darkness Who acts: Darkness, room, Owls, We, hero, children · What happens: be, mean, hunt, wait, fall, fight · To what, where: evil, total darkness, darkness, town, forces, stories
«darkness» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 8 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: darkness in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 Darkness is when there is little or no light.
nsubj cop advmod expl cop cc det conj punct root Darkness NOUN is AUX when ADV there PRON is AUX little ADJ or CCONJ no DET light NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Darkness darkness NOUN Number=Sing 6 little nsubj 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 little cop 3 when when ADV PronType=Int 6 little advmod 4 there there PRON PronType=Dem 6 little expl 5 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 little cop 6 little little ADJ Degree=Pos root root 7 or or CCONJ _ 9 light cc 8 no no DET PronType=Neg 9 light det 9 light light NOUN Number=Sing 6 little conj 10 . . PUNCT _ 6 little punct
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1 is present Darkness there little property 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 Darkness can also mean evil or sadness in stories.
nsubj aux advmod obj cc conj case nmod punct root Darkness NOUN can AUX also ADV mean VERB evil NOUN or CCONJ sadness NOUN in ADP stories NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Darkness darkness NOUN Number=Sing 4 mean nsubj 2 can can AUX VerbForm=Fin 4 mean aux 3 also also ADV _ 4 mean advmod 4 mean mean VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 5 evil evil NOUN Number=Sing 4 mean obj 6 or or CCONJ _ 7 sadness cc 7 sadness sadness NOUN Number=Sing 5 evil conj 8 in in ADP _ 9 stories case 9 stories story NOUN Number=Plur 5 evil nmod 10 . . PUNCT _ 4 mean punct
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1 mean can Darkness evil or sadness in stories vn representation-110.1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Pivot evil=Theme in story=Attribute
Example 1 The room was in total darkness.
det nsubj cop case amod punct root The DET room NOUN was AUX in ADP total ADJ darkness NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 room det 2 room room NOUN Number=Sing 6 darkness nsubj 3 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 6 darkness cop 4 in in ADP _ 6 darkness case 5 total total ADJ Degree=Pos 6 darkness amod 6 darkness darkness NOUN Number=Sing root root 7 . . PUNCT _ 6 darkness punct
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1 is past the room total darkness tree rules
Example 2 Owls can hunt in the darkness.
nsubj aux case det obl punct root Owls NOUN can AUX hunt VERB in ADP the DET darkness NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Owls owl NOUN Number=Plur 3 hunt nsubj 2 can can AUX VerbForm=Fin 3 hunt aux 3 hunt hunt VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 4 in in ADP _ 6 darkness case 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 darkness det 6 darkness darkness NOUN Number=Sing 3 hunt obl 7 . . PUNCT _ 3 hunt punct
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1 hunt can Owls the darkness vn hunt-35.1 «NP V PP.theme PP.location»: agent=Agent in darkness=Location
Example 3 We waited in the darkness for the fireworks.
nsubj case det obl case det obl punct root We PRON waited VERB in ADP the DET darkness NOUN for ADP the DET fireworks 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 waited nsubj 2 waited wait VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 in in ADP _ 5 darkness case 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 darkness det 5 darkness darkness NOUN Number=Sing 2 waited obl 6 for for ADP _ 8 fireworks case 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 fireworks det 8 fireworks firework NOUN Number=Plur 2 waited obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 2 waited punct
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1 wait past We the darkness for the fireworks vn exist-47.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in darkness=Location
Example 4 Darkness fell over the town.
nsubj case det obl punct root Darkness NOUN fell VERB over ADP the DET town NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Darkness darkness NOUN Number=Sing 2 fell nsubj 2 fell fall VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 over over ADP _ 5 town case 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 town det 5 town town NOUN Number=Sing 2 fell obl 6 . . PUNCT _ 2 fell punct
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1 fall past Darkness the town vn occur-48.3 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme over town=Location
Example 5 In stories, the hero fights the forces of darkness.
case obl punct det nsubj det obj case nmod punct root In ADP stories NOUN , PUNCT the DET hero NOUN fights VERB the DET forces NOUN of ADP darkness NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 In in ADP _ 2 stories case 2 stories story NOUN Number=Plur 6 fights obl 3 , , PUNCT _ 2 stories punct 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 hero det 5 hero hero NOUN Number=Sing 6 fights nsubj 6 fights fight VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 forces det 8 forces force NOUN Number=Plur 6 fights obj 9 of of ADP _ 10 darkness case 10 darkness darkness NOUN Number=Sing 8 forces nmod 11 . . PUNCT _ 6 fights punct
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1 fight present the hero the forces of darkness stories vn battle-36.4-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent force=Co-Agent
Example 6 Some children feel scared of the darkness.
det nsubj xcomp case det obl punct root Some DET children NOUN feel VERB scared ADJ of ADP the DET darkness NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Some some DET PronType=Ind 2 children det 2 children child NOUN Number=Plur 3 feel nsubj 3 feel feel VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 scared scared ADJ Degree=Pos 3 feel xcomp 5 of of ADP _ 7 darkness case 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 darkness det 7 darkness darkness NOUN Number=Sing 4 scared obl 8 . . PUNCT _ 3 feel punct
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1 feel present some children scared property vn stimulus_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus
Example 7 Cats see better than people in darkness.
nsubj advmod case obl case nmod punct root Cats NOUN see VERB better ADV than ADP people NOUN in ADP darkness NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Cats cat NOUN Number=Plur 2 see nsubj 2 see see VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 better well ADV Degree=Cmp 2 see advmod 4 than than ADP _ 5 people case 5 people people NOUN Number=Plur 2 see obl 6 in in ADP _ 7 darkness case 7 darkness darkness NOUN Number=Sing 5 people nmod 8 . . PUNCT _ 2 see punct
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1 see present Cats than people in darkness; well property vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer
Example 8 The darkness of night came on.
det nsubj case nmod advmod punct root The DET darkness NOUN of ADP night NOUN came VERB on ADV . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 darkness det 2 darkness darkness NOUN Number=Sing 5 came nsubj 3 of of ADP _ 4 night case 4 night night NOUN Number=Sing 2 darkness nmod 5 came come VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 6 on on ADV _ 5 came advmod 7 . . PUNCT _ 5 came punct
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1 come on past the darkness of night vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
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