auk Who acts: auk, black seabird, puffins, great auk, Auks, People · What happens: be, dive, catch, hunt, become, nest · To what, where: black seabird, fish, kinds, big flightless auk, kind, steep cliffs
«auk» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings 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: auk in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 An auk is a black-and-white seabird of the cold northern seas, which dives and «flies» underwater to catch fish; puffins, guillemots and razorbills are kinds of auk.
The tree, 29 words det nsubj cop det amod punct cc punct conj case det amod amod nmod punct nsubj conj cc punct conj punct advmod mark advcl obj punct nsubj punct conj cc conj cop parataxis case nmod punct root An DET auk NOUN is AUX a DET black ADJ - PUNCT and CCONJ - PUNCT white ADJ seabird NOUN of ADP the DET cold ADJ northern ADJ seas NOUN , PUNCT which PRON dives VERB and CCONJ « PUNCT flies NOUN » PUNCT underwater ADV to PART catch VERB fish NOUN ; PUNCT puffins NOUN , PUNCT guillemots NOUN and CCONJ razorbills NOUN are AUX kinds NOUN of ADP auk NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 An a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 auk det 2 auk auk NOUN Number=Sing 10 seabird nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 10 seabird cop 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 10 seabird det 5 black black ADJ Degree=Pos 10 seabird amod 6 - - PUNCT _ 9 white punct 7 and and CCONJ _ 9 white cc 8 - - PUNCT _ 7 and punct 9 white white ADJ Degree=Pos 5 black conj 10 seabird seabird NOUN Number=Sing root root 11 of of ADP _ 15 seas case 12 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 15 seas det 13 cold cold ADJ Degree=Pos 15 seas amod 14 northern northern ADJ Degree=Pos 15 seas amod 15 seas sea NOUN Number=Plur 10 seabird nmod 16 , , PUNCT _ 18 dives punct 17 which which PRON PronType=Rel 18 dives nsubj 18 dives dive VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 10 seabird conj 19 and and CCONJ _ 21 flies cc 20 « « PUNCT _ 21 flies punct 21 flies fly NOUN Number=Plur 18 dives conj 22 » » PUNCT _ 21 flies punct 23 underwater underwater ADV _ 18 dives advmod 24 to to PART _ 25 catch mark 25 catch catch VERB VerbForm=Inf 18 dives advcl 26 fish fish NOUN Number=Sing 25 catch obj 27 ; ; PUNCT _ 28 puffins punct 28 puffins puffin NOUN Number=Plur 34 kinds nsubj 29 , , PUNCT _ 30 guillemots punct 30 guillemots guillemot NOUN Number=Plur 28 puffins conj 31 and and CCONJ _ 32 razorbills cc 32 razorbills razorbill NOUN Number=Plur 28 puffins conj 33 are be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 34 kinds cop 34 kinds kind NOUN Number=Plur 10 seabird parataxis 35 of of ADP _ 36 auk case 36 auk auk NOUN Number=Sing 34 kinds nmod 37 . . PUNCT _ 10 seabird punct
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1 is a present a auk a black seabird of the cold northern seas tree rules 2 dive present a black seabird underwater property vn calibratable_cos-45.6.1-1 «NP.attribute V»: agent=Attribute 3 catch to-infinitive a black seabird not said here fish vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent fish=Theme 4 is a present puffins and guillemots and razorbills kinds of auk 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.
Meaning 2 The great auk was a big flightless auk, hunted until it became extinct about two hundred years ago.
The tree, 18 words det amod nsubj cop det amod amod punct parataxis mark nsubj advcl amod advmod compound nummod obl:unmarked advmod punct root The DET great ADJ auk NOUN was AUX a DET big ADJ flightless ADJ auk NOUN , PUNCT hunted VERB until SCONJ it PRON became VERB extinct ADJ about ADV two NUM hundred NUM years NOUN ago ADV . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 auk det 2 great great ADJ Degree=Pos 3 auk amod 3 auk auk NOUN Number=Sing 8 auk nsubj 4 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 8 auk cop 5 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 8 auk det 6 big big ADJ Degree=Pos 8 auk amod 7 flightless flightless ADJ Degree=Pos 8 auk amod 8 auk auk NOUN Number=Sing root root 9 , , PUNCT _ 10 hunted punct 10 hunted hunt VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 8 auk parataxis 11 until until SCONJ _ 13 became mark 12 it it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 13 became nsubj 13 became become VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 10 hunted advcl 14 extinct extinct ADJ Degree=Pos 18 years amod 15 about about ADV _ 17 hundred advmod 16 two two NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 17 hundred compound 17 hundred hundred NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 18 years nummod 18 years year NOUN Number=Plur 19 ago obl:unmarked 19 ago ago ADV _ 13 became advmod 20 . . PUNCT _ 8 auk punct
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1 is a past the great auk a big flightless auk tree rules 2 hunt past vn hunt-35.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent 3 become past auk ago property vn become-109.1-1-1 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Patient
Example 1 Puffins are a kind of auk.
nsubj cop det case nmod punct root Puffins NOUN are AUX a DET kind NOUN of ADP auk NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Puffins puffin NOUN Number=Plur 4 kind nsubj 2 are be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 kind cop 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 4 kind det 4 kind kind NOUN Number=Sing root root 5 of of ADP _ 6 auk case 6 auk auk NOUN Number=Sing 4 kind nmod 7 . . PUNCT _ 4 kind punct
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1 is a present Puffins a kind of auk tree rules
Example 2 Auks nest on steep cliffs by the sea.
nsubj case amod obl case det obl punct root Auks NOUN nest VERB on ADP steep ADJ cliffs NOUN by ADP the DET sea NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Auks auk NOUN Number=Plur 2 nest nsubj 2 nest nest VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 on on ADP _ 5 cliffs case 4 steep steep ADJ Degree=Pos 5 cliffs amod 5 cliffs cliff NOUN Number=Plur 2 nest obl 6 by by ADP _ 8 sea case 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 sea det 8 sea sea NOUN Number=Sing 2 nest obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 2 nest punct
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1 nest present Auks steep cliffs by the sea vn berry-13.7 «NP V»: agent=Agent
Example 3 The great auk could not fly.
det amod nsubj aux advmod punct root The DET great ADJ auk NOUN could AUX not PART fly VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 auk det 2 great great ADJ Degree=Pos 3 auk amod 3 auk auk NOUN Number=Sing 6 fly nsubj 4 could could AUX VerbForm=Fin 6 fly aux 5 not not PART Polarity=Neg 6 fly advmod 6 fly fly VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 7 . . PUNCT _ 6 fly punct
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1 not fly could the great auk vn spatial_configuration-47.6-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
Example 4 People hunted the great auk until none were left.
nsubj det amod obj mark nsubj aux:pass advcl punct root People NOUN hunted VERB the DET great ADJ auk NOUN until SCONJ none PRON were AUX left VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 People people NOUN Number=Plur 2 hunted nsubj 2 hunted hunt VERB Mood=Ind Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 auk det 4 great great ADJ Degree=Pos 5 auk amod 5 auk auk NOUN Number=Sing 2 hunted obj 6 until until SCONJ _ 9 left mark 7 none none PRON PronType=Neg 9 left nsubj 8 were be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 9 left aux:pass 9 left leave VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 2 hunted advcl 10 . . PUNCT _ 2 hunted punct
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1 hunt past People the great auk vn hunt-35.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent auk=Theme 2 leave past · passive none vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme
Example 5 Auks use their wings to swim underwater.
nsubj nmod:poss obj mark advcl advmod punct root Auks NOUN use VERB their PRON wings NOUN to PART swim VERB underwater ADV . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Auks auk NOUN Number=Plur 2 use nsubj 2 use use VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 their their PRON Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 4 wings nmod:poss 4 wings wing NOUN Number=Plur 2 use obj 5 to to PART _ 6 swim mark 6 swim swim VERB VerbForm=Inf 2 use advcl 7 underwater underwater ADV _ 6 swim advmod 8 . . PUNCT _ 2 use punct
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1 use present Auks Auks's wings vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent wing=Patient 2 swim to-infinitive Auks not said here underwater property vn run-51.3.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
Example 6 We watched auks diving off the rocks.
nsubj obj acl case det obl punct root We PRON watched VERB auks NOUN diving VERB off ADP the DET rocks NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 We we PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs 2 watched nsubj 2 watched watch VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 auks auk NOUN Number=Plur 2 watched obj 4 diving dive VERB VerbForm=Ger 3 auks acl 5 off off ADP _ 7 rocks case 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 rocks det 7 rocks rock NOUN Number=Plur 4 diving obl 8 . . PUNCT _ 2 watched punct
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1 watch past We auks vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent auk=Theme 2 dive gerund auks not said here the rocks vn meander-47.7 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme off rock=Location
Example 7 Auks live in the north, penguins in the south.
nsubj case det obl punct conj case det nmod punct root Auks NOUN live VERB in ADP the DET north NOUN , PUNCT penguins NOUN in ADP the DET south NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Auks auk NOUN Number=Plur 2 live nsubj 2 live live VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 in in ADP _ 5 north case 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 north det 5 north north NOUN Number=Sing 2 live obl 6 , , PUNCT _ 7 penguins punct 7 penguins penguin NOUN Number=Plur 5 north conj 8 in in ADP _ 10 south case 9 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 10 south det 10 south south NOUN Number=Sing 7 penguins nmod 11 . . PUNCT _ 2 live punct
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1 live present Auks the north and penguins in the south vn lodge-46 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in north=Location
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