gander Who acts: gander, goose, you, Mum, farmer, Dad · What happens: have, hiss, chase, lay, guard, come · To what, where: gander, this, us, eggs, nest, new bike · Speech: someone speaks here
«gander» in the school dictionary: its 2 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: gander in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 An adult male goose.
det amod amod punct root An DET adult ADJ male ADJ goose NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 An a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 4 goose det 2 adult adult ADJ Degree=Pos 4 goose amod 3 male male ADJ Degree=Pos 4 goose amod 4 goose goose NOUN Number=Sing root root 5 . . PUNCT _ 4 goose punct
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Meaning 2 Usage: informal, UK, Australia — kept apart, not parsed.
A quick look: have a gander at this.
det amod punct parataxis det obj case obl punct root A DET quick ADJ look NOUN : PUNCT have VERB a DET gander NOUN at ADP this PRON . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 3 look det 2 quick quick ADJ Degree=Pos 3 look amod 3 look look NOUN Number=Sing root root 4 : : PUNCT _ 5 have punct 5 have have VERB VerbForm=Inf 3 look parataxis 6 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 7 gander det 7 gander gander NOUN Number=Sing 5 have obj 8 at at ADP _ 9 this case 9 this this PRON Number=Sing PronType=Dem 5 have obl 10 . . PUNCT _ 3 look punct
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1 have infinitive a gander this vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent gander=Patient
Example 1 The gander hissed and chased us away from the goslings.
det nsubj cc conj obj advmod case det obl punct root The DET gander NOUN hissed VERB and CCONJ chased VERB us PRON away ADV from ADP the DET goslings NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 gander det 2 gander gander NOUN Number=Sing 3 hissed nsubj 3 hissed hiss VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 and and CCONJ _ 5 chased cc 5 chased chase VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 3 hissed conj 6 us we PRON Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs 5 chased obj 7 away away ADV _ 5 chased advmod 8 from from ADP _ 10 goslings case 9 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 10 goslings det 10 goslings gosling NOUN Number=Plur 7 away obl 11 . . PUNCT _ 3 hissed punct
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1 hiss past the gander vn manner_speaking-37.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent 2 chase past the gander not said here us away property vn chase-51.6 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent we=Theme
Example 2 A goose lays the eggs, and the gander guards the nest.
det nsubj det obj punct cc det nsubj conj det obj punct root A DET goose NOUN lays VERB the DET eggs NOUN , PUNCT and CCONJ the DET gander NOUN guards VERB the DET nest NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 goose det 2 goose goose NOUN Number=Sing 3 lays nsubj 3 lays lay VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 eggs det 5 eggs egg NOUN Number=Plur 3 lays obj 6 , , PUNCT _ 10 guards punct 7 and and CCONJ _ 10 guards cc 8 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 9 gander det 9 gander gander NOUN Number=Sing 10 guards nsubj 10 guards guard VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 lays conj 11 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 12 nest det 12 nest nest NOUN Number=Sing 10 guards obj 13 . . PUNCT _ 3 lays punct
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1 lay present a goose the eggs vn create-26.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent egg=Result 2 guard present the gander the nest vn defend-72.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent nest=Beneficiary
Example 3 Come and have a gander at my new bike!
cc conj det obj case nmod:poss amod obl punct root Come VERB and CCONJ have VERB a DET gander NOUN at ADP my PRON new ADJ bike NOUN ! PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Come come VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 2 and and CCONJ _ 3 have cc 3 have have VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin 1 Come conj 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 gander det 5 gander gander NOUN Number=Sing 3 have obj 6 at at ADP _ 9 bike case 7 my my PRON Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 9 bike nmod:poss 8 new new ADJ Degree=Pos 9 bike amod 9 bike bike NOUN Number=Sing 3 have obl 10 ! ! PUNCT _ 1 Come punct
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1 come imperative you not said here vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme 2 have infinitive you not said here a gander my new bike vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent gander=Patient
Example 4 Mum took a gander at the menu and ordered chips.
nsubj det obj case det obl cc amod conj punct root Mum NOUN took VERB a DET gander NOUN at ADP the DET menu NOUN and CCONJ ordered ADJ chips NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Mum mum NOUN Number=Sing 2 took nsubj 2 took take VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 4 gander det 4 gander gander NOUN Number=Sing 2 took obj 5 at at ADP _ 7 menu case 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 menu det 7 menu menu NOUN Number=Sing 2 took obl 8 and and CCONJ _ 10 chips cc 9 ordered ordered ADJ Degree=Pos 10 chips amod 10 chips chip NOUN Number=Plur 7 menu conj 11 . . PUNCT _ 2 took punct
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1 take past Mum a gander the menu and ordered chips vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP PP.source NP.asset»: agent=Agent gander=Theme at menu=Asset
Example 5 The farmer keeps one gander and six geese.
det nsubj nummod obj cc nummod conj punct root The DET farmer NOUN keeps VERB one NUM gander NOUN and CCONJ six NUM geese NOUN . PUNCT 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 keeps nsubj 3 keeps keep VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 one one NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 5 gander nummod 5 gander gander NOUN Number=Sing 3 keeps obj 6 and and CCONJ _ 8 geese cc 7 six six NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 8 geese nummod 8 geese goose NOUN Number=Plur 5 gander conj 9 . . PUNCT _ 3 keeps punct
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1 keep present the farmer one gander and six geese vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent gander=Theme
Example 6 «What's good for the goose is good for the gander,» said Dad, so I could stay up late too.
The tree, 20 words punct nsubj cop ccomp mark det nsubj cop advcl case det obl punct punct nsubj punct advmod nsubj aux conj compound:prt advmod advmod punct root « PUNCT What PRON 's AUX good ADJ for SCONJ the DET goose NOUN is AUX good ADJ for ADP the DET gander NOUN , PUNCT » PUNCT said VERB Dad PROPN , PUNCT so ADV I PRON could AUX stay VERB up ADP late ADV too ADV . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 « « PUNCT _ 4 good punct 2 What what PRON PronType=Int 4 good nsubj 3 's be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 good cop 4 good good ADJ Degree=Pos 15 said ccomp 5 for for SCONJ _ 9 good mark 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 goose det 7 goose goose NOUN Number=Sing 9 good nsubj 8 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 9 good cop 9 good good ADJ Degree=Pos 4 good advcl 10 for for ADP _ 12 gander case 11 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 12 gander det 12 gander gander NOUN Number=Sing 9 good obl 13 , , PUNCT _ 4 good punct 14 » » PUNCT _ 4 good punct 15 said say VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 16 Dad Dad PROPN Number=Sing 15 said nsubj 17 , , PUNCT _ 21 stay punct 18 so so ADV _ 21 stay advmod 19 I I PRON Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs 21 stay nsubj 20 could could AUX VerbForm=Fin 21 stay aux 21 stay stay VERB VerbForm=Inf 15 said conj 22 up up ADP _ 21 stay compound:prt 23 late late ADV Degree=Pos 21 stay advmod 24 too too ADV _ 21 stay advmod 25 . . PUNCT _ 15 said punct
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1 is in a quote present good property tree rules 2 is in a quote present the goose for the gander; good property tree rules 3 say speech: assert past Dad vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent 4 stay up could I late property vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
Example 7 Have a gander out the window, it's snowing!
det obj compound:prt det obj punct nsubj aux parataxis punct root Have VERB a DET gander NOUN out ADP the DET window NOUN , PUNCT it PRON 's AUX snowing VERB ! PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Have have VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 2 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 3 gander det 3 gander gander NOUN Number=Sing 1 Have obj 4 out out ADP _ 1 Have compound:prt 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 window det 6 window window NOUN Number=Sing 1 Have obj 7 , , PUNCT _ 10 snowing punct 8 it it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 10 snowing nsubj 9 's be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 10 snowing aux 10 snowing snow VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 1 Have parataxis 11 ! ! PUNCT _ 1 Have punct
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1 have out imperative you not said here a gander tree rules 2 snow present · progressive it vn weather-57 «It V PP.theme»
Example 8 He was thinking these thoughts, when two young ganders caught sight of him as they were having their evening splash among the reeds, looking for their supper.
The tree, 27 words nsubj aux det obj punct mark nummod amod nsubj conj obj case nmod mark nsubj aux advcl nmod:poss compound obj case det obl punct parataxis case nmod:poss obl punct root He PRON was AUX thinking VERB these DET thoughts NOUN , PUNCT when SCONJ two NUM young ADJ ganders NOUN caught VERB sight NOUN of ADP him PRON as SCONJ they PRON were AUX having VERB their PRON evening NOUN splash NOUN among ADP the DET reeds NOUN , PUNCT looking VERB for ADP their PRON supper NOUN . 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 3 thinking nsubj 2 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 3 thinking aux 3 thinking think VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part root root 4 these this DET Number=Plur PronType=Dem 5 thoughts det 5 thoughts thought NOUN Number=Plur 3 thinking obj 6 , , PUNCT _ 11 caught punct 7 when when SCONJ _ 11 caught mark 8 two two NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 10 ganders nummod 9 young young ADJ Degree=Pos 10 ganders amod 10 ganders gander NOUN Number=Plur 11 caught nsubj 11 caught catch VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 3 thinking conj 12 sight sight NOUN Number=Sing 11 caught obj 13 of of ADP _ 14 him case 14 him he PRON Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 12 sight nmod 15 as as SCONJ _ 18 having mark 16 they they PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs 18 having nsubj 17 were be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 18 having aux 18 having have VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 11 caught advcl 19 their their PRON Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 21 splash nmod:poss 20 evening evening NOUN Number=Sing 21 splash compound 21 splash splash NOUN Number=Sing 18 having obj 22 among among ADP _ 24 reeds case 23 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 24 reeds det 24 reeds reed NOUN Number=Plur 18 having obl 25 , , PUNCT _ 26 looking punct 26 looking look VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 18 having parataxis 27 for for ADP _ 29 supper case 28 their their PRON Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 29 supper nmod:poss 29 supper supper NOUN Number=Sing 26 looking obl 30 . . PUNCT _ 3 thinking punct
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1 think speech: other past · progressive He this thoughts vn wish-62 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot thought=Theme 2 catch past two young ganders sight of him vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent sight=Theme 3 have past · progressive ganders = gander ganders's evening splash among the reeds vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent splash=Patient 4 look gerund for ganders's supper vn rummage-35.5 «NP V PP.location PP.theme»: agent=Agent for supper=Theme 5 sight him = he nom sight «cognition transitive»: of=patient 6 splash ganders = gander nom splash «event intransitive»: poss=agent
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