lullaby Who acts: lullaby, baby, Mum, Rock Baby, waves, Gran · What happens: be, sing, help, fall, send, sleep · To what, where: soft gentle song, baby, soft calming sound, lullaby, old English lullaby, me
«lullaby» in the school dictionary: its 2 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: lullaby in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 A lullaby is a soft, gentle song sung to help a baby or small child fall asleep.
The tree, 17 words det nsubj cop det amod punct amod acl mark advcl det obj cc amod conj xcomp xcomp punct root A DET lullaby NOUN is AUX a DET soft ADJ , PUNCT gentle ADJ song NOUN sung VERB to PART help VERB a DET baby NOUN or CCONJ small ADJ child NOUN fall VERB asleep ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 lullaby det 2 lullaby lullaby NOUN Number=Sing 8 song nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 8 song cop 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 8 song det 5 soft soft ADJ Degree=Pos 8 song amod 6 , , PUNCT _ 5 soft punct 7 gentle gentle ADJ Degree=Pos 8 song amod 8 song song NOUN Number=Sing root root 9 sung sing VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 8 song acl 10 to to PART _ 11 help mark 11 help help VERB VerbForm=Inf 9 sung advcl 12 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 13 baby det 13 baby baby NOUN Number=Sing 11 help obj 14 or or CCONJ _ 16 child cc 15 small small ADJ Degree=Pos 16 child amod 16 child child NOUN Number=Sing 13 baby conj 17 fall fall VERB VerbForm=Inf 11 help xcomp 18 asleep asleep ADJ Degree=Pos 17 fall xcomp 19 . . PUNCT _ 8 song punct
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1 is a present a lullaby a soft gentle song tree rules 2 sing speech: express participle a soft gentle song not said here vn sound_emission-43.2 «NP V»: agent=Theme 3 help to-infinitive a baby or small child vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP S_INF»: agent=Agent baby=Beneficiary clause=Theme 4 fall infinitive a baby or small child not said here asleep property vn occur-48.3 «NP V»: agent=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 A lullaby is any soft, calming sound: the lullaby of the waves.
The tree, 12 words det nsubj cop det amod punct amod punct det conj case det nmod punct root A DET lullaby NOUN is AUX any DET soft ADJ , PUNCT calming ADJ sound NOUN : PUNCT the DET lullaby NOUN of ADP the DET waves NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 lullaby det 2 lullaby lullaby NOUN Number=Sing 8 sound nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 8 sound cop 4 any any DET PronType=Ind 8 sound det 5 soft soft ADJ Degree=Pos 8 sound amod 6 , , PUNCT _ 5 soft punct 7 calming calming ADJ Degree=Pos 8 sound amod 8 sound sound NOUN Number=Sing root root 9 : : PUNCT _ 11 lullaby punct 10 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 11 lullaby det 11 lullaby lullaby NOUN Number=Sing 8 sound conj 12 of of ADP _ 14 waves case 13 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 14 waves det 14 waves wave NOUN Number=Plur 11 lullaby nmod 15 . . PUNCT _ 8 sound punct
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1 is a present a lullaby any soft calming sound and the lullaby of the waves tree rules
Example 1 Mum sang a lullaby until the baby fell asleep.
nsubj det obj mark det nsubj advcl xcomp punct root Mum NOUN sang VERB a DET lullaby NOUN until SCONJ the DET baby NOUN fell VERB asleep ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Mum mum NOUN Number=Sing 2 sang nsubj 2 sang sing VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 4 lullaby det 4 lullaby lullaby NOUN Number=Sing 2 sang obj 5 until until SCONJ _ 8 fell mark 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 baby det 7 baby baby NOUN Number=Sing 8 fell nsubj 8 fell fall VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 2 sang advcl 9 asleep asleep ADJ Degree=Pos 8 fell xcomp 10 . . PUNCT _ 2 sang punct
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1 sing speech: express past Mum a lullaby vn sound_emission-43.2 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location lullaby=Theme 2 fall past the baby asleep property vn occur-48.3 «NP V»: agent=Theme
Example 2 «Rock-a-bye Baby» is an old English lullaby.
punct compound punct det punct conj nsubj punct cop det amod amod punct root « PUNCT Rock NOUN - PUNCT a DET - PUNCT bye NOUN Baby PROPN » PUNCT is AUX an DET old ADJ English ADJ lullaby NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 « « PUNCT _ 7 Baby punct 2 Rock rock NOUN Number=Sing 7 Baby compound 3 - - PUNCT _ 6 bye punct 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 bye det 5 - - PUNCT _ 4 a punct 6 bye bye NOUN Number=Sing 2 Rock conj 7 Baby Baby PROPN Number=Sing 13 lullaby nsubj 8 » » PUNCT _ 7 Baby punct 9 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 13 lullaby cop 10 an a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 13 lullaby det 11 old old ADJ Degree=Pos 13 lullaby amod 12 English English ADJ Degree=Pos 13 lullaby amod 13 lullaby lullaby NOUN Number=Sing root root 14 . . PUNCT _ 13 lullaby punct
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1 is a present Rock Baby a old English lullaby tree rules
Example 3 The waves were a lullaby that sent me to sleep.
det nsubj cop det nsubj acl:relcl obj mark advcl punct root The DET waves NOUN were AUX a DET lullaby NOUN that PRON sent VERB me PRON to PART sleep VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 waves det 2 waves wave NOUN Number=Plur 5 lullaby nsubj 3 were be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 5 lullaby cop 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 lullaby det 5 lullaby lullaby NOUN Number=Sing root root 6 that that PRON PronType=Rel 7 sent nsubj 7 sent send VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 5 lullaby acl:relcl 8 me I PRON Case=Acc Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs 7 sent obj 9 to to PART _ 10 sleep mark 10 sleep sleep VERB VerbForm=Inf 7 sent advcl 11 . . PUNCT _ 5 lullaby punct
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1 is a past the waves a lullaby tree rules 2 send past a lullaby me vn confine-92-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent i=Theme 3 sleep to-infinitive a lullaby not said here vn snooze-40.4-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
Example 4 Gran hums a Ukrainian lullaby.
nsubj det amod obj punct root Gran PROPN hums VERB a DET Ukrainian ADJ lullaby NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Gran Gran PROPN Number=Sing 2 hums nsubj 2 hums hum VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 lullaby det 4 Ukrainian ukrainian ADJ Degree=Pos 5 lullaby amod 5 lullaby lullaby NOUN Number=Sing 2 hums obj 6 . . PUNCT _ 2 hums punct
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1 hum present Gran a Ukrainian lullaby vn manner_speaking-37.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent lullaby=Topic
Example 5 We learned a lullaby from Ghana in music.
nsubj det obj case obl case obl punct root We PRON learned VERB a DET lullaby NOUN from ADP Ghana PROPN in ADP music NOUN . PUNCT 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 learned nsubj 2 learned learn VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 4 lullaby det 4 lullaby lullaby NOUN Number=Sing 2 learned obj 5 from from ADP _ 6 Ghana case 6 Ghana Ghana PROPN Number=Sing 2 learned obl 7 in in ADP _ 8 music case 8 music music NOUN Number=Sing 2 learned obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 2 learned punct
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1 learn past We a lullaby Ghana in music vn learn-14-2-1 «NP V NP PP.source»: agent=Agent lullaby=Topic from ghana=Source
Example 6 Brahms wrote a famous lullaby for piano.
nsubj det amod obj case obl punct root Brahms PROPN wrote VERB a DET famous ADJ lullaby NOUN for ADP piano NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Brahms Brahms PROPN Number=Sing 2 wrote nsubj 2 wrote write VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 lullaby det 4 famous famous ADJ Degree=Pos 5 lullaby amod 5 lullaby lullaby NOUN Number=Sing 2 wrote obj 6 for for ADP _ 7 piano case 7 piano piano NOUN Number=Sing 2 wrote obl 8 . . PUNCT _ 2 wrote punct
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1 write past Brahms a famous lullaby for piano vn create-26.4-1 «NP V NP PP.beneficiary»: agent=Agent lullaby=Result for piano=Beneficiary
Example 7 Leaning on one hand and softly whispering a little lullaby, she threw a light cover over her baby.
The tree, 18 words advcl case nummod obl cc advmod conj det amod obj punct nsubj det amod obj case nmod:poss obl punct root Leaning VERB on ADP one NUM hand NOUN and CCONJ softly ADV whispering VERB a DET little ADJ lullaby NOUN , PUNCT she PRON threw VERB a DET light ADJ cover NOUN over ADP her PRON baby NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Leaning lean VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 13 threw advcl 2 on on ADP _ 4 hand case 3 one one NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 4 hand nummod 4 hand hand NOUN Number=Sing 1 Leaning obl 5 and and CCONJ _ 7 whispering cc 6 softly softly ADV _ 7 whispering advmod 7 whispering whisper VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 1 Leaning conj 8 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 10 lullaby det 9 little little ADJ Degree=Pos 10 lullaby amod 10 lullaby lullaby NOUN Number=Sing 7 whispering obj 11 , , PUNCT _ 1 Leaning punct 12 she she PRON Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 13 threw nsubj 13 threw throw VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 14 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 16 cover det 15 light light ADJ Degree=Pos 16 cover amod 16 cover cover NOUN Number=Sing 13 threw obj 17 over over ADP _ 19 baby case 18 her her PRON Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 19 baby nmod:poss 19 baby baby NOUN Number=Sing 13 threw obl 20 . . PUNCT _ 13 threw punct
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1 lean gerund she not said here one hand vn assuming_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent on hand=Location 2 whisper speech: assert gerund she not said here a little lullaby softly property vn manner_speaking-37.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent lullaby=Topic 3 throw past she a light cover her baby vn throw-17.1-1-1 «NP V NP PP.destinations»: agent=Agent cover=Theme over baby=Destination
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