gizzard Who acts: gizzard, stomach, small stones, Birds, Chickens, people · What happens: be, grind up, swallow, mean, stick, annoy · To what, where: strong muscular part, food, bird, stomach, gizzard, me · Speech: someone speaks here
«gizzard» 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: gizzard in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 A gizzard is a strong muscular part of a bird's stomach that grinds up food, often with small stones the bird has swallowed.
The tree, 24 words det nsubj cop det amod amod case det nmod:poss case nmod nsubj acl:relcl compound:prt obj punct advmod case amod obl det nsubj:pass aux acl:relcl punct root A DET gizzard NOUN is AUX a DET strong ADJ muscular ADJ part NOUN of ADP a DET bird NOUN 's PART stomach NOUN that PRON grinds VERB up ADP food NOUN , PUNCT often ADV with ADP small ADJ stones NOUN the DET bird NOUN has AUX swallowed VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 gizzard det 2 gizzard gizzard NOUN Number=Sing 7 part nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 7 part cop 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 7 part det 5 strong strong ADJ Degree=Pos 7 part amod 6 muscular muscular ADJ Degree=Pos 7 part amod 7 part part NOUN Number=Sing root root 8 of of ADP _ 12 stomach case 9 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 10 bird det 10 bird bird NOUN Number=Sing 12 stomach nmod:poss 11 's 's PART _ 10 bird case 12 stomach stomach NOUN Number=Sing 7 part nmod 13 that that PRON PronType=Rel 14 grinds nsubj 14 grinds grind VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 12 stomach acl:relcl 15 up up ADP _ 14 grinds compound:prt 16 food food NOUN Number=Sing 14 grinds obj 17 , , PUNCT _ 21 stones punct 18 often often ADV _ 21 stones advmod 19 with with ADP _ 21 stones case 20 small small ADJ Degree=Pos 21 stones amod 21 stones stone NOUN Number=Plur 14 grinds obl 22 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 23 bird det 23 bird bird NOUN Number=Sing 25 swallowed nsubj:pass 24 has have AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 25 swallowed aux 25 swallowed swallow VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 21 stones acl:relcl 26 . . PUNCT _ 7 part punct
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1 is a present a gizzard a strong muscular part of a bird's stomach tree rules 2 grind up present a bird's stomach food with small stones vn carve-21.2-1 «NP V NP PP.instrument»: agent=Agent food=Patient with stone=Instrument 3 swallow present · perfect · passive small stones not said here the bird vn gobble-39.3 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient
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: informal, humorous — kept apart, not parsed.
Gizzard can mean a person's stomach or throat: «It sticks in my gizzard» means it annoys me.
The tree, 18 words nsubj aux det nmod:poss case obj cc conj punct punct nsubj csubj case nmod:poss obl punct parataxis nsubj ccomp obj punct root Gizzard NOUN can AUX mean VERB a DET person NOUN 's PART stomach NOUN or CCONJ throat NOUN : PUNCT « PUNCT It PRON sticks VERB in ADP my PRON gizzard NOUN » PUNCT means VERB it PRON annoys VERB me PRON . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Gizzard gizzard NOUN Number=Sing 3 mean nsubj 2 can can AUX VerbForm=Fin 3 mean aux 3 mean mean VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 person det 5 person person NOUN Number=Sing 7 stomach nmod:poss 6 's 's PART _ 5 person case 7 stomach stomach NOUN Number=Sing 3 mean obj 8 or or CCONJ _ 9 throat cc 9 throat throat NOUN Number=Sing 7 stomach conj 10 : : PUNCT _ 13 sticks punct 11 « « PUNCT _ 13 sticks punct 12 It it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 13 sticks nsubj 13 sticks stick VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 18 means csubj 14 in in ADP _ 16 gizzard case 15 my my PRON Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 16 gizzard nmod:poss 16 gizzard gizzard NOUN Number=Sing 13 sticks obl 17 » » PUNCT _ 13 sticks punct 18 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 mean parataxis 19 it it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 20 annoys nsubj 20 annoys annoy VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 18 means ccomp 21 me I PRON Case=Acc Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs 20 annoys obj 22 . . PUNCT _ 3 mean punct
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1 mean can Gizzard a person's stomach or throat vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent stomach=Topic 2 stick in a quote present Gizzard my gizzard vn spray-9.7-1 «NP V PP.destination»: agent=Theme in gizzard=Destination 3 mean present vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 4 annoy present Gizzard me vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus i=Experiencer
Example 1 Birds have no teeth, so the gizzard grinds their food.
nsubj det obj punct advmod det nsubj conj nmod:poss obj punct root Birds NOUN have VERB no DET teeth NOUN , PUNCT so ADV the DET gizzard NOUN grinds VERB their PRON food NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Birds bird NOUN Number=Plur 2 have nsubj 2 have have VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 no no DET PronType=Neg 4 teeth det 4 teeth tooth NOUN Number=Plur 2 have obj 5 , , PUNCT _ 9 grinds punct 6 so so ADV _ 9 grinds advmod 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 gizzard det 8 gizzard gizzard NOUN Number=Sing 9 grinds nsubj 9 grinds grind VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 2 have conj 10 their their PRON Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 11 food nmod:poss 11 food food NOUN Number=Sing 9 grinds obj 12 . . PUNCT _ 2 have punct
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1 have present Birds no teeth vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent tooth=Patient 2 grind present the gizzard Birds's food vn carve-21.2-1 «NP.instrument V NP»: agent=Instrument food=Patient
Example 2 Chickens swallow small stones to help their gizzard.
nsubj amod obj mark advcl nmod:poss obj punct root Chickens NOUN swallow VERB small ADJ stones NOUN to PART help VERB their PRON gizzard NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Chickens chicken NOUN Number=Plur 2 swallow nsubj 2 swallow swallow VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 small small ADJ Degree=Pos 4 stones amod 4 stones stone NOUN Number=Plur 2 swallow obj 5 to to PART _ 6 help mark 6 help help VERB VerbForm=Inf 2 swallow advcl 7 their their PRON Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 8 gizzard nmod:poss 8 gizzard gizzard NOUN Number=Sing 6 help obj 9 . . PUNCT _ 2 swallow punct
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1 swallow present Chickens small stones vn gobble-39.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent stone=Patient 2 help to-infinitive Chickens not said here Chickens's gizzard vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent gizzard=Beneficiary
Example 3 Some people fry chicken gizzards.
det nsubj compound obj punct root Some DET people NOUN fry VERB chicken NOUN gizzards NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Some some DET PronType=Ind 2 people det 2 people people NOUN Number=Plur 3 fry nsubj 3 fry fry VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 chicken chicken NOUN Number=Sing 5 gizzards compound 5 gizzards gizzard NOUN Number=Plur 3 fry obj 6 . . PUNCT _ 3 fry punct
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1 fry present some people chicken gizzards vn cooking-45.3 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent gizzard=Patient
Example 4 The worm ended up in the robin's gizzard.
det nsubj compound:prt case det nmod:poss case obl punct root The DET worm NOUN ended VERB up ADP in ADP the DET robin NOUN 's PART gizzard NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 worm det 2 worm worm NOUN Number=Sing 3 ended nsubj 3 ended end VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 up up ADP _ 3 ended compound:prt 5 in in ADP _ 9 gizzard case 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 robin det 7 robin robin NOUN Number=Sing 9 gizzard nmod:poss 8 's 's PART _ 7 robin case 9 gizzard gizzard NOUN Number=Sing 3 ended obl 10 . . PUNCT _ 3 ended punct
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1 end up past the worm in the robin's gizzard result vn become-109.1-1-1 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Patient in gizzard=Result
Example 5 That unfair rule really sticks in my gizzard.
det amod nsubj advmod case nmod:poss obl punct root That DET unfair ADJ rule NOUN really ADV sticks VERB in ADP my PRON gizzard NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 That that DET Number=Sing PronType=Dem 3 rule det 2 unfair unfair ADJ Degree=Pos 3 rule amod 3 rule rule NOUN Number=Sing 5 sticks nsubj 4 really really ADV _ 5 sticks advmod 5 sticks stick VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 6 in in ADP _ 8 gizzard case 7 my my PRON Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 8 gizzard nmod:poss 8 gizzard gizzard NOUN Number=Sing 5 sticks obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 5 sticks punct
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1 stick present that unfair rule my gizzard vn spray-9.7-1 «NP V PP.destination»: agent=Theme in gizzard=Destination
Example 6 Earthworms have a gizzard too.
nsubj det obj advmod punct root Earthworms NOUN have VERB a DET gizzard NOUN too ADV . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Earthworms earthworm NOUN Number=Plur 2 have nsubj 2 have have VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 4 gizzard det 4 gizzard gizzard NOUN Number=Sing 2 have obj 5 too too ADV _ 2 have advmod 6 . . PUNCT _ 2 have punct
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1 have present Earthworms a gizzard vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent gizzard=Patient
Example 7 Make yourself quite small, get into my throat—go into my gizzard and I will carry you.’
The tree, 17 words obj advmod xcomp punct parataxis case nmod:poss obl punct parataxis case nmod:poss obl cc nsubj aux conj obj punct punct root Make VERB yourself PRON quite ADV small ADJ , PUNCT get VERB into ADP my PRON throat NOUN — PUNCT go VERB into ADP my PRON gizzard NOUN and CCONJ I PRON will AUX carry VERB you PRON . PUNCT ’ PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Make make VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 2 yourself yourself PRON Case=Acc Number=Sing Person=2 PronType=Prs Reflex=Yes 1 Make obj 3 quite quite ADV _ 4 small advmod 4 small small ADJ Degree=Pos 1 Make xcomp 5 , , PUNCT _ 6 get punct 6 get get VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin 1 Make parataxis 7 into into ADP _ 9 throat case 8 my my PRON Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 9 throat nmod:poss 9 throat throat NOUN Number=Sing 6 get obl 10 — - PUNCT _ 11 go punct 11 go go VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin 1 Make parataxis 12 into into ADP _ 14 gizzard case 13 my my PRON Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 14 gizzard nmod:poss 14 gizzard gizzard NOUN Number=Sing 11 go obl 15 and and CCONJ _ 18 carry cc 16 I I PRON Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs 18 carry nsubj 17 will will AUX VerbForm=Fin 18 carry aux 18 carry carry VERB VerbForm=Inf 11 go conj 19 you you PRON Case=Acc Person=2 PronType=Prs 18 carry obj 20 . . PUNCT _ 1 Make punct 21 ’ ' PUNCT _ 1 Make punct
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1 make imperative you not said here yourself small property vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset yourself=Product 2 get infinitive my throat vn escape-51.1 «NP V PP.destination»: agent=Theme into throat=Destination 3 go infinitive my gizzard vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial_location»: agent=Theme into gizzard=Initial_Location 4 carry future I you vn carry-11.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent you=Theme
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