chick Who acts: many people, chick, mother hen, class, chicks, fluffy yellow chick · What happens: hatch, find, peck, keep, watch, cheep · To what, where: baby chicken, slang, way, egg, chicks, incubator
«chick» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 9 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: chick in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 A baby bird, especially a baby chicken that has just hatched from its egg.
The tree, 14 words det compound punct advmod det compound appos nsubj:pass aux advmod acl:relcl case nmod:poss obl punct root A DET baby NOUN bird NOUN , PUNCT especially ADV a DET baby NOUN chicken NOUN that PRON has AUX just ADV hatched VERB from ADP its PRON egg NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 3 bird det 2 baby baby NOUN Number=Sing 3 bird compound 3 bird bird NOUN Number=Sing root root 4 , , PUNCT _ 8 chicken punct 5 especially especially ADV _ 8 chicken advmod 6 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 8 chicken det 7 baby baby NOUN Number=Sing 8 chicken compound 8 chicken chicken NOUN Number=Sing 3 bird appos 9 that that PRON PronType=Rel 12 hatched nsubj:pass 10 has have AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 12 hatched aux 11 just just ADV _ 12 hatched advmod 12 hatched hatch VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 8 chicken acl:relcl 13 from from ADP _ 15 egg case 14 its its PRON Case=Gen Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 15 egg nmod:poss 15 egg egg NOUN Number=Sing 12 hatched obl 16 . . PUNCT _ 3 bird punct
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1 hatch present · perfect · passive a baby chicken from chicken's egg vn grow-26.2.1 «NP V NP.product PP.patient»: subject=Product from egg=Patient
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 Informal and old-fashioned slang for a young woman; many people find it rude.
The tree, 14 words nsubj cc amod punct amod case det amod nmod punct amod nsubj parataxis obj xcomp punct root Informal PROPN and CCONJ old ADJ - PUNCT fashioned ADJ slang NOUN for ADP a DET young ADJ woman NOUN ; PUNCT many ADJ people NOUN find VERB it PRON rude ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Informal Informal PROPN Number=Sing 6 slang nsubj 2 and and CCONJ _ 6 slang cc 3 old old ADJ Degree=Pos 5 fashioned amod 4 - - PUNCT _ 3 old punct 5 fashioned fashioned ADJ Degree=Pos 6 slang amod 6 slang slang NOUN Number=Sing root root 7 for for ADP _ 10 woman case 8 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 10 woman det 9 young young ADJ Degree=Pos 10 woman amod 10 woman woman NOUN Number=Sing 6 slang nmod 11 ; ; PUNCT _ 14 find punct 12 many many ADJ Degree=Pos 13 people amod 13 people people NOUN Number=Plur 14 find nsubj 14 find find VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 slang parataxis 15 it it PRON Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 14 find obj 16 rude rude ADJ Degree=Pos 14 find xcomp 17 . . PUNCT _ 6 slang punct
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1 find present many people slang rude property vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Topic
Example 1 The chick pecked its way out of the egg.
det nsubj nmod:poss obj case case det obl punct root The DET chick NOUN pecked VERB its PRON way NOUN out ADP of ADP the DET egg NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 chick det 2 chick chick NOUN Number=Sing 3 pecked nsubj 3 pecked peck VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 its its PRON Case=Gen Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 5 way nmod:poss 5 way way NOUN Number=Sing 3 pecked obj 6 out out ADP _ 9 egg case 7 of of ADP _ 9 egg case 8 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 9 egg det 9 egg egg NOUN Number=Sing 3 pecked obl 10 . . PUNCT _ 3 pecked punct
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1 peck past the chick chick's way the egg vn swat-18.2 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent way=Patient out egg=Location
Example 2 The mother hen kept her chicks warm under her wings.
det compound nsubj nmod:poss obj xcomp case nmod:poss obl punct root The DET mother NOUN hen NOUN kept VERB her PRON chicks NOUN warm ADJ under ADP her PRON wings NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 hen det 2 mother mother NOUN Number=Sing 3 hen compound 3 hen hen NOUN Number=Sing 4 kept nsubj 4 kept keep VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 5 her her PRON Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 6 chicks nmod:poss 6 chicks chick NOUN Number=Plur 4 kept obj 7 warm warm ADJ Degree=Pos 4 kept xcomp 8 under under ADP _ 10 wings case 9 her her PRON Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 10 wings nmod:poss 10 wings wing NOUN Number=Plur 7 warm obl 11 . . PUNCT _ 4 kept punct
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1 keep past the mother hen hen's chicks warm property vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent chick=Theme
Example 3 Our class watched chicks hatch in an incubator.
nmod:poss nsubj nsubj ccomp case det obl punct root Our PRON class NOUN watched VERB chicks NOUN hatch VERB in ADP an DET incubator NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Our our PRON Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 2 class nmod:poss 2 class class NOUN Number=Sing 3 watched nsubj 3 watched watch VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 chicks chick NOUN Number=Plur 5 hatch nsubj 5 hatch hatch VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 watched ccomp 6 in in ADP _ 8 incubator case 7 an a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 8 incubator det 8 incubator incubator NOUN Number=Sing 5 hatch obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 3 watched punct
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1 watch past Our class tree rules 2 hatch present chicks a incubator vn grow-26.2.1 «NP V NP.product PP.patient»: agent=Agent
Example 4 A fluffy yellow chick cheeped in the straw.
det amod amod nsubj case det obl punct root A DET fluffy ADJ yellow ADJ chick NOUN cheeped VERB in ADP the DET straw NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 4 chick det 2 fluffy fluffy ADJ Degree=Pos 4 chick amod 3 yellow yellow ADJ Degree=Pos 4 chick amod 4 chick chick NOUN Number=Sing 5 cheeped nsubj 5 cheeped cheep VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 6 in in ADP _ 8 straw case 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 straw det 8 straw straw NOUN Number=Sing 5 cheeped obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 5 cheeped punct
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1 cheep past a fluffy yellow chick the straw vn animal_sounds-38 «NP V»: agent=Agent
Example 5 The blackbird fed worms to her chicks.
det nsubj obj case nmod:poss obl punct root The DET blackbird NOUN fed VERB worms NOUN to ADP her PRON chicks NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 blackbird det 2 blackbird blackbird NOUN Number=Sing 3 fed nsubj 3 fed feed VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 4 worms worm NOUN Number=Plur 3 fed obj 5 to to ADP _ 7 chicks case 6 her her PRON Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 7 chicks nmod:poss 7 chicks chick NOUN Number=Plur 3 fed obl 8 . . PUNCT _ 3 fed punct
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1 feed participle the blackbird worms blackbird's chicks vn feeding-39.7 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: agent=Agent worm=Theme to chick=Recipient
Example 6 Wash your hands after holding the chicks.
nmod:poss obj mark advcl det obj punct root Wash VERB your PRON hands NOUN after SCONJ holding VERB the DET chicks NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Wash wash VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 2 your your PRON Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 3 hands nmod:poss 3 hands hand NOUN Number=Plur 1 Wash obj 4 after after SCONJ _ 5 holding mark 5 holding hold VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 1 Wash advcl 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 chicks det 7 chicks chick NOUN Number=Plur 5 holding obj 8 . . PUNCT _ 1 Wash punct
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1 wash imperative you not said here your hands vn floss-41.2.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent hand=Patient 2 hold gerund you not said here the chicks vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent chick=Theme
Example 7 Egg, chick, hen: that is the life cycle of a chicken.
The tree, 11 words punct conj punct conj punct nsubj cop det compound conj case det nmod punct root Egg NOUN , PUNCT chick NOUN , PUNCT hen NOUN : PUNCT that PRON is AUX the DET life NOUN cycle NOUN of ADP a DET chicken NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Egg egg NOUN Number=Sing root root 2 , , PUNCT _ 3 chick punct 3 chick chick NOUN Number=Sing 1 Egg conj 4 , , PUNCT _ 5 hen punct 5 hen hen NOUN Number=Sing 1 Egg conj 6 : : PUNCT _ 11 cycle punct 7 that that PRON Number=Sing PronType=Dem 11 cycle nsubj 8 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 11 cycle cop 9 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 11 cycle det 10 life life NOUN Number=Sing 11 cycle compound 11 cycle cycle NOUN Number=Sing 1 Egg conj 12 of of ADP _ 14 chicken case 13 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 14 chicken det 14 chicken chicken NOUN Number=Sing 11 cycle nmod 15 . . PUNCT _ 1 Egg punct
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1 is a present that the life cycle of a chicken tree rules
Example 8 Ten eggs hatched, so we had ten chicks.
nummod nsubj:pass punct advmod nsubj parataxis nummod obj punct root Ten NUM eggs NOUN hatched VERB , PUNCT so ADV we PRON had VERB ten NUM chicks NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Ten ten NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 2 eggs nummod 2 eggs egg NOUN Number=Plur 3 hatched nsubj:pass 3 hatched hatch VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 4 , , PUNCT _ 7 had punct 5 so so ADV _ 7 had advmod 6 we we PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs 7 had nsubj 7 had have VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 3 hatched parataxis 8 ten ten NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 9 chicks nummod 9 chicks chick NOUN Number=Plur 7 had obj 10 . . PUNCT _ 3 hatched punct
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1 hatch participle · passive Ten eggs vn grow-26.2.1 «NP V NP.product PP.patient»: subject=Product 2 have past we ten chicks vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent chick=Patient
Example 9 The latter has neither hens nor chicks, and only thinks of himself and perspires verdigris.
The tree, 15 words det nsubj det obj cc conj punct cc advmod parataxis case obl cc conj obj punct root The DET latter ADJ has VERB neither DET hens NOUN nor CCONJ chicks NOUN , PUNCT and CCONJ only ADV thinks VERB of ADP himself PRON and CCONJ perspires VERB verdigris NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 latter det 2 latter latter ADJ Degree=Pos 3 has nsubj 3 has have VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 neither neither DET PronType=Neg 5 hens det 5 hens hen NOUN Number=Plur 3 has obj 6 nor nor CCONJ Polarity=Neg 7 chicks cc 7 chicks chick NOUN Number=Plur 5 hens conj 8 , , PUNCT _ 11 thinks punct 9 and and CCONJ _ 11 thinks cc 10 only only ADV _ 11 thinks advmod 11 thinks think VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 has parataxis 12 of of ADP _ 13 himself case 13 himself himself PRON Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs Reflex=Yes 11 thinks obl 14 and and CCONJ _ 15 perspires cc 15 perspires perspire VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 11 thinks conj 16 verdigris verdigris NOUN Number=Sing 15 perspires obj 17 . . PUNCT _ 3 has punct
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1 have present the latter neither hens nor chicks vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent hen=Patient 2 think speech: other present of himself = he vn focus-87.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent 3 perspire present verdigris vn exhale-40.1.3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent verdigris=Theme
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