horde Who acts: horde, sale, Mongol horde, Hordes, cries, I · What happens: be, rush in, begin, run, ride, attack · To what, where: large crowd, large group, history, shoppers, playground, steppe
«horde» 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: horde in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 A horde is a very large crowd of people or animals, often noisy or out of control.
The tree, 17 words det nsubj cop det advmod amod case nmod cc conj punct advmod parataxis cc case case conj punct root A DET horde NOUN is AUX a DET very ADV large ADJ crowd NOUN of ADP people NOUN or CCONJ animals NOUN , PUNCT often ADV noisy ADJ or CCONJ out ADP of ADP control NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 horde det 2 horde horde NOUN Number=Sing 7 crowd nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 7 crowd cop 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 7 crowd det 5 very very ADV _ 6 large advmod 6 large large ADJ Degree=Pos 7 crowd amod 7 crowd crowd NOUN Number=Sing root root 8 of of ADP _ 9 people case 9 people people NOUN Number=Plur 7 crowd nmod 10 or or CCONJ _ 11 animals cc 11 animals animal NOUN Number=Plur 9 people conj 12 , , PUNCT _ 14 noisy punct 13 often often ADV _ 14 noisy advmod 14 noisy noisy ADJ Degree=Pos 7 crowd parataxis 15 or or CCONJ _ 18 control cc 16 out out ADP _ 18 control case 17 of of ADP _ 18 control case 18 control control NOUN Number=Sing 14 noisy conj 19 . . PUNCT _ 7 crowd punct
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1 is a present a horde a large crowd of people or animals tree rules
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 In history, a horde was a large group of nomadic warriors, such as the Mongol horde.
The tree, 16 words case obl punct det nsubj cop det amod case amod nmod punct case fixed det amod conj punct root In ADP history NOUN , PUNCT a DET horde NOUN was AUX a DET large ADJ group NOUN of ADP nomadic ADJ warriors NOUN , PUNCT such ADJ as ADP the DET Mongol ADJ horde NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 In in ADP _ 2 history case 2 history history NOUN Number=Sing 9 group obl 3 , , PUNCT _ 2 history punct 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 horde det 5 horde horde NOUN Number=Sing 9 group nsubj 6 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 9 group cop 7 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 9 group det 8 large large ADJ Degree=Pos 9 group amod 9 group group NOUN Number=Sing root root 10 of of ADP _ 12 warriors case 11 nomadic nomadic ADJ Degree=Pos 12 warriors amod 12 warriors warrior NOUN Number=Plur 9 group nmod 13 , , PUNCT _ 18 horde punct 14 such such ADJ Degree=Pos ExtPos=ADP 18 horde case 15 as as ADP _ 14 such fixed 16 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 18 horde det 17 Mongol mongol ADJ Degree=Pos 18 horde amod 18 horde horde NOUN Number=Sing 9 group conj 19 . . PUNCT _ 9 group punct
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1 is a past a horde a large group and the Mongol horde history of nomadic warriors tree rules
Example 1 Hordes of shoppers rushed in when the sale began.
case nmod acl compound:prt advmod det nsubj advcl punct root Hordes NOUN of ADP shoppers NOUN rushed VERB in ADP when ADV the DET sale NOUN began VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Hordes horde NOUN Number=Plur root root 2 of of ADP _ 3 shoppers case 3 shoppers shopper NOUN Number=Plur 1 Hordes nmod 4 rushed rush VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 3 shoppers acl 5 in in ADP _ 4 rushed compound:prt 6 when when ADV PronType=Int 9 began advmod 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 sale det 8 sale sale NOUN Number=Sing 9 began nsubj 9 began begin VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 4 rushed advcl 10 . . PUNCT _ 1 Hordes punct
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1 rush in participle shoppers not said here vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme 2 begin past the sale vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP.eventuality V»: agent=Eventuality
Example 2 A horde of children ran onto the playground.
det nsubj case nmod case det obl punct root A DET horde NOUN of ADP children NOUN ran VERB onto ADP the DET playground NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 horde det 2 horde horde NOUN Number=Sing 5 ran nsubj 3 of of ADP _ 4 children case 4 children child NOUN Number=Plur 2 horde nmod 5 ran run VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 6 onto onto ADP _ 8 playground case 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 playground det 8 playground playground NOUN Number=Sing 5 ran obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 5 ran punct
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1 run past a horde of children the playground vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme onto playground=Trajectory
Example 3 The Mongol horde rode across the steppe.
det amod nsubj case det obl punct root The DET Mongol ADJ horde NOUN rode VERB across ADP the DET steppe NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 horde det 2 Mongol mongol ADJ Degree=Pos 3 horde amod 3 horde horde NOUN Number=Sing 4 rode nsubj 4 rode ride VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 5 across across ADP _ 7 steppe case 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 steppe det 7 steppe steppe NOUN Number=Sing 4 rode obl 8 . . PUNCT _ 4 rode punct
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1 ride past the Mongol horde the steppe vn nonvehicle-51.4.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent across steppe=Trajectory
Example 4 In the game, a horde of zombies attacked the castle.
case det obl punct det nsubj case nmod det obj punct root In ADP the DET game NOUN , PUNCT a DET horde NOUN of ADP zombies NOUN attacked VERB the DET castle NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 In in ADP _ 3 game case 2 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 game det 3 game game NOUN Number=Sing 9 attacked obl 4 , , PUNCT _ 3 game punct 5 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 horde det 6 horde horde NOUN Number=Sing 9 attacked nsubj 7 of of ADP _ 8 zombies case 8 zombies zombie NOUN Number=Plur 6 horde nmod 9 attacked attack VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 10 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 11 castle det 11 castle castle NOUN Number=Sing 9 attacked obj 12 . . PUNCT _ 9 attacked punct
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1 attack past a horde of zombies the castle the game vn attack-60.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent castle=Patient
Example 5 Hordes of tourists visit the beach every summer.
nsubj case nmod det obj det obl:unmarked punct root Hordes NOUN of ADP tourists NOUN visit VERB the DET beach NOUN every DET summer NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Hordes horde NOUN Number=Plur 4 visit nsubj 2 of of ADP _ 3 tourists case 3 tourists tourist NOUN Number=Plur 1 Hordes nmod 4 visit visit VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 beach det 6 beach beach NOUN Number=Sing 4 visit obj 7 every every DET PronType=Tot 8 summer det 8 summer summer NOUN Number=Sing 4 visit obl:unmarked 9 . . PUNCT _ 4 visit punct
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1 visit present Hordes of tourists the beach summer vn meet-36.3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent beach=Co-Agent
Example 6 A horde of ants carried away the crumbs.
det nsubj case nmod advmod det obj punct root A DET horde NOUN of ADP ants NOUN carried VERB away ADV the DET crumbs NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 horde det 2 horde horde NOUN Number=Sing 5 carried nsubj 3 of of ADP _ 4 ants case 4 ants ant NOUN Number=Plur 2 horde nmod 5 carried carry VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 6 away away ADV _ 5 carried advmod 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 crumbs det 8 crumbs crumb NOUN Number=Plur 5 carried obj 9 . . PUNCT _ 5 carried punct
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1 carry away past a horde of ants the crumbs away property vn carry-11.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent crumb=Theme
Example 7 The cries and screams of the savage horde and of the birds sounded through the air, and I joined in it also; for I sang 'Ding-dong! ding-dong!'
The tree, 29 words det nsubj cc conj case det amod nmod cc case det conj case det obl punct cc nsubj conj case obl advmod punct mark nsubj conj punct compound punct obl punct compound punct obl punct punct root The DET cries NOUN and CCONJ screams NOUN of ADP the DET savage ADJ horde NOUN and CCONJ of ADP the DET birds NOUN sounded VERB through ADP the DET air NOUN , PUNCT and CCONJ I PRON joined VERB in ADP it PRON also ADV ; PUNCT for SCONJ I PRON sang VERB ' PUNCT Ding NOUN - PUNCT dong NOUN ! PUNCT ding NOUN - PUNCT dong NOUN ! PUNCT ' PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 cries det 2 cries cry NOUN Number=Plur 13 sounded nsubj 3 and and CCONJ _ 4 screams cc 4 screams scream NOUN Number=Plur 2 cries conj 5 of of ADP _ 8 horde case 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 horde det 7 savage savage ADJ Degree=Pos 8 horde amod 8 horde horde NOUN Number=Sing 2 cries nmod 9 and and CCONJ _ 12 birds cc 10 of of ADP _ 12 birds case 11 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 12 birds det 12 birds bird NOUN Number=Plur 8 horde conj 13 sounded sound VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 14 through through ADP _ 16 air case 15 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 16 air det 16 air air NOUN Number=Sing 13 sounded obl 17 , , PUNCT _ 20 joined punct 18 and and CCONJ _ 20 joined cc 19 I I PRON Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs 20 joined nsubj 20 joined join VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 13 sounded conj 21 in in ADP _ 22 it case 22 it it PRON Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 20 joined obl 23 also also ADV _ 20 joined advmod 24 ; ; PUNCT _ 27 sang punct 25 for for SCONJ _ 27 sang mark 26 I I PRON Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs 27 sang nsubj 27 sang sing VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 13 sounded conj 28 ' ' PUNCT _ 31 dong punct 29 Ding ding NOUN Number=Sing 31 dong compound 30 - - PUNCT _ 29 Ding punct 31 dong dong NOUN Number=Sing 27 sang obl 32 ! ! PUNCT _ 35 dong punct 33 ding ding NOUN Number=Sing 35 dong compound 34 - - PUNCT _ 33 ding punct 35 dong dong NOUN Number=Sing 27 sang obl 36 ! ! PUNCT _ 35 dong punct 37 ' ' PUNCT _ 35 dong punct
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1 sound past the cries of the savage horde and the birds and screams the air vn sound_emission-43.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme through air=Location 2 join past I in air vn cooperate-73.1-1 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent in it=Theme 3 sing speech: express past I Ding dong ding dong obl vn sound_emission-43.2 «NP.location V PP.theme»: agent=Location 4 cry the savage horde and the birds nom cry «communication intransitive»: of=agent
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