minotaur Who acts: Minotaur, It, hero, Theseus, Ariadne, King · What happens: be, live, call, kill, fight, have · To what, where: monster, Greek myths, maze, island, Minotaur, Labyrinth · Speech: someone speaks here
«minotaur» 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: minotaur in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 Usage: a name — kept apart, not parsed.
The Minotaur is a monster in Greek myths with the body of a man and the head of a bull.
The tree, 20 words det nsubj cop det case amod nmod case det nmod case det nmod cc det conj case det nmod punct root The DET Minotaur PROPN is AUX a DET monster NOUN in ADP Greek ADJ myths NOUN with ADP the DET body NOUN of ADP a DET man NOUN and CCONJ the DET head NOUN of ADP a DET bull NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 Minotaur det 2 Minotaur Minotaur PROPN Number=Sing 5 monster nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 monster cop 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 monster det 5 monster monster NOUN Number=Sing root root 6 in in ADP _ 8 myths case 7 Greek Greek ADJ Degree=Pos 8 myths amod 8 myths myth NOUN Number=Plur 5 monster nmod 9 with with ADP _ 11 body case 10 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 11 body det 11 body body NOUN Number=Sing 8 myths nmod 12 of of ADP _ 14 man case 13 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 14 man det 14 man man NOUN Number=Sing 11 body nmod 15 and and CCONJ _ 17 head cc 16 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 17 head det 17 head head NOUN Number=Sing 14 man conj 18 of of ADP _ 20 bull case 19 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 20 bull det 20 bull bull NOUN Number=Sing 17 head nmod 21 . . PUNCT _ 5 monster punct
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1 is a present the Minotaur a monster Greek myths with the body of a man and the head of a bull tree rules
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 It lived in a maze called the Labyrinth on the island of Crete, and the hero Theseus killed it with help from Ariadne's thread.
The tree, 25 words nsubj case det obl acl det xcomp case det obl case nmod punct cc det nsubj appos conj obj case obl case nmod:poss case nmod punct root It PRON lived VERB in ADP a DET maze NOUN called VERB the DET Labyrinth PROPN on ADP the DET island NOUN of ADP Crete PROPN , PUNCT and CCONJ the DET hero NOUN Theseus PROPN killed VERB it PRON with ADP help NOUN from ADP Ariadne PROPN 's PART thread NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 It it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 2 lived nsubj 2 lived live VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 in in ADP _ 5 maze case 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 maze det 5 maze maze NOUN Number=Sing 2 lived obl 6 called call VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 5 maze acl 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 Labyrinth det 8 Labyrinth Labyrinth PROPN Number=Sing 6 called xcomp 9 on on ADP _ 11 island case 10 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 11 island det 11 island island NOUN Number=Sing 6 called obl 12 of of ADP _ 13 Crete case 13 Crete Crete PROPN Number=Sing 11 island nmod 14 , , PUNCT _ 19 killed punct 15 and and CCONJ _ 19 killed cc 16 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 17 hero det 17 hero hero NOUN Number=Sing 19 killed nsubj 18 Theseus Theseus PROPN Number=Sing 17 hero appos 19 killed kill VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 2 lived conj 20 it it PRON Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 19 killed obj 21 with with ADP _ 22 help case 22 help help NOUN Number=Sing 19 killed obl 23 from from ADP _ 26 thread case 24 Ariadne Ariadne PROPN Number=Sing 26 thread nmod:poss 25 's 's PART _ 24 Ariadne case 26 thread thread NOUN Number=Sing 22 help nmod 27 . . PUNCT _ 2 lived punct
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1 live past It a maze vn lodge-46 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in maze=Location 2 call participle a maze not said here the island of Crete vn initiate_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent 3 kill past the hero island with help from Ariadne's thread vn murder-42.1-1 «NP V NP PP.instrument»: agent=Agent it=Patient with help=Instrument
Example 1 Theseus fought the Minotaur in the Labyrinth.
nsubj det obj case det obl punct root Theseus PROPN fought VERB the DET Minotaur PROPN in ADP the DET Labyrinth PROPN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Theseus Theseus PROPN Number=Sing 2 fought nsubj 2 fought fight VERB Mood=Ind Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 4 Minotaur det 4 Minotaur Minotaur PROPN Number=Sing 2 fought obj 5 in in ADP _ 7 Labyrinth case 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 Labyrinth det 7 Labyrinth Labyrinth PROPN Number=Sing 2 fought obl 8 . . PUNCT _ 2 fought punct
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1 fight past Theseus the Minotaur the Labyrinth vn battle-36.4-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent minotaur=Co-Agent
Example 2 The Minotaur had a bull's head and a man's body.
det nsubj det nmod:poss case obj cc det nmod:poss case conj punct root The DET Minotaur PROPN had VERB a DET bull NOUN 's PART head NOUN and CCONJ a DET man NOUN 's PART body NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 Minotaur det 2 Minotaur Minotaur PROPN 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 bull det 5 bull bull NOUN Number=Sing 7 head nmod:poss 6 's 's PART _ 5 bull case 7 head head NOUN Number=Sing 3 had obj 8 and and CCONJ _ 12 body cc 9 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 10 man det 10 man man NOUN Number=Sing 12 body nmod:poss 11 's 's PART _ 10 man case 12 body body NOUN Number=Sing 3 had conj 13 . . PUNCT _ 3 had punct
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1 have past the Minotaur a bull's head vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent head=Patient
Example 3 Ariadne gave Theseus a ball of thread to find his way out.
nsubj iobj det obj case nmod mark advcl nmod:poss obj advmod punct root Ariadne PROPN gave VERB Theseus PROPN a DET ball NOUN of ADP thread NOUN to PART find VERB his PRON way NOUN out ADV . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Ariadne Ariadne PROPN Number=Sing 2 gave nsubj 2 gave give VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 Theseus Theseus PROPN Number=Sing 2 gave iobj 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 ball det 5 ball ball NOUN Number=Sing 2 gave obj 6 of of ADP _ 7 thread case 7 thread thread NOUN Number=Sing 5 ball nmod 8 to to PART _ 9 find mark 9 find find VERB VerbForm=Inf 2 gave advcl 10 his his PRON Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 11 way nmod:poss 11 way way NOUN Number=Sing 9 find obj 12 out out ADV _ 9 find advmod 13 . . PUNCT _ 2 gave punct
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1 give past Ariadne a ball of thread Theseus vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent theseus=Recipient ball=Theme 2 find out to-infinitive Ariadne not said here Ariadne's way out property vn learn-14-2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent way=Topic
Example 4 King Minos kept the Minotaur on Crete.
nsubj flat det obj case obl punct root King PROPN Minos PROPN kept VERB the DET Minotaur PROPN on ADP Crete PROPN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 King King PROPN Number=Sing 3 kept nsubj 2 Minos Minos PROPN Number=Sing 1 King flat 3 kept keep VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 Minotaur det 5 Minotaur Minotaur PROPN Number=Sing 3 kept obj 6 on on ADP _ 7 Crete case 7 Crete Crete PROPN Number=Sing 3 kept obl 8 . . PUNCT _ 3 kept punct
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1 keep past King the Minotaur Crete vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent minotaur=Theme on crete=Location
Example 5 We drew a maze with the Minotaur in the middle.
nsubj det obj case det nmod case det obl punct root We PRON drew VERB a DET maze NOUN with ADP the DET Minotaur PROPN in ADP the DET middle 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 drew nsubj 2 drew draw VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 4 maze det 4 maze maze NOUN Number=Sing 2 drew obj 5 with with ADP _ 7 Minotaur case 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 Minotaur det 7 Minotaur Minotaur PROPN Number=Sing 4 maze nmod 8 in in ADP _ 10 middle case 9 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 10 middle det 10 middle middle NOUN Number=Sing 2 drew obl 11 . . PUNCT _ 2 drew punct
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1 draw past We a maze the middle with the Minotaur vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent maze=Theme in middle=Destination
Example 6 The Minotaur is a myth, not a real animal.
det nsubj cop det punct advmod det amod appos punct root The DET Minotaur PROPN is AUX a DET myth NOUN , PUNCT not PART a DET real ADJ animal NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 Minotaur det 2 Minotaur Minotaur PROPN Number=Sing 5 myth nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 myth cop 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 myth det 5 myth myth NOUN Number=Sing root root 6 , , PUNCT _ 10 animal punct 7 not not PART Polarity=Neg 10 animal advmod 8 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 10 animal det 9 real real ADJ Degree=Pos 10 animal amod 10 animal animal NOUN Number=Sing 5 myth appos 11 . . PUNCT _ 5 myth punct
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1 is a present the Minotaur a myth tree rules
Example 7 In the story, young people were sent to the Minotaur.
case det obl punct amod nsubj aux:pass case det obl punct root In ADP the DET story NOUN , PUNCT young ADJ people NOUN were AUX sent VERB to ADP the DET Minotaur PROPN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 In in ADP _ 3 story case 2 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 story det 3 story story NOUN Number=Sing 8 sent obl 4 , , PUNCT _ 3 story punct 5 young young ADJ Degree=Pos 6 people amod 6 people people NOUN Number=Plur 8 sent nsubj 7 were be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 8 sent aux:pass 8 sent send VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 9 to to ADP _ 11 Minotaur case 10 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 11 Minotaur det 11 Minotaur Minotaur PROPN Number=Sing 8 sent obl 12 . . PUNCT _ 8 sent punct
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1 send past · passive young people the story to the Minotaur vn confine-92-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: subject=Theme in story=Destination
Example 8 Our class acted out Theseus and the Minotaur.
nmod:poss nsubj compound:prt obj cc det conj punct root Our PRON class NOUN acted VERB out ADP Theseus PROPN and CCONJ the DET Minotaur PROPN . PUNCT 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 class nmod:poss 2 class class NOUN Number=Sing 3 acted nsubj 3 acted act VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 out out ADP _ 3 acted compound:prt 5 Theseus Theseus PROPN Number=Sing 3 acted obj 6 and and CCONJ _ 8 Minotaur cc 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 Minotaur det 8 Minotaur Minotaur PROPN Number=Sing 5 Theseus conj 9 . . PUNCT _ 3 acted punct
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1 act out past Our class Theseus and the Minotaur vn act-114-1-1 «NP V PP.predicate»: agent=Agent theseus=Eventuality
Example 9 If morning finds thee here, my father will avenge the Minotaur."
mark nsubj advcl obj advmod punct nmod:poss nsubj aux det obj punct punct root If SCONJ morning NOUN finds VERB thee PRON here ADV , PUNCT my PRON father NOUN will AUX avenge VERB the DET Minotaur PROPN . PUNCT " PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 If if SCONJ _ 3 finds mark 2 morning morning NOUN Number=Sing 3 finds nsubj 3 finds find VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 10 avenge advcl 4 thee thou PRON Case=Acc Number=Sing Person=2 PronType=Prs Style=Arch 3 finds obj 5 here here ADV PronType=Dem 3 finds advmod 6 , , PUNCT _ 3 finds punct 7 my my PRON Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 8 father nmod:poss 8 father father NOUN Number=Sing 10 avenge nsubj 9 will will AUX VerbForm=Fin 10 avenge aux 10 avenge avenge VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 11 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 12 Minotaur det 12 Minotaur Minotaur PROPN Number=Sing 10 avenge obj 13 . . PUNCT _ 10 avenge punct 14 " " PUNCT _ 10 avenge punct
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1 find a condition, not said to happen present morning thee here vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent thou=Topic 2 avenge future my father the Minotaur tree rules
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