butterfly Who acts: butterfly, four large coloured wings, Butterflies, you, arms, social butterfly · What happens: be, fly, move, land, turn, drink · To what, where: insect, fluttery feeling, swimming stroke, water, person, friend · Speech: someone speaks here
«butterfly» in the school dictionary: its 4 meanings 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: butterfly in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 A butterfly is an insect with four large, often brightly coloured wings that flies by day.
The tree, 16 words det nsubj cop det case nummod amod punct advmod advmod amod nmod nsubj acl:relcl case obl punct root A DET butterfly NOUN is AUX an DET insect NOUN with ADP four NUM large ADJ , PUNCT often ADV brightly ADV coloured ADJ wings NOUN that PRON flies VERB by ADP day NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 butterfly det 2 butterfly butterfly NOUN Number=Sing 5 insect nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 insect cop 4 an a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 insect det 5 insect insect NOUN Number=Sing root root 6 with with ADP _ 13 wings case 7 four four NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 13 wings nummod 8 large large ADJ Degree=Pos 13 wings amod 9 , , PUNCT _ 8 large punct 10 often often ADV _ 12 coloured advmod 11 brightly brightly ADV _ 12 coloured advmod 12 coloured coloured ADJ Degree=Pos 13 wings amod 13 wings wing NOUN Number=Plur 5 insect nmod 14 that that PRON PronType=Rel 15 flies nsubj 15 flies fly VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 13 wings acl:relcl 16 by by ADP _ 17 day case 17 day day NOUN Number=Sing 15 flies obl 18 . . PUNCT _ 5 insect punct
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1 is a present a butterfly a insect with four large coloured wings tree rules 2 fly present four large coloured wings day vn spatial_configuration-47.6-1 «NP V»: agent=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.
Meaning 2 Butterflies in your stomach is a fluttery feeling when you are nervous.
nsubj case nmod:poss nmod cop det amod advmod nsubj cop advcl punct root Butterflies NOUN in ADP your PRON stomach NOUN is AUX a DET fluttery ADJ feeling NOUN when ADV you PRON are AUX nervous ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Butterflies butterfly NOUN Number=Plur 8 feeling nsubj 2 in in ADP _ 4 stomach case 3 your your PRON Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 4 stomach nmod:poss 4 stomach stomach NOUN Number=Sing 1 Butterflies nmod 5 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 8 feeling cop 6 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 8 feeling det 7 fluttery fluttery ADJ Degree=Pos 8 feeling amod 8 feeling feeling NOUN Number=Sing root root 9 when when ADV PronType=Int 12 nervous advmod 10 you you PRON Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs 12 nervous nsubj 11 are be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 12 nervous cop 12 nervous nervous ADJ Degree=Pos 8 feeling advcl 13 . . PUNCT _ 8 feeling punct
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1 is a present Butterflies in your stomach a fluttery feeling tree rules 2 is present you nervous property tree rules
Meaning 3 Butterfly (stroke) is a swimming stroke where both arms move over the water together.
The tree, 14 words nsubj punct appos punct cop det compound advmod det nsubj acl:relcl case det obl advmod punct root Butterfly NOUN ( PUNCT stroke NOUN ) PUNCT is AUX a DET swimming NOUN stroke NOUN where ADV both DET arms NOUN move VERB over ADP the DET water NOUN together ADV . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Butterfly butterfly NOUN Number=Sing 8 stroke nsubj 2 ( ( PUNCT _ 3 stroke punct 3 stroke stroke NOUN Number=Sing 1 Butterfly appos 4 ) ) PUNCT _ 3 stroke punct 5 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 8 stroke cop 6 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 8 stroke det 7 swimming swimming NOUN Number=Sing 8 stroke compound 8 stroke stroke NOUN Number=Sing root root 9 where where ADV PronType=Rel 12 move advmod 10 both both DET PronType=Tot 11 arms det 11 arms arm NOUN Number=Plur 12 move nsubj 12 move move VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 8 stroke acl:relcl 13 over over ADP _ 15 water case 14 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 15 water det 15 water water NOUN Number=Sing 12 move obl 16 together together ADV _ 12 move advmod 17 . . PUNCT _ 8 stroke punct
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1 is a present Butterfly a swimming stroke tree rules 2 move present both arms the water together property vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V PP.trajectory»: agent=Theme over water=Trajectory
Meaning 4 A social butterfly is a person who moves happily from friend to friend.
det amod nsubj cop det nsubj acl:relcl advmod case obl case obl punct root A DET social ADJ butterfly NOUN is AUX a DET person NOUN who PRON moves VERB happily ADV from ADP friend NOUN to ADP friend NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 3 butterfly det 2 social social ADJ Degree=Pos 3 butterfly amod 3 butterfly butterfly NOUN Number=Sing 6 person nsubj 4 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 person cop 5 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 person det 6 person person NOUN Number=Sing root root 7 who who PRON PronType=Rel 8 moves nsubj 8 moves move VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 person acl:relcl 9 happily happily ADV _ 8 moves advmod 10 from from ADP _ 11 friend case 11 friend friend NOUN Number=Sing 8 moves obl 12 to to ADP _ 13 friend case 13 friend friend NOUN Number=Sing 8 moves obl 14 . . PUNCT _ 6 person punct
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1 is a present a social butterfly a person tree rules 2 move present a person friend from friend; happily property vn slide-11.2 «NP V PP.initial_location PP.destination»: agent=Theme from friend=Initial_Location to friend=Destination
Example 1 A butterfly landed on the flower.
det acl case det obl punct root A DET butterfly NOUN landed VERB on ADP the DET flower NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 butterfly det 2 butterfly butterfly NOUN Number=Sing root root 3 landed land VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 2 butterfly acl 4 on on ADP _ 6 flower case 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 flower det 6 flower flower NOUN Number=Sing 3 landed obl 7 . . PUNCT _ 2 butterfly punct
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1 land participle a butterfly not said here the flower vn pocket-9.10-1 «NP V PP.destination»: agent=Theme on flower=Destination
Example 2 A caterpillar turns into a butterfly.
det nsubj case det obl punct root A DET caterpillar NOUN turns VERB into ADP a DET butterfly NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 caterpillar det 2 caterpillar caterpillar NOUN Number=Sing 3 turns nsubj 3 turns turn VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 into into ADP _ 6 butterfly case 5 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 butterfly det 6 butterfly butterfly NOUN Number=Sing 3 turns obl 7 . . PUNCT _ 3 turns punct
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1 turn present a caterpillar into a butterfly result vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V PP.result»: agent=Theme into butterfly=Result
Example 3 Butterflies drink nectar from flowers.
nsubj obj case obl punct root Butterflies NOUN drink VERB nectar NOUN from ADP flowers NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Butterflies butterfly NOUN Number=Plur 2 drink nsubj 2 drink drink VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 nectar nectar NOUN Number=Sing 2 drink obj 4 from from ADP _ 5 flowers case 5 flowers flower NOUN Number=Plur 2 drink obl 6 . . PUNCT _ 2 drink punct
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1 drink present Butterflies nectar flowers vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent nectar=Patient
Example 4 I had butterflies in my stomach before the play.
nsubj obj case nmod:poss obl case det obl punct root I PRON had VERB butterflies NOUN in ADP my PRON stomach NOUN before ADP the DET play NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 I I PRON Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs 2 had nsubj 2 had have VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 butterflies butterfly NOUN Number=Plur 2 had obj 4 in in ADP _ 6 stomach case 5 my my PRON Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 6 stomach nmod:poss 6 stomach stomach NOUN Number=Sing 2 had obl 7 before before ADP _ 9 play case 8 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 9 play det 9 play play NOUN Number=Sing 2 had obl 10 . . PUNCT _ 2 had punct
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1 have past I butterflies my stomach before the play vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent butterfly=Patient
Example 5 She swam the butterfly in the race.
nsubj det obj case det obl punct root She PRON swam VERB the DET butterfly NOUN in ADP the DET race 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 swam nsubj 2 swam swim VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 4 butterfly det 4 butterfly butterfly NOUN Number=Sing 2 swam obj 5 in in ADP _ 7 race case 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 race det 7 race race NOUN Number=Sing 2 swam obl 8 . . PUNCT _ 2 swam punct
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1 swim past She the butterfly the race tree rules
Example 6 The butterfly came out of its chrysalis.
det nsubj case case nmod:poss obl punct root The DET butterfly NOUN came VERB out ADP of ADP its PRON chrysalis NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 butterfly det 2 butterfly butterfly NOUN Number=Sing 3 came nsubj 3 came come VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 out out ADP _ 7 chrysalis case 5 of of ADP _ 7 chrysalis case 6 its its PRON Case=Gen Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 7 chrysalis nmod:poss 7 chrysalis chrysalis NOUN Number=Sing 3 came obl 8 . . PUNCT _ 3 came punct
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1 come out past the butterfly butterfly's chrysalis vn become-109.1 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Patient chrysalis=Result
Example 7 Suppose I hunt butterflies, and you, serpents.”
nsubj ccomp obj punct cc parataxis punct conj punct punct root Suppose VERB I PRON hunt VERB butterflies NOUN , PUNCT and CCONJ you PRON , PUNCT serpents NOUN . PUNCT ” PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Suppose suppose VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 2 I I PRON Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs 3 hunt nsubj 3 hunt hunt VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 1 Suppose ccomp 4 butterflies butterfly NOUN Number=Plur 3 hunt obj 5 , , PUNCT _ 7 you punct 6 and and CCONJ _ 7 you cc 7 you you PRON Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs 1 Suppose parataxis 8 , , PUNCT _ 9 serpents punct 9 serpents serpent NOUN Number=Plur 7 you conj 10 . . PUNCT _ 1 Suppose punct 11 ” " PUNCT _ 1 Suppose punct
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1 suppose imperative you not said here vn consider-29.9-2 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent clause=Theme 2 hunt present I butterflies vn hunt-35.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent butterfly=Theme
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