assailant Who acts: assailant, person, police, victim, shopkeeper, Witnesses · What happens: be, attack, run off, arrive, not see, search · To what, where: person, someone, face, assailant, two assailants, animals
«assailant» in the school dictionary: its meaning for a pupil and its 7 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: assailant in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 Usage: formal, news and police — kept apart, not parsed.
An assailant is a person who attacks someone physically.
det nsubj cop det nsubj acl:relcl obj advmod punct root An DET assailant NOUN is AUX a DET person NOUN who PRON attacks VERB someone PRON physically ADV . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 An a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 assailant det 2 assailant assailant NOUN Number=Sing 5 person nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 person cop 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 person det 5 person person NOUN Number=Sing root root 6 who who PRON PronType=Rel 7 attacks nsubj 7 attacks attack VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 person acl:relcl 8 someone someone PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 7 attacks obj 9 physically physically ADV _ 7 attacks advmod 10 . . PUNCT _ 5 person punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 is a present a assailant a person tree rules 2 attack present a person someone physically property vn attack-60.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent someone=Patient
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 assailant ran off before the police arrived.
det nsubj compound:prt mark det nsubj advcl punct root The DET assailant NOUN ran VERB off ADP before SCONJ the DET police NOUN arrived VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 assailant det 2 assailant assailant NOUN Number=Sing 3 ran nsubj 3 ran run VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 off off ADP _ 3 ran compound:prt 5 before before SCONJ _ 8 arrived mark 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 police det 7 police police NOUN Number=Plur 8 arrived nsubj 8 arrived arrive VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 3 ran advcl 9 . . PUNCT _ 3 ran punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 run off past the assailant vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme 2 arrive past the police vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
Example 2 The victim could not see the assailant's face.
det nsubj aux advmod det nmod:poss case obj punct root The DET victim NOUN could AUX not PART see VERB the DET assailant NOUN 's PART face NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 victim det 2 victim victim NOUN Number=Sing 5 see nsubj 3 could could AUX VerbForm=Fin 5 see aux 4 not not PART Polarity=Neg 5 see advmod 5 see see VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 assailant det 7 assailant assailant NOUN Number=Sing 9 face nmod:poss 8 's 's PART _ 7 assailant case 9 face face NOUN Number=Sing 5 see obj 10 . . PUNCT _ 5 see punct
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1 not see could the victim the assailant's face vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer face=Stimulus
Example 3 Police are searching for the assailant.
nsubj aux case det obl punct root Police NOUN are AUX searching VERB for ADP the DET assailant NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Police police NOUN Number=Plur 3 searching nsubj 2 are be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 searching aux 3 searching search VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part root root 4 for for ADP _ 6 assailant case 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 assailant det 6 assailant assailant NOUN Number=Sing 3 searching obl 7 . . PUNCT _ 3 searching punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 search present · progressive Police for the assailant vn search-35.2 «NP V PP.theme NP.location»: agent=Agent for assailant=Theme
Example 4 The shopkeeper fought off his assailant.
det nsubj compound:prt nmod:poss obj punct root The DET shopkeeper NOUN fought VERB off ADP his PRON assailant NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 shopkeeper det 2 shopkeeper shopkeeper NOUN Number=Sing 3 fought nsubj 3 fought fight VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 off off ADP _ 3 fought compound:prt 5 his his PRON Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 6 assailant nmod:poss 6 assailant assailant NOUN Number=Sing 3 fought obj 7 . . PUNCT _ 3 fought punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 fight off past the shopkeeper shopkeeper's assailant vn battle-36.4-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent assailant=Co-Agent
Example 5 The two assailants were later arrested.
det nummod nsubj:pass aux:pass advmod punct root The DET two NUM assailants NOUN were AUX later ADV arrested VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 assailants det 2 two two NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 3 assailants nummod 3 assailants assailant NOUN Number=Plur 6 arrested nsubj:pass 4 were be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 6 arrested aux:pass 5 later late ADV Degree=Cmp 6 arrested advmod 6 arrested arrest VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 7 . . PUNCT _ 6 arrested punct
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1 arrest past · passive the two assailants late property vn prosecute-33.2-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient
Example 6 Witnesses described the assailant as tall with a red hat.
nsubj det obj case obl case det amod obl punct root Witnesses NOUN described VERB the DET assailant NOUN as ADP tall ADJ with ADP a DET red ADJ hat NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Witnesses witness NOUN Number=Plur 2 described nsubj 2 described describe VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 4 assailant det 4 assailant assailant NOUN Number=Sing 2 described obj 5 as as ADP _ 6 tall case 6 tall tall ADJ Degree=Pos 2 described obl 7 with with ADP _ 10 hat case 8 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 10 hat det 9 red red ADJ Degree=Pos 10 hat amod 10 hat hat NOUN Number=Sing 2 described obl 11 . . PUNCT _ 2 described punct
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1 describe past Witnesses the assailant as tall; with a red hat vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S_ING»: agent=Agent assailant=Theme as tall=Attribute
Example 7 He now gave the animals in charge of his friend Abderus, and made such a furious onslaught on his assailants that they turned and fled.
The tree, 25 words nsubj advmod det obj case obl case nmod:poss nmod appos punct cc conj det:predet det amod obj case nmod:poss obl mark nsubj advcl cc conj punct root He PRON now ADV gave VERB the DET animals NOUN in ADP charge NOUN of ADP his PRON friend NOUN Abderus PROPN , PUNCT and CCONJ made VERB such DET a DET furious ADJ onslaught NOUN on ADP his PRON assailants NOUN that SCONJ they PRON turned VERB and CCONJ fled VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 He he PRON Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 3 gave nsubj 2 now now ADV PronType=Dem 3 gave advmod 3 gave give VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 animals det 5 animals animal NOUN Number=Plur 3 gave obj 6 in in ADP _ 7 charge case 7 charge charge NOUN Number=Sing 3 gave obl 8 of of ADP _ 10 friend case 9 his his PRON Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 10 friend nmod:poss 10 friend friend NOUN Number=Sing 7 charge nmod 11 Abderus Abderus PROPN Number=Sing 10 friend appos 12 , , PUNCT _ 14 made punct 13 and and CCONJ _ 14 made cc 14 made make VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 3 gave conj 15 such such DET PronType=Ind 18 onslaught det:predet 16 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 18 onslaught det 17 furious furious ADJ Degree=Pos 18 onslaught amod 18 onslaught onslaught NOUN Number=Sing 14 made obj 19 on on ADP _ 21 assailants case 20 his his PRON Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 21 assailants nmod:poss 21 assailants assailant NOUN Number=Plur 14 made obl 22 that that SCONJ _ 24 turned mark 23 they they PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs 24 turned nsubj 24 turned turn VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 14 made advcl 25 and and CCONJ _ 26 fled cc 26 fled flee VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 24 turned conj 27 . . PUNCT _ 3 gave punct
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1 give past He the animals charge of his friend now vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent animal=Theme 2 make past He not said here such furious onslaught Abderus's assailants vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset onslaught=Product 3 turn past animals = animal vn roll-51.3.1 «NP.theme V»: agent=Theme 4 flee past animals = animal not said here vn escape-51.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme 5 charge his friend nom charge «act transitive»: of=patient
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