loon

Who acts: fish, young man, We, loon, uncle, he · What happens: dive, call, spell, hear, catch, be · To what, where: diver, loon, north east, lake, water, fish · Speech: someone speaks here

«loon» 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: loon in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

A large water bird of North America and northern Europe with a haunting call, good at diving for fish (called a diver in the UK).

The tree, 25 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	4 bird	det
2	large	large	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 bird	amod
3	water	water	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 bird	compound
4	bird	bird	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
5	of	of	ADP	_	7 America	case
6	North	North	PROPN	Number=Sing	7 America	compound
7	America	America	PROPN	Number=Sing	4 bird	nmod
8	and	and	CCONJ	_	10 Europe	cc
9	northern	northern	ADJ	Degree=Pos	10 Europe	amod
10	Europe	Europe	PROPN	Number=Sing	7 America	conj
11	with	with	ADP	_	14 call	case
12	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	14 call	det
13	haunting	haunting	NOUN	Number=Sing	14 call	compound
14	call	call	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 bird	nmod
15	,	,	PUNCT	_	16 good	punct
16	good	good	ADJ	Degree=Pos	14 call	amod
17	at	at	SCONJ	_	18 diving	mark
18	diving	dive	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	16 good	advcl
19	for	for	ADP	_	20 fish	case
20	fish	fish	NOUN	Number=Sing	18 diving	obl
21	(	(	PUNCT	_	22 called	punct
22	called	call	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	20 fish	acl
23	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	24 diver	det
24	diver	diver	NOUN	Number=Sing	22 called	xcomp
25	in	in	ADP	_	27 UK	case
26	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	27 UK	det
27	UK	UK	PROPN	Number=Sing	24 diver	nmod
28	)	)	PUNCT	_	22 called	punct
29	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 bird	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	dive	gerund						for fish	vn search-35.2 «NP V PP.theme NP.location»: agent=Agent for fish=Theme
2	call	participle	fish not said here	a diver in the UK					vn initiate_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V»: 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

Usage: informal — kept apart, not parsed.

A silly, crazy or strange person.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	7 person	det
2	silly	silly	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 person	amod
3	,	,	PUNCT	_	4 crazy	punct
4	crazy	crazy	ADJ	Degree=Pos	2 silly	conj
5	or	or	CCONJ	_	6 strange	cc
6	strange	strange	ADJ	Degree=Pos	2 silly	conj
7	person	person	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	7 person	punct

The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

Meaning 3

Usage: Scotland, informal — kept apart, not parsed.

A boy or young man (also spelled «loon» in the north-east).

The tree, 12 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	2 boy	det
2	boy	boy	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
3	or	or	CCONJ	_	5 man	cc
4	young	young	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 man	amod
5	man	man	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 boy	conj
6	(	(	PUNCT	_	8 spelled	punct
7	also	also	ADV	_	8 spelled	advmod
8	spelled	spell	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	5 man	acl
9	«	«	PUNCT	_	10 loon	punct
10	loon	loon	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 spelled	xcomp
11	»	»	PUNCT	_	10 loon	punct
12	in	in	ADP	_	16 east	case
13	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	16 east	det
14	north	north	NOUN	Number=Sing	16 east	compound
15	-	-	PUNCT	_	14 north	punct
16	east	east	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 spelled	obl
17	)	)	PUNCT	_	8 spelled	punct
18	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 boy	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	spell	participle	young man not said here	loon		the north east			vn pronounce-29.3.1 «NP V NP PP.manner»: agent=Agent in east=Manner

Example 1

We heard a loon calling across the lake at night.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	We	we	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs	2 heard	nsubj
2	heard	hear	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	4 loon	det
4	loon	loon	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 heard	obj
5	calling	call	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	2 heard	advcl
6	across	across	ADP	_	8 lake	case
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 lake	det
8	lake	lake	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 calling	obl
9	at	at	ADP	_	10 night	case
10	night	night	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 calling	obl
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 heard	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	hear	past	We	a loon					vn see-30.1-1-1 «NP V S»: agent=Experiencer loon=Stimulus
2	call	gerund	We not said here			the lake	night		vn initiate_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent

Example 2

The loon dived under the water to catch a fish.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 loon	det
2	loon	loon	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 dived	nsubj
3	dived	dive	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	under	under	ADP	_	6 water	case
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 water	det
6	water	water	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 dived	obl
7	to	to	PART	_	8 catch	mark
8	catch	catch	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	3 dived	advcl
9	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	10 fish	det
10	fish	fish	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 catch	obj
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 dived	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	dive	past	the loon			the water			vn search-35.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent under water=Location
2	catch	to-infinitive	the loon not said here	a fish					vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent fish=Theme

Example 3

My uncle is a bit of a loon, but he is very funny.

The tree, 13 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	My	my	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	2 uncle	nmod:poss
2	uncle	uncle	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 bit	nsubj
3	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	5 bit	cop
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 bit	det
5	bit	bit	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
6	of	of	ADP	_	8 loon	case
7	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	8 loon	det
8	loon	loon	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 bit	nmod
9	,	,	PUNCT	_	14 funny	punct
10	but	but	CCONJ	_	14 funny	cc
11	he	he	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	14 funny	nsubj
12	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	14 funny	cop
13	very	very	ADV	_	14 funny	advmod
14	funny	funny	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 bit	acl:relcl
15	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 bit	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	present	My uncle	a bit				of a loon	tree rules
2	is	present	he	a bit not said here				funny property	tree rules

Example 4

Stop acting like a loon!

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Stop	stop	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
2	acting	act	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	1 Stop	xcomp
3	like	like	ADP	_	5 loon	case
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 loon	det
5	loon	loon	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 acting	obl
6	!	!	PUNCT	_	1 Stop	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	stop	imperative	you not said here						vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Affector clause=Eventuality
2	act	gerund	you not said here					like a loon	vn masquerade-29.6-1 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Agent like loon=Attribute

Example 5

The Canadian coin with the loon on it is called a loonie.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 coin	det
2	Canadian	Canadian	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 coin	amod
3	coin	coin	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 called	nsubj:pass
4	with	with	ADP	_	6 loon	case
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 loon	det
6	loon	loon	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 coin	nmod
7	on	on	ADP	_	8 it	case
8	it	it	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	6 loon	nmod
9	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	10 called	aux:pass
10	called	call	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
11	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	12 loonie	det
12	loonie	loonie	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 called	xcomp
13	.	.	PUNCT	_	10 called	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	call	present · passive		the Canadian coin with the loon on loon					vn initiate_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: subject=Recipient

Example 6

A loon has red eyes and a black-and-white back.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	2 loon	det
2	loon	loon	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 has	nsubj
3	has	have	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	red	red	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 eyes	amod
5	eyes	eye	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 has	obj
6	and	and	CCONJ	_	13 back	cc
7	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	13 back	det
8	black	black	ADJ	Degree=Pos	13 back	amod
9	-	-	PUNCT	_	8 black	punct
10	and	and	CCONJ	_	12 white	cc
11	-	-	PUNCT	_	10 and	punct
12	white	white	ADJ	Degree=Pos	8 black	conj
13	back	back	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 eyes	conj
14	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 has	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	have	present	a loon	red eyes and a black back					vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent eye=Patient

Example 7

«You absolute loon,» laughed Gran.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	«	«	PUNCT	_	4 loon	punct
2	You	you	PRON	Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs	4 loon	nsubj
3	absolute	absolute	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 loon	amod
4	loon	loon	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 laughed	nsubj
5	,	,	PUNCT	_	4 loon	punct
6	»	»	PUNCT	_	4 loon	punct
7	laughed	laugh	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
8	Gran	Gran	PROPN	Number=Sing	7 laughed	nsubj
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	7 laughed	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	loon in a quote		You						tree rules
2	laugh	past	absolute loon						vn nonverbal_expression-40.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent

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