donkey

Who acts: you, We, donkey, I, Three donkeys · What happens: use, carry, give, do, not be, have · To what, where: loud bray, loads, rides, donkey, donkey ride, beach · Speech: someone speaks here

«donkey» in the school dictionary: its 3 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: donkey in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

An animal like a small horse with long ears and a loud bray, used to carry loads or give rides.

The tree, 20 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	An	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	2 animal	det
2	animal	animal	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
3	like	like	ADP	_	6 horse	case
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 horse	det
5	small	small	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 horse	amod
6	horse	horse	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 animal	nmod
7	with	with	ADP	_	9 ears	case
8	long	long	ADJ	Degree=Pos	9 ears	amod
9	ears	ear	NOUN	Number=Plur	6 horse	nmod
10	and	and	CCONJ	_	13 bray	cc
11	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	13 bray	det
12	loud	loud	ADJ	Degree=Pos	13 bray	amod
13	bray	bray	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 ears	conj
14	,	,	PUNCT	_	15 used	punct
15	used	use	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	13 bray	acl
16	to	to	PART	_	17 carry	mark
17	carry	carry	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	15 used	xcomp
18	loads	load	NOUN	Number=Plur	17 carry	obj
19	or	or	CCONJ	_	20 give	cc
20	give	give	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	17 carry	conj
21	rides	ride	NOUN	Number=Plur	20 give	obj
22	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 animal	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	what, whom	roles by
1	use	participle	a loud bray not said here	vn use-105.1 «NP V NP S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Eventuality
2	carry	to-infinitive	loads	vn carry-11.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent load=Theme
3	give	infinitive	rides	vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent ride=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

Usage: informal, mildly rude — kept apart, not parsed.

A silly or stupid person.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 person	det
2	silly	silly	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 person	amod
3	or	or	CCONJ	_	4 stupid	cc
4	stupid	stupid	ADJ	Degree=Pos	2 silly	conj
5	person	person	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
6	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 person	punct

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

The example in this meaning, parsed on its own:

Don't be a donkey!

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Do	do	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
2	n't	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	5 donkey	advmod
3	be	be	AUX	VerbForm=Inf	5 donkey	cop
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 donkey	det
5	donkey	donkey	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Do	obl
6	!	!	PUNCT	_	1 Do	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	do	imperative	you not said here						vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
2	not is a	infinitive		a donkey					tree rules

Meaning 3

«donkey's years» (UK, informal) = a very long time.

The tree, 10 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	«	«	PUNCT	_	4 years	punct
2	donkey	donkey	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 years	nmod:poss
3	's	's	PART	_	2 donkey	case
4	years	year	NOUN	Number=Plur	root	root
5	»	»	PUNCT	_	4 years	punct
6	(	(	PUNCT	_	7 UK	punct
7	UK	UK	PROPN	Number=Sing	4 years	appos
8	,	,	PUNCT	_	9 informal	punct
9	informal	informal	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 UK	conj
10	)	)	PUNCT	_	7 UK	punct
11	=	=	SYM	_	15 time	punct
12	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	15 time	det
13	very	very	ADV	_	14 long	advmod
14	long	long	ADJ	Degree=Pos	15 time	amod
15	time	time	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 years	conj
16	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 years	punct

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

Example 1

We had a donkey ride on 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 had	nsubj
2	had	have	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 ride	det
4	donkey	donkey	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 ride	compound
5	ride	ride	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 had	obj
6	on	on	ADP	_	8 beach	case
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 beach	det
8	beach	beach	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 ride	nmod
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 had	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	have	past	We	a donkey ride		the beach			vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent ride=Patient

Example 2

The donkey carried bags of rice up the hill.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 donkey	det
2	donkey	donkey	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 carried	nsubj
3	carried	carry	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	bags	bag	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 carried	obj
5	of	of	ADP	_	6 rice	case
6	rice	rice	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 bags	nmod
7	up	up	ADP	_	9 hill	case
8	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 hill	det
9	hill	hill	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 carried	obl
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 carried	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	carry	past	the donkey	bags of rice				up the hill	vn carry-11.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent bag=Theme

Example 3

A donkey says «hee-haw».

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	2 donkey	det
2	donkey	donkey	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 says	nsubj
3	says	say	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	«	«	PUNCT	_	7 haw	punct
5	hee	hee	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 haw	compound
6	-	-	PUNCT	_	7 haw	punct
7	haw	haw	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 says	obj
8	»	»	PUNCT	_	7 haw	punct
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 says	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	say speech: assert	present	a donkey	hee haw					vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent haw=Topic

Example 4

I haven't seen her in donkey's years.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	I	I	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs	4 seen	nsubj
2	have	have	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	4 seen	aux
3	n't	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	4 seen	advmod
4	seen	see	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part	root	root
5	her	she	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	4 seen	obj
6	in	in	ADP	_	9 years	case
7	donkey	donkey	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 years	nmod:poss
8	's	's	PART	_	7 donkey	case
9	years	year	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 seen	obl
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 seen	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	not see	present · perfect	I	her = she			year		vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer she=Stimulus

Example 5

Who does all the donkey work around here?

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Who	who	PRON	PronType=Rel	2 does	nsubj
2	does	do	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	all	all	DET	PronType=Tot	6 work	det:predet
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 work	det
5	donkey	donkey	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 work	compound
6	work	work	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 does	obj
7	around	around	ADP	_	8 here	case
8	here	here	ADV	PronType=Dem	6 work	nmod
9	?	?	PUNCT	_	2 does	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	do	present		all donkey work					vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent work=Eventuality

Example 6

Three donkeys have 12 legs altogether.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Three	three	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	2 donkeys	nummod
2	donkeys	donkey	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 have	nsubj
3	have	have	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	12	12	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	5 legs	nummod
5	legs	leg	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 have	obj
6	altogether	altogether	ADV	_	3 have	advmod
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 have	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	have	present	Three donkeys	12 legs				altogether property	vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent leg=Patient

Example 7

You silly donkey, you've put your shoes on the wrong feet!

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	You	you	PRON	Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs	3 donkey	nsubj
2	silly	silly	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 donkey	amod
3	donkey	donkey	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	7 put	punct
5	you	you	PRON	Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs	7 put	nsubj
6	've	have	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	7 put	aux
7	put	put	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part	3 donkey	acl:relcl
8	your	your	PRON	Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	9 shoes	nmod:poss
9	shoes	shoe	NOUN	Number=Plur	7 put	obj
10	on	on	ADP	_	13 feet	case
11	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	13 feet	det
12	wrong	wrong	ADJ	Degree=Pos	13 feet	amod
13	feet	foot	NOUN	Number=Plur	7 put	obl
14	!	!	PUNCT	_	3 donkey	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	put	present · perfect	you	your shoes		the wrong feet			vn put-9.1-2 «NP V PP.destination NP»: agent=Agent shoe=Theme on foot=Destination

Example 8

‘Here on the shoulders of a donkey.’

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	‘	'	PUNCT	_	2 Here	punct
2	Here	here	ADV	PronType=Dem	root	root
3	on	on	ADP	_	5 shoulders	case
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 shoulders	det
5	shoulders	shoulder	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 Here	obl
6	of	of	ADP	_	8 donkey	case
7	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	8 donkey	det
8	donkey	donkey	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 shoulders	nmod
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 Here	punct
10	’	'	PUNCT	_	2 Here	punct

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

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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