dragonfly Who acts: dragonfly, blue dragonfly, Dragonflies, We, 3 dragonflies · What happens: fly, be, see, have, eat, hover · To what, where: large flying insect, water, pond, four wings, mosquitoes, two dragonflies
«dragonfly» in the school dictionary: its meaning 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: dragonfly in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 A dragonfly is a large flying insect with a long thin body and two pairs of clear wings, often seen near water.
The tree, 22 words det nsubj cop det amod amod case det amod amod nmod cc nummod conj case amod nmod punct advmod parataxis case obl punct root A DET dragonfly NOUN is AUX a DET large ADJ flying VERB insect NOUN with ADP a DET long ADJ thin ADJ body NOUN and CCONJ two NUM pairs NOUN of ADP clear ADJ wings NOUN , PUNCT often ADV seen VERB near ADP water NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 dragonfly det 2 dragonfly dragonfly NOUN Number=Sing 7 insect nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 7 insect cop 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 7 insect det 5 large large ADJ Degree=Pos 7 insect amod 6 flying fly VERB VerbForm=Ger 7 insect amod 7 insect insect NOUN Number=Sing root root 8 with with ADP _ 12 body case 9 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 12 body det 10 long long ADJ Degree=Pos 12 body amod 11 thin thin ADJ Degree=Pos 12 body amod 12 body body NOUN Number=Sing 7 insect nmod 13 and and CCONJ _ 15 pairs cc 14 two two NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 15 pairs nummod 15 pairs pair NOUN Number=Plur 12 body conj 16 of of ADP _ 18 wings case 17 clear clear ADJ Degree=Pos 18 wings amod 18 wings wing NOUN Number=Plur 15 pairs nmod 19 , , PUNCT _ 21 seen punct 20 often often ADV _ 21 seen advmod 21 seen see VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 7 insect parataxis 22 near near ADP _ 23 water case 23 water water NOUN Number=Sing 21 seen obl 24 . . PUNCT _ 7 insect punct
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1 fly gerund vn spatial_configuration-47.6-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme 2 is a present a dragonfly a large flying insect with a long thin body and two pairs of clear wings tree rules 3 see participle water often property vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer
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.
Example 1 A blue dragonfly flew over the pond.
det amod nsubj case det obl punct root A DET blue ADJ dragonfly NOUN flew VERB over ADP the DET pond NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 3 dragonfly det 2 blue blue ADJ Degree=Pos 3 dragonfly amod 3 dragonfly dragonfly NOUN Number=Sing 4 flew nsubj 4 flew fly VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 5 over over ADP _ 7 pond case 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 pond det 7 pond pond NOUN Number=Sing 4 flew obl 8 . . PUNCT _ 4 flew punct
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1 fly past a blue dragonfly the pond vn spatial_configuration-47.6-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme over pond=Location
Example 2 Dragonflies have four wings.
nsubj nummod obj punct root Dragonflies NOUN have VERB four NUM wings NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Dragonflies dragonfly NOUN Number=Plur 2 have nsubj 2 have have VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 four four NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 4 wings nummod 4 wings wing NOUN Number=Plur 2 have obj 5 . . PUNCT _ 2 have punct
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1 have present Dragonflies four wings vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent wing=Patient
Example 3 A dragonfly eats mosquitoes.
det nsubj obj punct root A DET dragonfly NOUN eats VERB mosquitoes NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 dragonfly det 2 dragonfly dragonfly NOUN Number=Sing 3 eats nsubj 3 eats eat VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 mosquitoes mosquito NOUN Number=Plur 3 eats obj 5 . . PUNCT _ 3 eats punct
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1 eat present a dragonfly mosquitoes vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent mosquito=Patient
Example 4 The dragonfly's young live under the water.
det nsubj case amod case det obl punct root The DET dragonfly NOUN 's PART young ADJ live ADJ under ADP the DET water NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 dragonfly det 2 dragonfly dragonfly NOUN Number=Sing 5 live nsubj 3 's 's PART _ 2 dragonfly case 4 young young ADJ Degree=Pos 5 live amod 5 live live ADJ Degree=Pos root root 6 under under ADP _ 8 water case 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 water det 8 water water NOUN Number=Sing 5 live obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 5 live punct
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.
Example 5 We saw two dragonflies on the reeds.
nsubj nummod obj case det obl punct root We PRON saw VERB two NUM dragonflies NOUN on ADP the DET reeds 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 two two NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 4 dragonflies nummod 4 dragonflies dragonfly NOUN Number=Plur 2 saw obj 5 on on ADP _ 7 reeds case 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 reeds det 7 reeds reed NOUN Number=Plur 2 saw obl 8 . . PUNCT _ 2 saw punct
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1 see past We two dragonflies the reeds vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer dragonfly=Stimulus
Example 6 A dragonfly has 6 legs, so 3 dragonflies have 18 legs.
det nsubj nummod obj punct advmod nummod nsubj parataxis nummod obj punct root A DET dragonfly NOUN has VERB 6 NUM legs NOUN , PUNCT so ADV 3 NUM dragonflies NOUN have VERB 18 NUM legs NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 dragonfly det 2 dragonfly dragonfly NOUN Number=Sing 3 has nsubj 3 has have VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 6 6 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 5 legs nummod 5 legs leg NOUN Number=Plur 3 has obj 6 , , PUNCT _ 10 have punct 7 so so ADV _ 10 have advmod 8 3 3 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 9 dragonflies nummod 9 dragonflies dragonfly NOUN Number=Plur 10 have nsubj 10 have have VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 has parataxis 11 18 18 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 12 legs nummod 12 legs leg NOUN Number=Plur 10 have obj 13 . . PUNCT _ 3 has punct
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1 have present a dragonfly 6 legs vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent leg=Patient 2 have present 3 dragonflies 18 legs vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent leg=Patient
Example 7 Dragonflies have huge eyes.
nsubj amod obj punct root Dragonflies NOUN have VERB huge ADJ eyes NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Dragonflies dragonfly NOUN Number=Plur 2 have nsubj 2 have have VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 huge huge ADJ Degree=Pos 4 eyes amod 4 eyes eye NOUN Number=Plur 2 have obj 5 . . PUNCT _ 2 have punct
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1 have present Dragonflies huge eyes vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent eye=Patient
Example 8 The dragonfly hovered like a tiny helicopter.
det nsubj case det amod obl punct root The DET dragonfly NOUN hovered VERB like ADP a DET tiny ADJ helicopter NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 dragonfly det 2 dragonfly dragonfly NOUN Number=Sing 3 hovered nsubj 3 hovered hover VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 like like ADP _ 7 helicopter case 5 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 7 helicopter det 6 tiny tiny ADJ Degree=Pos 7 helicopter amod 7 helicopter helicopter NOUN Number=Sing 3 hovered obl 8 . . PUNCT _ 3 hovered punct
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1 hover past the dragonfly like a tiny helicopter vn modes_of_being_with_motion-47.3 «NP V»: agent=Theme
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