bun Who acts: bun, Buns, Hot dogs, She, you, cinnamon buns · What happens: be, use, twist, come, buy, cost · To what, where: small round piece, bread roll, hairstyle, long hair, round knot, packs
«bun» in the school dictionary: its 3 meanings for a pupil and its 11 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: bun in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 A bun is a small, round piece of bread, often sweet.
det nsubj cop det amod punct amod case nmod punct advmod parataxis punct root A DET bun NOUN is AUX a DET small ADJ , PUNCT round ADJ piece NOUN of ADP bread NOUN , PUNCT often ADV sweet ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 bun det 2 bun bun NOUN Number=Sing 8 piece nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 8 piece cop 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 8 piece det 5 small small ADJ Degree=Pos 8 piece amod 6 , , PUNCT _ 5 small punct 7 round round ADJ Degree=Pos 8 piece amod 8 piece piece NOUN Number=Sing root root 9 of of ADP _ 10 bread case 10 bread bread NOUN Number=Sing 8 piece nmod 11 , , PUNCT _ 13 sweet punct 12 often often ADV _ 13 sweet advmod 13 sweet sweet ADJ Degree=Pos 8 piece parataxis 14 . . PUNCT _ 8 piece punct
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1 is a present a bun a small round piece of bread 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 bun is a bread roll used for a burger or hot dog.
det nsubj cop det compound acl case det obl cc amod conj punct root A DET bun NOUN is AUX a DET bread NOUN roll NOUN used VERB for ADP a DET burger NOUN or CCONJ hot ADJ dog NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 bun det 2 bun bun NOUN Number=Sing 6 roll nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 roll cop 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 roll det 5 bread bread NOUN Number=Sing 6 roll compound 6 roll roll NOUN Number=Sing root root 7 used use VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 6 roll acl 8 for for ADP _ 10 burger case 9 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 10 burger det 10 burger burger NOUN Number=Sing 7 used obl 11 or or CCONJ _ 13 dog cc 12 hot hot ADJ Degree=Pos 13 dog amod 13 dog dog NOUN Number=Sing 10 burger conj 14 . . PUNCT _ 6 roll punct
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1 is a present a bun a bread roll tree rules 2 use participle a bread roll not said here for a burger or hot dog vn eat-39.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
Meaning 3 A bun is a hairstyle where long hair is twisted into a round knot.
The tree, 14 words det nsubj cop det advmod amod nsubj:pass aux:pass acl:relcl case det amod obl punct root A DET bun NOUN is AUX a DET hairstyle NOUN where ADV long ADJ hair NOUN is AUX twisted VERB into ADP a DET round ADJ knot NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 bun det 2 bun bun NOUN Number=Sing 5 hairstyle nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 hairstyle cop 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 hairstyle det 5 hairstyle hairstyle NOUN Number=Sing root root 6 where where ADV PronType=Rel 10 twisted advmod 7 long long ADJ Degree=Pos 8 hair amod 8 hair hair NOUN Number=Sing 10 twisted nsubj:pass 9 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 10 twisted aux:pass 10 twisted twist VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 5 hairstyle acl:relcl 11 into into ADP _ 14 knot case 12 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 14 knot det 13 round round ADJ Degree=Pos 14 knot amod 14 knot knot NOUN Number=Sing 10 twisted obl 15 . . PUNCT _ 5 hairstyle punct
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1 is a present a bun a hairstyle tree rules 2 twist present · passive long hair a round knot vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V NP PP.trajectory»: subject=Theme into knot=Trajectory
Example 1 Buns come in packs of 8.
nsubj case obl case nmod punct root Buns NOUN come VERB in ADP packs NOUN of ADP 8 NUM . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Buns bun NOUN Number=Plur 2 come nsubj 2 come come VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 in in ADP _ 4 packs case 4 packs pack NOUN Number=Plur 2 come obl 5 of of ADP _ 6 8 case 6 8 8 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 4 packs nmod 7 . . PUNCT _ 2 come punct
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1 come present Buns packs of 8 vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in pack=Location
Example 2 Hot dogs come in packs of 10.
amod nsubj case obl case nmod punct root Hot ADJ dogs NOUN come VERB in ADP packs NOUN of ADP 10 NUM . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Hot hot ADJ Degree=Pos 2 dogs amod 2 dogs dog NOUN Number=Plur 3 come nsubj 3 come come VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 in in ADP _ 5 packs case 5 packs pack NOUN Number=Plur 3 come obl 6 of of ADP _ 7 10 case 7 10 10 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 5 packs nmod 8 . . PUNCT _ 3 come punct
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1 come present Hot dogs packs of 10 vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in pack=Location
Example 3 She bought 24 buns.
nsubj nummod obj punct root She PRON bought VERB 24 NUM buns 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 2 bought nsubj 2 bought buy VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 24 24 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 4 buns nummod 4 buns bun NOUN Number=Plur 2 bought obj 5 . . PUNCT _ 2 bought punct
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1 buy past She 24 buns vn accept-77.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent bun=Theme
Example 4 Each bun costs 50 cents.
det nsubj nummod obj punct root Each DET bun NOUN costs VERB 50 NUM cents NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Each each DET PronType=Tot 2 bun det 2 bun bun NOUN Number=Sing 3 costs nsubj 3 costs cost VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 50 50 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 5 cents nummod 5 cents cent NOUN Number=Plur 3 costs obj 6 . . PUNCT _ 3 costs punct
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1 cost present each bun 50 cents vn cost-54.2 «NP V NP.value»: agent=Theme cent=Value
Example 5 Hot cross buns are eaten at Easter.
amod amod nsubj:pass aux:pass case obl punct root Hot ADJ cross ADJ buns NOUN are AUX eaten VERB at ADP Easter PROPN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Hot hot ADJ Degree=Pos 3 buns amod 2 cross cross ADJ Degree=Pos 3 buns amod 3 buns bun NOUN Number=Plur 5 eaten nsubj:pass 4 are be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 eaten aux:pass 5 eaten eat VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 6 at at ADP _ 7 Easter case 7 Easter Easter PROPN Number=Sing 5 eaten obl 8 . . PUNCT _ 5 eaten punct
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1 eat present · passive Hot cross buns Easter vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient
Example 6 Put the burger in a bun.
det obj case det obl punct root Put VERB the DET burger NOUN in ADP a DET bun NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Put put VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 2 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 burger det 3 burger burger NOUN Number=Sing 1 Put obj 4 in in ADP _ 6 bun case 5 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 bun det 6 bun bun NOUN Number=Sing 1 Put obl 7 . . PUNCT _ 1 Put punct
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1 put imperative you not said here the burger a bun vn put-9.1-2 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent burger=Theme in bun=Destination
Example 7 She wears her hair in a bun for ballet.
nsubj nmod:poss obj case det obl case obl punct root She PRON wears VERB her PRON hair NOUN in ADP a DET bun NOUN for ADP ballet 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 2 wears nsubj 2 wears wear VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 her her PRON Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 4 hair nmod:poss 4 hair hair NOUN Number=Sing 2 wears obj 5 in in ADP _ 7 bun case 6 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 7 bun det 7 bun bun NOUN Number=Sing 2 wears obl 8 for for ADP _ 9 ballet case 9 ballet ballet NOUN Number=Sing 2 wears obl 10 . . PUNCT _ 2 wears punct
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1 wear present She her hair a bun for ballet vn wipe_manner-10.4.1-1 «NP V NP.source»: agent=Agent hair=Source
Example 8 The cinnamon buns smelled lovely.
det compound nsubj xcomp punct root The DET cinnamon NOUN buns NOUN smelled VERB lovely ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 buns det 2 cinnamon cinnamon NOUN Number=Sing 3 buns compound 3 buns bun NOUN Number=Plur 4 smelled nsubj 4 smelled smell VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 5 lovely lovely ADJ Degree=Pos 4 smelled xcomp 6 . . PUNCT _ 4 smelled punct
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1 smell past the cinnamon buns lovely property vn stimulus_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus
Example 9 We sang «Hot Cross Buns» in music class.
nsubj punct amod compound obj punct case compound obl punct root We PRON sang VERB « PUNCT Hot ADJ Cross PROPN Buns PROPN » PUNCT in ADP music NOUN class NOUN . PUNCT 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 sang nsubj 2 sang sing VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 « « PUNCT _ 6 Buns punct 4 Hot Hot ADJ Degree=Pos 6 Buns amod 5 Cross Cross PROPN Number=Sing 6 Buns compound 6 Buns Bun PROPN Number=Plur 2 sang obj 7 » » PUNCT _ 6 Buns punct 8 in in ADP _ 10 class case 9 music music NOUN Number=Sing 10 class compound 10 class class NOUN Number=Sing 2 sang obl 11 . . PUNCT _ 2 sang punct
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1 sing speech: express past We Hot Cross Buns music class vn sound_emission-43.2 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location bun=Theme
Example 10 A sticky bun fell on the floor.
det amod nsubj case det obl punct root A DET sticky ADJ bun NOUN fell VERB on ADP the DET floor NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 3 bun det 2 sticky sticky ADJ Degree=Pos 3 bun amod 3 bun bun NOUN Number=Sing 4 fell nsubj 4 fell fall VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 5 on on ADP _ 7 floor case 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 floor det 7 floor floor NOUN Number=Sing 4 fell obl 8 . . PUNCT _ 4 fell punct
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1 fall past a sticky bun the floor vn occur-48.3 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme on floor=Location
Example 11 She bought a loaf of brown bread and five currant buns.
nsubj det obj case amod nmod cc nummod compound conj punct root She PRON bought VERB a DET loaf NOUN of ADP brown ADJ bread NOUN and CCONJ five NUM currant NOUN buns 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 2 bought nsubj 2 bought buy VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 4 loaf det 4 loaf loaf NOUN Number=Sing 2 bought obj 5 of of ADP _ 7 bread case 6 brown brown ADJ Degree=Pos 7 bread amod 7 bread bread NOUN Number=Sing 4 loaf nmod 8 and and CCONJ _ 11 buns cc 9 five five NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 11 buns nummod 10 currant currant NOUN Number=Sing 11 buns compound 11 buns bun NOUN Number=Plur 7 bread conj 12 . . PUNCT _ 2 bought punct
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1 buy past She a loaf of brown bread and five currant buns vn accept-77.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent loaf=Theme
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