armada
Who acts: Philip, great fleet, Spanish Armada, Storms, English, armada · What happens: send, invade, defeat, wreck, sail, attack · To what, where: great fleet, England, fleet, many ships, fire ships, soldiers
«armada» in the school dictionary: its 3 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: armada in the school dictionary.
Meaning 1
A large group of warships.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 3 group | det |
| 2 | large | large | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 3 group | amod |
| 3 | group | group | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 4 | of | of | ADP | _ | 5 warships | case |
| 5 | warships | warship | NOUN | Number=Plur | 3 group | nmod |
| 6 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 3 group | punct |
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.
Meaning 2
The Spanish Armada: the great fleet that King Philip II of Spain sent to invade England in the time of Queen Elizabeth I; it was defeated and wrecked by storms.
The tree, 30 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 3 Armada | det |
| 2 | Spanish | Spanish | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 3 Armada | amod |
| 3 | Armada | Armada | PROPN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 4 | : | : | PUNCT | _ | 7 fleet | punct |
| 5 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 7 fleet | det |
| 6 | great | great | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 7 fleet | amod |
| 7 | fleet | fleet | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 Armada | appos |
| 8 | that | that | SCONJ | _ | 14 sent | mark |
| 9 | King | King | PROPN | Number=Sing | 10 Philip | nmod:desc |
| 10 | Philip | Philip | PROPN | Number=Sing | 14 sent | nsubj |
| 11 | II | II | NUM | NumForm=Roman NumType=Card | 10 Philip | flat |
| 12 | of | of | ADP | _ | 13 Spain | case |
| 13 | Spain | Spain | PROPN | Number=Sing | 10 Philip | nmod |
| 14 | sent | send | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 7 fleet | acl |
| 15 | to | to | PART | _ | 16 invade | mark |
| 16 | invade | invade | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 14 sent | xcomp |
| 17 | England | England | PROPN | Number=Sing | 16 invade | obj |
| 18 | in | in | ADP | _ | 20 time | case |
| 19 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 20 time | det |
| 20 | time | time | NOUN | Number=Sing | 16 invade | obl |
| 21 | of | of | ADP | _ | 23 Elizabeth | case |
| 22 | Queen | Queen | PROPN | Number=Sing | 23 Elizabeth | nmod:desc |
| 23 | Elizabeth | Elizabeth | PROPN | Number=Sing | 20 time | nmod |
| 24 | I | I | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs | 23 Elizabeth | flat |
| 25 | ; | ; | PUNCT | _ | 28 defeated | punct |
| 26 | it | it | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 28 defeated | nsubj:pass |
| 27 | was | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 28 defeated | aux:pass |
| 28 | defeated | defeat | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 14 sent | parataxis |
| 29 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 30 wrecked | cc |
| 30 | wrecked | wreck | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 28 defeated | conj |
| 31 | by | by | ADP | _ | 32 storms | case |
| 32 | storms | storm | NOUN | Number=Plur | 30 wrecked | obl |
| 33 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 3 Armada | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | send | past | Philip King of Spain | the great fleet not said here | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | invade | to-infinitive | the great fleet not said here | England | time | tree rules | |||
| 3 | defeat | past · passive | fleet | tree rules | |||||
| 4 | wreck | participle | by storms | vn destroy-44 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
Meaning 3
Usage: informal — kept apart, not parsed.
Any large group of boats or vehicles.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Any | any | DET | PronType=Ind | 3 group | det |
| 2 | large | large | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 3 group | amod |
| 3 | group | group | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 4 | of | of | ADP | _ | 5 boats | case |
| 5 | boats | boat | NOUN | Number=Plur | 3 group | nmod |
| 6 | or | or | CCONJ | _ | 7 vehicles | cc |
| 7 | vehicles | vehicle | NOUN | Number=Plur | 5 boats | conj |
| 8 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 3 group | punct |
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.
Example 1
The Spanish Armada sailed to attack England.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 3 Armada | det |
| 2 | Spanish | Spanish | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 3 Armada | amod |
| 3 | Armada | Armada | PROPN | Number=Sing | 4 sailed | nsubj |
| 4 | sailed | sail | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 5 | to | to | PART | _ | 6 attack | mark |
| 6 | attack | attack | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 4 sailed | xcomp |
| 7 | England | England | PROPN | Number=Sing | 6 attack | obj |
| 8 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 4 sailed | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | sail | past | the Spanish Armada | tree rules | |||||
| 2 | attack | to-infinitive | the Spanish Armada not said here | England | vn attack-60.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent england=Patient |
Example 2
Storms wrecked many ships of the Armada.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Storms | storm | NOUN | Number=Plur | 2 wrecked | nsubj |
| 2 | wrecked | wreck | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | many | many | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 4 ships | amod |
| 4 | ships | ship | NOUN | Number=Plur | 2 wrecked | obj |
| 5 | of | of | ADP | _ | 7 Armada | case |
| 6 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 7 Armada | det |
| 7 | Armada | Armada | PROPN | Number=Sing | 4 ships | nmod |
| 8 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 2 wrecked | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | wreck | past | Storms | many ships of the Armada | vn destroy-44 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent ship=Patient |
Example 3
The English sent fire ships among the Armada's ships at night.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 English | det |
| 2 | English | English | PROPN | Number=Sing | 3 sent | nsubj |
| 3 | sent | send | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | fire | fire | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 ships | compound |
| 5 | ships | ship | NOUN | Number=Plur | 3 sent | obj |
| 6 | among | among | ADP | _ | 10 ships | case |
| 7 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 8 Armada | det |
| 8 | Armada | Armada | PROPN | Number=Sing | 10 ships | nmod:poss |
| 9 | 's | 's | PART | _ | 8 Armada | case |
| 10 | ships | ship | NOUN | Number=Plur | 3 sent | obl |
| 11 | at | at | ADP | _ | 12 night | case |
| 12 | night | night | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 sent | obl |
| 13 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 3 sent | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | send | past | the English | fire ships | night | among the Armada's ships | vn confine-92-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent ship=Theme |
Example 4
An armada of little boats rescued the soldiers.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | An | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 2 armada | det |
| 2 | armada | armada | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 rescued | nsubj |
| 3 | of | of | ADP | _ | 5 boats | case |
| 4 | little | little | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 5 boats | amod |
| 5 | boats | boat | NOUN | Number=Plur | 2 armada | nmod |
| 6 | rescued | rescue | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 7 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 8 soldiers | det |
| 8 | soldiers | soldier | NOUN | Number=Plur | 6 rescued | obj |
| 9 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 6 rescued | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | rescue | past | a armada of little boats | the soldiers | vn steal-10.5 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent soldier=Theme |
Example 5
Queen Elizabeth I gave a famous speech when the Armada came.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Queen | Queen | PROPN | Number=Sing | 2 Elizabeth | nmod:desc |
| 2 | Elizabeth | Elizabeth | PROPN | Number=Sing | 4 gave | nsubj |
| 3 | I | I | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs | 4 gave | nsubj |
| 4 | gave | give | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 5 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 7 speech | det |
| 6 | famous | famous | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 7 speech | amod |
| 7 | speech | speech | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 gave | obj |
| 8 | when | when | SCONJ | _ | 11 came | mark |
| 9 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 10 Armada | det |
| 10 | Armada | Armada | PROPN | Number=Sing | 11 came | nsubj |
| 11 | came | come | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 4 gave | advcl |
| 12 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 4 gave | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | give | past | Elizabeth Queen | a famous speech | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent speech=Theme | ||||
| 2 | come | past | the Armada | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
Example 6
A colourful armada of yachts sailed into the harbour.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 3 armada | det |
| 2 | colourful | colourful | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 3 armada | amod |
| 3 | armada | armada | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 sailed | nsubj |
| 4 | of | of | ADP | _ | 5 yachts | case |
| 5 | yachts | yacht | NOUN | Number=Plur | 3 armada | nmod |
| 6 | sailed | sail | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 7 | into | into | ADP | _ | 9 harbour | case |
| 8 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 9 harbour | det |
| 9 | harbour | harbour | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 sailed | obl |
| 10 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 6 sailed | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | sail | past | a colourful armada of yachts | the harbour | vn nonvehicle-51.4.2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent into harbour=Trajectory |
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