maggot Who acts: fly, rubbish bin, maggot, Grandad, Maggots, Doctors · What happens: hatch, feed, rot, form, crawl, turn · To what, where: fly, hot weather, pupa, maggots, dead animals, special clean maggots
«maggot» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 8 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: maggot in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 The soft, pale, legless young form (larva) of a fly, which hatches from an egg and feeds on rotting food or dead animals.
The tree, 23 words det amod punct amod punct amod amod punct appos punct case det nmod punct nsubj acl:relcl case det obl cc conj case amod obl cc amod conj punct root The DET soft ADJ , PUNCT pale ADJ , PUNCT legless ADJ young ADJ form NOUN ( PUNCT larva NOUN ) PUNCT of ADP a DET fly NOUN , PUNCT which PRON hatches VERB from ADP an DET egg NOUN and CCONJ feeds VERB on ADP rotting VERB food NOUN or CCONJ dead ADJ animals NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 form det 2 soft soft ADJ Degree=Pos 8 form amod 3 , , PUNCT _ 2 soft punct 4 pale pale ADJ Degree=Pos 8 form amod 5 , , PUNCT _ 4 pale punct 6 legless legless ADJ Degree=Pos 8 form amod 7 young young ADJ Degree=Pos 8 form amod 8 form form NOUN Number=Sing root root 9 ( ( PUNCT _ 10 larva punct 10 larva larva NOUN Number=Sing 8 form appos 11 ) ) PUNCT _ 10 larva punct 12 of of ADP _ 14 fly case 13 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 14 fly det 14 fly fly NOUN Number=Sing 8 form nmod 15 , , PUNCT _ 17 hatches punct 16 which which PRON PronType=Rel 17 hatches nsubj 17 hatches hatch VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 14 fly acl:relcl 18 from from ADP _ 20 egg case 19 an a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 20 egg det 20 egg egg NOUN Number=Sing 17 hatches obl 21 and and CCONJ _ 22 feeds cc 22 feeds feed VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 17 hatches conj 23 on on ADP _ 25 food case 24 rotting rot VERB VerbForm=Ger 25 food amod 25 food food NOUN Number=Sing 22 feeds obl 26 or or CCONJ _ 28 animals cc 27 dead dead ADJ Degree=Pos 28 animals amod 28 animals animal NOUN Number=Plur 25 food conj 29 . . PUNCT _ 8 form punct
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1 hatch present a fly from a egg vn grow-26.2.1 «NP.product V PP.patient»: agent=Product from egg=Patient 2 feed present a fly not said here on rotting food or dead animals vn gorge-39.6 «NP V PP.patient»: agent=Agent on food=Patient 3 rot gerund vn entity_specific_cos-45.5 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient 4 form a fly nom form «communication transitive»: of=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: old-fashioned, insult — kept apart, not parsed.
A rude name for a worthless person.
det amod case det amod nmod punct root A DET rude ADJ name NOUN for ADP a DET worthless ADJ person NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 3 name det 2 rude rude ADJ Degree=Pos 3 name amod 3 name name NOUN Number=Sing root root 4 for for ADP _ 7 person case 5 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 7 person det 6 worthless worthless ADJ Degree=Pos 7 person amod 7 person person NOUN Number=Sing 3 name nmod 8 . . PUNCT _ 3 name punct
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.
Example 1 The rubbish bin was crawling with maggots in the hot weather.
det compound nsubj aux case obl case det amod obl punct root The DET rubbish NOUN bin NOUN was AUX crawling VERB with ADP maggots NOUN in ADP the DET hot ADJ weather NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 bin det 2 rubbish rubbish NOUN Number=Sing 3 bin compound 3 bin bin NOUN Number=Sing 5 crawling nsubj 4 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 5 crawling aux 5 crawling crawl VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part root root 6 with with ADP _ 7 maggots case 7 maggots maggot NOUN Number=Plur 5 crawling obl 8 in in ADP _ 11 weather case 9 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 11 weather det 10 hot hot ADJ Degree=Pos 11 weather amod 11 weather weather NOUN Number=Sing 5 crawling obl 12 . . PUNCT _ 5 crawling punct
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1 crawl past · progressive the rubbish bin the hot weather with maggots vn run-51.3.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in weather=Trajectory
Example 2 A maggot turns into a pupa and then into a fly.
det nsubj case det obl cc advmod case det conj punct root A DET maggot NOUN turns VERB into ADP a DET pupa NOUN and CCONJ then ADV into ADP a DET fly NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 maggot det 2 maggot maggot NOUN Number=Sing 3 turns nsubj 3 turns turn VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 into into ADP _ 6 pupa case 5 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 pupa det 6 pupa pupa NOUN Number=Sing 3 turns obl 7 and and CCONJ _ 11 fly cc 8 then then ADV PronType=Dem 11 fly advmod 9 into into ADP _ 11 fly case 10 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 11 fly det 11 fly fly NOUN Number=Sing 6 pupa conj 12 . . PUNCT _ 3 turns punct
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1 turn present a maggot a pupa and a fly vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V PP.trajectory»: agent=Theme into pupa=Trajectory
Example 3 Grandad uses maggots as bait when he goes fishing.
nsubj obj case obl mark nsubj advcl xcomp punct root Grandad PROPN uses VERB maggots NOUN as ADP bait NOUN when SCONJ he PRON goes VERB fishing VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Grandad Grandad PROPN Number=Sing 2 uses nsubj 2 uses use VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 maggots maggot NOUN Number=Plur 2 uses obj 4 as as ADP _ 5 bait case 5 bait bait NOUN Number=Sing 2 uses obl 6 when when SCONJ _ 8 goes mark 7 he he PRON Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 8 goes nsubj 8 goes go VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 2 uses advcl 9 fishing fish VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 8 goes xcomp 10 . . PUNCT _ 2 uses punct
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1 use present Grandad maggots as bait vn spend_time-104 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Agent maggot=Duration as bait=Attribute 2 go present Grandad vn say-37.7 «NP V S-Quote»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 3 fish gerund Grandad not said here vn hunt-35.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
Example 4 Maggots help break down dead animals.
nsubj xcomp compound:prt amod obj punct root Maggots NOUN help VERB break VERB down ADP dead ADJ animals NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Maggots maggot NOUN Number=Plur 2 help nsubj 2 help help VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 break break VERB VerbForm=Inf 2 help xcomp 4 down down ADP _ 3 break compound:prt 5 dead dead ADJ Degree=Pos 6 animals amod 6 animals animal NOUN Number=Plur 3 break obj 7 . . PUNCT _ 2 help punct
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1 help present Maggots vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Theme 2 break down infinitive Maggots not said here dead animals vn break-45.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent animal=Patient
Example 5 Doctors sometimes use special clean maggots to clean wounds.
nsubj advmod amod amod obj mark advcl obj punct root Doctors NOUN sometimes ADV use VERB special ADJ clean ADJ maggots NOUN to PART clean VERB wounds NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Doctors doctor NOUN Number=Plur 3 use nsubj 2 sometimes sometimes ADV PronType=Ind 3 use advmod 3 use use VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 special special ADJ Degree=Pos 6 maggots amod 5 clean clean ADJ Degree=Pos 6 maggots amod 6 maggots maggot NOUN Number=Plur 3 use obj 7 to to PART _ 8 clean mark 8 clean clean VERB VerbForm=Inf 3 use advcl 9 wounds wound NOUN Number=Plur 8 clean obj 10 . . PUNCT _ 3 use punct
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1 use present Doctors special clean maggots sometimes property vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent maggot=Patient 2 clean to-infinitive Doctors not said here wounds vn other_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent wound=Patient
Example 6 We learnt about the life cycle of a fly: egg, maggot, pupa, fly.
The tree, 13 words nsubj case det compound obl case det nmod punct conj punct conj punct conj punct conj punct root We PRON learnt VERB about ADP the DET life NOUN cycle NOUN of ADP a DET fly NOUN : PUNCT egg NOUN , PUNCT maggot NOUN , PUNCT pupa NOUN , PUNCT fly VERB . 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 learnt nsubj 2 learnt learn VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 about about ADP _ 6 cycle case 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 cycle det 5 life life NOUN Number=Sing 6 cycle compound 6 cycle cycle NOUN Number=Sing 2 learnt obl 7 of of ADP _ 9 fly case 8 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 9 fly det 9 fly fly NOUN Number=Sing 6 cycle nmod 10 : : PUNCT _ 11 egg punct 11 egg egg NOUN Number=Sing 9 fly conj 12 , , PUNCT _ 13 maggot punct 13 maggot maggot NOUN Number=Sing 11 egg conj 14 , , PUNCT _ 15 pupa punct 15 pupa pupa NOUN Number=Sing 11 egg conj 16 , , PUNCT _ 17 fly punct 17 fly fly VERB VerbForm=Inf 2 learnt conj 18 . . PUNCT _ 2 learnt punct
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1 learn past We about the life cycle of a fly and egg and maggot and pupa vn learn-14-2-1 «NP V PP.topic»: agent=Agent about cycle=Topic 2 fly infinitive We not said here vn spatial_configuration-47.6-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
Example 7 The old apple had a maggot inside.
det amod nsubj det obj advmod punct root The DET old ADJ apple NOUN had VERB a DET maggot NOUN inside ADV . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 apple det 2 old old ADJ Degree=Pos 3 apple amod 3 apple apple NOUN Number=Sing 4 had nsubj 4 had have VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 5 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 maggot det 6 maggot maggot NOUN Number=Sing 4 had obj 7 inside inside ADV _ 4 had advmod 8 . . PUNCT _ 4 had punct
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1 have past the old apple a maggot inside property vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent maggot=Patient
Example 8 The peasants knocked them down and flung them into the fire, not allowing so much as a single maggot to creep away!
The tree, 22 words det nsubj obj compound:prt cc conj obj case det obl punct advmod advcl advmod advmod case det amod obl mark advcl advmod punct root The DET peasants NOUN knocked VERB them PRON down ADP and CCONJ flung VERB them PRON into ADP the DET fire NOUN , PUNCT not PART allowing VERB so ADV much ADV as ADP a DET single ADJ maggot NOUN to PART creep VERB away ADV ! PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 peasants det 2 peasants peasant NOUN Number=Plur 3 knocked nsubj 3 knocked knock VERB Mood=Ind Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 them they PRON Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs 3 knocked obj 5 down down ADP _ 3 knocked compound:prt 6 and and CCONJ _ 7 flung cc 7 flung fling VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 3 knocked conj 8 them they PRON Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs 7 flung obj 9 into into ADP _ 11 fire case 10 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 11 fire det 11 fire fire NOUN Number=Sing 7 flung obl 12 , , PUNCT _ 14 allowing punct 13 not not PART Polarity=Neg 14 allowing advmod 14 allowing allow VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 7 flung advcl 15 so so ADV _ 16 much advmod 16 much much ADV _ 14 allowing advmod 17 as as ADP _ 20 maggot case 18 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 20 maggot det 19 single single ADJ Degree=Pos 20 maggot amod 20 maggot maggot NOUN Number=Sing 14 allowing obl 21 to to PART _ 22 creep mark 22 creep creep VERB VerbForm=Inf 14 allowing advcl 23 away away ADV _ 22 creep advmod 24 ! ! PUNCT _ 3 knocked punct
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1 knock down past the peasants them = they vn split-23.2 «NP V NP apart»: agent=Agent they=Patient 2 fling past the peasants not said here peasants = peasant the fire vn throw-17.1-1 «NP V NP PP.destinations»: agent=Agent they=Theme into fire=Destination 3 not allow gerund the peasants not said here as a single maggot vn allow-64.1-1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Causer 4 creep away to-infinitive the peasants not said here away property vn run-51.3.2 «NP V»: agent=Theme
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