critter Who acts: critter, woods, Squirrels, You, poor critter, We · What happens: be, say, joke, dig up, critter, find · To what, where: creature, person, joking way, vegetable patch, cute critters, slimy critter · Speech: someone speaks here
«critter» 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: critter in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 Usage: informal, mainly US — kept apart, not parsed.
A critter is any creature or animal, especially a small one.
det nsubj cop det cc conj punct advmod det amod conj punct root A DET critter NOUN is AUX any DET creature NOUN or CCONJ animal NOUN , PUNCT especially ADV a DET small ADJ one NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 critter det 2 critter critter NOUN Number=Sing 5 creature nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 creature cop 4 any any DET PronType=Ind 5 creature det 5 creature creature NOUN Number=Sing root root 6 or or CCONJ _ 7 animal cc 7 animal animal NOUN Number=Sing 5 creature conj 8 , , PUNCT _ 12 one punct 9 especially especially ADV _ 12 one advmod 10 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 12 one det 11 small small ADJ Degree=Pos 12 one amod 12 one one NOUN Number=Sing 5 creature conj 13 . . PUNCT _ 5 creature punct
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1 is a present a critter any creature or animal and a small one tree rules
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: informal — kept apart, not parsed.
A critter can be a person, said in a joking or fond way.
The tree, 13 words det nsubj aux cop det appos punct case det amod cc conj obl punct root A DET critter NOUN can AUX be AUX a DET person NOUN , PUNCT said VERB in ADP a DET joking VERB or CCONJ fond ADJ way NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 critter det 2 critter critter NOUN Number=Sing 8 said nsubj 3 can can AUX VerbForm=Fin 6 person aux 4 be be AUX VerbForm=Inf 6 person cop 5 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 person det 6 person person NOUN Number=Sing 2 critter appos 7 , , PUNCT _ 2 critter punct 8 said say VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 9 in in ADP _ 14 way case 10 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 14 way det 11 joking joke VERB VerbForm=Ger 14 way amod 12 or or CCONJ _ 13 fond cc 13 fond fond ADJ Degree=Pos 11 joking conj 14 way way NOUN Number=Sing 8 said obl 15 . . PUNCT _ 8 said punct
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1 is a can a person tree rules 2 say speech: assert past a critter a joking way vn pronounce-29.3.1 «NP V NP PP.manner»: agent=Agent in way=Manner 3 joke speech: other gerund vn chit_chat-37.6 «NP V»: agent=Agent
Example 1 Some critter dug up the vegetable patch.
det nsubj compound:prt det compound obj punct root Some DET critter NOUN dug VERB up ADP the DET vegetable NOUN patch NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Some some DET PronType=Ind 2 critter det 2 critter critter NOUN Number=Sing 3 dug nsubj 3 dug dig VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 4 up up ADP _ 3 dug compound:prt 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 patch det 6 vegetable vegetable NOUN Number=Sing 7 patch compound 7 patch patch NOUN Number=Sing 3 dug obj 8 . . PUNCT _ 3 dug punct
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1 dig up participle some critter the vegetable patch vn poke-19-1-1-1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent patch=Theme
Example 2 The woods are full of little critters.
det nsubj cop case amod obl punct root The DET woods NOUN are AUX full ADJ of ADP little ADJ critters NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 woods det 2 woods wood NOUN Number=Plur 4 full nsubj 3 are be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 full cop 4 full full ADJ Degree=Pos root root 5 of of ADP _ 7 critters case 6 little little ADJ Degree=Pos 7 critters amod 7 critters critter NOUN Number=Plur 4 full obl 8 . . PUNCT _ 4 full punct
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1 is present the woods of little critters; full property tree rules
Example 3 Squirrels and chipmunks are cute critters.
nsubj cc conj cop amod punct root Squirrels NOUN and CCONJ chipmunks NOUN are AUX cute ADJ critters NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Squirrels squirrel NOUN Number=Plur 6 critters nsubj 2 and and CCONJ _ 3 chipmunks cc 3 chipmunks chipmunk NOUN Number=Plur 1 Squirrels conj 4 are be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 critters cop 5 cute cute ADJ Degree=Pos 6 critters amod 6 critters critter NOUN Number=Plur root root 7 . . PUNCT _ 6 critters punct
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1 is a present Squirrels and chipmunks cute critters tree rules
Example 4 «You poor critter,» said the farmer to the lamb.
punct nsubj amod nsubj punct punct det nsubj case det nmod punct root « PUNCT You PRON poor ADJ critter NOUN , PUNCT » PUNCT said VERB the DET farmer NOUN to ADP the DET lamb NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 « « PUNCT _ 4 critter punct 2 You you PRON Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs 4 critter nsubj 3 poor poor ADJ Degree=Pos 4 critter amod 4 critter critter NOUN Number=Sing 7 said nsubj 5 , , PUNCT _ 4 critter punct 6 » » PUNCT _ 4 critter punct 7 said say VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 8 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 9 farmer det 9 farmer farmer NOUN Number=Sing 7 said nsubj 10 to to ADP _ 12 lamb case 11 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 12 lamb det 12 lamb lamb NOUN Number=Sing 9 farmer nmod 13 . . PUNCT _ 7 said punct
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1 critter in a quote You tree rules 2 say speech: assert past poor critter vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent
Example 5 We found a slimy critter under the rock.
nsubj det amod obj case det obl punct root We PRON found VERB a DET slimy ADJ critter NOUN under ADP the DET rock 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 found nsubj 2 found find VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 critter det 4 slimy slimy ADJ Degree=Pos 5 critter amod 5 critter critter NOUN Number=Sing 2 found obj 6 under under ADP _ 8 rock case 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 rock det 8 rock rock NOUN Number=Sing 2 found obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 2 found punct
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1 find past We a slimy critter the rock vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent critter=Topic
Example 6 The kids collected critters in jars and let them go.
det nsubj obj case obl cc conj obj xcomp punct root The DET kids NOUN collected VERB critters NOUN in ADP jars NOUN and CCONJ let VERB them PRON go VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 kids det 2 kids kid NOUN Number=Plur 3 collected nsubj 3 collected collect VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 critters critter NOUN Number=Plur 3 collected obj 5 in in ADP _ 6 jars case 6 jars jar NOUN Number=Plur 3 collected obl 7 and and CCONJ _ 8 let cc 8 let let VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin 3 collected conj 9 them they PRON Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs 8 let obj 10 go go VERB VerbForm=Inf 8 let xcomp 11 . . PUNCT _ 3 collected punct
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1 collect past the kids critters jars vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent critter=Theme 2 let infinitive the kids not said here critters = critter tree rules 3 go infinitive critters = critter not said here vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
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