aardvark Who acts: strong claws, It, aardvark, Aardvarks, long ears, we · What happens: dig, eat, live, come out, sleep, be · To what, where: insects, burrows, termite mound, thousands, one, aardvark
«aardvark» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings 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: aardvark in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 An African mammal with a long snout, long ears, a thick tail and strong claws, which digs into ant and termite nests at night and eats the insects with its long sticky tongue.
The tree, 33 words det amod case det amod nmod punct amod conj punct det amod conj cc amod conj punct nsubj acl:relcl case obl cc compound conj case obl cc conj det obj case nmod:poss amod amod obl punct root An DET African ADJ mammal NOUN with ADP a DET long ADJ snout NOUN , PUNCT long ADJ ears NOUN , PUNCT a DET thick ADJ tail NOUN and CCONJ strong ADJ claws NOUN , PUNCT which PRON digs VERB into ADP ant NOUN and CCONJ termite NOUN nests NOUN at ADP night NOUN and CCONJ eats VERB the DET insects NOUN with ADP its PRON long ADJ sticky ADJ tongue NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 An a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 3 mammal det 2 African African ADJ Degree=Pos 3 mammal amod 3 mammal mammal NOUN Number=Sing root root 4 with with ADP _ 7 snout case 5 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 7 snout det 6 long long ADJ Degree=Pos 7 snout amod 7 snout snout NOUN Number=Sing 3 mammal nmod 8 , , PUNCT _ 10 ears punct 9 long long ADJ Degree=Pos 10 ears amod 10 ears ear NOUN Number=Plur 7 snout conj 11 , , PUNCT _ 14 tail punct 12 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 14 tail det 13 thick thick ADJ Degree=Pos 14 tail amod 14 tail tail NOUN Number=Sing 7 snout conj 15 and and CCONJ _ 17 claws cc 16 strong strong ADJ Degree=Pos 17 claws amod 17 claws claw NOUN Number=Plur 7 snout conj 18 , , PUNCT _ 20 digs punct 19 which which PRON PronType=Rel 20 digs nsubj 20 digs dig VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 17 claws acl:relcl 21 into into ADP _ 22 ant case 22 ant ant NOUN Number=Sing 20 digs obl 23 and and CCONJ _ 25 nests cc 24 termite termite NOUN Number=Sing 25 nests compound 25 nests nest NOUN Number=Plur 22 ant conj 26 at at ADP _ 27 night case 27 night night NOUN Number=Sing 20 digs obl 28 and and CCONJ _ 29 eats cc 29 eats eat VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 20 digs conj 30 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 31 insects det 31 insects insect NOUN Number=Plur 29 eats obj 32 with with ADP _ 36 tongue case 33 its its PRON Case=Gen Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 36 tongue nmod:poss 34 long long ADJ Degree=Pos 36 tongue amod 35 sticky sticky ADJ Degree=Pos 36 tongue amod 36 tongue tongue NOUN Number=Sing 29 eats obl 37 . . PUNCT _ 3 mammal punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 dig present strong claws night into ant and termite nests vn poke-19-1-1-1 «NP V NP PP.patient»: agent=Agent into ant=Patient 2 eat present strong claws not said here the insects with tail's long sticky tongue vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent insect=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.
Meaning 2 It lives in burrows and comes out mostly at night.
nsubj case obl cc conj compound:prt advmod case obl punct root It PRON lives VERB in ADP burrows NOUN and CCONJ comes VERB out ADP mostly ADV at ADP night NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 It it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 2 lives nsubj 2 lives live VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 in in ADP _ 4 burrows case 4 burrows burrow NOUN Number=Plur 2 lives obl 5 and and CCONJ _ 6 comes cc 6 comes come VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 2 lives conj 7 out out ADP _ 6 comes compound:prt 8 mostly mostly ADV _ 10 night advmod 9 at at ADP _ 10 night case 10 night night NOUN Number=Sing 6 comes obl 11 . . PUNCT _ 2 lives punct
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1 live present It burrows vn lodge-46 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in burrow=Location 2 come out present night vn become-109.1 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Patient
Example 1 The aardvark dug into the termite mound with its claws.
det nsubj case det compound obl case nmod:poss obl punct root The DET aardvark NOUN dug VERB into ADP the DET termite NOUN mound NOUN with ADP its PRON claws NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 aardvark det 2 aardvark aardvark NOUN Number=Sing 3 dug nsubj 3 dug dig VERB Mood=Ind Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 into into ADP _ 7 mound case 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 mound det 6 termite termite NOUN Number=Sing 7 mound compound 7 mound mound NOUN Number=Sing 3 dug obl 8 with with ADP _ 10 claws case 9 its its PRON Case=Gen Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 10 claws nmod:poss 10 claws claw NOUN Number=Plur 3 dug obl 11 . . PUNCT _ 3 dug punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 dig past the aardvark the termite mound with aardvark's claws vn poke-19-1-1-1 «NP V PP.theme PP.instrument»: agent=Agent with claw=Instrument
Example 2 An aardvark can eat thousands of ants in one night.
det nsubj aux obj case nmod case nummod obl punct root An DET aardvark NOUN can AUX eat VERB thousands NOUN of ADP ants NOUN in ADP one NUM night NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 An a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 aardvark det 2 aardvark aardvark NOUN Number=Sing 4 eat nsubj 3 can can AUX VerbForm=Fin 4 eat aux 4 eat eat VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 5 thousands thousand NOUN Number=Plur 4 eat obj 6 of of ADP _ 7 ants case 7 ants ant NOUN Number=Plur 5 thousands nmod 8 in in ADP _ 10 night case 9 one one NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 10 night nummod 10 night night NOUN Number=Sing 4 eat obl 11 . . PUNCT _ 4 eat punct
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1 eat can a aardvark thousands of ants night vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent thousand=Patient
Example 3 Aardvarks sleep in burrows during the day.
nsubj case obl case det obl punct root Aardvarks NOUN sleep VERB in ADP burrows NOUN during ADP the DET day NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Aardvarks aardvark NOUN Number=Plur 2 sleep nsubj 2 sleep sleep VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 in in ADP _ 4 burrows case 4 burrows burrow NOUN Number=Plur 2 sleep obl 5 during during ADP _ 7 day case 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 day det 7 day day NOUN Number=Sing 2 sleep obl 8 . . PUNCT _ 2 sleep punct
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1 sleep present Aardvarks burrows day vn fit-54.3 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent in burrow=Location
Example 4 «Aardvark» is one of the first words in the dictionary.
punct nsubj punct cop case det amod nmod case det nmod punct root « PUNCT Aardvark NOUN » PUNCT is AUX one NUM of ADP the DET first ADJ words NOUN in ADP the DET dictionary NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 « « PUNCT _ 2 Aardvark punct 2 Aardvark aardvark NOUN Number=Sing 5 one nsubj 3 » » PUNCT _ 2 Aardvark punct 4 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 one cop 5 one one NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card root root 6 of of ADP _ 9 words case 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 9 words det 8 first first ADJ Degree=Pos NumForm=Word NumType=Ord 9 words amod 9 words word NOUN Number=Plur 5 one nmod 10 in in ADP _ 12 dictionary case 11 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 12 dictionary det 12 dictionary dictionary NOUN Number=Sing 9 words nmod 13 . . PUNCT _ 5 one punct
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1 is a present Aardvark one of the first words in the dictionary tree rules
Example 5 The aardvark's long ears help it hear insects.
det nmod:poss case amod nsubj obj xcomp obj punct root The DET aardvark NOUN 's PART long ADJ ears NOUN help VERB it PRON hear VERB insects NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 aardvark det 2 aardvark aardvark NOUN Number=Sing 5 ears nmod:poss 3 's 's PART _ 2 aardvark case 4 long long ADJ Degree=Pos 5 ears amod 5 ears ear NOUN Number=Plur 6 help nsubj 6 help help VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 7 it it PRON Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 6 help obj 8 hear hear VERB VerbForm=Inf 6 help xcomp 9 insects insect NOUN Number=Plur 8 hear obj 10 . . PUNCT _ 6 help punct
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1 help present the aardvark's long ears aardvark vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP S_INF»: agent=Agent it=Beneficiary clause=Theme 2 hear infinitive aardvark not said here insects vn see-30.1-1-1 «NP V S»: agent=Experiencer insect=Stimulus
Example 6 At the zoo we only saw the aardvark in the nocturnal house.
case det obl nsubj advmod det obj case det amod obl punct root At ADP the DET zoo NOUN we PRON only ADV saw VERB the DET aardvark NOUN in ADP the DET nocturnal ADJ house NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 At at ADP _ 3 zoo case 2 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 zoo det 3 zoo zoo NOUN Number=Sing 6 saw obl 4 we we PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs 6 saw nsubj 5 only only ADV _ 6 saw advmod 6 saw see VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 aardvark det 8 aardvark aardvark NOUN Number=Sing 6 saw obj 9 in in ADP _ 12 house case 10 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 12 house det 11 nocturnal nocturnal ADJ Degree=Pos 12 house amod 12 house house NOUN Number=Sing 6 saw obl 13 . . PUNCT _ 6 saw punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 see past we the aardvark the zoo in the nocturnal house vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer aardvark=Stimulus
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