gnome Who acts: gnome, tiny old man, guards, garden gnome, Grandma, Someone · What happens: be, live, treasure, paint, put, look · To what, where: tiny old man, fairy tales, ground, small painted statue, gardens, three garden gnomes
«gnome» in the school dictionary: its 3 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: gnome in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 A gnome is a tiny old man in fairy tales who lives under the ground and guards treasure.
The tree, 18 words det nsubj cop det amod amod case compound nmod nsubj acl:relcl case det obl cc nsubj conj punct root A DET gnome NOUN is AUX a DET tiny ADJ old ADJ man NOUN in ADP fairy NOUN tales NOUN who PRON lives VERB under ADP the DET ground NOUN and CCONJ guards NOUN treasure VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 gnome det 2 gnome gnome NOUN Number=Sing 7 man nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 7 man cop 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 7 man det 5 tiny tiny ADJ Degree=Pos 7 man amod 6 old old ADJ Degree=Pos 7 man amod 7 man man NOUN Number=Sing root root 8 in in ADP _ 10 tales case 9 fairy fairy NOUN Number=Sing 10 tales compound 10 tales tale NOUN Number=Plur 7 man nmod 11 who who PRON PronType=Rel 12 lives nsubj 12 lives live VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 7 man acl:relcl 13 under under ADP _ 15 ground case 14 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 15 ground det 15 ground ground NOUN Number=Sing 12 lives obl 16 and and CCONJ _ 18 treasure cc 17 guards guard NOUN Number=Plur 18 treasure nsubj 18 treasure treasure VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 12 lives conj 19 . . PUNCT _ 7 man punct
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1 is a present a gnome a tiny old man fairy tales tree rules 2 live present a tiny old man the ground vn exist-47.1-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme under ground=Location 3 treasure present guards vn admire-31.2 «NP V that S»: agent=Experiencer
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 garden gnome is a small painted statue of a bearded little man with a pointed hat, put in gardens for fun.
The tree, 22 words det compound nsubj cop det amod amod case det amod amod nmod case det amod nmod punct parataxis case obl case obl punct root A DET garden NOUN gnome NOUN is AUX a DET small ADJ painted VERB statue NOUN of ADP a DET bearded ADJ little ADJ man NOUN with ADP a DET pointed ADJ hat NOUN , PUNCT put VERB in ADP gardens NOUN for ADP fun NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 3 gnome det 2 garden garden NOUN Number=Sing 3 gnome compound 3 gnome gnome NOUN Number=Sing 8 statue nsubj 4 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 8 statue cop 5 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 8 statue det 6 small small ADJ Degree=Pos 8 statue amod 7 painted paint VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 8 statue amod 8 statue statue NOUN Number=Sing root root 9 of of ADP _ 13 man case 10 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 13 man det 11 bearded bearded ADJ Degree=Pos 13 man amod 12 little little ADJ Degree=Pos 13 man amod 13 man man NOUN Number=Sing 8 statue nmod 14 with with ADP _ 17 hat case 15 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 17 hat det 16 pointed pointed ADJ Degree=Pos 17 hat amod 17 hat hat NOUN Number=Sing 13 man nmod 18 , , PUNCT _ 19 put punct 19 put put VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin 8 statue parataxis 20 in in ADP _ 21 gardens case 21 gardens garden NOUN Number=Plur 19 put obl 22 for for ADP _ 23 fun case 23 fun fun NOUN Number=Sing 19 put obl 24 . . PUNCT _ 8 statue punct
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1 paint participle vn image_impression-25.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent 2 is a present a garden gnome a small painted statue of a bearded little man with a pointed hat tree rules 3 put infinitive gardens for fun vn put-9.1-2 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent in garden=Destination
Meaning 3 Usage: informal — kept apart, not parsed.
A small, odd-looking person (can be unkind).
det amod punct compound punct amod punct aux cop appos punct punct root A DET small ADJ , PUNCT odd ADJ - PUNCT looking VERB person NOUN ( PUNCT can AUX be AUX unkind ADJ ) PUNCT . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 7 person det 2 small small ADJ Degree=Pos 7 person amod 3 , , PUNCT _ 2 small punct 4 odd odd ADJ Degree=Pos 6 looking compound 5 - - PUNCT _ 4 odd punct 6 looking look VERB VerbForm=Ger 7 person amod 7 person person NOUN Number=Sing root root 8 ( ( PUNCT _ 11 unkind punct 9 can can AUX VerbForm=Fin 11 unkind aux 10 be be AUX VerbForm=Inf 11 unkind cop 11 unkind unkind ADJ Degree=Pos 7 person appos 12 ) ) PUNCT _ 11 unkind punct 13 . . PUNCT _ 7 person punct
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1 look gerund vn stimulus_subject-30.4 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Stimulus 2 is can unkind property tree rules
Example 1 Grandma has three garden gnomes by her pond.
nsubj nummod compound obj case nmod:poss nmod punct root Grandma NOUN has VERB three NUM garden NOUN gnomes NOUN by ADP her PRON pond NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Grandma grandma NOUN Number=Sing 2 has nsubj 2 has have VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 three three NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 5 gnomes nummod 4 garden garden NOUN Number=Sing 5 gnomes compound 5 gnomes gnome NOUN Number=Plur 2 has obj 6 by by ADP _ 8 pond case 7 her her PRON Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 8 pond nmod:poss 8 pond pond NOUN Number=Sing 5 gnomes nmod 9 . . PUNCT _ 2 has punct
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1 have present Grandma three garden gnomes by Grandma's pond vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent gnome=Patient
Example 2 In the story, a gnome guarded a cave of gold.
case det obl punct det nsubj det obj case nmod punct root In ADP the DET story NOUN , PUNCT a DET gnome NOUN guarded VERB a DET cave NOUN of ADP gold NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 In in ADP _ 3 story case 2 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 story det 3 story story NOUN Number=Sing 7 guarded obl 4 , , PUNCT _ 3 story punct 5 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 gnome det 6 gnome gnome NOUN Number=Sing 7 guarded nsubj 7 guarded guard VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 8 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 9 cave det 9 cave cave NOUN Number=Sing 7 guarded obj 10 of of ADP _ 11 gold case 11 gold gold NOUN Number=Sing 9 cave nmod 12 . . PUNCT _ 7 guarded punct
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1 guard past a gnome a cave of gold the story vn defend-72.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent cave=Beneficiary
Example 3 The gnome had a long white beard and a red pointed hat.
det nsubj det amod amod obj cc det amod amod conj punct root The DET gnome NOUN had VERB a DET long ADJ white ADJ beard NOUN and CCONJ a DET red ADJ pointed VERB hat NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 gnome det 2 gnome gnome NOUN Number=Sing 3 had nsubj 3 had have VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 7 beard det 5 long long ADJ Degree=Pos 7 beard amod 6 white white ADJ Degree=Pos 7 beard amod 7 beard beard NOUN Number=Sing 3 had obj 8 and and CCONJ _ 12 hat cc 9 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 12 hat det 10 red red ADJ Degree=Pos 12 hat amod 11 pointed point VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 12 hat amod 12 hat hat NOUN Number=Sing 7 beard conj 13 . . PUNCT _ 3 had punct
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1 have past the gnome a long white beard and a red pointed hat vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent beard=Patient 2 point participle vn wink-40.3.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
Example 4 Someone stole our gnome and sent us photos of it on holiday!
nsubj nmod:poss obj cc conj obj obj case nmod case obl punct root Someone PRON stole VERB our PRON gnome NOUN and CCONJ sent VERB us PRON photos NOUN of ADP it PRON on ADP holiday NOUN ! PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Someone someone PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 2 stole nsubj 2 stole steal VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 our our PRON Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 4 gnome nmod:poss 4 gnome gnome NOUN Number=Sing 2 stole obj 5 and and CCONJ _ 6 sent cc 6 sent send VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 2 stole conj 7 us we PRON Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs 6 sent obj 8 photos photo NOUN Number=Plur 6 sent obj 9 of of ADP _ 10 it case 10 it it PRON Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 8 photos nmod 11 on on ADP _ 12 holiday case 12 holiday holiday NOUN Number=Sing 6 sent obl 13 ! ! PUNCT _ 2 stole punct
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1 steal past Someone our gnome vn appear-48.1.1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location gnome=Theme 2 send past Someone not said here photos of gnome us holiday vn send-11.1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent we=Destination photo=Theme
Example 5 Gnomes, elves and fairies live in the magic forest of the book.
nsubj punct conj cc conj case det compound obl case det nmod punct root Gnomes NOUN , PUNCT elves NOUN and CCONJ fairies NOUN live VERB in ADP the DET magic NOUN forest NOUN of ADP the DET book NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Gnomes gnome NOUN Number=Plur 6 live nsubj 2 , , PUNCT _ 3 elves punct 3 elves elf NOUN Number=Plur 1 Gnomes conj 4 and and CCONJ _ 5 fairies cc 5 fairies fairy NOUN Number=Plur 1 Gnomes conj 6 live live VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 7 in in ADP _ 10 forest case 8 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 10 forest det 9 magic magic NOUN Number=Sing 10 forest compound 10 forest forest NOUN Number=Sing 6 live obl 11 of of ADP _ 13 book case 12 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 13 book det 13 book book NOUN Number=Sing 10 forest nmod 14 . . PUNCT _ 6 live punct
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1 live present Gnomes and elves and fairies the magic forest of the book vn lodge-46 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in forest=Location
Example 6 I painted a little clay gnome in art class.
nsubj det amod compound obj case compound nmod punct root I PRON painted VERB a DET little ADJ clay NOUN gnome NOUN in ADP art NOUN class NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 I I PRON Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs 2 painted nsubj 2 painted paint VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 gnome det 4 little little ADJ Degree=Pos 6 gnome amod 5 clay clay NOUN Number=Sing 6 gnome compound 6 gnome gnome NOUN Number=Sing 2 painted obj 7 in in ADP _ 9 class case 8 art art NOUN Number=Sing 9 class compound 9 class class NOUN Number=Sing 6 gnome nmod 10 . . PUNCT _ 2 painted punct
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1 paint past I a little clay gnome art class vn image_impression-25.1 «NP V NP.theme PP.destination»: agent=Agent gnome=Theme in class=Destination
Example 7 The gnome whispered a secret to the girl.
det nsubj det obj case det obl punct root The DET gnome NOUN whispered VERB a DET secret NOUN to ADP the DET girl NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 gnome det 2 gnome gnome NOUN Number=Sing 3 whispered nsubj 3 whispered whisper VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 secret det 5 secret secret NOUN Number=Sing 3 whispered obj 6 to to ADP _ 8 girl case 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 girl det 8 girl girl NOUN Number=Sing 3 whispered obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 3 whispered punct
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1 whisper speech: assert past the gnome a secret the girl vn manner_speaking-37.3 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: agent=Agent secret=Topic to girl=Recipient
Example 8 Their supernatural foe is a small gnome with a very long beard.
nmod:poss amod nsubj cop det amod case det advmod amod nmod punct root Their PRON supernatural ADJ foe NOUN is AUX a DET small ADJ gnome NOUN with ADP a DET very ADV long ADJ beard NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Their their PRON Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 3 foe nmod:poss 2 supernatural supernatural ADJ Degree=Pos 3 foe amod 3 foe foe NOUN Number=Sing 7 gnome nsubj 4 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 7 gnome cop 5 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 7 gnome det 6 small small ADJ Degree=Pos 7 gnome amod 7 gnome gnome NOUN Number=Sing root root 8 with with ADP _ 12 beard case 9 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 12 beard det 10 very very ADV _ 11 long advmod 11 long long ADJ Degree=Pos 12 beard amod 12 beard beard NOUN Number=Sing 7 gnome nmod 13 . . PUNCT _ 7 gnome punct
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1 is a present Their supernatural foe a small gnome with a long beard tree rules
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