jailbird Who acts: person, jailbird, Grandad, story, Calling · What happens: be, have, escape, wear, call, turn around · To what, where: prison, tunnel, striped suit, cartoon, villain, life · Speech: someone speaks here
«jailbird» 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: jailbird in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 Usage: informal, old-fashioned — kept apart, not parsed.
A person who is in prison or has often been in prison.
det nsubj nsubj cop case cc conj advmod cop case obj punct root A DET person NOUN who PRON is AUX in ADP prison NOUN or CCONJ has VERB often ADV been AUX in ADP prison 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 6 prison nsubj 3 who who PRON PronType=Rel 6 prison nsubj 4 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 prison cop 5 in in ADP _ 6 prison case 6 prison prison NOUN Number=Sing root root 7 or or CCONJ _ 8 has cc 8 has have VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 prison conj 9 often often ADV _ 12 prison advmod 10 been be AUX Tense=Past VerbForm=Part 12 prison cop 11 in in ADP _ 12 prison case 12 prison prison NOUN Number=Sing 8 has obj 13 . . PUNCT _ 6 prison punct
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1 is present a person prison tree rules 2 have present a person not said here vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent 3 is participle prison often property 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.
Example 1 The jailbird escaped through a tunnel.
det nsubj case det obl punct root The DET jailbird NOUN escaped VERB through ADP a DET tunnel NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 jailbird det 2 jailbird jailbird NOUN Number=Sing 3 escaped nsubj 3 escaped escape VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 through through ADP _ 6 tunnel case 5 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 tunnel det 6 tunnel tunnel NOUN Number=Sing 3 escaped obl 7 . . PUNCT _ 3 escaped punct
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1 escape past the jailbird a tunnel vn escape-51.1-1-1 «NP V PP.initial_location»: agent=Theme through tunnel=Initial_Location
Example 2 In the cartoon the jailbird wore a striped suit.
case det obl det nsubj det amod obj punct root In ADP the DET cartoon NOUN the DET jailbird NOUN wore VERB a DET striped ADJ suit NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 In in ADP _ 3 cartoon case 2 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 cartoon det 3 cartoon cartoon NOUN Number=Sing 6 wore obl 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 jailbird det 5 jailbird jailbird NOUN Number=Sing 6 wore nsubj 6 wore wear VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 7 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 9 suit det 8 striped striped ADJ Degree=Pos 9 suit amod 9 suit suit NOUN Number=Sing 6 wore obj 10 . . PUNCT _ 6 wore punct
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1 wear past the jailbird a striped suit the cartoon vn wipe_manner-10.4.1-1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent suit=Theme
Example 3 Grandad called the villain an old jailbird.
nsubj det obj det amod xcomp punct root Grandad PROPN called VERB the DET villain NOUN an DET old ADJ jailbird NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Grandad Grandad PROPN Number=Sing 2 called nsubj 2 called call VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 4 villain det 4 villain villain NOUN Number=Sing 2 called obj 5 an a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 7 jailbird det 6 old old ADJ Degree=Pos 7 jailbird amod 7 jailbird jailbird NOUN Number=Sing 2 called xcomp 8 . . PUNCT _ 2 called punct
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1 call past Grandad the villain vn initiate_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent villain=Recipient
Example 4 The story is about a jailbird who turns his life around.
det nsubj cop case det nsubj acl:relcl nmod:poss obj advmod punct root The DET story NOUN is AUX about ADP a DET jailbird NOUN who PRON turns VERB his PRON life NOUN around ADV . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 story det 2 story story NOUN Number=Sing 6 jailbird nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 jailbird cop 4 about about ADP _ 6 jailbird case 5 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 jailbird det 6 jailbird jailbird NOUN Number=Sing root root 7 who who PRON PronType=Rel 8 turns nsubj 8 turns turn VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 jailbird acl:relcl 9 his his PRON Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 10 life nmod:poss 10 life life NOUN Number=Sing 8 turns obj 11 around around ADV _ 8 turns advmod 12 . . PUNCT _ 6 jailbird punct
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1 is present the story about a jailbird tree rules 2 turn around present a jailbird his life around property vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent life=Theme
Example 5 The jailbird was back behind bars.
det nsubj cop case obl punct root The DET jailbird NOUN was AUX back ADV behind ADP bars NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 jailbird det 2 jailbird jailbird NOUN Number=Sing 4 back nsubj 3 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 4 back cop 4 back back ADV _ root root 5 behind behind ADP _ 6 bars case 6 bars bar NOUN Number=Plur 4 back obl 7 . . PUNCT _ 4 back punct
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1 is past the jailbird bars back property tree rules
Example 6 Calling someone a jailbird is not kind.
csubj obj det obj cop advmod punct root Calling VERB someone PRON a DET jailbird NOUN is AUX not PART kind ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Calling call VERB VerbForm=Ger 7 kind csubj 2 someone someone PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 1 Calling obj 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 4 jailbird det 4 jailbird jailbird NOUN Number=Sing 1 Calling obj 5 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 7 kind cop 6 not not PART Polarity=Neg 7 kind advmod 7 kind kind ADJ Degree=Pos root root 8 . . PUNCT _ 7 kind punct
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1 call gerund someone vn dub-29.3.2 «NP V NP NP»: agent=Agent someone=Theme jailbird=Result 2 not is present Calling kind property tree rules
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