epidemic Who acts: disease, cholera epidemic, Washing, flu epidemic, Scientists, epidemic · What happens: spread, happen, hit, wash, help, stop · To what, where: something, city, hands, epidemic
«epidemic» in the school dictionary: its 3 meanings for a pupil and its 6 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: epidemic in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 A disease that spreads quickly to many people in one area at the same time.
The tree, 15 words det nsubj nsubj advmod case amod obl case nummod nmod case det amod obl punct root A DET disease NOUN that PRON spreads VERB quickly ADV to ADP many ADJ people NOUN in ADP one NUM area NOUN at ADP the DET same ADJ time NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 disease det 2 disease disease NOUN Number=Sing 4 spreads nsubj 3 that that PRON PronType=Rel 4 spreads nsubj 4 spreads spread VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 5 quickly quickly ADV _ 4 spreads advmod 6 to to ADP _ 8 people case 7 many many ADJ Degree=Pos 8 people amod 8 people people NOUN Number=Plur 4 spreads obl 9 in in ADP _ 11 area case 10 one one NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 11 area nummod 11 area area NOUN Number=Sing 8 people nmod 12 at at ADP _ 15 time case 13 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 15 time det 14 same same ADJ Degree=Pos 15 time amod 15 time time NOUN Number=Sing 4 spreads obl 16 . . PUNCT _ 4 spreads punct
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1 spread present a disease time to many people in one area; quickly property vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
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 sudden fast spread of something bad, like bullying or a craze.
det amod amod case nmod amod punct case conj cc det conj punct root A DET sudden ADJ fast ADJ spread NOUN of ADP something PRON bad ADJ , PUNCT like ADP bullying NOUN or CCONJ a DET craze NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 4 spread det 2 sudden sudden ADJ Degree=Pos 4 spread amod 3 fast fast ADJ Degree=Pos 4 spread amod 4 spread spread NOUN Number=Sing root root 5 of of ADP _ 6 something case 6 something something PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 4 spread nmod 7 bad bad ADJ Degree=Pos 6 something amod 8 , , PUNCT _ 10 bullying punct 9 like like ADP _ 10 bullying case 10 bullying bullying NOUN Number=Sing 4 spread conj 11 or or CCONJ _ 13 craze cc 12 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 13 craze det 13 craze craze NOUN Number=Sing 10 bullying conj 14 . . PUNCT _ 4 spread punct
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1 spread something nom spread «event transitive»: of=patient
Meaning 3 Usage: adjective — kept apart, not parsed.
Happening widely and fast.
advmod cc conj punct root Happening VERB widely ADV and CCONJ fast ADV . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Happening happen VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part root root 2 widely widely ADV _ 1 Happening advmod 3 and and CCONJ _ 4 fast cc 4 fast fast ADV Degree=Pos 2 widely conj 5 . . PUNCT _ 1 Happening punct
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1 happen gerund widely property vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
Example 1 A cholera epidemic hit the city long ago.
det compound nsubj det obj advmod advmod punct root A DET cholera NOUN epidemic NOUN hit VERB the DET city NOUN long ADV ago ADV . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 3 epidemic det 2 cholera cholera NOUN Number=Sing 3 epidemic compound 3 epidemic epidemic NOUN Number=Sing 4 hit nsubj 4 hit hit VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 city det 6 city city NOUN Number=Sing 4 hit obj 7 long long ADV Degree=Pos 8 ago advmod 8 ago ago ADV _ 4 hit advmod 9 . . PUNCT _ 4 hit punct
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1 hit past a cholera epidemic the city ago property vn contiguous_location-47.8-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme city=Co-Theme
Example 2 Washing hands helps stop an epidemic.
csubj obj xcomp det obj punct root Washing VERB hands NOUN helps VERB stop VERB an DET epidemic NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Washing wash VERB VerbForm=Ger 3 helps csubj 2 hands hand NOUN Number=Plur 1 Washing obj 3 helps help VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 stop stop VERB VerbForm=Inf 3 helps xcomp 5 an a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 epidemic det 6 epidemic epidemic NOUN Number=Sing 4 stop obj 7 . . PUNCT _ 3 helps punct
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1 wash gerund hands vn floss-41.2.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent hand=Patient 2 help present Washing vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Theme 3 stop infinitive Washing not said here a epidemic vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V NP.eventuality»: agent=Subeventuality epidemic=Eventuality
Example 3 There was a flu epidemic at school, and half the class was off.
The tree, 13 words expl det compound nsubj case nmod punct cc det:predet det compound cop compound:prt punct root There PRON was VERB a DET flu NOUN epidemic NOUN at ADP school NOUN , PUNCT and CCONJ half DET the DET class NOUN was AUX off ADP . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 There there PRON PronType=Dem 2 was expl 2 was be VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 epidemic det 4 flu flu NOUN Number=Sing 5 epidemic compound 5 epidemic epidemic NOUN Number=Sing 2 was nsubj 6 at at ADP _ 7 school case 7 school school NOUN Number=Sing 5 epidemic nmod 8 , , PUNCT _ 14 off punct 9 and and CCONJ _ 14 off cc 10 half half DET NumForm=Word NumType=Frac PronType=Ind 12 class det:predet 11 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 12 class det 12 class class NOUN Number=Sing 14 off compound 13 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 14 off cop 14 off off ADP _ 2 was compound:prt 15 . . PUNCT _ 2 was punct
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1 be off past a flu epidemic at school there vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
Example 4 Scientists study how an epidemic spreads.
nsubj advmod det nsubj ccomp punct root Scientists NOUN study VERB how ADV an DET epidemic NOUN spreads VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Scientists scientist NOUN Number=Plur 2 study nsubj 2 study study VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 how how ADV PronType=Int 6 spreads advmod 4 an a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 epidemic det 5 epidemic epidemic NOUN Number=Sing 6 spreads nsubj 6 spreads spread VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 2 study ccomp 7 . . PUNCT _ 2 study punct
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1 study present Scientists vn learn-14-2-1 «NP V what S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 2 spread present a epidemic vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
Example 5 The town faced an epidemic of bike thefts.
det nsubj det obj case compound nmod punct root The DET town NOUN faced VERB an DET epidemic NOUN of ADP bike NOUN thefts NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 town det 2 town town NOUN Number=Sing 3 faced nsubj 3 faced face VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 an a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 epidemic det 5 epidemic epidemic NOUN Number=Sing 3 faced obj 6 of of ADP _ 8 thefts case 7 bike bike NOUN Number=Sing 8 thefts compound 8 thefts theft NOUN Number=Plur 5 epidemic nmod 9 . . PUNCT _ 3 faced punct
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1 face past the town a epidemic of bike thefts vn fill-9.8-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme epidemic=Destination
Example 6 Vaccines helped end the epidemic.
nsubj xcomp det obj punct root Vaccines NOUN helped VERB end VERB the DET epidemic NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Vaccines vaccine NOUN Number=Plur 2 helped nsubj 2 helped help VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 end end VERB VerbForm=Inf 2 helped xcomp 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 epidemic det 5 epidemic epidemic NOUN Number=Sing 3 end obj 6 . . PUNCT _ 2 helped punct
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1 help past Vaccines vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Theme 2 end infinitive Vaccines not said here the epidemic vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V NP.eventuality»: agent=Subeventuality epidemic=Eventuality
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