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collie

Who acts: collie, border collie, Collies, Lassie, farmer, you · What happens: point, use, herd, work, round up, love · To what, where: thick fur, Scotland, sheep, balls, lots, famous rough collie

«collie» in the school dictionary: its 2 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: collie in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

A breed of dog with a long pointed nose and thick fur, first used in Scotland to herd sheep.

The tree, 19 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	2 breed	det
2	breed	breed	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
3	of	of	ADP	_	4 dog	case
4	dog	dog	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 breed	nmod
5	with	with	ADP	_	9 nose	case
6	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	9 nose	det
7	long	long	ADJ	Degree=Pos	9 nose	amod
8	pointed	point	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	9 nose	amod
9	nose	nose	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 breed	nmod
10	and	and	CCONJ	_	12 fur	cc
11	thick	thick	ADJ	Degree=Pos	12 fur	amod
12	fur	fur	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 nose	conj
13	,	,	PUNCT	_	15 used	punct
14	first	first	ADV	NumForm=Word NumType=Ord	15 used	advmod
15	used	use	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	12 fur	acl:relcl
16	in	in	ADP	_	17 Scotland	case
17	Scotland	Scotland	PROPN	Number=Sing	15 used	obl
18	to	to	PART	_	19 herd	mark
19	herd	herd	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	15 used	advcl
20	sheep	sheep	NOUN	Number=Plur	19 herd	obj
21	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 breed	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	point	participle							vn wink-40.3.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
2	use	participle		thick fur not said here		Scotland		first property	vn eat-39.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
3	herd	to-infinitive		sheep					vn shake-22.3-2 «NP V NP together»: agent=Agent sheep=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

Border collie: a very clever working sheepdog, often black and white.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Border	border	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 collie	compound
2	collie	collie	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
3	:	:	PUNCT	_	8 sheepdog	punct
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	8 sheepdog	det
5	very	very	ADV	_	6 clever	advmod
6	clever	clever	ADJ	Degree=Pos	8 sheepdog	amod
7	working	work	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	8 sheepdog	amod
8	sheepdog	sheepdog	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 collie	appos
9	,	,	PUNCT	_	11 black	punct
10	often	often	ADV	_	11 black	advmod
11	black	black	ADJ	Degree=Pos	8 sheepdog	amod
12	and	and	CCONJ	_	13 white	cc
13	white	white	ADJ	Degree=Pos	11 black	conj
14	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 collie	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	work	gerund							vn employment-95.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent

Example 1

The collie rounded up the sheep.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 collie	det
2	collie	collie	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
3	rounded	round	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	2 collie	acl
4	up	up	ADP	_	3 rounded	compound:prt
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 sheep	det
6	sheep	sheep	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 rounded	obj
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 collie	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	round up	participle	the collie not said here	the sheep					vn bend-45.2 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent sheep=Patient

Example 2

Our border collie loves to chase balls.

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 collie	nmod:poss
2	border	border	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 collie	compound
3	collie	collie	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 loves	nsubj
4	loves	love	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
5	to	to	PART	_	6 chase	mark
6	chase	chase	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	4 loves	xcomp
7	balls	ball	NOUN	Number=Plur	6 chase	obj
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 loves	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	love	present	Our border collie						vn admire-31.2-1 «NP V S_INF»: agent=Experiencer clause=Stimulus
2	chase not said to happen	to-infinitive	Our border collie not said here	balls					vn chase-51.6 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent ball=Theme

Example 3

Collies need lots of exercise.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Collies	collie	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 need	nsubj
2	need	need	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	lots	lot	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 need	obj
4	of	of	ADP	_	5 exercise	case
5	exercise	exercise	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 lots	nmod
6	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 need	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	need	present	Collies	lots of exercise					vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot lot=Theme

Example 4

Lassie is a famous rough collie.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Lassie	lassie	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 collie	nsubj
2	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	6 collie	cop
3	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 collie	det
4	famous	famous	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 collie	amod
5	rough	rough	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 collie	amod
6	collie	collie	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 collie	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	present	Lassie	a famous rough collie					tree rules

Example 5

The farmer whistled to his collie.

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 whistled	nsubj
3	whistled	whistle	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	to	to	ADP	_	6 collie	case
5	his	his	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	6 collie	nmod:poss
6	collie	collie	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 whistled	obl
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 whistled	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	whistle	past	the farmer		farmer's collie				vn manner_speaking-37.3 «NP V PP.recipient»: agent=Agent to collie=Recipient

Example 6

A collie can learn many commands.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	2 collie	det
2	collie	collie	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 learn	nsubj
3	can	can	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	4 learn	aux
4	learn	learn	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	root	root
5	many	many	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 commands	amod
6	commands	command	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 learn	obj
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 learn	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	learn	can	a collie	many commands					vn learn-14-2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent command=Topic

Example 7

Now, if you could plough the fields like the ox, or draw a cart like the horse, or look after the sheep like the collie-dog, that would be something.”

The tree, 30 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Now	now	ADV	PronType=Dem	6 plough	advmod
2	,	,	PUNCT	_	1 Now	punct
3	if	if	SCONJ	_	6 plough	mark
4	you	you	PRON	Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs	6 plough	nsubj
5	could	could	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	6 plough	aux
6	plough	plough	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	root	root
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 fields	det
8	fields	field	NOUN	Number=Plur	6 plough	obj
9	like	like	ADP	_	11 ox	case
10	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	11 ox	det
11	ox	ox	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 fields	nmod
12	,	,	PUNCT	_	14 draw	punct
13	or	or	CCONJ	_	14 draw	cc
14	draw	draw	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	6 plough	conj
15	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	16 cart	det
16	cart	cart	NOUN	Number=Sing	14 draw	obj
17	like	like	ADP	_	19 horse	case
18	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	19 horse	det
19	horse	horse	NOUN	Number=Sing	14 draw	obl
20	,	,	PUNCT	_	22 look	punct
21	or	or	CCONJ	_	22 look	cc
22	look	look	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	6 plough	conj
23	after	after	ADP	_	25 sheep	case
24	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	25 sheep	det
25	sheep	sheep	NOUN	Number=Plur	22 look	obl
26	like	like	ADP	_	30 dog	case
27	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	30 dog	det
28	collie	collie	NOUN	Number=Sing	30 dog	compound
29	-	-	PUNCT	_	28 collie	punct
30	dog	dog	NOUN	Number=Sing	25 sheep	nmod
31	,	,	PUNCT	_	35 something	punct
32	that	that	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Dem	35 something	nsubj
33	would	would	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	35 something	aux
34	be	be	AUX	VerbForm=Inf	35 something	cop
35	something	something	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	22 look	conj
36	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 plough	punct
37	”	"	PUNCT	_	6 plough	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	plough	could	you	the fields			now	like the ox	vn wipe_instr-10.4.2 «NP V NP.initial_location»: agent=Agent field=Initial_Location
2	draw	infinitive	you not said here	a cart				like the horse	vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent cart=Theme
3	look	infinitive	you not said here				after the sheep like the collie dog		vn stimulus_subject-30.4 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Stimulus
4	is a	would	that	something					tree rules

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