mussel Who acts: mussel, Mussels, Dad, you, rocks, mussel shell · What happens: be, cook, eat, cling, order, open · To what, where: sea, Mussels, low tide, shell, mussel, water
«mussel» 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: mussel in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 A mussel is a sea or river shellfish with a long dark blue or black shell in two halves.
The tree, 19 words det nsubj cop det cc compound conj case det amod amod amod cc conj nmod case nummod nmod punct root A DET mussel NOUN is AUX a DET sea NOUN or CCONJ river NOUN shellfish NOUN with ADP a DET long ADJ dark ADJ blue ADJ or CCONJ black ADJ shell NOUN in ADP two NUM halves NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 mussel det 2 mussel mussel NOUN Number=Sing 5 sea nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 sea cop 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 sea det 5 sea sea NOUN Number=Sing root root 6 or or CCONJ _ 8 shellfish cc 7 river river NOUN Number=Sing 8 shellfish compound 8 shellfish shellfish NOUN Number=Sing 5 sea conj 9 with with ADP _ 16 shell case 10 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 16 shell det 11 long long ADJ Degree=Pos 16 shell amod 12 dark dark ADJ Degree=Pos 16 shell amod 13 blue blue ADJ Degree=Pos 16 shell amod 14 or or CCONJ _ 15 black cc 15 black black ADJ Degree=Pos 13 blue conj 16 shell shell NOUN Number=Sing 8 shellfish nmod 17 in in ADP _ 19 halves case 18 two two NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 19 halves nummod 19 halves half NOUN Number=Plur 16 shell nmod 20 . . PUNCT _ 5 sea punct
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1 is a present a mussel a sea or river shellfish with a long dark blue shell in two halves 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 Mussels are cooked and eaten as food.
nsubj:pass aux:pass cc conj case obl punct root Mussels NOUN are AUX cooked VERB and CCONJ eaten VERB as ADP food NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Mussels mussel NOUN Number=Plur 3 cooked nsubj:pass 2 are be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 cooked aux:pass 3 cooked cook VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 4 and and CCONJ _ 5 eaten cc 5 eaten eat VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 3 cooked conj 6 as as ADP _ 7 food case 7 food food NOUN Number=Sing 5 eaten obl 8 . . PUNCT _ 3 cooked punct
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1 cook present · passive Mussels vn cooking-45.3 «NP V NP.patient»: subject=Patient 2 eat participle as food vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
Example 1 Mussels cling to the rocks at low tide.
nsubj case det obl case amod obl punct root Mussels NOUN cling VERB to ADP the DET rocks NOUN at ADP low ADJ tide NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Mussels mussel NOUN Number=Plur 2 cling nsubj 2 cling cling VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 to to ADP _ 5 rocks case 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 rocks det 5 rocks rock NOUN Number=Plur 2 cling obl 6 at at ADP _ 8 tide case 7 low low ADJ Degree=Pos 8 tide amod 8 tide tide NOUN Number=Sing 2 cling obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 2 cling punct
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1 cling present Mussels low tide to the rocks vn cling-22.5 «NP V PP.co-theme»: agent=Theme to rock=Co-Theme
Example 2 Dad ordered mussels with chips.
nsubj obj case obl punct root Dad NOUN ordered VERB mussels NOUN with ADP chips NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Dad dad NOUN Number=Sing 2 ordered nsubj 2 ordered order VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 mussels mussel NOUN Number=Plur 2 ordered obj 4 with with ADP _ 5 chips case 5 chips chip NOUN Number=Plur 2 ordered obl 6 . . PUNCT _ 2 ordered punct
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1 order past Dad mussels with chips vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent mussel=Theme
Example 3 A mussel opens its shell to feed.
det nsubj nmod:poss obj mark advcl punct root A DET mussel NOUN opens VERB its PRON shell NOUN to PART feed VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 mussel det 2 mussel mussel NOUN Number=Sing 3 opens nsubj 3 opens open VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 its its PRON Case=Gen Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 5 shell nmod:poss 5 shell shell NOUN Number=Sing 3 opens obj 6 to to PART _ 7 feed mark 7 feed feed VERB VerbForm=Inf 3 opens advcl 8 . . PUNCT _ 3 opens punct
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1 open present a mussel mussel's shell vn spatial_configuration-47.6-1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location shell=Theme 2 feed to-infinitive a mussel not said here vn gorge-39.6 «NP V PP.patient»: agent=Agent
Example 4 Don't eat a mussel that stays closed after cooking.
aux advmod det obj nsubj acl:relcl xcomp case obl punct root Do AUX n't PART eat VERB a DET mussel NOUN that PRON stays VERB closed VERB after ADP cooking NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Do do AUX Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin 3 eat aux 2 n't not PART Polarity=Neg 3 eat advmod 3 eat eat VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 mussel det 5 mussel mussel NOUN Number=Sing 3 eat obj 6 that that PRON PronType=Rel 7 stays nsubj 7 stays stay VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 mussel acl:relcl 8 closed close VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 7 stays xcomp 9 after after ADP _ 10 cooking case 10 cooking cooking NOUN Number=Sing 8 closed obl 11 . . PUNCT _ 3 eat punct
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1 not eat imperative · do-support you not said here a mussel vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent mussel=Patient 2 stay present a mussel tree rules 3 close participle a mussel not said here after cooking vn other_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient
Example 5 The rocks were black with mussels.
det nsubj cop case obl punct root The DET rocks NOUN were AUX black ADJ with ADP mussels NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 rocks det 2 rocks rock NOUN Number=Plur 4 black nsubj 3 were be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 4 black cop 4 black black ADJ Degree=Pos root root 5 with with ADP _ 6 mussels case 6 mussels mussel NOUN Number=Plur 4 black obl 7 . . PUNCT _ 4 black punct
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1 is past the rocks with mussels; black property tree rules
Example 6 Mussels clean the water by filtering it.
nsubj det obj mark advcl obj punct root Mussels NOUN clean VERB the DET water NOUN by SCONJ filtering VERB it PRON . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Mussels mussel NOUN Number=Plur 2 clean nsubj 2 clean clean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 4 water det 4 water water NOUN Number=Sing 2 clean obj 5 by by SCONJ _ 6 filtering mark 6 filtering filter VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 2 clean advcl 7 it it PRON Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 6 filtering obj 8 . . PUNCT _ 2 clean punct
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1 clean present Mussels the water vn other_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent water=Patient 2 filter gerund Mussels not said here water vn wipe_instr-10.4.2 «NP V NP.initial_location»: agent=Agent it=Initial_Location
Example 7 The mussel shell grew bigger and bigger, and turned into a pretty little boat, which would have held a dozen children.
The tree, 21 words det compound nsubj xcomp cc conj punct cc conj case det amod amod obl punct nsubj:pass aux aux acl:relcl det nummod obj punct root The DET mussel NOUN shell NOUN grew VERB bigger ADJ and CCONJ bigger ADJ , PUNCT and CCONJ turned VERB into ADP a DET pretty ADJ little ADJ boat NOUN , PUNCT which PRON would AUX have AUX held VERB a DET dozen NUM children NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 shell det 2 mussel mussel NOUN Number=Sing 3 shell compound 3 shell shell NOUN Number=Sing 4 grew nsubj 4 grew grow VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 5 bigger big ADJ Degree=Cmp 4 grew xcomp 6 and and CCONJ _ 7 bigger cc 7 bigger big ADJ Degree=Cmp 5 bigger conj 8 , , PUNCT _ 10 turned punct 9 and and CCONJ _ 10 turned cc 10 turned turn VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 4 grew conj 11 into into ADP _ 15 boat case 12 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 15 boat det 13 pretty pretty ADJ Degree=Pos 15 boat amod 14 little little ADJ Degree=Pos 15 boat amod 15 boat boat NOUN Number=Sing 10 turned obl 16 , , PUNCT _ 20 held punct 17 which which PRON PronType=Rel 20 held nsubj:pass 18 would would AUX VerbForm=Fin 20 held aux 19 have have AUX VerbForm=Inf 20 held aux 20 held hold VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 15 boat acl:relcl 21 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 22 dozen det 22 dozen dozen NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 23 children nummod 23 children child NOUN Number=Plur 20 held obj 24 . . PUNCT _ 4 grew punct
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1 grow past the mussel shell big property vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme 2 turn past the mussel shell not said here a pretty little boat vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V PP.trajectory»: agent=Theme into boat=Trajectory 3 hold would · perfect · passive a pretty little boat vn conjecture-29.5 «NP V NP to be NP»: subject=Theme child=Eventuality
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