eland Who acts: throat, eland, Elands, skin, they, great deer · What happens: hang, be, jump, run, graze, twist · To what, where: largest antelope, world, biggest kind, forest, herd, male elands · Speech: someone speaks here
«eland» 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: eland in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 A very large African antelope with spiral horns on both males and females, light brown colour and a hanging fold of skin on the throat; it is the largest antelope in the world.
The tree, 33 words det advmod amod amod case amod nmod case det nmod cc conj punct amod amod conj cc det amod conj case nmod case det nmod punct nsubj cop det amod conj case det nmod punct root A DET very ADV large ADJ African ADJ antelope NOUN with ADP spiral ADJ horns NOUN on ADP both DET males NOUN and CCONJ females NOUN , PUNCT light ADJ brown ADJ colour NOUN and CCONJ a DET hanging VERB fold NOUN of ADP skin NOUN on ADP the DET throat NOUN ; PUNCT it PRON is AUX the DET largest ADJ antelope NOUN in ADP the DET world NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 antelope det 2 very very ADV _ 3 large advmod 3 large large ADJ Degree=Pos 5 antelope amod 4 African African ADJ Degree=Pos 5 antelope amod 5 antelope antelope NOUN Number=Sing root root 6 with with ADP _ 8 horns case 7 spiral spiral ADJ Degree=Pos 8 horns amod 8 horns horn NOUN Number=Plur 5 antelope nmod 9 on on ADP _ 11 males case 10 both both DET PronType=Tot 11 males det 11 males male NOUN Number=Plur 8 horns nmod 12 and and CCONJ _ 13 females cc 13 females female NOUN Number=Plur 11 males conj 14 , , PUNCT _ 17 colour punct 15 light light ADJ Degree=Pos 17 colour amod 16 brown brown ADJ Degree=Pos 17 colour amod 17 colour colour NOUN Number=Sing 11 males conj 18 and and CCONJ _ 21 fold cc 19 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 21 fold det 20 hanging hang VERB VerbForm=Ger 21 fold amod 21 fold fold NOUN Number=Sing 11 males conj 22 of of ADP _ 23 skin case 23 skin skin NOUN Number=Sing 21 fold nmod 24 on on ADP _ 26 throat case 25 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 26 throat det 26 throat throat NOUN Number=Sing 23 skin nmod 27 ; ; PUNCT _ 32 antelope punct 28 it it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 32 antelope nsubj 29 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 32 antelope cop 30 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 32 antelope det 31 largest large ADJ Degree=Sup 32 antelope amod 32 antelope antelope NOUN Number=Sing 5 antelope conj 33 in in ADP _ 35 world case 34 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 35 world det 35 world world NOUN Number=Sing 32 antelope nmod 36 . . PUNCT _ 5 antelope punct
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1 hang gerund vn assuming_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent 2 is a present throat the largest antelope the world 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.
Example 1 The eland is the biggest kind of antelope.
det nsubj cop det amod case nmod punct root The DET eland NOUN is AUX the DET biggest ADJ kind NOUN of ADP antelope NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 eland det 2 eland eland NOUN Number=Sing 6 kind nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 kind cop 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 kind det 5 biggest big ADJ Degree=Sup 6 kind amod 6 kind kind NOUN Number=Sing root root 7 of of ADP _ 8 antelope case 8 antelope antelope NOUN Number=Sing 6 kind nmod 9 . . PUNCT _ 6 kind punct
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1 is a present the eland the biggest kind of antelope tree rules
Example 2 Elands can jump very high for such large animals.
nsubj aux advmod advmod case amod amod obl punct root Elands NOUN can AUX jump VERB very ADV high ADJ for ADP such ADJ large ADJ animals NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Elands eland NOUN Number=Plur 3 jump nsubj 2 can can AUX VerbForm=Fin 3 jump aux 3 jump jump VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 4 very very ADV _ 5 high advmod 5 high high ADJ Degree=Pos 3 jump advmod 6 for for ADP _ 9 animals case 7 such such ADJ Degree=Pos 9 animals amod 8 large large ADJ Degree=Pos 9 animals amod 9 animals animal NOUN Number=Plur 5 high obl 10 . . PUNCT _ 3 jump punct
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1 jump can Elands vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
Example 3 The Eland and the Kudu ran into the forest.
det nsubj cc det conj case det obl punct root The DET Eland PROPN and CCONJ the DET Kudu PROPN ran VERB into ADP the DET forest NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 Eland det 2 Eland Eland PROPN Number=Sing 6 ran nsubj 3 and and CCONJ _ 5 Kudu cc 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 Kudu det 5 Kudu Kudu PROPN Number=Sing 2 Eland conj 6 ran run VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 7 into into ADP _ 9 forest case 8 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 9 forest det 9 forest forest NOUN Number=Sing 6 ran obl 10 . . PUNCT _ 6 ran punct
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1 run past the Eland and the Kudu into the forest result vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V PP.result»: agent=Theme into forest=Result
Example 4 A herd of eland grazed on the veldt.
det case nmod acl case det obl punct root A DET herd NOUN of ADP eland NOUN grazed VERB on ADP the DET veldt NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 herd det 2 herd herd NOUN Number=Sing root root 3 of of ADP _ 4 eland case 4 eland eland NOUN Number=Sing 2 herd nmod 5 grazed graze VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 2 herd acl 6 on on ADP _ 8 veldt case 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 veldt det 8 veldt veldt NOUN Number=Sing 5 grazed obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 2 herd punct
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1 graze participle a herd of eland not said here on the veldt vn dine-39.5 «NP V PP.patient»: agent=Agent on veldt=Patient
Example 5 Both male and female elands have twisted horns.
det amod cc conj nsubj:pass aux obj punct root Both DET male ADJ and CCONJ female ADJ elands NOUN have AUX twisted VERB horns NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Both both DET PronType=Tot 5 elands det 2 male male ADJ Degree=Pos 5 elands amod 3 and and CCONJ _ 4 female cc 4 female female ADJ Degree=Pos 2 male conj 5 elands eland NOUN Number=Plur 7 twisted nsubj:pass 6 have have AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 7 twisted aux 7 twisted twist VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 8 horns horn NOUN Number=Plur 7 twisted obj 9 . . PUNCT _ 7 twisted punct
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1 twist present · perfect · passive both male elands vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V NP ADJ.result»: subject=Theme horn=Result
Example 6 The eland has a fold of skin hanging from its neck.
det nsubj det obj case nmod acl case nmod:poss obl punct root The DET eland NOUN has VERB a DET fold NOUN of ADP skin NOUN hanging VERB from ADP its PRON neck NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 eland det 2 eland eland NOUN Number=Sing 3 has nsubj 3 has have VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 fold det 5 fold fold NOUN Number=Sing 3 has obj 6 of of ADP _ 7 skin case 7 skin skin NOUN Number=Sing 5 fold nmod 8 hanging hang VERB VerbForm=Ger 7 skin acl 9 from from ADP _ 11 neck case 10 its its PRON Case=Gen Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 11 neck nmod:poss 11 neck neck NOUN Number=Sing 8 hanging obl 12 . . PUNCT _ 3 has punct
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1 have present the eland a fold of skin vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent fold=Patient 2 hang gerund skin not said here eland's neck vn assuming_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent
Example 7 By-and-by they met with a troop of great deer, called elands, and they stopped when they saw Thakane and sang:
The tree, 22 words case punct cc punct mark nsubj case det obl case amod nmod punct acl xcomp punct cc nsubj conj advmod nsubj advcl obj cc conj punct root By ADP - PUNCT and CCONJ - PUNCT by SCONJ they PRON met VERB with ADP a DET troop NOUN of ADP great ADJ deer NOUN , PUNCT called VERB elands NOUN , PUNCT and CCONJ they PRON stopped VERB when ADV they PRON saw VERB Thakane PROPN and CCONJ sang VERB : PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 By by ADP _ 2 - case 2 - - PUNCT _ 7 met punct 3 and and CCONJ _ 7 met cc 4 - - PUNCT _ 3 and punct 5 by by SCONJ _ 7 met mark 6 they they PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs 7 met nsubj 7 met meet VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 8 with with ADP _ 10 troop case 9 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 10 troop det 10 troop troop NOUN Number=Sing 7 met obl 11 of of ADP _ 13 deer case 12 great great ADJ Degree=Pos 13 deer amod 13 deer deer NOUN Number=Plur 10 troop nmod 14 , , PUNCT _ 15 called punct 15 called call VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 13 deer acl 16 elands eland NOUN Number=Plur 15 called xcomp 17 , , PUNCT _ 20 stopped punct 18 and and CCONJ _ 20 stopped cc 19 they they PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs 20 stopped nsubj 20 stopped stop VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 7 met conj 21 when when ADV PronType=Int 23 saw advmod 22 they they PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs 23 saw nsubj 23 saw see VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 20 stopped advcl 24 Thakane Thakane PROPN Number=Sing 23 saw obj 25 and and CCONJ _ 26 sang cc 26 sang sing VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 23 saw conj 27 : : PUNCT _ 7 met punct
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1 meet past they with a troop of great deer vn meet-36.3-1 «NP V PP.co-agent»: agent=Agent with troop=Co-Agent 2 call participle great deer not said here elands vn initiate_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent 3 stop past elands = eland vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP.eventuality V»: agent=Eventuality 4 see past elands = eland Thakane vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer thakane=Stimulus 5 sing speech: express past elands = eland not said here vn sound_emission-43.2 «NP V»: agent=Theme
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