dove Who acts: dove, pigeon family, Holy Spirit, person, She, white dove · What happens: be, coo, bring, come down, want, dove · To what, where: pale grey bird, sign, olive leaf, Noah, Bible, past tense
«dove» in the school dictionary: its 4 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: dove in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 A dove is a pale grey or white bird of the pigeon family that coos.
The tree, 15 words det nsubj cop det amod amod cc conj case det compound nmod nsubj acl:relcl punct root A DET dove NOUN is AUX a DET pale ADJ grey ADJ or CCONJ white ADJ bird NOUN of ADP the DET pigeon NOUN family NOUN that PRON coos VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 dove det 2 dove dove NOUN Number=Sing 9 bird nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 9 bird cop 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 9 bird det 5 pale pale ADJ Degree=Pos 9 bird amod 6 grey grey ADJ Degree=Pos 9 bird amod 7 or or CCONJ _ 8 white cc 8 white white ADJ Degree=Pos 6 grey conj 9 bird bird NOUN Number=Sing root root 10 of of ADP _ 13 family case 11 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 13 family det 12 pigeon pigeon NOUN Number=Sing 13 family compound 13 family family NOUN Number=Sing 9 bird nmod 14 that that PRON PronType=Rel 15 coos nsubj 15 coos coo VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 13 family acl:relcl 16 . . PUNCT _ 9 bird punct
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1 is a present a dove a pale grey bird of the pigeon family tree rules 2 coo present the pigeon family vn animal_sounds-38 «NP V»: agent=Agent
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 dove is a sign of peace; in the Bible a dove brought Noah an olive leaf, and the Holy Spirit came down like a dove on Jesus.
The tree, 28 words det nsubj cop det case nmod punct case det obl det nsubj parataxis obj det amod obj punct cc det flat nsubj conj advmod case det obl case nmod punct root A DET dove NOUN is AUX a DET sign NOUN of ADP peace NOUN ; PUNCT in ADP the DET Bible PROPN a DET dove NOUN brought VERB Noah PROPN an DET olive ADJ leaf NOUN , PUNCT and CCONJ the DET Holy PROPN Spirit PROPN came VERB down ADV like ADP a DET dove NOUN on ADP Jesus PROPN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 dove det 2 dove dove NOUN Number=Sing 5 sign nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 sign cop 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 sign det 5 sign sign NOUN Number=Sing root root 6 of of ADP _ 7 peace case 7 peace peace NOUN Number=Sing 5 sign nmod 8 ; ; PUNCT _ 14 brought punct 9 in in ADP _ 11 Bible case 10 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 11 Bible det 11 Bible Bible PROPN Number=Sing 14 brought obl 12 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 13 dove det 13 dove dove NOUN Number=Sing 14 brought nsubj 14 brought bring VERB Mood=Ind Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 5 sign parataxis 15 Noah Noah PROPN Number=Sing 14 brought obj 16 an a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 18 leaf det 17 olive olive ADJ Degree=Pos 18 leaf amod 18 leaf leaf NOUN Number=Sing 14 brought obj 19 , , PUNCT _ 24 came punct 20 and and CCONJ _ 24 came cc 21 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 23 Spirit det 22 Holy Holy PROPN Number=Sing 23 Spirit flat 23 Spirit Spirit PROPN Number=Sing 24 came nsubj 24 came come VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 14 brought conj 25 down down ADV _ 24 came advmod 26 like like ADP _ 28 dove case 27 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 28 dove det 28 dove dove NOUN Number=Sing 24 came obl 29 on on ADP _ 30 Jesus case 30 Jesus Jesus PROPN Number=Sing 28 dove nmod 31 . . PUNCT _ 5 sign punct
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1 is a present a dove a sign of peace tree rules 2 bring past a dove a olive leaf Noah the Bible vn bring-11.3-1 «NP V NP NP»: agent=Agent noah=Destination leaf=Theme 3 come down past the Holy Spirit like a dove on Jesus; down property vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
Meaning 3 Usage: US — kept apart, not parsed.
Dove (rhymes with "stove") is a past tense of dive.
The tree, 10 words nsubj punct appos case punct nmod punct punct cop det amod case nmod punct root Dove NOUN ( PUNCT rhymes NOUN with ADP " PUNCT stove NOUN " PUNCT ) PUNCT is AUX a DET past ADJ tense NOUN of ADP dive NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Dove dove NOUN Number=Sing 12 tense nsubj 2 ( ( PUNCT _ 3 rhymes punct 3 rhymes rhyme NOUN Number=Plur 1 Dove appos 4 with with ADP _ 6 stove case 5 " " PUNCT _ 6 stove punct 6 stove stove NOUN Number=Sing 3 rhymes nmod 7 " " PUNCT _ 6 stove punct 8 ) ) PUNCT _ 3 rhymes punct 9 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 12 tense cop 10 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 12 tense det 11 past past ADJ Degree=Pos 12 tense amod 12 tense tense NOUN Number=Sing root root 13 of of ADP _ 14 dive case 14 dive dive NOUN Number=Sing 12 tense nmod 15 . . PUNCT _ 12 tense punct
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1 is a present Dove a past tense of dive tree rules
The example in this meaning, parsed on its own:
"She dove into the pool."
punct nsubj case det obl punct punct root " PUNCT She PRON dove VERB into ADP the DET pool NOUN . PUNCT " PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 " " PUNCT _ 3 dove punct 2 She she PRON Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 3 dove nsubj 3 dove dove VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 into into ADP _ 6 pool case 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 pool det 6 pool pool NOUN Number=Sing 3 dove obl 7 . . PUNCT _ 3 dove punct 8 " " PUNCT _ 3 dove punct
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1 dove in a quote past She the pool tree rules
Meaning 4 Usage: politics — kept apart, not parsed.
A dove is a person who wants peace rather than war.
det nsubj cop det nsubj acl:relcl obj cc fixed conj punct root A DET dove NOUN is AUX a DET person NOUN who PRON wants VERB peace NOUN rather ADV than ADP war NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 dove det 2 dove dove NOUN Number=Sing 5 person nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 person cop 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 person det 5 person person NOUN Number=Sing root root 6 who who PRON PronType=Rel 7 wants nsubj 7 wants want VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 person acl:relcl 8 peace peace NOUN Number=Sing 7 wants obj 9 rather rather ADV ExtPos=CCONJ 11 war cc 10 than than ADP _ 9 rather fixed 11 war war NOUN Number=Sing 7 wants conj 12 . . PUNCT _ 5 person punct
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1 is a present a dove a person tree rules 2 want present a person peace vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot peace=Theme
Example 1 A white dove sat on the church roof.
det amod nsubj case det compound obl punct root A DET white ADJ dove NOUN sat VERB on ADP the DET church NOUN roof NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 3 dove det 2 white white ADJ Degree=Pos 3 dove amod 3 dove dove NOUN Number=Sing 4 sat nsubj 4 sat sit VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 5 on on ADP _ 8 roof case 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 roof det 7 church church NOUN Number=Sing 8 roof compound 8 roof roof NOUN Number=Sing 4 sat obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 4 sat punct
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1 sit past a white dove the church roof vn assuming_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent on roof=Location
Example 2 Noah sent out a dove, and it came back with an olive leaf.
The tree, 13 words nsubj compound:prt det obj punct cc nsubj conj advmod case det amod obl punct root Noah PROPN sent VERB out ADP a DET dove NOUN , PUNCT and CCONJ it PRON came VERB back ADV with ADP an DET olive ADJ leaf NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Noah Noah PROPN Number=Sing 2 sent nsubj 2 sent send VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 out out ADP _ 2 sent compound:prt 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 dove det 5 dove dove NOUN Number=Sing 2 sent obj 6 , , PUNCT _ 9 came punct 7 and and CCONJ _ 9 came cc 8 it it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 9 came nsubj 9 came come VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 2 sent conj 10 back back ADV _ 9 came advmod 11 with with ADP _ 14 leaf case 12 an a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 14 leaf det 13 olive olive ADJ Degree=Pos 14 leaf amod 14 leaf leaf NOUN Number=Sing 9 came obl 15 . . PUNCT _ 2 sent punct
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1 send out past Noah a dove vn confine-92-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent dove=Theme 2 come back past dove with a olive leaf vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
Example 3 We drew a dove with an olive branch for Peace Day.
nsubj det obj case det amod obl case compound obl punct root We PRON drew VERB a DET dove NOUN with ADP an DET olive ADJ branch NOUN for ADP Peace PROPN Day PROPN . 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 drew nsubj 2 drew draw VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 4 dove det 4 dove dove NOUN Number=Sing 2 drew obj 5 with with ADP _ 8 branch case 6 an a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 8 branch det 7 olive olive ADJ Degree=Pos 8 branch amod 8 branch branch NOUN Number=Sing 2 drew obl 9 for for ADP _ 11 Day case 10 Peace Peace PROPN Number=Sing 11 Day compound 11 Day Day PROPN Number=Sing 2 drew obl 12 . . PUNCT _ 2 drew punct
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1 draw past We a dove for Peace Day with a olive branch vn create-26.4-1-1 «NP V NP PP.beneficiary»: agent=Agent dove=Result for day=Beneficiary
Example 4 The doves cooed softly in the garden.
det nsubj advmod case det obl punct root The DET doves NOUN cooed VERB softly ADV in ADP the DET garden NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 doves det 2 doves dove NOUN Number=Plur 3 cooed nsubj 3 cooed coo VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 softly softly ADV _ 3 cooed advmod 5 in in ADP _ 7 garden case 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 garden det 7 garden garden NOUN Number=Sing 3 cooed obl 8 . . PUNCT _ 3 cooed punct
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1 coo past the doves the garden softly property vn animal_sounds-38 «NP V»: agent=Agent
Example 5 Jake dove into the lake. (US)
Sentence 1: Jake dove into the lake.
compound case det nmod punct root Jake PROPN dove NOUN into ADP the DET lake NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Jake Jake PROPN Number=Sing 2 dove compound 2 dove dove NOUN Number=Sing root root 3 into into ADP _ 5 lake case 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 lake det 5 lake lake NOUN Number=Sing 2 dove nmod 6 . . PUNCT _ 2 dove punct
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.
Sentence 2: (US)
punct punct root ( PUNCT US PROPN ) PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 ( ( PUNCT _ 2 US punct 2 US US PROPN Number=Sing root root 3 ) ) PUNCT _ 2 US punct
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.
Example 6 The Spirit came down on Jesus like a dove.
det nsubj advmod case obl case det obl punct root The DET Spirit PROPN came VERB down ADV on ADP Jesus PROPN like ADP a DET dove NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 Spirit det 2 Spirit Spirit PROPN Number=Sing 3 came nsubj 3 came come VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 down down ADV _ 3 came advmod 5 on on ADP _ 6 Jesus case 6 Jesus Jesus PROPN Number=Sing 3 came obl 7 like like ADP _ 9 dove case 8 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 9 dove det 9 dove dove NOUN Number=Sing 3 came obl 10 . . PUNCT _ 3 came punct
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1 come down past the Spirit Jesus like a dove; down property vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme on jesus=Location
Example 7 Two turtle doves are in the Christmas song.
nummod compound nsubj cop case det compound punct root Two NUM turtle NOUN doves NOUN are AUX in ADP the DET Christmas PROPN song NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Two two NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 3 doves nummod 2 turtle turtle NOUN Number=Sing 3 doves compound 3 doves dove NOUN Number=Plur 8 song nsubj 4 are be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 8 song cop 5 in in ADP _ 8 song case 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 song det 7 Christmas Christmas PROPN Number=Sing 8 song compound 8 song song NOUN Number=Sing root root 9 . . PUNCT _ 8 song punct
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1 is present Two turtle doves the Christmas song tree rules
Example 8 ‘I have caught a dove,’ answered he.
punct nsubj:pass aux det obj punct punct parataxis obj punct root ‘ PUNCT I PRON have AUX caught VERB a DET dove NOUN , PUNCT ’ PUNCT answered VERB he PRON . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 ‘ ' PUNCT _ 4 caught punct 2 I I PRON Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs 4 caught nsubj:pass 3 have have AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 caught aux 4 caught catch VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 5 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 dove det 6 dove dove NOUN Number=Sing 4 caught obj 7 , , PUNCT _ 9 answered punct 8 ’ ' PUNCT _ 9 answered punct 9 answered answer VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 4 caught parataxis 10 he he PRON Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 9 answered obj 11 . . PUNCT _ 4 caught punct
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1 catch present · perfect · passive I vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP.beneficiary NP»: subject=Beneficiary dove=Theme 2 answer speech: assert past he vn reciprocate-112-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Agent he=Eventuality
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