devour Who acts: you, She, fire, hungry boys, lion, Ellie · What happens: eat, read, watch, take in, devour, destroy · To what, where: something, book, forest, someone, pizza, prey · Speech: someone speaks here
«devour» in the school dictionary: its 4 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: devour in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 To eat something quickly and hungrily, often all of it.
mark obj advmod cc conj punct advmod obl case nmod punct root To PART eat VERB something PRON quickly ADV and CCONJ hungrily ADV , PUNCT often ADV all DET of ADP it PRON . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 To to PART _ 2 eat mark 2 eat eat VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 3 something something PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 2 eat obj 4 quickly quickly ADV _ 2 eat advmod 5 and and CCONJ _ 6 hungrily cc 6 hungrily hungrily ADV _ 4 quickly conj 7 , , PUNCT _ 9 all punct 8 often often ADV _ 9 all advmod 9 all all DET PronType=Tot 2 eat obl 10 of of ADP _ 11 it case 11 it it PRON Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 9 all nmod 12 . . PUNCT _ 2 eat punct
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1 eat to-infinitive something all obl ; quickly property vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent something=Patient
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 To read, watch or take in something eagerly and quickly: «She devoured the book».
The tree, 14 words mark advcl punct cc conj compound:prt obj advmod cc conj punct punct nsubj parataxis det obj punct punct root To PART read VERB , PUNCT watch VERB or CCONJ take VERB in ADP something PRON eagerly ADV and CCONJ quickly ADV : PUNCT « PUNCT She PRON devoured VERB the DET book NOUN » PUNCT . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 To to PART _ 2 read mark 2 read read VERB VerbForm=Inf 4 watch advcl 3 , , PUNCT _ 4 watch punct 4 watch watch VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 5 or or CCONJ _ 6 take cc 6 take take VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin 4 watch conj 7 in in ADP _ 6 take compound:prt 8 something something PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 6 take obj 9 eagerly eagerly ADV _ 6 take advmod 10 and and CCONJ _ 11 quickly cc 11 quickly quickly ADV _ 9 eagerly conj 12 : : PUNCT _ 15 devoured punct 13 « « PUNCT _ 15 devoured punct 14 She she PRON Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 15 devoured nsubj 15 devoured devour VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 4 watch parataxis 16 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 17 book det 17 book book NOUN Number=Sing 15 devoured obj 18 » » PUNCT _ 15 devoured punct 19 . . PUNCT _ 4 watch punct
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1 read to-infinitive you not said here vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent 2 watch imperative you not said here tree rules 3 take in infinitive you not said here something eagerly property vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent something=Theme 4 devour in a quote past She the book vn devour-39.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent book=Patient
Meaning 3 To destroy something completely: «The fire devoured the forest».
mark advcl obj advmod punct punct det nsubj det obj punct punct root To PART destroy VERB something PRON completely ADV : PUNCT « PUNCT The DET fire NOUN devoured VERB the DET forest NOUN » PUNCT . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 To to PART _ 2 destroy mark 2 destroy destroy VERB VerbForm=Inf 9 devoured advcl 3 something something PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 2 destroy obj 4 completely completely ADV _ 2 destroy advmod 5 : : PUNCT _ 2 destroy punct 6 « « PUNCT _ 9 devoured punct 7 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 fire det 8 fire fire NOUN Number=Sing 9 devoured nsubj 9 devoured devour VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 10 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 11 forest det 11 forest forest NOUN Number=Sing 9 devoured obj 12 » » PUNCT _ 9 devoured punct 13 . . PUNCT _ 9 devoured punct
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1 destroy to-infinitive the fire not said here something completely property vn destroy-44 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent something=Patient 2 devour in a quote past the fire the forest vn devour-39.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent forest=Patient
Meaning 4 Usage: of a feeling — kept apart, not parsed.
To fill someone completely: «devoured by jealousy».
mark obj advmod punct punct advcl case obl punct punct root To PART fill VERB someone PRON completely ADV : PUNCT « PUNCT devoured VERB by ADP jealousy NOUN » PUNCT . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 To to PART _ 2 fill mark 2 fill fill VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 3 someone someone PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 2 fill obj 4 completely completely ADV _ 2 fill advmod 5 : : PUNCT _ 7 devoured punct 6 « « PUNCT _ 7 devoured punct 7 devoured devour VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 2 fill advcl 8 by by ADP _ 9 jealousy case 9 jealousy jealousy NOUN Number=Sing 7 devoured obl 10 » » PUNCT _ 7 devoured punct 11 . . PUNCT _ 2 fill punct
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1 fill to-infinitive someone completely property vn other_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent someone=Patient 2 devour in a quote participle by jealousy vn devour-39.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent
Example 1 The hungry boys devoured the pizza in minutes.
det amod nsubj det obj case obl punct root The DET hungry ADJ boys NOUN devoured VERB the DET pizza NOUN in ADP minutes NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 boys det 2 hungry hungry ADJ Degree=Pos 3 boys amod 3 boys boy NOUN Number=Plur 4 devoured nsubj 4 devoured devour VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 pizza det 6 pizza pizza NOUN Number=Sing 4 devoured obj 7 in in ADP _ 8 minutes case 8 minutes minute NOUN Number=Plur 4 devoured obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 4 devoured punct
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1 devour past the hungry boys the pizza minute vn devour-39.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent pizza=Patient
Example 2 The lion devoured its prey.
det nsubj nmod:poss obj punct root The DET lion NOUN devoured VERB its PRON prey NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 lion det 2 lion lion NOUN Number=Sing 3 devoured nsubj 3 devoured devour VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 its its PRON Case=Gen Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 5 prey nmod:poss 5 prey prey NOUN Number=Sing 3 devoured obj 6 . . PUNCT _ 3 devoured punct
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1 devour past the lion lion's prey vn devour-39.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent prey=Patient
Example 3 Ellie devoured the whole series of books in a week.
nsubj det amod obj case nmod case det obl punct root Ellie PROPN devoured VERB the DET whole ADJ series NOUN of ADP books NOUN in ADP a DET week NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Ellie Ellie PROPN Number=Sing 2 devoured nsubj 2 devoured devour VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 series det 4 whole whole ADJ Degree=Pos 5 series amod 5 series series NOUN Number=Sing 2 devoured obj 6 of of ADP _ 7 books case 7 books book NOUN Number=Plur 5 series nmod 8 in in ADP _ 10 week case 9 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 10 week det 10 week week NOUN Number=Sing 2 devoured obl 11 . . PUNCT _ 2 devoured punct
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1 devour past Ellie the whole series of books week vn devour-39.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent series=Patient
Example 4 The fire devoured the old barn.
det nsubj det amod obj punct root The DET fire NOUN devoured VERB the DET old ADJ barn NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 fire det 2 fire fire NOUN Number=Sing 3 devoured nsubj 3 devoured devour VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 barn det 5 old old ADJ Degree=Pos 6 barn amod 6 barn barn NOUN Number=Sing 3 devoured obj 7 . . PUNCT _ 3 devoured punct
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1 devour past the fire the old barn vn devour-39.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent barn=Patient
Example 5 In the story, the wolf wanted to devour Little Red Riding Hood.
case det obl punct det nsubj mark xcomp amod amod compound obj punct root In ADP the DET story NOUN , PUNCT the DET wolf NOUN wanted VERB to PART devour VERB Little ADJ Red ADJ Riding PROPN Hood PROPN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 In in ADP _ 3 story case 2 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 story det 3 story story NOUN Number=Sing 7 wanted obl 4 , , PUNCT _ 3 story punct 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 wolf det 6 wolf wolf NOUN Number=Sing 7 wanted nsubj 7 wanted want VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 8 to to PART _ 9 devour mark 9 devour devour VERB VerbForm=Inf 7 wanted xcomp 10 Little Little ADJ Degree=Pos 13 Hood amod 11 Red Red ADJ Degree=Pos 13 Hood amod 12 Riding Riding PROPN Number=Sing 13 Hood compound 13 Hood Hood PROPN Number=Sing 9 devour obj 14 . . PUNCT _ 7 wanted punct
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1 want past the wolf the story vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP S_INF»: agent=Pivot clause=Theme 2 devour not said to happen to-infinitive the wolf not said here Little Red Riding Hood vn devour-39.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent hood=Patient
Example 6 The caterpillars devoured our cabbages.
det nsubj nmod:poss obj punct root The DET caterpillars NOUN devoured VERB our PRON cabbages NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 caterpillars det 2 caterpillars caterpillar NOUN Number=Plur 3 devoured nsubj 3 devoured devour VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 our our PRON Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 5 cabbages nmod:poss 5 cabbages cabbage NOUN Number=Plur 3 devoured obj 6 . . PUNCT _ 3 devoured punct
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1 devour past the caterpillars our cabbages vn devour-39.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent cabbage=Patient
Example 7 He was devoured by curiosity about the locked box.
nsubj aux:pass case obl case det amod nmod punct root He PRON was AUX devoured VERB by ADP curiosity NOUN about ADP the DET locked VERB box 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 3 devoured nsubj 2 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 3 devoured aux:pass 3 devoured devour VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 4 by by ADP _ 5 curiosity case 5 curiosity curiosity NOUN Number=Sing 3 devoured obl 6 about about ADP _ 9 box case 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 9 box det 8 locked lock VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 9 box amod 9 box box NOUN Number=Sing 5 curiosity nmod 10 . . PUNCT _ 3 devoured punct
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1 devour past · passive curiosity about the locked box He vn devour-39.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent subject=Patient 2 lock participle vn tape-22.4 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Patient
Example 8 The dogs come and devour the bacon.
det nsubj cc conj det obj punct root The DET dogs NOUN come VERB and CCONJ devour VERB the DET bacon NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 dogs det 2 dogs dog NOUN Number=Plur 3 come nsubj 3 come come VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 and and CCONJ _ 5 devour cc 5 devour devour VERB VerbForm=Inf 3 come conj 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 bacon det 7 bacon bacon NOUN Number=Sing 5 devour obj 8 . . PUNCT _ 3 come punct
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1 come present the dogs vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme 2 devour infinitive the dogs not said here the bacon vn devour-39.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent bacon=Patient
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