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apatosaurus

Who acts: apatosaurus, huge eating dinosaur, We · What happens: eat, be, live, see, crack, weigh · To what, where: huge eating dinosaur, North America, leaves, tall trees, apatosaurus skeleton, museum

«apatosaurus» 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: apatosaurus in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

An apatosaurus was a huge plant-eating dinosaur with a very long neck and long tail, which lived in North America about 150 million years ago.

The tree, 26 words
detnsubjcopdetamodcompoundpunctamodcasedetadvmodamodnmodccamodconjpunctnsubjconjcasecompoundobladvmodcompoundnummodobl:unmarkedadvmodpunctrootAnDETapatosaurusNOUNwasAUXaDEThugeADJplantNOUN-PUNCTeatingVERBdinosaurNOUNwithADPaDETveryADVlongADJneckNOUNandCCONJlongADJtailNOUN,PUNCTwhichPRONlivedVERBinADPNorthPROPNAmericaPROPNaboutADV150NUMmillionNUMyearsNOUNagoADV.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1AnaDETDefinite=Ind PronType=Art2 apatosaurusdet
2apatosaurusapatosaurusNOUNNumber=Sing9 dinosaurnsubj
3wasbeAUXMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin9 dinosaurcop
4aaDETDefinite=Ind PronType=Art9 dinosaurdet
5hugehugeADJDegree=Pos9 dinosauramod
6plantplantNOUNNumber=Sing8 eatingcompound
7--PUNCT_6 plantpunct
8eatingeatVERBVerbForm=Ger9 dinosauramod
9dinosaurdinosaurNOUNNumber=Singrootroot
10withwithADP_14 neckcase
11aaDETDefinite=Ind PronType=Art14 neckdet
12veryveryADV_13 longadvmod
13longlongADJDegree=Pos14 neckamod
14neckneckNOUNNumber=Sing9 dinosaurnmod
15andandCCONJ_17 tailcc
16longlongADJDegree=Pos17 tailamod
17tailtailNOUNNumber=Sing14 neckconj
18,,PUNCT_20 livedpunct
19whichwhichPRONPronType=Rel20 livednsubj
20livedliveVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin9 dinosaurconj
21ininADP_23 Americacase
22NorthNorthPROPNNumber=Sing23 Americacompound
23AmericaAmericaPROPNNumber=Sing20 livedobl
24aboutaboutADV_26 millionadvmod
25150150NUMNumForm=Digit NumType=Card26 millioncompound
26millionmillionNUMNumForm=Word NumType=Card27 yearsnummod
27yearsyearNOUNNumber=Plur28 agoobl:unmarked
28agoagoADV_20 livedadvmod
29..PUNCT_9 dinosaurpunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1eatgerundvn eat-39.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
2is apasta apatosaurusa huge eating dinosaurwith a long neck and long tailtree rules
3livepasta huge eating dinosaurNorth Americaago propertyvn lodge-46 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in america=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

The apatosaurus was as long as two buses.

detnsubjcopadvmodcasenummodoblpunctrootTheDETapatosaurusNOUNwasAUXasADVlongADVasADPtwoNUMbusesNOUN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1ThetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art2 apatosaurusdet
2apatosaurusapatosaurusNOUNNumber=Sing5 longnsubj
3wasbeAUXMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin5 longcop
4asasADV_5 longadvmod
5longlongADVDegree=Posrootroot
6asasADP_8 busescase
7twotwoNUMNumForm=Word NumType=Card8 busesnummod
8busesbusNOUNNumber=Plur5 longobl
9..PUNCT_5 longpunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1ispastthe apatosaurusas two buses; long propertytree rules

Example 2

Apatosaurus ate leaves from tall trees and low plants.

nsubjobjcaseamodoblccamodconjpunctrootApatosaurusPROPNateVERBleavesNOUNfromADPtallADJtreesNOUNandCCONJlowADJplantsNOUN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1ApatosaurusApatosaurusPROPNNumber=Sing2 atensubj
2ateeatVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Finrootroot
3leavesleafNOUNNumber=Plur2 ateobj
4fromfromADP_6 treescase
5talltallADJDegree=Pos6 treesamod
6treestreeNOUNNumber=Plur2 ateobl
7andandCCONJ_9 plantscc
8lowlowADJDegree=Pos9 plantsamod
9plantsplantNOUNNumber=Plur6 treesconj
10..PUNCT_2 atepunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1eatpastApatosaurusleavestall trees and low plantsvn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent leaf=Patient

Example 3

We saw an apatosaurus skeleton at the museum.

nsubjdetcompoundobjcasedetoblpunctrootWePRONsawVERBanDETapatosaurusNOUNskeletonNOUNatADPtheDETmuseumNOUN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1WewePRONCase=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs2 sawnsubj
2sawseeVERBMood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Finrootroot
3anaDETDefinite=Ind PronType=Art5 skeletondet
4apatosaurusapatosaurusNOUNNumber=Sing5 skeletoncompound
5skeletonskeletonNOUNNumber=Sing2 sawobj
6atatADP_8 museumcase
7thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art8 museumdet
8museummuseumNOUNNumber=Sing2 sawobl
9..PUNCT_2 sawpunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1seepastWea apatosaurus skeletonthe museumvn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer skeleton=Stimulus

Example 4

Apatosaurus lived in the Jurassic period.

nsubjcasedetcompoundoblpunctrootApatosaurusPROPNlivedVERBinADPtheDETJurassicPROPNperiodNOUN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1ApatosaurusApatosaurusPROPNNumber=Sing2 livednsubj
2livedliveVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Finrootroot
3ininADP_6 periodcase
4thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art6 perioddet
5JurassicJurassicPROPNNumber=Sing6 periodcompound
6periodperiodNOUNNumber=Sing2 livedobl
7..PUNCT_2 livedpunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1livepastApatosaurusthe Jurassic periodvn lodge-46 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in period=Location

Example 5

Its long tail may have cracked like a whip.

nmod:possamodnsubj:passauxauxcasedetoblpunctrootItsPRONlongADJtailNOUNmayAUXhaveAUXcrackedVERBlikeADPaDETwhipNOUN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1ItsitsPRONCase=Gen Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs3 tailnmod:poss
2longlongADJDegree=Pos3 tailamod
3tailtailNOUNNumber=Sing6 crackednsubj:pass
4maymayAUXVerbForm=Fin6 crackedaux
5havehaveAUXVerbForm=Inf6 crackedaux
6crackedcrackVERBTense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Passrootroot
7likelikeADP_9 whipcase
8aaDETDefinite=Ind PronType=Art9 whipdet
9whipwhipNOUNNumber=Sing6 crackedobl
10..PUNCT_6 crackedpunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1crackmay · perfect · passiveIts long taillike a whipvn sound_emission-43.2 «PP.location V NP»: subject=Theme

Example 6

An apatosaurus weighed as much as several elephants.

detnsubjadvmodobjcaseamodoblpunctrootAnDETapatosaurusNOUNweighedVERBasADVmuchADJasADPseveralADJelephantsNOUN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1AnaDETDefinite=Ind PronType=Art2 apatosaurusdet
2apatosaurusapatosaurusNOUNNumber=Sing3 weighednsubj
3weighedweighVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Finrootroot
4asasADV_5 muchadvmod
5muchmuchADJDegree=Pos3 weighedobj
6asasADP_8 elephantscase
7severalseveralADJDegree=Pos8 elephantsamod
8elephantselephantNOUNNumber=Plur5 muchobl
9..PUNCT_3 weighedpunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1weighpasta apatosaurusmuchvn register-54.1-2-1 «NP V NP.value»: agent=Theme much=Value

Text: the school dictionary of Mova's schools (world/data/dictionary-schools/), written for Mova. Trees: Mova's own parse — the en model on the CPU, when the site is built — not checked by a teacher; they may be wrong. Frames: Mova's frames reader (prag), each meaning and example read on its own. Elamur Cosmic License.

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