fen Who acts: fen, Fens, much, fēn, Mist, Peat · What happens: be, drain, not be, grow, rise, form · To what, where: large flat area, Chinese money unit, English word, sense, Much, crops
«fen» in the school dictionary: its 3 meanings 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: fen in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 A fen is low, flat, wet land, like a marsh, often with reeds and peat.
The tree, 15 words det nsubj cop punct conj punct amod conj punct case det conj punct advmod case appos cc conj punct root A DET fen NOUN is AUX low ADJ , PUNCT flat ADJ , PUNCT wet ADJ land NOUN , PUNCT like ADP a DET marsh NOUN , PUNCT often ADV with ADP reeds NOUN and CCONJ peat NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 fen det 2 fen fen NOUN Number=Sing 4 low nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 low cop 4 low low ADJ Degree=Pos root root 5 , , PUNCT _ 6 flat punct 6 flat flat ADJ Degree=Pos 4 low conj 7 , , PUNCT _ 9 land punct 8 wet wet ADJ Degree=Pos 9 land amod 9 land land NOUN Number=Sing 4 low conj 10 , , PUNCT _ 13 marsh punct 11 like like ADP _ 13 marsh case 12 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 13 marsh det 13 marsh marsh NOUN Number=Sing 4 low conj 14 , , PUNCT _ 17 reeds punct 15 often often ADV _ 17 reeds advmod 16 with with ADP _ 17 reeds case 17 reeds reed NOUN Number=Plur 13 marsh appos 18 and and CCONJ _ 19 peat cc 19 peat peat NOUN Number=Sing 17 reeds conj 20 . . PUNCT _ 4 low punct
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1 is present a fen low property tree rules 2 be a fen not said here 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.
Meaning 2 The Fens are a large flat area of eastern England, much of it drained for farming.
The tree, 16 words det nsubj cop det amod amod case amod nmod punct nsubj case nmod conj case obl punct root The DET Fens NOUN are AUX a DET large ADJ flat ADJ area NOUN of ADP eastern ADJ England PROPN , PUNCT much ADJ of ADP it PRON drained VERB for ADP farming NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 Fens det 2 Fens fen NOUN Number=Plur 7 area nsubj 3 are be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 7 area cop 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 7 area det 5 large large ADJ Degree=Pos 7 area amod 6 flat flat ADJ Degree=Pos 7 area amod 7 area area NOUN Number=Sing root root 8 of of ADP _ 10 England case 9 eastern eastern ADJ Degree=Pos 10 England amod 10 England England PROPN Number=Sing 7 area nmod 11 , , PUNCT _ 15 drained punct 12 much much ADJ Degree=Pos 15 drained nsubj 13 of of ADP _ 14 it case 14 it it PRON Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 12 much nmod 15 drained drain VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 7 area conj 16 for for ADP _ 17 farming case 17 farming farming NOUN Number=Sing 15 drained obl 18 . . PUNCT _ 7 area punct
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1 is a present the Fens a large flat area of eastern England tree rules 2 drain past much of area for farming vn clear-10.3-1 «NP.Source V»: agent=Source
Meaning 3 Usage: Mandarin, pinyin — kept apart, not parsed.
fēn is a Chinese money unit (one hundredth of a yuan) and a word for «minute» or «points»; it is not an English word in that sense.
The tree, 27 words nsubj cop det amod compound punct nummod appos case det nmod punct cc det conj case punct nmod punct cc punct conj punct punct nsubj cop advmod det amod appos case det nmod punct root fēn NOUN is AUX a DET Chinese ADJ money NOUN unit NOUN ( PUNCT one NUM hundredth NOUN of ADP a DET yuan NOUN ) PUNCT and CCONJ a DET word NOUN for ADP « PUNCT minute NOUN » PUNCT or CCONJ « PUNCT points NOUN » PUNCT ; PUNCT it PRON is AUX not PART an DET English ADJ word NOUN in ADP that DET sense NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 fēn fēn NOUN Number=Sing 6 unit nsubj 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 unit cop 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 unit det 4 Chinese Chinese ADJ Degree=Pos 6 unit amod 5 money money NOUN Number=Sing 6 unit compound 6 unit unit NOUN Number=Sing root root 7 ( ( PUNCT _ 9 hundredth punct 8 one one NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 9 hundredth nummod 9 hundredth hundredth NOUN Number=Sing 6 unit appos 10 of of ADP _ 12 yuan case 11 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 12 yuan det 12 yuan yuan NOUN Number=Sing 9 hundredth nmod 13 ) ) PUNCT _ 9 hundredth punct 14 and and CCONJ _ 16 word cc 15 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 16 word det 16 word word NOUN Number=Sing 6 unit conj 17 for for ADP _ 19 minute case 18 « « PUNCT _ 19 minute punct 19 minute minute NOUN Number=Sing 16 word nmod 20 » » PUNCT _ 19 minute punct 21 or or CCONJ _ 23 points cc 22 « « PUNCT _ 23 points punct 23 points point NOUN Number=Plur 19 minute conj 24 » » PUNCT _ 23 points punct 25 ; ; PUNCT _ 31 word punct 26 it it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 31 word nsubj 27 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 31 word cop 28 not not PART Polarity=Neg 31 word advmod 29 an a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 31 word det 30 English English ADJ Degree=Pos 31 word amod 31 word word NOUN Number=Sing 6 unit appos 32 in in ADP _ 34 sense case 33 that that DET Number=Sing PronType=Dem 34 sense det 34 sense sense NOUN Number=Sing 31 word nmod 35 . . PUNCT _ 6 unit punct
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1 is a present fēn a Chinese money unit and a word for minute or points tree rules 2 not is a present fēn a English word that sense tree rules
Example 1 The fen was full of reeds and birds.
det nsubj cop case obl cc conj punct root The DET fen NOUN was AUX full ADJ of ADP reeds NOUN and CCONJ birds NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 fen det 2 fen fen NOUN Number=Sing 4 full nsubj 3 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 4 full cop 4 full full ADJ Degree=Pos root root 5 of of ADP _ 6 reeds case 6 reeds reed NOUN Number=Plur 4 full obl 7 and and CCONJ _ 8 birds cc 8 birds bird NOUN Number=Plur 6 reeds conj 9 . . PUNCT _ 4 full punct
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1 is past the fen of reeds and birds; full property tree rules
Example 2 Much of the Fens was drained to grow crops.
nsubj:pass case det obl aux:pass mark advcl obj punct root Much ADJ of ADP the DET Fens NOUN was AUX drained VERB to PART grow VERB crops NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Much much ADJ Degree=Pos 6 drained nsubj:pass 2 of of ADP _ 4 Fens case 3 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 4 Fens det 4 Fens fen NOUN Number=Plur 1 Much obl 5 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 6 drained aux:pass 6 drained drain VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 7 to to PART _ 8 grow mark 8 grow grow VERB VerbForm=Inf 6 drained advcl 9 crops crop NOUN Number=Plur 8 grow obj 10 . . PUNCT _ 6 drained punct
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1 drain past · passive Much vn clear-10.3-1 «NP V NP.source»: subject=Source 2 grow to-infinitive crops vn appear-48.1.1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location crop=Theme
Example 3 Mist rose over the fen at dawn.
nsubj case det obl case obl punct root Mist NOUN rose VERB over ADP the DET fen NOUN at ADP dawn NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Mist mist NOUN Number=Sing 2 rose nsubj 2 rose rise VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 over over ADP _ 5 fen case 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 fen det 5 fen fen NOUN Number=Sing 2 rose obl 6 at at ADP _ 7 dawn case 7 dawn dawn NOUN Number=Sing 2 rose obl 8 . . PUNCT _ 2 rose punct
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1 rise past Mist the fen dawn vn assuming_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent over fen=Location
Example 4 Peat forms in a fen over thousands of years.
nsubj case det obl case obl case nmod punct root Peat NOUN forms VERB in ADP a DET fen NOUN over ADP thousands NOUN of ADP years NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Peat peat NOUN Number=Sing 2 forms nsubj 2 forms form VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 in in ADP _ 5 fen case 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 fen det 5 fen fen NOUN Number=Sing 2 forms obl 6 over over ADP _ 7 thousands case 7 thousands thousand NOUN Number=Plur 2 forms obl 8 of of ADP _ 9 years case 9 years year NOUN Number=Plur 7 thousands nmod 10 . . PUNCT _ 2 forms punct
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1 form present Peat a fen over thousands of years vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in fen=Location
Example 5 Ely Cathedral stands like a ship above the Fens.
compound nsubj case det obl case det nmod punct root Ely PROPN Cathedral PROPN stands VERB like ADP a DET ship NOUN above ADP the DET Fens NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Ely Ely PROPN Number=Sing 2 Cathedral compound 2 Cathedral Cathedral PROPN Number=Sing 3 stands nsubj 3 stands stand VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 like like ADP _ 6 ship case 5 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 ship det 6 ship ship NOUN Number=Sing 3 stands obl 7 above above ADP _ 9 Fens case 8 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 9 Fens det 9 Fens fen NOUN Number=Plur 6 ship nmod 10 . . PUNCT _ 3 stands punct
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1 stand present Ely Cathedral like a ship above the Fens vn assuming_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent
Example 6 (Mandarin, pinyin) In China, ten fen make one jiao.
punct nsubj punct appos punct case nmod punct nummod nsubj nummod obj punct root ( PUNCT Mandarin PROPN , PUNCT pinyin NOUN ) PUNCT In ADP China PROPN , PUNCT ten NUM fen NOUN make VERB one NUM jiao NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 ( ( PUNCT _ 2 Mandarin punct 2 Mandarin Mandarin PROPN Number=Sing 11 make nsubj 3 , , PUNCT _ 4 pinyin punct 4 pinyin pinyin NOUN Number=Sing 2 Mandarin appos 5 ) ) PUNCT _ 4 pinyin punct 6 In in ADP _ 7 China case 7 China China PROPN Number=Sing 2 Mandarin nmod 8 , , PUNCT _ 11 make punct 9 ten ten NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 10 fen nummod 10 fen fen NOUN Number=Plur 11 make nsubj 11 make make VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 12 one one NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 13 jiao nummod 13 jiao jiao NOUN Number=Sing 11 make obj 14 . . PUNCT _ 11 make punct
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1 make present Mandarin in China one jiao vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent jiao=Product
Example 7 Over woodland and heath, flood and fen, they flew on, till they reached the wild moor, over which they hovered in broad circles.
The tree, 23 words case obl cc conj punct appos cc conj punct nsubj advmod punct mark nsubj conj det amod obj punct case obl nsubj conj case amod obl punct root Over ADP woodland NOUN and CCONJ heath NOUN , PUNCT flood NOUN and CCONJ fen NOUN , PUNCT they PRON flew VERB on ADV , PUNCT till SCONJ they PRON reached VERB the DET wild ADJ moor NOUN , PUNCT over ADP which PRON they PRON hovered VERB in ADP broad ADJ circles NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Over over ADP _ 2 woodland case 2 woodland woodland NOUN Number=Sing 11 flew obl 3 and and CCONJ _ 4 heath cc 4 heath heath NOUN Number=Sing 2 woodland conj 5 , , PUNCT _ 6 flood punct 6 flood flood NOUN Number=Sing 2 woodland appos 7 and and CCONJ _ 8 fen cc 8 fen fen NOUN Number=Sing 6 flood conj 9 , , PUNCT _ 2 woodland punct 10 they they PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs 11 flew nsubj 11 flew fly VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 12 on on ADV _ 11 flew advmod 13 , , PUNCT _ 16 reached punct 14 till till SCONJ _ 16 reached mark 15 they they PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs 16 reached nsubj 16 reached reach VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 11 flew conj 17 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 19 moor det 18 wild wild ADJ Degree=Pos 19 moor amod 19 moor moor NOUN Number=Sing 16 reached obj 20 , , PUNCT _ 24 hovered punct 21 over over ADP _ 22 which case 22 which which PRON PronType=Rel 24 hovered obl 23 they they PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs 24 hovered nsubj 24 hovered hover VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 16 reached conj 25 in in ADP _ 27 circles case 26 broad broad ADJ Degree=Pos 27 circles amod 27 circles circle NOUN Number=Plur 24 hovered obl 28 . . PUNCT _ 11 flew punct
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1 fly past flood woodland and heath vn spatial_configuration-47.6-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme over woodland=Location 2 reach past flood the wild moor vn body_motion-49.2-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Agent moor=Theme 3 hover past flood broad circles vn modes_of_being_with_motion-47.3 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme over which=Location
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