bowhead Who acts: blubber, bowhead whale, bowhead, Bowheads, arm, Bowhead whales · What happens: curve, have, filter, live, break, breathe · To what, where: teeth, food, thin ice, baleen, cold Arctic Ocean, name
«bowhead» in the school dictionary: its meaning 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: bowhead in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 A large dark Arctic whale with a huge curved mouth and a very thick layer of blubber; it has no teeth and filters food with baleen.
The tree, 26 words det amod amod amod case det amod amod nmod cc det advmod amod conj case nmod punct nsubj parataxis det obj cc conj obj case obl punct root A DET large ADJ dark ADJ Arctic ADJ whale NOUN with ADP a DET huge ADJ curved VERB mouth NOUN and CCONJ a DET very ADV thick ADJ layer NOUN of ADP blubber NOUN ; PUNCT it PRON has VERB no DET teeth NOUN and CCONJ filters VERB food NOUN with ADP baleen NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 whale det 2 large large ADJ Degree=Pos 5 whale amod 3 dark dark ADJ Degree=Pos 5 whale amod 4 Arctic arctic ADJ Degree=Pos 5 whale amod 5 whale whale NOUN Number=Sing root root 6 with with ADP _ 10 mouth case 7 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 10 mouth det 8 huge huge ADJ Degree=Pos 10 mouth amod 9 curved curve VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 10 mouth amod 10 mouth mouth NOUN Number=Sing 5 whale nmod 11 and and CCONJ _ 15 layer cc 12 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 15 layer det 13 very very ADV _ 14 thick advmod 14 thick thick ADJ Degree=Pos 15 layer amod 15 layer layer NOUN Number=Sing 10 mouth conj 16 of of ADP _ 17 blubber case 17 blubber blubber NOUN Number=Sing 15 layer nmod 18 ; ; PUNCT _ 20 has punct 19 it it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 20 has nsubj 20 has have VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 whale parataxis 21 no no DET PronType=Neg 22 teeth det 22 teeth tooth NOUN Number=Plur 20 has obj 23 and and CCONJ _ 24 filters cc 24 filters filter VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 20 has conj 25 food food NOUN Number=Sing 24 filters obj 26 with with ADP _ 27 baleen case 27 baleen baleen NOUN Number=Sing 24 filters obl 28 . . PUNCT _ 5 whale punct
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1 curve participle vn knead-26.5 «NP.material V PP.product»: agent=Material 2 have present blubber no teeth vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent tooth=Patient 3 filter present blubber not said here food with baleen vn wipe_instr-10.4.2 «NP V NP.initial_location»: agent=Agent food=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.
Example 1 The bowhead whale can live for more than 200 years.
det compound nsubj aux case advmod fixed nummod obl punct root The DET bowhead NOUN whale NOUN can AUX live VERB for ADP more ADJ than ADP 200 NUM years NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 whale det 2 bowhead bowhead NOUN Number=Sing 3 whale compound 3 whale whale NOUN Number=Sing 5 live nsubj 4 can can AUX VerbForm=Fin 5 live aux 5 live live VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 6 for for ADP _ 10 years case 7 more more ADJ Degree=Cmp ExtPos=ADV 9 200 advmod 8 than than ADP _ 7 more fixed 9 200 200 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 10 years nummod 10 years year NOUN Number=Plur 5 live obl 11 . . PUNCT _ 5 live punct
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1 live can the bowhead whale year vn exist-47.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
Example 2 A bowhead breaks through thin ice to breathe.
det nsubj case amod obl mark advcl punct root A DET bowhead NOUN breaks VERB through ADP thin ADJ ice NOUN to PART breathe VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 bowhead det 2 bowhead bowhead NOUN Number=Sing 3 breaks nsubj 3 breaks break VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 through through ADP _ 6 ice case 5 thin thin ADJ Degree=Pos 6 ice amod 6 ice ice NOUN Number=Sing 3 breaks obl 7 to to PART _ 8 breathe mark 8 breathe breathe VERB VerbForm=Inf 3 breaks advcl 9 . . PUNCT _ 3 breaks punct
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1 break present a bowhead thin ice vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme through ice=Location 2 breathe to-infinitive a bowhead not said here vn breathe-40.1.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
Example 3 Bowheads have baleen instead of teeth.
nsubj obj case fixed obl punct root Bowheads NOUN have VERB baleen NOUN instead ADV of ADP teeth NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Bowheads bowhead NOUN Number=Plur 2 have nsubj 2 have have VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 baleen baleen NOUN Number=Sing 2 have obj 4 instead instead ADV ExtPos=ADP 6 teeth case 5 of of ADP _ 4 instead fixed 6 teeth tooth NOUN Number=Plur 2 have obl 7 . . PUNCT _ 2 have punct
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1 have present Bowheads baleen instead teeth vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent baleen=Patient
Example 4 Its blubber is thicker than your arm is long.
nmod:poss nsubj cop mark nmod:poss nsubj cop advcl punct root Its PRON blubber NOUN is AUX thicker ADJ than SCONJ your PRON arm NOUN is AUX long ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Its its PRON Case=Gen Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 2 blubber nmod:poss 2 blubber blubber NOUN Number=Sing 4 thicker nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 thicker cop 4 thicker thick ADJ Degree=Cmp root root 5 than than SCONJ _ 9 long mark 6 your your PRON Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 7 arm nmod:poss 7 arm arm NOUN Number=Sing 9 long nsubj 8 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 9 long cop 9 long long ADJ Degree=Pos 4 thicker advcl 10 . . PUNCT _ 4 thicker punct
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1 is present Its blubber thick property tree rules 2 is present your arm long property tree rules
Example 5 Bowhead whales live in the cold Arctic Ocean.
compound nsubj case det amod compound obl punct root Bowhead NOUN whales NOUN live VERB in ADP the DET cold ADJ Arctic PROPN Ocean PROPN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Bowhead bowhead NOUN Number=Sing 2 whales compound 2 whales whale NOUN Number=Plur 3 live nsubj 3 live live VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 in in ADP _ 8 Ocean case 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 Ocean det 6 cold cold ADJ Degree=Pos 8 Ocean amod 7 Arctic Arctic PROPN Number=Sing 8 Ocean compound 8 Ocean Ocean PROPN Number=Sing 3 live obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 3 live punct
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1 live present Bowhead whales the cold Arctic Ocean vn lodge-46 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in ocean=Location
Example 6 The bowhead got its name from its curved, bow-shaped head.
det nsubj nmod:poss obj mark nmod:poss advcl punct compound punct amod obl punct root The DET bowhead NOUN got VERB its PRON name NOUN from SCONJ its PRON curved VERB , PUNCT bow NOUN - PUNCT shaped VERB head NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 bowhead det 2 bowhead bowhead NOUN Number=Sing 3 got nsubj 3 got get 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 name nmod:poss 5 name name NOUN Number=Sing 3 got obj 6 from from SCONJ _ 8 curved mark 7 its its PRON Case=Gen Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 8 curved nmod:poss 8 curved curve VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 3 got advcl 9 , , PUNCT _ 13 head punct 10 bow bow NOUN Number=Sing 12 shaped compound 11 - - PUNCT _ 10 bow punct 12 shaped shape VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 13 head amod 13 head head NOUN Number=Sing 8 curved obl 14 . . PUNCT _ 3 got punct
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1 get past the bowhead bowhead's name vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer name=Stimulus 2 curve participle the bowhead not said here shaped head vn knead-26.5 «NP.material V PP.product»: agent=Material 3 shape participle vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset 4 name bowhead nom name «communication transitive»: poss=agent
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