baleen Who acts: Baleen, strong bendy material, baleen whale, whale, Blue whales, We · What happens: be, grow, use, comb, filter, have · To what, where: strong bendy material, long plates, food, sea water, whale, baleen
«baleen» 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: baleen in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 Baleen is a strong, bendy material growing in long plates from the top jaw of some whales, used like a giant sieve or comb to filter food from sea water.
The tree, 30 words nsubj cop det amod punct amod acl case amod obl case det amod obl case det nmod punct acl case det amod obl cc conj mark xcomp obj case compound obl punct root Baleen NOUN is AUX a DET strong ADJ , PUNCT bendy ADJ material NOUN growing VERB in ADP long ADJ plates NOUN from ADP the DET top ADJ jaw NOUN of ADP some DET whales NOUN , PUNCT used VERB like ADP a DET giant ADJ sieve NOUN or CCONJ comb VERB to PART filter VERB food NOUN from ADP sea NOUN water NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Baleen baleen NOUN Number=Sing 7 material nsubj 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 7 material cop 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 7 material det 4 strong strong ADJ Degree=Pos 7 material amod 5 , , PUNCT _ 4 strong punct 6 bendy bendy ADJ Degree=Pos 7 material amod 7 material material NOUN Number=Sing root root 8 growing grow VERB VerbForm=Ger 7 material acl 9 in in ADP _ 11 plates case 10 long long ADJ Degree=Pos 11 plates amod 11 plates plate NOUN Number=Plur 8 growing obl 12 from from ADP _ 15 jaw case 13 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 15 jaw det 14 top top ADJ Degree=Pos 15 jaw amod 15 jaw jaw NOUN Number=Sing 8 growing obl 16 of of ADP _ 18 whales case 17 some some DET PronType=Ind 18 whales det 18 whales whale NOUN Number=Plur 15 jaw nmod 19 , , PUNCT _ 20 used punct 20 used use VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 7 material acl 21 like like ADP _ 24 sieve case 22 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 24 sieve det 23 giant giant ADJ Degree=Pos 24 sieve amod 24 sieve sieve NOUN Number=Sing 20 used obl 25 or or CCONJ _ 26 comb cc 26 comb comb VERB VerbForm=Inf 24 sieve conj 27 to to PART _ 28 filter mark 28 filter filter VERB VerbForm=Inf 26 comb xcomp 29 food food NOUN Number=Sing 28 filter obj 30 from from ADP _ 32 water case 31 sea sea NOUN Number=Sing 32 water compound 32 water water NOUN Number=Sing 28 filter obl 33 . . PUNCT _ 7 material punct
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1 is a present Baleen a strong bendy material tree rules 2 grow gerund a strong bendy material not said here long plates from the top jaw of some whales vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in plate=Location 3 use participle a strong bendy material not said here like a giant sieve vn eat-39.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent 4 comb infinitive tree rules 5 filter to-infinitive food sea water vn wipe_instr-10.4.2 «NP V NP PP.initial_location»: agent=Agent food=Theme from water=Initial_Location
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 A baleen whale is a whale that has baleen instead of teeth, like the blue whale and the humpback.
The tree, 19 words det compound nsubj cop det nsubj acl:relcl obj case fixed obl punct case det amod nmod cc det conj punct root A DET baleen NOUN whale NOUN is AUX a DET whale NOUN that PRON has VERB baleen NOUN instead ADV of ADP teeth NOUN , PUNCT like ADP the DET blue ADJ whale NOUN and CCONJ the DET humpback NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 3 whale det 2 baleen baleen NOUN Number=Sing 3 whale compound 3 whale whale NOUN Number=Sing 6 whale nsubj 4 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 whale cop 5 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 whale det 6 whale whale NOUN Number=Sing root root 7 that that PRON PronType=Rel 8 has nsubj 8 has have VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 whale acl:relcl 9 baleen baleen NOUN Number=Sing 8 has obj 10 instead instead ADV ExtPos=ADP 12 teeth case 11 of of ADP _ 10 instead fixed 12 teeth tooth NOUN Number=Plur 8 has obl 13 , , PUNCT _ 17 whale punct 14 like like ADP _ 17 whale case 15 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 17 whale det 16 blue blue ADJ Degree=Pos 17 whale amod 17 whale whale NOUN Number=Sing 12 teeth nmod 18 and and CCONJ _ 20 humpback cc 19 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 20 humpback det 20 humpback humpback NOUN Number=Sing 17 whale conj 21 . . PUNCT _ 6 whale punct
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1 is a present a baleen whale a whale tree rules 2 have present a whale baleen instead teeth like the blue whale and the humpback vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent baleen=Patient
Example 1 Blue whales are baleen whales.
amod nsubj cop amod punct root Blue ADJ whales NOUN are AUX baleen ADJ whales NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Blue blue ADJ Degree=Pos 2 whales amod 2 whales whale NOUN Number=Plur 5 whales nsubj 3 are be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 whales cop 4 baleen baleen ADJ Degree=Pos 5 whales amod 5 whales whale NOUN Number=Plur root root 6 . . PUNCT _ 5 whales punct
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1 is a present Blue whales baleen whales tree rules
Example 2 Baleen is made of the same material as our fingernails.
nsubj:pass aux:pass case det amod obl case nmod:poss obl punct root Baleen NOUN is AUX made VERB of ADP the DET same ADJ material NOUN as ADP our PRON fingernails NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Baleen baleen NOUN Number=Sing 3 made nsubj:pass 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 made aux:pass 3 made make VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 4 of of ADP _ 7 material case 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 material det 6 same same ADJ Degree=Pos 7 material amod 7 material material NOUN Number=Sing 3 made obl 8 as as ADP _ 10 fingernails case 9 our our PRON Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 10 fingernails nmod:poss 10 fingernails fingernail NOUN Number=Plur 3 made obl 11 . . PUNCT _ 3 made punct
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1 make present · passive Baleen of the same material; as our fingernails vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: subject=Product
Example 3 The whale strained krill through its baleen.
det acl obj case nmod:poss obl punct root The DET whale NOUN strained VERB krill NOUN through ADP its PRON baleen NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 whale det 2 whale whale NOUN Number=Sing root root 3 strained strain VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 2 whale acl 4 krill krill NOUN Number=Sing 3 strained obj 5 through through ADP _ 7 baleen case 6 its its PRON Case=Gen Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 7 baleen nmod:poss 7 baleen baleen NOUN Number=Sing 3 strained obl 8 . . PUNCT _ 2 whale punct
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1 strain participle the whale not said here krill krill's baleen vn wipe_manner-10.4.1 «NP V NP.source»: agent=Agent krill=Source
Example 4 We touched a strip of baleen at the museum; it felt like a stiff hairbrush.
The tree, 15 words nsubj det obj case nmod case det obl punct nsubj conj case det amod obl punct root We PRON touched VERB a DET strip NOUN of ADP baleen NOUN at ADP the DET museum NOUN ; PUNCT it PRON felt VERB like ADP a DET stiff ADJ hairbrush 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 touched nsubj 2 touched touch VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 4 strip det 4 strip strip NOUN Number=Sing 2 touched obj 5 of of ADP _ 6 baleen case 6 baleen baleen NOUN Number=Sing 4 strip nmod 7 at at ADP _ 9 museum case 8 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 9 museum det 9 museum museum NOUN Number=Sing 2 touched obl 10 ; ; PUNCT _ 12 felt punct 11 it it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 12 felt nsubj 12 felt feel VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 2 touched conj 13 like like ADP _ 16 hairbrush case 14 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 16 hairbrush det 15 stiff stiff ADJ Degree=Pos 16 hairbrush amod 16 hairbrush hairbrush NOUN Number=Sing 12 felt obl 17 . . PUNCT _ 2 touched punct
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1 touch past We a strip of baleen the museum vn contiguous_location-47.8-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme strip=Co-Theme 2 feel past strip like a stiff hairbrush vn conjecture-29.5-2 «NP V S»: agent=Agent like hairbrush=Theme
Example 5 Toothed whales, like dolphins, have no baleen.
amod nsubj punct case conj punct det obj punct root Toothed ADJ whales NOUN , PUNCT like ADP dolphins NOUN , PUNCT have VERB no DET baleen NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Toothed toothed ADJ Degree=Pos 2 whales amod 2 whales whale NOUN Number=Plur 7 have nsubj 3 , , PUNCT _ 5 dolphins punct 4 like like ADP _ 5 dolphins case 5 dolphins dolphin NOUN Number=Plur 2 whales conj 6 , , PUNCT _ 2 whales punct 7 have have VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 8 no no DET PronType=Neg 9 baleen det 9 baleen baleen NOUN Number=Sing 7 have obj 10 . . PUNCT _ 7 have punct
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1 have present Toothed whales and dolphins no baleen vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent baleen=Patient
Example 6 In the past, baleen was used to make corsets.
case det obl punct nsubj:pass aux:pass mark advcl obj punct root In ADP the DET past NOUN , PUNCT baleen NOUN was AUX used VERB to PART make VERB corsets NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 In in ADP _ 3 past case 2 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 past det 3 past past NOUN Number=Sing 7 used obl 4 , , PUNCT _ 3 past punct 5 baleen baleen NOUN Number=Sing 7 used nsubj:pass 6 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 7 used aux:pass 7 used use VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 8 to to PART _ 9 make mark 9 make make VERB VerbForm=Inf 7 used advcl 10 corsets corset NOUN Number=Plur 9 make obj 11 . . PUNCT _ 7 used punct
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1 use past · passive baleen the past vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient 2 make to-infinitive corsets vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset corset=Product
Example 7 A humpback has hundreds of baleen plates.
det nsubj obj case compound nmod punct root A DET humpback NOUN has VERB hundreds NOUN of ADP baleen NOUN plates NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 humpback det 2 humpback humpback NOUN Number=Sing 3 has nsubj 3 has have VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 hundreds hundred NOUN Number=Plur 3 has obj 5 of of ADP _ 7 plates case 6 baleen baleen NOUN Number=Sing 7 plates compound 7 plates plate NOUN Number=Plur 4 hundreds nmod 8 . . PUNCT _ 3 has punct
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1 have present a humpback hundreds of baleen plates vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent hundred=Patient
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