medusa Who acts: Medusa, hero, Anyone, Perseus, winged horse, jellyfish · What happens: be, look, turn, cut off, shape, have · To what, where: monster, anyone, stone, head, swimming, snakes · Speech: someone speaks here
«medusa» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 9 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: medusa in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 Usage: a name, Greek myth — kept apart, not parsed.
Medusa was a monster, a Gorgon, with snakes for hair; anyone who looked at her face was turned to stone. The hero Perseus cut off her head.
Sentence 1: Medusa was a monster, a Gorgon, with snakes for hair; anyone who looked at her face was turned to stone.
The tree, 20 words nsubj cop det punct det appos punct case conj case nmod punct nsubj nsubj acl:relcl case nmod:poss obl aux:pass acl case obl punct root Medusa PROPN was AUX a DET monster NOUN , PUNCT a DET Gorgon PROPN , PUNCT with ADP snakes NOUN for ADP hair NOUN ; PUNCT anyone PRON who PRON looked VERB at ADP her PRON face NOUN was AUX turned VERB to ADP stone NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Medusa Medusa PROPN Number=Sing 4 monster nsubj 2 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 4 monster cop 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 4 monster det 4 monster monster NOUN Number=Sing root root 5 , , PUNCT _ 7 Gorgon punct 6 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 7 Gorgon det 7 Gorgon Gorgon PROPN Number=Sing 4 monster appos 8 , , PUNCT _ 10 snakes punct 9 with with ADP _ 10 snakes case 10 snakes snake NOUN Number=Plur 4 monster conj 11 for for ADP _ 12 hair case 12 hair hair NOUN Number=Sing 10 snakes nmod 13 ; ; PUNCT _ 21 turned punct 14 anyone anyone PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 21 turned nsubj 15 who who PRON PronType=Rel 16 looked nsubj 16 looked look VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 14 anyone acl:relcl 17 at at ADP _ 19 face case 18 her her PRON Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 19 face nmod:poss 19 face face NOUN Number=Sing 16 looked obl 20 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 21 turned aux:pass 21 turned turn VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 4 monster acl 22 to to ADP _ 23 stone case 23 stone stone NOUN Number=Sing 21 turned obl 24 . . PUNCT _ 4 monster punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 is a past Medusa a monster and snakes for hair tree rules 2 look past at Medusa's face vn peer-30.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent at face=Theme 3 turn past · passive anyone stone vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V NP PP.trajectory»: subject=Theme to stone=Trajectory
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.
Sentence 2: The hero Perseus cut off her head.
det nsubj appos case nmod:poss obl punct root The DET hero NOUN Perseus PROPN cut VERB off ADP her PRON head NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 hero det 2 hero hero NOUN Number=Sing 4 cut nsubj 3 Perseus Perseus PROPN Number=Sing 2 hero appos 4 cut cut VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 5 off off ADP _ 7 head case 6 her her PRON Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 7 head nmod:poss 7 head head NOUN Number=Sing 4 cut obl 8 . . PUNCT _ 4 cut punct
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1 cut off past the hero hero's head vn stop-55.4-1 «NP V NP.eventuality»: agent=Affector head=Eventuality
Meaning 2 Usage: science — kept apart, not parsed.
A medusa is the swimming, umbrella-shaped stage of a jellyfish or similar sea creature.
The tree, 15 words det nsubj cop det punct compound punct amod nmod case det nmod cc amod compound conj punct root A DET medusa NOUN is AUX the DET swimming NOUN , PUNCT umbrella NOUN - PUNCT shaped VERB stage NOUN of ADP a DET jellyfish NOUN or CCONJ similar ADJ sea NOUN creature NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 medusa det 2 medusa medusa NOUN Number=Sing 5 swimming nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 swimming cop 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 swimming det 5 swimming swimming NOUN Number=Sing root root 6 , , PUNCT _ 10 stage punct 7 umbrella umbrella NOUN Number=Sing 9 shaped compound 8 - - PUNCT _ 7 umbrella punct 9 shaped shape VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 10 stage amod 10 stage stage NOUN Number=Sing 5 swimming nmod 11 of of ADP _ 13 jellyfish case 12 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 13 jellyfish det 13 jellyfish jellyfish NOUN Number=Sing 10 stage nmod 14 or or CCONJ _ 17 creature cc 15 similar similar ADJ Degree=Pos 17 creature amod 16 sea sea NOUN Number=Sing 17 creature compound 17 creature creature NOUN Number=Sing 13 jellyfish conj 18 . . PUNCT _ 5 swimming punct
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1 is a present a medusa the swimming shaped stage of a jellyfish or similar sea creature nmod tree rules 2 shape participle vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset
Example 1 Medusa had snakes instead of hair.
nsubj obj case fixed obl punct root Medusa PROPN had VERB snakes NOUN instead ADV of ADP hair NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Medusa Medusa PROPN Number=Sing 2 had nsubj 2 had have VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 snakes snake NOUN Number=Plur 2 had obj 4 instead instead ADV ExtPos=ADP 6 hair case 5 of of ADP _ 4 instead fixed 6 hair hair NOUN Number=Sing 2 had obl 7 . . PUNCT _ 2 had punct
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1 have past Medusa snakes instead hair vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent snake=Patient
Example 2 Anyone who looked at Medusa turned to stone.
nsubj nsubj acl:relcl case obl case obl punct root Anyone PRON who PRON looked VERB at ADP Medusa PROPN turned VERB to ADP stone NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Anyone anyone PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 6 turned nsubj 2 who who PRON PronType=Rel 3 looked nsubj 3 looked look VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 1 Anyone acl:relcl 4 at at ADP _ 5 Medusa case 5 Medusa Medusa PROPN Number=Sing 3 looked obl 6 turned turn VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 7 to to ADP _ 8 stone case 8 stone stone NOUN Number=Sing 6 turned obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 6 turned punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 look past at Medusa vn peer-30.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent at medusa=Theme 2 turn past Anyone stone vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V PP.trajectory»: agent=Theme to stone=Trajectory
Example 3 Perseus used a mirror-shield so he would not look straight at Medusa.
The tree, 13 words nsubj det compound punct obj mark nsubj aux advmod advcl advmod case obl punct root Perseus PROPN used VERB a DET mirror NOUN - PUNCT shield NOUN so SCONJ he PRON would AUX not PART look VERB straight ADV at ADP Medusa PROPN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Perseus Perseus PROPN Number=Sing 2 used nsubj 2 used use VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 shield det 4 mirror mirror NOUN Number=Sing 6 shield compound 5 - - PUNCT _ 4 mirror punct 6 shield shield NOUN Number=Sing 2 used obj 7 so so SCONJ _ 11 look mark 8 he he PRON Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 11 look nsubj 9 would would AUX VerbForm=Fin 11 look aux 10 not not PART Polarity=Neg 11 look advmod 11 look look VERB VerbForm=Inf 2 used advcl 12 straight straight ADV _ 11 look advmod 13 at at ADP _ 14 Medusa case 14 Medusa Medusa PROPN Number=Sing 11 look obl 15 . . PUNCT _ 2 used punct
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1 use past Perseus a mirror shield vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent shield=Patient 2 not look would Perseus at Medusa; straight property vn peer-30.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent at medusa=Theme
Example 4 In the myth, the winged horse Pegasus sprang from Medusa.
case det obl punct det amod nsubj appos case obl punct root In ADP the DET myth NOUN , PUNCT the DET winged VERB horse NOUN Pegasus PROPN sprang VERB from ADP Medusa PROPN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 In in ADP _ 3 myth case 2 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 myth det 3 myth myth NOUN Number=Sing 9 sprang obl 4 , , PUNCT _ 3 myth punct 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 horse det 6 winged wing VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 7 horse amod 7 horse horse NOUN Number=Sing 9 sprang nsubj 8 Pegasus Pegasus PROPN Number=Sing 7 horse appos 9 sprang spring VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 10 from from ADP _ 11 Medusa case 11 Medusa Medusa PROPN Number=Sing 9 sprang obl 12 . . PUNCT _ 9 sprang punct
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1 wing participle vn nonvehicle-51.4.2-1 «NP.agent V»: agent=Agent 2 spring past the winged horse the myth from Medusa vn run-51.3.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in myth=Trajectory
Example 5 A jellyfish in its medusa stage swims by pulsing its bell.
det nsubj case nmod:poss compound nmod mark advcl nmod:poss obj punct root A DET jellyfish NOUN in ADP its PRON medusa NOUN stage NOUN swims VERB by SCONJ pulsing VERB its PRON bell NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 jellyfish det 2 jellyfish jellyfish NOUN Number=Sing 7 swims nsubj 3 in in ADP _ 6 stage case 4 its its PRON Case=Gen Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 6 stage nmod:poss 5 medusa medusa NOUN Number=Sing 6 stage compound 6 stage stage NOUN Number=Sing 2 jellyfish nmod 7 swims swim VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 8 by by SCONJ _ 9 pulsing mark 9 pulsing pulse VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 7 swims advcl 10 its its PRON Case=Gen Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 11 bell nmod:poss 11 bell bell NOUN Number=Sing 9 pulsing obj 12 . . PUNCT _ 7 swims punct
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1 swim present a jellyfish in jellyfish's medusa stage vn run-51.3.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme 2 pulse gerund a jellyfish in jellyfish's medusa stage not said here jellyfish's bell vn modes_of_being_with_motion-47.3 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location bell=Theme
Example 6 The museum has an old coin with Medusa's face.
det nsubj det amod obj case nmod:poss case nmod punct root The DET museum NOUN has VERB an DET old ADJ coin NOUN with ADP Medusa PROPN 's PART face NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 museum det 2 museum museum NOUN Number=Sing 3 has nsubj 3 has have VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 an a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 coin det 5 old old ADJ Degree=Pos 6 coin amod 6 coin coin NOUN Number=Sing 3 has obj 7 with with ADP _ 10 face case 8 Medusa Medusa PROPN Number=Sing 10 face nmod:poss 9 's 's PART _ 8 Medusa case 10 face face NOUN Number=Sing 6 coin nmod 11 . . PUNCT _ 3 has punct
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1 have present the museum a old coin with Medusa's face vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent coin=Patient
Example 7 Medusae drift with the ocean currents.
compound case det compound nmod punct root Medusae PROPN drift NOUN with ADP the DET ocean NOUN currents NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Medusae Medusae PROPN Number=Sing 2 drift compound 2 drift drift NOUN Number=Sing root root 3 with with ADP _ 6 currents case 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 currents det 5 ocean ocean NOUN Number=Sing 6 currents compound 6 currents current NOUN Number=Plur 2 drift nmod 7 . . PUNCT _ 2 drift punct
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.
Example 8 Some later stories say Medusa was once a beautiful woman who was cursed.
det amod nsubj nsubj cop advmod det amod ccomp nsubj aux:pass acl:relcl punct root Some DET later ADJ stories NOUN say VERB Medusa PROPN was AUX once ADV a DET beautiful ADJ woman NOUN who PRON was AUX cursed VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Some some DET PronType=Ind 3 stories det 2 later late ADJ Degree=Cmp 3 stories amod 3 stories story NOUN Number=Plur 4 say nsubj 4 say say VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 5 Medusa Medusa PROPN Number=Sing 10 woman nsubj 6 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 10 woman cop 7 once once ADV NumForm=Word NumType=Mult 10 woman advmod 8 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 10 woman det 9 beautiful beautiful ADJ Degree=Pos 10 woman amod 10 woman woman NOUN Number=Sing 4 say ccomp 11 who who PRON PronType=Rel 13 cursed nsubj 12 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 13 cursed aux:pass 13 cursed curse VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 10 woman acl:relcl 14 . . PUNCT _ 4 say punct
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1 say speech: assert present some later stories vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent 2 is a past Medusa a beautiful woman once property tree rules 3 curse past · passive a beautiful woman vn judgment-33.1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme
Example 9 Seeing herself thus transformed into so repulsive an object, Medusa fled from her home, never to return.
The tree, 17 words csubj obj advmod case advmod xcomp det nsubj punct nsubj parataxis case nmod:poss obl punct advmod mark conj punct root Seeing VERB herself PRON thus ADV transformed VERB into ADP so ADV repulsive ADJ an DET object NOUN , PUNCT Medusa PROPN fled VERB from ADP her PRON home NOUN , PUNCT never ADV to PART return VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Seeing see VERB VerbForm=Ger 4 transformed csubj 2 herself herself PRON Case=Acc Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs Reflex=Yes 1 Seeing obj 3 thus thus ADV _ 4 transformed advmod 4 transformed transform VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 5 into into ADP _ 7 repulsive case 6 so so ADV _ 7 repulsive advmod 7 repulsive repulsive ADJ Degree=Pos 4 transformed xcomp 8 an a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 9 object det 9 object object NOUN Number=Sing 7 repulsive nsubj 10 , , PUNCT _ 12 fled punct 11 Medusa Medusa PROPN Number=Sing 12 fled nsubj 12 fled flee VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 4 transformed parataxis 13 from from ADP _ 15 home case 14 her her PRON Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 15 home nmod:poss 15 home home NOUN Number=Sing 12 fled obl 16 , , PUNCT _ 19 return punct 17 never never ADV PronType=Neg 19 return advmod 18 to to PART _ 19 return mark 19 return return VERB VerbForm=Inf 12 fled conj 20 . . PUNCT _ 4 transformed punct
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1 see gerund herself = she vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer herself=Stimulus 2 transform past Seeing repulsive, thus property vn turn-26.6.1 «NP V»: agent=Patient 3 flee past Medusa Medusa's home vn escape-51.1-1-1 «NP V PP.initial_location»: agent=Theme from home=Initial_Location 4 not return to-infinitive Medusa not said here vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
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