cricket Who acts: Cricket, bowler, batter, grasshopper, We, He · What happens: be, play, bowl, try, score, run · To what, where: ball game, large field, batter, jumping insect, chirping sound, wings · Speech: someone speaks here
«cricket» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 9 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: cricket in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played by two teams of eleven players on a large field with a pitch in the middle, where a bowler bowls to a batter who tries to score runs.
The tree, 36 words nsubj cop det nsubj punct cc punct compound acl case nummod obl case nummod nmod case det amod obl case det nmod case det obl punct advmod det nsubj parataxis case det obl nsubj acl:relcl mark xcomp conj punct root Cricket NOUN is AUX a DET bat NOUN - PUNCT and CCONJ - PUNCT ball NOUN game NOUN played VERB by ADP two NUM teams NOUN of ADP eleven NUM players NOUN on ADP a DET large ADJ field NOUN with ADP a DET pitch NOUN in ADP the DET middle NOUN , PUNCT where ADV a DET bowler NOUN bowls VERB to ADP a DET batter NOUN who PRON tries VERB to PART score VERB runs VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Cricket cricket NOUN Number=Sing 9 game nsubj 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 9 game cop 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 9 game det 4 bat bat NOUN Number=Sing 9 game nsubj 5 - - PUNCT _ 9 game punct 6 and and CCONJ _ 9 game cc 7 - - PUNCT _ 6 and punct 8 ball ball NOUN Number=Sing 9 game compound 9 game game NOUN Number=Sing root root 10 played play VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 9 game acl 11 by by ADP _ 13 teams case 12 two two NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 13 teams nummod 13 teams team NOUN Number=Plur 10 played obl 14 of of ADP _ 16 players case 15 eleven eleven NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 16 players nummod 16 players player NOUN Number=Plur 13 teams nmod 17 on on ADP _ 20 field case 18 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 20 field det 19 large large ADJ Degree=Pos 20 field amod 20 field field NOUN Number=Sing 10 played obl 21 with with ADP _ 23 pitch case 22 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 23 pitch det 23 pitch pitch NOUN Number=Sing 20 field nmod 24 in in ADP _ 26 middle case 25 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 26 middle det 26 middle middle NOUN Number=Sing 10 played obl 27 , , PUNCT _ 31 bowls punct 28 where where ADV PronType=Rel 31 bowls advmod 29 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 30 bowler det 30 bowler bowler NOUN Number=Sing 31 bowls nsubj 31 bowls bowl VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 9 game parataxis 32 to to ADP _ 34 batter case 33 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 34 batter det 34 batter batter NOUN Number=Sing 31 bowls obl 35 who who PRON PronType=Rel 36 tries nsubj 36 tries try VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 34 batter acl:relcl 37 to to PART _ 38 score mark 38 score score VERB VerbForm=Inf 36 tries xcomp 39 runs run VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 36 tries conj 40 . . PUNCT _ 9 game punct
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1 is a present Cricket a ball game tree rules 2 play participle a ball game not said here a large field with a pitch by two teams of eleven players; in the middle vn performance-26.7-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent 3 bowl present a bowler a batter vn run-51.3.2-2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme to batter=Destination 4 try present a batter vn try-61.1 «NP V S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Eventuality 5 score not said to happen to-infinitive a batter not said here vn get-13.5.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent 6 run present a batter not said here vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
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 cricket is a jumping insect, like a grasshopper, that makes a chirping sound by rubbing its wings.
The tree, 18 words det nsubj cop det amod punct case det appos punct nsubj acl:relcl det amod obj mark advcl nmod:poss obj punct root A DET cricket NOUN is AUX a DET jumping VERB insect NOUN , PUNCT like ADP a DET grasshopper NOUN , PUNCT that PRON makes VERB a DET chirping VERB sound NOUN by SCONJ rubbing VERB its PRON wings NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 cricket det 2 cricket cricket NOUN Number=Sing 6 insect nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 insect cop 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 insect det 5 jumping jump VERB VerbForm=Ger 6 insect amod 6 insect insect NOUN Number=Sing root root 7 , , PUNCT _ 10 grasshopper punct 8 like like ADP _ 10 grasshopper case 9 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 10 grasshopper det 10 grasshopper grasshopper NOUN Number=Sing 6 insect appos 11 , , PUNCT _ 13 makes punct 12 that that PRON PronType=Rel 13 makes nsubj 13 makes make VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 10 grasshopper acl:relcl 14 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 16 sound det 15 chirping chirp VERB VerbForm=Ger 16 sound amod 16 sound sound NOUN Number=Sing 13 makes obj 17 by by SCONJ _ 18 rubbing mark 18 rubbing rub VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 13 makes advcl 19 its its PRON Case=Gen Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 20 wings nmod:poss 20 wings wing NOUN Number=Plur 18 rubbing obj 21 . . PUNCT _ 6 insect punct
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1 jump gerund vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme 2 is a present a cricket a jumping insect tree rules 3 make present a grasshopper a chirping sound vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset sound=Product 4 chirp gerund vn animal_sounds-38 «NP V»: agent=Agent 5 rub gerund a grasshopper not said here cricket's wings vn spray-9.7-1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent wing=Theme
Example 1 We play cricket in the summer holidays.
nsubj obj case det compound obl punct root We PRON play VERB cricket NOUN in ADP the DET summer NOUN holidays NOUN . PUNCT 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 play nsubj 2 play play VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 cricket cricket NOUN Number=Sing 2 play obj 4 in in ADP _ 7 holidays case 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 holidays det 6 summer summer NOUN Number=Sing 7 holidays compound 7 holidays holiday NOUN Number=Plur 2 play obl 8 . . PUNCT _ 2 play punct
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1 play present We cricket the summer holidays vn use-105.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent cricket=Theme
Example 2 The bowler took three wickets.
det nsubj nummod obj punct root The DET bowler NOUN took VERB three NUM wickets NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 bowler det 2 bowler bowler NOUN Number=Sing 3 took nsubj 3 took take VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 three three NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 5 wickets nummod 5 wickets wicket NOUN Number=Plur 3 took obj 6 . . PUNCT _ 3 took punct
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1 take past the bowler three wickets vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent wicket=Theme
Example 3 He hit the ball for six in the cricket match.
nsubj det obj case obl case det compound obl punct root He PRON hit VERB the DET ball NOUN for ADP six NUM in ADP the DET cricket NOUN match 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 hit nsubj 2 hit hit VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 4 ball det 4 ball ball NOUN Number=Sing 2 hit obj 5 for for ADP _ 6 six case 6 six six NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 2 hit obl 7 in in ADP _ 10 match case 8 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 10 match det 9 cricket cricket NOUN Number=Sing 10 match compound 10 match match NOUN Number=Sing 2 hit obl 11 . . PUNCT _ 2 hit punct
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1 hit past He the ball the cricket match for six vn throw-17.1-1 «NP V NP PP.destinations»: agent=Agent ball=Theme in match=Destination
Example 4 An over in cricket has six balls.
det advmod case nsubj nummod obj punct root An DET over ADV in ADP cricket NOUN has VERB six NUM balls NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 An a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 4 cricket det 2 over over ADV _ 4 cricket advmod 3 in in ADP _ 4 cricket case 4 cricket cricket NOUN Number=Sing 5 has nsubj 5 has have VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 6 six six NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 7 balls nummod 7 balls ball NOUN Number=Plur 5 has obj 8 . . PUNCT _ 5 has punct
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1 have present a cricket six balls vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent ball=Patient
Example 5 The crickets chirped all night.
det nsubj det obl:unmarked punct root The DET crickets NOUN chirped VERB all DET night NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 crickets det 2 crickets cricket NOUN Number=Plur 3 chirped nsubj 3 chirped chirp VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 all all DET PronType=Tot 5 night det 5 night night NOUN Number=Sing 3 chirped obl:unmarked 6 . . PUNCT _ 3 chirped punct
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1 chirp past the crickets night vn animal_sounds-38 «NP V»: agent=Agent
Example 6 Crickets have long back legs for jumping.
nsubj amod compound obj mark advcl punct root Crickets NOUN have VERB long ADJ back NOUN legs NOUN for SCONJ jumping VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Crickets cricket NOUN Number=Plur 2 have nsubj 2 have have VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 long long ADJ Degree=Pos 5 legs amod 4 back back NOUN Number=Sing 5 legs compound 5 legs leg NOUN Number=Plur 2 have obj 6 for for SCONJ _ 7 jumping mark 7 jumping jump VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 2 have advcl 8 . . PUNCT _ 2 have punct
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1 have present Crickets long back legs vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent leg=Patient 2 jump gerund Crickets not said here vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
Example 7 Australia and England play for the Ashes.
nsubj cc conj case det obl punct root Australia PROPN and CCONJ England PROPN play VERB for ADP the DET Ashes NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Australia Australia PROPN Number=Sing 4 play nsubj 2 and and CCONJ _ 3 England cc 3 England England PROPN Number=Sing 1 Australia conj 4 play play VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 5 for for ADP _ 7 Ashes case 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 Ashes det 7 Ashes ash NOUN Number=Plur 4 play obl 8 . . PUNCT _ 4 play punct
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1 play present Australia and England for the Ashes vn use-105.1 «NP V NP PP.predicate»: agent=Agent for ash=Eventuality
Example 8 We ate sandwiches at the cricket.
nsubj obj case det obl punct root We PRON ate VERB sandwiches NOUN at ADP the DET cricket NOUN . PUNCT 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 ate nsubj 2 ate eat VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 sandwiches sandwich NOUN Number=Plur 2 ate obj 4 at at ADP _ 6 cricket case 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 cricket det 6 cricket cricket NOUN Number=Sing 2 ate obl 7 . . PUNCT _ 2 ate punct
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1 eat past We sandwiches the cricket vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent sandwich=Patient
Example 9 “Keep still, you ugly Cricket!” cried Pinocchio.
punct ccomp advmod punct obj amod obj punct punct flat punct root “ PUNCT Keep VERB still ADV , PUNCT you PRON ugly ADJ Cricket NOUN ! PUNCT ” PUNCT cried VERB Pinocchio PROPN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 “ " PUNCT _ 2 Keep punct 2 Keep keep VERB VerbForm=Inf 10 cried ccomp 3 still still ADV _ 2 Keep advmod 4 , , PUNCT _ 2 Keep punct 5 you you PRON Case=Acc Person=2 PronType=Prs 2 Keep obj 6 ugly ugly ADJ Degree=Pos 7 Cricket amod 7 Cricket cricket NOUN Number=Sing 2 Keep obj 8 ! ! PUNCT _ 2 Keep punct 9 ” " PUNCT _ 2 Keep punct 10 cried cry VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 11 Pinocchio Pinocchio PROPN Number=Sing 10 cried flat 12 . . PUNCT _ 10 cried punct
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1 keep in a quote infinitive you still vn sustain-55.6-1 «NP V NP ADJ»: agent=Agent you=Theme cricket=Attribute 2 cry speech: express past vn manner_speaking-37.3 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic
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