boa

Who acts: large snake, boa constrictor, Boas, zoo keeper, us, She · What happens: kill, wrap, squeeze, do, make, wear · To what, where: prey, long fluffy scarf, feathers, us, boa, pink feather boa

«boa» 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: boa in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

A large snake that kills its prey by wrapping round it and squeezing, as the boa constrictor of Central and South America does.

The tree, 23 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	3 snake	det
2	large	large	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 snake	amod
3	snake	snake	NOUN	Number=Sing	24 does	nsubj
4	that	that	PRON	PronType=Rel	5 kills	nsubj
5	kills	kill	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	3 snake	acl:relcl
6	its	its	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	7 prey	nmod:poss
7	prey	prey	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 kills	obj
8	by	by	SCONJ	_	9 wrapping	mark
9	wrapping	wrap	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	5 kills	advcl
10	round	round	ADP	_	11 it	case
11	it	it	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	9 wrapping	obl
12	and	and	CCONJ	_	13 squeezing	cc
13	squeezing	squeeze	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	9 wrapping	conj
14	,	,	PUNCT	_	18 constrictor	punct
15	as	as	ADP	_	18 constrictor	case
16	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	18 constrictor	det
17	boa	boa	NOUN	Number=Sing	18 constrictor	compound
18	constrictor	constrictor	NOUN	Number=Sing	13 squeezing	obl
19	of	of	ADP	_	20 Central	case
20	Central	Central	PROPN	Number=Sing	18 constrictor	nmod
21	and	and	CCONJ	_	22 South	cc
22	South	South	PROPN	Number=Sing	20 Central	conj
23	America	America	PROPN	Number=Sing	20 Central	flat
24	does	do	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
25	.	.	PUNCT	_	24 does	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	kill	present	a large snake	snake's prey		vn remove-10.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent prey=Theme
2	wrap	gerund	a large snake not said here		round snake	vn spray-9.7-1 «NP V PP.destination»: agent=Theme round it=Destination
3	squeeze	gerund	a large snake not said here		as the boa constrictor of Central and South	vn push-12-1-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Agent
4	do	present	a large snake			vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent

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 long, fluffy scarf made of feathers or fur, worn round the neck for dressing up: a feather boa.

The tree, 19 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 scarf	det
2	long	long	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 scarf	amod
3	,	,	PUNCT	_	2 long	punct
4	fluffy	fluffy	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 scarf	amod
5	scarf	scarf	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
6	made	make	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	5 scarf	acl
7	of	of	ADP	_	8 feathers	case
8	feathers	feather	NOUN	Number=Plur	6 made	obl
9	or	or	CCONJ	_	10 fur	cc
10	fur	fur	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 feathers	conj
11	,	,	PUNCT	_	12 worn	punct
12	worn	wear	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	8 feathers	acl
13	round	round	ADP	_	15 neck	case
14	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	15 neck	det
15	neck	neck	NOUN	Number=Sing	12 worn	obl
16	for	for	SCONJ	_	17 dressing	mark
17	dressing	dress	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	12 worn	advcl
18	up	up	ADP	_	17 dressing	compound:prt
19	:	:	PUNCT	_	22 boa	punct
20	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	22 boa	det
21	feather	feather	NOUN	Number=Sing	22 boa	compound
22	boa	boa	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 scarf	conj
23	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 scarf	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	what, whom	other	roles by
1	make	participle	a long fluffy scarf and a feather boa not said here	of feathers or fur	vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset
2	wear	participle	feathers or fur not said here	round the neck	vn wipe_manner-10.4.1-1 «NP V PP-Conative»: agent=Agent
3	dress up	gerund			vn dress-41.1.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent

Example 1

A boa constrictor squeezes its prey.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	3 constrictor	det
2	boa	boa	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 constrictor	compound
3	constrictor	constrictor	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 squeezes	nsubj
4	squeezes	squeeze	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
5	its	its	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	6 prey	nmod:poss
6	prey	prey	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 squeezes	obj
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 squeezes	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	squeeze	present	a boa constrictor	constrictor's prey					vn push-12-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent prey=Theme

Example 2

Boas are not venomous.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Boas	boa	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 venomous	nsubj
2	are	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	4 venomous	cop
3	not	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	4 venomous	advmod
4	venomous	venomous	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
5	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 venomous	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	not is	present	Boas					venomous property	tree rules

Example 3

The zoo keeper let us touch a boa.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 keeper	det
2	zoo	zoo	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 keeper	compound
3	keeper	keeper	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 let	nsubj
4	let	let	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
5	us	we	PRON	Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs	4 let	obj
6	touch	touch	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	4 let	xcomp
7	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	8 boa	det
8	boa	boa	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 touch	obj
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 let	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	let	infinitive	the zoo keeper	us					tree rules
2	touch	infinitive	us not said here	a boa					vn contiguous_location-47.8-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme boa=Co-Theme

Example 4

She wore a pink feather boa to the party.

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	2 wore	nsubj
2	wore	wear	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 boa	det
4	pink	pink	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 boa	amod
5	feather	feather	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 boa	compound
6	boa	boa	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 wore	obj
7	to	to	ADP	_	9 party	case
8	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 party	det
9	party	party	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 wore	obl
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 wore	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	wear	past	She	a pink feather boa				to the party	vn wipe_manner-10.4.1-1 «NP V NP.source»: agent=Agent boa=Source

Example 5

Boas give birth to live baby snakes.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Boas	boa	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 give	nsubj
2	give	give	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	birth	birth	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 give	obj
4	to	to	ADP	_	7 snakes	case
5	live	live	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 snakes	amod
6	baby	baby	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 snakes	compound
7	snakes	snake	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 give	obl
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 give	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	give	present	Boas	birth	live baby snakes				vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: agent=Agent birth=Theme to snake=Recipient

Example 6

The boa wrapped itself around a branch.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 boa	det
2	boa	boa	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 wrapped	nsubj
3	wrapped	wrap	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	itself	itself	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs Reflex=Yes	3 wrapped	obj
5	around	around	ADP	_	7 branch	case
6	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	7 branch	det
7	branch	branch	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 wrapped	obl
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 wrapped	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	wrap	past	the boa	boa		a branch			vn spray-9.7-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent itself=Theme around branch=Destination

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