lope
Who acts: fox, dog · What happens: lope, be, spring, lope off, mean, go away · To what, where: steps, wolf, field, woods · Speech: someone speaks here
«lope» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 3 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: lope in the school dictionary.
Meaning 1
To lope is to run with long, easy, springing steps.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | To | to | PART | _ | 2 lope | mark |
| 2 | lope | lope | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 5 run | csubj |
| 3 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 5 run | cop |
| 4 | to | to | PART | _ | 5 run | mark |
| 5 | run | run | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | root | root |
| 6 | with | with | ADP | _ | 7 long | case |
| 7 | long | long | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 5 run | advmod |
| 8 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 9 easy | punct |
| 9 | easy | easy | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 7 long | conj |
| 10 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 11 springing | punct |
| 11 | springing | spring | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | 5 run | advcl |
| 12 | steps | step | NOUN | Number=Plur | 11 springing | obj |
| 13 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 5 run | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | lope | to-infinitive | vn run-51.3.2-2 «NP V»: agent=Theme | ||||||
| 2 | is | present | run property | tree rules | |||||
| 3 | spring | gerund | steps | vn run-51.3.2 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Initial_Location step=Theme |
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: in tales, dialect — kept apart, not parsed.
To lope off means to go away at an easy, quick pace.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | To | to | PART | _ | 2 lope | mark |
| 2 | lope | lope | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | 4 means | nsubj |
| 3 | off | off | ADP | _ | 2 lope | compound:prt |
| 4 | means | mean | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 5 | to | to | PART | _ | 6 go | mark |
| 6 | go | go | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | 4 means | ccomp |
| 7 | away | away | ADV | _ | 6 go | advmod |
| 8 | at | at | ADP | _ | 13 pace | case |
| 9 | an | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 13 pace | det |
| 10 | easy | easy | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 13 pace | amod |
| 11 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 10 easy | punct |
| 12 | quick | quick | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 13 pace | amod |
| 13 | pace | pace | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 go | obl |
| 14 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 4 means | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | lope off | to-infinitive | vn run-51.3.2-2 «NP V»: agent=Theme | ||||||
| 2 | mean | present | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | ||||||
| 3 | go away not said to happen | to-infinitive | at a easy quick pace; away property | vn occur-48.3-2 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme at pace=Location |
Example 1
The wolf loped across the field.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 wolf | det |
| 2 | wolf | wolf | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 3 | loped | lope | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 2 wolf | acl |
| 4 | across | across | ADP | _ | 6 field | case |
| 5 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 6 field | det |
| 6 | field | field | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 loped | obl |
| 7 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 2 wolf | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | lope | participle | the wolf not said here | the field | vn run-51.3.2-2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme across field=Trajectory |
Example 2
The fox loped off into the woods.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 fox | det |
| 2 | fox | fox | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 loped | nsubj |
| 3 | loped | lope | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | off | off | ADP | _ | 3 loped | compound:prt |
| 5 | into | into | ADP | _ | 7 woods | case |
| 6 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 7 woods | det |
| 7 | woods | wood | NOUN | Number=Plur | 3 loped | obl |
| 8 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 3 loped | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | lope off | past | the fox | the woods | vn run-51.3.2-2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme into wood=Destination |
Example 3
The dog loped home after the ball.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 dog | det |
| 2 | dog | dog | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 loped | nsubj |
| 3 | loped | lope | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | home | home | ADV | _ | 3 loped | advmod |
| 5 | after | after | ADP | _ | 7 ball | case |
| 6 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 7 ball | det |
| 7 | ball | ball | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 loped | obl |
| 8 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 3 loped | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | lope | past | the dog | after the ball | home property | vn run-51.3.2-2 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
Text: the school dictionary of Mova's schools (world/data/dictionary-schools/), written for Mova. Trees: Mova's own parse — the en model on the CPU, when the site is built — not checked by a teacher; they may be wrong. Frames: Mova's frames reader (prag), each meaning and example read on its own. Elamur Cosmic License.
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