mossy Who acts: soft green low plant, path, mossy rocks, old mossy wall, frog, We · What happens: cover, grow, be, run, sit, find · To what, where: damp stones, garden, mossy log, tiny insects, mossy bark, fairy house
«mossy» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 8 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: mossy in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 Covered with moss, the soft, green, low plant that grows on damp stones, trees and ground.
The tree, 16 words case obl punct det amod punct amod punct amod appos nsubj acl:relcl case amod obl punct conj cc conj punct root Covered VERB with ADP moss NOUN , PUNCT the DET soft ADJ , PUNCT green ADJ , PUNCT low ADJ plant NOUN that PRON grows VERB on ADP damp ADJ stones NOUN , PUNCT trees NOUN and CCONJ ground NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Covered cover VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 2 with with ADP _ 3 moss case 3 moss moss NOUN Number=Sing 1 Covered obl 4 , , PUNCT _ 11 plant punct 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 11 plant det 6 soft soft ADJ Degree=Pos 11 plant amod 7 , , PUNCT _ 6 soft punct 8 green green ADJ Degree=Pos 11 plant amod 9 , , PUNCT _ 8 green punct 10 low low ADJ Degree=Pos 11 plant amod 11 plant plant NOUN Number=Sing 3 moss appos 12 that that PRON PronType=Rel 13 grows nsubj 13 grows grow VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 11 plant acl:relcl 14 on on ADP _ 16 stones case 15 damp damp ADJ Degree=Pos 16 stones amod 16 stones stone NOUN Number=Plur 13 grows obl 17 , , PUNCT _ 18 trees punct 18 trees tree NOUN Number=Plur 16 stones conj 19 and and CCONJ _ 20 ground cc 20 ground ground NOUN Number=Sing 16 stones conj 21 . . PUNCT _ 1 Covered punct
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1 cover participle with moss vn fill-9.8-1 «NP V NP PP.theme»: agent=Agent with moss=Theme 2 grow present the soft green low plant damp stones and trees and ground vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme on stone=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 Like moss: soft, green and springy.
case obl punct punct conj cc conj punct root Like ADP moss NOUN : PUNCT soft ADJ , PUNCT green ADJ and CCONJ springy ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Like like ADP _ 2 moss case 2 moss moss NOUN Number=Sing 4 soft obl 3 : : PUNCT _ 4 soft punct 4 soft soft ADJ Degree=Pos root root 5 , , PUNCT _ 6 green punct 6 green green ADJ Degree=Pos 4 soft conj 7 and and CCONJ _ 8 springy cc 8 springy springy ADJ Degree=Pos 4 soft conj 9 . . PUNCT _ 4 soft punct
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.
Example 1 The path through the woods was soft and mossy.
det nsubj case det nmod cop cc conj punct root The DET path NOUN through ADP the DET woods NOUN was AUX soft ADJ and CCONJ mossy ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 path det 2 path path NOUN Number=Sing 7 soft nsubj 3 through through ADP _ 5 woods case 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 woods det 5 woods wood NOUN Number=Plur 2 path nmod 6 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 7 soft cop 7 soft soft ADJ Degree=Pos root root 8 and and CCONJ _ 9 mossy cc 9 mossy mossy ADJ Degree=Pos 7 soft conj 10 . . PUNCT _ 7 soft punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 is past the path through the woods soft property tree rules 2 be the path through the woods not said here tree rules
Example 2 Be careful, those mossy rocks are slippery!
cop csubj punct det amod nsubj cop punct root Be AUX careful ADJ , PUNCT those DET mossy ADJ rocks NOUN are AUX slippery ADJ ! PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Be be AUX VerbForm=Inf 2 careful cop 2 careful careful ADJ Degree=Pos 8 slippery csubj 3 , , PUNCT _ 8 slippery punct 4 those that DET Number=Plur PronType=Dem 6 rocks det 5 mossy mossy ADJ Degree=Pos 6 rocks amod 6 rocks rock NOUN Number=Plur 8 slippery nsubj 7 are be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 8 slippery cop 8 slippery slippery ADJ Degree=Pos root root 9 ! ! PUNCT _ 8 slippery punct
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1 is infinitive careful property tree rules 2 is present that mossy rocks slippery property tree rules
Example 3 An old mossy wall ran round the garden.
det amod amod nsubj case det obl punct root An DET old ADJ mossy ADJ wall NOUN ran VERB round ADP the DET garden NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 An a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 4 wall det 2 old old ADJ Degree=Pos 4 wall amod 3 mossy mossy ADJ Degree=Pos 4 wall amod 4 wall wall NOUN Number=Sing 5 ran nsubj 5 ran run VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 6 round round ADP _ 8 garden case 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 garden det 8 garden garden NOUN Number=Sing 5 ran obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 5 ran punct
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1 run past a old mossy wall the garden vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme round garden=Trajectory
Example 4 The frog sat on a mossy log by the pond.
det nsubj case det amod obl case det obl punct root The DET frog NOUN sat VERB on ADP a DET mossy ADJ log NOUN by ADP the DET pond NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 frog det 2 frog frog NOUN Number=Sing 3 sat nsubj 3 sat sit VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 on on ADP _ 7 log case 5 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 7 log det 6 mossy mossy ADJ Degree=Pos 7 log amod 7 log log NOUN Number=Sing 3 sat obl 8 by by ADP _ 10 pond case 9 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 10 pond det 10 pond pond NOUN Number=Sing 3 sat obl 11 . . PUNCT _ 3 sat punct
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1 sit past the frog a mossy log by the pond vn assuming_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent on log=Location
Example 5 We found tiny insects living in the mossy bark.
nsubj amod obj acl case det amod obl punct root We PRON found VERB tiny ADJ insects NOUN living VERB in ADP the DET mossy ADJ bark 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 found nsubj 2 found find VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 tiny tiny ADJ Degree=Pos 4 insects amod 4 insects insect NOUN Number=Plur 2 found obj 5 living live VERB VerbForm=Ger 4 insects acl 6 in in ADP _ 9 bark case 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 9 bark det 8 mossy mossy ADJ Degree=Pos 9 bark amod 9 bark bark NOUN Number=Sing 5 living obl 10 . . PUNCT _ 2 found punct
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1 find past We tiny insects vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent insect=Topic 2 live gerund tiny insects not said here the mossy bark vn lodge-46 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in bark=Location
Example 6 The roof of the shed was green and mossy.
det nsubj case det nmod cop cc conj punct root The DET roof NOUN of ADP the DET shed NOUN was AUX green ADJ and CCONJ mossy ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 roof det 2 roof roof NOUN Number=Sing 7 green nsubj 3 of of ADP _ 5 shed case 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 shed det 5 shed shed NOUN Number=Sing 2 roof nmod 6 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 7 green cop 7 green green ADJ Degree=Pos root root 8 and and CCONJ _ 9 mossy cc 9 mossy mossy ADJ Degree=Pos 7 green conj 10 . . PUNCT _ 7 green punct
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1 is past the roof of the shed green property tree rules 2 be the roof of the shed not said here tree rules
Example 7 The fairy house was built on a mossy stump.
det compound nsubj:pass aux:pass case det amod obl punct root The DET fairy NOUN house NOUN was AUX built VERB on ADP a DET mossy ADJ stump NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 house det 2 fairy fairy NOUN Number=Sing 3 house compound 3 house house NOUN Number=Sing 5 built nsubj:pass 4 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 5 built aux:pass 5 built build VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 6 on on ADP _ 9 stump case 7 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 9 stump det 8 mossy mossy ADJ Degree=Pos 9 stump amod 9 stump stump NOUN Number=Sing 5 built obl 10 . . PUNCT _ 5 built punct
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1 build past · passive the fairy house a mossy stump vn base-97.1 «NP V NP PP.source»: subject=Theme on stump=Source
Example 8 As usual, her attendants let her do anything she pleased, and sitting down on a mossy bank where a little stream tinkled by, soon fell sound asleep.
The tree, 27 words case obl punct nmod:poss nsubj obj xcomp obj nsubj acl:relcl punct cc conj advmod case det amod obl nmod det amod nsubj acl obl punct advmod conj xcomp xcomp punct root As ADP usual ADJ , PUNCT her PRON attendants NOUN let VERB her PRON do VERB anything PRON she PRON pleased ADJ , PUNCT and CCONJ sitting VERB down ADV on ADP a DET mossy ADJ bank NOUN where ADV a DET little ADJ stream NOUN tinkled VERB by ADP , PUNCT soon ADV fell VERB sound VERB asleep ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 As as ADP _ 2 usual case 2 usual usual ADJ Degree=Pos 6 let obl 3 , , PUNCT _ 6 let punct 4 her her PRON Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 5 attendants nmod:poss 5 attendants attendant NOUN Number=Plur 6 let nsubj 6 let let VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 7 her she PRON Case=Acc Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 6 let obj 8 do do VERB VerbForm=Inf 6 let xcomp 9 anything anything PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 8 do obj 10 she she PRON Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 11 pleased nsubj 11 pleased pleased ADJ Degree=Pos 9 anything acl:relcl 12 , , PUNCT _ 14 sitting punct 13 and and CCONJ _ 14 sitting cc 14 sitting sit VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 6 let conj 15 down down ADV _ 14 sitting advmod 16 on on ADP _ 19 bank case 17 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 19 bank det 18 mossy mossy ADJ Degree=Pos 19 bank amod 19 bank bank NOUN Number=Sing 14 sitting obl 20 where where ADV PronType=Rel 19 bank nmod 21 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 23 stream det 22 little little ADJ Degree=Pos 23 stream amod 23 stream stream NOUN Number=Sing 20 where nsubj 24 tinkled tinkle VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 23 stream acl 25 by by ADP _ 24 tinkled obl 26 , , PUNCT _ 28 fell punct 27 soon soon ADV Degree=Pos 28 fell advmod 28 fell fall VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 14 sitting conj 29 sound sound VERB VerbForm=Inf 28 fell xcomp 30 asleep asleep ADJ Degree=Pos 29 sound xcomp 31 . . PUNCT _ 6 let punct
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1 let past her attendants her = she as usual tree rules 2 do infinitive her = she not said here anything vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent anything=Eventuality 3 sit down gerund her attendants not said here a mossy bank down property vn assuming_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent on bank=Location 4 tinkle participle a little stream not said here vn sound_emission-43.2 «NP V»: agent=Theme 5 fall past her attendants not said here soon property vn long-32.2 «NP V S_INF»: agent=Pivot clause=Theme 6 sound infinitive her attendants not said here asleep property vn stimulus_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus
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