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aphid

Who acts: aphid, that, Aphids, Ladybirds, you, Ants · What happens: be, suck, call, eat, look, cover · To what, where: small insect, sap, plants, Aphids, roses, lots · Speech: someone speaks here

«aphid» 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: aphid in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

An aphid is a very small insect, often green or black, that sucks the sap (juice) from plants.

The tree, 18 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	An	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	2 aphid	det
2	aphid	aphid	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 insect	nsubj
3	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	7 insect	cop
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	7 insect	det
5	very	very	ADV	_	6 small	advmod
6	small	small	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 insect	amod
7	insect	insect	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
8	,	,	PUNCT	_	10 green	punct
9	often	often	ADV	_	10 green	advmod
10	green	green	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 insect	amod
11	or	or	CCONJ	_	12 black	cc
12	black	black	ADJ	Degree=Pos	10 green	conj
13	,	,	PUNCT	_	15 sucks	punct
14	that	that	PRON	PronType=Rel	15 sucks	nsubj
15	sucks	suck	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	7 insect	conj
16	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	17 sap	det
17	sap	SAP	NOUN	Number=Sing	15 sucks	obj
18	(	(	PUNCT	_	19 juice	punct
19	juice	juice	NOUN	Number=Sing	17 sap	appos
20	)	)	PUNCT	_	19 juice	punct
21	from	from	ADP	_	22 plants	case
22	plants	plant	NOUN	Number=Plur	15 sucks	obl
23	.	.	PUNCT	_	7 insect	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	present	a aphid	a small insect					tree rules
2	suck	present	that	the sap		plants			vn wipe_manner-10.4.1-1 «NP V NP PP.source»: agent=Agent sap=Theme from plant=Source

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

Aphids are also called greenfly or blackfly in the UK.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Aphids	aphid	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 called	nsubj:pass
2	are	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	4 called	aux:pass
3	also	also	ADV	_	4 called	advmod
4	called	call	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
5	greenfly	greenfly	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 called	xcomp
6	or	or	CCONJ	_	7 blackfly	cc
7	blackfly	blackfly	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 greenfly	conj
8	in	in	ADP	_	10 UK	case
9	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	10 UK	det
10	UK	UK	PROPN	Number=Sing	7 blackfly	nmod
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 called	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	call	present · passive		Aphids					vn initiate_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: subject=Recipient

Example 1

Aphids were sucking the sap from the roses.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Aphids	aphid	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 sucking	nsubj
2	were	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	3 sucking	aux
3	sucking	suck	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	root	root
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 sap	det
5	sap	SAP	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 sucking	obj
6	from	from	ADP	_	8 roses	case
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 roses	det
8	roses	rose	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 sucking	obl
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 sucking	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	suck	past · progressive	Aphids	the sap		the roses			vn wipe_manner-10.4.1-1 «NP V NP PP.source»: agent=Agent sap=Theme from rose=Source

Example 2

Ladybirds eat lots of aphids.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Ladybirds	ladybird	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 eat	nsubj
2	eat	eat	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	lots	lot	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 eat	obj
4	of	of	ADP	_	5 aphids	case
5	aphids	aphid	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 lots	nmod
6	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 eat	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	eat	present	Ladybirds	lots of aphids					vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent lot=Patient

Example 3

Look under the leaf: it's covered in tiny green aphids.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Look	look	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
2	under	under	ADP	_	4 leaf	case
3	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	4 leaf	det
4	leaf	leaf	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Look	obl
5	:	:	PUNCT	_	8 covered	punct
6	it	it	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	8 covered	nsubj:pass
7	's	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	8 covered	aux:pass
8	covered	cover	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	1 Look	parataxis
9	in	in	ADP	_	12 aphids	case
10	tiny	tiny	ADJ	Degree=Pos	12 aphids	amod
11	green	green	ADJ	Degree=Pos	12 aphids	amod
12	aphids	aphid	NOUN	Number=Plur	8 covered	obl
13	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Look	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	look	imperative	you not said here					under the leaf	vn peer-30.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent under leaf=Theme
2	cover	present · passive		leaf				in tiny green aphids	vn fill-9.8-1 «NP V NP PP.theme»: subject=Destination in aphid=Theme

Example 4

Ants protect aphids to get their sweet honeydew.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Ants	ant	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 protect	nsubj
2	protect	protect	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	aphids	aphid	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 protect	obj
4	to	to	PART	_	5 get	mark
5	get	get	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	2 protect	advcl
6	their	their	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	8 honeydew	nmod:poss
7	sweet	sweet	ADJ	Degree=Pos	8 honeydew	amod
8	honeydew	honeydew	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 get	obj
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 protect	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	protect	present	Ants	aphids					vn defend-72.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent aphid=Beneficiary
2	get	to-infinitive	Ants not said here	Ants's sweet honeydew					vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer honeydew=Stimulus

Example 5

Too many aphids can make a plant wilt.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Too	too	ADV	_	2 many	advmod
2	many	many	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 aphids	amod
3	aphids	aphid	NOUN	Number=Plur	5 make	nsubj
4	can	can	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	5 make	aux
5	make	make	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	root	root
6	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	8 wilt	det
7	plant	plant	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 wilt	compound
8	wilt	wilt	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 make	obj
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 make	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	make	can	many aphids	a plant wilt					vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset wilt=Product

Example 6

The food chain: rose → aphid → ladybird → bird.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 chain	det
2	food	food	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 chain	compound
3	chain	chain	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
4	:	:	PUNCT	_	7 aphid	punct
5	rose	rose	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 aphid	compound
6	→	→	SYM	_	7 aphid	punct
7	aphid	aphid	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 chain	appos
8	→	→	SYM	_	9 ladybird	punct
9	ladybird	ladybird	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 aphid	conj
10	→	→	SYM	_	11 bird	punct
11	bird	bird	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 aphid	conj
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 chain	punct

The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

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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