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dabchick

Who acts: small water bird, little grebe, dabchick, Dabchicks, We · What happens: call, dive, catch, swim, show, use · To what, where: little grebe, water, small fish, Old name, dabchick, reeds · Speech: someone speaks here

«dabchick» 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: dabchick in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

A small water bird, also called the little grebe, which dives under water to catch small fish and insects and often swims with only its head showing.

The tree, 27 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	4 bird	det
2	small	small	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 bird	amod
3	water	water	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 bird	compound
4	bird	bird	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
5	,	,	PUNCT	_	7 called	punct
6	also	also	ADV	_	7 called	advmod
7	called	call	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	4 bird	acl:relcl
8	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	10 grebe	det
9	little	little	ADJ	Degree=Pos	10 grebe	amod
10	grebe	grebe	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 called	xcomp
11	,	,	PUNCT	_	13 dives	punct
12	which	which	PRON	PronType=Rel	13 dives	nsubj
13	dives	dive	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	10 grebe	acl:relcl
14	under	under	ADP	_	15 water	case
15	water	water	NOUN	Number=Sing	13 dives	obl
16	to	to	PART	_	17 catch	mark
17	catch	catch	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	13 dives	advcl
18	small	small	ADJ	Degree=Pos	19 fish	amod
19	fish	fish	NOUN	Number=Plur	17 catch	obj
20	and	and	CCONJ	_	21 insects	cc
21	insects	insect	NOUN	Number=Plur	19 fish	conj
22	and	and	CCONJ	_	24 swims	cc
23	often	often	ADV	_	24 swims	advmod
24	swims	swim	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	13 dives	conj
25	with	with	ADP	_	28 head	case
26	only	only	ADV	_	28 head	advmod
27	its	its	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	28 head	nmod:poss
28	head	head	NOUN	Number=Sing	24 swims	obl
29	showing	show	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	24 swims	advcl
30	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 bird	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	call	participle	a small water bird not said here	the little grebe					vn initiate_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
2	dive	present	the little grebe			water			vn search-35.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent under water=Location
3	catch	to-infinitive	the little grebe not said here	small fish and insects					vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent fish=Theme
4	swim	present	the little grebe not said here					with water's head; often property	vn swarm-47.5.1-1 «PP.location V PP.theme»: agent=Location with head=Theme
5	show	gerund	the little grebe not said here						vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent

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

Old name used for some other small grebes.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Old	old	ADJ	Degree=Pos	2 name	amod
2	name	name	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
3	used	use	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	2 name	acl
4	for	for	ADP	_	8 grebes	case
5	some	some	DET	PronType=Ind	8 grebes	det
6	other	other	ADJ	Degree=Pos	8 grebes	amod
7	small	small	ADJ	Degree=Pos	8 grebes	amod
8	grebes	grebe	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 used	obl
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 name	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	use	participle		Old name not said here				for some other small grebes	vn eat-39.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent

Example 1

A dabchick bobbed up near the reeds and dived again.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	2 dabchick	det
2	dabchick	dabchick	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 dived	nsubj
3	bobbed	bob	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	2 dabchick	acl
4	up	up	ADP	_	3 bobbed	compound:prt
5	near	near	ADP	_	7 reeds	case
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 reeds	det
7	reeds	reed	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 bobbed	obl
8	and	and	CCONJ	_	9 dived	cc
9	dived	dive	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
10	again	again	ADV	_	9 dived	advmod
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	9 dived	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	bob up	participle		a dabchick not said here		the reeds			vn modes_of_being_with_motion-47.3 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme near reed=Location
2	dive	past	a dabchick				again		vn calibratable_cos-45.6.1-1 «NP.attribute V»: agent=Attribute

Example 2

The little grebe is often called a dabchick.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 grebe	det
2	little	little	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 grebe	amod
3	grebe	grebe	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 called	nsubj:pass
4	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	6 called	aux:pass
5	often	often	ADV	_	6 called	advmod
6	called	call	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
7	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	8 dabchick	det
8	dabchick	dabchick	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 called	xcomp
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 called	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	call	present · passive		the little grebe				often property	vn initiate_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: subject=Recipient

Example 3

Dabchicks build floating nests of weed.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Dabchicks	dabchick	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 build	nsubj
2	build	build	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	floating	float	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	4 nests	amod
4	nests	nest	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 build	obj
5	of	of	ADP	_	6 weed	case
6	weed	weed	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 nests	nmod
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 build	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	build	present	Dabchicks	floating nests of weed					vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset nest=Product
2	float	gerund							vn run-51.3.2-2 «NP V»: agent=Theme

Example 4

We watched a dabchick diving for tiny fish.

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 watched	nsubj
2	watched	watch	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	4 dabchick	det
4	dabchick	dabchick	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 watched	obj
5	diving	dive	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	4 dabchick	acl
6	for	for	ADP	_	8 fish	case
7	tiny	tiny	ADJ	Degree=Pos	8 fish	amod
8	fish	fish	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 diving	obl
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 watched	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	watch	past	We	a dabchick					vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent dabchick=Theme
2	dive	gerund	a dabchick not said here					for tiny fish	vn search-35.2 «NP V PP.theme NP.location»: agent=Agent for fish=Theme

Example 5

The dabchick vanished under the water in a flash.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 dabchick	det
2	dabchick	dabchick	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 vanished	nsubj
3	vanished	vanish	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	under	under	ADP	_	6 water	case
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 water	det
6	water	water	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 vanished	obl
7	in	in	ADP	_	9 flash	case
8	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	9 flash	det
9	flash	flash	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 vanished	obl
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 vanished	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	vanish	past	the dabchick			the water		in a flash	vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme

Example 6

Two dabchicks trilled loudly on the pond.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Two	two	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	2 dabchicks	nummod
2	dabchicks	dabchick	NOUN	Number=Plur	root	root
3	trilled	trill	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	2 dabchicks	acl
4	loudly	loudly	ADV	_	3 trilled	advmod
5	on	on	ADP	_	7 pond	case
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 pond	det
7	pond	pond	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 trilled	obl
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 dabchicks	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	trill	participle		Two dabchicks not said here		the pond		loudly property	vn sound_emission-43.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme on pond=Location

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