leviathan
Who acts: Leviathan, blue whale, cruise ship, Sailors, Christians, new supermarket · What happens: describe, be, tell, swallow, read, put · To what, where: huge sea monster, Bible, title, great sea monster, leviathan, tales · Speech: someone speaks here
«leviathan» in the school dictionary: its 3 meanings 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: leviathan in the school dictionary.
Meaning 1
Usage: Bible — kept apart, not parsed.
A huge sea monster described in the Bible, in books such as Job, Psalms and Isaiah.
The tree, 16 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 4 monster | det |
| 2 | huge | huge | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 4 monster | amod |
| 3 | sea | sea | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 monster | compound |
| 4 | monster | monster | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 5 | described | describe | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 4 monster | acl |
| 6 | in | in | ADP | _ | 8 Bible | case |
| 7 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 8 Bible | det |
| 8 | Bible | Bible | PROPN | Number=Sing | 5 described | obl |
| 9 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 11 books | punct |
| 10 | in | in | ADP | _ | 11 books | case |
| 11 | books | book | NOUN | Number=Plur | 8 Bible | conj |
| 12 | such | such | ADJ | Degree=Pos ExtPos=ADP | 14 Job | case |
| 13 | as | as | ADP | _ | 12 such | fixed |
| 14 | Job | Job | PROPN | Number=Sing | 11 books | nmod |
| 15 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 16 Psalms | punct |
| 16 | Psalms | Psalms | PROPN | Number=Sing | 14 Job | conj |
| 17 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 18 Isaiah | cc |
| 18 | Isaiah | Isaiah | PROPN | Number=Sing | 14 Job | conj |
| 19 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 4 monster | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | describe | participle | a huge sea monster not said here | the Bible and books such Job and Psalms and Isaiah | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Agent |
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
Anything very large and powerful, such as a huge ship, whale or company.
The tree, 13 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anything | anything | PRON | Number=Sing PronType=Ind | 3 large | nsubj |
| 2 | very | very | ADV | _ | 3 large | advmod |
| 3 | large | large | ADJ | Degree=Pos | root | root |
| 4 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 5 powerful | cc |
| 5 | powerful | powerful | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 3 large | conj |
| 6 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 11 ship | punct |
| 7 | such | such | ADJ | Degree=Pos ExtPos=ADP | 11 ship | case |
| 8 | as | as | ADP | _ | 7 such | fixed |
| 9 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 11 ship | det |
| 10 | huge | huge | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 11 ship | amod |
| 11 | ship | ship | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 large | conj |
| 12 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 13 whale | punct |
| 13 | whale | whale | NOUN | Number=Sing | 11 ship | conj |
| 14 | or | or | CCONJ | _ | 15 company | cc |
| 15 | company | company | NOUN | Number=Sing | 11 ship | conj |
| 16 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 3 large | punct |
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.
Meaning 3
Usage: history — kept apart, not parsed.
«Leviathan» is the title of a famous 1651 book by Thomas Hobbes about the power of government.
The tree, 17 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | « | « | PUNCT | _ | 2 Leviathan | punct |
| 2 | Leviathan | Leviathan | PROPN | Number=Sing | 6 title | nsubj |
| 3 | » | » | PUNCT | _ | 2 Leviathan | punct |
| 4 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 6 title | cop |
| 5 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 6 title | det |
| 6 | title | title | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 7 | of | of | ADP | _ | 11 book | case |
| 8 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 11 book | det |
| 9 | famous | famous | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 11 book | amod |
| 10 | 1651 | 1651 | NUM | NumForm=Digit NumType=Card | 11 book | compound |
| 11 | book | book | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 title | nmod |
| 12 | by | by | ADP | _ | 13 Thomas | case |
| 13 | Thomas | Thomas | PROPN | Number=Sing | 11 book | nmod |
| 14 | Hobbes | Hobbes | PROPN | Number=Sing | 13 Thomas | flat |
| 15 | about | about | ADP | _ | 17 power | case |
| 16 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 17 power | det |
| 17 | power | power | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 title | nmod |
| 18 | of | of | ADP | _ | 19 government | case |
| 19 | government | government | NOUN | Number=Sing | 17 power | nmod |
| 20 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 6 title | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is a | present | Leviathan | the title | of a famous 1651 book by Thomas; about the power of government | tree rules |
Example 1
In the Bible, Leviathan is a great sea monster.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | In | in | ADP | _ | 3 Bible | case |
| 2 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 3 Bible | det |
| 3 | Bible | Bible | PROPN | Number=Sing | 10 monster | obl |
| 4 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 3 Bible | punct |
| 5 | Leviathan | Leviathan | PROPN | Number=Sing | 10 monster | nsubj |
| 6 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 10 monster | cop |
| 7 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 10 monster | det |
| 8 | great | great | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 10 monster | amod |
| 9 | sea | sea | NOUN | Number=Sing | 10 monster | compound |
| 10 | monster | monster | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 11 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 10 monster | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is a | present | Leviathan | a great sea monster | the Bible | tree rules |
Example 2
The blue whale is the leviathan of the oceans.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 3 whale | det |
| 2 | blue | blue | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 3 whale | amod |
| 3 | whale | whale | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 leviathan | nsubj |
| 4 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 6 leviathan | cop |
| 5 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 6 leviathan | det |
| 6 | leviathan | leviathan | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 7 | of | of | ADP | _ | 9 oceans | case |
| 8 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 9 oceans | det |
| 9 | oceans | ocean | NOUN | Number=Plur | 6 leviathan | nmod |
| 10 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 6 leviathan | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is a | present | the blue whale | the leviathan | of the oceans | tree rules |
Example 3
The cruise ship was a leviathan, taller than any building in the port.
The tree, 13 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 3 ship | det |
| 2 | cruise | cruise | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 ship | compound |
| 3 | ship | ship | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 leviathan | nsubj |
| 4 | was | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 6 leviathan | cop |
| 5 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 6 leviathan | det |
| 6 | leviathan | leviathan | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 7 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 8 taller | punct |
| 8 | taller | tall | ADJ | Degree=Cmp | 6 leviathan | amod |
| 9 | than | than | ADP | _ | 11 building | case |
| 10 | any | any | DET | PronType=Ind | 11 building | det |
| 11 | building | building | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 taller | obl |
| 12 | in | in | ADP | _ | 14 port | case |
| 13 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 14 port | det |
| 14 | port | port | NOUN | Number=Sing | 11 building | nmod |
| 15 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 6 leviathan | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is a | past | the cruise ship | a leviathan | tree rules |
Example 4
Sailors told tales of a leviathan that swallowed ships.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sailors | sailor | NOUN | Number=Plur | 2 told | nsubj |
| 2 | told | tell | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | tales | tale | NOUN | Number=Plur | 2 told | obj |
| 4 | of | of | ADP | _ | 6 leviathan | case |
| 5 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 6 leviathan | det |
| 6 | leviathan | leviathan | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 tales | nmod |
| 7 | that | that | PRON | PronType=Rel | 8 swallowed | nsubj |
| 8 | swallowed | swallow | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 6 leviathan | acl:relcl |
| 9 | ships | ship | NOUN | Number=Plur | 8 swallowed | obj |
| 10 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 2 told | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | tell speech: assert | past | Sailors | tales of a leviathan | vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent tale=Recipient | ||||
| 2 | swallow | past | a leviathan | ships | vn gobble-39.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent ship=Patient | ||||
| 3 | tell | a leviathan | nom tale «communication intransitive»: of=agent |
Example 5
Christians read about Leviathan in the Book of Job.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Christians | Christian | PROPN | Number=Plur | 2 read | nsubj |
| 2 | read | read | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | about | about | ADP | _ | 4 Leviathan | case |
| 4 | Leviathan | Leviathan | PROPN | Number=Sing | 2 read | obl |
| 5 | in | in | ADP | _ | 7 Book | case |
| 6 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 7 Book | det |
| 7 | Book | Book | PROPN | Number=Sing | 2 read | obl |
| 8 | of | of | ADP | _ | 9 Job | case |
| 9 | Job | Job | PROPN | Number=Sing | 7 Book | nmod |
| 10 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 2 read | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | read | past | Christians | the Book of Job | about Leviathan | vn learn-14-2-1 «NP V PP.topic»: agent=Agent about leviathan=Topic |
Example 6
The new supermarket is a leviathan that has put small shops out of business.
The tree, 14 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 3 supermarket | det |
| 2 | new | new | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 3 supermarket | amod |
| 3 | supermarket | supermarket | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 leviathan | nsubj |
| 4 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 6 leviathan | cop |
| 5 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 6 leviathan | det |
| 6 | leviathan | leviathan | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 7 | that | that | PRON | PronType=Rel | 9 put | nsubj:pass |
| 8 | has | have | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 9 put | aux |
| 9 | put | put | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 6 leviathan | acl:relcl |
| 10 | small | small | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 11 shops | amod |
| 11 | shops | shop | NOUN | Number=Plur | 9 put | obj |
| 12 | out | out | ADP | _ | 14 business | case |
| 13 | of | of | ADP | _ | 14 business | case |
| 14 | business | business | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 put | obl |
| 15 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 6 leviathan | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is a | present | the new supermarket | a leviathan | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | put | present · perfect · passive | a leviathan | business | vn invest-13.5.4-1 «NP V NP PP.goal»: subject=Asset shop=Goal |
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