amoeba

Who acts: you, It, shape, fingers, amoeba, Amoebae · What happens: make, see, have, move, push out, call · To what, where: tiny living thing, one cell, fixed shape, parts, pseudopods, food · Speech: someone speaks here

«amoeba» 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: amoeba in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

A tiny living thing made of just one cell, which you can only see with a microscope.

The tree, 17 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	4 thing	det
2	tiny	tiny	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 thing	amod
3	living	living	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 thing	compound
4	thing	thing	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
5	made	make	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	4 thing	acl
6	of	of	ADP	_	9 cell	case
7	just	just	ADV	_	8 one	advmod
8	one	one	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	9 cell	nummod
9	cell	cell	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 made	obl
10	,	,	PUNCT	_	15 see	punct
11	which	which	PRON	PronType=Rel	15 see	obj
12	you	you	PRON	Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs	15 see	nsubj
13	can	can	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	15 see	aux
14	only	only	ADV	_	15 see	advmod
15	see	see	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	9 cell	acl:relcl
16	with	with	ADP	_	18 microscope	case
17	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	18 microscope	det
18	microscope	microscope	NOUN	Number=Sing	15 see	obl
19	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 thing	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	make	participle		a tiny living thing not said here				of one cell	vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset
2	see	can	you	one cell				with a microscope	vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer which=Stimulus

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 has no fixed shape: it moves by pushing out parts of itself like fingers (called pseudopods) and eats by wrapping round its food.

The tree, 24 words

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 has	nsubj
2	has	have	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	no	no	DET	PronType=Neg	5 shape	det
4	fixed	fixed	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 shape	amod
5	shape	shape	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 has	obj
6	:	:	PUNCT	_	8 moves	punct
7	it	it	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	8 moves	nsubj
8	moves	move	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	2 has	parataxis
9	by	by	SCONJ	_	10 pushing	mark
10	pushing	push	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	8 moves	advcl
11	out	out	ADP	_	10 pushing	compound:prt
12	parts	part	NOUN	Number=Plur	10 pushing	obj
13	of	of	ADP	_	14 itself	case
14	itself	itself	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Emp Reflex=Yes	12 parts	nmod
15	like	like	ADP	_	16 fingers	case
16	fingers	finger	NOUN	Number=Plur	12 parts	nmod
17	(	(	PUNCT	_	18 called	punct
18	called	call	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	16 fingers	acl
19	pseudopods	pseudopod	NOUN	Number=Plur	18 called	xcomp
20	)	)	PUNCT	_	18 called	punct
21	and	and	CCONJ	_	22 eats	cc
22	eats	eat	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	8 moves	conj
23	by	by	SCONJ	_	24 wrapping	mark
24	wrapping	wrap	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	22 eats	advcl
25	round	round	ADP	_	27 food	case
26	its	its	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	27 food	nmod:poss
27	food	food	NOUN	Number=Sing	24 wrapping	obl
28	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 has	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	where	other	roles by
1	have	present	It	no fixed shape			vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent shape=Patient
2	move	present	shape				vn roll-51.3.1 «NP.theme V»: agent=Theme
3	push out	gerund	shape not said here	parts of shape		like fingers	vn carry-11.4-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent part=Theme
4	call	participle	fingers not said here	pseudopods			vn initiate_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
5	eat	present	shape not said here				vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
6	wrap	gerund	shape not said here		shape's food		vn spray-9.7-1 «NP V PP.destination»: agent=Theme round food=Destination

Example 1

Under the microscope the amoeba changed its shape.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Under	under	ADP	_	3 microscope	case
2	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 microscope	det
3	microscope	microscope	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 changed	obl
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 amoeba	det
5	amoeba	amoeba	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 changed	nsubj
6	changed	change	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
7	its	its	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	8 shape	nmod:poss
8	shape	shape	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 changed	obj
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 changed	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	change	past	the amoeba	amoeba's shape		the microscope			vn dress-41.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent shape=Patient

Example 2

An amoeba is made of just one cell.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	An	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	2 amoeba	det
2	amoeba	amoeba	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 made	nsubj:pass
3	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	4 made	aux:pass
4	made	make	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
5	of	of	ADP	_	8 cell	case
6	just	just	ADV	_	7 one	advmod
7	one	one	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	8 cell	nummod
8	cell	cell	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 made	obl
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 made	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	make	present · passive		a amoeba				of one cell	vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: subject=Product

Example 3

The amoeba wrapped around a tiny bit of food.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 amoeba	det
2	amoeba	amoeba	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
3	wrapped	wrap	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	2 amoeba	acl
4	around	around	ADP	_	7 bit	case
5	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	7 bit	det
6	tiny	tiny	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 bit	amod
7	bit	bit	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 wrapped	obl
8	of	of	ADP	_	9 food	case
9	food	food	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 bit	nmod
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 amoeba	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	wrap	participle		the amoeba not said here		a tiny bit of food			vn spray-9.7-1 «NP V PP.destination»: agent=Theme around bit=Destination

Example 4

Amoebae live in pond water.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Amoebae	amoebae	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	_	5 water	case
4	pond	pond	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 water	compound
5	water	water	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 live	obl
6	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 live	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	live	present	Amoebae			pond water			vn lodge-46 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in water=Location

Example 5

We drew the amoeba with its little pseudopods.

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 drew	nsubj
2	drew	draw	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	4 amoeba	det
4	amoeba	amoeba	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 drew	obj
5	with	with	ADP	_	8 pseudopods	case
6	its	its	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	8 pseudopods	nmod:poss
7	little	little	ADJ	Degree=Pos	8 pseudopods	amod
8	pseudopods	pseudopod	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 amoeba	nmod
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 drew	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	draw	past	We	the amoeba				with amoeba's little pseudopods	vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent amoeba=Theme

Example 6

Some amoebas can make people ill if they drink dirty water.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Some	some	DET	PronType=Ind	2 amoebas	det
2	amoebas	amoeba	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 make	nsubj
3	can	can	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	4 make	aux
4	make	make	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	root	root
5	people	people	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 make	obj
6	ill	ill	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 make	xcomp
7	if	if	SCONJ	_	9 drink	mark
8	they	they	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs	9 drink	nsubj
9	drink	drink	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	4 make	advcl
10	dirty	dirty	ADJ	Degree=Pos	11 water	amod
11	water	water	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 drink	obj
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 make	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	make	can	some amoebas	people				ill property	vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset people=Product
2	drink a condition, not said to happen	present	amoebas = amoeba	dirty water					vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent water=Patient

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