limerick Who acts: limerick, lines, cat, dream, Edward Lear, rhyme scheme · What happens: be, rhyme, eat, wake, find, come · To what, where: short funny poem, city, shoe, many limericks, five lines, AABBA · Speech: someone speaks here
«limerick» in the school dictionary: its 2 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: limerick in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 A limerick is a short, funny poem of five lines, with lines 1, 2 and 5 rhyming together and lines 3 and 4 rhyming together (AABBA).
The tree, 26 words det nsubj cop det amod punct amod case nummod nmod punct case nmod flat punct conj cc conj acl advmod cc conj flat cc conj acl advmod punct appos punct punct root A DET limerick NOUN is AUX a DET short ADJ , PUNCT funny ADJ poem NOUN of ADP five NUM lines NOUN , PUNCT with ADP lines NOUN 1 NUM , PUNCT 2 NUM and CCONJ 5 NUM rhyming VERB together ADV and CCONJ lines NOUN 3 NUM and CCONJ 4 NUM rhyming VERB together ADV ( PUNCT AABBA PROPN ) PUNCT . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 limerick det 2 limerick limerick NOUN Number=Sing 8 poem nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 8 poem cop 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 8 poem det 5 short short ADJ Degree=Pos 8 poem amod 6 , , PUNCT _ 5 short punct 7 funny funny ADJ Degree=Pos 8 poem amod 8 poem poem NOUN Number=Sing root root 9 of of ADP _ 11 lines case 10 five five NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 11 lines nummod 11 lines line NOUN Number=Plur 8 poem nmod 12 , , PUNCT _ 14 lines punct 13 with with ADP _ 14 lines case 14 lines line NOUN Number=Plur 11 lines nmod 15 1 1 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 14 lines flat 16 , , PUNCT _ 17 2 punct 17 2 2 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 15 1 conj 18 and and CCONJ _ 19 5 cc 19 5 5 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 15 1 conj 20 rhyming rhyme VERB VerbForm=Ger 14 lines acl 21 together together ADV _ 20 rhyming advmod 22 and and CCONJ _ 23 lines cc 23 lines line NOUN Number=Plur 11 lines conj 24 3 3 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 23 lines flat 25 and and CCONJ _ 26 4 cc 26 4 4 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 24 3 conj 27 rhyming rhyme VERB VerbForm=Ger 23 lines acl 28 together together ADV _ 27 rhyming advmod 29 ( ( PUNCT _ 30 AABBA punct 30 AABBA AABBA PROPN Number=Sing 8 poem appos 31 ) ) PUNCT _ 30 AABBA punct 32 . . PUNCT _ 8 poem punct
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1 is a present a limerick a short funny poem of five lines with lines and lines tree rules 2 rhyme gerund lines not said here together property vn amalgamate-22.2-2-1 «NP V»: agent=Patient 3 rhyme gerund lines not said here together property vn amalgamate-22.2-2-1 «NP V»: agent=Patient
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 Usage: place — kept apart, not parsed.
Limerick is a city and county in Ireland.
nsubj cop det cc conj case nmod punct root Limerick PROPN is AUX a DET city NOUN and CCONJ county NOUN in ADP Ireland PROPN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Limerick Limerick PROPN Number=Sing 4 city nsubj 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 city cop 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 4 city det 4 city city NOUN Number=Sing root root 5 and and CCONJ _ 6 county cc 6 county county NOUN Number=Sing 4 city conj 7 in in ADP _ 8 Ireland case 8 Ireland Ireland PROPN Number=Sing 6 county nmod 9 . . PUNCT _ 4 city punct
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1 is a present Limerick a city and county in Ireland tree rules
Example 1 There once was a cat from Peru, / who dreamed he was eating a shoe. / He woke with a fright, / in the middle of the night, / and found that his dream had come true.
Sentence 1: There once was a cat from Peru, / who dreamed he was eating a shoe.
The tree, 15 words expl advmod cop det nsubj case obl punct cc nsubj nsubj aux ccomp det obj punct root There PRON once ADV was AUX a DET cat NOUN from ADP Peru PROPN , PUNCT / SYM who PRON dreamed VERB he PRON was AUX eating VERB a DET shoe NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 There there PRON PronType=Dem 3 was expl 2 once once ADV NumForm=Word NumType=Mult 3 was advmod 3 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 11 dreamed cop 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 cat det 5 cat cat NOUN Number=Sing 3 was nsubj 6 from from ADP _ 7 Peru case 7 Peru Peru PROPN Number=Sing 3 was obl 8 , , PUNCT _ 11 dreamed punct 9 / / SYM _ 11 dreamed cc 10 who who PRON PronType=Rel 11 dreamed nsubj 11 dreamed dream VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 12 he he PRON Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 14 eating nsubj 13 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 14 eating aux 14 eating eat VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 11 dreamed ccomp 15 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 16 shoe det 16 shoe shoe NOUN Number=Sing 14 eating obj 17 . . PUNCT _ 11 dreamed punct
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1 is past dream property tree rules 2 eat past · progressive cat a shoe vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent shoe=Patient
Sentence 2: / He woke with a fright, / in the middle of the night, / and found that his dream had come true.
The tree, 22 words cc nsubj case det obl punct cc case det nmod case det nmod punct cc cc conj mark nmod:poss nsubj aux ccomp xcomp punct root / SYM He PRON woke VERB with ADP a DET fright NOUN , PUNCT / SYM in ADP the DET middle NOUN of ADP the DET night NOUN , PUNCT / SYM and CCONJ found VERB that SCONJ his PRON dream NOUN had AUX come VERB true ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 / / SYM _ 3 woke cc 2 He he PRON Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 3 woke nsubj 3 woke wake VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 with with ADP _ 6 fright case 5 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 fright det 6 fright fright NOUN Number=Sing 3 woke obl 7 , , PUNCT _ 11 middle punct 8 / / SYM _ 11 middle cc 9 in in ADP _ 11 middle case 10 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 11 middle det 11 middle middle NOUN Number=Sing 6 fright nmod 12 of of ADP _ 14 night case 13 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 14 night det 14 night night NOUN Number=Sing 11 middle nmod 15 , , PUNCT _ 3 woke punct 16 / / SYM _ 18 found cc 17 and and CCONJ _ 18 found cc 18 found find VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 3 woke conj 19 that that SCONJ _ 23 come mark 20 his his PRON Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 21 dream nmod:poss 21 dream dream NOUN Number=Sing 23 come nsubj 22 had have AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 23 come aux 23 come come VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part 18 found ccomp 24 true true ADJ Degree=Pos 23 come xcomp 25 . . PUNCT _ 3 woke punct
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1 wake past cat with a fright in the middle of the night vn other_cos-45.4 «NP V NP PP.instrument»: agent=Agent with fright=Instrument 2 find past cat not said here vn declare-29.4-1-1 «NP V what S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Theme 3 come past · perfect cat's dream true property vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme 4 dream cat nom dream «cognition transitive»: poss=agent
Example 2 Edward Lear wrote many limericks.
compound nsubj amod obj punct root Edward PROPN Lear PROPN wrote VERB many ADJ limericks NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Edward Edward PROPN Number=Sing 2 Lear compound 2 Lear Lear PROPN Number=Sing 3 wrote nsubj 3 wrote write VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 many many ADJ Degree=Pos 5 limericks amod 5 limericks limerick NOUN Number=Plur 3 wrote obj 6 . . PUNCT _ 3 wrote punct
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1 write past Edward Lear many limericks vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent limerick=Theme
Example 3 A limerick has five lines.
det nsubj nummod obj punct root A DET limerick NOUN has VERB five NUM lines NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 limerick det 2 limerick limerick NOUN Number=Sing 3 has nsubj 3 has have VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 five five NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 5 lines nummod 5 lines line NOUN Number=Plur 3 has obj 6 . . PUNCT _ 3 has punct
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1 have present a limerick five lines vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent line=Patient
Example 4 The rhyme scheme of a limerick is AABBA.
det compound nsubj case det nmod cop punct root The DET rhyme NOUN scheme NOUN of ADP a DET limerick NOUN is AUX AABBA PROPN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 scheme det 2 rhyme rhyme NOUN Number=Sing 3 scheme compound 3 scheme scheme NOUN Number=Sing 8 AABBA nsubj 4 of of ADP _ 6 limerick case 5 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 limerick det 6 limerick limerick NOUN Number=Sing 3 scheme nmod 7 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 8 AABBA cop 8 AABBA AABBA PROPN Number=Sing root root 9 . . PUNCT _ 8 AABBA punct
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1 is a present the rhyme scheme of a limerick AABBA tree rules 2 scheme a limerick nom scheme «cognition transitive»: of=patient
Example 5 Our class wrote limericks about our pets.
nmod:poss nsubj obj case nmod:poss nmod punct root Our PRON class NOUN wrote VERB limericks NOUN about ADP our PRON pets NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Our our PRON Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 2 class nmod:poss 2 class class NOUN Number=Sing 3 wrote nsubj 3 wrote write VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 limericks limerick NOUN Number=Plur 3 wrote obj 5 about about ADP _ 7 pets case 6 our our PRON Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 7 pets nmod:poss 7 pets pet NOUN Number=Plur 4 limericks nmod 8 . . PUNCT _ 3 wrote punct
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1 write past Our class limericks about our pets vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP S_ING»: agent=Agent limerick=Recipient about pet=Topic
Example 6 Limerick is a city in Ireland on the River Shannon.
nsubj cop det case nmod case det compound nmod punct root Limerick PROPN is AUX a DET city NOUN in ADP Ireland PROPN on ADP the DET River PROPN Shannon PROPN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Limerick Limerick PROPN Number=Sing 4 city nsubj 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 city cop 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 4 city det 4 city city NOUN Number=Sing root root 5 in in ADP _ 6 Ireland case 6 Ireland Ireland PROPN Number=Sing 4 city nmod 7 on on ADP _ 10 Shannon case 8 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 10 Shannon det 9 River River PROPN Number=Sing 10 Shannon compound 10 Shannon Shannon PROPN Number=Sing 4 city nmod 11 . . PUNCT _ 4 city punct
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1 is a present Limerick a city Ireland on the River Shannon tree rules
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