animalcule Who acts: animalcule, Leeuwenhoek, animalcules, old book, we, tiny animalcules · What happens: be, see, cell, swim, describe, call · To what, where: tiny living thing, animalcules, drop, rainwater, scientist, first microbes · Speech: someone speaks here
«animalcule» in the school dictionary: its meaning 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: animalcule in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 Usage: old science — kept apart, not parsed.
An animalcule is a tiny living thing that can only be seen with a microscope, such as a single-celled creature.
The tree, 21 words det nsubj cop det amod compound nsubj aux advmod aux:pass acl:relcl case det obl punct case fixed det compound punct amod nmod punct root An DET animalcule NOUN is AUX a DET tiny ADJ living NOUN thing NOUN that PRON can AUX only ADV be AUX seen VERB with ADP a DET microscope NOUN , PUNCT such ADJ as ADP a DET single ADJ - PUNCT celled VERB creature NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 An a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 animalcule det 2 animalcule animalcule NOUN Number=Sing 7 thing nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 7 thing cop 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 7 thing det 5 tiny tiny ADJ Degree=Pos 7 thing amod 6 living living NOUN Number=Sing 7 thing compound 7 thing thing NOUN Number=Sing root root 8 that that PRON PronType=Rel 12 seen nsubj 9 can can AUX VerbForm=Fin 12 seen aux 10 only only ADV _ 12 seen advmod 11 be be AUX VerbForm=Inf 12 seen aux:pass 12 seen see VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 7 thing acl:relcl 13 with with ADP _ 15 microscope case 14 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 15 microscope det 15 microscope microscope NOUN Number=Sing 12 seen obl 16 , , PUNCT _ 23 creature punct 17 such such ADJ Degree=Pos ExtPos=ADP 23 creature case 18 as as ADP _ 17 such fixed 19 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 23 creature det 20 single single ADJ Degree=Pos 22 celled compound 21 - - PUNCT _ 20 single punct 22 celled cell VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 23 creature amod 23 creature creature NOUN Number=Sing 15 microscope nmod 24 . . PUNCT _ 7 thing punct
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1 is a present a animalcule a tiny living thing tree rules 2 see can · passive a tiny living thing with a microscope such a celled creature vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Stimulus 3 cell participle tree rules
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 Leeuwenhoek saw animalcules swimming in a drop of pond water.
nsubj obj acl case det obl case compound nmod punct root Leeuwenhoek PROPN saw VERB animalcules NOUN swimming VERB in ADP a DET drop NOUN of ADP pond NOUN water NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Leeuwenhoek Leeuwenhoek PROPN Number=Sing 2 saw nsubj 2 saw see VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 animalcules animalcule NOUN Number=Plur 2 saw obj 4 swimming swim VERB VerbForm=Ger 3 animalcules acl 5 in in ADP _ 7 drop case 6 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 7 drop det 7 drop drop NOUN Number=Sing 4 swimming obl 8 of of ADP _ 10 water case 9 pond pond NOUN Number=Sing 10 water compound 10 water water NOUN Number=Sing 7 drop nmod 11 . . PUNCT _ 2 saw punct
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1 see past Leeuwenhoek animalcules vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer animalcule=Stimulus 2 swim gerund animalcules not said here a drop of pond water vn run-51.3.2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in drop=Trajectory
Example 2 The old book describes animalcules in rainwater.
det amod nsubj obj case obl punct root The DET old ADJ book NOUN describes VERB animalcules NOUN in ADP rainwater NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 book det 2 old old ADJ Degree=Pos 3 book amod 3 book book NOUN Number=Sing 4 describes nsubj 4 describes describe VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 5 animalcules animalcule NOUN Number=Plur 4 describes obj 6 in in ADP _ 7 rainwater case 7 rainwater rainwater NOUN Number=Sing 4 describes obl 8 . . PUNCT _ 4 describes punct
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1 describe present the old book animalcules rainwater vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S_ING»: agent=Agent animalcule=Theme
Example 3 Today we call animalcules microorganisms.
obl:unmarked nsubj obj xcomp punct root Today NOUN we PRON call VERB animalcules NOUN microorganisms NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Today today NOUN Number=Sing 3 call obl:unmarked 2 we we PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs 3 call nsubj 3 call call VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 animalcules animalcule NOUN Number=Plur 3 call obj 5 microorganisms microorganism NOUN Number=Plur 3 call xcomp 6 . . PUNCT _ 3 call punct
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1 call present we animalcules today vn initiate_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent animalcule=Recipient
Example 4 The scientist was amazed by the tiny animalcules.
det nsubj:pass aux:pass case det amod obl punct root The DET scientist NOUN was AUX amazed VERB by ADP the DET tiny ADJ animalcules NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 scientist det 2 scientist scientist NOUN Number=Sing 4 amazed nsubj:pass 3 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 4 amazed aux:pass 4 amazed amaze VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 5 by by ADP _ 8 animalcules case 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 animalcules det 7 tiny tiny ADJ Degree=Pos 8 animalcules amod 8 animalcules animalcule NOUN Number=Plur 4 amazed obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 4 amazed punct
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1 amaze past · passive the tiny animalcules the scientist vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus subject=Experiencer
Example 5 Animalcules were the first microbes ever seen.
nsubj cop det amod advmod acl punct root Animalcules NOUN were AUX the DET first ADJ microbes NOUN ever ADV seen VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Animalcules animalcule NOUN Number=Plur 5 microbes nsubj 2 were be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 5 microbes cop 3 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 microbes det 4 first first ADJ Degree=Pos NumForm=Word NumType=Ord 5 microbes amod 5 microbes microbe NOUN Number=Plur root root 6 ever ever ADV PronType=Ind 7 seen advmod 7 seen see VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 5 microbes acl 8 . . PUNCT _ 5 microbes punct
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1 is a past Animalcules the first microbes tree rules 2 see participle the first microbes not said here ever vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer
Example 6 Under the lens, the animalcules wriggled about.
case det obl punct det nsubj:pass advmod punct root Under ADP the DET lens NOUN , PUNCT the DET animalcules NOUN wriggled VERB about ADV . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Under under ADP _ 3 lens case 2 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 lens det 3 lens lens NOUN Number=Sing 7 wriggled obl 4 , , PUNCT _ 3 lens punct 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 animalcules det 6 animalcules animalcule NOUN Number=Plur 7 wriggled nsubj:pass 7 wriggled wriggle VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 8 about about ADV _ 7 wriggled advmod 9 . . PUNCT _ 7 wriggled punct
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1 wriggle participle · passive the animalcules the lens about property tree rules
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