eater Who acts: person, animal, fire eater, performer, brother, Lions · What happens: eat, describe, be, pretend, breathe out, lick up · To what, where: person, fussy eater, certain food, performer, fire, flames
«eater» 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: eater in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 A person or animal that eats, often described by how or what it eats: «a fussy eater», «a big eater».
The tree, 20 words det cc conj nsubj acl:relcl punct advmod acl case advmod cc obl nsubj acl:relcl punct punct det amod obj punct punct punct det amod appos punct punct root A DET person NOUN or CCONJ animal NOUN that PRON eats VERB , PUNCT often ADV described VERB by ADP how ADV or CCONJ what PRON it PRON eats VERB : PUNCT « PUNCT a DET fussy ADJ eater NOUN » PUNCT , PUNCT « PUNCT a DET big ADJ eater NOUN » PUNCT . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 person det 2 person person NOUN Number=Sing root root 3 or or CCONJ _ 4 animal cc 4 animal animal NOUN Number=Sing 2 person conj 5 that that PRON PronType=Rel 6 eats nsubj 6 eats eat VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 2 person acl:relcl 7 , , PUNCT _ 9 described punct 8 often often ADV _ 9 described advmod 9 described describe VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 2 person acl 10 by by ADP _ 13 what case 11 how how ADV PronType=Int 13 what advmod 12 or or CCONJ _ 13 what cc 13 what what PRON PronType=Rel 9 described obl 14 it it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 15 eats nsubj 15 eats eat VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 13 what acl:relcl 16 : : PUNCT _ 20 eater punct 17 « « PUNCT _ 20 eater punct 18 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 20 eater det 19 fussy fussy ADJ Degree=Pos 20 eater amod 20 eater eater NOUN Number=Sing 15 eats obj 21 » » PUNCT _ 20 eater punct 22 , , PUNCT _ 26 eater punct 23 « « PUNCT _ 26 eater punct 24 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 26 eater det 25 big big ADJ Degree=Pos 26 eater amod 26 eater eater NOUN Number=Sing 20 eater appos 27 » » PUNCT _ 26 eater punct 28 . . PUNCT _ 2 person punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 eat present a person or animal vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent 2 describe participle a person or animal not said here by a person or animal; often property vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Agent 3 eat present animal a fussy eater vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent eater=Patient
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: as part of a word — kept apart, not parsed.
An animal that eats a certain food: «anteater», «meat-eater», «plant-eater».
The tree, 12 words det nsubj nsubj det amod obj punct punct obl punct punct punct compound punct appos punct punct punct compound punct appos punct punct root An DET animal NOUN that PRON eats VERB a DET certain ADJ food NOUN : PUNCT « PUNCT anteater NOUN » PUNCT , PUNCT « PUNCT meat NOUN - PUNCT eater NOUN » PUNCT , PUNCT « PUNCT plant NOUN - PUNCT eater NOUN » PUNCT . PUNCT 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 4 eats nsubj 3 that that PRON PronType=Rel 4 eats nsubj 4 eats eat VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 5 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 7 food det 6 certain certain ADJ Degree=Pos 7 food amod 7 food food NOUN Number=Sing 4 eats obj 8 : : PUNCT _ 10 anteater punct 9 « « PUNCT _ 10 anteater punct 10 anteater anteater NOUN Number=Sing 4 eats obl 11 » » PUNCT _ 10 anteater punct 12 , , PUNCT _ 16 eater punct 13 « « PUNCT _ 16 eater punct 14 meat meat NOUN Number=Sing 16 eater compound 15 - - PUNCT _ 14 meat punct 16 eater eater NOUN Number=Sing 10 anteater appos 17 » » PUNCT _ 16 eater punct 18 , , PUNCT _ 22 eater punct 19 « « PUNCT _ 22 eater punct 20 plant plant NOUN Number=Sing 22 eater compound 21 - - PUNCT _ 20 plant punct 22 eater eater NOUN Number=Sing 10 anteater appos 23 » » PUNCT _ 22 eater punct 24 . . PUNCT _ 4 eats punct
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1 eat present a animal a certain food anteater obl vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent food=Patient
Meaning 3 A fire-eater is a performer who pretends to eat fire and breathes out flames at shows.
The tree, 17 words det compound punct nsubj cop det nsubj acl:relcl mark xcomp obj cc conj compound:prt obj case obl punct root A DET fire NOUN - PUNCT eater NOUN is AUX a DET performer NOUN who PRON pretends VERB to PART eat VERB fire NOUN and CCONJ breathes VERB out ADP flames NOUN at ADP shows NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 4 eater det 2 fire fire NOUN Number=Sing 4 eater compound 3 - - PUNCT _ 2 fire punct 4 eater eater NOUN Number=Sing 7 performer nsubj 5 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 7 performer cop 6 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 7 performer det 7 performer performer NOUN Number=Sing root root 8 who who PRON PronType=Rel 9 pretends nsubj 9 pretends pretend VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 7 performer acl:relcl 10 to to PART _ 11 eat mark 11 eat eat VERB VerbForm=Inf 9 pretends xcomp 12 fire fire NOUN Number=Sing 11 eat obj 13 and and CCONJ _ 14 breathes cc 14 breathes breathe VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 9 pretends conj 15 out out ADP _ 14 breathes compound:prt 16 flames flame NOUN Number=Plur 14 breathes obj 17 at at ADP _ 18 shows case 18 shows show NOUN Number=Plur 14 breathes obl 19 . . PUNCT _ 7 performer punct
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1 is a present a fire eater a performer tree rules 2 pretend present a performer tree rules 3 eat to-infinitive a performer not said here fire vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent fire=Patient 4 breathe out present a performer not said here flames shows vn breathe-40.1.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent flame=Theme
Example 1 My brother is a very fussy eater.
nmod:poss nsubj cop det advmod amod punct root My PRON brother NOUN is AUX a DET very ADV fussy ADJ eater NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 My my PRON Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 2 brother nmod:poss 2 brother brother NOUN Number=Sing 7 eater nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 7 eater cop 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 7 eater det 5 very very ADV _ 6 fussy advmod 6 fussy fussy ADJ Degree=Pos 7 eater amod 7 eater eater NOUN Number=Sing root root 8 . . PUNCT _ 7 eater punct
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1 is a present My brother a fussy eater tree rules
Example 2 Lions are meat-eaters.
nsubj cop compound punct punct root Lions NOUN are AUX meat NOUN - PUNCT eaters NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Lions lion NOUN Number=Plur 5 eaters nsubj 2 are be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 eaters cop 3 meat meat NOUN Number=Sing 5 eaters compound 4 - - PUNCT _ 3 meat punct 5 eaters eater NOUN Number=Plur root root 6 . . PUNCT _ 5 eaters punct
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1 is a present Lions meat eaters tree rules
Example 3 Cows are plant-eaters.
nsubj cop compound punct punct root Cows NOUN are AUX plant NOUN - PUNCT eaters NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Cows cow NOUN Number=Plur 5 eaters nsubj 2 are be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 eaters cop 3 plant plant NOUN Number=Sing 5 eaters compound 4 - - PUNCT _ 3 plant punct 5 eaters eater NOUN Number=Plur root root 6 . . PUNCT _ 5 eaters punct
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1 is a present Cows plant eaters tree rules
Example 4 The anteater licks up ants with its long tongue.
det nsubj compound:prt obj case nmod:poss amod obl punct root The DET anteater NOUN licks VERB up ADP ants NOUN with ADP its PRON long ADJ tongue NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 anteater det 2 anteater anteater NOUN Number=Sing 3 licks nsubj 3 licks lick VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 up up ADP _ 3 licks compound:prt 5 ants ant NOUN Number=Plur 3 licks obj 6 with with ADP _ 9 tongue case 7 its its PRON Case=Gen Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 9 tongue nmod:poss 8 long long ADJ Degree=Pos 9 tongue amod 9 tongue tongue NOUN Number=Sing 3 licks obl 10 . . PUNCT _ 3 licks punct
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1 lick up present the anteater ants with anteater's long tongue vn touch-20-1 «NP V NP PP.instrument»: agent=Agent ant=Experiencer with tongue=Instrument
Example 5 Dad is a big eater; he always has seconds.
nsubj cop det amod punct nsubj advmod acl:relcl obj punct root Dad NOUN is AUX a DET big ADJ eater NOUN ; PUNCT he PRON always ADV has VERB seconds NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Dad dad NOUN Number=Sing 5 eater nsubj 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 eater cop 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 eater det 4 big big ADJ Degree=Pos 5 eater amod 5 eater eater NOUN Number=Sing root root 6 ; ; PUNCT _ 9 has punct 7 he he PRON Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 9 has nsubj 8 always always ADV PronType=Tot 9 has advmod 9 has have VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 eater acl:relcl 10 seconds second NOUN Number=Plur 9 has obj 11 . . PUNCT _ 5 eater punct
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1 is a present Dad a big eater tree rules 2 have present he a big eater not said here second always property vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent eater=Patient
Example 6 A healthy eater has lots of fruit and vegetables.
det amod nsubj obj case nmod cc conj punct root A DET healthy ADJ eater NOUN has VERB lots NOUN of ADP fruit NOUN and CCONJ vegetables NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 3 eater det 2 healthy healthy ADJ Degree=Pos 3 eater amod 3 eater eater NOUN Number=Sing 4 has nsubj 4 has have VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 5 lots lot NOUN Number=Plur 4 has obj 6 of of ADP _ 7 fruit case 7 fruit fruit NOUN Number=Sing 5 lots nmod 8 and and CCONJ _ 9 vegetables cc 9 vegetables vegetable NOUN Number=Plur 7 fruit conj 10 . . PUNCT _ 4 has punct
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1 have present a healthy eater lots of fruit and vegetables vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent lot=Patient
Example 7 She is a slow eater, so she is last to leave the table.
The tree, 13 words nsubj cop det amod punct advmod nsubj cop conj mark xcomp det obj punct root She PRON is AUX a DET slow ADJ eater NOUN , PUNCT so ADV she PRON is AUX last ADJ to PART leave VERB the DET table NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 She she PRON Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 5 eater nsubj 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 eater cop 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 eater det 4 slow slow ADJ Degree=Pos 5 eater amod 5 eater eater NOUN Number=Sing root root 6 , , PUNCT _ 10 last punct 7 so so ADV _ 10 last advmod 8 she she PRON Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 10 last nsubj 9 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 10 last cop 10 last last ADJ Degree=Pos 5 eater conj 11 to to PART _ 12 leave mark 12 leave leave VERB VerbForm=Inf 10 last xcomp 13 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 14 table det 14 table table NOUN Number=Sing 12 leave obj 15 . . PUNCT _ 5 eater punct
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1 is a present She a slow eater tree rules 2 is present she last property tree rules 3 leave to-infinitive she not said here the table vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent table=Theme
Example 8 The fire-eater laughed again, and blew a flame at Makoma.
det compound punct nsubj advmod punct cc conj det obj case obl punct root The DET fire NOUN - PUNCT eater NOUN laughed VERB again ADV , PUNCT and CCONJ blew VERB a DET flame NOUN at ADP Makoma PROPN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 4 eater det 2 fire fire NOUN Number=Sing 4 eater compound 3 - - PUNCT _ 2 fire punct 4 eater eater NOUN Number=Sing 5 laughed nsubj 5 laughed laugh VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 6 again again ADV _ 5 laughed advmod 7 , , PUNCT _ 9 blew punct 8 and and CCONJ _ 9 blew cc 9 blew blow VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 5 laughed conj 10 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 11 flame det 11 flame flame NOUN Number=Sing 9 blew obj 12 at at ADP _ 13 Makoma case 13 Makoma Makoma PROPN Number=Sing 9 blew obl 14 . . PUNCT _ 5 laughed punct
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1 laugh past the fire eater again vn nonverbal_expression-40.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent 2 blow past the fire eater not said here a flame Makoma vn split-23.2 «NP V NP apart»: agent=Agent flame=Patient
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