killer Who acts: thing, Something, Heart disease, test, Killer whales, Smoking · What happens: kill, be, hunt, arrest, take, think · To what, where: cause, big killer, killer, seals, killer goal, painkiller · Speech: someone speaks here
«killer» in the school dictionary: its 3 meanings for a pupil and its 8 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: killer in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 A person, animal or thing that kills.
det punct conj cc conj nsubj acl:relcl punct root A DET person NOUN , PUNCT animal NOUN or CCONJ thing NOUN that PRON kills VERB . 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 root root 3 , , PUNCT _ 4 animal punct 4 animal animal NOUN Number=Sing 2 person conj 5 or or CCONJ _ 6 thing cc 6 thing thing NOUN Number=Sing 2 person conj 7 that that PRON PronType=Rel 8 kills nsubj 8 kills kill VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 thing acl:relcl 9 . . PUNCT _ 2 person punct
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1 kill present thing vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer
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 Something that is the cause of many deaths, as in «Heart disease is a big killer».
The tree, 16 words nsubj nsubj cop det case amod nmod punct mark case punct compound nsubj cop det amod appos punct punct root Something PRON that PRON is AUX the DET cause NOUN of ADP many ADJ deaths NOUN , PUNCT as SCONJ in ADP « PUNCT Heart NOUN disease NOUN is AUX a DET big ADJ killer NOUN » PUNCT . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Something something PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 5 cause nsubj 2 that that PRON PronType=Rel 5 cause nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 cause cop 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 cause det 5 cause cause NOUN Number=Sing root root 6 of of ADP _ 8 deaths case 7 many many ADJ Degree=Pos 8 deaths amod 8 deaths death NOUN Number=Plur 5 cause nmod 9 , , PUNCT _ 18 killer punct 10 as as SCONJ _ 18 killer mark 11 in in ADP _ 18 killer case 12 « « PUNCT _ 18 killer punct 13 Heart heart NOUN Number=Sing 14 disease compound 14 disease disease NOUN Number=Sing 18 killer nsubj 15 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 18 killer cop 16 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 18 killer det 17 big big ADJ Degree=Pos 18 killer amod 18 killer killer NOUN Number=Sing 5 cause appos 19 » » PUNCT _ 18 killer punct 20 . . PUNCT _ 5 cause punct
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1 is a present Something the cause of many deaths tree rules 2 is in a quote present Heart disease a big killer tree rules
Meaning 3 Usage: slang — kept apart, not parsed.
Something very good, impressive or very hard, as in «a killer goal» or «That test was a killer».
The tree, 18 words advmod amod punct conj cc advmod conj punct mark case punct det compound appos punct cc punct det nsubj cop det conj punct punct root Something PRON very ADV good ADJ , PUNCT impressive ADJ or CCONJ very ADV hard ADV , PUNCT as SCONJ in ADP « PUNCT a DET killer NOUN goal NOUN » PUNCT or CCONJ « PUNCT That DET test NOUN was AUX a DET killer NOUN » PUNCT . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Something something PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind root root 2 very very ADV _ 3 good advmod 3 good good ADJ Degree=Pos 1 Something amod 4 , , PUNCT _ 5 impressive punct 5 impressive impressive ADJ Degree=Pos 3 good conj 6 or or CCONJ _ 8 hard cc 7 very very ADV _ 8 hard advmod 8 hard hard ADV Degree=Pos 5 impressive conj 9 , , PUNCT _ 15 goal punct 10 as as SCONJ _ 15 goal mark 11 in in ADP _ 15 goal case 12 « « PUNCT _ 15 goal punct 13 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 15 goal det 14 killer killer NOUN Number=Sing 15 goal compound 15 goal goal NOUN Number=Sing 1 Something appos 16 » » PUNCT _ 15 goal punct 17 or or CCONJ _ 23 killer cc 18 « « PUNCT _ 23 killer punct 19 That that DET Number=Sing PronType=Dem 20 test det 20 test test NOUN Number=Sing 23 killer nsubj 21 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 23 killer cop 22 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 23 killer det 23 killer killer NOUN Number=Sing 15 goal conj 24 » » PUNCT _ 23 killer punct 25 . . PUNCT _ 1 Something punct
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1 is a in a quote past that test a killer tree rules
Example 1 Killer whales hunt seals.
compound nsubj obj punct root Killer NOUN whales NOUN hunt VERB seals NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Killer killer NOUN Number=Sing 2 whales compound 2 whales whale NOUN Number=Plur 3 hunt nsubj 3 hunt hunt VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 seals seal NOUN Number=Plur 3 hunt obj 5 . . PUNCT _ 3 hunt punct
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1 hunt present Killer whales seals vn hunt-35.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent seal=Theme
Example 2 Smoking is a killer.
nsubj cop det punct root Smoking NOUN is AUX a DET killer NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Smoking smoking NOUN Number=Sing 4 killer nsubj 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 killer cop 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 4 killer det 4 killer killer NOUN Number=Sing root root 5 . . PUNCT _ 4 killer punct
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1 is a present Smoking a killer tree rules
Example 3 The police arrested the killer.
det nsubj det obj punct root The DET police NOUN arrested VERB the DET killer NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 police det 2 police police NOUN Number=Plur 3 arrested nsubj 3 arrested arrest VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 killer det 5 killer killer NOUN Number=Sing 3 arrested obj 6 . . PUNCT _ 3 arrested punct
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1 arrest past the police the killer vn prosecute-33.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent killer=Patient
Example 4 That was a killer goal! (slang)
Sentence 1: That was a killer goal!
nsubj cop det compound punct root That PRON was AUX a DET killer NOUN goal NOUN ! PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 That that PRON Number=Sing PronType=Dem 5 goal nsubj 2 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 5 goal cop 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 goal det 4 killer killer NOUN Number=Sing 5 goal compound 5 goal goal NOUN Number=Sing root root 6 ! ! PUNCT _ 5 goal punct
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1 is a past That a killer goal tree rules
Sentence 2: (slang)
punct punct root ( PUNCT slang NOUN ) PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 ( ( PUNCT _ 2 slang punct 2 slang slang NOUN Number=Sing root root 3 ) ) PUNCT _ 2 slang punct
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.
Example 5 Take a painkiller for your headache.
det obj case nmod:poss obl punct root Take VERB a DET painkiller NOUN for ADP your PRON headache NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Take take VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 2 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 3 painkiller det 3 painkiller painkiller NOUN Number=Sing 1 Take obj 4 for for ADP _ 6 headache case 5 your your PRON Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 6 headache nmod:poss 6 headache headache NOUN Number=Sing 1 Take obl 7 . . PUNCT _ 1 Take punct
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1 take imperative you not said here a painkiller for your headache vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP PP.beneficiary»: agent=Agent painkiller=Theme for headache=Beneficiary
Example 6 The last hill was a killer.
det amod nsubj cop det punct root The DET last ADJ hill NOUN was AUX a DET killer NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 hill det 2 last last ADJ Degree=Pos 3 hill amod 3 hill hill NOUN Number=Sing 6 killer nsubj 4 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 6 killer cop 5 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 killer det 6 killer killer NOUN Number=Sing root root 7 . . PUNCT _ 6 killer punct
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1 is a past the last hill a killer tree rules
Example 7 Weedkiller kills unwanted plants.
nsubj amod obj punct root Weedkiller NOUN kills VERB unwanted ADJ plants NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Weedkiller weedkiller NOUN Number=Sing 2 kills nsubj 2 kills kill VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 unwanted unwanted ADJ Degree=Pos 4 plants amod 4 plants plant NOUN Number=Plur 2 kills obj 5 . . PUNCT _ 2 kills punct
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1 kill present Weedkiller unwanted plants vn remove-10.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent plant=Theme
Example 8 “Do you think a snake-killer kills muskrats?” said Rikki-tikki scornfully.
The tree, 12 words punct aux nsubj ccomp det compound punct nsubj ccomp obj punct punct compound punct nsubj advmod punct root “ PUNCT Do AUX you PRON think VERB a DET snake NOUN - PUNCT killer NOUN kills VERB muskrats NOUN ? PUNCT ” PUNCT said VERB Rikki PROPN - PUNCT tikki NOUN scornfully ADV . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 “ " PUNCT _ 4 think punct 2 Do do AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 think aux 3 you you PRON Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs 4 think nsubj 4 think think VERB VerbForm=Inf 13 said ccomp 5 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 8 killer det 6 snake snake NOUN Number=Sing 8 killer compound 7 - - PUNCT _ 6 snake punct 8 killer killer NOUN Number=Sing 9 kills nsubj 9 kills kill VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 think ccomp 10 muskrats muskrat NOUN Number=Plur 9 kills obj 11 ? ? PUNCT _ 4 think punct 12 ” " PUNCT _ 4 think punct 13 said say VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 14 Rikki Rikki PROPN Number=Sing 16 tikki compound 15 - - PUNCT _ 16 tikki punct 16 tikki tikki NOUN Number=Sing 13 said nsubj 17 scornfully scornfully ADV _ 16 tikki advmod 18 . . PUNCT _ 13 said punct
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1 think speech: other in a quote present · do-support you vn consider-29.9-2 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent clause=Theme 2 kill in a quote present a snake killer muskrats vn remove-10.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent muskrat=Theme 3 say speech: assert past Rikki tikki vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic
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