dormancy Who acts: living thing, seeds, time, Trees, volcano, Bears · What happens: be, not be, grow, wait, sprout, hibernate · To what, where: animals, dormancy, leaves, kind
«dormancy» 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: dormancy in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 A time when a living thing is alive but not active or growing, as in seeds waiting to sprout or animals hibernating.
The tree, 22 words det mark det compound nsubj cop acl cc advmod conj cc conj punct case case obl acl mark xcomp cc obj xcomp punct root A DET time NOUN when SCONJ a DET living NOUN thing NOUN is AUX alive ADJ but CCONJ not PART active ADJ or CCONJ growing VERB , PUNCT as ADP in ADP seeds NOUN waiting VERB to PART sprout VERB or CCONJ animals NOUN hibernating VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 time det 2 time time NOUN Number=Sing root root 3 when when SCONJ _ 8 alive mark 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 thing det 5 living living NOUN Number=Sing 6 thing compound 6 thing thing NOUN Number=Sing 8 alive nsubj 7 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 8 alive cop 8 alive alive ADJ Degree=Pos 2 time acl 9 but but CCONJ _ 11 active cc 10 not not PART Polarity=Neg 11 active advmod 11 active active ADJ Degree=Pos 8 alive conj 12 or or CCONJ _ 13 growing cc 13 growing grow VERB VerbForm=Ger 11 active conj 14 , , PUNCT _ 17 seeds punct 15 as as ADP _ 17 seeds case 16 in in ADP _ 17 seeds case 17 seeds seed NOUN Number=Plur 8 alive obl 18 waiting wait VERB VerbForm=Ger 17 seeds acl 19 to to PART _ 20 sprout mark 20 sprout sprout VERB VerbForm=Inf 18 waiting xcomp 21 or or CCONJ _ 22 animals cc 22 animals animal NOUN Number=Plur 20 sprout obj 23 hibernating hibernate VERB VerbForm=Ger 20 sprout xcomp 24 . . PUNCT _ 2 time punct
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1 is present a living thing as seeds; alive property tree rules 2 not be a living thing not said here tree rules 3 grow gerund a living thing not said here vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme 4 wait gerund seeds not said here tree rules 5 sprout to-infinitive seeds not said here animals tree rules 6 hibernate gerund seeds not said here vn fit-54.3 «NP.location V NP»: agent=Location
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 time when a volcano or other thing is quiet but could become active again.
The tree, 15 words det nsubj advmod det nsubj cc amod conj cop cc aux conj xcomp advmod punct root A DET time NOUN when ADV a DET volcano NOUN or CCONJ other ADJ thing NOUN is AUX quiet ADJ but CCONJ could AUX become VERB active ADJ again ADV . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 time det 2 time time NOUN Number=Sing 10 quiet nsubj 3 when when ADV PronType=Int 10 quiet advmod 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 volcano det 5 volcano volcano NOUN Number=Sing 10 quiet nsubj 6 or or CCONJ _ 8 thing cc 7 other other ADJ Degree=Pos 8 thing amod 8 thing thing NOUN Number=Sing 5 volcano conj 9 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 10 quiet cop 10 quiet quiet ADJ Degree=Pos root root 11 but but CCONJ _ 13 become cc 12 could could AUX VerbForm=Fin 13 become aux 13 become become VERB VerbForm=Inf 10 quiet conj 14 active active ADJ Degree=Pos 13 become xcomp 15 again again ADV _ 13 become advmod 16 . . PUNCT _ 10 quiet punct
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1 is present a time quiet property tree rules 2 become could a time not said here again active property vn become-109.1-1-1 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Patient
Example 1 The seeds stayed in dormancy until the spring rain.
det nsubj case obl case det compound obl punct root The DET seeds NOUN stayed VERB in ADP dormancy NOUN until ADP the DET spring NOUN rain NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 seeds det 2 seeds seed NOUN Number=Plur 3 stayed nsubj 3 stayed stay VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 in in ADP _ 5 dormancy case 5 dormancy dormancy NOUN Number=Sing 3 stayed obl 6 until until ADP _ 9 rain case 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 9 rain det 8 spring spring NOUN Number=Sing 9 rain compound 9 rain rain NOUN Number=Sing 3 stayed obl 10 . . PUNCT _ 3 stayed punct
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1 stay past the seeds dormancy until the spring rain vn exist-47.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in dormancy=Location
Example 2 Trees lose their leaves and enter dormancy in winter.
nsubj nmod:poss obj cc conj obj case obl punct root Trees NOUN lose VERB their PRON leaves NOUN and CCONJ enter VERB dormancy NOUN in ADP winter NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Trees tree NOUN Number=Plur 2 lose nsubj 2 lose lose VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 their their PRON Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 4 leaves nmod:poss 4 leaves leaf NOUN Number=Plur 2 lose obj 5 and and CCONJ _ 6 enter cc 6 enter enter VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 2 lose conj 7 dormancy dormancy NOUN Number=Sing 6 enter obj 8 in in ADP _ 9 winter case 9 winter winter NOUN Number=Sing 6 enter obl 10 . . PUNCT _ 2 lose punct
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1 lose present Trees Trees's leaves vn succeed-74-3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent leaf=Eventuality 2 enter present Trees not said here dormancy winter vn escape-51.1-1-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme dormancy=Destination
Example 3 The volcano woke up after centuries of dormancy.
det nsubj compound:prt case obl case nmod punct root The DET volcano NOUN woke VERB up ADP after ADP centuries NOUN of ADP dormancy NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 volcano det 2 volcano volcano NOUN Number=Sing 3 woke nsubj 3 woke wake VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 up up ADP _ 3 woke compound:prt 5 after after ADP _ 6 centuries case 6 centuries century NOUN Number=Plur 3 woke obl 7 of of ADP _ 8 dormancy case 8 dormancy dormancy NOUN Number=Sing 6 centuries nmod 9 . . PUNCT _ 3 woke punct
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1 wake up past the volcano century vn other_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient
Example 4 Bears are in a kind of dormancy during winter.
nsubj cop case det case nmod case nmod punct root Bears NOUN are AUX in ADP a DET kind NOUN of ADP dormancy NOUN during ADP winter NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Bears bear NOUN Number=Plur 5 kind nsubj 2 are be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 kind cop 3 in in ADP _ 5 kind case 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 kind det 5 kind kind NOUN Number=Sing root root 6 of of ADP _ 7 dormancy case 7 dormancy dormancy NOUN Number=Sing 5 kind nmod 8 during during ADP _ 9 winter case 9 winter winter NOUN Number=Sing 5 kind nmod 10 . . PUNCT _ 5 kind punct
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1 is present Bears a kind winter of dormancy tree rules
Example 5 Cold weather helps some bulbs break their dormancy.
amod nsubj det nsubj ccomp nmod:poss obj punct root Cold ADJ weather NOUN helps VERB some DET bulbs NOUN break VERB their PRON dormancy NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Cold cold ADJ Degree=Pos 2 weather amod 2 weather weather NOUN Number=Sing 3 helps nsubj 3 helps help VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 some some DET PronType=Ind 5 bulbs det 5 bulbs bulb NOUN Number=Plur 6 break nsubj 6 break break VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 helps ccomp 7 their their PRON Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 8 dormancy nmod:poss 8 dormancy dormancy NOUN Number=Sing 6 break obj 9 . . PUNCT _ 3 helps punct
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1 help present Cold weather vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Theme 2 break present some bulbs bulbs's dormancy vn hurt-40.8.3-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer dormancy=Patient
Example 6 After years of dormancy, the old club started meeting again.
case obl case nmod punct det amod nsubj xcomp advmod punct root After ADP years NOUN of ADP dormancy NOUN , PUNCT the DET old ADJ club NOUN started VERB meeting VERB again ADV . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 After after ADP _ 2 years case 2 years year NOUN Number=Plur 9 started obl 3 of of ADP _ 4 dormancy case 4 dormancy dormancy NOUN Number=Sing 2 years nmod 5 , , PUNCT _ 2 years punct 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 club det 7 old old ADJ Degree=Pos 8 club amod 8 club club NOUN Number=Sing 9 started nsubj 9 started start VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 10 meeting meet VERB VerbForm=Ger 9 started xcomp 11 again again ADV _ 10 meeting advmod 12 . . PUNCT _ 9 started punct
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1 start past the old club year vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Agent clause=Eventuality 2 meet gerund the old club not said here again vn meet-36.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
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