albatross Who acts: albatross, long narrow wings, you, Plastic, old debt, Albatrosses · What happens: be, glide, burden, not escape, flap, have · To what, where: large seabird, ocean, problem, wingspan, three metres, Albatrosses
«albatross» 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: albatross in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 An albatross is a very large seabird with long narrow wings that can glide over the ocean for a long time.
The tree, 21 words det nsubj cop det advmod amod case amod amod nmod nsubj aux acl:relcl case det obl case det amod obl punct root An DET albatross NOUN is AUX a DET very ADV large ADJ seabird NOUN with ADP long ADJ narrow ADJ wings NOUN that PRON can AUX glide VERB over ADP the DET ocean NOUN for ADP a DET long ADJ time NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 An a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 albatross det 2 albatross albatross NOUN Number=Sing 7 seabird nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 7 seabird cop 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 7 seabird det 5 very very ADV _ 6 large advmod 6 large large ADJ Degree=Pos 7 seabird amod 7 seabird seabird NOUN Number=Sing root root 8 with with ADP _ 11 wings case 9 long long ADJ Degree=Pos 11 wings amod 10 narrow narrow ADJ Degree=Pos 11 wings amod 11 wings wing NOUN Number=Plur 7 seabird nmod 12 that that PRON PronType=Rel 14 glide nsubj 13 can can AUX VerbForm=Fin 14 glide aux 14 glide glide VERB VerbForm=Inf 11 wings acl:relcl 15 over over ADP _ 17 ocean case 16 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 17 ocean det 17 ocean ocean NOUN Number=Sing 14 glide obl 18 for for ADP _ 21 time case 19 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 21 time det 20 long long ADJ Degree=Pos 21 time amod 21 time time NOUN Number=Sing 14 glide obl 22 . . PUNCT _ 7 seabird punct
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1 is a present a albatross a large seabird with long narrow wings tree rules 2 glide can long narrow wings the ocean time vn run-51.3.2-2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme over ocean=Trajectory
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 Usage: figurative — kept apart, not parsed.
An albatross (around your neck) is a problem or burden you cannot escape.
The tree, 14 words det nsubj punct case nmod:poss appos punct cop det cc conj nsubj aux advmod parataxis punct root An DET albatross NOUN ( PUNCT around ADP your PRON neck NOUN ) PUNCT is AUX a DET problem NOUN or CCONJ burden VERB you PRON can AUX not PART escape VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 An a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 albatross det 2 albatross albatross NOUN Number=Sing 10 problem nsubj 3 ( ( PUNCT _ 6 neck punct 4 around around ADP _ 6 neck case 5 your your PRON Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 6 neck nmod:poss 6 neck neck NOUN Number=Sing 2 albatross appos 7 ) ) PUNCT _ 6 neck punct 8 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 10 problem cop 9 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 10 problem det 10 problem problem NOUN Number=Sing root root 11 or or CCONJ _ 12 burden cc 12 burden burden VERB VerbForm=Inf 10 problem conj 13 you you PRON Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs 16 escape nsubj 14 can can AUX VerbForm=Fin 16 escape aux 15 not not PART Polarity=Neg 16 escape advmod 16 escape escape VERB VerbForm=Inf 10 problem parataxis 17 . . PUNCT _ 10 problem punct
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1 is a present a albatross a problem tree rules 2 burden infinitive a albatross not said here vn equip-13.4.2-1-1 «NP.theme V NP»: agent=Theme 3 not escape can you vn escape-51.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
Example 1 The albatross can glide for hours without flapping.
det nsubj aux case obl mark advcl punct root The DET albatross NOUN can AUX glide VERB for ADP hours NOUN without SCONJ flapping VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 albatross det 2 albatross albatross NOUN Number=Sing 4 glide nsubj 3 can can AUX VerbForm=Fin 4 glide aux 4 glide glide VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 5 for for ADP _ 6 hours case 6 hours hour NOUN Number=Plur 4 glide obl 7 without without SCONJ _ 8 flapping mark 8 flapping flap VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 4 glide advcl 9 . . PUNCT _ 4 glide punct
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1 glide can the albatross hour vn run-51.3.2-2 «NP V»: agent=Theme 2 flap gerund the albatross not said here vn body_internal_motion-49.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
Example 2 An albatross has a wingspan over three metres.
det nsubj det obj case nummod nmod punct root An DET albatross NOUN has VERB a DET wingspan NOUN over ADP three NUM metres NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 An a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 albatross det 2 albatross albatross 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 5 wingspan det 5 wingspan wingspan NOUN Number=Sing 3 has obj 6 over over ADP _ 8 metres case 7 three three NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 8 metres nummod 8 metres metre NOUN Number=Plur 5 wingspan nmod 9 . . PUNCT _ 3 has punct
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1 have present a albatross a wingspan three metres vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent wingspan=Patient
Example 3 Albatrosses are found near New Zealand.
nsubj:pass aux:pass case flat obl punct root Albatrosses NOUN are AUX found VERB near ADP New PROPN Zealand PROPN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Albatrosses albatrosse NOUN Number=Plur 3 found nsubj:pass 2 are be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 found aux:pass 3 found find VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 4 near near ADP _ 6 Zealand case 5 New New PROPN Number=Sing 6 Zealand flat 6 Zealand Zealand PROPN Number=Sing 3 found obl 7 . . PUNCT _ 3 found punct
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1 find present · passive Albatrosses New Zealand vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: subject=Topic
Example 4 Plastic in the sea harms albatrosses.
nsubj case det nmod obj punct root Plastic NOUN in ADP the DET sea NOUN harms VERB albatrosses NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Plastic plastic NOUN Number=Sing 5 harms nsubj 2 in in ADP _ 4 sea case 3 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 4 sea det 4 sea sea NOUN Number=Sing 1 Plastic nmod 5 harms harm VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 6 albatrosses albatrosse NOUN Number=Plur 5 harms obj 7 . . PUNCT _ 5 harms punct
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1 harm present Plastic in the sea albatrosses vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus albatrosse=Experiencer
Example 5 That old debt is an albatross around his neck.
det amod nsubj cop det case nmod:poss nmod punct root That DET old ADJ debt NOUN is AUX an DET albatross NOUN around ADP his PRON neck NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 That that DET Number=Sing PronType=Dem 3 debt det 2 old old ADJ Degree=Pos 3 debt amod 3 debt debt NOUN Number=Sing 6 albatross nsubj 4 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 albatross cop 5 an a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 albatross det 6 albatross albatross NOUN Number=Sing root root 7 around around ADP _ 9 neck case 8 his his PRON Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 9 neck nmod:poss 9 neck neck NOUN Number=Sing 6 albatross nmod 10 . . PUNCT _ 6 albatross punct
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1 is a present that old debt a albatross his neck tree rules
Example 6 Albatrosses spend most of their lives at sea.
nsubj obj case nmod:poss nmod case obl punct root Albatrosses NOUN spend VERB most ADJ of ADP their PRON lives NOUN at ADP sea NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Albatrosses albatrosse NOUN Number=Plur 2 spend nsubj 2 spend spend VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 most most ADJ Degree=Sup 2 spend obj 4 of of ADP _ 6 lives case 5 their their PRON Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 6 lives nmod:poss 6 lives life NOUN Number=Plur 3 most nmod 7 at at ADP _ 8 sea case 8 sea sea NOUN Number=Sing 2 spend obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 2 spend punct
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1 spend present Albatrosses most of Albatrosses's lives sea vn consume-66-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent most=Asset
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