nymph Who acts: nymph, nature spirit, that, dragonfly nymph, Echo, Grasshopper nymphs · What happens: be, look, live, have, shed, grow · To what, where: nature spirit, Greek myths, forest, young form, science, bit
«nymph» 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: nymph in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 In Greek and Roman myths, a nymph is a nature spirit who looks like a young woman and lives in a forest, river, sea or mountain.
The tree, 26 words case amod cc conj obl punct det nsubj cop det compound nsubj acl:relcl case det amod obl cc conj case det obl punct appos punct conj cc conj punct root In ADP Greek ADJ and CCONJ Roman ADJ myths NOUN , PUNCT a DET nymph NOUN is AUX a DET nature NOUN spirit NOUN who PRON looks VERB like ADP a DET young ADJ woman NOUN and CCONJ lives VERB in ADP a DET forest NOUN , PUNCT river NOUN , PUNCT sea NOUN or CCONJ mountain NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 In in ADP _ 5 myths case 2 Greek Greek ADJ Degree=Pos 5 myths amod 3 and and CCONJ _ 4 Roman cc 4 Roman roman ADJ Degree=Pos 2 Greek conj 5 myths myth NOUN Number=Plur 12 spirit obl 6 , , PUNCT _ 5 myths punct 7 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 8 nymph det 8 nymph nymph NOUN Number=Sing 12 spirit nsubj 9 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 12 spirit cop 10 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 12 spirit det 11 nature nature NOUN Number=Sing 12 spirit compound 12 spirit spirit NOUN Number=Sing root root 13 who who PRON PronType=Rel 14 looks nsubj 14 looks look VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 12 spirit acl:relcl 15 like like ADP _ 18 woman case 16 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 18 woman det 17 young young ADJ Degree=Pos 18 woman amod 18 woman woman NOUN Number=Sing 14 looks obl 19 and and CCONJ _ 20 lives cc 20 lives live VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 14 looks conj 21 in in ADP _ 23 forest case 22 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 23 forest det 23 forest forest NOUN Number=Sing 20 lives obl 24 , , PUNCT _ 25 river punct 25 river river NOUN Number=Sing 23 forest appos 26 , , PUNCT _ 27 sea punct 27 sea sea NOUN Number=Sing 25 river conj 28 or or CCONJ _ 29 mountain cc 29 mountain mountain NOUN Number=Sing 25 river conj 30 . . PUNCT _ 12 spirit punct
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1 is a present a nymph a nature spirit Greek myths tree rules 2 look present a nature spirit like a young woman vn stimulus_subject-30.4 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Stimulus 3 live present a nature spirit not said here a forest vn lodge-46 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in forest=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 In science, a nymph is the young form of some insects, like dragonflies and grasshoppers, that look a bit like the adult but have no wings yet.
The tree, 27 words case obl punct det nsubj cop det amod case det nmod punct case conj cc conj punct nsubj parataxis det obj case det obl cc conj det obj advmod punct root In ADP science NOUN , PUNCT a DET nymph NOUN is AUX the DET young ADJ form NOUN of ADP some DET insects NOUN , PUNCT like ADP dragonflies NOUN and CCONJ grasshoppers NOUN , PUNCT that PRON look VERB a DET bit NOUN like ADP the DET adult NOUN but CCONJ have VERB no DET wings NOUN yet ADV . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 In in ADP _ 2 science case 2 science science NOUN Number=Sing 9 form obl 3 , , PUNCT _ 2 science punct 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 nymph det 5 nymph nymph NOUN Number=Sing 9 form nsubj 6 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 9 form cop 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 9 form det 8 young young ADJ Degree=Pos 9 form amod 9 form form NOUN Number=Sing root root 10 of of ADP _ 12 insects case 11 some some DET PronType=Ind 12 insects det 12 insects insect NOUN Number=Plur 9 form nmod 13 , , PUNCT _ 15 dragonflies punct 14 like like ADP _ 15 dragonflies case 15 dragonflies dragonfly NOUN Number=Plur 12 insects conj 16 and and CCONJ _ 17 grasshoppers cc 17 grasshoppers grasshopper NOUN Number=Plur 12 insects conj 18 , , PUNCT _ 20 look punct 19 that that PRON PronType=Rel 20 look nsubj 20 look look VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 9 form parataxis 21 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 22 bit det 22 bit bit NOUN Number=Sing 20 look obj 23 like like ADP _ 25 adult case 24 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 25 adult det 25 adult adult NOUN Number=Sing 20 look obl 26 but but CCONJ _ 27 have cc 27 have have VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 20 look conj 28 no no DET PronType=Neg 29 wings det 29 wings wing NOUN Number=Plur 27 have obj 30 yet yet ADV _ 27 have advmod 31 . . PUNCT _ 9 form punct
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1 is a present a nymph the young form science of some insects and dragonflies and grasshoppers tree rules 2 look present that a bit like the adult vn seem-109-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme bit=Attribute 3 have present that not said here no wings yet vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent wing=Patient
Example 1 A dragonfly nymph lives in the pond.
det compound nsubj case det obl punct root A DET dragonfly NOUN nymph NOUN lives VERB in ADP the DET pond NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 3 nymph det 2 dragonfly dragonfly NOUN Number=Sing 3 nymph compound 3 nymph nymph NOUN Number=Sing 4 lives nsubj 4 lives live VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 5 in in ADP _ 7 pond case 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 pond det 7 pond pond NOUN Number=Sing 4 lives obl 8 . . PUNCT _ 4 lives punct
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1 live present a dragonfly nymph the pond vn lodge-46 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in pond=Location
Example 2 In the Greek myth, Echo was a nymph.
case det amod obl punct nsubj cop det punct root In ADP the DET Greek ADJ myth NOUN , PUNCT Echo PROPN was AUX a DET nymph NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 In in ADP _ 4 myth case 2 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 4 myth det 3 Greek Greek ADJ Degree=Pos 4 myth amod 4 myth myth NOUN Number=Sing 9 nymph obl 5 , , PUNCT _ 4 myth punct 6 Echo Echo PROPN Number=Sing 9 nymph nsubj 7 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 9 nymph cop 8 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 9 nymph det 9 nymph nymph NOUN Number=Sing root root 10 . . PUNCT _ 9 nymph punct
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1 is a past Echo a nymph the Greek myth tree rules
Example 3 Grasshopper nymphs have no wings yet.
compound nsubj det obj advmod punct root Grasshopper NOUN nymphs NOUN have VERB no DET wings NOUN yet ADV . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Grasshopper grasshopper NOUN Number=Sing 2 nymphs compound 2 nymphs nymph NOUN Number=Plur 3 have nsubj 3 have have VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 no no DET PronType=Neg 5 wings det 5 wings wing NOUN Number=Plur 3 have obj 6 yet yet ADV _ 3 have advmod 7 . . PUNCT _ 3 have punct
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1 have present Grasshopper nymphs no wings yet vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent wing=Patient
Example 4 Water nymphs lived in the river.
compound nsubj case det obl punct root Water NOUN nymphs NOUN lived VERB in ADP the DET river NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Water water NOUN Number=Sing 2 nymphs compound 2 nymphs nymph NOUN Number=Plur 3 lived nsubj 3 lived live VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 in in ADP _ 6 river case 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 river det 6 river river NOUN Number=Sing 3 lived obl 7 . . PUNCT _ 3 lived punct
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1 live past Water nymphs the river vn lodge-46 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in river=Location
Example 5 The nymph sheds its skin as it grows.
det nsubj nmod:poss obj mark nsubj advcl punct root The DET nymph NOUN sheds VERB its PRON skin NOUN as SCONJ it PRON grows VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 nymph det 2 nymph nymph NOUN Number=Sing 3 sheds nsubj 3 sheds shed 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 skin nmod:poss 5 skin skin NOUN Number=Sing 3 sheds obj 6 as as SCONJ _ 8 grows mark 7 it it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 8 grows nsubj 8 grows grow VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 sheds advcl 9 . . PUNCT _ 3 sheds punct
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1 shed present the nymph nymph's skin vn substance_emission-43.4-1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location skin=Source 2 grow present nymph vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
Example 6 The painting shows nymphs dancing in a forest.
det nsubj obj acl case det obl punct root The DET painting NOUN shows VERB nymphs NOUN dancing VERB in ADP a DET forest NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 painting det 2 painting painting NOUN Number=Sing 3 shows nsubj 3 shows show VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 nymphs nymph NOUN Number=Plur 3 shows obj 5 dancing dance VERB VerbForm=Ger 4 nymphs acl 6 in in ADP _ 8 forest case 7 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 8 forest det 8 forest forest NOUN Number=Sing 5 dancing obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 3 shows punct
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1 show present the painting nymphs vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent nymph=Recipient 2 dance gerund nymphs not said here a forest vn modes_of_being_with_motion-47.3 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in forest=Location
Example 7 The MELIADES were the nymphs who presided over fruit-trees.
det nsubj cop det nsubj acl:relcl case compound punct obl punct root The DET MELIADES PROPN were AUX the DET nymphs NOUN who PRON presided VERB over ADP fruit NOUN - PUNCT trees NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 MELIADES det 2 MELIADES Meliade PROPN Number=Plur 5 nymphs nsubj 3 were be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 5 nymphs cop 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 nymphs det 5 nymphs nymph NOUN Number=Plur root root 6 who who PRON PronType=Rel 7 presided nsubj 7 presided preside VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 5 nymphs acl:relcl 8 over over ADP _ 11 trees case 9 fruit fruit NOUN Number=Sing 11 trees compound 10 - - PUNCT _ 9 fruit punct 11 trees tree NOUN Number=Plur 7 presided obl 12 . . PUNCT _ 5 nymphs punct
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1 is a past the MELIADES the nymphs tree rules 2 preside past the nymphs fruit trees tree rules
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