narrator Who acts: person, words, narrator, I, our, David · What happens: tell, read, speak, explain, happen, be · To what, where: story, book, words, little dog, narrator, class play · Speech: someone speaks here
«narrator» 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: narrator in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 The person or voice who tells the story in a book, poem, film or play.
The tree, 15 words det cc conj nsubj acl:relcl det obj case det obl punct conj punct conj cc conj punct root The DET person NOUN or CCONJ voice NOUN who PRON tells VERB the DET story NOUN in ADP a DET book NOUN , PUNCT poem NOUN , PUNCT film NOUN or CCONJ play NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 person det 2 person person NOUN Number=Sing root root 3 or or CCONJ _ 4 voice cc 4 voice voice NOUN Number=Sing 2 person conj 5 who who PRON PronType=Rel 6 tells nsubj 6 tells tell VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 2 person acl:relcl 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 story det 8 story story NOUN Number=Sing 6 tells obj 9 in in ADP _ 11 book case 10 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 11 book det 11 book book NOUN Number=Sing 6 tells obl 12 , , PUNCT _ 13 poem punct 13 poem poem NOUN Number=Sing 11 book conj 14 , , PUNCT _ 15 film punct 15 film film NOUN Number=Sing 11 book conj 16 or or CCONJ _ 17 play cc 17 play play NOUN Number=Sing 15 film conj 18 . . PUNCT _ 2 person punct
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1 tell speech: assert present the person or voice the story a book and poem and film or play vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent story=Recipient
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 A person who reads or speaks the words that explain what is happening, as in a documentary, audiobook or school play.
The tree, 21 words det nsubj nsubj acl:relcl cc conj det obj nsubj acl:relcl obj aux punct case case det obl punct conj cc compound conj punct root A DET person NOUN who PRON reads VERB or CCONJ speaks VERB the DET words NOUN that PRON explain VERB what PRON is AUX happening VERB , PUNCT as ADP in ADP a DET documentary NOUN , PUNCT audiobook NOUN or CCONJ school NOUN play NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 person det 2 person person NOUN Number=Sing 13 happening nsubj 3 who who PRON PronType=Rel 4 reads nsubj 4 reads read VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 2 person acl:relcl 5 or or CCONJ _ 6 speaks cc 6 speaks speak VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 reads conj 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 words det 8 words word NOUN Number=Plur 6 speaks obj 9 that that PRON PronType=Rel 10 explain nsubj 10 explain explain VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 8 words acl:relcl 11 what what PRON PronType=Int 10 explain obj 12 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 13 happening aux 13 happening happen VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part root root 14 , , PUNCT _ 18 documentary punct 15 as as ADP _ 18 documentary case 16 in in ADP _ 18 documentary case 17 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 18 documentary det 18 documentary documentary NOUN Number=Sing 13 happening obl 19 , , PUNCT _ 20 audiobook punct 20 audiobook audiobook NOUN Number=Sing 18 documentary conj 21 or or CCONJ _ 23 play cc 22 school school NOUN Number=Sing 23 play compound 23 play play NOUN Number=Sing 20 audiobook conj 24 . . PUNCT _ 13 happening punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 read present a person vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent 2 speak speech: other present a person not said here the words tree rules 3 explain speech: assert present the words the words vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent what=Topic 4 happen present · progressive a person as a documentary and audiobook or school play vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
Example 1 The narrator of the story is a little dog.
det nsubj case det nmod cop det amod punct root The DET narrator NOUN of ADP the DET story NOUN is AUX a DET little ADJ dog NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 narrator det 2 narrator narrator NOUN Number=Sing 9 dog nsubj 3 of of ADP _ 5 story case 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 story det 5 story story NOUN Number=Sing 2 narrator nmod 6 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 9 dog cop 7 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 9 dog det 8 little little ADJ Degree=Pos 9 dog amod 9 dog dog NOUN Number=Sing root root 10 . . PUNCT _ 9 dog punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 is a present the narrator of the story a little dog tree rules
Example 2 In our class play I was the narrator.
case nmod:poss compound obl nsubj cop det punct root In ADP our PRON class NOUN play NOUN I PRON was AUX the DET narrator NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 In in ADP _ 4 play case 2 our our PRON Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 4 play nmod:poss 3 class class NOUN Number=Sing 4 play compound 4 play play NOUN Number=Sing 8 narrator obl 5 I I PRON Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs 8 narrator nsubj 6 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 8 narrator cop 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 narrator det 8 narrator narrator NOUN Number=Sing root root 9 . . PUNCT _ 8 narrator punct
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1 is a past I the narrator our class play tree rules 2 play our nom play «communication intransitive»: poss=agent
Example 3 "I opened the door," says the narrator, so it is a first-person story.
The tree, 14 words punct nsubj ccomp det obj punct punct det obj punct advmod nsubj cop det amod punct compound ccomp punct root " PUNCT I PRON opened VERB the DET door NOUN , PUNCT " PUNCT says VERB the DET narrator NOUN , PUNCT so ADV it PRON is AUX a DET first ADJ - PUNCT person NOUN story NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 " " PUNCT _ 3 opened punct 2 I I PRON Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs 3 opened nsubj 3 opened open VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 8 says ccomp 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 door det 5 door door NOUN Number=Sing 3 opened obj 6 , , PUNCT _ 3 opened punct 7 " " PUNCT _ 8 says punct 8 says say VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 9 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 10 narrator det 10 narrator narrator NOUN Number=Sing 8 says obj 11 , , PUNCT _ 19 story punct 12 so so ADV _ 19 story advmod 13 it it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 19 story nsubj 14 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 19 story cop 15 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 19 story det 16 first first ADJ Degree=Pos NumForm=Word NumType=Ord 18 person amod 17 - - PUNCT _ 16 first punct 18 person person NOUN Number=Sing 19 story compound 19 story story NOUN Number=Sing 8 says ccomp 20 . . PUNCT _ 8 says punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 open in a quote past the narrator = narrator the door vn spatial_configuration-47.6-1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location door=Theme 2 say speech: assert present the narrator vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 3 is a present narrator a person story tree rules
Example 4 David Attenborough is the narrator of many nature programmes.
nsubj flat cop det case amod compound nmod punct root David PROPN Attenborough PROPN is AUX the DET narrator NOUN of ADP many ADJ nature NOUN programmes NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 David David PROPN Number=Sing 5 narrator nsubj 2 Attenborough Attenborough PROPN Number=Sing 1 David flat 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 narrator cop 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 narrator det 5 narrator narrator NOUN Number=Sing root root 6 of of ADP _ 9 programmes case 7 many many ADJ Degree=Pos 9 programmes amod 8 nature nature NOUN Number=Sing 9 programmes compound 9 programmes programme NOUN Number=Plur 5 narrator nmod 10 . . PUNCT _ 5 narrator punct
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1 is a present David the narrator of many nature programmes tree rules
Example 5 The narrator doesn't tell us the boy's name until the end.
det nsubj aux advmod iobj det nmod:poss case obj case det obl punct root The DET narrator NOUN does AUX n't PART tell VERB us PRON the DET boy NOUN 's PART name NOUN until ADP the DET end NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 narrator det 2 narrator narrator NOUN Number=Sing 5 tell nsubj 3 does do AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 tell aux 4 n't not PART Polarity=Neg 5 tell advmod 5 tell tell VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 6 us we PRON Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs 5 tell iobj 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 boy det 8 boy boy NOUN Number=Sing 10 name nmod:poss 9 's 's PART _ 8 boy case 10 name name NOUN Number=Sing 5 tell obj 11 until until ADP _ 13 end case 12 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 13 end det 13 end end NOUN Number=Sing 5 tell obl 14 . . PUNCT _ 5 tell punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 not tell speech: assert present · do-support the narrator the boy's name us until the end vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent we=Recipient name=Topic 2 name the boy nom name «communication transitive»: poss=agent
Example 6 Can we trust this narrator, or is he hiding something?
aux nsubj det obj punct cc aux nsubj advcl obj punct root Can AUX we PRON trust VERB this DET narrator NOUN , PUNCT or CCONJ is AUX he PRON hiding VERB something PRON ? PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Can can AUX VerbForm=Fin 3 trust aux 2 we we PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs 3 trust nsubj 3 trust trust VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 4 this this DET Number=Sing PronType=Dem 5 narrator det 5 narrator narrator NOUN Number=Sing 3 trust obj 6 , , PUNCT _ 10 hiding punct 7 or or CCONJ _ 10 hiding cc 8 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 10 hiding aux 9 he he PRON Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 10 hiding nsubj 10 hiding hide VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 3 trust advcl 11 something something PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 10 hiding obj 12 ? ? PUNCT _ 3 trust punct
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1 trust can we this narrator vn conjecture-29.5-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent narrator=Theme 2 hide present · progressive he something vn concealment-16-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent something=Patient
Example 7 The audiobook narrator did funny voices for each character.
det compound nsubj amod obj case det obl punct root The DET audiobook NOUN narrator NOUN did VERB funny ADJ voices NOUN for ADP each DET character NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 narrator det 2 audiobook audiobook NOUN Number=Sing 3 narrator compound 3 narrator narrator NOUN Number=Sing 4 did nsubj 4 did do VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 5 funny funny ADJ Degree=Pos 6 voices amod 6 voices voice NOUN Number=Plur 4 did obj 7 for for ADP _ 9 character case 8 each each DET PronType=Tot 9 character det 9 character character NOUN Number=Sing 4 did obl 10 . . PUNCT _ 4 did punct
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1 do past the audiobook narrator funny voices for each character vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent voice=Eventuality
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