cockle

Who acts: It, heart, me, small light boat, We, Cockles · What happens: rib, shape, find, warm, mean, make · To what, where: two ribbed shaped shells, sand, cockles, me, cockleshell, empty cockle shells · Speech: someone speaks here

«cockle» in the school dictionary: its 3 meanings for a pupil and its 6 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: cockle in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

A small edible shellfish with two ribbed, heart-shaped shells, found in sand on beaches.

The tree, 15 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	4 shellfish	det
2	small	small	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 shellfish	amod
3	edible	edible	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 shellfish	amod
4	shellfish	shellfish	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
5	with	with	ADP	_	12 shells	case
6	two	two	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	12 shells	nummod
7	ribbed	rib	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	12 shells	amod
8	,	,	PUNCT	_	12 shells	punct
9	heart	heart	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 shaped	compound
10	-	-	PUNCT	_	9 heart	punct
11	shaped	shape	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	12 shells	amod
12	shells	shell	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 shellfish	nmod
13	,	,	PUNCT	_	14 found	punct
14	found	find	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	12 shells	acl
15	in	in	ADP	_	16 sand	case
16	sand	sand	NOUN	Number=Sing	14 found	obl
17	on	on	ADP	_	18 beaches	case
18	beaches	beach	NOUN	Number=Plur	14 found	obl
19	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 shellfish	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	what, whom	where	other	roles by
1	rib	participle				tree rules
2	shape	participle				vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset
3	find	participle	two ribbed shaped shells not said here	sand	on beaches	vn declare-29.4-1-1 «NP V what S_INF»: agent=Agent

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: idiom — kept apart, not parsed.

«It warms the cockles of my heart» means it makes me feel happy and loved.

The tree, 15 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	«	«	PUNCT	_	3 warms	punct
2	It	it	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	3 warms	nsubj
3	warms	warm	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	10 means	csubj
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 cockles	det
5	cockles	cockle	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 warms	obj
6	of	of	ADP	_	8 heart	case
7	my	my	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	8 heart	nmod:poss
8	heart	heart	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 cockles	nmod
9	»	»	PUNCT	_	3 warms	punct
10	means	mean	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
11	it	it	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	12 makes	nsubj
12	makes	make	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	10 means	ccomp
13	me	I	PRON	Case=Acc Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs	12 makes	obj
14	feel	feel	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	12 makes	xcomp
15	happy	happy	ADJ	Degree=Pos	14 feel	xcomp
16	and	and	CCONJ	_	17 loved	cc
17	loved	love	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	12 makes	conj
18	.	.	PUNCT	_	10 means	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	warm in a quote	present	It	the cockles of my heart		vn other_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent cockle=Patient
2	mean	present				vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic
3	make	present	heart	me		tree rules
4	feel	infinitive	me not said here		happy property	vn stimulus_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus
5	love	past	heart not said here			vn admire-31.2-1 «NP V S_INF»: agent=Experiencer

Meaning 3

A small light boat (also called a cockleshell).

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	4 boat	det
2	small	small	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 boat	amod
3	light	light	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 boat	compound
4	boat	boat	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
5	(	(	PUNCT	_	7 called	punct
6	also	also	ADV	_	7 called	advmod
7	called	call	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	4 boat	acl
8	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	9 cockleshell	det
9	cockleshell	cockleshell	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 called	xcomp
10	)	)	PUNCT	_	7 called	punct
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 boat	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	call	participle	a small light boat not said here	a cockleshell					vn initiate_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent

Example 1

We found empty cockle shells on the beach.

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 found	nsubj
2	found	find	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	empty	empty	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 shells	amod
4	cockle	cockle	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 shells	compound
5	shells	shell	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 found	obj
6	on	on	ADP	_	8 beach	case
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 beach	det
8	beach	beach	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 found	obl
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 found	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	find	past	We	empty cockle shells		the beach			vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent shell=Topic

Example 2

Cockles bury themselves in wet sand.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Cockles	cockle	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 bury	nsubj
2	bury	bury	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	themselves	themselves	PRON	Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs Reflex=Yes	2 bury	obj
4	in	in	ADP	_	6 sand	case
5	wet	wet	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 sand	amod
6	sand	sand	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 bury	obl
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 bury	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	bury	present	Cockles	Cockles = cockle		wet sand			vn put-9.1-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent themselves=Theme in sand=Destination

Example 3

Molly Malone sold cockles and mussels in Dublin.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Molly	Molly	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 sold	nsubj
2	Malone	Malone	PROPN	Number=Sing	1 Molly	flat
3	sold	sell	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	cockles	cockle	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 sold	obj
5	and	and	CCONJ	_	6 mussels	cc
6	mussels	mussel	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 cockles	conj
7	in	in	ADP	_	8 Dublin	case
8	Dublin	Dublin	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 sold	obl
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 sold	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	sell	past	Molly	cockles and mussels		Dublin			vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent cockle=Theme

Example 4

Your kind letter warmed the cockles of my heart.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Your	your	PRON	Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	3 letter	nmod:poss
2	kind	kind	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 letter	compound
3	letter	letter	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 warmed	nsubj
4	warmed	warm	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 cockles	det
6	cockles	cockle	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 warmed	obj
7	of	of	ADP	_	9 heart	case
8	my	my	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	9 heart	nmod:poss
9	heart	heart	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 cockles	nmod
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 warmed	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	warm	past	Your kind letter	the cockles of my heart					vn other_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent cockle=Patient
2	letter		Your						nom letter «communication transitive»: poss=agent

Example 5

People in Wales still gather cockles at low tide.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	People	people	NOUN	Number=Plur	5 gather	nsubj
2	in	in	ADP	_	3 Wales	case
3	Wales	Wales	PROPN	Number=Sing	1 People	nmod
4	still	still	ADV	_	5 gather	advmod
5	gather	gather	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
6	cockles	cockle	NOUN	Number=Plur	5 gather	obj
7	at	at	ADP	_	9 tide	case
8	low	low	ADJ	Degree=Pos	9 tide	amod
9	tide	tide	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 gather	obl
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 gather	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	gather	present	People in Wales	cockles		low tide	still		vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP PP.source NP.asset»: agent=Agent cockle=Theme at tide=Asset

Example 6

The tiny cockle bobbed on the waves.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 cockle	det
2	tiny	tiny	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 cockle	amod
3	cockle	cockle	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
4	bobbed	bob	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	3 cockle	acl
5	on	on	ADP	_	7 waves	case
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 waves	det
7	waves	wave	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 bobbed	obl:agent
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 cockle	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	bob	participle		the tiny cockle not said here					vn curtsey-40.3.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent

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