nocturnally Who acts: way, animals, Hedgehogs, you, Bats, Many desert animals · What happens: happen, be, feed, see, hunt, live · To what, where: Hedgehogs, heat, us
«nocturnally» 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: nocturnally in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 At night; in a way that happens during the night, especially about animals that are active at night.
The tree, 18 words case orphan punct case det nsubj acl:relcl case det obl punct advmod case parataxis nsubj cop acl:relcl case obl punct root At ADP night NOUN ; PUNCT in ADP a DET way NOUN that PRON happens VERB during ADP the DET night NOUN , PUNCT especially ADV about ADP animals NOUN that PRON are AUX active ADJ at ADP night NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 At at ADP _ 2 night case 2 night night NOUN Number=Sing 6 way orphan 3 ; ; PUNCT _ 6 way punct 4 in in ADP _ 6 way case 5 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 way det 6 way way NOUN Number=Sing root root 7 that that PRON PronType=Rel 8 happens nsubj 8 happens happen VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 way acl:relcl 9 during during ADP _ 11 night case 10 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 11 night det 11 night night NOUN Number=Sing 8 happens obl 12 , , PUNCT _ 15 animals punct 13 especially especially ADV _ 15 animals advmod 14 about about ADP _ 15 animals case 15 animals animal NOUN Number=Plur 8 happens parataxis 16 that that PRON PronType=Rel 18 active nsubj 17 are be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 18 active cop 18 active active ADJ Degree=Pos 15 animals acl:relcl 19 at at ADP _ 20 night case 20 night night NOUN Number=Sing 18 active obl 21 . . PUNCT _ 6 way punct
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1 happen present a way night vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme 2 is present animals night active property 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.
Example 1 Hedgehogs feed nocturnally, so you rarely see them in the day.
nsubj advmod punct advmod nsubj advmod conj obj case det obl punct root Hedgehogs NOUN feed VERB nocturnally ADV , PUNCT so ADV you PRON rarely ADV see VERB them PRON in ADP the DET day NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Hedgehogs hedgehog NOUN Number=Plur 2 feed nsubj 2 feed feed VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 nocturnally nocturnally ADV _ 2 feed advmod 4 , , PUNCT _ 8 see punct 5 so so ADV _ 8 see advmod 6 you you PRON Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs 8 see nsubj 7 rarely rarely ADV _ 8 see advmod 8 see see VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 2 feed conj 9 them they PRON Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs 8 see obj 10 in in ADP _ 12 day case 11 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 12 day det 12 day day NOUN Number=Sing 8 see obl 13 . . PUNCT _ 2 feed punct
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1 feed present Hedgehogs nocturnally property vn gorge-39.6 «NP V PP.patient»: agent=Agent 2 see present you Hedgehogs = hedgehog day rarely property vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer they=Stimulus
Example 2 Bats hunt nocturnally for insects.
nsubj advmod case obl punct root Bats NOUN hunt VERB nocturnally ADV for ADP insects NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Bats bat NOUN Number=Plur 2 hunt nsubj 2 hunt hunt VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 nocturnally nocturnally ADV _ 2 hunt advmod 4 for for ADP _ 5 insects case 5 insects insect NOUN Number=Plur 2 hunt obl 6 . . PUNCT _ 2 hunt punct
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1 hunt present Bats for insects; nocturnally property vn hunt-35.1 «NP V PP.theme PP.location»: agent=Agent for insect=Theme
Example 3 Many desert animals live nocturnally to avoid the heat.
amod compound nsubj advmod mark advcl det obj punct root Many ADJ desert NOUN animals NOUN live VERB nocturnally ADV to PART avoid VERB the DET heat NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Many many ADJ Degree=Pos 3 animals amod 2 desert desert NOUN Number=Sing 3 animals compound 3 animals animal NOUN Number=Plur 4 live nsubj 4 live live VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 5 nocturnally nocturnally ADV _ 4 live advmod 6 to to PART _ 7 avoid mark 7 avoid avoid VERB VerbForm=Inf 4 live advcl 8 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 9 heat det 9 heat heat NOUN Number=Sing 7 avoid obj 10 . . PUNCT _ 4 live punct
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1 live present Many desert animals nocturnally property vn exist-47.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme 2 avoid to-infinitive Many desert animals not said here the heat vn avoid-52 «NP V NP.location»: agent=Agent heat=Location
Example 4 Our hamster is active nocturnally and keeps us awake.
nmod:poss nsubj cop advmod cc conj obj xcomp punct root Our PRON hamster NOUN is AUX active ADJ nocturnally ADV and CCONJ keeps VERB us PRON awake ADJ . 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 hamster nmod:poss 2 hamster hamster NOUN Number=Sing 4 active nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 active cop 4 active active ADJ Degree=Pos root root 5 nocturnally nocturnally ADV _ 4 active advmod 6 and and CCONJ _ 7 keeps cc 7 keeps keep VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 active conj 8 us we PRON Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs 7 keeps obj 9 awake awake ADJ Degree=Pos 7 keeps xcomp 10 . . PUNCT _ 4 active punct
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1 is present Our hamster active, nocturnally property tree rules 2 keep present Our hamster not said here us awake property vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent we=Theme
Example 5 Owls see well because they hunt nocturnally.
nsubj advmod mark nsubj advcl advmod punct root Owls NOUN see VERB well ADV because SCONJ they PRON hunt VERB nocturnally ADV . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Owls owl NOUN Number=Plur 2 see nsubj 2 see see VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 well well ADV Degree=Pos 2 see advmod 4 because because SCONJ _ 6 hunt mark 5 they they PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs 6 hunt nsubj 6 hunt hunt VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 2 see advcl 7 nocturnally nocturnally ADV _ 6 hunt advmod 8 . . PUNCT _ 2 see punct
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1 see present Owls well property vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer 2 hunt present Owls = owl nocturnally property vn hunt-35.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
Example 6 The flowers open nocturnally and are visited by moths.
det nsubj advmod cc aux:pass conj case obl:agent punct root The DET flowers NOUN open VERB nocturnally ADV and CCONJ are AUX visited VERB by ADP moths NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 flowers det 2 flowers flower NOUN Number=Plur 3 open nsubj 3 open open VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 nocturnally nocturnally ADV _ 3 open advmod 5 and and CCONJ _ 7 visited cc 6 are be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 7 visited aux:pass 7 visited visit VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 3 open conj 8 by by ADP _ 9 moths case 9 moths moth NOUN Number=Plur 7 visited obl:agent 10 . . PUNCT _ 3 open punct
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1 open present the flowers nocturnally property vn spatial_configuration-47.6-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme 2 visit present · passive moths vn meet-36.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
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