covert Who acts: Covert, people, wild animals, spies, She, police · What happens: mean, do, not notice, be, hide, go · To what, where: thick bush, covert mission, covert glance, him, classroom, covert surveillance
«covert» 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: covert in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 Covert means secret or hidden, done so that people do not notice.
nsubj xcomp cc conj punct conj mark fixed nsubj aux advmod advcl punct root Covert NOUN means VERB secret ADJ or CCONJ hidden ADJ , PUNCT done VERB so SCONJ that SCONJ people NOUN do AUX not PART notice VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Covert covert NOUN Number=Sing 2 means nsubj 2 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 secret secret ADJ Degree=Pos 2 means xcomp 4 or or CCONJ _ 5 hidden cc 5 hidden hidden ADJ Degree=Pos 3 secret conj 6 , , PUNCT _ 7 done punct 7 done do VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 3 secret conj 8 so so SCONJ ExtPos=SCONJ 13 notice mark 9 that that SCONJ _ 8 so fixed 10 people people NOUN Number=Plur 13 notice nsubj 11 do do AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 13 notice aux 12 not not PART Polarity=Neg 13 notice advmod 13 notice notice VERB VerbForm=Inf 7 done advcl 14 . . PUNCT _ 2 means punct
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1 mean present Covert secret property vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent 2 do participle Covert not said here vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent 3 not notice present · do-support people vn see-30.1-1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Experiencer
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 covert is a thick bush or small wood where wild animals hide.
det nsubj cop det amod cc amod conj advmod amod nsubj acl:relcl punct root A DET covert NOUN is AUX a DET thick ADJ bush NOUN or CCONJ small ADJ wood NOUN where ADV wild ADJ animals NOUN hide VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 covert det 2 covert covert NOUN Number=Sing 6 bush nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 bush cop 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 bush det 5 thick thick ADJ Degree=Pos 6 bush amod 6 bush bush NOUN Number=Sing root root 7 or or CCONJ _ 9 wood cc 8 small small ADJ Degree=Pos 9 wood amod 9 wood wood NOUN Number=Sing 6 bush conj 10 where where ADV PronType=Rel 13 hide advmod 11 wild wild ADJ Degree=Pos 12 animals amod 12 animals animal NOUN Number=Plur 13 hide nsubj 13 hide hide VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 9 wood acl:relcl 14 . . PUNCT _ 6 bush punct
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1 is a present a covert a thick bush or small wood tree rules 2 hide present wild animals vn concealment-16-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
Example 1 The spies went on a covert mission behind enemy lines.
det nsubj case det amod obl case amod obl punct root The DET spies NOUN went VERB on ADP a DET covert ADJ mission NOUN behind ADP enemy ADJ lines NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 spies det 2 spies spy NOUN Number=Plur 3 went nsubj 3 went go VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 on on ADP _ 7 mission case 5 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 7 mission det 6 covert covert ADJ Degree=Pos 7 mission amod 7 mission mission NOUN Number=Sing 3 went obl 8 behind behind ADP _ 10 lines case 9 enemy enemy ADJ Degree=Pos 10 lines amod 10 lines line NOUN Number=Plur 3 went obl 11 . . PUNCT _ 3 went punct
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1 go past the spies a covert mission behind enemy lines vn occur-48.3-2 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme on mission=Location
Example 2 She gave him a covert glance across the classroom.
nsubj iobj det amod obj case det obl punct root She PRON gave VERB him PRON a DET covert ADJ glance NOUN across ADP the DET classroom NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 She she PRON Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 2 gave nsubj 2 gave give VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 him he PRON Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 2 gave iobj 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 glance det 5 covert covert ADJ Degree=Pos 6 glance amod 6 glance glance NOUN Number=Sing 2 gave obj 7 across across ADP _ 9 classroom case 8 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 9 classroom det 9 classroom classroom NOUN Number=Sing 2 gave obl 10 . . PUNCT _ 2 gave punct
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1 give past She a covert glance him = he the classroom vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent he=Recipient glance=Theme
Example 3 The police did covert surveillance on the gang.
det nsubj amod obj case det obl punct root The DET police NOUN did VERB covert ADJ surveillance NOUN on ADP the DET gang NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 police det 2 police police NOUN Number=Plur 3 did nsubj 3 did do VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 covert covert ADJ Degree=Pos 5 surveillance amod 5 surveillance surveillance NOUN Number=Sing 3 did obj 6 on on ADP _ 8 gang case 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 gang det 8 gang gang NOUN Number=Sing 3 did obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 3 did punct
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1 do past the police covert surveillance the gang vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent surveillance=Eventuality
Example 4 The fox ran into the covert to hide from the hounds.
det nsubj case det obl mark advcl case det obl punct root The DET fox NOUN ran VERB into ADP the DET covert NOUN to PART hide VERB from ADP the DET hounds NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 fox det 2 fox fox NOUN Number=Sing 3 ran nsubj 3 ran run VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 into into ADP _ 6 covert case 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 covert det 6 covert covert NOUN Number=Sing 3 ran obl 7 to to PART _ 8 hide mark 8 hide hide VERB VerbForm=Inf 3 ran advcl 9 from from ADP _ 11 hounds case 10 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 11 hounds det 11 hounds hound NOUN Number=Plur 8 hide obl 12 . . PUNCT _ 3 ran punct
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1 run past the fox into the covert result vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V PP.result»: agent=Theme into covert=Result 2 hide to-infinitive the fox not said here from the hounds vn concealment-16-1 «NP V PP.beneficiary»: agent=Agent from hound=Beneficiary
Example 5 Covert bullying, like leaving someone out on purpose, is still bullying.
amod nsubj punct mark acl obj compound:prt case obl punct cop advmod punct root Covert ADJ bullying NOUN , PUNCT like SCONJ leaving VERB someone PRON out ADP on ADP purpose NOUN , PUNCT is AUX still ADV bullying VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Covert covert ADJ Degree=Pos 2 bullying amod 2 bullying bullying NOUN Number=Sing 13 bullying nsubj 3 , , PUNCT _ 5 leaving punct 4 like like SCONJ _ 5 leaving mark 5 leaving leave VERB VerbForm=Ger 2 bullying acl 6 someone someone PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 5 leaving obj 7 out out ADP _ 5 leaving compound:prt 8 on on ADP _ 9 purpose case 9 purpose purpose NOUN Number=Sing 5 leaving obl 10 , , PUNCT _ 2 bullying punct 11 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 13 bullying cop 12 still still ADV _ 13 bullying advmod 13 bullying bully VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part root root 14 . . PUNCT _ 13 bullying punct
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1 leave out gerund Covert bullying not said here someone purpose vn neglect-75.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent someone=Theme 2 is present Covert bullying still bully property tree rules
Example 6 The army planned a covert rescue.
det nsubj det amod obj punct root The DET army NOUN planned VERB a DET covert ADJ rescue NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 army det 2 army army NOUN Number=Sing 3 planned nsubj 3 planned plan VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 rescue det 5 covert covert ADJ Degree=Pos 6 rescue amod 6 rescue rescue NOUN Number=Sing 3 planned obj 7 . . PUNCT _ 3 planned punct
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1 plan past the army a covert rescue vn intend-61.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent rescue=Topic
Example 7 “There were fish in the rivers of Eire’, there were animals in her coverts.
The tree, 14 words punct expl advcl nsubj case det nmod case nmod punct punct expl nsubj case nmod:poss obl punct root “ PUNCT There PRON were VERB fish NOUN in ADP the DET rivers NOUN of ADP Eire PROPN ’ PUNCT , PUNCT there PRON were VERB animals NOUN in ADP her PRON coverts NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 “ " PUNCT _ 3 were punct 2 There there PRON PronType=Dem 3 were expl 3 were be VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 13 were advcl 4 fish fish NOUN Number=Plur 3 were nsubj 5 in in ADP _ 7 rivers case 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 rivers det 7 rivers river NOUN Number=Plur 4 fish nmod 8 of of ADP _ 9 Eire case 9 Eire Eire PROPN Number=Sing 7 rivers nmod 10 ’ ' PUNCT _ 3 were punct 11 , , PUNCT _ 3 were punct 12 there there PRON PronType=Dem 13 were expl 13 were be VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 14 animals animal NOUN Number=Plur 13 were nsubj 15 in in ADP _ 17 coverts case 16 her her PRON Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 17 coverts nmod:poss 17 coverts covert NOUN Number=Plur 13 were obl 18 . . PUNCT _ 13 were punct
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1 be in a quote past fish in the rivers of Eire there vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme 2 be in a quote past animals Eire's coverts; there vn exist-47.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in covert=Location
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