merlin Who acts: small fast falcon, Merlin, wise wizard, We, Merlins, book · What happens: find, hunt, be, guide, advise, see · To what, where: small fast falcon, Europe, small birds, wise wizard, stories, Merlin · Speech: someone speaks here
«merlin» 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: merlin in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 A small, fast falcon (a bird of prey) found in Europe, Asia and North America, which hunts small birds.
The tree, 19 words det amod punct amod nsubj punct det appos case nmod punct acl case obl punct conj cc compound conj punct nsubj amod obj punct root A DET small ADJ , PUNCT fast ADJ falcon NOUN ( PUNCT a DET bird NOUN of ADP prey NOUN ) PUNCT found VERB in ADP Europe PROPN , PUNCT Asia PROPN and CCONJ North PROPN America PROPN , PUNCT which PRON hunts VERB small ADJ birds NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 falcon det 2 small small ADJ Degree=Pos 5 falcon amod 3 , , PUNCT _ 2 small punct 4 fast fast ADJ Degree=Pos 5 falcon amod 5 falcon falcon NOUN Number=Sing 22 hunts nsubj 6 ( ( PUNCT _ 8 bird punct 7 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 8 bird det 8 bird bird NOUN Number=Sing 5 falcon appos 9 of of ADP _ 10 prey case 10 prey prey NOUN Number=Sing 8 bird nmod 11 ) ) PUNCT _ 8 bird punct 12 found find VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 5 falcon acl 13 in in ADP _ 14 Europe case 14 Europe Europe PROPN Number=Sing 12 found obl 15 , , PUNCT _ 16 Asia punct 16 Asia Asia PROPN Number=Sing 14 Europe conj 17 and and CCONJ _ 19 America cc 18 North North PROPN Number=Sing 19 America compound 19 America America PROPN Number=Sing 14 Europe conj 20 , , PUNCT _ 22 hunts punct 21 which which PRON PronType=Rel 22 hunts nsubj 22 hunts hunt VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 23 small small ADJ Degree=Pos 24 birds amod 24 birds bird NOUN Number=Plur 22 hunts obj 25 . . PUNCT _ 22 hunts punct
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1 find participle a small fast falcon not said here Europe and Asia and North America vn declare-29.4-1-1 «NP V what S_INF»: agent=Agent 2 hunt present a small fast falcon small birds vn hunt-35.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent bird=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 Usage: a name, legend — kept apart, not parsed.
Merlin is the wise wizard in the stories of King Arthur, who guided and advised him.
The tree, 16 words nsubj cop det amod case det nmod case compound nmod punct nsubj parataxis cc conj obj punct root Merlin PROPN is AUX the DET wise ADJ wizard NOUN in ADP the DET stories NOUN of ADP King PROPN Arthur PROPN , PUNCT who PRON guided VERB and CCONJ advised VERB him PRON . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Merlin Merlin PROPN Number=Sing 5 wizard nsubj 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 wizard cop 3 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 wizard det 4 wise wise ADJ Degree=Pos 5 wizard amod 5 wizard wizard NOUN Number=Sing root root 6 in in ADP _ 8 stories case 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 stories det 8 stories story NOUN Number=Plur 5 wizard nmod 9 of of ADP _ 11 Arthur case 10 King King PROPN Number=Sing 11 Arthur compound 11 Arthur Arthur PROPN Number=Sing 8 stories nmod 12 , , PUNCT _ 14 guided punct 13 who who PRON PronType=Rel 14 guided nsubj 14 guided guide VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 5 wizard parataxis 15 and and CCONJ _ 16 advised cc 16 advised advise VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 14 guided conj 17 him he PRON Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 16 advised obj 18 . . PUNCT _ 5 wizard punct
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1 is a present Merlin the wise wizard the stories of King Arthur tree rules 2 guide past the wise wizard vn accompany-51.7 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent 3 advise speech: other past the wise wizard not said here Merlin vn advise-37.9-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent he=Recipient
Example 1 A merlin is a small, fast falcon.
det nsubj cop det amod punct amod punct root A DET merlin NOUN is AUX a DET small ADJ , PUNCT fast ADJ falcon NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 merlin det 2 merlin merlin NOUN Number=Sing 8 falcon nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 8 falcon cop 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 8 falcon det 5 small small ADJ Degree=Pos 8 falcon amod 6 , , PUNCT _ 5 small punct 7 fast fast ADJ Degree=Pos 8 falcon amod 8 falcon falcon NOUN Number=Sing root root 9 . . PUNCT _ 8 falcon punct
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1 is a present a merlin a small fast falcon tree rules
Example 2 We saw a merlin chasing a pipit over the moor.
nsubj det obj acl det obj case det obl punct root We PRON saw VERB a DET merlin NOUN chasing VERB a DET pipit NOUN over ADP the DET moor 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 saw nsubj 2 saw see VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 4 merlin det 4 merlin merlin NOUN Number=Sing 2 saw obj 5 chasing chase VERB VerbForm=Ger 4 merlin acl 6 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 7 pipit det 7 pipit pipit NOUN Number=Sing 5 chasing obj 8 over over ADP _ 10 moor case 9 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 10 moor det 10 moor moor NOUN Number=Sing 5 chasing obl 11 . . PUNCT _ 2 saw punct
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1 see past We a merlin vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer merlin=Stimulus 2 chase gerund a merlin not said here a pipit the moor vn chase-51.6 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent pipit=Theme over moor=Trajectory
Example 3 Merlin the wizard helped young Arthur.
nsubj det appos amod obj punct root Merlin PROPN the DET wizard NOUN helped VERB young ADJ Arthur PROPN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Merlin Merlin PROPN Number=Sing 4 helped nsubj 2 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 wizard det 3 wizard wizard NOUN Number=Sing 1 Merlin appos 4 helped help VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 5 young young ADJ Degree=Pos 6 Arthur amod 6 Arthur Arthur PROPN Number=Sing 4 helped obj 7 . . PUNCT _ 4 helped punct
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1 help past Merlin young Arthur vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent arthur=Beneficiary
Example 4 In some stories Merlin lives backwards in time.
case det obl nsubj advmod case obl punct root In ADP some DET stories NOUN Merlin PROPN lives VERB backwards ADV in ADP time NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 In in ADP _ 3 stories case 2 some some DET PronType=Ind 3 stories det 3 stories story NOUN Number=Plur 5 lives obl 4 Merlin Merlin PROPN Number=Sing 5 lives nsubj 5 lives live VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 6 backwards backwards ADV _ 5 lives advmod 7 in in ADP _ 8 time case 8 time time NOUN Number=Sing 5 lives obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 5 lives punct
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1 live present Merlin some stories time backwards property vn lodge-46 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in story=Location
Example 5 Merlins nest on the ground in heather.
nsubj case det obl case obl punct root Merlins NOUN nest VERB on ADP the DET ground NOUN in ADP heather NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Merlins merlin NOUN Number=Plur 2 nest nsubj 2 nest nest VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 on on ADP _ 5 ground case 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 ground det 5 ground ground NOUN Number=Sing 2 nest obl 6 in in ADP _ 7 heather case 7 heather heather NOUN Number=Sing 2 nest obl 8 . . PUNCT _ 2 nest punct
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1 nest present Merlins the ground in heather vn berry-13.7 «NP V»: agent=Agent
Example 6 The book tells how Merlin brought the stones of Stonehenge – but that is a legend, not history.
The tree, 17 words det nsubj advmod nsubj ccomp det obj case nmod punct cc nsubj cop det conj punct advmod conj punct root The DET book NOUN tells VERB how ADV Merlin PROPN brought VERB the DET stones NOUN of ADP Stonehenge PROPN – PUNCT but CCONJ that PRON is AUX a DET legend NOUN , PUNCT not PART history NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 book det 2 book book NOUN Number=Sing 3 tells nsubj 3 tells tell VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 how how ADV PronType=Int 6 brought advmod 5 Merlin Merlin PROPN Number=Sing 6 brought nsubj 6 brought bring VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 3 tells ccomp 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 stones det 8 stones stone NOUN Number=Plur 6 brought obj 9 of of ADP _ 10 Stonehenge case 10 Stonehenge Stonehenge PROPN Number=Sing 8 stones nmod 11 – - PUNCT _ 16 legend punct 12 but but CCONJ _ 16 legend cc 13 that that PRON Number=Sing PronType=Dem 16 legend nsubj 14 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 16 legend cop 15 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 16 legend det 16 legend legend NOUN Number=Sing 6 brought conj 17 , , PUNCT _ 19 history punct 18 not not PART Polarity=Neg 19 history advmod 19 history history NOUN Number=Sing 16 legend conj 20 . . PUNCT _ 3 tells punct
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1 tell speech: assert present the book vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 2 bring past Merlin the stones of Stonehenge vn bring-11.3-1 «NP V NP together»: agent=Agent stone=Theme 3 is a present that a legend and history tree rules
Example 7 A merlin is smaller than a kestrel.
det nsubj cop case det obl punct root A DET merlin NOUN is AUX smaller ADJ than ADP a DET kestrel NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 merlin det 2 merlin merlin NOUN Number=Sing 4 smaller nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 smaller cop 4 smaller small ADJ Degree=Cmp root root 5 than than ADP _ 7 kestrel case 6 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 7 kestrel det 7 kestrel kestrel NOUN Number=Sing 4 smaller obl 8 . . PUNCT _ 4 smaller punct
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1 is present a merlin than a kestrel; small property tree rules
Example 8 Merlin is often drawn with a long beard and a pointed hat.
nsubj aux:pass advmod case det amod obl cc det amod conj punct root Merlin PROPN is AUX often ADV drawn VERB with ADP a DET long ADJ beard NOUN and CCONJ a DET pointed ADJ hat NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Merlin Merlin PROPN Number=Sing 4 drawn nsubj 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 drawn aux:pass 3 often often ADV _ 4 drawn advmod 4 drawn draw VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 5 with with ADP _ 8 beard case 6 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 8 beard det 7 long long ADJ Degree=Pos 8 beard amod 8 beard beard NOUN Number=Sing 4 drawn obl 9 and and CCONJ _ 12 hat cc 10 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 12 hat det 11 pointed pointed ADJ Degree=Pos 12 hat amod 12 hat hat NOUN Number=Sing 8 beard conj 13 . . PUNCT _ 4 drawn punct
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1 draw present · passive Merlin with a long beard and a pointed hat; often property vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme
Example 9 ‘But, Princess,’ said he, ‘I dare not take you back to King Merlin’s court.
The tree, 15 words punct cc punct nsubj punct punct nsubj punct punct nsubj aux advmod ccomp obj advmod case nmod:poss flat case obl punct root ‘ PUNCT But CCONJ , PUNCT Princess PROPN , PUNCT ’ PUNCT said VERB he PRON , PUNCT ‘ PUNCT I PRON dare VERB not PART take VERB you PRON back ADV to ADP King PROPN Merlin PROPN ’s PART court NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 ‘ ' PUNCT _ 7 said punct 2 But but CCONJ _ 7 said cc 3 , , PUNCT _ 4 Princess punct 4 Princess Princess PROPN Number=Sing 7 said nsubj 5 , , PUNCT _ 4 Princess punct 6 ’ ' PUNCT _ 4 Princess punct 7 said say VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 8 he he PRON Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 7 said nsubj 9 , , PUNCT _ 14 take punct 10 ‘ ' PUNCT _ 14 take punct 11 I I PRON Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs 14 take nsubj 12 dare dare VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 14 take aux 13 not not PART Polarity=Neg 12 dare advmod 14 take take VERB VerbForm=Inf 7 said ccomp 15 you you PRON Case=Acc Person=2 PronType=Prs 14 take obj 16 back back ADV _ 14 take advmod 17 to to ADP _ 21 court case 18 King King PROPN Number=Sing 21 court nmod:poss 19 Merlin Merlin PROPN Number=Sing 18 King flat 20 ’s 's PART _ 18 King case 21 court court NOUN Number=Sing 16 back obl 22 . . PUNCT _ 7 said punct
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1 say speech: assert past Princess vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 2 take present I you vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP ADVP»: agent=Instrument you=Destination
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