gorse Who acts: bright yellow flowers, thick prickly bush, Gorse flowers, I, Small birds, Gorse fires · What happens: smell, grow, call, cover, scratch, nest · To what, where: little, heaths, furze, hillside, legs, gorse bushes · Speech: someone speaks here
«gorse» 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: gorse in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 A thick, prickly bush with sharp spines and bright yellow flowers that smell a little like coconut, growing on heaths, hillsides and cliffs; also called «furze» or «whin».
The tree, 28 words det amod punct amod case amod nmod cc amod amod conj nsubj acl:relcl det obl:unmarked case obl punct advcl case obl punct conj cc conj punct advmod acl punct xcomp punct cc punct conj punct punct root A DET thick ADJ , PUNCT prickly ADJ bush NOUN with ADP sharp ADJ spines NOUN and CCONJ bright ADJ yellow ADJ flowers NOUN that PRON smell VERB a DET little ADJ like ADP coconut NOUN , PUNCT growing VERB on ADP heaths NOUN , PUNCT hillsides NOUN and CCONJ cliffs NOUN ; PUNCT also ADV called VERB « PUNCT furze NOUN » PUNCT or CCONJ « PUNCT whin NOUN » PUNCT . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 bush det 2 thick thick ADJ Degree=Pos 5 bush amod 3 , , PUNCT _ 2 thick punct 4 prickly prickly ADJ Degree=Pos 5 bush amod 5 bush bush NOUN Number=Sing root root 6 with with ADP _ 8 spines case 7 sharp sharp ADJ Degree=Pos 8 spines amod 8 spines spine NOUN Number=Plur 5 bush nmod 9 and and CCONJ _ 12 flowers cc 10 bright bright ADJ Degree=Pos 12 flowers amod 11 yellow yellow ADJ Degree=Pos 12 flowers amod 12 flowers flower NOUN Number=Plur 8 spines conj 13 that that PRON PronType=Rel 14 smell nsubj 14 smell smell VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 12 flowers acl:relcl 15 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 16 little det 16 little little ADJ Degree=Pos 14 smell obl:unmarked 17 like like ADP _ 18 coconut case 18 coconut coconut NOUN Number=Sing 14 smell obl 19 , , PUNCT _ 20 growing punct 20 growing grow VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 14 smell advcl 21 on on ADP _ 22 heaths case 22 heaths heath NOUN Number=Plur 20 growing obl 23 , , PUNCT _ 24 hillsides punct 24 hillsides hillside NOUN Number=Plur 22 heaths conj 25 and and CCONJ _ 26 cliffs cc 26 cliffs cliff NOUN Number=Plur 22 heaths conj 27 ; ; PUNCT _ 29 called punct 28 also also ADV _ 29 called advmod 29 called call VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 5 bush acl 30 « « PUNCT _ 31 furze punct 31 furze furze NOUN Number=Sing 29 called xcomp 32 » » PUNCT _ 31 furze punct 33 or or CCONJ _ 35 whin cc 34 « « PUNCT _ 35 whin punct 35 whin whin NOUN Number=Sing 31 furze conj 36 » » PUNCT _ 31 furze punct 37 . . PUNCT _ 5 bush punct
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1 smell present bright yellow flowers a little like coconut vn smell_emission-43.3 «NP V»: agent=Theme 2 grow gerund bright yellow flowers not said here heaths and hillsides and cliffs vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme on heath=Location 3 call participle a thick prickly bush with sharp spines and bright yellow flowers not said here furze or whin vn initiate_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V»: 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 The hillside was covered in yellow gorse.
det nsubj:pass aux:pass case amod obl punct root The DET hillside NOUN was AUX covered VERB in ADP yellow ADJ gorse NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 hillside det 2 hillside hillside NOUN Number=Sing 4 covered nsubj:pass 3 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 4 covered aux:pass 4 covered cover VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 5 in in ADP _ 7 gorse case 6 yellow yellow ADJ Degree=Pos 7 gorse amod 7 gorse gorse NOUN Number=Sing 4 covered obl 8 . . PUNCT _ 4 covered punct
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1 cover past · passive the hillside in yellow gorse vn fill-9.8-1 «NP V NP PP.theme»: subject=Destination in gorse=Theme
Example 2 Gorse flowers smell like coconut.
compound nsubj case obl punct root Gorse NOUN flowers NOUN smell VERB like ADP coconut NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Gorse gorse NOUN Number=Sing 2 flowers compound 2 flowers flower NOUN Number=Plur 3 smell nsubj 3 smell smell VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 like like ADP _ 5 coconut case 5 coconut coconut NOUN Number=Sing 3 smell obl 6 . . PUNCT _ 3 smell punct
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1 smell present Gorse flowers like coconut vn smell_emission-43.3 «NP V»: agent=Theme
Example 3 I scratched my legs on the gorse bushes.
nsubj nmod:poss obj case det compound obl punct root I PRON scratched VERB my PRON legs NOUN on ADP the DET gorse NOUN bushes 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 scratched nsubj 2 scratched scratch VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 my my PRON Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 4 legs nmod:poss 4 legs leg NOUN Number=Plur 2 scratched obj 5 on on ADP _ 8 bushes case 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 bushes det 7 gorse gorse NOUN Number=Sing 8 bushes compound 8 bushes bush NOUN Number=Plur 2 scratched obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 2 scratched punct
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1 scratch past I my legs the gorse bushes vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent leg=Theme on bush=Destination
Example 4 Small birds nest safely in the prickly gorse.
amod nsubj advmod case det amod obl punct root Small ADJ birds NOUN nest VERB safely ADV in ADP the DET prickly ADJ gorse NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Small small ADJ Degree=Pos 2 birds amod 2 birds bird NOUN Number=Plur 3 nest nsubj 3 nest nest VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 safely safely ADV _ 3 nest advmod 5 in in ADP _ 8 gorse case 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 gorse det 7 prickly prickly ADJ Degree=Pos 8 gorse amod 8 gorse gorse NOUN Number=Sing 3 nest obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 3 nest punct
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1 nest present Small birds the prickly gorse safely property vn berry-13.7 «NP V»: agent=Agent
Example 5 Gorse fires can spread fast in dry weather.
compound nsubj aux advmod case amod obl punct root Gorse NOUN fires NOUN can AUX spread VERB fast ADV in ADP dry ADJ weather NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Gorse gorse NOUN Number=Sing 2 fires compound 2 fires fire NOUN Number=Plur 4 spread nsubj 3 can can AUX VerbForm=Fin 4 spread aux 4 spread spread VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 5 fast fast ADV Degree=Pos 4 spread advmod 6 in in ADP _ 8 weather case 7 dry dry ADJ Degree=Pos 8 weather amod 8 weather weather NOUN Number=Sing 4 spread obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 4 spread punct
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1 spread can Gorse fires dry weather fast property vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in weather=Location
Example 6 In New Zealand, gorse is a weed that farmers try to remove.
case flat obl punct nsubj cop det nsubj nsubj acl:relcl mark xcomp punct root In ADP New PROPN Zealand PROPN , PUNCT gorse NOUN is AUX a DET weed NOUN that PRON farmers NOUN try VERB to PART remove VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 In in ADP _ 3 Zealand case 2 New New PROPN Number=Sing 3 Zealand flat 3 Zealand Zealand PROPN Number=Sing 8 weed obl 4 , , PUNCT _ 3 Zealand punct 5 gorse gorse NOUN Number=Sing 8 weed nsubj 6 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 8 weed cop 7 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 8 weed det 8 weed weed NOUN Number=Sing root root 9 that that PRON PronType=Rel 11 try nsubj 10 farmers farmer NOUN Number=Plur 11 try nsubj 11 try try VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 8 weed acl:relcl 12 to to PART _ 13 remove mark 13 remove remove VERB VerbForm=Inf 11 try xcomp 14 . . PUNCT _ 8 weed punct
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1 is a present gorse a weed New Zealand tree rules 2 try present a weed vn try-61.1 «NP V S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Eventuality 3 remove not said to happen to-infinitive a weed not said here vn fire-10.10 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent
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