flee Who acts: deer, it, People, thief, police, Many families · What happens: flee, be, hear, arrive, stay, have · To what, where: danger, dog, burning town, war, holes, beach
«flee» in the school dictionary: its meaning for a pupil and its 8 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: flee in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 To flee is to run away from danger or from a place, quickly.
The tree, 13 words mark csubj cop mark advmod case obl cc case det conj punct advmod punct root To PART flee VERB is AUX to PART run VERB away ADV from ADP danger NOUN or CCONJ from ADP a DET place NOUN , PUNCT quickly ADV . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 To to PART _ 2 flee mark 2 flee flee VERB VerbForm=Inf 5 run csubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 run cop 4 to to PART _ 5 run mark 5 run run VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 6 away away ADV _ 5 run advmod 7 from from ADP _ 8 danger case 8 danger danger NOUN Number=Sing 5 run obl 9 or or CCONJ _ 12 place cc 10 from from ADP _ 12 place case 11 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 12 place det 12 place place NOUN Number=Sing 8 danger conj 13 , , PUNCT _ 14 quickly punct 14 quickly quickly ADV _ 5 run advmod 15 . . PUNCT _ 5 run punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 flee to-infinitive vn escape-51.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme 2 is present danger or a place away, quickly, run property 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 deer fled when it heard the dog.
det nsubj advmod nsubj conj det obj punct root The DET deer NOUN fled VERB when ADV it PRON heard VERB the DET dog NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 deer det 2 deer deer NOUN Number=Plur 3 fled nsubj 3 fled flee VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 when when ADV PronType=Int 6 heard advmod 5 it it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 6 heard nsubj 6 heard hear VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 3 fled conj 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 dog det 8 dog dog NOUN Number=Sing 6 heard obj 9 . . PUNCT _ 3 fled punct
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1 flee past the deer vn escape-51.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme 2 hear past it the dog vn see-30.1-1-1 «NP V S»: agent=Experiencer dog=Stimulus
Example 2 People fled from the burning town.
nsubj case det compound obl punct root People NOUN fled VERB from ADP the DET burning NOUN town NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 People people NOUN Number=Plur 2 fled nsubj 2 fled flee VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 from from ADP _ 6 town case 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 town det 5 burning burning NOUN Number=Sing 6 town compound 6 town town NOUN Number=Sing 2 fled obl 7 . . PUNCT _ 2 fled punct
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1 flee past People the burning town vn escape-51.1-1-1 «NP V PP.initial_location»: agent=Theme from town=Initial_Location
Example 3 The thief fled before the police arrived.
det nsubj mark det nsubj advcl punct root The DET thief NOUN fled VERB before SCONJ the DET police NOUN arrived VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 thief det 2 thief thief NOUN Number=Sing 3 fled nsubj 3 fled flee VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 before before SCONJ _ 7 arrived mark 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 police det 6 police police NOUN Number=Plur 7 arrived nsubj 7 arrived arrive VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 3 fled advcl 8 . . PUNCT _ 3 fled punct
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1 flee past the thief vn escape-51.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme 2 arrive past the police vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
Example 4 Many families fled the war to stay safe.
amod nsubj det obj mark advcl xcomp punct root Many ADJ families NOUN fled VERB the DET war NOUN to PART stay VERB safe ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Many many ADJ Degree=Pos 2 families amod 2 families family NOUN Number=Plur 3 fled nsubj 3 fled flee VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 war det 5 war war NOUN Number=Sing 3 fled obj 6 to to PART _ 7 stay mark 7 stay stay VERB VerbForm=Inf 3 fled advcl 8 safe safe ADJ Degree=Pos 7 stay xcomp 9 . . PUNCT _ 3 fled punct
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1 flee past Many families the war vn escape-51.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme war=Initial_Location 2 stay to-infinitive Many families not said here safe property vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
Example 5 The mice fled into their holes.
det nsubj case nmod:poss obl punct root The DET mice NOUN fled VERB into ADP their PRON holes NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 mice det 2 mice mouse NOUN Number=Plur 3 fled nsubj 3 fled flee VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 into into ADP _ 6 holes case 5 their their PRON Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 6 holes nmod:poss 6 holes hole NOUN Number=Plur 3 fled obl 7 . . PUNCT _ 3 fled punct
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1 flee past the mice mice's holes vn escape-51.1-1-1 «NP V PP.initial_location»: agent=Theme into hole=Initial_Location
Example 6 We had to flee the beach when the storm came.
nsubj mark xcomp det obj mark det nsubj advcl punct root We PRON had VERB to PART flee VERB the DET beach NOUN when SCONJ the DET storm NOUN came VERB . 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 had nsubj 2 had have VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 to to PART _ 4 flee mark 4 flee flee VERB VerbForm=Inf 2 had xcomp 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 beach det 6 beach beach NOUN Number=Sing 4 flee obj 7 when when SCONJ _ 10 came mark 8 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 9 storm det 9 storm storm NOUN Number=Sing 10 came nsubj 10 came come VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 4 flee advcl 11 . . PUNCT _ 2 had punct
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1 have past We tree rules 2 flee to-infinitive We not said here the beach vn escape-51.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme beach=Initial_Location 3 come past the storm vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
Example 7 The rabbit fled at the sight of the fox.
det nsubj case det obl case det nmod punct root The DET rabbit NOUN fled VERB at ADP the DET sight NOUN of ADP the DET fox NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 rabbit det 2 rabbit rabbit NOUN Number=Sing 3 fled nsubj 3 fled flee VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 at at ADP _ 6 sight case 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 sight det 6 sight sight NOUN Number=Sing 3 fled obl 7 of of ADP _ 9 fox case 8 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 9 fox det 9 fox fox NOUN Number=Sing 6 sight nmod 10 . . PUNCT _ 3 fled punct
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1 flee past the rabbit the sight of the fox vn escape-51.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme 2 sight the fox nom sight «cognition transitive»: of=patient
Example 8 Tonight, when the robbers are all asleep, we will flee together.
nsubj punct mark det nsubj cop advmod punct nsubj aux parataxis advmod punct root Tonight NOUN , PUNCT when SCONJ the DET robbers NOUN are AUX all ADV asleep ADJ , PUNCT we PRON will AUX flee VERB together ADV . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Tonight tonight NOUN Number=Sing 8 asleep nsubj 2 , , PUNCT _ 8 asleep punct 3 when when SCONJ _ 8 asleep mark 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 robbers det 5 robbers robber NOUN Number=Plur 8 asleep nsubj 6 are be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 8 asleep cop 7 all all ADV _ 8 asleep advmod 8 asleep asleep ADJ Degree=Pos root root 9 , , PUNCT _ 12 flee punct 10 we we PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs 12 flee nsubj 11 will will AUX VerbForm=Fin 12 flee aux 12 flee flee VERB VerbForm=Inf 8 asleep parataxis 13 together together ADV _ 12 flee advmod 14 . . PUNCT _ 8 asleep punct
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1 is present Tonight all, asleep property tree rules 2 flee future we together property vn escape-51.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
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