fluke Who acts: fluke, flat parasitic worm, flukes, goal, it, you · What happens: be, happen, live, mean, repeat, lift · To what, where: lucky chance, flat parasitic worm, two flat parts, flat pointed part, tail fin, total fluke
«fluke» in the school dictionary: its 5 meanings 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: fluke in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 A fluke is a lucky chance, something good that happened by accident, not because of skill.
The tree, 16 words det nsubj cop det amod punct appos amod nsubj acl:relcl case obl punct advmod case fixed conj punct root A DET fluke NOUN is AUX a DET lucky ADJ chance NOUN , PUNCT something PRON good ADJ that PRON happened VERB by ADP accident NOUN , PUNCT not PART because ADP of ADP skill NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 fluke det 2 fluke fluke NOUN Number=Sing 6 chance nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 chance cop 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 chance det 5 lucky lucky ADJ Degree=Pos 6 chance amod 6 chance chance NOUN Number=Sing root root 7 , , PUNCT _ 8 something punct 8 something something PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 6 chance appos 9 good good ADJ Degree=Pos 8 something amod 10 that that PRON PronType=Rel 11 happened nsubj 11 happened happen VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 8 something acl:relcl 12 by by ADP _ 13 accident case 13 accident accident NOUN Number=Sing 11 happened obl 14 , , PUNCT _ 18 skill punct 15 not not PART Polarity=Neg 18 skill advmod 16 because because ADP ExtPos=ADP 18 skill case 17 of of ADP _ 16 because fixed 18 skill skill NOUN Number=Sing 13 accident conj 19 . . PUNCT _ 6 chance punct
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1 is a present a fluke a lucky chance tree rules 2 happen past by accident and skill vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme by accident=Location
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 fluke is a flat parasitic worm that can live inside animals or people.
The tree, 14 words det nsubj cop det amod amod nsubj aux acl:relcl case obl cc conj punct root A DET fluke NOUN is AUX a DET flat ADJ parasitic ADJ worm NOUN that PRON can AUX live VERB inside ADP animals NOUN or CCONJ people NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 fluke det 2 fluke fluke NOUN Number=Sing 7 worm nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 7 worm cop 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 7 worm det 5 flat flat ADJ Degree=Pos 7 worm amod 6 parasitic parasitic ADJ Degree=Pos 7 worm amod 7 worm worm NOUN Number=Sing root root 8 that that PRON PronType=Rel 10 live nsubj 9 can can AUX VerbForm=Fin 10 live aux 10 live live VERB VerbForm=Inf 7 worm acl:relcl 11 inside inside ADP _ 12 animals case 12 animals animal NOUN Number=Plur 10 live obl 13 or or CCONJ _ 14 people cc 14 people people NOUN Number=Plur 12 animals conj 15 . . PUNCT _ 7 worm punct
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1 is a present a fluke a flat parasitic worm tree rules 2 live can a flat parasitic worm inside animals or people vn exist-47.1-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme inside animal=Location
Meaning 3 The flukes are the two flat parts of a whale's tail.
det nsubj cop det nummod amod case det nmod:poss case nmod punct root The DET flukes NOUN are AUX the DET two NUM flat ADJ parts NOUN of ADP a DET whale NOUN 's PART tail NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 flukes det 2 flukes fluke NOUN Number=Plur 7 parts nsubj 3 are be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 7 parts cop 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 parts det 5 two two NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 7 parts nummod 6 flat flat ADJ Degree=Pos 7 parts amod 7 parts part NOUN Number=Plur root root 8 of of ADP _ 12 tail case 9 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 10 whale det 10 whale whale NOUN Number=Sing 12 tail nmod:poss 11 's 's PART _ 10 whale case 12 tail tail NOUN Number=Sing 7 parts nmod 13 . . PUNCT _ 7 parts punct
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1 is a present the flukes the two flat parts of a whale's tail tree rules
Meaning 4 A fluke is the flat pointed part of an anchor's arm.
det nsubj cop det amod amod case det nmod:poss case nmod punct root A DET fluke NOUN is AUX the DET flat ADJ pointed ADJ part NOUN of ADP an DET anchor NOUN 's PART arm NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 fluke det 2 fluke fluke NOUN Number=Sing 7 part nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 7 part cop 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 part det 5 flat flat ADJ Degree=Pos 7 part amod 6 pointed pointed ADJ Degree=Pos 7 part amod 7 part part NOUN Number=Sing root root 8 of of ADP _ 12 arm case 9 an a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 10 anchor det 10 anchor anchor NOUN Number=Sing 12 arm nmod:poss 11 's 's PART _ 10 anchor case 12 arm arm NOUN Number=Sing 7 part nmod 13 . . PUNCT _ 7 part punct
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1 is a present a fluke the flat pointed part of a anchor's arm tree rules
Meaning 5 A fluke can also mean the tail fin of a fish.
det nsubj aux advmod det compound obj case det nmod punct root A DET fluke NOUN can AUX also ADV mean VERB the DET tail NOUN fin NOUN of ADP a DET fish NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 fluke det 2 fluke fluke NOUN Number=Sing 5 mean nsubj 3 can can AUX VerbForm=Fin 5 mean aux 4 also also ADV _ 5 mean advmod 5 mean mean VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 fin det 7 tail tail NOUN Number=Sing 8 fin compound 8 fin fin NOUN Number=Sing 5 mean obj 9 of of ADP _ 11 fish case 10 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 11 fish det 11 fish fish NOUN Number=Sing 8 fin nmod 12 . . PUNCT _ 5 mean punct
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1 mean can a fluke the tail fin of a fish vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent fin=Topic
Example 1 That goal was a total fluke!
det nsubj cop det amod punct root That DET goal NOUN was AUX a DET total ADJ fluke NOUN ! PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 That that DET Number=Sing PronType=Dem 2 goal det 2 goal goal NOUN Number=Sing 6 fluke nsubj 3 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 6 fluke cop 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 fluke det 5 total total ADJ Degree=Pos 6 fluke amod 6 fluke fluke NOUN Number=Sing root root 7 ! ! PUNCT _ 6 fluke punct
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1 is a past that goal a total fluke tree rules
Example 2 Was it skill or a fluke?
cop nsubj cc det conj punct root Was AUX it PRON skill NOUN or CCONJ a DET fluke NOUN ? PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 3 skill cop 2 it it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 3 skill nsubj 3 skill skill NOUN Number=Sing root root 4 or or CCONJ _ 6 fluke cc 5 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 fluke det 6 fluke fluke NOUN Number=Sing 3 skill conj 7 ? ? PUNCT _ 3 skill punct
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1 is a past it skill or a fluke tree rules
Example 3 Repeat the experiment in case the result was a fluke.
det obj case fixed det nsubj cop det obl punct root Repeat VERB the DET experiment NOUN in ADP case NOUN the DET result NOUN was AUX a DET fluke NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Repeat repeat VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 2 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 experiment det 3 experiment experiment NOUN Number=Sing 1 Repeat obj 4 in in ADP ExtPos=ADP 10 fluke case 5 case case NOUN Number=Sing 4 in fixed 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 result det 7 result result NOUN Number=Sing 10 fluke nsubj 8 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 10 fluke cop 9 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 10 fluke det 10 fluke fluke NOUN Number=Sing 1 Repeat obl 11 . . PUNCT _ 1 Repeat punct
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1 repeat imperative you not said here the experiment vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent experiment=Eventuality 2 is past the result a fluke tree rules
Example 4 The whale lifted its flukes and dived.
det nsubj nmod:poss obj cc conj punct root The DET whale NOUN lifted VERB its PRON flukes NOUN and CCONJ dived VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 whale det 2 whale whale NOUN Number=Sing 3 lifted nsubj 3 lifted lift VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 its its PRON Case=Gen Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 5 flukes nmod:poss 5 flukes fluke NOUN Number=Plur 3 lifted obj 6 and and CCONJ _ 7 dived cc 7 dived dive VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 3 lifted conj 8 . . PUNCT _ 3 lifted punct
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1 lift past the whale whale's flukes vn put_direction-9.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent fluke=Theme 2 dive past the whale not said here vn calibratable_cos-45.6.1-1 «NP.attribute V»: agent=Attribute
Example 5 Liver flukes can make sheep ill.
amod nsubj aux obj xcomp punct root Liver ADJ flukes NOUN can AUX make VERB sheep NOUN ill ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Liver liver ADJ Degree=Pos 2 flukes amod 2 flukes fluke NOUN Number=Plur 4 make nsubj 3 can can AUX VerbForm=Fin 4 make aux 4 make make VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 5 sheep sheep NOUN Number=Plur 4 make obj 6 ill ill ADJ Degree=Pos 4 make xcomp 7 . . PUNCT _ 4 make punct
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1 make can Liver flukes sheep ill property vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset sheep=Product
Example 6 Winning the raffle twice was a fluke.
csubj det obj advmod cop det punct root Winning VERB the DET raffle NOUN twice ADV was AUX a DET fluke NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Winning win VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 7 fluke csubj 2 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 raffle det 3 raffle raffle NOUN Number=Sing 1 Winning obj 4 twice twice ADV NumForm=Word NumType=Mult 1 Winning advmod 5 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 7 fluke cop 6 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 7 fluke det 7 fluke fluke NOUN Number=Sing root root 8 . . PUNCT _ 7 fluke punct
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1 win gerund the raffle twice property vn succeed-74-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent raffle=Eventuality 2 is a past Winning a fluke tree rules
Example 7 He passed by fluke, not by revising.
nsubj case obl punct advmod mark advcl punct root He PRON passed VERB by ADP fluke NOUN , PUNCT not PART by SCONJ revising VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 He he PRON Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 2 passed nsubj 2 passed pass VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 by by ADP _ 4 fluke case 4 fluke fluke NOUN Number=Sing 2 passed obl 5 , , PUNCT _ 8 revising punct 6 not not PART Polarity=Neg 8 revising advmod 7 by by SCONJ _ 8 revising mark 8 revising revise VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 2 passed advcl 9 . . PUNCT _ 2 passed punct
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1 pass past He by fluke vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme by fluke=Location 2 not revise gerund He not said here vn remedy-45.7 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent
Example 8 Puddock he swam down the brook, Sir Drake he catched him in his fluke.
The tree, 14 words nsubj nsubj compound:prt det obj punct compound nsubj nsubj conj obj case nmod:poss obl punct root Puddock NOUN he PRON swam VERB down ADP the DET brook NOUN , PUNCT Sir PROPN Drake NOUN he PRON catched VERB him PRON in ADP his PRON fluke NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Puddock puddock NOUN Number=Sing 3 swam nsubj 2 he he PRON Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 3 swam nsubj 3 swam swim VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 down down ADP _ 3 swam compound:prt 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 brook det 6 brook brook NOUN Number=Sing 3 swam obj 7 , , PUNCT _ 11 catched punct 8 Sir Sir PROPN Number=Sing 9 Drake compound 9 Drake drake NOUN Number=Sing 11 catched nsubj 10 he he PRON Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 11 catched nsubj 11 catched catche VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 3 swam conj 12 him he PRON Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 11 catched obj 13 in in ADP _ 15 fluke case 14 his his PRON Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 15 fluke nmod:poss 15 fluke fluke NOUN Number=Sing 11 catched obl 16 . . PUNCT _ 3 swam punct
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1 swim down past Puddock the brook vn run-51.3.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme brook=Trajectory 2 catche past Sir Drake Puddock Puddock's fluke tree rules
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