ewe
Who acts: ewe, farmer, 10 ewes, lamb, We · What happens: feed, have, shear, know, bleat, watch · To what, where: two lambs, her, 30 ewes, twins, 20 lambs, ewes
«ewe» 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: ewe in the school dictionary.
Meaning 1
A female sheep.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 3 sheep | det |
| 2 | female | female | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 3 sheep | amod |
| 3 | sheep | sheep | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 4 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 3 sheep | punct |
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.
Example 1
The ewe fed her two lambs.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 ewe | det |
| 2 | ewe | ewe | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 fed | nsubj |
| 3 | fed | feed | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | her | she | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 3 fed | obj |
| 5 | two | two | NUM | NumForm=Word NumType=Card | 6 lambs | nummod |
| 6 | lambs | lamb | NOUN | Number=Plur | 3 fed | obj |
| 7 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 3 fed | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | feed | past | the ewe | two lambs | her = she | vn feeding-39.7 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent she=Recipient lamb=Theme |
Example 2
The farmer has 30 ewes and 2 rams.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 farmer | det |
| 2 | farmer | farmer | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 has | nsubj |
| 3 | has | have | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | 30 | 30 | NUM | NumForm=Digit NumType=Card | 5 ewes | nummod |
| 5 | ewes | ewe | NOUN | Number=Plur | 3 has | obj |
| 6 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 8 rams | cc |
| 7 | 2 | 2 | NUM | NumForm=Digit NumType=Card | 8 rams | nummod |
| 8 | rams | ram | NOUN | Number=Plur | 5 ewes | conj |
| 9 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 3 has | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | have | present | the farmer | 30 ewes and 2 rams | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent ewe=Patient |
Example 3
Each ewe had twins, so 10 ewes had 20 lambs.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Each | each | DET | PronType=Tot | 2 ewe | det |
| 2 | ewe | ewe | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 had | nsubj |
| 3 | had | have | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | twins | twin | NOUN | Number=Plur | 3 had | obj |
| 5 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 9 had | punct |
| 6 | so | so | ADV | _ | 9 had | advmod |
| 7 | 10 | 10 | NUM | NumForm=Digit NumType=Card | 8 ewes | nummod |
| 8 | ewes | ewe | NOUN | Number=Plur | 9 had | nsubj |
| 9 | had | have | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 3 had | conj |
| 10 | 20 | 20 | NUM | NumForm=Digit NumType=Card | 11 lambs | nummod |
| 11 | lambs | lamb | NOUN | Number=Plur | 9 had | obj |
| 12 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 3 had | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | have | past | each ewe | twins | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent twin=Patient | ||||
| 2 | have | past | 10 ewes | 20 lambs | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent lamb=Patient |
Example 4
The ewes were sheared in summer.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 ewes | det |
| 2 | ewes | ewe | NOUN | Number=Plur | 4 sheared | nsubj:pass |
| 3 | were | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 4 sheared | aux:pass |
| 4 | sheared | shear | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | root | root |
| 5 | in | in | ADP | _ | 6 summer | case |
| 6 | summer | summer | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 sheared | obl |
| 7 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 4 sheared | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | shear | past · passive | the ewes | summer | vn wipe_instr-10.4.2-1 «NP V NP.initial_location»: subject=Initial_Location |
Example 5
A ewe can know her lamb by its bleat.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 2 ewe | det |
| 2 | ewe | ewe | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 know | nsubj |
| 3 | can | can | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 4 know | aux |
| 4 | know | know | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | root | root |
| 5 | her | her | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 6 lamb | nmod:poss |
| 6 | lamb | lamb | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 know | obj |
| 7 | by | by | ADP | _ | 9 bleat | case |
| 8 | its | its | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 9 bleat | nmod:poss |
| 9 | bleat | bleat | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 know | obl |
| 10 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 4 know | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | know | can | a ewe | ewe's lamb | by lamb's bleat | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Experiencer lamb=Stimulus | |||
| 2 | bleat | lamb | nom bleat «event intransitive»: poss=agent |
Example 6
We watched the ewes in the field.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | We | we | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs | 2 watched | nsubj |
| 2 | watched | watch | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 4 ewes | det |
| 4 | ewes | ewe | NOUN | Number=Plur | 2 watched | obj |
| 5 | in | in | ADP | _ | 7 field | case |
| 6 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 7 field | det |
| 7 | field | field | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 watched | obl |
| 8 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 2 watched | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | watch | past | We | the ewes | the field | vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent ewe=Theme |
Example 7
Ewe's milk and cheese, woollen jackets and stockings!
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ewe | Ewe | PROPN | Number=Sing | 3 milk | nmod:poss |
| 2 | 's | 's | PART | _ | 1 Ewe | case |
| 3 | milk | milk | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 4 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 5 cheese | cc |
| 5 | cheese | cheese | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 milk | conj |
| 6 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 8 jackets | punct |
| 7 | woollen | woollen | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 8 jackets | amod |
| 8 | jackets | jacket | NOUN | Number=Plur | 3 milk | conj |
| 9 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 10 stockings | cc |
| 10 | stockings | stocking | NOUN | Number=Plur | 8 jackets | conj |
| 11 | ! | ! | PUNCT | _ | 3 milk | punct |
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.
Text: the school dictionary of Mova's schools (world/data/dictionary-schools/), written for Mova. Trees: Mova's own parse — the en model on the CPU, when the site is built — not checked by a teacher; they may be wrong. Frames: Mova's frames reader (prag), each meaning and example read on its own. Elamur Cosmic License.
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