avalanche Who acts: avalanche, huge mass, something, letters, Skiers, Rescue dogs · What happens: be, slide, avalanche, bury, check, find · To what, where: huge mass, mountain, sudden large amount, mountain road, avalanche warning, climber
«avalanche» 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: avalanche in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 An avalanche is a huge mass of snow, ice and rocks that suddenly slides fast down a mountain.
The tree, 18 words det nsubj cop det amod case nmod punct appos cc conj nsubj advmod acl:relcl advmod case det obl punct root An DET avalanche NOUN is AUX a DET huge ADJ mass NOUN of ADP snow NOUN , PUNCT ice NOUN and CCONJ rocks NOUN that PRON suddenly ADV slides VERB fast ADV down ADP a DET mountain NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 An a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 avalanche det 2 avalanche avalanche NOUN Number=Sing 6 mass nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 mass cop 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 mass det 5 huge huge ADJ Degree=Pos 6 mass amod 6 mass mass NOUN Number=Sing root root 7 of of ADP _ 8 snow case 8 snow snow NOUN Number=Sing 6 mass nmod 9 , , PUNCT _ 10 ice punct 10 ice ice NOUN Number=Sing 6 mass appos 11 and and CCONJ _ 12 rocks cc 12 rocks rock NOUN Number=Plur 10 ice conj 13 that that PRON PronType=Rel 15 slides nsubj 14 suddenly suddenly ADV _ 15 slides advmod 15 slides slide VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 mass acl:relcl 16 fast fast ADV Degree=Pos 15 slides advmod 17 down down ADP _ 19 mountain case 18 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 19 mountain det 19 mountain mountain NOUN Number=Sing 15 slides obl 20 . . PUNCT _ 6 mass punct
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1 is a present a avalanche a huge mass of snow tree rules 2 slide present a huge mass a mountain fast, suddenly property vn run-51.3.2-2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme down mountain=Trajectory
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 An avalanche of something is a sudden very large amount of it, as in an avalanche of letters.
The tree, 18 words det nsubj case nmod cop det amod advmod amod case nmod punct case case det parataxis case nmod punct root An DET avalanche NOUN of ADP something PRON is AUX a DET sudden ADJ very ADV large ADJ amount NOUN of ADP it PRON , PUNCT as ADP in ADP an DET avalanche NOUN of ADP letters NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 An a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 avalanche det 2 avalanche avalanche NOUN Number=Sing 10 amount nsubj 3 of of ADP _ 4 something case 4 something something PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 2 avalanche nmod 5 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 10 amount cop 6 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 10 amount det 7 sudden sudden ADJ Degree=Pos 10 amount amod 8 very very ADV _ 9 large advmod 9 large large ADJ Degree=Pos 10 amount amod 10 amount amount NOUN Number=Sing root root 11 of of ADP _ 12 it case 12 it it PRON Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 10 amount nmod 13 , , PUNCT _ 17 avalanche punct 14 as as ADP _ 17 avalanche case 15 in in ADP _ 17 avalanche case 16 an a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 17 avalanche det 17 avalanche avalanche NOUN Number=Sing 10 amount parataxis 18 of of ADP _ 19 letters case 19 letters letter NOUN Number=Plur 17 avalanche nmod 20 . . PUNCT _ 10 amount punct
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1 is a present a avalanche of something a sudden large amount of amount tree rules 2 avalanche something nom avalanche «event intransitive»: of=agent 3 avalanche letters nom avalanche «event intransitive»: of=agent
Example 1 An avalanche buried the mountain road.
det nsubj det compound obj punct root An DET avalanche NOUN buried VERB the DET mountain NOUN road NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 An a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 avalanche det 2 avalanche avalanche NOUN Number=Sing 3 buried nsubj 3 buried bury VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 road det 5 mountain mountain NOUN Number=Sing 6 road compound 6 road road NOUN Number=Sing 3 buried obj 7 . . PUNCT _ 3 buried punct
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1 bury past a avalanche the mountain road vn put-9.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent road=Theme
Example 2 Skiers must check the avalanche warning.
nsubj aux det compound obj punct root Skiers NOUN must AUX check VERB the DET avalanche NOUN warning NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Skiers skier NOUN Number=Plur 3 check nsubj 2 must must AUX VerbForm=Fin 3 check aux 3 check check VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 warning det 5 avalanche avalanche NOUN Number=Sing 6 warning compound 6 warning warning NOUN Number=Sing 3 check obj 7 . . PUNCT _ 3 check punct
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1 check must Skiers the avalanche warning vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent warning=Theme
Example 3 Rescue dogs found the climber after the avalanche.
compound nsubj det obj case det obl punct root Rescue NOUN dogs NOUN found VERB the DET climber NOUN after ADP the DET avalanche NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Rescue rescue NOUN Number=Sing 2 dogs compound 2 dogs dog NOUN Number=Plur 3 found nsubj 3 found find VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 climber det 5 climber climber NOUN Number=Sing 3 found obj 6 after after ADP _ 8 avalanche case 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 avalanche det 8 avalanche avalanche NOUN Number=Sing 3 found obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 3 found punct
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1 find past Rescue dogs the climber after the avalanche vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent climber=Topic
Example 4 Loud noises do not usually start avalanches, despite the films.
amod nsubj aux advmod advmod obj punct case det conj punct root Loud ADJ noises NOUN do AUX not PART usually ADV start VERB avalanches NOUN , PUNCT despite ADP the DET films NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Loud loud ADJ Degree=Pos 2 noises amod 2 noises noise NOUN Number=Plur 6 start nsubj 3 do do AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 start aux 4 not not PART Polarity=Neg 6 start advmod 5 usually usually ADV _ 6 start advmod 6 start start VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 7 avalanches avalanche NOUN Number=Plur 6 start obj 8 , , PUNCT _ 11 films punct 9 despite despite ADP _ 11 films case 10 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 11 films det 11 films film NOUN Number=Plur 7 avalanches conj 12 . . PUNCT _ 6 start punct
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1 not start present · do-support Loud noises avalanches and the films usually property vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent avalanche=Eventuality
Example 5 We got an avalanche of birthday cards.
nsubj det obj case compound nmod punct root We PRON got VERB an DET avalanche NOUN of ADP birthday NOUN cards 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 got nsubj 2 got get VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 an a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 4 avalanche det 4 avalanche avalanche NOUN Number=Sing 2 got obj 5 of of ADP _ 7 cards case 6 birthday birthday NOUN Number=Sing 7 cards compound 7 cards card NOUN Number=Plur 4 avalanche nmod 8 . . PUNCT _ 2 got punct
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1 get past We a avalanche of birthday cards vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer avalanche=Stimulus 2 avalanche birthday cards nom avalanche «event intransitive»: of=agent
Example 6 The teacher faced an avalanche of questions.
det nsubj det obj case nmod punct root The DET teacher NOUN faced VERB an DET avalanche NOUN of ADP questions NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 teacher det 2 teacher teacher NOUN Number=Sing 3 faced nsubj 3 faced face VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 an a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 avalanche det 5 avalanche avalanche NOUN Number=Sing 3 faced obj 6 of of ADP _ 7 questions case 7 questions question NOUN Number=Plur 5 avalanche nmod 8 . . PUNCT _ 3 faced punct
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1 face past the teacher a avalanche of questions vn fill-9.8-1 «NP V NP.destination»: agent=Agent avalanche=Destination 2 avalanche questions nom avalanche «event intransitive»: of=agent
Example 7 An avalanche had fallen, not upon Rudy and his uncle, but very near them.
The tree, 14 words det nsubj aux punct advmod case obl cc nmod:poss conj punct cc advmod case obl punct root An DET avalanche NOUN had AUX fallen VERB , PUNCT not PART upon ADP Rudy PROPN and CCONJ his PRON uncle NOUN , PUNCT but CCONJ very ADV near ADP them PRON . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 An a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 avalanche det 2 avalanche avalanche NOUN Number=Sing 4 fallen nsubj 3 had have AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 4 fallen aux 4 fallen fall VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part root root 5 , , PUNCT _ 8 Rudy punct 6 not not PART Polarity=Neg 8 Rudy advmod 7 upon upon ADP _ 8 Rudy case 8 Rudy Rudy PROPN Number=Sing 4 fallen obl 9 and and CCONJ _ 11 uncle cc 10 his his PRON Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 11 uncle nmod:poss 11 uncle uncle NOUN Number=Sing 8 Rudy conj 12 , , PUNCT _ 16 them punct 13 but but CCONJ _ 16 them cc 14 very very ADV _ 16 them advmod 15 near near ADP _ 16 them case 16 them they PRON Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs 4 fallen obl 17 . . PUNCT _ 4 fallen punct
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1 fall past · perfect a avalanche Rudy and avalanche's uncle near Rudy vn occur-48.3 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme upon rudy=Location
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