cob Who acts: cob, kernels, female, baby, We, cob swan · What happens: be, grow, use, build, eat, hiss · To what, where: long middle part, corn, male swan, pen, cygnet, small round loaf
«cob» in the school dictionary: its 5 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: cob in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 A cob, or corncob, is the long middle part of an ear of corn (maize) that the kernels grow on: corn on the cob.
The tree, 24 words det nsubj punct cc conj punct cop det amod amod case det nmod case nmod punct appos punct mark det nsubj advcl case punct obl case det obl punct root A DET cob NOUN , PUNCT or CCONJ corncob NOUN , PUNCT is AUX the DET long ADJ middle ADJ part NOUN of ADP an DET ear NOUN of ADP corn NOUN ( PUNCT maize NOUN ) PUNCT that SCONJ the DET kernels NOUN grow VERB on ADP : PUNCT corn NOUN on ADP the DET cob NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 cob det 2 cob cob NOUN Number=Sing 11 part nsubj 3 , , PUNCT _ 5 corncob punct 4 or or CCONJ _ 5 corncob cc 5 corncob corncob NOUN Number=Sing 2 cob conj 6 , , PUNCT _ 2 cob punct 7 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 11 part cop 8 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 11 part det 9 long long ADJ Degree=Pos 11 part amod 10 middle middle ADJ Degree=Pos 11 part amod 11 part part NOUN Number=Sing root root 12 of of ADP _ 14 ear case 13 an a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 14 ear det 14 ear ear NOUN Number=Sing 11 part nmod 15 of of ADP _ 16 corn case 16 corn corn NOUN Number=Sing 14 ear nmod 17 ( ( PUNCT _ 18 maize punct 18 maize maize NOUN Number=Sing 16 corn appos 19 ) ) PUNCT _ 18 maize punct 20 that that SCONJ _ 23 grow mark 21 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 22 kernels det 22 kernels kernel NOUN Number=Plur 23 grow nsubj 23 grow grow VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 11 part advcl 24 on on ADP _ 26 corn case 25 : : PUNCT _ 24 on punct 26 corn corn NOUN Number=Sing 23 grow obl 27 on on ADP _ 29 cob case 28 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 29 cob det 29 cob cob NOUN Number=Sing 23 grow obl 30 . . PUNCT _ 11 part punct
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1 is a present a cob or corncob the long middle part of a ear of corn tree rules 2 grow present the kernels corn on the cob vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme on corn=Location
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 A cob is a male swan (a female is a pen, a baby is a cygnet).
The tree, 16 words det nsubj cop det amod punct det nsubj cop det appos punct det nsubj cop det conj punct punct root A DET cob NOUN is AUX a DET male ADJ swan NOUN ( PUNCT a DET female NOUN is AUX a DET pen NOUN , PUNCT a DET baby NOUN is AUX a DET cygnet NOUN ) PUNCT . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 cob det 2 cob cob NOUN Number=Sing 6 swan nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 swan cop 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 swan det 5 male male ADJ Degree=Pos 6 swan amod 6 swan swan NOUN Number=Sing root root 7 ( ( PUNCT _ 12 pen punct 8 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 9 female det 9 female female NOUN Number=Sing 12 pen nsubj 10 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 12 pen cop 11 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 12 pen det 12 pen pen NOUN Number=Sing 6 swan appos 13 , , PUNCT _ 18 cygnet punct 14 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 15 baby det 15 baby baby NOUN Number=Sing 18 cygnet nsubj 16 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 18 cygnet cop 17 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 18 cygnet det 18 cygnet cygnet NOUN Number=Sing 12 pen conj 19 ) ) PUNCT _ 12 pen punct 20 . . PUNCT _ 6 swan punct
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1 is a present a cob a male swan tree rules 2 is a present a female a pen and a cygnet tree rules 3 is a present a baby a cygnet tree rules
Meaning 3 Usage: UK — kept apart, not parsed.
A cob is a small round loaf of bread, or in some areas a bread roll.
The tree, 16 words det nsubj cop det amod amod case nmod punct cc case det nmod det compound obj punct root A DET cob NOUN is AUX a DET small ADJ round ADJ loaf NOUN of ADP bread NOUN , PUNCT or CCONJ in ADP some DET areas NOUN a DET bread NOUN roll NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 cob det 2 cob cob NOUN Number=Sing 7 loaf nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 7 loaf cop 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 7 loaf det 5 small small ADJ Degree=Pos 7 loaf amod 6 round round ADJ Degree=Pos 7 loaf amod 7 loaf loaf NOUN Number=Sing root root 8 of of ADP _ 9 bread case 9 bread bread NOUN Number=Sing 7 loaf nmod 10 , , PUNCT _ 14 areas punct 11 or or CCONJ _ 14 areas cc 12 in in ADP _ 14 areas case 13 some some DET PronType=Ind 14 areas det 14 areas area NOUN Number=Plur 7 loaf nmod 15 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 17 roll det 16 bread bread NOUN Number=Sing 17 roll compound 17 roll roll NOUN Number=Sing 14 areas obj 18 . . PUNCT _ 7 loaf punct
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1 is a present a cob a small round loaf some areas of bread tree rules
Meaning 4 A cob is a strong, short-legged horse.
det nsubj cop det amod punct amod punct amod punct root A DET cob NOUN is AUX a DET strong ADJ , PUNCT short ADJ - PUNCT legged ADJ horse NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 cob det 2 cob cob NOUN Number=Sing 10 horse nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 10 horse cop 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 10 horse det 5 strong strong ADJ Degree=Pos 10 horse amod 6 , , PUNCT _ 5 strong punct 7 short short ADJ Degree=Pos 9 legged amod 8 - - PUNCT _ 7 short punct 9 legged legged ADJ Degree=Pos 10 horse amod 10 horse horse NOUN Number=Sing root root 11 . . PUNCT _ 10 horse punct
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1 is a present a cob a strong legged horse tree rules
Meaning 5 Cob is a mix of clay, straw and water used to build walls of old houses.
The tree, 16 words nsubj cop det case nmod punct conj cc conj acl mark advcl obj case amod nmod punct root Cob NOUN is AUX a DET mix NOUN of ADP clay NOUN , PUNCT straw NOUN and CCONJ water NOUN used VERB to PART build VERB walls NOUN of ADP old ADJ houses NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Cob cob NOUN Number=Sing 4 mix nsubj 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 mix cop 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 4 mix det 4 mix mix NOUN Number=Sing root root 5 of of ADP _ 6 clay case 6 clay clay NOUN Number=Sing 4 mix nmod 7 , , PUNCT _ 8 straw punct 8 straw straw NOUN Number=Sing 4 mix conj 9 and and CCONJ _ 10 water cc 10 water water NOUN Number=Sing 8 straw conj 11 used use VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 8 straw acl 12 to to PART _ 13 build mark 13 build build VERB VerbForm=Inf 11 used advcl 14 walls wall NOUN Number=Plur 13 build obj 15 of of ADP _ 17 houses case 16 old old ADJ Degree=Pos 17 houses amod 17 houses house NOUN Number=Plur 14 walls nmod 18 . . PUNCT _ 4 mix punct
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1 is a present Cob a mix and straw and water of clay tree rules 2 use participle straw and water not said here vn eat-39.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent 3 build to-infinitive walls of old houses vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset wall=Product
Example 1 We ate buttery corn on the cob at the barbecue.
nsubj amod obj case det obl case det obl punct root We PRON ate VERB buttery ADJ corn NOUN on ADP the DET cob NOUN at ADP the DET barbecue NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 We we PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs 2 ate nsubj 2 ate eat VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 buttery buttery ADJ Degree=Pos 4 corn amod 4 corn corn NOUN Number=Sing 2 ate obj 5 on on ADP _ 7 cob case 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 cob det 7 cob cob NOUN Number=Sing 2 ate obl 8 at at ADP _ 10 barbecue case 9 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 10 barbecue det 10 barbecue barbecue NOUN Number=Sing 2 ate obl 11 . . PUNCT _ 2 ate punct
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1 eat past We buttery corn the cob at the barbecue vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent corn=Patient
Example 2 The cob swan hissed to protect the cygnets.
det compound nsubj mark advcl det obj punct root The DET cob NOUN swan NOUN hissed VERB to PART protect VERB the DET cygnets NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 swan det 2 cob cob NOUN Number=Sing 3 swan compound 3 swan swan NOUN Number=Sing 4 hissed nsubj 4 hissed hiss VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 5 to to PART _ 6 protect mark 6 protect protect VERB VerbForm=Inf 4 hissed advcl 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 cygnets det 8 cygnets cygnet NOUN Number=Plur 6 protect obj 9 . . PUNCT _ 4 hissed punct
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1 hiss past the cob swan vn manner_speaking-37.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent 2 protect to-infinitive the cob swan not said here the cygnets vn defend-72.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent cygnet=Beneficiary
Example 3 (UK, Midlands) Can I have a cheese cob, please?
punct obl punct conj punct aux nsubj det compound obj punct discourse punct root ( PUNCT UK PROPN , PUNCT Midlands PROPN ) PUNCT Can AUX I PRON have VERB a DET cheese NOUN cob NOUN , PUNCT please INTJ ? PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 ( ( PUNCT _ 2 UK punct 2 UK UK PROPN Number=Sing 8 have obl 3 , , PUNCT _ 4 Midlands punct 4 Midlands Midlands PROPN Number=Sing 2 UK conj 5 ) ) PUNCT _ 4 Midlands punct 6 Can can AUX VerbForm=Fin 8 have aux 7 I I PRON Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs 8 have nsubj 8 have have VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 9 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 11 cob det 10 cheese cheese NOUN Number=Sing 11 cob compound 11 cob cob NOUN Number=Sing 8 have obj 12 , , PUNCT _ 8 have punct 13 please please INTJ _ 8 have discourse 14 ? ? PUNCT _ 8 have punct
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1 have can I UK and Midlands vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent cob=Patient
Example 4 The farmer rode a sturdy cob.
det nsubj det amod obj punct root The DET farmer NOUN rode VERB a DET sturdy ADJ cob NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 farmer det 2 farmer farmer NOUN Number=Sing 3 rode nsubj 3 rode ride VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 cob det 5 sturdy sturdy ADJ Degree=Pos 6 cob amod 6 cob cob NOUN Number=Sing 3 rode obj 7 . . PUNCT _ 3 rode punct
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1 ride past the farmer a sturdy cob vn nonvehicle-51.4.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent cob=Theme
Example 5 Old Devon cottages are made of cob.
amod compound nsubj:pass aux:pass case obl punct root Old ADJ Devon PROPN cottages NOUN are AUX made VERB of ADP cob NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Old old ADJ Degree=Pos 3 cottages amod 2 Devon Devon PROPN Number=Sing 3 cottages compound 3 cottages cottage NOUN Number=Plur 5 made nsubj:pass 4 are be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 made aux:pass 5 made make VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 6 of of ADP _ 7 cob case 7 cob cob NOUN Number=Sing 5 made obl 8 . . PUNCT _ 5 made punct
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1 make present · passive Old Devon cottages of cob vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: subject=Product
Example 6 The baker sold a big round cob loaf.
det nsubj det amod amod compound obj punct root The DET baker NOUN sold VERB a DET big ADJ round ADJ cob NOUN loaf NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 baker det 2 baker baker NOUN Number=Sing 3 sold nsubj 3 sold sell VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 8 loaf det 5 big big ADJ Degree=Pos 8 loaf amod 6 round round ADJ Degree=Pos 8 loaf amod 7 cob cob NOUN Number=Sing 8 loaf compound 8 loaf loaf NOUN Number=Sing 3 sold obj 9 . . PUNCT _ 3 sold punct
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1 sell past the baker a big round cob loaf vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent loaf=Theme
Example 7 De pig dat runs off wid de year er corn gits little mo' dan de cob.
The tree, 16 words compound compound nsubj compound:prt amod flat:foreign obl:unmarked amod compound obj amod conj punct compound amod conj punct root De PROPN pig NOUN dat NOUN runs VERB off ADP wid ADJ de X year NOUN er ADJ corn NOUN gits NOUN little ADJ mo NOUN ' PUNCT dan X de ADJ cob NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 De De PROPN Number=Sing 3 dat compound 2 pig pig NOUN Number=Sing 3 dat compound 3 dat dat NOUN Number=Sing 4 runs nsubj 4 runs run VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 5 off off ADP _ 4 runs compound:prt 6 wid wid ADJ Degree=Pos 8 year amod 7 de de X Foreign=Yes 6 wid flat:foreign 8 year year NOUN Number=Sing 4 runs obl:unmarked 9 er e ADJ Degree=Cmp 11 gits amod 10 corn corn NOUN Number=Sing 11 gits compound 11 gits git NOUN Number=Plur 4 runs obj 12 little little ADJ Degree=Pos 13 mo amod 13 mo mo NOUN Number=Sing 11 gits conj 14 ' ' PUNCT _ 13 mo punct 15 dan dan X _ 17 cob compound 16 de de ADJ Degree=Pos 17 cob amod 17 cob cob NOUN Number=Sing 13 mo conj 18 . . PUNCT _ 4 runs punct
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1 run off present De pig dat er corn gits and little mo and dan de cob year vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme git=Trajectory
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