colic Who acts: Colic, young baby, serious tummy pain, baby brother, Mum, doctor · What happens: be, cry, need, walk, say, stop · To what, where: bad pain, tummy, serious tummy pain, vet, colic, fault · Speech: someone speaks here
«colic» in the school dictionary: its 2 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: colic in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 Colic is bad pain in the tummy, especially when a young baby cries for a long time for no clear reason, often in the evenings.
The tree, 25 words nsubj cop amod case det nmod punct advmod mark det amod nsubj parataxis case det amod obl case det amod obl punct advmod case det nmod punct root Colic NOUN is AUX bad ADJ pain NOUN in ADP the DET tummy NOUN , PUNCT especially ADV when SCONJ a DET young ADJ baby NOUN cries VERB for ADP a DET long ADJ time NOUN for ADP no DET clear ADJ reason NOUN , PUNCT often ADV in ADP the DET evenings NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Colic colic NOUN Number=Sing 4 pain nsubj 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 pain cop 3 bad bad ADJ Degree=Pos 4 pain amod 4 pain pain NOUN Number=Sing root root 5 in in ADP _ 7 tummy case 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 tummy det 7 tummy tummy NOUN Number=Sing 4 pain nmod 8 , , PUNCT _ 14 cries punct 9 especially especially ADV _ 14 cries advmod 10 when when SCONJ _ 14 cries mark 11 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 13 baby det 12 young young ADJ Degree=Pos 13 baby amod 13 baby baby NOUN Number=Sing 14 cries nsubj 14 cries cry VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 pain parataxis 15 for for ADP _ 18 time case 16 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 18 time det 17 long long ADJ Degree=Pos 18 time amod 18 time time NOUN Number=Sing 14 cries obl 19 for for ADP _ 22 reason case 20 no no DET PronType=Neg 22 reason det 21 clear clear ADJ Degree=Pos 22 reason amod 22 reason reason NOUN Number=Sing 14 cries obl 23 , , PUNCT _ 27 evenings punct 24 often often ADV _ 27 evenings advmod 25 in in ADP _ 27 evenings case 26 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 27 evenings det 27 evenings evening NOUN Number=Plur 22 reason nmod 28 . . PUNCT _ 4 pain punct
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1 is a present Colic bad pain the tummy tree rules 2 cry speech: express present a young baby time for no clear reason in the evenings; especially property vn manner_speaking-37.3 «NP V PP.recipient S_INF»: agent=Agent for reason=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.
Meaning 2 In horses, colic is a serious tummy pain that needs a vet quickly.
The tree, 13 words case nmod:poss punct nsubj cop det amod compound nsubj acl:relcl det obj advmod punct root In ADP horses NOUN , PUNCT colic NOUN is AUX a DET serious ADJ tummy NOUN pain NOUN that PRON needs VERB a DET vet NOUN quickly ADV . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 In in ADP _ 2 horses case 2 horses horse NOUN Number=Plur 4 colic nmod:poss 3 , , PUNCT _ 2 horses punct 4 colic colic NOUN Number=Sing 9 pain nsubj 5 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 9 pain cop 6 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 9 pain det 7 serious serious ADJ Degree=Pos 9 pain amod 8 tummy tummy NOUN Number=Sing 9 pain compound 9 pain pain NOUN Number=Sing root root 10 that that PRON PronType=Rel 11 needs nsubj 11 needs need VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 9 pain acl:relcl 12 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 13 vet det 13 vet vet NOUN Number=Sing 11 needs obj 14 quickly quickly ADV _ 11 needs advmod 15 . . PUNCT _ 9 pain punct
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1 is a present horses's colic a serious tummy pain tree rules 2 need present a serious tummy pain a vet quickly property vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot vet=Theme
Example 1 Our baby brother cried for hours with colic.
nmod:poss compound nsubj case obl case obl punct root Our PRON baby NOUN brother NOUN cried VERB for ADP hours NOUN with ADP colic 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 3 brother nmod:poss 2 baby baby NOUN Number=Sing 3 brother compound 3 brother brother NOUN Number=Sing 4 cried nsubj 4 cried cry VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 5 for for ADP _ 6 hours case 6 hours hour NOUN Number=Plur 4 cried obl 7 with with ADP _ 8 colic case 8 colic colic NOUN Number=Sing 4 cried obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 4 cried punct
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1 cry speech: express past Our baby brother hour with colic vn sound_emission-43.2 «NP.location V PP.theme»: agent=Location with colic=Theme
Example 2 Mum walked up and down with the colicky baby.
nsubj advmod cc conj case det amod obl punct root Mum NOUN walked VERB up ADV and CCONJ down ADV with ADP the DET colicky ADJ baby NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Mum mum NOUN Number=Sing 2 walked nsubj 2 walked walk VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 up up ADV _ 2 walked advmod 4 and and CCONJ _ 5 down cc 5 down down ADV _ 3 up conj 6 with with ADP _ 9 baby case 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 9 baby det 8 colicky colicky ADJ Degree=Pos 9 baby amod 9 baby baby NOUN Number=Sing 2 walked obl 10 . . PUNCT _ 2 walked punct
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1 walk past Mum with the colicky baby vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
Example 3 The doctor said colic usually stops after a few months.
det nsubj nsubj advmod ccomp case det amod obl punct root The DET doctor NOUN said VERB colic NOUN usually ADV stops VERB after ADP a DET few ADJ months NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 doctor det 2 doctor doctor NOUN Number=Sing 3 said nsubj 3 said say VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 colic colic NOUN Number=Sing 6 stops nsubj 5 usually usually ADV _ 6 stops advmod 6 stops stop VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 said ccomp 7 after after ADP _ 10 months case 8 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 10 months det 9 few few ADJ Degree=Pos 10 months amod 10 months month NOUN Number=Plur 6 stops obl 11 . . PUNCT _ 3 said punct
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1 say speech: assert past the doctor vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 2 stop present colic month usually property vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP.eventuality V»: agent=Eventuality
Example 4 The vet came at night because the pony had colic.
det nsubj case obl mark det nsubj advcl obj punct root The DET vet NOUN came VERB at ADP night NOUN because SCONJ the DET pony NOUN had VERB colic NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 vet det 2 vet vet NOUN Number=Sing 3 came nsubj 3 came come VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 at at ADP _ 5 night case 5 night night NOUN Number=Sing 3 came obl 6 because because SCONJ _ 9 had mark 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 pony det 8 pony pony NOUN Number=Sing 9 had nsubj 9 had have VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 3 came advcl 10 colic colic NOUN Number=Sing 9 had obj 11 . . PUNCT _ 3 came punct
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1 come past the vet night vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme 2 have past the pony colic vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent colic=Patient
Example 5 Colic is not the parents' fault.
nsubj cop advmod det nmod:poss case punct root Colic NOUN is AUX not PART the DET parents NOUN ' PART fault NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Colic colic NOUN Number=Sing 7 fault nsubj 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 7 fault cop 3 not not PART Polarity=Neg 7 fault advmod 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 parents det 5 parents parent NOUN Number=Plur 7 fault nmod:poss 6 ' 's PART _ 5 parents case 7 fault fault NOUN Number=Sing root root 8 . . PUNCT _ 7 fault punct
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1 not is a present Colic the parents's fault tree rules
Example 6 Rocking and quiet help some babies with colic.
nsubj cc conj det obj case obl punct root Rocking VERB and CCONJ quiet ADJ help VERB some DET babies NOUN with ADP colic NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Rocking rock VERB VerbForm=Ger 4 help nsubj 2 and and CCONJ _ 3 quiet cc 3 quiet quiet ADJ Degree=Pos 1 Rocking conj 4 help help VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 5 some some DET PronType=Ind 6 babies det 6 babies baby NOUN Number=Plur 4 help obj 7 with with ADP _ 8 colic case 8 colic colic NOUN Number=Sing 4 help obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 4 help punct
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1 rock gerund vn modes_of_being_with_motion-47.3 «NP V»: agent=Theme 2 help present some babies with colic vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP PP.theme»: agent=Agent baby=Beneficiary with colic=Theme
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