hunchback Who acts: person, Hunchback, Quasimodo, Sitting, doctor, you · What happens: be, say, curve, ring, sit, give · To what, where: person, famous novel, cathedral bells, you, hunchback, spine · Speech: someone speaks here
«hunchback» in the school dictionary: its 3 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: hunchback in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 A back with a big hump or curve, from a medical condition (kyphosis).
The tree, 13 words det case det amod nmod cc conj punct case det amod conj punct appos punct punct root A DET back NOUN with ADP a DET big ADJ hump NOUN or CCONJ curve NOUN , PUNCT from ADP a DET medical ADJ condition NOUN ( PUNCT kyphosis NOUN ) PUNCT . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 back det 2 back back NOUN Number=Sing root root 3 with with ADP _ 6 hump case 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 hump det 5 big big ADJ Degree=Pos 6 hump amod 6 hump hump NOUN Number=Sing 2 back nmod 7 or or CCONJ _ 8 curve cc 8 curve curve NOUN Number=Sing 6 hump conj 9 , , PUNCT _ 13 condition punct 10 from from ADP _ 13 condition case 11 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 13 condition det 12 medical medical ADJ Degree=Pos 13 condition amod 13 condition condition NOUN Number=Sing 2 back conj 14 ( ( PUNCT _ 15 kyphosis punct 15 kyphosis kyphosis NOUN Number=Sing 13 condition appos 16 ) ) PUNCT _ 15 kyphosis punct 17 . . PUNCT _ 2 back punct
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.
Meaning 2 Usage: old-fashioned, often hurtful — kept apart, not parsed.
A person with such a back; today it is kinder to say a person with a curved spine.
The tree, 18 words det nsubj case det:predet det nmod punct obl:unmarked expl cop mark csubj det obj case det amod obl punct root A DET person NOUN with ADP such DET a DET back NOUN ; PUNCT today NOUN it PRON is AUX kinder ADJ to PART say VERB a DET person NOUN with ADP a DET curved VERB spine NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 person det 2 person person NOUN Number=Sing 11 kinder nsubj 3 with with ADP _ 6 back case 4 such such DET PronType=Ind 6 back det:predet 5 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 back det 6 back back NOUN Number=Sing 2 person nmod 7 ; ; PUNCT _ 11 kinder punct 8 today today NOUN Number=Sing 11 kinder obl:unmarked 9 it it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 11 kinder expl 10 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 11 kinder cop 11 kinder kind ADJ Degree=Cmp root root 12 to to PART _ 13 say mark 13 say say VERB VerbForm=Inf 11 kinder csubj 14 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 15 person det 15 person person NOUN Number=Sing 13 say obj 16 with with ADP _ 19 spine case 17 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 19 spine det 18 curved curve VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 19 spine amod 19 spine spine NOUN Number=Sing 13 say obl 20 . . PUNCT _ 11 kinder punct
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1 is present a person with such back today kind property tree rules 2 say speech: assert to-infinitive a person with a curved spine vn pronounce-29.3.1 «NP V NP PP.manner»: agent=Agent person=Theme with spine=Manner 3 curve participle vn knead-26.5 «NP.material V PP.product»: agent=Material
Meaning 3 The Hunchback of Notre-Dame is a famous novel by Victor Hugo about Quasimodo.
The tree, 14 words det nsubj case nmod punct conj cop det amod case nmod flat case nmod punct root The DET Hunchback NOUN of ADP Notre PROPN - PUNCT Dame PROPN is AUX a DET famous ADJ novel NOUN by ADP Victor PROPN Hugo PROPN about ADP Quasimodo PROPN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 Hunchback det 2 Hunchback hunchback NOUN Number=Sing 10 novel nsubj 3 of of ADP _ 4 Notre case 4 Notre Notre PROPN Number=Sing 2 Hunchback nmod 5 - - PUNCT _ 6 Dame punct 6 Dame Dame PROPN Number=Sing 4 Notre conj 7 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 10 novel cop 8 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 10 novel det 9 famous famous ADJ Degree=Pos 10 novel amod 10 novel novel NOUN Number=Sing root root 11 by by ADP _ 12 Victor case 12 Victor Victor PROPN Number=Sing 10 novel nmod 13 Hugo Hugo PROPN Number=Sing 12 Victor flat 14 about about ADP _ 15 Quasimodo case 15 Quasimodo Quasimodo PROPN Number=Sing 12 Victor nmod 16 . . PUNCT _ 10 novel punct
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1 is a present the Hunchback of Notre and Dame a famous novel by Victor about Quasimodo tree rules
Example 1 Quasimodo, the hunchback of Notre-Dame, rang the cathedral bells.
nsubj punct det appos case nmod punct conj punct det compound obj punct root Quasimodo PROPN , PUNCT the DET hunchback NOUN of ADP Notre PROPN - PUNCT Dame PROPN , PUNCT rang VERB the DET cathedral NOUN bells NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Quasimodo Quasimodo PROPN Number=Sing 10 rang nsubj 2 , , PUNCT _ 4 hunchback punct 3 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 4 hunchback det 4 hunchback hunchback NOUN Number=Sing 1 Quasimodo appos 5 of of ADP _ 6 Notre case 6 Notre Notre PROPN Number=Sing 4 hunchback nmod 7 - - PUNCT _ 8 Dame punct 8 Dame Dame PROPN Number=Sing 6 Notre conj 9 , , PUNCT _ 1 Quasimodo punct 10 rang ring VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 11 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 13 bells det 12 cathedral cathedral NOUN Number=Sing 13 bells compound 13 bells bell NOUN Number=Plur 10 rang obj 14 . . PUNCT _ 10 rang punct
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1 ring past Quasimodo the cathedral bells vn sound_emission-43.2 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location bell=Theme
Example 2 Sitting badly for years can give you a slightly hunched back.
csubj advmod case obl aux iobj det advmod advcl advmod punct root Sitting VERB badly ADV for ADP years NOUN can AUX give VERB you PRON a DET slightly ADV hunched VERB back ADV . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Sitting sit VERB VerbForm=Ger 6 give csubj 2 badly badly ADV Degree=Pos 1 Sitting advmod 3 for for ADP _ 4 years case 4 years year NOUN Number=Plur 1 Sitting obl 5 can can AUX VerbForm=Fin 6 give aux 6 give give VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 7 you you PRON Case=Acc Person=2 PronType=Prs 6 give iobj 8 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 10 hunched det 9 slightly slightly ADV _ 10 hunched advmod 10 hunched hunch VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 6 give advcl 11 back back ADV _ 10 hunched advmod 12 . . PUNCT _ 6 give punct
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1 sit gerund year badly property vn assuming_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent 2 give can Sitting you vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent you=Theme 3 hunch back participle Sitting not said here slightly property vn assuming_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent
Example 3 In old stories, a hunchback was often wrongly shown as wicked.
case amod obl punct det nsubj:pass aux:pass advmod advmod case obl punct root In ADP old ADJ stories NOUN , PUNCT a DET hunchback NOUN was AUX often ADV wrongly ADV shown VERB as ADP wicked ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 In in ADP _ 3 stories case 2 old old ADJ Degree=Pos 3 stories amod 3 stories story NOUN Number=Plur 10 shown obl 4 , , PUNCT _ 3 stories punct 5 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 hunchback det 6 hunchback hunchback NOUN Number=Sing 10 shown nsubj:pass 7 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 10 shown aux:pass 8 often often ADV _ 10 shown advmod 9 wrongly wrongly ADV _ 10 shown advmod 10 shown show VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 11 as as ADP _ 12 wicked case 12 wicked wicked ADJ Degree=Pos 10 shown obl 13 . . PUNCT _ 10 shown punct
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1 show past · passive a hunchback as wicked; in old stories; often, wrongly property vn crane-40.3.2 «NP V NP PP.recipient PP.theme»: subject=Patient in story=Topic
Example 4 The doctor checked his spine for a hunchback.
det nsubj nmod:poss obj case det obl punct root The DET doctor NOUN checked VERB his PRON spine NOUN for ADP a DET hunchback NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 doctor det 2 doctor doctor NOUN Number=Sing 3 checked nsubj 3 checked check VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 his his PRON Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 5 spine nmod:poss 5 spine spine NOUN Number=Sing 3 checked obj 6 for for ADP _ 8 hunchback case 7 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 8 hunchback det 8 hunchback hunchback NOUN Number=Sing 3 checked obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 3 checked punct
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1 check past the doctor doctor's spine for a hunchback vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Agent spine=Theme for hunchback=Attribute
Example 5 Don't call people names about their bodies.
aux advmod obj obj case nmod:poss nmod punct root Do AUX n't PART call VERB people NOUN names NOUN about ADP their PRON bodies NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Do do AUX Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin 3 call aux 2 n't not PART Polarity=Neg 3 call advmod 3 call call VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 4 people people NOUN Number=Plur 3 call obj 5 names name NOUN Number=Plur 3 call obj 6 about about ADP _ 8 bodies case 7 their their PRON Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 8 bodies nmod:poss 8 bodies body NOUN Number=Plur 5 names nmod 9 . . PUNCT _ 3 call punct
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1 not call imperative · do-support you not said here people vn dub-29.3.2 «NP V NP NP»: agent=Agent people=Theme name=Result
Example 6 The novel The Hunchback of Notre-Dame was written by Victor Hugo.
det nsubj:pass det appos case nmod punct conj aux:pass case obl:agent flat punct root The DET novel NOUN The DET Hunchback PROPN of ADP Notre PROPN - PUNCT Dame PROPN was AUX written VERB by ADP Victor PROPN Hugo PROPN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 novel det 2 novel novel NOUN Number=Sing 10 written nsubj:pass 3 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 4 Hunchback det 4 Hunchback Hunchback PROPN Number=Sing 2 novel appos 5 of of ADP _ 6 Notre case 6 Notre Notre PROPN Number=Sing 4 Hunchback nmod 7 - - PUNCT _ 8 Dame punct 8 Dame Dame PROPN Number=Sing 4 Hunchback conj 9 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 10 written aux:pass 10 written write VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 11 by by ADP _ 12 Victor case 12 Victor Victor PROPN Number=Sing 10 written obl:agent 13 Hugo Hugo PROPN Number=Sing 12 Victor flat 14 . . PUNCT _ 10 written punct
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1 write past · passive Victor the novel vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent subject=Theme
Example 7 The hunchback having agreed to his proposal, the tailor closed his shop and they set off together.
The tree, 17 words det nsubj acl xcomp case nmod:poss obl punct det nsubj nmod:poss obj cc nsubj conj compound:prt advmod punct root The DET hunchback NOUN having VERB agreed VERB to ADP his PRON proposal NOUN , PUNCT the DET tailor NOUN closed VERB his PRON shop NOUN and CCONJ they PRON set VERB off ADP together ADV . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 hunchback det 2 hunchback hunchback NOUN Number=Sing 11 closed nsubj 3 having have VERB VerbForm=Ger 2 hunchback acl 4 agreed agree VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 3 having xcomp 5 to to ADP _ 7 proposal case 6 his his PRON Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 7 proposal nmod:poss 7 proposal proposal NOUN Number=Sing 4 agreed obl 8 , , PUNCT _ 2 hunchback punct 9 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 10 tailor det 10 tailor tailor NOUN Number=Sing 11 closed nsubj 11 closed close VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 12 his his PRON Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 13 shop nmod:poss 13 shop shop NOUN Number=Sing 11 closed obj 14 and and CCONJ _ 16 set cc 15 they they PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs 16 set nsubj 16 set set VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 11 closed conj 17 off off ADP _ 16 set compound:prt 18 together together ADV _ 16 set advmod 19 . . PUNCT _ 11 closed punct
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1 have gerund the hunchback not said here tree rules 2 agree speech: agree participle the hunchback not said here to hunchback's proposal vn correspond-36.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent 3 close past the hunchback hunchback's shop vn crane-40.3.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent shop=Patient 4 set off past they together property vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme 5 propose hunchback nom proposal «communication intransitive»: poss=agent
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