mink

Who acts: small long thin animal, mink, American mink, rich lady, he · What happens: live, make, slip, swim away, hunt, wear · To what, where: rivers, soft shiny fur, expensive coats, coat, river, water voles

«mink» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 7 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: mink in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

A small, long, thin animal of the weasel family with dark brown fur, living near rivers and lakes and good at swimming and hunting.

The tree, 24 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	7 animal	det
2	small	small	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 animal	amod
3	,	,	PUNCT	_	2 small	punct
4	long	long	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 animal	amod
5	,	,	PUNCT	_	4 long	punct
6	thin	thin	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 animal	amod
7	animal	animal	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
8	of	of	ADP	_	11 family	case
9	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	11 family	det
10	weasel	weasel	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 family	compound
11	family	family	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 animal	nmod
12	with	with	ADP	_	15 fur	case
13	dark	dark	ADJ	Degree=Pos	15 fur	amod
14	brown	brown	ADJ	Degree=Pos	15 fur	amod
15	fur	fur	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 family	nmod
16	,	,	PUNCT	_	17 living	punct
17	living	live	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	7 animal	acl
18	near	near	ADP	_	19 rivers	case
19	rivers	river	NOUN	Number=Plur	17 living	obl
20	and	and	CCONJ	_	21 lakes	cc
21	lakes	lake	NOUN	Number=Plur	19 rivers	conj
22	and	and	CCONJ	_	23 good	cc
23	good	good	ADJ	Degree=Pos	19 rivers	conj
24	at	at	ADP	_	25 swimming	case
25	swimming	swimming	NOUN	Number=Sing	23 good	obl
26	and	and	CCONJ	_	27 hunting	cc
27	hunting	hunting	NOUN	Number=Sing	25 swimming	conj
28	.	.	PUNCT	_	7 animal	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	live	gerund	a small long thin animal of the weasel family with dark brown fur not said here			rivers and lakes			vn exist-47.1-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme near river=Location

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

Its soft, shiny fur, made into expensive coats, or a coat made of it: «a mink coat».

The tree, 17 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Its	its	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	5 fur	nmod:poss
2	soft	soft	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 fur	amod
3	,	,	PUNCT	_	2 soft	punct
4	shiny	shiny	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 fur	amod
5	fur	fur	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
6	,	,	PUNCT	_	7 made	punct
7	made	make	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	5 fur	acl
8	into	into	ADP	_	10 coats	case
9	expensive	expensive	ADJ	Degree=Pos	10 coats	amod
10	coats	coat	NOUN	Number=Plur	7 made	obl
11	,	,	PUNCT	_	14 coat	punct
12	or	or	CCONJ	_	14 coat	cc
13	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	14 coat	det
14	coat	coat	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 fur	conj
15	made	make	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	14 coat	acl
16	of	of	ADP	_	17 it	case
17	it	it	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	15 made	obl
18	:	:	PUNCT	_	22 coat	punct
19	«	«	PUNCT	_	22 coat	punct
20	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	22 coat	det
21	mink	mink	ADJ	Degree=Pos	22 coat	amod
22	coat	coat	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 fur	appos
23	»	»	PUNCT	_	22 coat	punct
24	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 fur	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	make	participle		Its soft shiny fur or a coat not said here		expensive coats			vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP.material PP.product»: agent=Agent into coat=Product
2	make	participle		a coat not said here				of it	vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset

Example 1

A mink slipped into the river and swam away.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	2 mink	det
2	mink	mink	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 slipped	nsubj
3	slipped	slip	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
4	into	into	ADP	_	6 river	case
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 river	det
6	river	river	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 slipped	obl
7	and	and	CCONJ	_	8 swam	cc
8	swam	swim	VERB	Mood=Ind Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	3 slipped	conj
9	away	away	ADV	_	8 swam	advmod
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 slipped	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	slip	participle	a mink			the river			vn calibratable_cos-45.6.1-1 «NP.attribute V»: agent=Attribute
2	swim away	past	a mink not said here					away property	vn run-51.3.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme

Example 2

American mink hunt water voles along British rivers.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	American	American	ADJ	Degree=Pos	2 mink	amod
2	mink	mink	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 hunt	nsubj
3	hunt	hunt	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	water	water	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 voles	compound
5	voles	vole	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 hunt	obj
6	along	along	ADP	_	8 rivers	case
7	British	British	ADJ	Degree=Pos	8 rivers	amod
8	rivers	river	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 hunt	obl
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 hunt	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	hunt	present	American mink	water voles		British rivers			vn hunt-35.1 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent vole=Theme along river=Location

Example 3

The rich lady wore a mink coat.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 lady	det
2	rich	rich	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 lady	amod
3	lady	lady	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 wore	nsubj
4	wore	wear	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
5	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	7 coat	det
6	mink	mink	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 coat	amod
7	coat	coat	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 wore	obj
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 wore	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	wear	past	the rich lady	a mink coat					vn wipe_manner-10.4.1-1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent coat=Theme

Example 4

Fur farming of mink is banned in the UK.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Fur	fur	ADJ	Degree=Pos	2 farming	amod
2	farming	farming	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 banned	nsubj:pass
3	of	of	ADP	_	4 mink	case
4	mink	mink	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 farming	nmod
5	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	6 banned	aux:pass
6	banned	ban	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
7	in	in	ADP	_	9 UK	case
8	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 UK	det
9	UK	UK	PROPN	Number=Sing	6 banned	obl
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 banned	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	ban	present · passive		Fur farming of mink		the UK			vn forbid-64.4-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme
2	farm			mink					nom farming «act transitive»: of=patient

Example 5

Mink are good swimmers and divers.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Mink	mink	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 swimmers	nsubj
2	are	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	4 swimmers	cop
3	good	good	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 swimmers	amod
4	swimmers	swimmer	NOUN	Number=Plur	root	root
5	and	and	CCONJ	_	6 divers	cc
6	divers	diver	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 swimmers	conj
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 swimmers	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	present	Mink	good swimmers and divers					tree rules

Example 6

The mink has a thick, dark brown coat.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 mink	det
2	mink	mink	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 has	nsubj
3	has	have	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	9 coat	det
5	thick	thick	ADJ	Degree=Pos	9 coat	amod
6	,	,	PUNCT	_	5 thick	punct
7	dark	dark	ADJ	Degree=Pos	9 coat	amod
8	brown	brown	ADJ	Degree=Pos	9 coat	amod
9	coat	coat	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 has	obj
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 has	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	have	present	the mink	a thick dark brown coat					vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent coat=Patient

Example 7

There, just as he had hoped, he saw the chief mink fishing in a canoe.

The tree, 15 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	There	there	PRON	PronType=Dem	10 saw	expl
2	,	,	PUNCT	_	10 saw	punct
3	just	just	ADV	_	10 saw	advmod
4	as	as	SCONJ	_	7 hoped	mark
5	he	he	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	7 hoped	nsubj
6	had	have	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	7 hoped	aux
7	hoped	hope	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part	10 saw	advcl
8	,	,	PUNCT	_	7 hoped	punct
9	he	he	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	10 saw	nsubj
10	saw	see	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
11	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	14 fishing	det
12	chief	chief	ADJ	Degree=Pos	14 fishing	amod
13	mink	mink	ADJ	Degree=Pos	14 fishing	amod
14	fishing	fishing	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 saw	obj
15	in	in	ADP	_	17 canoe	case
16	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	17 canoe	det
17	canoe	canoe	NOUN	Number=Sing	14 fishing	nmod
18	.	.	PUNCT	_	10 saw	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	hope	past · perfect	he						vn long-32.2 «NP V S_INF»: agent=Pivot
2	see	past	he	the chief mink fishing		a canoe; there			vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer fishing=Stimulus

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