 9 | long | long | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 10 neck | amod |
| 10 | neck | neck | NOUN | Number=Sing | 18 stands | nsubj |
| 11 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 15 beak | cc |
| 12 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 15 beak | det |
| 13 | long | long | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 15 beak | amod |
| 14 | sharp | sharp | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 15 beak | amod |
| 15 | beak | beak | NOUN | Number=Sing | 10 neck | conj |
| 16 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 18 stands | punct |
| 17 | which | which | PRON | PronType=Rel | 18 stands | nsubj |
| 18 | stands | stand | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 19 | still | still | ADV | _ | 18 stands | advmod |
| 20 | in | in | ADP | _ | 22 water | case |
| 21 | shallow | shallow | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 22 water | amod |
| 22 | water | water | NOUN | Number=Sing | 18 stands | obl |
| 23 | to | to | PART | _ | 24 catch | mark |
| 24 | catch | catch | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 18 stands | advcl |
| 25 | fish | fish | NOUN | Number=Sing | 24 catch | obj |
| 26 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 27 frogs | cc |
| 27 | frogs | frog | NOUN | Number=Plur | 25 fish | conj |
| 28 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 18 stands | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | stand | present | a tall bird with long legs | shallow water | still | vn assuming_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent in water=Location | |||
| 2 | catch | to-infinitive | a tall bird with long legs not said here | fish and frogs | vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent fish=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
and the stork, and the heron after its kinds, and the hoopoe, and the bat. (Torah LEV.11.19, JPS 1917)
Sentence 1: and the stork, and the heron after its kinds, and the hoopoe, and the bat.
The tree, 15 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 3 stork | cc |
| 2 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 3 stork | det |
| 3 | stork | stork | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 4 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 7 heron | punct |
| 5 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 7 heron | cc |
| 6 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 7 heron | det |
| 7 | heron | heron | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 stork | appos |
| 8 | after | after | ADP | _ | 10 kinds | case |
| 9 | its | its | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 10 kinds | nmod:poss |
| 10 | kinds | kind | NOUN | Number=Plur | 7 heron | nmod |
| 11 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 14 hoopoe | punct |
| 12 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 14 hoopoe | cc |
| 13 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 14 hoopoe | det |
| 14 | hoopoe | hoopoe | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 stork | conj |
| 15 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 18 bat | punct |
| 16 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 18 bat | cc |
| 17 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 18 bat | det |
| 18 | bat | bat | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 stork | conj |
| 19 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 3 stork | punct |
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.
Sentence 2: (Torah LEV.11.19, JPS 1917)
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ( | ( | PUNCT | _ | 3 LEV.11.19 | punct |
| 2 | Torah | Torah | PROPN | Number=Sing | 3 LEV.11.19 | compound |
| 3 | LEV.11.19 | LEV.11.19 | PROPN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 4 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 5 JPS | punct |
| 5 | JPS | JPS | PROPN | Number=Sing | 3 LEV.11.19 | conj |
| 6 | 1917 | 1917 | NUM | NumForm=Digit NumType=Card | 5 JPS | flat |
| 7 | ) | ) | PUNCT | _ | 3 LEV.11.19 | punct |
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.
Example 2
A heron stood very still in the shallow water.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 2 heron | det |
| 2 | heron | heron | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 stood | nsubj |
| 3 | stood | stand | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | very | very | ADV | _ | 5 still | advmod |
| 5 | still | still | ADV | _ | 3 stood | advmod |
| 6 | in | in | ADP | _ | 9 water | case |
| 7 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 9 water | det |
| 8 | shallow | shallow | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 9 water | amod |
| 9 | water | water | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 stood | obl |
| 10 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 3 stood | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | stand | past | a heron | the shallow water | still | vn assuming_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent in water=Location |
Example 3
The heron caught a fish with its long beak.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 heron | det |
| 2 | heron | heron | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 caught | nsubj |
| 3 | caught | catch | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 5 fish | det |
| 5 | fish | fish | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 caught | obj |
| 6 | with | with | ADP | _ | 9 beak | case |
| 7 | its | its | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 9 beak | nmod:poss |
| 8 | long | long | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 9 beak | amod |
| 9 | beak | beak | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 fish | nmod |
| 10 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 3 caught | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | catch | past | the heron | a fish | with heron's long beak | vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent fish=Theme |
Example 4
We saw a grey heron by the river.
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 saw | nsubj |
| 2 | saw | see | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 5 heron | det |
| 4 | grey | grey | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 5 heron | amod |
| 5 | heron | heron | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 saw | obj |
| 6 | by | by | ADP | _ | 8 river | case |
| 7 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 8 river | det |
| 8 | river | river | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 saw | obl |
| 9 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 2 saw | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | see | past | We | a grey heron | by the river | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer heron=Stimulus |
Example 5
Herons fly with their necks pulled back in an S shape.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Herons | heron | NOUN | Number=Plur | 2 fly | nsubj |
| 2 | fly | fly | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | with | with | ADP | _ | 5 necks | case |
| 4 | their | their | PRON | Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 5 necks | nmod:poss |
| 5 | necks | neck | NOUN | Number=Plur | 2 fly | obl |
| 6 | pulled | pull | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 5 necks | acl |
| 7 | back | back | ADV | _ | 6 pulled | advmod |
| 8 | in | in | ADP | _ | 11 shape | case |
| 9 | an | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 11 shape | det |
| 10 | S | s | NOUN | Number=Sing | 11 shape | compound |
| 11 | shape | shape | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 pulled | obl |
| 12 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 2 fly | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | fly | present | Herons | with Herons's necks | vn spatial_configuration-47.6-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | ||||
| 2 | pull back | participle | Herons's necks not said here | a S shape | vn slide-11.2 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
Example 6
A heron ate all the fish from our garden pond!
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 2 heron | det |
| 2 | heron | heron | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 ate | nsubj |
| 3 | ate | eat | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | all | all | DET | PronType=Tot | 6 fish | det:predet |
| 5 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 6 fish | det |
| 6 | fish | fish | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 ate | obj |
| 7 | from | from | ADP | _ | 10 pond | case |
| 8 | our | our | PRON | Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 10 pond | nmod:poss |
| 9 | garden | garden | NOUN | Number=Sing | 10 pond | compound |
| 10 | pond | pond | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 ate | obl |
| 11 | ! | ! | PUNCT | _ | 3 ate | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | eat | past | a heron | all fish | our garden pond | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent fish=Patient |
Example 7
The great blue heron is common in North America.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 4 heron | det |
| 2 | great | great | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 4 heron | amod |
| 3 | blue | blue | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 4 heron | amod |
| 4 | heron | heron | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 common | nsubj |
| 5 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 6 common | cop |
| 6 | common | common | ADJ | Degree=Pos | root | root |
| 7 | in | in | ADP | _ | 9 America | case |
| 8 | North | North | PROPN | Number=Sing | 9 America | compound |
| 9 | America | America | PROPN | Number=Sing | 6 common | obl |
| 10 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 6 common | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is | present | the great blue heron | North America | common property | tree rules |
Example 8
‘What do you do yourself?’ asked the heron.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ‘ | ' | PUNCT | _ | 5 do | punct |
| 2 | What | what | PRON | PronType=Int | 5 do | obj |
| 3 | do | do | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 5 do | aux |
| 4 | you | you | PRON | Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs | 5 do | nsubj |
| 5 | do | do | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 9 asked | ccomp |
| 6 | yourself | yourself | PRON | Case=Acc Number=Sing Person=2 PronType=Prs Reflex=Yes | 5 do | iobj |
| 7 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 5 do | punct |
| 8 | ’ | ' | PUNCT | _ | 5 do | punct |
| 9 | asked | ask | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 10 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 11 heron | det |
| 11 | heron | heron | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 asked | obj |
| 12 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 9 asked | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | do | present · do-support | you | yourself | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | ask speech: ask | past | the heron | vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V NP whether S»: agent=Agent heron=Recipient clause=Topic |
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