drought Who acts: long period, water, long time, drought, Many crops, Cacti · What happens: become, be, need, want, dry up, die · To what, where: farm dam, drought resistant plants, Australia, long drought, goal drought, seed corn
«drought» in the school dictionary: its 2 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: drought in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 A long period of time with little or no rain, so the land becomes very dry and water is scarce.
The tree, 20 words det amod nsubj case nmod case nmod cc det conj punct advmod det nsubj advmod advcl cc nsubj cop conj punct root A DET long ADJ period NOUN of ADP time NOUN with ADP little ADJ or CCONJ no DET rain NOUN , PUNCT so ADV the DET land NOUN becomes VERB very ADV dry ADJ and CCONJ water NOUN is AUX scarce ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 3 period det 2 long long ADJ Degree=Pos 3 period amod 3 period period NOUN Number=Sing 15 becomes nsubj 4 of of ADP _ 5 time case 5 time time NOUN Number=Sing 3 period nmod 6 with with ADP _ 7 little case 7 little little ADJ Degree=Pos 5 time nmod 8 or or CCONJ _ 10 rain cc 9 no no DET PronType=Neg 10 rain det 10 rain rain NOUN Number=Sing 5 time conj 11 , , PUNCT _ 15 becomes punct 12 so so ADV _ 15 becomes advmod 13 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 14 land det 14 land land NOUN Number=Sing 15 becomes nsubj 15 becomes become VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 16 very very ADV _ 17 dry advmod 17 dry dry ADJ Degree=Pos 15 becomes advcl 18 and and CCONJ _ 21 scarce cc 19 water water NOUN Number=Sing 21 scarce nsubj 20 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 21 scarce cop 21 scarce scarce ADJ Degree=Pos 17 dry conj 22 . . PUNCT _ 15 becomes punct
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1 become present a long period of time with little or no rain vn become-109.1-1-1 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Patient 2 is present water scarce property tree rules
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 long time without something that is needed or wanted: «a goal drought».
The tree, 13 words det amod nsubj case nmod nsubj:pass aux:pass acl:relcl cc punct punct det compound parataxis punct punct root A DET long ADJ time NOUN without ADP something PRON that PRON is AUX needed VERB or CCONJ wanted VERB : PUNCT « PUNCT a DET goal NOUN drought NOUN » PUNCT . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 3 time det 2 long long ADJ Degree=Pos 3 time amod 3 time time NOUN Number=Sing 10 wanted nsubj 4 without without ADP _ 5 something case 5 something something PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 3 time nmod 6 that that PRON PronType=Rel 8 needed nsubj:pass 7 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 8 needed aux:pass 8 needed need VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 5 something acl:relcl 9 or or CCONJ _ 8 needed cc 10 wanted want VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 11 : : PUNCT _ 10 wanted punct 12 « « PUNCT _ 15 drought punct 13 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 15 drought det 14 goal goal NOUN Number=Sing 15 drought compound 15 drought drought NOUN Number=Sing 10 wanted parataxis 16 » » PUNCT _ 15 drought punct 17 . . PUNCT _ 10 wanted punct
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1 need present · passive vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: subject=Theme 2 want past a long time without something vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP S_INF»: agent=Pivot clause=Theme
Example 1 The drought dried up the farm dam.
det acl compound:prt det compound obl punct root The DET drought NOUN dried VERB up ADP the DET farm NOUN dam NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 drought det 2 drought drought NOUN Number=Sing root root 3 dried dry VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 2 drought acl 4 up up ADP _ 3 dried compound:prt 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 dam det 6 farm farm NOUN Number=Sing 7 dam compound 7 dam dam NOUN Number=Sing 3 dried obl 8 . . PUNCT _ 2 drought punct
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1 dry up participle the drought not said here the farm dam vn other_cos-45.4-1 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient
Example 2 Many crops died during the drought.
amod nsubj case det obl punct root Many ADJ crops NOUN died VERB during ADP the DET drought NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Many many ADJ Degree=Pos 2 crops amod 2 crops crop NOUN Number=Plur 3 died nsubj 3 died die VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 during during ADP _ 6 drought case 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 drought det 6 drought drought NOUN Number=Sing 3 died obl 7 . . PUNCT _ 3 died punct
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1 die past Many crops during the drought vn calibratable_cos-45.6.1 «NP.attribute V»: agent=Attribute
Example 3 Cacti are drought-resistant plants.
nsubj cop compound punct amod punct root Cacti NOUN are AUX drought NOUN - PUNCT resistant ADJ plants NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Cacti cactus NOUN Number=Plur 6 plants nsubj 2 are be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 plants cop 3 drought drought NOUN Number=Sing 6 plants compound 4 - - PUNCT _ 3 drought punct 5 resistant resistant ADJ Degree=Pos 6 plants amod 6 plants plant NOUN Number=Plur root root 7 . . PUNCT _ 6 plants punct
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1 is a present Cacti drought resistant plants tree rules
Example 4 There's a hosepipe ban because of the drought.
expl det compound nsubj case fixed det obl punct root There PRON 's VERB a DET hosepipe NOUN ban NOUN because ADP of ADP the DET drought NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 There there PRON PronType=Dem 2 's expl 2 's be VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 ban det 4 hosepipe hosepipe NOUN Number=Sing 5 ban compound 5 ban ban NOUN Number=Sing 2 's nsubj 6 because because ADP ExtPos=ADP 9 drought case 7 of of ADP _ 6 because fixed 8 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 9 drought det 9 drought drought NOUN Number=Sing 2 's obl 10 . . PUNCT _ 2 's punct
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1 be present a hosepipe ban there because the drought vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
Example 5 (Australia) Farmers struggled through a long drought.
punct obl punct nsubj case det amod obl punct root ( PUNCT Australia PROPN ) PUNCT Farmers NOUN struggled VERB through ADP a DET long ADJ drought NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 ( ( PUNCT _ 2 Australia punct 2 Australia Australia PROPN Number=Sing 5 struggled obl 3 ) ) PUNCT _ 2 Australia punct 4 Farmers farmer NOUN Number=Plur 5 struggled nsubj 5 struggled struggle VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 6 through through ADP _ 9 drought case 7 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 9 drought det 8 long long ADJ Degree=Pos 9 drought amod 9 drought drought NOUN Number=Sing 5 struggled obl 10 . . PUNCT _ 5 struggled punct
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1 struggle past Farmers Australia a long drought vn battle-36.4 «NP V»: agent=Agent
Example 6 The striker ended his goal drought with a brilliant header.
det nsubj nmod:poss compound obj case det amod nmod punct root The DET striker NOUN ended VERB his PRON goal NOUN drought NOUN with ADP a DET brilliant ADJ header NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 striker det 2 striker striker NOUN Number=Sing 3 ended nsubj 3 ended end VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 his his PRON Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 6 drought nmod:poss 5 goal goal NOUN Number=Sing 6 drought compound 6 drought drought NOUN Number=Sing 3 ended obj 7 with with ADP _ 10 header case 8 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 10 header det 9 brilliant brilliant ADJ Degree=Pos 10 header amod 10 header header NOUN Number=Sing 6 drought nmod 11 . . PUNCT _ 3 ended punct
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1 end past the striker striker's goal drought with a brilliant header vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V NP.eventuality PP.subeventuality»: agent=Affector drought=Eventuality with header=Subeventuality
Example 7 When a drought was impending, he scattered the peasant's seed-corn over a swamp; when a wet season was at hand, he sowed the slopes of the hills.
The tree, 29 words advmod det nsubj aux advcl punct nsubj det nmod:poss case compound punct obj case det nmod punct advmod det amod nsubj cop case obl punct nsubj conj det obj case det nmod punct root When ADV a DET drought NOUN was AUX impending VERB , PUNCT he PRON scattered VERB the DET peasant NOUN 's PART seed NOUN - PUNCT corn NOUN over ADP a DET swamp NOUN ; PUNCT when ADV a DET wet ADJ season NOUN was AUX at ADP hand NOUN , PUNCT he PRON sowed VERB the DET slopes NOUN of ADP the DET hills NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 When when ADV PronType=Int 5 impending advmod 2 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 3 drought det 3 drought drought NOUN Number=Sing 5 impending nsubj 4 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 5 impending aux 5 impending impend VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 8 scattered advcl 6 , , PUNCT _ 5 impending punct 7 he he PRON Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 8 scattered nsubj 8 scattered scatter VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 9 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 10 peasant det 10 peasant peasant NOUN Number=Sing 14 corn nmod:poss 11 's 's PART _ 10 peasant case 12 seed seed NOUN Number=Sing 14 corn compound 13 - - PUNCT _ 12 seed punct 14 corn corn NOUN Number=Sing 8 scattered obj 15 over over ADP _ 17 swamp case 16 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 17 swamp det 17 swamp swamp NOUN Number=Sing 14 corn nmod 18 ; ; PUNCT _ 28 sowed punct 19 when when ADV PronType=Int 25 hand advmod 20 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 22 season det 21 wet wet ADJ Degree=Pos 22 season amod 22 season season NOUN Number=Sing 25 hand nsubj 23 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 25 hand cop 24 at at ADP _ 25 hand case 25 hand hand NOUN Number=Sing 28 sowed obl 26 , , PUNCT _ 25 hand punct 27 he he PRON Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 28 sowed nsubj 28 sowed sow VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 8 scattered conj 29 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 30 slopes det 30 slopes slope NOUN Number=Plur 28 sowed obj 31 of of ADP _ 33 hills case 32 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 33 hills det 33 hills hill NOUN Number=Plur 30 slopes nmod 34 . . PUNCT _ 8 scattered punct
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1 impend past · progressive a drought tree rules 2 scatter past drought the peasant's seed corn a swamp vn spray-9.7-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent corn=Theme over swamp=Destination 3 is past a wet season hand tree rules 4 sow past drought the slopes of the hills vn spray-9.7-1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent slope=Theme
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