moorhen Who acts: moorhen, Moorhen chicks, Moorhens, We · What happens: be, see, swim, have, flick, count · To what, where: black water bird, ponds, duck pond, bright red beak, tails, three moorhens
«moorhen» in the school dictionary: its meaning 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: moorhen in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 A moorhen is a black water bird with a red and yellow beak and a white stripe on its side, often seen on ponds, rivers and canals.
The tree, 27 words det nsubj cop det amod compound case det amod cc conj nmod cc det amod conj case nmod:poss nmod punct advmod parataxis case obl punct conj cc conj punct root A DET moorhen NOUN is AUX a DET black ADJ water NOUN bird NOUN with ADP a DET red ADJ and CCONJ yellow ADJ beak NOUN and CCONJ a DET white ADJ stripe NOUN on ADP its PRON side NOUN , PUNCT often ADV seen VERB on ADP ponds NOUN , PUNCT rivers NOUN and CCONJ canals NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 moorhen det 2 moorhen moorhen NOUN Number=Sing 7 bird nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 7 bird cop 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 7 bird det 5 black black ADJ Degree=Pos 7 bird amod 6 water water NOUN Number=Sing 7 bird compound 7 bird bird NOUN Number=Sing root root 8 with with ADP _ 13 beak case 9 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 13 beak det 10 red red ADJ Degree=Pos 13 beak amod 11 and and CCONJ _ 12 yellow cc 12 yellow yellow ADJ Degree=Pos 10 red conj 13 beak beak NOUN Number=Sing 7 bird nmod 14 and and CCONJ _ 17 stripe cc 15 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 17 stripe det 16 white white ADJ Degree=Pos 17 stripe amod 17 stripe stripe NOUN Number=Sing 13 beak conj 18 on on ADP _ 20 side case 19 its its PRON Case=Gen Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 20 side nmod:poss 20 side side NOUN Number=Sing 17 stripe nmod 21 , , PUNCT _ 23 seen punct 22 often often ADV _ 23 seen advmod 23 seen see VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 7 bird parataxis 24 on on ADP _ 25 ponds case 25 ponds pond NOUN Number=Plur 23 seen obl 26 , , PUNCT _ 27 rivers punct 27 rivers river NOUN Number=Plur 25 ponds conj 28 and and CCONJ _ 29 canals cc 29 canals canal NOUN Number=Plur 25 ponds conj 30 . . PUNCT _ 7 bird punct
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1 is a present a moorhen a black water bird with a red beak and a white stripe on moorhen's side tree rules 2 see participle ponds and rivers and canals often property vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer
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.
Example 1 A moorhen swam across the duck pond.
det nsubj case det compound obl punct root A DET moorhen NOUN swam VERB across ADP the DET duck NOUN pond NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 moorhen det 2 moorhen moorhen NOUN Number=Sing 3 swam nsubj 3 swam swim VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 across across ADP _ 7 pond case 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 pond det 6 duck duck NOUN Number=Sing 7 pond compound 7 pond pond NOUN Number=Sing 3 swam obl 8 . . PUNCT _ 3 swam punct
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1 swim past a moorhen the duck pond vn run-51.3.2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme across pond=Trajectory
Example 2 The moorhen has a bright red beak.
det nsubj det amod amod obj punct root The DET moorhen NOUN has VERB a DET bright ADJ red ADJ beak NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 moorhen det 2 moorhen moorhen 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 7 beak det 5 bright bright ADJ Degree=Pos 7 beak amod 6 red red ADJ Degree=Pos 7 beak amod 7 beak beak NOUN Number=Sing 3 has obj 8 . . PUNCT _ 3 has punct
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1 have present the moorhen a bright red beak vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent beak=Patient
Example 3 Moorhen chicks are fluffy and black.
compound nsubj cop cc conj punct root Moorhen NOUN chicks NOUN are AUX fluffy ADJ and CCONJ black ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Moorhen moorhen NOUN Number=Sing 2 chicks compound 2 chicks chick NOUN Number=Plur 4 fluffy nsubj 3 are be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 fluffy cop 4 fluffy fluffy ADJ Degree=Pos root root 5 and and CCONJ _ 6 black cc 6 black black ADJ Degree=Pos 4 fluffy conj 7 . . PUNCT _ 4 fluffy punct
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1 is present Moorhen chicks fluffy property tree rules 2 be Moorhen chicks not said here tree rules
Example 4 Moorhens flick their tails when nervous.
nsubj nmod:poss obj advmod advcl punct root Moorhens NOUN flick VERB their PRON tails NOUN when ADV nervous ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Moorhens moorhen NOUN Number=Plur 2 flick nsubj 2 flick flick VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 their their PRON Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 4 tails nmod:poss 4 tails tail NOUN Number=Plur 2 flick obj 5 when when ADV PronType=Int 6 nervous advmod 6 nervous nervous ADJ Degree=Pos 2 flick advcl 7 . . PUNCT _ 2 flick punct
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1 flick present Moorhens Moorhens's tails vn throw-17.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent tail=Theme
Example 5 We counted three moorhens on the canal.
nsubj nummod obj case det obl punct root We PRON counted VERB three NUM moorhens NOUN on ADP the DET canal 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 counted nsubj 2 counted count VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 three three NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 4 moorhens nummod 4 moorhens moorhen NOUN Number=Plur 2 counted obj 5 on on ADP _ 7 canal case 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 canal det 7 canal canal NOUN Number=Sing 2 counted obl 8 . . PUNCT _ 2 counted punct
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1 count past We three moorhens the canal vn multiply-108 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent moorhen=Theme
Example 6 A moorhen built its nest in the reeds.
det nsubj nmod:poss obj case det obl punct root A DET moorhen NOUN built VERB its PRON nest NOUN in ADP the DET reeds NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 moorhen det 2 moorhen moorhen NOUN Number=Sing 3 built nsubj 3 built build VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 its its PRON Case=Gen Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 5 nest nmod:poss 5 nest nest NOUN Number=Sing 3 built obj 6 in in ADP _ 8 reeds case 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 reeds det 8 reeds reed NOUN Number=Plur 3 built obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 3 built punct
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1 build past a moorhen moorhen's nest the reeds vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset nest=Product
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