fife Who acts: fife, boy, St Andrews, We, music teacher, Ivan · What happens: sound, be, play, lead, go, camp · To what, where: small sounding flute, military marching bands, region, eastern Scotland, Andrews Fife, fife
«fife» in the school dictionary: its 2 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: fife in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 A fife is a small, high-sounding flute without keys, played mainly in military marching bands, often with drums.
The tree, 19 words det nsubj cop det amod punct amod punct amod case nmod punct acl advmod case amod compound obl punct advmod case conj punct root A DET fife NOUN is AUX a DET small ADJ , PUNCT high ADJ - PUNCT sounding VERB flute NOUN without ADP keys NOUN , PUNCT played VERB mainly ADV in ADP military ADJ marching NOUN bands NOUN , PUNCT often ADV with ADP drums NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 fife det 2 fife fife NOUN Number=Sing 10 flute nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 10 flute cop 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 10 flute det 5 small small ADJ Degree=Pos 10 flute amod 6 , , PUNCT _ 5 small punct 7 high high ADJ Degree=Pos 9 sounding amod 8 - - PUNCT _ 7 high punct 9 sounding sound VERB VerbForm=Ger 10 flute amod 10 flute flute NOUN Number=Sing root root 11 without without ADP _ 12 keys case 12 keys key NOUN Number=Plur 10 flute nmod 13 , , PUNCT _ 14 played punct 14 played play VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 10 flute acl 15 mainly mainly ADV _ 14 played advmod 16 in in ADP _ 19 bands case 17 military military ADJ Degree=Pos 19 bands amod 18 marching marching NOUN Number=Sing 19 bands compound 19 bands band NOUN Number=Plur 14 played obl 20 , , PUNCT _ 23 drums punct 21 often often ADV _ 23 drums advmod 22 with with ADP _ 23 drums case 23 drums drum NOUN Number=Plur 19 bands conj 24 . . PUNCT _ 10 flute punct
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1 sound gerund vn stimulus_subject-30.4 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Stimulus 2 is a present a fife a small sounding flute without keys tree rules 3 play participle a small sounding flute not said here military marching bands and drums mainly property vn performance-26.7-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
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 Usage: a name — kept apart, not parsed.
Fife is a region in eastern Scotland, between the Firth of Forth and the Firth of Tay; St Andrews is in Fife.
The tree, 22 words nsubj cop det case amod nmod punct case det conj case nmod cc det conj case nmod punct compound compound cop case conj punct root Fife NOUN is AUX a DET region NOUN in ADP eastern ADJ Scotland PROPN , PUNCT between ADP the DET Firth NOUN of ADP Forth ADV and CCONJ the DET Firth NOUN of ADP Tay PROPN ; PUNCT St PROPN Andrews PROPN is AUX in ADP Fife PROPN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Fife fife NOUN Number=Sing 4 region nsubj 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 region cop 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 4 region det 4 region region NOUN Number=Sing root root 5 in in ADP _ 7 Scotland case 6 eastern eastern ADJ Degree=Pos 7 Scotland amod 7 Scotland Scotland PROPN Number=Sing 4 region nmod 8 , , PUNCT _ 11 Firth punct 9 between between ADP _ 11 Firth case 10 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 11 Firth det 11 Firth firth NOUN Number=Sing 4 region conj 12 of of ADP _ 13 Forth case 13 Forth forth ADV _ 11 Firth nmod 14 and and CCONJ _ 16 Firth cc 15 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 16 Firth det 16 Firth firth NOUN Number=Sing 11 Firth conj 17 of of ADP _ 18 Tay case 18 Tay Tay PROPN Number=Sing 16 Firth nmod 19 ; ; PUNCT _ 24 Fife punct 20 St St PROPN Number=Sing 21 Andrews compound 21 Andrews Andrews PROPN Number=Sing 24 Fife compound 22 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 24 Fife cop 23 in in ADP _ 24 Fife case 24 Fife Fife PROPN Number=Sing 11 Firth conj 25 . . PUNCT _ 4 region punct
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1 is a present Fife a region and the Firth and the Firth of Tay and Andrews Fife eastern Scotland tree rules 2 is present Fife not said here Andrews Fife tree rules
Example 1 The boy played a fife in the marching band.
det nsubj det obj case det compound obl punct root The DET boy NOUN played VERB a DET fife NOUN in ADP the DET marching NOUN band NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 boy det 2 boy boy NOUN Number=Sing 3 played nsubj 3 played play VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 fife det 5 fife fife NOUN Number=Sing 3 played obj 6 in in ADP _ 9 band case 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 9 band det 8 marching marching NOUN Number=Sing 9 band compound 9 band band NOUN Number=Sing 3 played obl 10 . . PUNCT _ 3 played punct
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1 play past the boy a fife the marching band vn use-105.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent fife=Theme
Example 2 A fife sounds higher than a flute.
det nsubj xcomp case det obl punct root A DET fife NOUN sounds VERB higher ADJ than ADP a DET flute NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 fife det 2 fife fife NOUN Number=Sing 3 sounds nsubj 3 sounds sound VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 higher high ADJ Degree=Cmp 3 sounds xcomp 5 than than ADP _ 7 flute case 6 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 7 flute det 7 flute flute NOUN Number=Sing 4 higher obl 8 . . PUNCT _ 3 sounds punct
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1 sound present a fife high property vn stimulus_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus
Example 3 Fife and drum music led the soldiers.
nsubj cc compound conj det obj punct root Fife NOUN and CCONJ drum NOUN music NOUN led VERB the DET soldiers NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Fife fife NOUN Number=Sing 5 led nsubj 2 and and CCONJ _ 4 music cc 3 drum drum NOUN Number=Sing 4 music compound 4 music music NOUN Number=Sing 1 Fife conj 5 led lead VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 soldiers det 7 soldiers soldier NOUN Number=Plur 5 led obj 8 . . PUNCT _ 5 led punct
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1 lead past Fife and drum music the soldiers vn accompany-51.7 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent soldier=Theme
Example 4 St Andrews is a famous town in Fife.
compound nsubj cop det amod case nmod punct root St PROPN Andrews PROPN is AUX a DET famous ADJ town NOUN in ADP Fife PROPN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 St St PROPN Number=Sing 2 Andrews compound 2 Andrews Andrews PROPN Number=Sing 6 town nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 town cop 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 town det 5 famous famous ADJ Degree=Pos 6 town amod 6 town town NOUN Number=Sing root root 7 in in ADP _ 8 Fife case 8 Fife Fife PROPN Number=Sing 6 town nmod 9 . . PUNCT _ 6 town punct
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1 is a present St Andrews a famous town Fife tree rules
Example 5 We went camping on the coast of Fife.
nsubj xcomp case det obl case nmod punct root We PRON went VERB camping VERB on ADP the DET coast NOUN of ADP Fife NOUN . PUNCT 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 went nsubj 2 went go VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 camping camp VERB VerbForm=Ger 2 went xcomp 4 on on ADP _ 6 coast case 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 coast det 6 coast coast NOUN Number=Sing 3 camping obl 7 of of ADP _ 8 Fife case 8 Fife fife NOUN Number=Sing 6 coast nmod 9 . . PUNCT _ 2 went punct
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1 go past We vn say-37.7 «NP V S-Quote»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 2 camp gerund We not said here the coast of Fife vn odge-46-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme
Example 6 Our music teacher showed us a wooden fife.
nmod:poss compound nsubj iobj det amod obj punct root Our PRON music NOUN teacher NOUN showed VERB us PRON a DET wooden ADJ fife NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Our our PRON Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 3 teacher nmod:poss 2 music music NOUN Number=Sing 3 teacher compound 3 teacher teacher NOUN Number=Sing 4 showed nsubj 4 showed show VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 5 us we PRON Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs 4 showed iobj 6 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 8 fife det 7 wooden wooden ADJ Degree=Pos 8 fife amod 8 fife fife NOUN Number=Sing 4 showed obj 9 . . PUNCT _ 4 showed punct
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1 show past Our music teacher a wooden fife us vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent we=Recipient fife=Topic
Example 7 Ivan began playing on his fife, and forthwith they all fell a-dancing.
The tree, 13 words nsubj xcomp case nmod:poss obl punct cc advmod nsubj det parataxis det punct obj punct root Ivan PROPN began VERB playing VERB on ADP his PRON fife NOUN , PUNCT and CCONJ forthwith ADV they PRON all DET fell VERB a DET - PUNCT dancing NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Ivan Ivan PROPN Number=Sing 2 began nsubj 2 began begin VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 playing play VERB VerbForm=Ger 2 began xcomp 4 on on ADP _ 6 fife case 5 his his PRON Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 6 fife nmod:poss 6 fife fife NOUN Number=Sing 3 playing obl 7 , , PUNCT _ 12 fell punct 8 and and CCONJ _ 12 fell cc 9 forthwith forthwith ADV _ 12 fell advmod 10 they they PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs 12 fell nsubj 11 all all DET PronType=Tot 10 they det 12 fell fall VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 2 began parataxis 13 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 15 dancing det 14 - - PUNCT _ 13 a punct 15 dancing dancing NOUN Number=Sing 12 fell obj 16 . . PUNCT _ 2 began punct
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1 begin past Ivan vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Agent clause=Eventuality 2 play gerund Ivan not said here Ivan's fife vn performance-26.7-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent 3 fall past they a dancing forthwith property vn become-109.1-1 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Patient dancing=Result
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