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digging

Who acts: action, dog, We, Scientists, Digging, Grandad · What happens: make, move, search, dig, spend, be · To what, where: hole, ground, earth, garden, deep holes, sand

«digging» 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: digging in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

The action of making a hole in the ground or moving earth, with a spade, hands, paws or a machine.

The tree, 20 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 action	det
2	action	action	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
3	of	of	SCONJ	_	4 making	mark
4	making	make	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	2 action	acl
5	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 hole	det
6	hole	hole	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 making	obj
7	in	in	ADP	_	9 ground	case
8	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 ground	det
9	ground	ground	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 hole	nmod
10	or	or	CCONJ	_	11 moving	cc
11	moving	move	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	4 making	conj
12	earth	earth	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 moving	obj
13	,	,	PUNCT	_	16 spade	punct
14	with	with	ADP	_	16 spade	case
15	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	16 spade	det
16	spade	spade	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 moving	obl
17	,	,	PUNCT	_	18 hands	punct
18	hands	hand	NOUN	Number=Plur	16 spade	conj
19	,	,	PUNCT	_	20 paws	punct
20	paws	paw	NOUN	Number=Plur	16 spade	conj
21	or	or	CCONJ	_	23 machine	cc
22	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	23 machine	det
23	machine	machine	NOUN	Number=Sing	20 paws	conj
24	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 action	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	make	gerund	the action not said here	a hole		the ground			vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset hole=Product
2	move	gerund	the action not said here	earth				with a spade and hands and paws or a machine	vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent earth=Theme

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

Searching hard for something.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Searching	search	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	root	root
2	hard	hard	ADV	Degree=Pos	1 Searching	advmod
3	for	for	ADP	_	4 something	case
4	something	something	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	1 Searching	obl
5	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Searching	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	search	gerund						for something; hard property	vn search-35.2 «NP V PP.theme NP.location»: agent=Agent for something=Theme

The example in this meaning, parsed on its own:

"digging for information".

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	"	"	PUNCT	_	2 digging	punct
2	digging	dig	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	root	root
3	for	for	ADP	_	4 information	case
4	information	information	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 digging	obl
5	"	"	PUNCT	_	2 digging	punct
6	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 digging	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	dig in a quote	gerund						for information	vn hunt-35.1 «NP V PP.theme PP.location»: agent=Agent for information=Theme

Example 1

The dog is digging in the garden again.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 dog	det
2	dog	dog	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 digging	nsubj
3	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	4 digging	aux
4	digging	dig	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	root	root
5	in	in	ADP	_	7 garden	case
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 garden	det
7	garden	garden	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 digging	obl
8	again	again	ADV	_	4 digging	advmod
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 digging	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	dig	present · progressive	the dog			the garden	again		vn hunt-35.1 «NP V PP.theme PP.location»: agent=Agent in garden=Location

Example 2

We spent the afternoon digging at the beach.

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 spent	nsubj
2	spent	spend	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	4 afternoon	det
4	afternoon	afternoon	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 spent	obj
5	digging	dig	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	2 spent	advcl
6	at	at	ADP	_	8 beach	case
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 beach	det
8	beach	beach	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 digging	obl
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 spent	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	spend	past	We				afternoon		vn consume-66-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent
2	dig	gerund	We not said here					at the beach	vn poke-19-1-1-1 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent at beach=Theme

Example 3

Scientists are digging for dinosaur bones.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Scientists	scientist	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 digging	nsubj
2	are	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	3 digging	aux
3	digging	dig	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	root	root
4	for	for	ADP	_	6 bones	case
5	dinosaur	dinosaur	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 bones	compound
6	bones	bone	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 digging	obl
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 digging	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	dig	present · progressive	Scientists					for dinosaur bones	vn hunt-35.1 «NP V PP.theme PP.location»: agent=Agent for bone=Theme

Example 4

Digging deep holes in sand can be dangerous.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Digging	dig	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	8 dangerous	csubj
2	deep	deep	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 holes	amod
3	holes	hole	NOUN	Number=Plur	1 Digging	obj
4	in	in	ADP	_	5 sand	case
5	sand	sand	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Digging	obl
6	can	can	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	8 dangerous	aux
7	be	be	AUX	VerbForm=Inf	8 dangerous	cop
8	dangerous	dangerous	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	8 dangerous	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	dig	gerund		deep holes		sand			vn hunt-35.1 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent hole=Theme in sand=Location
2	is	can	Digging					dangerous property	tree rules

Example 5

Grandad is digging a vegetable patch.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Grandad	Grandad	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 digging	nsubj
2	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	3 digging	aux
3	digging	dig	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	root	root
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 patch	det
5	vegetable	vegetable	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 patch	compound
6	patch	patch	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 digging	obj
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 digging	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	dig	present · progressive	Grandad	a vegetable patch					vn poke-19-1-1-1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent patch=Theme

Example 6

Keep digging until you find the answer.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Keep	keep	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
2	digging	dig	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	1 Keep	xcomp
3	until	until	SCONJ	_	5 find	mark
4	you	you	PRON	Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs	5 find	nsubj
5	find	find	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	2 digging	advcl
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 answer	det
7	answer	answer	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 find	obj
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Keep	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	keep	imperative	you not said here						tree rules
2	dig	gerund	you not said here						vn create-26.4-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
3	find	present	you	the answer					vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent answer=Topic

Text: the school dictionary of Mova's schools (world/data/dictionary-schools/), written for Mova. Trees: Mova's own parse — the en model on the CPU, when the site is built — not checked by a teacher; they may be wrong. Frames: Mova's frames reader (prag), each meaning and example read on its own. Elamur Cosmic License.

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