cassowary Who acts: cassowary, tall hard crest, you, blue neck, Cassowaries, father cassowary · What happens: be, call, live, not fly, run, jump · To what, where: large flightless bird, rainforests, casque, head, cassowary, you · Speech: someone speaks here
«cassowary» in the school dictionary: its meaning 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: cassowary in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 A cassowary is a very large flightless bird from the rainforests of north-eastern Australia and New Guinea, with black feathers, a bright blue neck, red wattles and a tall hard crest called a casque on its head.
The tree, 38 words det nsubj cop det advmod amod amod case det nmod case compound punct amod nmod cc compound conj punct case amod conj punct det amod amod conj punct amod conj cc det amod amod conj acl det obj case nmod:poss nmod punct root A DET cassowary NOUN is AUX a DET very ADV large ADJ flightless ADJ bird NOUN from ADP the DET rainforests NOUN of ADP north NOUN - PUNCT eastern ADJ Australia PROPN and CCONJ New PROPN Guinea PROPN , PUNCT with ADP black ADJ feathers NOUN , PUNCT a DET bright ADJ blue ADJ neck NOUN , PUNCT red ADJ wattles NOUN and CCONJ a DET tall ADJ hard ADJ crest NOUN called VERB a DET casque NOUN on ADP its PRON head NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 cassowary det 2 cassowary cassowary NOUN Number=Sing 8 bird nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 8 bird cop 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 8 bird det 5 very very ADV _ 6 large advmod 6 large large ADJ Degree=Pos 8 bird amod 7 flightless flightless ADJ Degree=Pos 8 bird amod 8 bird bird NOUN Number=Sing root root 9 from from ADP _ 11 rainforests case 10 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 11 rainforests det 11 rainforests rainforest NOUN Number=Plur 8 bird nmod 12 of of ADP _ 16 Australia case 13 north north NOUN Number=Sing 15 eastern compound 14 - - PUNCT _ 13 north punct 15 eastern eastern ADJ Degree=Pos 16 Australia amod 16 Australia Australia PROPN Number=Sing 11 rainforests nmod 17 and and CCONJ _ 19 Guinea cc 18 New New PROPN Number=Sing 19 Guinea compound 19 Guinea Guinea PROPN Number=Sing 16 Australia conj 20 , , PUNCT _ 23 feathers punct 21 with with ADP _ 23 feathers case 22 black black ADJ Degree=Pos 23 feathers amod 23 feathers feather NOUN Number=Plur 11 rainforests conj 24 , , PUNCT _ 28 neck punct 25 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 28 neck det 26 bright bright ADJ Degree=Pos 28 neck amod 27 blue blue ADJ Degree=Pos 28 neck amod 28 neck neck NOUN Number=Sing 11 rainforests conj 29 , , PUNCT _ 31 wattles punct 30 red red ADJ Degree=Pos 31 wattles amod 31 wattles wattle NOUN Number=Plur 11 rainforests conj 32 and and CCONJ _ 36 crest cc 33 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 36 crest det 34 tall tall ADJ Degree=Pos 36 crest amod 35 hard hard ADJ Degree=Pos 36 crest amod 36 crest crest NOUN Number=Sing 11 rainforests conj 37 called call VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 36 crest acl 38 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 39 casque det 39 casque casque NOUN Number=Sing 37 called obj 40 on on ADP _ 42 head case 41 its its PRON Case=Gen Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 42 head nmod:poss 42 head head NOUN Number=Sing 39 casque nmod 43 . . PUNCT _ 8 bird punct
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1 is a present a cassowary a large flightless bird the rainforests of eastern Australia and New Guinea and black feathers and a bright blue neck and red wattles and a tall hard crest tree rules 2 call participle a tall hard crest not said here a casque cassowary's head vn initiate_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent casque=Recipient
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 cassowary lives in the rainforests of Queensland.
det nsubj case det obl case nmod punct root The DET cassowary NOUN lives VERB in ADP the DET rainforests NOUN of ADP Queensland PROPN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 cassowary det 2 cassowary cassowary NOUN Number=Sing 3 lives nsubj 3 lives live VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 in in ADP _ 6 rainforests case 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 rainforests det 6 rainforests rainforest NOUN Number=Plur 3 lives obl 7 of of ADP _ 8 Queensland case 8 Queensland Queensland PROPN Number=Sing 6 rainforests nmod 9 . . PUNCT _ 3 lives punct
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1 live present the cassowary the rainforests of Queensland vn lodge-46 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in rainforest=Location
Example 2 A cassowary cannot fly, but it can run fast and jump.
det nsubj aux advmod punct cc nsubj aux parataxis advmod cc conj punct root A DET cassowary NOUN can AUX not PART fly VERB , PUNCT but CCONJ it PRON can AUX run VERB fast ADV and CCONJ jump VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 cassowary det 2 cassowary cassowary NOUN Number=Sing 5 fly nsubj 3 can can AUX VerbForm=Fin 5 fly aux 4 not not PART Polarity=Neg 5 fly advmod 5 fly fly VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 6 , , PUNCT _ 10 run punct 7 but but CCONJ _ 10 run cc 8 it it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 10 run nsubj 9 can can AUX VerbForm=Fin 10 run aux 10 run run VERB VerbForm=Inf 5 fly parataxis 11 fast fast ADV Degree=Pos 10 run advmod 12 and and CCONJ _ 13 jump cc 13 jump jump VERB VerbForm=Inf 10 run conj 14 . . PUNCT _ 5 fly punct
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1 not fly can a cassowary vn spatial_configuration-47.6-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme 2 run can cassowary fast property vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme 3 jump infinitive cassowary not said here vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
Example 3 Never feed a cassowary; it can kick and hurt you.
advmod det obj punct nsubj aux conj cc conj obj punct root Never ADV feed VERB a DET cassowary NOUN ; PUNCT it PRON can AUX kick VERB and CCONJ hurt VERB you PRON . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Never never ADV PronType=Neg 2 feed advmod 2 feed feed VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 4 cassowary det 4 cassowary cassowary NOUN Number=Sing 2 feed obj 5 ; ; PUNCT _ 8 kick punct 6 it it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 8 kick nsubj 7 can can AUX VerbForm=Fin 8 kick aux 8 kick kick VERB VerbForm=Inf 2 feed conj 9 and and CCONJ _ 10 hurt cc 10 hurt hurt VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin 8 kick conj 11 you you PRON Case=Acc Person=2 PronType=Prs 10 hurt obj 12 . . PUNCT _ 2 feed punct
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1 not feed imperative you not said here a cassowary vn feeding-39.7 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent cassowary=Recipient 2 kick can cassowary vn split-23.2 «NP V apart»: agent=Patient 3 hurt infinitive cassowary not said here you vn hurt-40.8.3-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer you=Patient
Example 4 The cassowary's blue neck and red wattles are very bright.
det nmod:poss case amod nsubj cc amod conj cop advmod punct root The DET cassowary NOUN 's PART blue ADJ neck NOUN and CCONJ red ADJ wattles NOUN are AUX very ADV bright ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 cassowary det 2 cassowary cassowary NOUN Number=Sing 5 neck nmod:poss 3 's 's PART _ 2 cassowary case 4 blue blue ADJ Degree=Pos 5 neck amod 5 neck neck NOUN Number=Sing 11 bright nsubj 6 and and CCONJ _ 8 wattles cc 7 red red ADJ Degree=Pos 8 wattles amod 8 wattles wattle NOUN Number=Plur 5 neck conj 9 are be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 11 bright cop 10 very very ADV _ 11 bright advmod 11 bright bright ADJ Degree=Pos root root 12 . . PUNCT _ 11 bright punct
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1 is present the cassowary's blue neck and red wattles bright property tree rules
Example 5 Cassowaries help the forest by spreading seeds.
nsubj det obj mark advcl obj punct root Cassowaries NOUN help VERB the DET forest NOUN by SCONJ spreading VERB seeds NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Cassowaries cassowary NOUN Number=Plur 2 help nsubj 2 help help VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 4 forest det 4 forest forest NOUN Number=Sing 2 help obj 5 by by SCONJ _ 6 spreading mark 6 spreading spread VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 2 help advcl 7 seeds seed NOUN Number=Plur 6 spreading obj 8 . . PUNCT _ 2 help punct
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1 help present Cassowaries the forest vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent forest=Beneficiary 2 spread gerund Cassowaries not said here seeds vn appear-48.1.1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location seed=Theme
Example 6 The father cassowary looks after the stripy chicks.
det compound nsubj case det amod obl punct root The DET father NOUN cassowary NOUN looks VERB after ADP the DET stripy ADJ chicks NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 cassowary det 2 father father NOUN Number=Sing 3 cassowary compound 3 cassowary cassowary NOUN Number=Sing 4 looks nsubj 4 looks look VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 5 after after ADP _ 8 chicks case 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 chicks det 7 stripy stripy ADJ Degree=Pos 8 chicks amod 8 chicks chick NOUN Number=Plur 4 looks obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 4 looks punct
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1 look present the father cassowary after the stripy chicks vn stimulus_subject-30.4 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Stimulus
Example 7 A road sign warned drivers to watch for cassowaries.
det compound nsubj obj mark advcl case obl punct root A DET road NOUN sign NOUN warned VERB drivers NOUN to PART watch VERB for ADP cassowaries NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 3 sign det 2 road road NOUN Number=Sing 3 sign compound 3 sign sign NOUN Number=Sing 4 warned nsubj 4 warned warn VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 5 drivers driver NOUN Number=Plur 4 warned obj 6 to to PART _ 7 watch mark 7 watch watch VERB VerbForm=Inf 4 warned advcl 8 for for ADP _ 9 cassowaries case 9 cassowaries cassowary NOUN Number=Plur 7 watch obl 10 . . PUNCT _ 4 warned punct
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1 warn speech: warn past a road sign drivers vn advise-37.9-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent driver=Recipient 2 watch to-infinitive a road sign not said here for cassowaries vn search-35.2 «NP V PP.theme NP.location»: agent=Agent for cassowary=Theme
Example 8 The cassowary has a bony helmet called a casque.
det nsubj det amod obj acl det obj punct root The DET cassowary NOUN has VERB a DET bony ADJ helmet NOUN called VERB a DET casque NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 cassowary det 2 cassowary cassowary NOUN Number=Sing 3 has nsubj 3 has have VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 helmet det 5 bony bony ADJ Degree=Pos 6 helmet amod 6 helmet helmet NOUN Number=Sing 3 has obj 7 called call VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 6 helmet acl 8 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 9 casque det 9 casque casque NOUN Number=Sing 7 called obj 10 . . PUNCT _ 3 has punct
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1 have present the cassowary a bony helmet vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent helmet=Patient 2 call participle a bony helmet not said here a casque vn initiate_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent casque=Recipient
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