cowrie Who acts: cowrie, She, people, cowrie shell, teacher, cowrie snail · What happens: be, round, use, find, make, show · To what, where: small sea snail, shell, snail, parts, jewellery, tiny cowrie shell
«cowrie» 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: cowrie in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 A cowrie is a small sea snail with a smooth, shiny, rounded shell.
The tree, 13 words det nsubj cop det amod compound case det amod punct conj punct amod nmod punct root A DET cowrie NOUN is AUX a DET small ADJ sea NOUN snail NOUN with ADP a DET smooth ADJ , PUNCT shiny ADJ , PUNCT rounded VERB shell NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 cowrie det 2 cowrie cowrie NOUN Number=Sing 7 snail nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 7 snail cop 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 7 snail det 5 small small ADJ Degree=Pos 7 snail amod 6 sea sea NOUN Number=Sing 7 snail compound 7 snail snail NOUN Number=Sing root root 8 with with ADP _ 15 shell case 9 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 15 shell det 10 smooth smooth ADJ Degree=Pos 15 shell amod 11 , , PUNCT _ 12 shiny punct 12 shiny shiny ADJ Degree=Pos 10 smooth conj 13 , , PUNCT _ 15 shell punct 14 rounded round VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 15 shell amod 15 shell shell NOUN Number=Sing 7 snail nmod 16 . . PUNCT _ 7 snail punct
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1 is a present a cowrie a small sea snail with a smooth rounded shell tree rules 2 round participle vn bend-45.2 «NP.patient V»: agent=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 A cowrie is also the shell of this snail, which was used as money in parts of Africa, Asia and the Pacific long ago and is still used in jewellery.
The tree, 30 words det nsubj cop advmod det case det nmod punct nsubj:pass aux:pass acl:relcl case obl case obl case nmod punct conj cc det conj advmod advmod cc aux:pass advmod conj case obl punct root A DET cowrie NOUN is AUX also ADV the DET shell NOUN of ADP this DET snail NOUN , PUNCT which PRON was AUX used VERB as ADP money NOUN in ADP parts NOUN of ADP Africa PROPN , PUNCT Asia PROPN and CCONJ the DET Pacific PROPN long ADV ago ADV and CCONJ is AUX still ADV used VERB in ADP jewellery NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 cowrie det 2 cowrie cowrie NOUN Number=Sing 6 shell nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 shell cop 4 also also ADV _ 6 shell advmod 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 shell det 6 shell shell NOUN Number=Sing root root 7 of of ADP _ 9 snail case 8 this this DET Number=Sing PronType=Dem 9 snail det 9 snail snail NOUN Number=Sing 6 shell nmod 10 , , PUNCT _ 13 used punct 11 which which PRON PronType=Rel 13 used nsubj:pass 12 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 13 used aux:pass 13 used use VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 9 snail acl:relcl 14 as as ADP _ 15 money case 15 money money NOUN Number=Sing 13 used obl 16 in in ADP _ 17 parts case 17 parts part NOUN Number=Plur 13 used obl 18 of of ADP _ 19 Africa case 19 Africa Africa PROPN Number=Sing 17 parts nmod 20 , , PUNCT _ 21 Asia punct 21 Asia Asia PROPN Number=Sing 19 Africa conj 22 and and CCONJ _ 24 Pacific cc 23 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 24 Pacific det 24 Pacific Pacific PROPN Number=Sing 19 Africa conj 25 long long ADV Degree=Pos 26 ago advmod 26 ago ago ADV _ 13 used advmod 27 and and CCONJ _ 30 used cc 28 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 30 used aux:pass 29 still still ADV _ 30 used advmod 30 used use VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 13 used conj 31 in in ADP _ 32 jewellery case 32 jewellery jewellery NOUN Number=Sing 30 used obl 33 . . PUNCT _ 6 shell punct
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1 is a present a cowrie the shell of this snail tree rules 2 use past · passive this snail parts of Africa and Asia and the Pacific as money; ago property vn spend_time-104 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: subject=Duration as money=Attribute 3 use present · passive jewellery still vn eat-39.1 «NP V»
Example 1 She found a tiny cowrie shell on the beach in Queensland.
nsubj det amod compound obj case det nmod case nmod punct root She PRON found VERB a DET tiny ADJ cowrie NOUN shell NOUN on ADP the DET beach NOUN in ADP Queensland PROPN . 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 found nsubj 2 found find VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 shell det 4 tiny tiny ADJ Degree=Pos 6 shell amod 5 cowrie cowrie NOUN Number=Sing 6 shell compound 6 shell shell NOUN Number=Sing 2 found obj 7 on on ADP _ 9 beach case 8 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 9 beach det 9 beach beach NOUN Number=Sing 6 shell nmod 10 in in ADP _ 11 Queensland case 11 Queensland Queensland PROPN Number=Sing 9 beach nmod 12 . . PUNCT _ 2 found punct
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1 find past She a tiny cowrie shell the beach in Queensland vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent shell=Topic
Example 2 Long ago, people in West Africa used cowries as money.
advmod advmod punct nsubj case compound nmod obj case obl punct root Long ADV ago ADV , PUNCT people NOUN in ADP West PROPN Africa PROPN used VERB cowries NOUN as ADP money NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Long long ADV Degree=Pos 2 ago advmod 2 ago ago ADV _ 8 used advmod 3 , , PUNCT _ 2 ago punct 4 people people NOUN Number=Plur 8 used nsubj 5 in in ADP _ 7 Africa case 6 West West PROPN Number=Sing 7 Africa compound 7 Africa Africa PROPN Number=Sing 4 people nmod 8 used use VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 9 cowries cowrie NOUN Number=Plur 8 used obj 10 as as ADP _ 11 money case 11 money money NOUN Number=Sing 8 used obl 12 . . PUNCT _ 8 used punct
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1 use past people in West Africa cowries as money; ago property vn spend_time-104 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Agent cowrie=Duration as money=Attribute
Example 3 The necklace was made of white cowrie shells.
det nsubj:pass aux:pass case amod compound obl punct root The DET necklace NOUN was AUX made VERB of ADP white ADJ cowrie NOUN shells NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 necklace det 2 necklace necklace NOUN Number=Sing 4 made nsubj:pass 3 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 4 made aux:pass 4 made make VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 5 of of ADP _ 8 shells case 6 white white ADJ Degree=Pos 8 shells amod 7 cowrie cowrie NOUN Number=Sing 8 shells compound 8 shells shell NOUN Number=Plur 4 made obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 4 made punct
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1 make past · passive the necklace of white cowrie shells vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: subject=Product
Example 4 A cowrie shell is smooth and shiny like glass.
det compound nsubj cop cc conj case obl punct root A DET cowrie NOUN shell NOUN is AUX smooth ADJ and CCONJ shiny ADJ like ADP glass NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 3 shell det 2 cowrie cowrie NOUN Number=Sing 3 shell compound 3 shell shell NOUN Number=Sing 5 smooth nsubj 4 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 smooth cop 5 smooth smooth ADJ Degree=Pos root root 6 and and CCONJ _ 7 shiny cc 7 shiny shiny ADJ Degree=Pos 5 smooth conj 8 like like ADP _ 9 glass case 9 glass glass NOUN Number=Sing 5 smooth obl 10 . . PUNCT _ 5 smooth punct
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1 is present a cowrie shell like glass; smooth property tree rules 2 be a cowrie shell not said here tree rules
Example 5 Our teacher showed us a cowrie to explain early money.
nmod:poss nsubj iobj det obj mark advcl amod obj punct root Our PRON teacher NOUN showed VERB us PRON a DET cowrie NOUN to PART explain VERB early ADJ money 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 2 teacher nmod:poss 2 teacher teacher NOUN Number=Sing 3 showed nsubj 3 showed show VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 us we PRON Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs 3 showed iobj 5 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 cowrie det 6 cowrie cowrie NOUN Number=Sing 3 showed obj 7 to to PART _ 8 explain mark 8 explain explain VERB VerbForm=Inf 3 showed advcl 9 early early ADJ Degree=Pos 10 money amod 10 money money NOUN Number=Sing 8 explain obj 11 . . PUNCT _ 3 showed punct
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1 show past Our teacher a cowrie us vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent we=Recipient cowrie=Topic 2 explain speech: assert to-infinitive Our teacher not said here early money vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent money=Topic
Example 6 The cowrie snail lives in warm, shallow seas.
det compound nsubj case amod punct amod obl punct root The DET cowrie NOUN snail NOUN lives VERB in ADP warm ADJ , PUNCT shallow ADJ seas NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 snail det 2 cowrie cowrie NOUN Number=Sing 3 snail compound 3 snail snail NOUN Number=Sing 4 lives nsubj 4 lives live VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 5 in in ADP _ 9 seas case 6 warm warm ADJ Degree=Pos 9 seas amod 7 , , PUNCT _ 6 warm punct 8 shallow shallow ADJ Degree=Pos 9 seas amod 9 seas sea NOUN Number=Plur 4 lives obl 10 . . PUNCT _ 4 lives punct
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1 live present the cowrie snail warm shallow seas vn lodge-46 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in sea=Location
Example 7 He swapped a bag of cowries for a goat in the trading game.
nsubj det obj case nmod case det obl case det compound obl punct root He PRON swapped VERB a DET bag NOUN of ADP cowries NOUN for ADP a DET goat NOUN in ADP the DET trading NOUN game NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 He he PRON Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 2 swapped nsubj 2 swapped swap VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 4 bag det 4 bag bag NOUN Number=Sing 2 swapped obj 5 of of ADP _ 6 cowries case 6 cowries cowrie NOUN Number=Plur 4 bag nmod 7 for for ADP _ 9 goat case 8 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 9 goat det 9 goat goat NOUN Number=Sing 2 swapped obl 10 in in ADP _ 13 game case 11 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 13 game det 12 trading trading NOUN Number=Sing 13 game compound 13 game game NOUN Number=Sing 2 swapped obl 14 . . PUNCT _ 2 swapped punct
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1 swap past He a bag of cowries the trading game for a goat vn exchange-13.6.1 «NP V NP PP.co-theme»: agent=Agent bag=Theme for goat=Co-Theme
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