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gerbil

Who acts: Gerbils, gerbil, you · What happens: keep, call, love, dig, drink, come · To what, where: class gerbil, tunnels, deep bedding, little water, desert, pairs · Speech: someone speaks here

«gerbil» in the school dictionary: its meaning for a pupil and its 6 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: gerbil in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

A small furry rodent with a long tail and strong back legs, from the deserts of Africa and Asia, often kept as a pet.

The tree, 24 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	4 rodent	det
2	small	small	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 rodent	amod
3	furry	furry	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 rodent	amod
4	rodent	rodent	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
5	with	with	ADP	_	8 tail	case
6	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	8 tail	det
7	long	long	ADJ	Degree=Pos	8 tail	amod
8	tail	tail	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 rodent	nmod
9	and	and	CCONJ	_	12 legs	cc
10	strong	strong	ADJ	Degree=Pos	12 legs	amod
11	back	back	NOUN	Number=Sing	12 legs	compound
12	legs	leg	NOUN	Number=Plur	8 tail	conj
13	,	,	PUNCT	_	16 deserts	punct
14	from	from	ADP	_	16 deserts	case
15	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	16 deserts	det
16	deserts	desert	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 rodent	conj
17	of	of	ADP	_	18 Africa	case
18	Africa	Africa	PROPN	Number=Sing	16 deserts	nmod
19	and	and	CCONJ	_	20 Asia	cc
20	Asia	Asia	PROPN	Number=Sing	18 Africa	conj
21	,	,	PUNCT	_	23 kept	punct
22	often	often	ADV	_	23 kept	advmod
23	kept	keep	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	4 rodent	parataxis
24	as	as	ADP	_	26 pet	case
25	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	26 pet	det
26	pet	pet	NOUN	Number=Sing	23 kept	obl
27	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 rodent	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	keep	participle						as a pet; often property	vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: 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.

Example 1

Our class gerbil is called Nibbles.

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 gerbil	nmod:poss
2	class	class	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 gerbil	compound
3	gerbil	gerbil	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 called	nsubj:pass
4	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	5 called	aux:pass
5	called	call	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
6	Nibbles	nibble	NOUN	Number=Plur	5 called	xcomp
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 called	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	call	present · passive		Our class gerbil					vn initiate_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: subject=Recipient

Example 2

Gerbils love to dig tunnels in deep bedding.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Gerbils	gerbil	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 love	nsubj
2	love	love	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	to	to	PART	_	4 dig	mark
4	dig	dig	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	2 love	xcomp
5	tunnels	tunnel	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 dig	obj
6	in	in	ADP	_	8 bedding	case
7	deep	deep	ADJ	Degree=Pos	8 bedding	amod
8	bedding	bedding	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 dig	obl
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 love	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	love	present	Gerbils						vn admire-31.2-1 «NP V S_INF»: agent=Experiencer clause=Stimulus
2	dig not said to happen	to-infinitive	Gerbils not said here	tunnels		deep bedding			vn hunt-35.1 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent tunnel=Theme in bedding=Location

Example 3

My gerbil drinks very little water because it comes from the desert.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	My	my	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	2 gerbil	nmod:poss
2	gerbil	gerbil	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 drinks	nsubj
3	drinks	drink	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	very	very	ADV	_	5 little	advmod
5	little	little	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 water	amod
6	water	water	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 drinks	obj
7	because	because	SCONJ	_	9 comes	mark
8	it	it	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	9 comes	nsubj
9	comes	come	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	3 drinks	advcl
10	from	from	ADP	_	12 desert	case
11	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	12 desert	det
12	desert	desert	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 comes	obl
13	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 drinks	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	drink	present	My gerbil	little water					vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent water=Patient
2	come	present	gerbil			the desert			vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial_location»: agent=Theme from desert=Initial_Location

Example 4

Gerbils are happier living in pairs than alone.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Gerbils	gerbil	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 happier	nsubj
2	are	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	3 happier	cop
3	happier	happy	ADJ	Degree=Cmp	root	root
4	living	live	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	3 happier	advcl
5	in	in	ADP	_	6 pairs	case
6	pairs	pair	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 living	obl
7	than	than	ADP	_	8 alone	case
8	alone	alone	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 pairs	nmod
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 happier	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	present	Gerbils					happy property	tree rules
2	live	gerund	Gerbils not said here			pairs than alone			vn lodge-46 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in pair=Location

Example 5

Please close the cage so the gerbil doesn't escape.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Please	please	INTJ	_	2 close	discourse
2	close	close	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	4 cage	det
4	cage	cage	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 close	obj
5	so	so	SCONJ	_	10 escape	mark
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 gerbil	det
7	gerbil	gerbil	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 escape	nsubj
8	does	do	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	10 escape	aux
9	n't	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	10 escape	advmod
10	escape	escape	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	2 close	advcl
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 close	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	close	imperative	you not said here	the cage					vn crane-40.3.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent cage=Patient
2	not escape	present · do-support	the gerbil						vn escape-51.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme

Example 6

The gerbil stood up on its back legs to sniff the air.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 gerbil	det
2	gerbil	gerbil	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 stood	nsubj
3	stood	stand	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	up	up	ADP	_	3 stood	compound:prt
5	on	on	ADP	_	8 legs	case
6	its	its	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	8 legs	nmod:poss
7	back	back	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 legs	compound
8	legs	leg	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 stood	obl
9	to	to	PART	_	10 sniff	mark
10	sniff	sniff	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	3 stood	advcl
11	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	12 air	det
12	air	air	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 sniff	obj
13	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 stood	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	stand up	past	the gerbil			gerbil's back legs			vn assuming_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent on leg=Location
2	sniff	to-infinitive	the gerbil not said here	the air					vn nonverbal_expression-40.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent air=Theme

Text: the school dictionary of Mova's schools (world/data/dictionary-schools/), written for Mova. Trees: Mova's own parse — the en model on the CPU, when the site is built — not checked by a teacher; they may be wrong. Frames: Mova's frames reader (prag), each meaning and example read on its own. Elamur Cosmic License.

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