hen Who acts: hen, farm bird, hen party, woman, farmer, Hens · What happens: be, lay, wed, have, sit, keep · To what, where: female chicken, eggs, female, party, 1 egg, 12 hens · Speech: someone speaks here
«hen» in the school dictionary: its 3 meanings for a pupil and its 9 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: hen in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 A hen is a female chicken, a farm bird that lays eggs.
det nsubj cop det compound punct det compound conj nsubj acl:relcl obj punct root A DET hen NOUN is AUX a DET female NOUN chicken NOUN , PUNCT a DET farm NOUN bird NOUN that PRON lays VERB eggs NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 hen det 2 hen hen NOUN Number=Sing 6 chicken nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 chicken cop 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 chicken det 5 female female NOUN Number=Sing 6 chicken compound 6 chicken chicken NOUN Number=Sing root root 7 , , PUNCT _ 10 bird punct 8 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 10 bird det 9 farm farm NOUN Number=Sing 10 bird compound 10 bird bird NOUN Number=Sing 6 chicken conj 11 that that PRON PronType=Rel 12 lays nsubj 12 lays lay VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 10 bird acl:relcl 13 eggs egg NOUN Number=Plur 12 lays obj 14 . . PUNCT _ 6 chicken punct
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1 is a present a hen a female chicken and a farm bird tree rules 2 lay present a farm bird eggs vn create-26.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent egg=Result
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 hen can also be the female of some other birds, like a hen pheasant.
The tree, 15 words det nsubj aux advmod cop det case det amod nmod punct case det compound conj punct root A DET hen NOUN can AUX also ADV be AUX the DET female NOUN of ADP some DET other ADJ birds NOUN , PUNCT like ADP a DET hen NOUN pheasant NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 hen det 2 hen hen NOUN Number=Sing 7 female nsubj 3 can can AUX VerbForm=Fin 7 female aux 4 also also ADV _ 7 female advmod 5 be be AUX VerbForm=Inf 7 female cop 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 female det 7 female female NOUN Number=Sing root root 8 of of ADP _ 11 birds case 9 some some DET PronType=Ind 11 birds det 10 other other ADJ Degree=Pos 11 birds amod 11 birds bird NOUN Number=Plur 7 female nmod 12 , , PUNCT _ 16 pheasant punct 13 like like ADP _ 16 pheasant case 14 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 16 pheasant det 15 hen hen NOUN Number=Sing 16 pheasant compound 16 pheasant pheasant NOUN Number=Sing 7 female conj 17 . . PUNCT _ 7 female punct
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1 is a can a hen the female and a hen pheasant of some other birds tree rules
Meaning 3 A hen party, or hen night, is a party for a woman before her wedding.
The tree, 15 words det compound nsubj punct cc compound appos punct cop det case det nmod case nmod:poss nmod punct root A DET hen NOUN party NOUN , PUNCT or CCONJ hen NOUN night NOUN , PUNCT is AUX a DET party NOUN for ADP a DET woman NOUN before ADP her PRON wedding NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 3 party det 2 hen hen NOUN Number=Sing 3 party compound 3 party party NOUN Number=Sing 11 party nsubj 4 , , PUNCT _ 7 night punct 5 or or CCONJ _ 7 night cc 6 hen hen NOUN Number=Sing 7 night compound 7 night night NOUN Number=Sing 3 party appos 8 , , PUNCT _ 3 party punct 9 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 11 party cop 10 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 11 party det 11 party party NOUN Number=Sing root root 12 for for ADP _ 14 woman case 13 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 14 woman det 14 woman woman NOUN Number=Sing 11 party nmod 15 before before ADP _ 17 wedding case 16 her her PRON Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 17 wedding nmod:poss 17 wedding wedding NOUN Number=Sing 11 party nmod 18 . . PUNCT _ 11 party punct
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1 is a present a hen party a party before woman's wedding for a woman tree rules 2 wed woman nom wedding «event transitive»: poss=agent
Example 1 Each hen lays 1 egg a day.
det nsubj nummod obj det obl:unmarked punct root Each DET hen NOUN lays VERB 1 NUM egg NOUN a DET day NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Each each DET PronType=Tot 2 hen det 2 hen hen NOUN Number=Sing 3 lays nsubj 3 lays lay VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 1 1 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 5 egg nummod 5 egg egg NOUN Number=Sing 3 lays obj 6 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 7 day det 7 day day NOUN Number=Sing 3 lays obl:unmarked 8 . . PUNCT _ 3 lays punct
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1 lay present each hen 1 egg day vn create-26.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent egg=Result
Example 2 The farmer has 12 hens.
det nsubj nummod obj punct root The DET farmer NOUN has VERB 12 NUM hens NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 farmer det 2 farmer farmer NOUN Number=Sing 3 has nsubj 3 has have VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 12 12 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 5 hens nummod 5 hens hen NOUN Number=Plur 3 has obj 6 . . PUNCT _ 3 has punct
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1 have present the farmer 12 hens vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent hen=Patient
Example 3 How many eggs in a week?
advmod amod case det nmod punct root How ADV many ADJ eggs NOUN in ADP a DET week NOUN ? PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 How how ADV PronType=Int 2 many advmod 2 many many ADJ Degree=Pos 3 eggs amod 3 eggs egg NOUN Number=Plur root root 4 in in ADP _ 6 week case 5 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 week det 6 week week NOUN Number=Sing 3 eggs nmod 7 ? ? PUNCT _ 3 eggs punct
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.
Example 4 Hens and cows have 40 legs in all.
nsubj cc conj nummod obj case nmod punct root Hens NOUN and CCONJ cows NOUN have VERB 40 NUM legs NOUN in ADP all DET . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Hens hen NOUN Number=Plur 4 have nsubj 2 and and CCONJ _ 3 cows cc 3 cows cow NOUN Number=Plur 1 Hens conj 4 have have VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 5 40 40 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 6 legs nummod 6 legs leg NOUN Number=Plur 4 have obj 7 in in ADP _ 8 all case 8 all all DET PronType=Tot 6 legs nmod 9 . . PUNCT _ 4 have punct
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1 have present Hens and cows 40 legs all vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent leg=Patient
Example 5 The hen sat on her eggs to keep them warm.
det nsubj case nmod:poss obl mark advcl obj xcomp punct root The DET hen NOUN sat VERB on ADP her PRON eggs NOUN to PART keep VERB them PRON warm ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 hen det 2 hen hen NOUN Number=Sing 3 sat nsubj 3 sat sit VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 on on ADP _ 6 eggs case 5 her her PRON Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 6 eggs nmod:poss 6 eggs egg NOUN Number=Plur 3 sat obl 7 to to PART _ 8 keep mark 8 keep keep VERB VerbForm=Inf 3 sat advcl 9 them they PRON Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs 8 keep obj 10 warm warm ADJ Degree=Pos 8 keep xcomp 11 . . PUNCT _ 3 sat punct
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1 sit past the hen hen's eggs vn assuming_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent on egg=Location 2 keep to-infinitive the hen not said here eggs = egg warm property vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent they=Theme
Example 6 We collected eggs from the hen house.
nsubj obj case det compound obl punct root We PRON collected VERB eggs NOUN from ADP the DET hen NOUN house 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 2 collected nsubj 2 collected collect VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 eggs egg NOUN Number=Plur 2 collected obj 4 from from ADP _ 7 house case 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 house det 6 hen hen NOUN Number=Sing 7 house compound 7 house house NOUN Number=Sing 2 collected obl 8 . . PUNCT _ 2 collected punct
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1 collect past We eggs the hen house vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP PP.source»: agent=Agent egg=Theme from house=Source
Example 7 The little red hen asked who would help her.
det amod amod nsubj nsubj aux ccomp obj punct root The DET little ADJ red ADJ hen NOUN asked VERB who PRON would AUX help VERB her PRON . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 4 hen det 2 little little ADJ Degree=Pos 4 hen amod 3 red red ADJ Degree=Pos 4 hen amod 4 hen hen NOUN Number=Sing 5 asked nsubj 5 asked ask VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 6 who who PRON PronType=Rel 8 help nsubj 7 would would AUX VerbForm=Fin 8 help aux 8 help help VERB VerbForm=Inf 5 asked ccomp 9 her she PRON Case=Acc Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 8 help obj 10 . . PUNCT _ 5 asked punct
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1 ask speech: ask past the little red hen vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 2 help would hen vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent she=Beneficiary
Example 8 A hen has two legs and two wings.
det nsubj nummod obj cc nummod conj punct root A DET hen NOUN has VERB two NUM legs NOUN and CCONJ two NUM wings NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 hen det 2 hen hen NOUN Number=Sing 3 has nsubj 3 has have VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 two two NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 5 legs nummod 5 legs leg NOUN Number=Plur 3 has obj 6 and and CCONJ _ 8 wings cc 7 two two NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 8 wings nummod 8 wings wing NOUN Number=Plur 5 legs conj 9 . . PUNCT _ 3 has punct
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1 have present a hen two legs and two wings vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent leg=Patient
Example 9 THE HEN THAT LAYS GOLDEN EGGS.
det nsubj acl:relcl amod obj punct root THE DET HEN NOUN THAT PRON LAYS VERB GOLDEN ADJ EGGS NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 THE the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 HEN det 2 HEN hen NOUN Number=Sing root root 3 THAT that PRON PronType=Rel 4 LAYS nsubj 4 LAYS lay VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 2 HEN acl:relcl 5 GOLDEN golden ADJ Degree=Pos 6 EGGS amod 6 EGGS egg NOUN Number=Plur 4 LAYS obj 7 . . PUNCT _ 2 HEN punct
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1 lay present the HEN GOLDEN EGGS vn create-26.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent egg=Result
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