menagerie

Who acts: wild animals, Tower, house, circus, garden, story · What happens: keep, show, mix, have, be, travel · To what, where: wild animals, people, royal menagerie, menagerie, early kind, little menagerie

«menagerie» 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: menagerie in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

A collection of wild or unusual animals kept to be shown to people, especially in the past (an early kind of zoo).

The tree, 22 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	2 collection	det
2	collection	collection	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
3	of	of	ADP	_	7 animals	case
4	wild	wild	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 animals	amod
5	or	or	CCONJ	_	6 unusual	cc
6	unusual	unusual	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 wild	conj
7	animals	animal	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 collection	nmod
8	kept	keep	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	7 animals	acl
9	to	to	PART	_	11 shown	mark
10	be	be	AUX	VerbForm=Inf	11 shown	aux:pass
11	shown	show	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	8 kept	xcomp
12	to	to	ADP	_	13 people	case
13	people	people	NOUN	Number=Plur	11 shown	obl
14	,	,	PUNCT	_	18 past	punct
15	especially	especially	ADV	_	18 past	advmod
16	in	in	ADP	_	18 past	case
17	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	18 past	det
18	past	past	NOUN	Number=Sing	13 people	nmod
19	(	(	PUNCT	_	22 kind	punct
20	an	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	22 kind	det
21	early	early	ADJ	Degree=Pos	22 kind	amod
22	kind	kind	NOUN	Number=Sing	18 past	appos
23	of	of	ADP	_	24 zoo	case
24	zoo	zoo	NOUN	Number=Sing	22 kind	nmod
25	)	)	PUNCT	_	22 kind	punct
26	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 collection	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	keep	participle		wild animals not said here					tree rules
2	show	to-infinitive · passive	wild animals not said here		people in the past				vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V PP.recipient how S»: to people=Recipient

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: informal — kept apart, not parsed.

A mixed group of many different animals, or of strange and different people or things.

The tree, 15 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	3 group	det
2	mixed	mix	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	3 group	amod
3	group	group	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
4	of	of	ADP	_	7 animals	case
5	many	many	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 animals	amod
6	different	different	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 animals	amod
7	animals	animal	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 group	nmod
8	,	,	PUNCT	_	14 people	punct
9	or	or	CCONJ	_	14 people	cc
10	of	of	ADP	_	14 people	case
11	strange	strange	ADJ	Degree=Pos	14 people	amod
12	and	and	CCONJ	_	13 different	cc
13	different	different	ADJ	Degree=Pos	11 strange	conj
14	people	people	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 group	appos
15	or	or	CCONJ	_	16 things	cc
16	things	thing	NOUN	Number=Plur	14 people	conj
17	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 group	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	mix	participle							vn mix-22.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Patient

Example 1

The Tower of London once had a royal menagerie with lions.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 Tower	det
2	Tower	Tower	PROPN	Number=Sing	6 had	nsubj
3	of	of	ADP	_	4 London	case
4	London	London	PROPN	Number=Sing	2 Tower	nmod
5	once	once	ADV	NumForm=Word NumType=Mult	6 had	advmod
6	had	have	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
7	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	9 menagerie	det
8	royal	royal	ADJ	Degree=Pos	9 menagerie	amod
9	menagerie	menagerie	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 had	obj
10	with	with	ADP	_	11 lions	case
11	lions	lion	NOUN	Number=Plur	9 menagerie	nmod
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 had	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	have	past	the Tower of London	a royal menagerie				with lions; once property	vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent menagerie=Patient

Example 2

Our house is a menagerie: two dogs, a cat, three rabbits and a snake.

The tree, 14 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Our	our	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	2 house	nmod:poss
2	house	house	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 menagerie	nsubj
3	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	5 menagerie	cop
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 menagerie	det
5	menagerie	menagerie	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
6	:	:	PUNCT	_	8 dogs	punct
7	two	two	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	8 dogs	nummod
8	dogs	dog	NOUN	Number=Plur	5 menagerie	appos
9	,	,	PUNCT	_	11 cat	punct
10	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	11 cat	det
11	cat	cat	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 dogs	appos
12	,	,	PUNCT	_	14 rabbits	punct
13	three	three	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	14 rabbits	nummod
14	rabbits	rabbit	NOUN	Number=Plur	8 dogs	conj
15	and	and	CCONJ	_	17 snake	cc
16	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	17 snake	det
17	snake	snake	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 dogs	conj
18	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 menagerie	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	present	Our house	a menagerie					tree rules

Example 3

The circus travelled with a menagerie of wild animals.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 circus	det
2	circus	circus	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 travelled	nsubj
3	travelled	travel	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	with	with	ADP	_	6 menagerie	case
5	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 menagerie	det
6	menagerie	menagerie	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 travelled	obl
7	of	of	ADP	_	9 animals	case
8	wild	wild	ADJ	Degree=Pos	9 animals	amod
9	animals	animal	NOUN	Number=Plur	6 menagerie	nmod
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 travelled	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	travel	past	the circus					with a menagerie of wild animals	vn run-51.3.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme

Example 4

Grandma's garden is a menagerie of birds and squirrels.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Grandma	grandma	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 garden	nmod:poss
2	's	's	PART	_	1 Grandma	case
3	garden	garden	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 menagerie	nsubj
4	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	6 menagerie	cop
5	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 menagerie	det
6	menagerie	menagerie	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
7	of	of	ADP	_	8 birds	case
8	birds	bird	NOUN	Number=Plur	6 menagerie	nmod
9	and	and	CCONJ	_	10 squirrels	cc
10	squirrels	squirrel	NOUN	Number=Plur	8 birds	conj
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 menagerie	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	present	Grandma's garden	a menagerie				of birds and squirrels	tree rules

Example 5

The story is about a strange menagerie of creatures in a magic wood.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 story	det
2	story	story	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 menagerie	nsubj
3	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	7 menagerie	cop
4	about	about	ADP	_	7 menagerie	case
5	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	7 menagerie	det
6	strange	strange	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 menagerie	amod
7	menagerie	menagerie	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
8	of	of	ADP	_	9 creatures	case
9	creatures	creature	NOUN	Number=Plur	7 menagerie	nmod
10	in	in	ADP	_	13 wood	case
11	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	13 wood	det
12	magic	magic	NOUN	Number=Sing	13 wood	compound
13	wood	wood	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 creatures	nmod
14	.	.	PUNCT	_	7 menagerie	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	present	the story					about a strange menagerie; of creatures in a magic wood	tree rules

Example 6

A menagerie was an early kind of zoo.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	2 menagerie	det
2	menagerie	menagerie	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 kind	nsubj
3	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	6 kind	cop
4	an	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 kind	det
5	early	early	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 kind	amod
6	kind	kind	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
7	of	of	ADP	_	8 zoo	case
8	zoo	zoo	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 kind	nmod
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 kind	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	past	a menagerie	a early kind				of zoo	tree rules

Example 7

The class pets became a little menagerie.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 pets	det
2	class	class	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 pets	compound
3	pets	pet	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 became	nsubj
4	became	become	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
5	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	7 menagerie	det
6	little	little	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 menagerie	amod
7	menagerie	menagerie	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 became	xcomp
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 became	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	become	past	the class pets	a little menagerie					vn become-109.1-1-1 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Patient

Example 8

The play had a menagerie of odd characters.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 play	det
2	play	play	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 had	nsubj
3	had	have	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 menagerie	det
5	menagerie	menagerie	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 had	obj
6	of	of	ADP	_	8 characters	case
7	odd	odd	ADJ	Degree=Pos	8 characters	amod
8	characters	character	NOUN	Number=Plur	5 menagerie	nmod
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 had	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	have	past	the play	a menagerie of odd characters					vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent menagerie=Patient

Example 9

In vain the Giant showed me his menagerie, which was entirely composed of children who would not work!

The tree, 18 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	In	in	ADP	_	2 vain	case
2	vain	vain	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 showed	obl
3	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	4 Giant	det
4	Giant	giant	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 showed	nsubj
5	showed	show	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
6	me	I	PRON	Case=Acc Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs	5 showed	iobj
7	his	his	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	8 menagerie	nmod:poss
8	menagerie	menagerie	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 showed	obj
9	,	,	PUNCT	_	13 composed	punct
10	which	which	PRON	PronType=Rel	13 composed	nsubj:pass
11	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	13 composed	aux:pass
12	entirely	entirely	ADV	_	13 composed	advmod
13	composed	compose	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	8 menagerie	acl:relcl
14	of	of	ADP	_	15 children	case
15	children	child	NOUN	Number=Plur	13 composed	obl
16	who	who	PRON	PronType=Rel	19 work	nsubj
17	would	would	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	19 work	aux
18	not	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	19 work	advmod
19	work	work	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	15 children	acl:relcl
20	!	!	PUNCT	_	5 showed	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	other	roles by
1	show	past	the Giant	his menagerie	me	vain		vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent i=Recipient menagerie=Topic
2	compose	past · passive		his menagerie			of children; entirely property	vn create-26.4-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Result
3	not work	would	children					vn employment-95.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent

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