melatonin

Who acts: natural chemical, body, you, people, room, Bright screens · What happens: make, get, help, feel, give, sleep · To what, where: you, same substance, tablets, people, melatonin, small dose · Speech: someone speaks here

«melatonin» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 6 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: melatonin in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

A natural chemical (a hormone) your body makes when it gets dark, which helps you feel sleepy.

The tree, 17 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	3 chemical	det
2	natural	natural	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 chemical	amod
3	chemical	chemical	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 makes	nsubj
4	(	(	PUNCT	_	6 hormone	punct
5	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 hormone	det
6	hormone	hormone	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 chemical	appos
7	)	)	PUNCT	_	6 hormone	punct
8	your	your	PRON	Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	9 body	nmod:poss
9	body	body	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 makes	nsubj
10	makes	make	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
11	when	when	ADV	PronType=Int	13 gets	advmod
12	it	it	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	13 gets	nsubj
13	gets	get	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	10 makes	advcl
14	dark	dark	ADJ	Degree=Pos	13 gets	xcomp
15	,	,	PUNCT	_	17 helps	punct
16	which	which	PRON	PronType=Rel	17 helps	nsubj
17	helps	help	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	10 makes	conj
18	you	you	PRON	Case=Acc Person=2 PronType=Prs	17 helps	obj
19	feel	feel	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	17 helps	xcomp
20	sleepy	sleepy	ADJ	Degree=Pos	19 feel	xcomp
21	.	.	PUNCT	_	10 makes	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	make	present	a natural chemical			vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset
2	get	present	body		dark property	vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Experiencer
3	help	present		you		vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP S_INF»: agent=Agent you=Beneficiary clause=Theme
4	feel	infinitive	you not said here		sleepy property	vn stimulus_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus

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

The same substance made in tablets or gummies, sometimes given by a doctor to help people sleep.

The tree, 17 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 substance	det
2	same	same	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 substance	amod
3	substance	substance	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
4	made	make	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	3 substance	acl
5	in	in	ADP	_	6 tablets	case
6	tablets	tablet	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 made	obl
7	or	or	CCONJ	_	8 gummies	cc
8	gummies	gummy	NOUN	Number=Plur	6 tablets	conj
9	,	,	PUNCT	_	11 given	punct
10	sometimes	sometimes	ADV	PronType=Ind	11 given	advmod
11	given	give	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	3 substance	acl
12	by	by	ADP	_	14 doctor	case
13	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	14 doctor	det
14	doctor	doctor	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 given	obl
15	to	to	PART	_	16 help	mark
16	help	help	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	11 given	advcl
17	people	people	NOUN	Number=Plur	16 help	obj
18	sleep	sleep	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	16 help	xcomp
19	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 substance	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	where	other	roles by
1	make	participle		the same substance not said here	tablets or gummies		vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset
2	give	participle		the same substance not said here		by a doctor; sometimes property	vn break_down-45.8 «NP V»: agent=Patient
3	help	to-infinitive		people			vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP S_INF»: agent=Agent people=Beneficiary clause=Theme
4	sleep	infinitive	people not said here				vn snooze-40.4-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent

Example 1

Your body makes melatonin when the room gets dark.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Your	your	PRON	Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	2 body	nmod:poss
2	body	body	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 makes	nsubj
3	makes	make	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	melatonin	melatonin	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 makes	obj
5	when	when	ADV	PronType=Int	8 gets	advmod
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 room	det
7	room	room	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 gets	nsubj
8	gets	get	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	3 makes	advcl
9	dark	dark	ADJ	Degree=Pos	8 gets	xcomp
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 makes	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	make	present	Your body	melatonin					vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset melatonin=Product
2	get	present	the room					dark property	vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Experiencer

Example 2

Bright screens at bedtime can lower your melatonin.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Bright	bright	ADJ	Degree=Pos	2 screens	amod
2	screens	screen	NOUN	Number=Plur	6 lower	nsubj
3	at	at	ADP	_	4 bedtime	case
4	bedtime	bedtime	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 screens	nmod
5	can	can	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	6 lower	aux
6	lower	lower	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	root	root
7	your	your	PRON	Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	8 melatonin	nmod:poss
8	melatonin	melatonin	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 lower	obj
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 lower	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	lower	can	Bright screens at bedtime	your melatonin					vn put_direction-9.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent melatonin=Theme

Example 3

Melatonin helps you feel sleepy at night.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Melatonin	melatonin	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 helps	nsubj
2	helps	help	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	you	you	PRON	Case=Acc Person=2 PronType=Prs	2 helps	obj
4	feel	feel	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	2 helps	xcomp
5	sleepy	sleepy	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 feel	xcomp
6	at	at	ADP	_	7 night	case
7	night	night	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 sleepy	obl
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 helps	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	help	present	Melatonin	you					vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP S_INF»: agent=Agent you=Beneficiary clause=Theme
2	feel	infinitive	you not said here					sleepy property	vn stimulus_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus

Example 4

The doctor said my brother could take a small dose of melatonin.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 doctor	det
2	doctor	doctor	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 said	nsubj
3	said	say	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	my	my	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	5 brother	nmod:poss
5	brother	brother	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 take	nsubj
6	could	could	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	7 take	aux
7	take	take	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	3 said	ccomp
8	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	10 dose	det
9	small	small	ADJ	Degree=Pos	10 dose	amod
10	dose	dose	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 take	obj
11	of	of	ADP	_	12 melatonin	case
12	melatonin	melatonin	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 dose	nmod
13	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 said	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	say speech: assert	past	the doctor						vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic
2	take	could	my brother	a small dose of melatonin					vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent dose=Theme

Example 5

Jet lag happens partly because your melatonin is on the wrong time.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Jet	jet	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 lag	compound
2	lag	lag	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 happens	nsubj
3	happens	happen	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	partly	partly	ADV	_	3 happens	advmod
5	because	because	SCONJ	_	12 time	mark
6	your	your	PRON	Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	7 melatonin	nmod:poss
7	melatonin	melatonin	NOUN	Number=Sing	12 time	nsubj
8	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	12 time	cop
9	on	on	ADP	_	12 time	case
10	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	12 time	det
11	wrong	wrong	ADJ	Degree=Pos	12 time	amod
12	time	time	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 happens	obl:unmarked
13	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 happens	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	happen	present	Jet lag					partly property	vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
2	is	present	your melatonin				on the wrong time		tree rules

Example 6

Animals make melatonin too, which helps them know the seasons.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Animals	animal	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 make	nsubj
2	make	make	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	melatonin	melatonin	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 make	obj
4	too	too	ADV	_	2 make	advmod
5	,	,	PUNCT	_	7 helps	punct
6	which	which	PRON	PronType=Rel	7 helps	nsubj
7	helps	help	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	2 make	conj
8	them	they	PRON	Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs	7 helps	obj
9	know	know	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	7 helps	xcomp
10	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	11 seasons	det
11	seasons	season	NOUN	Number=Plur	9 know	obj
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 make	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	when	roles by
1	make	present	Animals	melatonin		vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent melatonin=Product
2	help	present		Animals = animal		vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP S_INF»: agent=Agent they=Beneficiary clause=Theme
3	know	infinitive	Animals = animal not said here		season	vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer

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