halibut Who acts: large flat fish, halibut, Fishermen, Young halibut, one eye · What happens: live, eat, have, grow, grow up, grill · To what, where: cold northern seas, large flat fish, eyes, one side, We, huge halibut
«halibut» 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: halibut in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 A very large flat fish that lives in cold northern seas, such as the North Atlantic and North Pacific, eaten as food.
The tree, 22 words det advmod amod amod nsubj acl:relcl case amod amod obl punct case fixed det compound nmod cc compound conj punct acl case obl punct root A DET very ADV large ADJ flat ADJ fish NOUN that PRON lives VERB in ADP cold ADJ northern ADJ seas NOUN , PUNCT such ADJ as ADP the DET North PROPN Atlantic PROPN and CCONJ North PROPN Pacific PROPN , PUNCT eaten VERB as ADP food NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 fish det 2 very very ADV _ 3 large advmod 3 large large ADJ Degree=Pos 5 fish amod 4 flat flat ADJ Degree=Pos 5 fish amod 5 fish fish NOUN Number=Sing root root 6 that that PRON PronType=Rel 7 lives nsubj 7 lives live VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 fish acl:relcl 8 in in ADP _ 11 seas case 9 cold cold ADJ Degree=Pos 11 seas amod 10 northern northern ADJ Degree=Pos 11 seas amod 11 seas sea NOUN Number=Plur 7 lives obl 12 , , PUNCT _ 17 Atlantic punct 13 such such ADJ Degree=Pos ExtPos=ADP 17 Atlantic case 14 as as ADP _ 13 such fixed 15 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 17 Atlantic det 16 North North PROPN Number=Sing 17 Atlantic compound 17 Atlantic Atlantic PROPN Number=Sing 11 seas nmod 18 and and CCONJ _ 20 Pacific cc 19 North North PROPN Number=Sing 20 Pacific compound 20 Pacific Pacific PROPN Number=Sing 17 Atlantic conj 21 , , PUNCT _ 22 eaten punct 22 eaten eat VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 5 fish acl 23 as as ADP _ 24 food case 24 food food NOUN Number=Sing 22 eaten obl 25 . . PUNCT _ 5 fish punct
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1 live present a large flat fish cold northern seas such the North Atlantic and North Pacific vn lodge-46 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in sea=Location 2 eat participle a large flat fish not said here as food vn eat-39.1-1 «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 A halibut has both eyes on one side of its head.
det nsubj det obj case nummod nmod case nmod:poss nmod punct root A DET halibut NOUN has VERB both DET eyes NOUN on ADP one NUM side NOUN of ADP its PRON head NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 halibut det 2 halibut halibut NOUN Number=Sing 3 has nsubj 3 has have VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 both both DET PronType=Tot 5 eyes det 5 eyes eye NOUN Number=Plur 3 has obj 6 on on ADP _ 8 side case 7 one one NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 8 side nummod 8 side side NOUN Number=Sing 5 eyes nmod 9 of of ADP _ 11 head case 10 its its PRON Case=Gen Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 11 head nmod:poss 11 head head NOUN Number=Sing 8 side nmod 12 . . PUNCT _ 3 has punct
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1 have present a halibut both eyes one side of halibut's head vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent eye=Patient
Example 2 Halibut can grow longer than a grown-up person.
nsubj aux advmod case det amod punct compound:prt obl punct root Halibut NOUN can AUX grow VERB longer ADV than ADP a DET grown VERB - PUNCT up ADP person NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Halibut halibut NOUN Number=Sing 3 grow nsubj 2 can can AUX VerbForm=Fin 3 grow aux 3 grow grow VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 4 longer long ADV Degree=Cmp 3 grow advmod 5 than than ADP _ 10 person case 6 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 10 person det 7 grown grow VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 10 person amod 8 - - PUNCT _ 9 up punct 9 up up ADP _ 7 grown compound:prt 10 person person NOUN Number=Sing 4 longer obl 11 . . PUNCT _ 3 grow punct
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1 grow can Halibut long property vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme 2 grow up participle vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
Example 3 We had grilled halibut for dinner.
nsubj:pass aux obj case nmod punct root We PRON had AUX grilled VERB halibut NOUN for ADP dinner NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 We we PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs 3 grilled nsubj:pass 2 had have AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 3 grilled aux 3 grilled grill VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 4 halibut halibut NOUN Number=Sing 3 grilled obj 5 for for ADP _ 6 dinner case 6 dinner dinner NOUN Number=Sing 4 halibut nmod 7 . . PUNCT _ 3 grilled punct
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1 grill past · perfect · passive We vn preparing-26.3-2 «NP V NP.beneficiary NP»: subject=Beneficiary halibut=Patient
Example 4 Fishermen in Alaska caught a huge halibut.
nsubj case nmod det amod obj punct root Fishermen NOUN in ADP Alaska PROPN caught VERB a DET huge ADJ halibut NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Fishermen fisherman NOUN Number=Plur 4 caught nsubj 2 in in ADP _ 3 Alaska case 3 Alaska Alaska PROPN Number=Sing 1 Fishermen nmod 4 caught catch VERB Mood=Ind Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 5 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 7 halibut det 6 huge huge ADJ Degree=Pos 7 halibut amod 7 halibut halibut NOUN Number=Sing 4 caught obj 8 . . PUNCT _ 4 caught punct
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1 catch past Fishermen in Alaska a huge halibut vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent halibut=Theme
Example 5 Atlantic halibut are now protected because of overfishing.
compound nsubj:pass aux:pass advmod mark fixed advcl punct root Atlantic PROPN halibut NOUN are AUX now ADV protected VERB because SCONJ of ADP overfishing VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Atlantic Atlantic PROPN Number=Sing 2 halibut compound 2 halibut halibut NOUN Number=Sing 5 protected nsubj:pass 3 are be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 protected aux:pass 4 now now ADV PronType=Dem 5 protected advmod 5 protected protect VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 6 because because SCONJ _ 8 overfishing mark 7 of of ADP _ 6 because fixed 8 overfishing overfish VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 5 protected advcl 9 . . PUNCT _ 5 protected punct
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1 protect present · passive Atlantic halibut now vn defend-72.3 «NP V NP»: subject=Beneficiary 2 overfish gerund tree rules
Example 6 Young halibut swim upright, then one eye moves across.
amod nsubj advmod punct advmod nummod nsubj parataxis advmod punct root Young ADJ halibut NOUN swim VERB upright ADV , PUNCT then ADV one NUM eye NOUN moves VERB across ADV . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Young young ADJ Degree=Pos 2 halibut amod 2 halibut halibut NOUN Number=Plur 3 swim nsubj 3 swim swim VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 upright upright ADV _ 3 swim advmod 5 , , PUNCT _ 9 moves punct 6 then then ADV PronType=Dem 9 moves advmod 7 one one NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 8 eye nummod 8 eye eye NOUN Number=Sing 9 moves nsubj 9 moves move VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 swim parataxis 10 across across ADV _ 9 moves advmod 11 . . PUNCT _ 3 swim punct
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1 swim present Young halibut upright property vn run-51.3.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme 2 move present one eye then across property vn roll-51.3.1 «NP.theme V»: agent=Theme
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