cove

Who acts: land, We, Smugglers, you, He, funny old cove · What happens: shelter, curve, swim, shape, hide, check · To what, where: land, quiet little cove, Lulworth Cove, boats, cove, wind · Speech: someone speaks here

«cove» 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: cove in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

A small, sheltered bay on a coastline, with land curving around it.

The tree, 12 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 bay	det
2	small	small	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 bay	amod
3	,	,	PUNCT	_	2 small	punct
4	sheltered	shelter	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	5 bay	amod
5	bay	bay	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
6	on	on	ADP	_	8 coastline	case
7	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	8 coastline	det
8	coastline	coastline	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 bay	nmod
9	,	,	PUNCT	_	11 land	punct
10	with	with	ADP	_	11 land	case
11	land	land	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 bay	appos
12	curving	curve	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	11 land	acl
13	around	around	ADP	_	14 it	case
14	it	it	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	12 curving	obl
15	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 bay	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	shelter	participle							vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
2	curve	gerund	land not said here			land			vn knead-26.5 «NP.material V PP.product»: agent=Material

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: old slang, UK, Australia — kept apart, not parsed.

A man or fellow, as in "a strange cove".

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	2 man	det
2	man	man	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
3	or	or	CCONJ	_	4 fellow	cc
4	fellow	fellow	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 man	conj
5	,	,	PUNCT	_	11 cove	punct
6	as	as	SCONJ	_	11 cove	mark
7	in	in	ADP	_	11 cove	case
8	"	"	PUNCT	_	11 cove	punct
9	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	11 cove	det
10	strange	strange	ADJ	Degree=Pos	11 cove	amod
11	cove	cove	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 man	appos
12	"	"	PUNCT	_	11 cove	punct
13	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 man	punct

The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

Example 1

We swam in a quiet little cove.

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 swam	nsubj
2	swam	swim	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	in	in	ADP	_	7 cove	case
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	7 cove	det
5	quiet	quiet	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 cove	amod
6	little	little	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 cove	amod
7	cove	cove	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 swam	obl
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 swam	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	swim	past	We			a quiet little cove			vn run-51.3.2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in cove=Trajectory

Example 2

Lulworth Cove is shaped like a horseshoe.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Lulworth	Lulworth	PROPN	Number=Sing	2 Cove	compound
2	Cove	Cove	PROPN	Number=Sing	4 shaped	nsubj:pass
3	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	4 shaped	aux:pass
4	shaped	shape	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
5	like	like	ADP	_	7 horseshoe	case
6	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	7 horseshoe	det
7	horseshoe	horseshoe	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 shaped	obl
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 shaped	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	shape	present · passive		Lulworth Cove				like a horseshoe	vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: subject=Product

Example 3

Smugglers hid their boats in the cove.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Smugglers	smuggler	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 hid	nsubj
2	hid	hide	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	their	their	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	4 boats	nmod:poss
4	boats	boat	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 hid	obj
5	in	in	ADP	_	7 cove	case
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 cove	det
7	cove	cove	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 hid	obl
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 hid	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	hide	past	Smugglers	Smugglers's boats		the cove			vn concealment-16-1 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent boat=Patient in cove=Location

Example 4

The cove was sheltered from the wind.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 cove	det
2	cove	cove	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 sheltered	nsubj:pass
3	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	4 sheltered	aux:pass
4	sheltered	shelter	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
5	from	from	ADP	_	7 wind	case
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 wind	det
7	wind	wind	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 sheltered	obl
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 sheltered	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	shelter	past · passive		the cove		the wind			vn concealment-16 «NP V NP PP.beneficiary»: subject=Patient from wind=Beneficiary

Example 5

Check the tide times before exploring a cove so you don't get cut off.

The tree, 15 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Check	check	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
2	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	4 times	det
3	tide	tide	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 times	compound
4	times	time	NOUN	Number=Plur	1 Check	obj
5	before	before	SCONJ	_	6 exploring	mark
6	exploring	explore	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	1 Check	advcl
7	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	8 cove	det
8	cove	cove	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 exploring	obj
9	so	so	SCONJ	_	14 cut	mark
10	you	you	PRON	Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs	14 cut	nsubj
11	do	do	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	14 cut	aux
12	n't	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	14 cut	advmod
13	get	get	AUX	VerbForm=Inf	14 cut	aux:pass
14	cut	cut	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	6 exploring	advcl
15	off	off	ADP	_	14 cut	compound:prt
16	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Check	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	when	roles by
1	check	imperative	you not said here		time	vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent
2	explore	gerund	you not said here	a cove		vn investigate-35.4 «NP V NP.location»: agent=Agent cove=Location
3	not cut off	present · passive · do-support		you		vn stop-55.4-1 «NP V NP.eventuality»: subject=Eventuality

Example 6

"He's a funny old cove," said the farmer.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	"	"	PUNCT	_	7 cove	punct
2	He	he	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	7 cove	nsubj
3	's	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	7 cove	cop
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	7 cove	det
5	funny	funny	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 cove	amod
6	old	old	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 cove	amod
7	cove	cove	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 said	nsubj
8	,	,	PUNCT	_	7 cove	punct
9	"	"	PUNCT	_	7 cove	punct
10	said	say	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
11	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	12 farmer	det
12	farmer	farmer	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 said	nsubj
13	.	.	PUNCT	_	10 said	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a in a quote	present	He	a funny old cove					tree rules
2	say speech: assert	past	a funny old cove						vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent

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