dodo Who acts: dodo, large plump bird, sailors, animals, Dodos, old game · What happens: be, not fly, live, become, arrive, hunt · To what, where: large plump bird, island, dodo, animals, eggs, fashioned person
«dodo» in the school dictionary: its 3 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: dodo in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 The dodo was a large, plump bird that could not fly and lived only on the island of Mauritius in the Indian Ocean; it became extinct after sailors arrived and hunted it, and brought animals that ate its eggs.
The tree, 39 words det nsubj cop det amod punct amod nsubj aux advmod acl:relcl cc conj advmod case det obl case nmod case det amod nmod punct nsubj parataxis xcomp mark nsubj advcl cc conj obj punct cc conj obj nsubj acl:relcl nmod:poss obj punct root The DET dodo NOUN was AUX a DET large ADJ , PUNCT plump ADJ bird NOUN that PRON could AUX not PART fly VERB and CCONJ lived VERB only ADV on ADP the DET island NOUN of ADP Mauritius PROPN in ADP the DET Indian ADJ Ocean PROPN ; PUNCT it PRON became VERB extinct ADJ after SCONJ sailors NOUN arrived VERB and CCONJ hunted VERB it PRON , PUNCT and CCONJ brought VERB animals NOUN that PRON ate VERB its PRON eggs NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 dodo det 2 dodo dodo NOUN Number=Sing 8 bird nsubj 3 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 8 bird cop 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 8 bird det 5 large large ADJ Degree=Pos 8 bird amod 6 , , PUNCT _ 5 large punct 7 plump plump ADJ Degree=Pos 8 bird amod 8 bird bird NOUN Number=Sing root root 9 that that PRON PronType=Rel 12 fly nsubj 10 could could AUX VerbForm=Fin 12 fly aux 11 not not PART Polarity=Neg 12 fly advmod 12 fly fly VERB VerbForm=Inf 8 bird acl:relcl 13 and and CCONJ _ 14 lived cc 14 lived live VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 12 fly conj 15 only only ADV _ 18 island advmod 16 on on ADP _ 18 island case 17 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 18 island det 18 island island NOUN Number=Sing 14 lived obl 19 of of ADP _ 20 Mauritius case 20 Mauritius Mauritius PROPN Number=Sing 18 island nmod 21 in in ADP _ 24 Ocean case 22 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 24 Ocean det 23 Indian Indian ADJ Degree=Pos 24 Ocean amod 24 Ocean Ocean PROPN Number=Sing 18 island nmod 25 ; ; PUNCT _ 27 became punct 26 it it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 27 became nsubj 27 became become VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 8 bird parataxis 28 extinct extinct ADJ Degree=Pos 27 became xcomp 29 after after SCONJ _ 31 arrived mark 30 sailors sailor NOUN Number=Plur 31 arrived nsubj 31 arrived arrive VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 27 became advcl 32 and and CCONJ _ 33 hunted cc 33 hunted hunt VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 31 arrived conj 34 it it PRON Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 33 hunted obj 35 , , PUNCT _ 37 brought punct 36 and and CCONJ _ 37 brought cc 37 brought bring VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 27 became conj 38 animals animal NOUN Number=Plur 37 brought obj 39 that that PRON PronType=Rel 40 ate nsubj 40 ate eat VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 38 animals acl:relcl 41 its its PRON Case=Gen Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 42 eggs nmod:poss 42 eggs egg NOUN Number=Plur 40 ate obj 43 . . PUNCT _ 8 bird punct
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1 is a past the dodo a large plump bird tree rules 2 not fly could a large plump bird vn spatial_configuration-47.6-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme 3 live past a large plump bird not said here the island of Mauritius in the Indian Ocean vn exist-47.1-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme on island=Location 4 become past dodo extinct property vn become-109.1-1-1 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Patient 5 arrive past sailors vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme 6 hunt past sailors not said here dodo vn hunt-35.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Theme 7 bring past dodo not said here animals vn bring-11.3-1 «NP V NP ADVP»: agent=Instrument animal=Destination 8 eat past animals dodo's eggs vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent egg=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 «As dead as a dodo» means completely gone or finished.
punct advmod csubj case det obl punct advmod xcomp cc conj punct root « PUNCT As ADV dead ADJ as ADP a DET dodo NOUN » PUNCT means VERB completely ADV gone VERB or CCONJ finished VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 « « PUNCT _ 3 dead punct 2 As as ADV _ 3 dead advmod 3 dead dead ADJ Degree=Pos 8 means csubj 4 as as ADP _ 6 dodo case 5 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 dodo det 6 dodo dodo NOUN Number=Sing 3 dead obl 7 » » PUNCT _ 3 dead punct 8 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 9 completely completely ADV _ 10 gone advmod 10 gone go VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 8 means xcomp 11 or or CCONJ _ 12 finished cc 12 finished finish VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 10 gone conj 13 . . PUNCT _ 8 means punct
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1 mean present vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 2 go not said to happen participle completely property vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme 3 finish participle vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP.eventuality V»: agent=Eventuality
Meaning 3 Usage: informal — kept apart, not parsed.
A dodo can mean an old-fashioned or silly person.
det nsubj aux det amod punct amod cc conj obj punct root A DET dodo NOUN can AUX mean VERB an DET old ADJ - PUNCT fashioned ADJ or CCONJ silly ADJ person NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 dodo det 2 dodo dodo NOUN Number=Sing 4 mean nsubj 3 can can AUX VerbForm=Fin 4 mean aux 4 mean mean VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 5 an a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 11 person det 6 old old ADJ Degree=Pos 8 fashioned amod 7 - - PUNCT _ 6 old punct 8 fashioned fashioned ADJ Degree=Pos 11 person amod 9 or or CCONJ _ 10 silly cc 10 silly silly ADJ Degree=Pos 8 fashioned conj 11 person person NOUN Number=Sing 4 mean obj 12 . . PUNCT _ 4 mean punct
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1 mean can a dodo a fashioned person vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent person=Topic
Example 1 The dodo lived only on the island of Mauritius.
det nsubj advmod case det obl case nmod punct root The DET dodo NOUN lived VERB only ADV on ADP the DET island NOUN of ADP Mauritius PROPN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 dodo det 2 dodo dodo NOUN Number=Sing 3 lived nsubj 3 lived live VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 only only ADV _ 7 island advmod 5 on on ADP _ 7 island case 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 island det 7 island island NOUN Number=Sing 3 lived obl 8 of of ADP _ 9 Mauritius case 9 Mauritius Mauritius PROPN Number=Sing 7 island nmod 10 . . PUNCT _ 3 lived punct
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1 live past the dodo the island of Mauritius vn exist-47.1-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme on island=Location
Example 2 The dodo could not fly.
det nsubj aux advmod punct root The DET dodo NOUN could AUX not PART fly VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 dodo det 2 dodo dodo NOUN Number=Sing 5 fly nsubj 3 could could AUX VerbForm=Fin 5 fly aux 4 not not PART Polarity=Neg 5 fly advmod 5 fly fly VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 6 . . PUNCT _ 5 fly punct
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1 not fly could the dodo vn spatial_configuration-47.6-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
Example 3 Dodos became extinct soon after sailors arrived.
nsubj xcomp advmod mark nsubj advcl punct root Dodos NOUN became VERB extinct ADJ soon ADV after SCONJ sailors NOUN arrived VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Dodos dodo NOUN Number=Plur 2 became nsubj 2 became become VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 extinct extinct ADJ Degree=Pos 2 became xcomp 4 soon soon ADV Degree=Pos 2 became advmod 5 after after SCONJ _ 7 arrived mark 6 sailors sailor NOUN Number=Plur 7 arrived nsubj 7 arrived arrive VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 2 became advcl 8 . . PUNCT _ 2 became punct
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1 become past Dodos extinct, soon property vn become-109.1-1-1 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Patient 2 arrive past sailors vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
Example 4 The dodo was not afraid of people, so it was easy to catch.
The tree, 13 words det nsubj cop advmod case obl punct advmod expl cop conj mark xcomp punct root The DET dodo NOUN was AUX not PART afraid ADJ of ADP people NOUN , PUNCT so ADV it PRON was AUX easy ADJ to PART catch VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 dodo det 2 dodo dodo NOUN Number=Sing 5 afraid nsubj 3 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 5 afraid cop 4 not not PART Polarity=Neg 5 afraid advmod 5 afraid afraid ADJ Degree=Pos root root 6 of of ADP _ 7 people case 7 people people NOUN Number=Plur 5 afraid obl 8 , , PUNCT _ 12 easy punct 9 so so ADV _ 12 easy advmod 10 it it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 12 easy expl 11 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 12 easy cop 12 easy easy ADJ Degree=Pos 5 afraid conj 13 to to PART _ 14 catch mark 14 catch catch VERB VerbForm=Inf 12 easy xcomp 15 . . PUNCT _ 5 afraid punct
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1 not is past the dodo of people; afraid property tree rules 2 is past the dodo not said here easy property tree rules 3 catch to-infinitive the dodo not said here vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent
Example 5 A Dodo runs a race in «Alice in Wonderland».
det nsubj det obj case punct nmod case nmod punct punct root A DET Dodo PROPN runs VERB a DET race NOUN in ADP « PUNCT Alice PROPN in ADP Wonderland PROPN » PUNCT . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 Dodo det 2 Dodo Dodo PROPN Number=Sing 3 runs nsubj 3 runs run VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 race det 5 race race NOUN Number=Sing 3 runs obj 6 in in ADP _ 8 Alice case 7 « « PUNCT _ 8 Alice punct 8 Alice Alice PROPN Number=Sing 5 race nmod 9 in in ADP _ 10 Wonderland case 10 Wonderland Wonderland PROPN Number=Sing 8 Alice nmod 11 » » PUNCT _ 5 race punct 12 . . PUNCT _ 3 runs punct
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1 run present a Dodo a race Alice in Wonderland vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V NP PP.trajectory»: agent=Agent race=Theme in alice=Trajectory
Example 6 That old game is as dead as a dodo.
det amod nsubj cop advmod case det obl punct root That DET old ADJ game NOUN is AUX as ADV dead ADJ as ADP a DET dodo NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 That that DET Number=Sing PronType=Dem 3 game det 2 old old ADJ Degree=Pos 3 game amod 3 game game NOUN Number=Sing 6 dead nsubj 4 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 dead cop 5 as as ADV _ 6 dead advmod 6 dead dead ADJ Degree=Pos root root 7 as as ADP _ 9 dodo case 8 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 9 dodo det 9 dodo dodo NOUN Number=Sing 6 dead obl 10 . . PUNCT _ 6 dead punct
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1 is present that old game as a dodo; dead property tree rules
Example 7 We saw a model of a dodo in the museum.
nsubj det obj case det nmod case det obl punct root We PRON saw VERB a DET model NOUN of ADP a DET dodo NOUN in ADP the DET museum 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 saw nsubj 2 saw see VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 4 model det 4 model model NOUN Number=Sing 2 saw obj 5 of of ADP _ 7 dodo case 6 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 7 dodo det 7 dodo dodo NOUN Number=Sing 4 model nmod 8 in in ADP _ 10 museum case 9 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 10 museum det 10 museum museum NOUN Number=Sing 2 saw obl 11 . . PUNCT _ 2 saw punct
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1 see past We a model of a dodo the museum vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer model=Stimulus 2 model a dodo nom model «cognition transitive»: of=patient
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