beaver Who acts: beaver, that, Beavers, homes, She, her · What happens: be, live, beaver away, build, slap, call · To what, where: large rodent, rivers, dams, streams, tail, homes · Speech: someone speaks here
«beaver» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 6 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: beaver in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 A beaver is a large rodent with thick brown fur, strong teeth and a wide, flat tail, that lives near rivers and lakes.
The tree, 23 words det nsubj cop det amod case amod amod nmod punct amod conj cc det amod punct amod conj punct nsubj parataxis case obl cc conj punct root A DET beaver NOUN is AUX a DET large ADJ rodent NOUN with ADP thick ADJ brown ADJ fur NOUN , PUNCT strong ADJ teeth NOUN and CCONJ a DET wide ADJ , PUNCT flat ADJ tail NOUN , PUNCT that PRON lives VERB near ADP rivers NOUN and CCONJ lakes NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 beaver det 2 beaver beaver NOUN Number=Sing 6 rodent nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 rodent cop 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 rodent det 5 large large ADJ Degree=Pos 6 rodent amod 6 rodent rodent NOUN Number=Sing root root 7 with with ADP _ 10 fur case 8 thick thick ADJ Degree=Pos 10 fur amod 9 brown brown ADJ Degree=Pos 10 fur amod 10 fur fur NOUN Number=Sing 6 rodent nmod 11 , , PUNCT _ 13 teeth punct 12 strong strong ADJ Degree=Pos 13 teeth amod 13 teeth tooth NOUN Number=Plur 10 fur conj 14 and and CCONJ _ 19 tail cc 15 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 19 tail det 16 wide wide ADJ Degree=Pos 19 tail amod 17 , , PUNCT _ 16 wide punct 18 flat flat ADJ Degree=Pos 19 tail amod 19 tail tail NOUN Number=Sing 10 fur conj 20 , , PUNCT _ 22 lives punct 21 that that PRON PronType=Rel 22 lives nsubj 22 lives live VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 rodent parataxis 23 near near ADP _ 24 rivers case 24 rivers river NOUN Number=Plur 22 lives obl 25 and and CCONJ _ 26 lakes cc 26 lakes lake NOUN Number=Plur 24 rivers conj 27 . . PUNCT _ 6 rodent punct
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1 is a present a beaver a large rodent with thick brown fur and strong teeth and a wide flat tail tree rules 2 live present that rivers and lakes vn exist-47.1-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme near river=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 To beaver away is to work very hard and steadily at something.
mark advcl advmod cop mark advmod advmod cc conj case obl punct root To PART beaver VERB away ADV is AUX to PART work VERB very ADV hard ADV and CCONJ steadily ADV at ADP something PRON . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 To to PART _ 2 beaver mark 2 beaver beaver VERB VerbForm=Inf 6 work advcl 3 away away ADV _ 2 beaver advmod 4 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 work cop 5 to to PART _ 6 work mark 6 work work VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 7 very very ADV _ 8 hard advmod 8 hard hard ADV Degree=Pos 6 work advmod 9 and and CCONJ _ 10 steadily cc 10 steadily steadily ADV _ 8 hard conj 11 at at ADP _ 12 something case 12 something something PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 8 hard obl 13 . . PUNCT _ 6 work punct
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1 beaver away to-infinitive away property tree rules 2 is present hard, work property tree rules
Example 1 Beavers build dams across streams with sticks and mud.
nsubj obj case obl case obl cc conj punct root Beavers NOUN build VERB dams NOUN across ADP streams NOUN with ADP sticks NOUN and CCONJ mud NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Beavers beaver NOUN Number=Plur 2 build nsubj 2 build build VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 dams dam NOUN Number=Plur 2 build obj 4 across across ADP _ 5 streams case 5 streams stream NOUN Number=Plur 2 build obl 6 with with ADP _ 7 sticks case 7 sticks stick NOUN Number=Plur 2 build obl 8 and and CCONJ _ 9 mud cc 9 mud mud NOUN Number=Sing 7 sticks conj 10 . . PUNCT _ 2 build punct
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1 build present Beavers dams streams with sticks and mud vn base-97.1 «NP V NP PP.source»: agent=Agent dam=Theme with stick=Source
Example 2 A beaver slapped its tail on the water as a warning.
det nsubj nmod:poss obj case det obl case det obl punct root A DET beaver NOUN slapped VERB its PRON tail NOUN on ADP the DET water NOUN as ADP a DET warning NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 beaver det 2 beaver beaver NOUN Number=Sing 3 slapped nsubj 3 slapped slap VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 its its PRON Case=Gen Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 5 tail nmod:poss 5 tail tail NOUN Number=Sing 3 slapped obj 6 on on ADP _ 8 water case 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 water det 8 water water NOUN Number=Sing 3 slapped obl 9 as as ADP _ 11 warning case 10 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 11 warning det 11 warning warning NOUN Number=Sing 3 slapped obl 12 . . PUNCT _ 3 slapped punct
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1 slap past a beaver beaver's tail as a warning; on the water vn hit-18.1-1 «NP V NP PP»: agent=Agent tail=Instrument on water=Patient
Example 3 Beavers live in homes called lodges.
nsubj case obl acl xcomp punct root Beavers NOUN live VERB in ADP homes NOUN called VERB lodges NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Beavers beaver 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 _ 4 homes case 4 homes home NOUN Number=Plur 2 live obl 5 called call VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 4 homes acl 6 lodges lodge NOUN Number=Plur 5 called xcomp 7 . . PUNCT _ 2 live punct
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1 live present Beavers homes vn lodge-46 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in home=Location 2 call participle homes not said here lodges vn initiate_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
Example 4 The beaver is a symbol of Canada.
det nsubj cop det case nmod punct root The DET beaver NOUN is AUX a DET symbol NOUN of ADP Canada PROPN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 beaver det 2 beaver beaver NOUN Number=Sing 5 symbol nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 symbol cop 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 symbol det 5 symbol symbol NOUN Number=Sing root root 6 of of ADP _ 7 Canada case 7 Canada Canada PROPN Number=Sing 5 symbol nmod 8 . . PUNCT _ 5 symbol punct
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1 is a present the beaver a symbol of Canada tree rules
Example 5 She's been beavering away at her project all afternoon.
nsubj aux aux advmod case nmod:poss obl det obl:unmarked punct root She PRON 's AUX been AUX beavering VERB away ADV at ADP her PRON project NOUN all DET afternoon 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 beavering nsubj 2 's be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 beavering aux 3 been be AUX Tense=Past VerbForm=Part 4 beavering aux 4 beavering beaver VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part root root 5 away away ADV _ 4 beavering advmod 6 at at ADP _ 8 project case 7 her her PRON Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 8 project nmod:poss 8 project project NOUN Number=Sing 4 beavering obl 9 all all DET PronType=Tot 10 afternoon det 10 afternoon afternoon NOUN Number=Sing 4 beavering obl:unmarked 11 . . PUNCT _ 4 beavering punct
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1 beaver away present · progressive She her project afternoon away property tree rules 2 project her = she nom project «act transitive»: poss=agent
Example 6 Beavers' front teeth never stop growing.
nmod:poss case amod nsubj advmod xcomp punct root Beavers NOUN ' PART front ADJ teeth NOUN never ADV stop VERB growing VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Beavers beaver NOUN Number=Plur 4 teeth nmod:poss 2 ' 's PART _ 1 Beavers case 3 front front ADJ Degree=Pos 4 teeth amod 4 teeth tooth NOUN Number=Plur 6 stop nsubj 5 never never ADV PronType=Neg 6 stop advmod 6 stop stop VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 7 growing grow VERB VerbForm=Ger 6 stop xcomp 8 . . PUNCT _ 6 stop punct
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1 not stop present Beavers's front teeth vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Affector clause=Eventuality 2 grow gerund Beavers's front teeth not said here vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
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