carrion Who acts: Carrion, Carrion animals, Carrion crows, Hyenas, giant flower, Burying beetles · What happens: rot, be, eat, circle, feed, smell · To what, where: dead rotting flesh, dead animals, Vultures, carrion, flies, young
«carrion» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 8 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: carrion in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 Carrion is the dead and rotting flesh of animals.
nsubj cop det amod cc amod case nmod punct root Carrion NOUN is AUX the DET dead ADJ and CCONJ rotting VERB flesh NOUN of ADP animals NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Carrion carrion NOUN Number=Sing 7 flesh nsubj 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 7 flesh cop 3 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 flesh det 4 dead dead ADJ Degree=Pos 7 flesh amod 5 and and CCONJ _ 6 rotting cc 6 rotting rot VERB VerbForm=Ger 7 flesh amod 7 flesh flesh NOUN Number=Sing root root 8 of of ADP _ 9 animals case 9 animals animal NOUN Number=Plur 7 flesh nmod 10 . . PUNCT _ 7 flesh punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 rot gerund vn entity_specific_cos-45.5 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient 2 is a present Carrion the dead rotting flesh of animals 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 Usage: adjective use — kept apart, not parsed.
Carrion animals, such as a carrion crow, eat dead animals.
compound nsubj punct case fixed det compound nmod punct amod obj punct root Carrion NOUN animals NOUN , PUNCT such ADJ as ADP a DET carrion NOUN crow NOUN , PUNCT eat VERB dead ADJ animals NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Carrion carrion NOUN Number=Sing 2 animals compound 2 animals animal NOUN Number=Plur 10 eat nsubj 3 , , PUNCT _ 8 crow punct 4 such such ADJ Degree=Pos ExtPos=ADP 8 crow case 5 as as ADP _ 4 such fixed 6 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 8 crow det 7 carrion carrion NOUN Number=Sing 8 crow compound 8 crow crow NOUN Number=Sing 2 animals nmod 9 , , PUNCT _ 10 eat punct 10 eat eat VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 11 dead dead ADJ Degree=Pos 12 animals amod 12 animals animal NOUN Number=Plur 10 eat obj 13 . . PUNCT _ 10 eat punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 eat present Carrion animals such a carrion crow dead animals vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent animal=Patient
Example 1 Vultures circled over the carrion in the desert.
acl case det obl case det nmod punct root Vultures NOUN circled VERB over ADP the DET carrion NOUN in ADP the DET desert NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Vultures vulture NOUN Number=Plur root root 2 circled circle VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 1 Vultures acl 3 over over ADP _ 5 carrion case 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 carrion det 5 carrion carrion NOUN Number=Sing 2 circled obl 6 in in ADP _ 8 desert case 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 desert det 8 desert desert NOUN Number=Sing 5 carrion nmod 9 . . PUNCT _ 1 Vultures punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 circle participle Vultures not said here the carrion in the desert vn contiguous_location-47.8 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme
Example 2 Carrion crows eat dead animals by the roadside.
compound nsubj amod obj case det obl punct root Carrion NOUN crows NOUN eat VERB dead ADJ animals NOUN by ADP the DET roadside NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Carrion carrion NOUN Number=Sing 2 crows compound 2 crows crow NOUN Number=Plur 3 eat nsubj 3 eat eat VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 dead dead ADJ Degree=Pos 5 animals amod 5 animals animal NOUN Number=Plur 3 eat obj 6 by by ADP _ 8 roadside case 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 roadside det 8 roadside roadside NOUN Number=Sing 3 eat obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 3 eat punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 eat present Carrion crows dead animals by the roadside vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent animal=Patient
Example 3 Hyenas feed on carrion as well as hunting.
nsubj case obl cc fixed fixed conj punct root Hyenas NOUN feed VERB on ADP carrion NOUN as ADV well ADV as ADP hunting NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Hyenas hyena NOUN Number=Plur 2 feed nsubj 2 feed feed VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 on on ADP _ 4 carrion case 4 carrion carrion NOUN Number=Sing 2 feed obl 5 as as ADV ExtPos=CCONJ 8 hunting cc 6 well well ADV Degree=Pos 5 as fixed 7 as as ADP _ 5 as fixed 8 hunting hunting NOUN Number=Sing 2 feed conj 9 . . PUNCT _ 2 feed punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 feed present Hyenas on carrion vn gorge-39.6 «NP V PP.patient»: agent=Agent on carrion=Patient
Example 4 The giant flower smelled like carrion and attracted flies.
det amod nsubj case obl cc conj obj punct root The DET giant ADJ flower NOUN smelled VERB like ADP carrion NOUN and CCONJ attracted VERB flies NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 flower det 2 giant giant ADJ Degree=Pos 3 flower amod 3 flower flower NOUN Number=Sing 4 smelled nsubj 4 smelled smell VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 5 like like ADP _ 6 carrion case 6 carrion carrion NOUN Number=Sing 4 smelled obl 7 and and CCONJ _ 8 attracted cc 8 attracted attract VERB Mood=Ind Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 4 smelled conj 9 flies fly NOUN Number=Plur 8 attracted obj 10 . . PUNCT _ 4 smelled punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 smell participle the giant flower like carrion vn smell_emission-43.3 «NP V»: agent=Theme 2 attract past the giant flower not said here flies vn lure-59.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent fly=Patient
Example 5 Burying beetles bury carrion to feed their young.
amod nsubj obj mark advcl nmod:poss obj punct root Burying VERB beetles NOUN bury VERB carrion NOUN to PART feed VERB their PRON young NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Burying bury VERB VerbForm=Ger 2 beetles amod 2 beetles beetle NOUN Number=Plur 3 bury nsubj 3 bury bury VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 carrion carrion NOUN Number=Sing 3 bury obj 5 to to PART _ 6 feed mark 6 feed feed VERB VerbForm=Inf 3 bury advcl 7 their their PRON Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 8 young nmod:poss 8 young young NOUN Number=Sing 6 feed obj 9 . . PUNCT _ 3 bury punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 bury gerund vn put-9.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent 2 bury present Burying beetles carrion vn put-9.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent carrion=Theme 3 feed to-infinitive Burying beetles not said here beetles's young vn feeding-39.7 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent young=Recipient
Example 6 Tasmanian devils clean up carrion in the bush.
amod nsubj compound:prt obj case det obl punct root Tasmanian ADJ devils NOUN clean VERB up ADP carrion NOUN in ADP the DET bush NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Tasmanian tasmanian ADJ Degree=Pos 2 devils amod 2 devils devil NOUN Number=Plur 3 clean nsubj 3 clean clean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 up up ADP _ 3 clean compound:prt 5 carrion carrion NOUN Number=Sing 3 clean obj 6 in in ADP _ 8 bush case 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 bush det 8 bush bush NOUN Number=Sing 3 clean obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 3 clean punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 clean up present Tasmanian devils carrion the bush vn other_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent carrion=Patient
Example 7 The battlefield was full of carrion birds.
det nsubj cop case compound obl punct root The DET battlefield NOUN was AUX full ADJ of ADP carrion NOUN birds NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 battlefield det 2 battlefield battlefield NOUN Number=Sing 4 full nsubj 3 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 4 full cop 4 full full ADJ Degree=Pos root root 5 of of ADP _ 7 birds case 6 carrion carrion NOUN Number=Sing 7 birds compound 7 birds bird NOUN Number=Plur 4 full obl 8 . . PUNCT _ 4 full punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 is past the battlefield of carrion birds; full property tree rules
Example 8 Greedy for carrion, and sure that this must be a fresh corpse, the bird swooped down upon the boy.
The tree, 19 words case obl punct cc conj mark nsubj aux cop det amod ccomp punct det nsubj parataxis advmod case det obl punct root Greedy ADJ for ADP carrion NOUN , PUNCT and CCONJ sure ADJ that SCONJ this PRON must AUX be AUX a DET fresh ADJ corpse NOUN , PUNCT the DET bird NOUN swooped VERB down ADV upon ADP the DET boy NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Greedy greedy ADJ Degree=Pos root root 2 for for ADP _ 3 carrion case 3 carrion carrion NOUN Number=Sing 1 Greedy obl 4 , , PUNCT _ 6 sure punct 5 and and CCONJ _ 6 sure cc 6 sure sure ADJ Degree=Pos 1 Greedy conj 7 that that SCONJ _ 13 corpse mark 8 this this PRON Number=Sing PronType=Dem 13 corpse nsubj 9 must must AUX VerbForm=Fin 13 corpse aux 10 be be AUX VerbForm=Inf 13 corpse cop 11 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 13 corpse det 12 fresh fresh ADJ Degree=Pos 13 corpse amod 13 corpse corpse NOUN Number=Sing 6 sure ccomp 14 , , PUNCT _ 17 swooped punct 15 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 16 bird det 16 bird bird NOUN Number=Sing 17 swooped nsubj 17 swooped swoop VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 13 corpse parataxis 18 down down ADV _ 17 swooped advmod 19 upon upon ADP _ 21 boy case 20 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 21 boy det 21 boy boy NOUN Number=Sing 17 swooped obl 22 . . PUNCT _ 1 Greedy punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 is a must this a fresh corpse tree rules 2 swoop down past the bird upon the boy; down property tree rules
Text: the school dictionary of Mova's schools (world/data/dictionary-schools/), written for Mova. Trees: Mova's own parse — the en model on the CPU, when the site is built — not checked by a teacher; they may be wrong. Frames: Mova's frames reader (prag), each meaning and example read on its own. Elamur Cosmic License.
← previous carriernext → carrot↑ back to C in school dictionary This page in Markdown → https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/carrion/