eel Who acts: eel, long thin fish, Eels, electric eel, fisherman, puppy · What happens: be, look, have, slide out, give, catch · To what, where: long thin fish, slippery skin, rock, fish, strong shock, eel
«eel» in the school dictionary: its meaning 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: eel in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 An eel is a long, thin fish that looks like a snake and has slippery skin.
The tree, 16 words det nsubj cop det amod punct amod nsubj acl:relcl case det obl cc conj amod obj punct root An DET eel NOUN is AUX a DET long ADJ , PUNCT thin ADJ fish NOUN that PRON looks VERB like ADP a DET snake NOUN and CCONJ has VERB slippery ADJ skin NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 An a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 eel det 2 eel eel NOUN Number=Sing 8 fish nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 8 fish cop 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 8 fish det 5 long long ADJ Degree=Pos 8 fish amod 6 , , PUNCT _ 5 long punct 7 thin thin ADJ Degree=Pos 8 fish amod 8 fish fish NOUN Number=Sing root root 9 that that PRON PronType=Rel 10 looks nsubj 10 looks look VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 8 fish acl:relcl 11 like like ADP _ 13 snake case 12 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 13 snake det 13 snake snake NOUN Number=Sing 10 looks obl 14 and and CCONJ _ 15 has cc 15 has have VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 10 looks conj 16 slippery slippery ADJ Degree=Pos 17 skin amod 17 skin skin NOUN Number=Sing 15 has obj 18 . . PUNCT _ 8 fish punct
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1 is a present a eel a long thin fish tree rules 2 look present a long thin fish like a snake vn stimulus_subject-30.4 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Stimulus 3 have present a long thin fish not said here slippery skin vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent skin=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.
Example 1 An eel slid out from under the rock.
det nsubj compound:prt case case det obl punct root An DET eel NOUN slid VERB out ADP from ADP under ADP the DET rock NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 An a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 eel det 2 eel eel NOUN Number=Sing 3 slid nsubj 3 slid slide VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 out out ADP _ 3 slid compound:prt 5 from from ADP _ 8 rock case 6 under under ADP _ 8 rock case 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 rock det 8 rock rock NOUN Number=Sing 3 slid obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 3 slid punct
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1 slide out past a eel the rock vn run-51.3.2-2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme from rock=Trajectory
Example 2 Eels look like snakes, but they are fish.
nsubj case obl punct cc nsubj cop obl punct root Eels NOUN look VERB like ADP snakes NOUN , PUNCT but CCONJ they PRON are AUX fish NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Eels eel NOUN Number=Plur 2 look nsubj 2 look look VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 like like ADP _ 4 snakes case 4 snakes snake NOUN Number=Plur 2 look obl 5 , , PUNCT _ 9 fish punct 6 but but CCONJ _ 9 fish cc 7 they they PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs 9 fish nsubj 8 are be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 9 fish cop 9 fish fish NOUN Number=Plur 2 look obl 10 . . PUNCT _ 2 look punct
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1 look present Eels like snakes vn stimulus_subject-30.4 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Stimulus 2 is a present Eels = eel fish tree rules
Example 3 The electric eel can give a strong shock.
det amod nsubj aux det amod obj punct root The DET electric ADJ eel NOUN can AUX give VERB a DET strong ADJ shock NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 eel det 2 electric electric ADJ Degree=Pos 3 eel amod 3 eel eel NOUN Number=Sing 5 give nsubj 4 can can AUX VerbForm=Fin 5 give aux 5 give give VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 6 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 8 shock det 7 strong strong ADJ Degree=Pos 8 shock amod 8 shock shock NOUN Number=Sing 5 give obj 9 . . PUNCT _ 5 give punct
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1 give can the electric eel a strong shock vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent shock=Theme
Example 4 The fisherman caught an eel in the river.
det nsubj det obj case det obl punct root The DET fisherman NOUN caught VERB an DET eel NOUN in ADP the DET river NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 fisherman det 2 fisherman fisherman NOUN Number=Sing 3 caught nsubj 3 caught catch VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 an a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 eel det 5 eel eel NOUN Number=Sing 3 caught obj 6 in in ADP _ 8 river case 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 river det 8 river river NOUN Number=Sing 3 caught obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 3 caught punct
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1 catch past the fisherman a eel the river vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent eel=Theme
Example 5 The puppy was as slippery as an eel in the bath.
det nsubj cop advmod case det obl case det nmod punct root The DET puppy NOUN was AUX as ADV slippery ADJ as ADP an DET eel NOUN in ADP the DET bath NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 puppy det 2 puppy puppy NOUN Number=Sing 5 slippery nsubj 3 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 5 slippery cop 4 as as ADV _ 5 slippery advmod 5 slippery slippery ADJ Degree=Pos root root 6 as as ADP _ 8 eel case 7 an a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 8 eel det 8 eel eel NOUN Number=Sing 5 slippery obl 9 in in ADP _ 11 bath case 10 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 11 bath det 11 bath bath NOUN Number=Sing 8 eel nmod 12 . . PUNCT _ 5 slippery punct
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1 is past the puppy as a eel in the bath; slippery property tree rules
Example 6 Some eels swim across the ocean to lay their eggs.
det nsubj case det obl mark advcl nmod:poss obj punct root Some DET eels NOUN swim VERB across ADP the DET ocean NOUN to PART lay VERB their PRON eggs NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Some some DET PronType=Ind 2 eels det 2 eels eel NOUN Number=Plur 3 swim nsubj 3 swim swim VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 across across ADP _ 6 ocean case 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 ocean det 6 ocean ocean NOUN Number=Sing 3 swim obl 7 to to PART _ 8 lay mark 8 lay lay VERB VerbForm=Inf 3 swim advcl 9 their their PRON Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 10 eggs nmod:poss 10 eggs egg NOUN Number=Plur 8 lay obj 11 . . PUNCT _ 3 swim punct
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1 swim present some eels the ocean vn run-51.3.2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme across ocean=Trajectory 2 lay to-infinitive some eels not said here eels's eggs vn create-26.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent egg=Result
Example 7 Moray eels hide in holes in the reef.
compound nsubj case obl case det obl punct root Moray NOUN eels NOUN hide VERB in ADP holes NOUN in ADP the DET reef NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Moray moray NOUN Number=Sing 2 eels compound 2 eels eel NOUN Number=Plur 3 hide nsubj 3 hide hide VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 in in ADP _ 5 holes case 5 holes hole NOUN Number=Plur 3 hide obl 6 in in ADP _ 8 reef case 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 reef det 8 reef reef NOUN Number=Sing 3 hide obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 3 hide punct
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1 hide present Moray eels holes in the reef vn concealment-16-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent in hole=Location
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