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billy

Who acts: We, billy goat, Goats Gruff, swagman, Billy, female goat · What happens: use, boil, make, carry, butt, cross · To what, where: lid, water, tea, campfire, short wooden stick, billy

«billy» in the school dictionary: its 4 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: billy in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

Usage: Australia, New Zealand — kept apart, not parsed.

A metal can with a lid and handle, used to boil water or make tea over a campfire; also a billycan.

The tree, 21 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	2 metal	det
2	metal	metal	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 lid	nsubj
3	can	can	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	6 lid	aux
4	with	with	ADP	_	6 lid	case
5	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 lid	det
6	lid	lid	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
7	and	and	CCONJ	_	8 handle	cc
8	handle	handle	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 lid	conj
9	,	,	PUNCT	_	10 used	punct
10	used	use	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	6 lid	acl
11	to	to	PART	_	12 boil	mark
12	boil	boil	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	10 used	xcomp
13	water	water	NOUN	Number=Sing	12 boil	obj
14	or	or	CCONJ	_	15 make	cc
15	make	make	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	12 boil	conj
16	tea	tea	NOUN	Number=Sing	15 make	obj
17	over	over	ADP	_	19 campfire	case
18	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	19 campfire	det
19	campfire	campfire	NOUN	Number=Sing	15 make	obl
20	;	;	PUNCT	_	23 billycan	punct
21	also	also	ADV	_	23 billycan	advmod
22	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	23 billycan	det
23	billycan	billycan	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 lid	conj
24	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 lid	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	use	participle		a lid and handle and a billycan not said here					vn use-105.1 «NP V NP S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Eventuality
2	boil	to-infinitive		water					vn cooking-45.3 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent water=Patient
3	make	infinitive		tea		a campfire			vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset tea=Product

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 billy goat: a male goat.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	3 goat	det
2	billy	billy	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 goat	compound
3	goat	goat	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
4	:	:	PUNCT	_	7 goat	punct
5	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	7 goat	det
6	male	male	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 goat	amod
7	goat	goat	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 goat	conj
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 goat	punct

The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

Meaning 3

Usage: US — kept apart, not parsed.

A billy club: a short wooden stick carried by police.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	3 club	det
2	billy	billy	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 club	compound
3	club	club	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
4	:	:	PUNCT	_	8 stick	punct
5	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	8 stick	det
6	short	short	ADJ	Degree=Pos	8 stick	amod
7	wooden	wooden	ADJ	Degree=Pos	8 stick	amod
8	stick	stick	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 club	appos
9	carried	carry	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	8 stick	acl
10	by	by	ADP	_	11 police	case
11	police	police	NOUN	Number=Plur	9 carried	obl
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 club	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	carry	participle		a short wooden stick not said here				by police	vn carry-11.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent

Meaning 4

Short for the name William (Billy).

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Short	short	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
2	for	for	ADP	_	4 name	case
3	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	4 name	det
4	name	name	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Short	obl
5	William	William	PROPN	Number=Sing	4 name	appos
6	(	(	PUNCT	_	7 Billy	punct
7	Billy	Billy	PROPN	Number=Sing	5 William	appos
8	)	)	PUNCT	_	7 Billy	punct
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Short	punct

The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

Example 1

We boiled the billy and made tea at the camp.

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 boiled	nsubj
2	boiled	boil	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	4 billy	det
4	billy	billy	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 boiled	obj
5	and	and	CCONJ	_	6 made	cc
6	made	make	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	2 boiled	conj
7	tea	tea	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 made	obj
8	at	at	ADP	_	10 camp	case
9	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	10 camp	det
10	camp	camp	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 made	obl
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 boiled	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	boil	past	We	the billy					vn cooking-45.3 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent billy=Patient
2	make	past	We not said here	tea		the camp			vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset tea=Product

Example 2

The billy goat butted the fence.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 goat	det
2	billy	billy	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 goat	compound
3	goat	goat	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 butted	nsubj
4	butted	butt	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 fence	det
6	fence	fence	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 butted	obj
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 butted	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	butt	past	the billy goat	the fence					vn hit-18.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent fence=Patient

Example 3

The Three Billy Goats Gruff crossed the bridge.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 Gruff	det
2	Three	Three	PROPN	Number=Sing	4 Goats	compound
3	Billy	Billy	PROPN	Number=Sing	4 Goats	compound
4	Goats	Goat	PROPN	Number=Plur	5 Gruff	compound
5	Gruff	Gruff	PROPN	Number=Sing	6 crossed	nsubj
6	crossed	cross	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 bridge	det
8	bridge	bridge	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 crossed	obj
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 crossed	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	cross	past	the Goats Gruff	the bridge					vn crane-40.3.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent bridge=Patient

Example 4

The swagman waited till his billy boiled.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 swagman	det
2	swagman	swagman	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 waited	nsubj
3	waited	wait	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	till	till	ADP	_	6 billy	case
5	his	his	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	6 billy	nmod:poss
6	billy	billy	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 waited	obl
7	boiled	boil	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	6 billy	acl
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 waited	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	wait	past	the swagman				till swagman's billy		vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
2	boil	participle		swagman's billy not said here					vn cooking-45.3 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient

Example 5

Billy is my best friend's name.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Billy	Billy	PROPN	Number=Sing	7 name	nsubj
2	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	7 name	cop
3	my	my	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	5 friend	nmod:poss
4	best	good	ADJ	Degree=Sup	5 friend	amod
5	friend	friend	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 name	nmod:poss
6	's	's	PART	_	5 friend	case
7	name	name	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	7 name	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	present	Billy	my best friend's name					tree rules

Example 6

A female goat is a nanny goat; a male is a billy goat.

The tree, 13 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	3 goat	det
2	female	female	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 goat	amod
3	goat	goat	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 goat	nsubj
4	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	7 goat	cop
5	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	7 goat	det
6	nanny	nanny	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 goat	compound
7	goat	goat	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
8	;	;	PUNCT	_	14 goat	punct
9	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	10 male	det
10	male	male	NOUN	Number=Sing	14 goat	nsubj
11	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	14 goat	cop
12	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	14 goat	det
13	billy	billy	NOUN	Number=Sing	14 goat	compound
14	goat	goat	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 goat	conj
15	.	.	PUNCT	_	7 goat	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	present	a female goat	a nanny goat and a billy goat					tree rules
2	is a	present	a male	a billy goat					tree rules

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