burglar Who acts: burglar, person, burglar alarm, you, burglars, police · What happens: be, break, steal, go off, lock, not get in · To what, where: person, house, things, shop, door, burglar · Speech: someone speaks here
«burglar» in the school dictionary: its meaning for a pupil and its 7 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: burglar in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 A burglar is a person who breaks into a house, shop or building to steal things.
The tree, 16 words det nsubj cop det nsubj acl:relcl case det obl punct conj cc conj mark advcl obj punct root A DET burglar NOUN is AUX a DET person NOUN who PRON breaks VERB into ADP a DET house NOUN , PUNCT shop NOUN or CCONJ building NOUN to PART steal VERB things NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 burglar det 2 burglar burglar NOUN Number=Sing 5 person nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 person cop 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 person det 5 person person NOUN Number=Sing root root 6 who who PRON PronType=Rel 7 breaks nsubj 7 breaks break VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 person acl:relcl 8 into into ADP _ 10 house case 9 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 10 house det 10 house house NOUN Number=Sing 7 breaks obl 11 , , PUNCT _ 12 shop punct 12 shop shop NOUN Number=Sing 10 house conj 13 or or CCONJ _ 14 building cc 14 building building NOUN Number=Sing 10 house conj 15 to to PART _ 16 steal mark 16 steal steal VERB VerbForm=Inf 7 breaks advcl 17 things thing NOUN Number=Plur 16 steal obj 18 . . PUNCT _ 5 person punct
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1 is a present a burglar a person tree rules 2 break present a person into a house and shop or building result vn break-45.1 «NP V PP.result»: agent=Patient into house=Result 3 steal to-infinitive a person not said here things vn appear-48.1.1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location thing=Theme
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 A burglar broke into the shop last night.
det nsubj case det obl amod obl:unmarked punct root A DET burglar NOUN broke VERB into ADP the DET shop NOUN last ADJ night NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 burglar det 2 burglar burglar NOUN Number=Sing 3 broke nsubj 3 broke break VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 into into ADP _ 6 shop case 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 shop det 6 shop shop NOUN Number=Sing 3 broke obl 7 last last ADJ Degree=Pos 8 night amod 8 night night NOUN Number=Sing 3 broke obl:unmarked 9 . . PUNCT _ 3 broke punct
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1 break past a burglar night into the shop result vn break-45.1 «NP V PP.result»: agent=Patient into shop=Result
Example 2 The burglar alarm went off.
det compound nsubj compound:prt punct root The DET burglar NOUN alarm NOUN went VERB off ADP . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 alarm det 2 burglar burglar NOUN Number=Sing 3 alarm compound 3 alarm alarm NOUN Number=Sing 4 went nsubj 4 went go VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 5 off off ADP _ 4 went compound:prt 6 . . PUNCT _ 4 went punct
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1 go off past the burglar alarm vn occur-48.3-2 «NP V ADV»: agent=Theme
Example 3 Always lock the door so burglars can't get in.
advmod det obj mark nsubj aux advmod advcl advmod punct root Always ADV lock VERB the DET door NOUN so SCONJ burglars NOUN ca AUX n't PART get VERB in ADV . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Always always ADV PronType=Tot 2 lock advmod 2 lock lock VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 3 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 4 door det 4 door door NOUN Number=Sing 2 lock obj 5 so so SCONJ _ 9 get mark 6 burglars burglar NOUN Number=Plur 9 get nsubj 7 ca can AUX VerbForm=Fin 9 get aux 8 n't not PART Polarity=Neg 9 get advmod 9 get get VERB VerbForm=Inf 2 lock advcl 10 in in ADV _ 9 get advmod 11 . . PUNCT _ 2 lock punct
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1 lock imperative you not said here the door always property vn tape-22.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent door=Patient 2 not get in can burglars vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Experiencer
Example 4 The police caught the burglar.
det nsubj det obj punct root The DET police NOUN caught VERB the DET burglar NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 police det 2 police police NOUN Number=Plur 3 caught nsubj 3 caught catch VERB Mood=Ind Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 burglar det 5 burglar burglar NOUN Number=Sing 3 caught obj 6 . . PUNCT _ 3 caught punct
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1 catch past the police the burglar vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent burglar=Theme
Example 5 The dog barked and scared the burglar away.
det nsubj cc conj det obj advmod punct root The DET dog NOUN barked VERB and CCONJ scared VERB the DET burglar NOUN away ADV . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 dog det 2 dog dog NOUN Number=Sing 3 barked nsubj 3 barked bark VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 and and CCONJ _ 5 scared cc 5 scared scare VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 3 barked conj 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 burglar det 7 burglar burglar NOUN Number=Sing 5 scared obj 8 away away ADV _ 5 scared advmod 9 . . PUNCT _ 3 barked punct
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1 bark past the dog vn animal_sounds-38 «NP V»: agent=Agent 2 scare away past the dog not said here the burglar away property vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus burglar=Experiencer
Example 6 In the cartoon, the burglar wore a striped shirt and a mask.
case det obl punct det nsubj det amod obj cc det conj punct root In ADP the DET cartoon NOUN , PUNCT the DET burglar NOUN wore VERB a DET striped ADJ shirt NOUN and CCONJ a DET mask NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 In in ADP _ 3 cartoon case 2 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 cartoon det 3 cartoon cartoon NOUN Number=Sing 7 wore obl 4 , , PUNCT _ 3 cartoon punct 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 burglar det 6 burglar burglar NOUN Number=Sing 7 wore nsubj 7 wore wear VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 8 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 10 shirt det 9 striped striped ADJ Degree=Pos 10 shirt amod 10 shirt shirt NOUN Number=Sing 7 wore obj 11 and and CCONJ _ 13 mask cc 12 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 13 mask det 13 mask mask NOUN Number=Sing 10 shirt conj 14 . . PUNCT _ 7 wore punct
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1 wear past the burglar a striped shirt and a mask the cartoon vn wipe_manner-10.4.1-1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent shirt=Theme
Example 7 If you think a burglar is in your house, get out quietly and call the police.
The tree, 16 words mark nsubj advcl det nsubj cop case nmod:poss ccomp punct advmod advmod cc conj det obj punct root If SCONJ you PRON think VERB a DET burglar NOUN is AUX in ADP your PRON house NOUN , PUNCT get VERB out ADV quietly ADV and CCONJ call VERB the DET police NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 If if SCONJ _ 3 think mark 2 you you PRON Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs 3 think nsubj 3 think think VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 11 get advcl 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 burglar det 5 burglar burglar NOUN Number=Sing 9 house nsubj 6 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 9 house cop 7 in in ADP _ 9 house case 8 your your PRON Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 9 house nmod:poss 9 house house NOUN Number=Sing 3 think ccomp 10 , , PUNCT _ 3 think punct 11 get get VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 12 out out ADV _ 13 quietly advmod 13 quietly quietly ADV _ 11 get advmod 14 and and CCONJ _ 15 call cc 15 call call VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin 11 get conj 16 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 17 police det 17 police police NOUN Number=Plur 15 call obj 18 . . PUNCT _ 11 get punct
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1 think speech: other a condition, not said to happen present you vn focus-87.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent 2 is present a burglar your house tree rules 3 get out imperative you not said here quietly property vn withdraw-82-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent 4 call infinitive you not said here the police vn initiate_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent police=Recipient
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