acorn Who acts: acorn, Squirrels, I, oak tree, We, Acorns · What happens: be, sit, bury, find, grow, have · To what, where: nut, little rough cup, acorns, ground, shiny brown acorn, park
«acorn» in the school 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: acorn in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 An acorn is the nut of an oak tree; it is smooth and oval and sits in a little rough cup.
The tree, 21 words det nsubj cop det case det compound nmod punct nsubj cop advcl cc conj cc conj case det amod amod obl punct root An DET acorn NOUN is AUX the DET nut NOUN of ADP an DET oak NOUN tree NOUN ; PUNCT it PRON is AUX smooth ADJ and CCONJ oval ADJ and CCONJ sits VERB in ADP a DET little ADJ rough ADJ cup NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 An a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 acorn det 2 acorn acorn NOUN Number=Sing 5 nut nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 nut cop 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 nut det 5 nut nut NOUN Number=Sing root root 6 of of ADP _ 9 tree case 7 an a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 9 tree det 8 oak oak NOUN Number=Sing 9 tree compound 9 tree tree NOUN Number=Sing 5 nut nmod 10 ; ; PUNCT _ 13 smooth punct 11 it it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 13 smooth nsubj 12 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 13 smooth cop 13 smooth smooth ADJ Degree=Pos 5 nut advcl 14 and and CCONJ _ 15 oval cc 15 oval oval ADJ Degree=Pos 13 smooth conj 16 and and CCONJ _ 17 sits cc 17 sits sit VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 13 smooth conj 18 in in ADP _ 22 cup case 19 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 22 cup det 20 little little ADJ Degree=Pos 22 cup amod 21 rough rough ADJ Degree=Pos 22 cup amod 22 cup cup NOUN Number=Sing 17 sits obl 23 . . PUNCT _ 5 nut punct
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1 is a present a acorn the nut of a oak tree tree rules 2 is present acorn smooth property tree rules 3 be acorn not said here tree rules 4 sit present acorn not said here a little rough cup vn assuming_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent in cup=Location
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 Squirrels bury acorns in the ground for winter.
nsubj obj case det obl case obl punct root Squirrels NOUN bury VERB acorns NOUN in ADP the DET ground NOUN for ADP winter NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Squirrels squirrel NOUN Number=Plur 2 bury nsubj 2 bury bury VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 acorns acorn NOUN Number=Plur 2 bury obj 4 in in ADP _ 6 ground case 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 ground det 6 ground ground NOUN Number=Sing 2 bury obl 7 for for ADP _ 8 winter case 8 winter winter NOUN Number=Sing 2 bury obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 2 bury punct
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1 bury present Squirrels acorns the ground winter vn put-9.1-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent acorn=Theme in ground=Destination
Example 2 I found a shiny brown acorn in the park.
nsubj det amod amod obj case det nmod punct root I PRON found VERB a DET shiny ADJ brown ADJ acorn NOUN in ADP the DET park NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 I I PRON Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs 2 found nsubj 2 found find VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 acorn det 4 shiny shiny ADJ Degree=Pos 6 acorn amod 5 brown brown ADJ Degree=Pos 6 acorn amod 6 acorn acorn NOUN Number=Sing 2 found obj 7 in in ADP _ 9 park case 8 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 9 park det 9 park park NOUN Number=Sing 6 acorn nmod 10 . . PUNCT _ 2 found punct
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1 find past I a shiny brown acorn the park vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent acorn=Topic
Example 3 An oak tree grows from an acorn.
det compound nsubj case det obl punct root An DET oak NOUN tree NOUN grows VERB from ADP an DET acorn NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 An a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 3 tree det 2 oak oak NOUN Number=Sing 3 tree compound 3 tree tree NOUN Number=Sing 4 grows nsubj 4 grows grow VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 5 from from ADP _ 7 acorn case 6 an a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 7 acorn det 7 acorn acorn NOUN Number=Sing 4 grows obl 8 . . PUNCT _ 4 grows punct
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1 grow present a oak tree from a acorn vn grow-26.2.1 «NP.product V PP.patient»: agent=Product from acorn=Patient
Example 4 The acorn still had its little cup on top.
det nsubj advmod nmod:poss amod obj case obl punct root The DET acorn NOUN still ADV had VERB its PRON little ADJ cup NOUN on ADP top NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 acorn det 2 acorn acorn NOUN Number=Sing 4 had nsubj 3 still still ADV _ 4 had advmod 4 had have VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 5 its its PRON Case=Gen Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 7 cup nmod:poss 6 little little ADJ Degree=Pos 7 cup amod 7 cup cup NOUN Number=Sing 4 had obj 8 on on ADP _ 9 top case 9 top top NOUN Number=Sing 4 had obl 10 . . PUNCT _ 4 had punct
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1 have past the acorn acorn's little cup top still vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent cup=Patient
Example 5 We made tiny people out of acorns and pipe cleaners.
nsubj amod obj case case obl cc compound conj punct root We PRON made VERB tiny ADJ people NOUN out ADP of ADP acorns NOUN and CCONJ pipe NOUN cleaners NOUN . PUNCT 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 made nsubj 2 made make VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 tiny tiny ADJ Degree=Pos 4 people amod 4 people people NOUN Number=Plur 2 made obj 5 out out ADP _ 7 acorns case 6 of of ADP _ 7 acorns case 7 acorns acorn NOUN Number=Plur 2 made obl 8 and and CCONJ _ 10 cleaners cc 9 pipe pipe NOUN Number=Sing 10 cleaners compound 10 cleaners cleaner NOUN Number=Plur 7 acorns conj 11 . . PUNCT _ 2 made punct
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1 make past We tiny people acorns and pipe cleaners vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent people=Product
Example 6 Acorns fall from oak trees in autumn.
nsubj case compound obl case obl punct root Acorns NOUN fall VERB from ADP oak NOUN trees NOUN in ADP autumn NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Acorns acorn NOUN Number=Plur 2 fall nsubj 2 fall fall VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 from from ADP _ 5 trees case 4 oak oak NOUN Number=Sing 5 trees compound 5 trees tree NOUN Number=Plur 2 fall obl 6 in in ADP _ 7 autumn case 7 autumn autumn NOUN Number=Sing 2 fall obl 8 . . PUNCT _ 2 fall punct
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1 fall present Acorns oak trees autumn vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial_location»: agent=Theme from tree=Initial_Location
Example 7 Don't eat raw acorns; they taste bitter and can upset your tummy.
The tree, 13 words aux advmod amod obj punct nsubj parataxis xcomp cc aux conj nmod:poss obj punct root Do AUX n't PART eat VERB raw ADJ acorns NOUN ; PUNCT they PRON taste VERB bitter ADJ and CCONJ can AUX upset VERB your PRON tummy NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Do do AUX Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin 3 eat aux 2 n't not PART Polarity=Neg 3 eat advmod 3 eat eat VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 4 raw raw ADJ Degree=Pos 5 acorns amod 5 acorns acorn NOUN Number=Plur 3 eat obj 6 ; ; PUNCT _ 8 taste punct 7 they they PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs 8 taste nsubj 8 taste taste VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 eat parataxis 9 bitter bitter ADJ Degree=Pos 8 taste xcomp 10 and and CCONJ _ 12 upset cc 11 can can AUX VerbForm=Fin 12 upset aux 12 upset upset VERB VerbForm=Inf 8 taste conj 13 your your PRON Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 14 tummy nmod:poss 14 tummy tummy NOUN Number=Sing 12 upset obj 15 . . PUNCT _ 3 eat punct
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1 not eat imperative · do-support you not said here raw acorns vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent acorn=Patient 2 taste present acorns = acorn bitter property vn stimulus_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus 3 upset can acorns = acorn not said here your tummy vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus tummy=Experiencer
Example 8 We collected 12 acorns and gave away 5, so we had 7 left.
The tree, 13 words nsubj nummod obj cc conj advmod obj punct advmod nsubj conj obj acl punct root We PRON collected VERB 12 NUM acorns NOUN and CCONJ gave VERB away ADV 5 NUM , PUNCT so ADV we PRON had VERB 7 NUM left VERB . PUNCT 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 collected nsubj 2 collected collect VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 12 12 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 4 acorns nummod 4 acorns acorn NOUN Number=Plur 2 collected obj 5 and and CCONJ _ 6 gave cc 6 gave give VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 2 collected conj 7 away away ADV _ 6 gave advmod 8 5 5 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 6 gave obj 9 , , PUNCT _ 12 had punct 10 so so ADV _ 12 had advmod 11 we we PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs 12 had nsubj 12 had have VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 2 collected conj 13 7 7 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 12 had obj 14 left leave VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 13 7 acl 15 . . PUNCT _ 2 collected punct
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1 collect past We 12 acorns vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent acorn=Theme 2 give away past We not said here 5 away property vn contribute-13.2 «NP V NP.theme (PP)»: agent=Agent 5=Theme 3 have past we 7 vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent 7=Patient 4 leave participle vn escape-51.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
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