daybreak Who acts: light, We, rooster, soldiers, Farmers, daybreak · What happens: appear, set off, catch, crow, wait, cross · To what, where: sky, daybreak, early ferry, river, snow, dawn chorus
«daybreak» in the school dictionary: its meaning 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: daybreak in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 The time in the early morning when light first appears in the sky; dawn.
The tree, 14 words det obl:unmarked case det amod nmod advmod nsubj advmod case det obl punct obl punct root The DET time NOUN in ADP the DET early ADJ morning NOUN when ADV light NOUN first ADV appears VERB in ADP the DET sky NOUN ; PUNCT dawn NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 time det 2 time time NOUN Number=Sing 10 appears obl:unmarked 3 in in ADP _ 6 morning case 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 morning det 5 early early ADJ Degree=Pos 6 morning amod 6 morning morning NOUN Number=Sing 2 time nmod 7 when when ADV PronType=Int 10 appears advmod 8 light light NOUN Number=Sing 10 appears nsubj 9 first first ADV NumForm=Word NumType=Ord 10 appears advmod 10 appears appear VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 11 in in ADP _ 13 sky case 12 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 13 sky det 13 sky sky NOUN Number=Sing 10 appears obl 14 ; ; PUNCT _ 15 dawn punct 15 dawn dawn NOUN Number=Sing 10 appears obl 16 . . PUNCT _ 10 appears punct
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1 appear present light the sky dawn; time first property vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in sky=Location
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.
Example 1 We set off at daybreak to catch the early ferry.
nsubj compound:prt case obl mark advcl det amod obj punct root We PRON set VERB off ADP at ADP daybreak NOUN to PART catch VERB the DET early ADJ ferry 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 set nsubj 2 set set VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 off off ADP _ 2 set compound:prt 4 at at ADP _ 5 daybreak case 5 daybreak daybreak NOUN Number=Sing 2 set obl 6 to to PART _ 7 catch mark 7 catch catch VERB VerbForm=Inf 2 set advcl 8 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 10 ferry det 9 early early ADJ Degree=Pos 10 ferry amod 10 ferry ferry NOUN Number=Sing 7 catch obj 11 . . PUNCT _ 2 set punct
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1 set off past We daybreak vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme 2 catch to-infinitive We not said here the early ferry vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent ferry=Theme
Example 2 The rooster crows at daybreak.
det nsubj case obl punct root The DET rooster NOUN crows VERB at ADP daybreak NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 rooster det 2 rooster rooster NOUN Number=Sing 3 crows nsubj 3 crows crow VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 at at ADP _ 5 daybreak case 5 daybreak daybreak NOUN Number=Sing 3 crows obl 6 . . PUNCT _ 3 crows punct
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1 crow present the rooster at daybreak vn animal_sounds-38 «NP V PP.stimulus»: agent=Agent at daybreak=Stimulus
Example 3 The soldiers waited until daybreak to cross the river.
det nsubj case obl mark advcl det obj punct root The DET soldiers NOUN waited VERB until ADP daybreak NOUN to PART cross VERB the DET river NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 soldiers det 2 soldiers soldier NOUN Number=Plur 3 waited nsubj 3 waited wait VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 until until ADP _ 5 daybreak case 5 daybreak daybreak NOUN Number=Sing 3 waited obl 6 to to PART _ 7 cross mark 7 cross cross VERB VerbForm=Inf 3 waited advcl 8 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 9 river det 9 river river NOUN Number=Sing 7 cross obj 10 . . PUNCT _ 3 waited punct
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1 wait past the soldiers until daybreak vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme 2 cross to-infinitive the soldiers not said here the river vn crane-40.3.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent river=Patient
Example 4 Farmers often work from daybreak till dusk.
nsubj advmod case obl case obl punct root Farmers NOUN often ADV work VERB from ADP daybreak NOUN till ADP dusk NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Farmers farmer NOUN Number=Plur 3 work nsubj 2 often often ADV _ 3 work advmod 3 work work VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 from from ADP _ 5 daybreak case 5 daybreak daybreak NOUN Number=Sing 3 work obl 6 till till ADP _ 7 dusk case 7 dusk dusk NOUN Number=Sing 3 work obl 8 . . PUNCT _ 3 work punct
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1 work present Farmers daybreak dusk often property vn employment-95.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent
Example 5 By daybreak the snow had covered the whole garden.
case obl det nsubj:pass aux det amod obj punct root By ADP daybreak NOUN the DET snow NOUN had AUX covered VERB the DET whole ADJ garden NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 By by ADP _ 2 daybreak case 2 daybreak daybreak NOUN Number=Sing 6 covered obl 3 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 4 snow det 4 snow snow NOUN Number=Sing 6 covered nsubj:pass 5 had have AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 6 covered aux 6 covered cover VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 9 garden det 8 whole whole ADJ Degree=Pos 9 garden amod 9 garden garden NOUN Number=Sing 6 covered obj 10 . . PUNCT _ 6 covered punct
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1 cover past · perfect · passive daybreak the snow tree rules
Example 6 Birds sing loudest just before daybreak, in the dawn chorus.
nsubj advmod advmod case obl punct case det compound obl punct root Birds NOUN sing VERB loudest ADV just ADV before ADP daybreak NOUN , PUNCT in ADP the DET dawn NOUN chorus NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Birds bird NOUN Number=Plur 2 sing nsubj 2 sing sing VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 loudest loud ADV Degree=Sup 2 sing advmod 4 just just ADV _ 6 daybreak advmod 5 before before ADP _ 6 daybreak case 6 daybreak daybreak NOUN Number=Sing 2 sing obl 7 , , PUNCT _ 11 chorus punct 8 in in ADP _ 11 chorus case 9 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 11 chorus det 10 dawn dawn NOUN Number=Sing 11 chorus compound 11 chorus chorus NOUN Number=Sing 2 sing obl 12 . . PUNCT _ 2 sing punct
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1 sing speech: express present Birds the dawn chorus before daybreak loud property vn sound_emission-43.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme before daybreak=Location
Example 7 Daybreak comes earlier in summer than in winter.
nsubj advmod case obl case case obl punct root Daybreak NOUN comes VERB earlier ADV in ADP summer NOUN than ADP in ADP winter NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Daybreak daybreak NOUN Number=Sing 2 comes nsubj 2 comes come VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 earlier early ADV Degree=Cmp 2 comes advmod 4 in in ADP _ 5 summer case 5 summer summer NOUN Number=Sing 2 comes obl 6 than than ADP _ 8 winter case 7 in in ADP _ 8 winter case 8 winter winter NOUN Number=Sing 2 comes obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 2 comes punct
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1 come present Daybreak summer; winter early property vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
Example 8 At daybreak Jack rose and went out into the garden.
case obl nsubj cc conj advmod case det obl punct root At ADP daybreak NOUN Jack PROPN rose VERB and CCONJ went VERB out ADV into ADP the DET garden NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 At at ADP _ 2 daybreak case 2 daybreak daybreak NOUN Number=Sing 4 rose obl 3 Jack Jack PROPN Number=Sing 4 rose nsubj 4 rose rise VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 5 and and CCONJ _ 6 went cc 6 went go VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 4 rose conj 7 out out ADV _ 6 went advmod 8 into into ADP _ 10 garden case 9 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 10 garden det 10 garden garden NOUN Number=Sing 6 went obl 11 . . PUNCT _ 4 rose punct
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1 rise past Jack daybreak vn assuming_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent at daybreak=Location 2 go out past Jack not said here the garden out property vn interact-36.6 «NP V»: agent=Agent
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