dipper

Who acts: small bird, long handle, We, dipper, you · What happens: live, dive, catch, scoop, shape, call · To what, where: water, insects, stars, Groups, UK, dipper · Speech: someone speaks here

«dipper» in the school dictionary: its 4 meanings for a pupil and its 7 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: dipper in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

A small bird that lives by fast streams and walks or dives under water to catch insects.

The tree, 17 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	3 bird	det
2	small	small	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 bird	amod
3	bird	bird	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
4	that	that	PRON	PronType=Rel	5 lives	nsubj
5	lives	live	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	3 bird	acl:relcl
6	by	by	ADP	_	8 streams	case
7	fast	fast	ADJ	Degree=Pos	8 streams	amod
8	streams	stream	NOUN	Number=Plur	5 lives	obl
9	and	and	CCONJ	_	10 walks	cc
10	walks	walk	NOUN	Number=Plur	8 streams	conj
11	or	or	CCONJ	_	12 dives	cc
12	dives	dive	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	5 lives	conj
13	under	under	ADP	_	14 water	case
14	water	water	NOUN	Number=Sing	12 dives	obl
15	to	to	PART	_	16 catch	mark
16	catch	catch	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	12 dives	advcl
17	insects	insect	NOUN	Number=Plur	16 catch	obj
18	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 bird	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	where	other	roles by
1	live	present	a small bird			by fast streams and walks	vn exist-47.1-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme by stream=Location
2	dive	present	a small bird not said here		water		vn search-35.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent under water=Location
3	catch	to-infinitive	a small bird not said here	insects			vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent insect=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

A ladle or cup with a long handle for scooping water.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	2 ladle	det
2	ladle	ladle	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
3	or	or	CCONJ	_	4 cup	cc
4	cup	cup	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 ladle	conj
5	with	with	ADP	_	8 handle	case
6	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	8 handle	det
7	long	long	ADJ	Degree=Pos	8 handle	amod
8	handle	handle	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 ladle	nmod
9	for	for	SCONJ	_	10 scooping	mark
10	scooping	scoop	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	8 handle	acl
11	water	water	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 scooping	obj
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 ladle	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	scoop	gerund	a long handle not said here	water					vn funnel-9.3 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent water=Theme

Meaning 3

Usage: the Big Dipper, the Little Dipper — kept apart, not parsed.

Groups of stars shaped like a ladle; in the UK the Big Dipper is called the Plough.

The tree, 17 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Groups	group	NOUN	Number=Plur	16 called	nsubj:pass
2	of	of	ADP	_	3 stars	case
3	stars	star	NOUN	Number=Plur	1 Groups	nmod
4	shaped	shape	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	3 stars	acl
5	like	like	ADP	_	7 ladle	case
6	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	7 ladle	det
7	ladle	ladle	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 shaped	obl
8	;	;	PUNCT	_	16 called	punct
9	in	in	ADP	_	11 UK	case
10	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	11 UK	det
11	UK	UK	PROPN	Number=Sing	16 called	obl
12	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	14 Dipper	det
13	Big	Big	PROPN	Number=Sing	14 Dipper	compound
14	Dipper	dipper	NOUN	Number=Sing	16 called	nsubj:pass
15	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	16 called	aux:pass
16	called	call	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
17	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	18 Plough	det
18	Plough	Plough	PROPN	Number=Sing	16 called	xcomp
19	.	.	PUNCT	_	16 called	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	shape	participle		stars not said here				like a ladle	vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset
2	call	present · passive		Groups of stars		the UK			vn initiate_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: subject=Recipient

Meaning 4

Usage: UK — kept apart, not parsed.

A roller-coaster ride at a fair; a «big dipper».

The tree, 10 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 ride	det
2	roller	roller	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 coaster	compound
3	-	-	PUNCT	_	2 roller	punct
4	coaster	coaster	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 ride	compound
5	ride	ride	NOUN	Number=Sing	13 dipper	nsubj
6	at	at	ADP	_	8 fair	case
7	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	8 fair	det
8	fair	fair	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 ride	nmod
9	;	;	PUNCT	_	13 dipper	punct
10	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	13 dipper	det
11	«	«	PUNCT	_	13 dipper	punct
12	big	big	ADJ	Degree=Pos	13 dipper	amod
13	dipper	dipper	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
14	»	»	PUNCT	_	13 dipper	punct
15	.	.	PUNCT	_	13 dipper	punct

The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

Example 1

A dipper bobbed on a rock in the stream.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	2 dipper	det
2	dipper	dipper	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
3	bobbed	bob	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	2 dipper	acl
4	on	on	ADP	_	6 rock	case
5	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 rock	det
6	rock	rock	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 bobbed	obl
7	in	in	ADP	_	9 stream	case
8	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 stream	det
9	stream	stream	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 bobbed	obl
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 dipper	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	bob	participle		a dipper not said here		a rock		in the stream	vn modes_of_being_with_motion-47.3 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme on rock=Location

Example 2

We watched the dipper walk right under the water.

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	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	4 dipper	det
4	dipper	dipper	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 walk	nsubj
5	walk	walk	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	2 watched	xcomp
6	right	right	ADV	_	9 water	advmod
7	under	under	ADP	_	9 water	case
8	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 water	det
9	water	water	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 walk	obl
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 watched	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	watch	past	We						tree rules
2	walk	infinitive	the dipper			the water			vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme under water=Trajectory

Example 3

Use the dipper to scoop water from the barrel.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Use	use	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
2	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 dipper	det
3	dipper	dipper	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Use	obj
4	to	to	PART	_	5 scoop	mark
5	scoop	scoop	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	1 Use	advcl
6	water	water	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 scoop	obj
7	from	from	ADP	_	9 barrel	case
8	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 barrel	det
9	barrel	barrel	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 scoop	obl
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Use	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	use	imperative	you not said here	the dipper					vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent dipper=Patient
2	scoop	to-infinitive	you not said here	water		the barrel			vn funnel-9.3 «NP V NP PP.trajectory»: agent=Agent water=Theme from barrel=Trajectory

Example 4

On a clear night we found the Big Dipper.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	On	on	ADP	_	4 night	case
2	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	4 night	det
3	clear	clear	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 night	amod
4	night	night	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 found	obl
5	we	we	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs	6 found	nsubj
6	found	find	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 Dipper	det
8	Big	Big	ADJ	Degree=Pos	9 Dipper	amod
9	Dipper	Dipper	PROPN	Number=Sing	6 found	obj
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 found	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	find	past	we	the Big Dipper			night		vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent dipper=Topic

Example 5

In the UK, the Big Dipper is called the Plough.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	In	in	ADP	_	3 UK	case
2	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 UK	det
3	UK	UK	PROPN	Number=Sing	9 called	obl
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	3 UK	punct
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 Dipper	det
6	Big	Big	PROPN	Number=Sing	7 Dipper	compound
7	Dipper	dipper	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 called	nsubj:pass
8	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	9 called	aux:pass
9	called	call	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
10	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	11 Plough	det
11	Plough	Plough	PROPN	Number=Sing	9 called	xcomp
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	9 called	punct

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

Example 6

We rode the big dipper at the fair and screamed.

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 rode	nsubj
2	rode	ride	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 dipper	det
4	big	big	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 dipper	amod
5	dipper	dipper	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 rode	obj
6	at	at	ADP	_	8 fair	case
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 fair	det
8	fair	fair	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 rode	obl
9	and	and	CCONJ	_	10 screamed	cc
10	screamed	scream	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	2 rode	conj
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 rode	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	ride	past	We	the big dipper		the fair			vn nonvehicle-51.4.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent dipper=Theme
2	scream speech: express	past	We not said here						vn manner_speaking-37.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent

Example 7

The pointer stars of the Big Dipper lead to the North Star.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 stars	det
2	pointer	pointer	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 stars	compound
3	stars	star	NOUN	Number=Plur	root	root
4	of	of	ADP	_	8 lead	case
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 lead	det
6	Big	Big	PROPN	Number=Sing	8 lead	compound
7	Dipper	dipper	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 lead	compound
8	lead	lead	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 stars	nmod
9	to	to	ADP	_	12 Star	case
10	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	12 Star	det
11	North	North	PROPN	Number=Sing	12 Star	compound
12	Star	Star	PROPN	Number=Sing	8 lead	nmod
13	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 stars	punct

The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

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