beast Who acts: beast, maths test, Someone, we, Beauty, homework · What happens: be, feel, roar, learn, score, break · To what, where: large animal, cruel person, something, beast, gentle word, creature · Speech: someone speaks here
«beast» in the school dictionary: its 5 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: beast in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 A beast is a large, wild or frightening animal.
det nsubj cop det amod punct conj cc conj punct root A DET beast NOUN is AUX a DET large ADJ , PUNCT wild ADJ or CCONJ frightening ADJ animal NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 beast det 2 beast beast NOUN Number=Sing 10 animal nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 10 animal cop 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 10 animal det 5 large large ADJ Degree=Pos 10 animal amod 6 , , PUNCT _ 7 wild punct 7 wild wild ADJ Degree=Pos 5 large conj 8 or or CCONJ _ 9 frightening cc 9 frightening frightening ADJ Degree=Pos 5 large conj 10 animal animal NOUN Number=Sing root root 11 . . PUNCT _ 10 animal punct
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1 is a present a beast a large animal 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 A beast is a cruel or nasty person.
det nsubj cop det amod cc conj punct root A DET beast NOUN is AUX a DET cruel ADJ or CCONJ nasty ADJ person NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 beast det 2 beast beast NOUN Number=Sing 8 person nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 8 person cop 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 8 person det 5 cruel cruel ADJ Degree=Pos 8 person amod 6 or or CCONJ _ 7 nasty cc 7 nasty nasty ADJ Degree=Pos 5 cruel conj 8 person person NOUN Number=Sing root root 9 . . PUNCT _ 8 person punct
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1 is a present a beast a cruel person tree rules
Meaning 3 Usage: informal — kept apart, not parsed.
A beast is something very big, powerful or difficult: «That maths test was a beast.».
The tree, 15 words det nsubj cop advmod amod punct conj cc conj punct punct det compound nsubj cop det appos punct punct punct root A DET beast NOUN is AUX something PRON very ADV big ADJ , PUNCT powerful ADJ or CCONJ difficult ADJ : PUNCT « PUNCT That DET maths NOUN test NOUN was AUX a DET beast NOUN . PUNCT » PUNCT . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 beast det 2 beast beast NOUN Number=Sing 4 something nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 something cop 4 something something PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind root root 5 very very ADV _ 6 big advmod 6 big big ADJ Degree=Pos 4 something amod 7 , , PUNCT _ 8 powerful punct 8 powerful powerful ADJ Degree=Pos 6 big conj 9 or or CCONJ _ 10 difficult cc 10 difficult difficult ADJ Degree=Pos 6 big conj 11 : : PUNCT _ 18 beast punct 12 « « PUNCT _ 18 beast punct 13 That that DET Number=Sing PronType=Dem 15 test det 14 maths math NOUN Number=Plur 15 test compound 15 test test NOUN Number=Sing 18 beast nsubj 16 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 18 beast cop 17 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 18 beast det 18 beast beast NOUN Number=Sing 4 something appos 19 . . PUNCT _ 18 beast punct 20 » » PUNCT _ 18 beast punct 21 . . PUNCT _ 4 something punct
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1 is a present a beast something tree rules 2 is a in a quote past that maths test a beast tree rules
Meaning 4 Usage: slang — kept apart, not parsed.
Someone who is a beast at something is amazingly good at it.
nsubj nsubj cop det acl:relcl case nmod cop advmod case obl punct root Someone PRON who PRON is AUX a DET beast NOUN at ADP something PRON is AUX amazingly ADV good ADJ at ADP it PRON . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Someone someone PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 10 good nsubj 2 who who PRON PronType=Rel 5 beast nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 beast cop 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 beast det 5 beast beast NOUN Number=Sing 1 Someone acl:relcl 6 at at ADP _ 7 something case 7 something something PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 5 beast nmod 8 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 10 good cop 9 amazingly amazingly ADV _ 10 good advmod 10 good good ADJ Degree=Pos root root 11 at at ADP _ 12 it case 12 it it PRON Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 10 good obl 13 . . PUNCT _ 10 good punct
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1 is a present a beast something tree rules 2 is present Someone beast amazingly, good property tree rules
Meaning 5 Beast can also be a gentle word for a small animal, such as a pet or a creature we feel sorry for.
The tree, 22 words nsubj aux advmod cop det amod case det amod nmod punct case fixed det appos cc det conj nsubj acl:relcl xcomp obl punct root Beast PROPN can AUX also ADV be AUX a DET gentle ADJ word NOUN for ADP a DET small ADJ animal NOUN , PUNCT such ADJ as ADP a DET pet NOUN or CCONJ a DET creature NOUN we PRON feel VERB sorry ADJ for ADP . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Beast Beast PROPN Number=Sing 7 word nsubj 2 can can AUX VerbForm=Fin 7 word aux 3 also also ADV _ 7 word advmod 4 be be AUX VerbForm=Inf 7 word cop 5 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 7 word det 6 gentle gentle ADJ Degree=Pos 7 word amod 7 word word NOUN Number=Sing root root 8 for for ADP _ 11 animal case 9 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 11 animal det 10 small small ADJ Degree=Pos 11 animal amod 11 animal animal NOUN Number=Sing 7 word nmod 12 , , PUNCT _ 16 pet punct 13 such such ADJ Degree=Pos ExtPos=ADP 16 pet case 14 as as ADP _ 13 such fixed 15 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 16 pet det 16 pet pet NOUN Number=Sing 7 word appos 17 or or CCONJ _ 19 creature cc 18 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 19 creature det 19 creature creature NOUN Number=Sing 16 pet conj 20 we we PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs 21 feel nsubj 21 feel feel VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 19 creature acl:relcl 22 sorry sorry ADJ Degree=Pos 21 feel xcomp 23 for for ADP _ 22 sorry obl 24 . . PUNCT _ 7 word punct
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1 is a can Beast a gentle word for a small animal tree rules 2 feel present we a creature not said here sorry property vn hunt-35.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent creature=Theme
Example 1 The beast roared in the dark forest.
det nsubj case det amod obl punct root The DET beast NOUN roared VERB in ADP the DET dark ADJ forest NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 beast det 2 beast beast NOUN Number=Sing 3 roared nsubj 3 roared roar VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 in in ADP _ 7 forest case 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 forest det 6 dark dark ADJ Degree=Pos 7 forest amod 7 forest forest NOUN Number=Sing 3 roared obl 8 . . PUNCT _ 3 roared punct
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1 roar past the beast the dark forest vn sound_emission-43.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in forest=Location
Example 2 Beauty learned the Beast was kind inside.
nsubj det nsubj cop ccomp advmod punct root Beauty NOUN learned VERB the DET Beast PROPN was AUX kind ADJ inside ADV . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Beauty beauty NOUN Number=Sing 2 learned nsubj 2 learned learn VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 4 Beast det 4 Beast Beast PROPN Number=Sing 6 kind nsubj 5 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 6 kind cop 6 kind kind ADJ Degree=Pos 2 learned ccomp 7 inside inside ADV _ 6 kind advmod 8 . . PUNCT _ 2 learned punct
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1 learn past Beauty vn learn-14-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent 2 is past the Beast inside, kind property tree rules
Example 3 That homework was a beast!
det nsubj cop det punct root That DET homework NOUN was AUX a DET beast NOUN ! PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 That that DET Number=Sing PronType=Dem 2 homework det 2 homework homework NOUN Number=Sing 5 beast nsubj 3 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 5 beast cop 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 beast det 5 beast beast NOUN Number=Sing root root 6 ! ! PUNCT _ 5 beast punct
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1 is a past that homework a beast tree rules
Example 4 She's a beast at football — she scored five goals.
nsubj cop det case nmod punct nsubj parataxis nummod obj punct root She PRON 's AUX a DET beast NOUN at ADP football NOUN — PUNCT she PRON scored VERB five NUM goals NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 She she PRON Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 4 beast nsubj 2 's be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 beast cop 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 4 beast det 4 beast beast NOUN Number=Sing root root 5 at at ADP _ 6 football case 6 football football NOUN Number=Sing 4 beast nmod 7 — - PUNCT _ 9 scored punct 8 she she PRON Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 9 scored nsubj 9 scored score VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 4 beast parataxis 10 five five NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 11 goals nummod 11 goals goal NOUN Number=Plur 9 scored obj 12 . . PUNCT _ 4 beast punct
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1 is a present She a beast football tree rules 2 score past she five goals vn get-13.5.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent goal=Theme
Example 5 Donkeys are beasts of burden.
nsubj cop case nmod punct root Donkeys NOUN are AUX beasts NOUN of ADP burden NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Donkeys donkey NOUN Number=Plur 3 beasts nsubj 2 are be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 beasts cop 3 beasts beast NOUN Number=Plur root root 4 of of ADP _ 5 burden case 5 burden burden NOUN Number=Sing 3 beasts nmod 6 . . PUNCT _ 3 beasts punct
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1 is a present Donkeys beasts of burden tree rules
Example 6 The bully was a real beast to the younger kids.
det nsubj cop det amod case det amod nmod punct root The DET bully NOUN was AUX a DET real ADJ beast NOUN to ADP the DET younger ADJ kids NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 bully det 2 bully bully NOUN Number=Sing 6 beast nsubj 3 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 6 beast cop 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 beast det 5 real real ADJ Degree=Pos 6 beast amod 6 beast beast NOUN Number=Sing root root 7 to to ADP _ 10 kids case 8 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 10 kids det 9 younger young ADJ Degree=Cmp 10 kids amod 10 kids kid NOUN Number=Plur 6 beast nmod 11 . . PUNCT _ 6 beast punct
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1 is a past the bully a real beast to the younger kids tree rules
Example 7 Chuchundra is a broken-hearted little beast.
nsubj cop det amod punct amod amod punct root Chuchundra PROPN is AUX a DET broken VERB - PUNCT hearted ADJ little ADJ beast NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Chuchundra Chuchundra PROPN Number=Sing 8 beast nsubj 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 8 beast cop 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 8 beast det 4 broken break VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 8 beast amod 5 - - PUNCT _ 4 broken punct 6 hearted hearted ADJ Degree=Pos 8 beast amod 7 little little ADJ Degree=Pos 8 beast amod 8 beast beast NOUN Number=Sing root root 9 . . PUNCT _ 8 beast punct
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1 break participle vn hurt-40.8.3-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Patient 2 is a present Chuchundra a broken hearted little beast tree rules
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