observed Who acts: custom, minute, We, I, ice, you · What happens: watch, look, learn, notice, see, say · To what, where: something, rule, custom, speed limit, silence, caterpillar · Speech: someone speaks here
«observed» in the school dictionary: its 4 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: observed in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 Watched or looked at carefully, often to learn something.
cc conj case obl punct advmod mark conj obj punct root Watched VERB or CCONJ looked VERB at ADP carefully ADV , PUNCT often ADV to PART learn VERB something PRON . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Watched watch VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 2 or or CCONJ _ 3 looked cc 3 looked look VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 1 Watched conj 4 at at ADP _ 5 carefully case 5 carefully carefully ADV _ 3 looked obl 6 , , PUNCT _ 9 learn punct 7 often often ADV _ 9 learn advmod 8 to to PART _ 9 learn mark 9 learn learn VERB VerbForm=Inf 1 Watched conj 10 something something PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 9 learn obj 11 . . PUNCT _ 1 Watched punct
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1 watch participle vn search-35.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent 2 look participle vn peer-30.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent at carefully=Theme 3 learn to-infinitive something often property vn learn-14-2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent something=Topic
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 Noticed or saw something.
cc conj obj punct root Noticed VERB or CCONJ saw VERB something PRON . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Noticed notice VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 2 or or CCONJ _ 3 saw cc 3 saw see VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 1 Noticed conj 4 something something PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 3 saw obj 5 . . PUNCT _ 1 Noticed punct
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1 notice participle vn see-30.1-1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Experiencer 2 see past something vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer something=Stimulus
Meaning 3 Usage: formal — kept apart, not parsed.
Said or remarked.
cc conj punct root Said VERB or CCONJ remarked VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Said say VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 2 or or CCONJ _ 3 remarked cc 3 remarked remark VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 1 Said conj 4 . . PUNCT _ 1 Said punct
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1 say speech: assert participle vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent 2 remark speech: assert participle vn lecture-37.11-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
Meaning 4 Obeyed a rule or kept a custom (observed the speed limit, observed a minute's silence).
The tree, 16 words det obj cc conj det obj punct acl det compound obj punct parataxis det nmod:poss case obj punct punct root Obeyed VERB a DET rule NOUN or CCONJ kept VERB a DET custom NOUN ( PUNCT observed VERB the DET speed NOUN limit NOUN , PUNCT observed VERB a DET minute NOUN 's PART silence NOUN ) PUNCT . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Obeyed obey VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 2 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 3 rule det 3 rule rule NOUN Number=Sing 1 Obeyed obj 4 or or CCONJ _ 5 kept cc 5 kept keep VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 1 Obeyed conj 6 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 7 custom det 7 custom custom NOUN Number=Sing 5 kept obj 8 ( ( PUNCT _ 9 observed punct 9 observed observe VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 7 custom acl 10 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 12 limit det 11 speed speed NOUN Number=Sing 12 limit compound 12 limit limit NOUN Number=Sing 9 observed obj 13 , , PUNCT _ 14 observed punct 14 observed observe VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 1 Obeyed parataxis 15 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 16 minute det 16 minute minute NOUN Number=Sing 18 silence nmod:poss 17 's 's PART _ 16 minute case 18 silence silence NOUN Number=Sing 14 observed obj 19 ) ) PUNCT _ 14 observed punct 20 . . PUNCT _ 1 Obeyed punct
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1 obey past a rule vn abide_by-93.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent rule=Theme 2 keep past a custom vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent custom=Theme 3 observe participle a custom not said here the speed limit vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent limit=Topic 4 observe past a minute's silence vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent silence=Topic 5 silence a minute nom silence «state transitive»: poss=agent
Example 1 We observed the caterpillar every day.
nsubj det obj det obl:unmarked punct root We PRON observed VERB the DET caterpillar NOUN every DET day 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 observed nsubj 2 observed observe VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 4 caterpillar det 4 caterpillar caterpillar NOUN Number=Sing 2 observed obj 5 every every DET PronType=Tot 6 day det 6 day day NOUN Number=Sing 2 observed obl:unmarked 7 . . PUNCT _ 2 observed punct
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1 observe past We the caterpillar day vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent caterpillar=Topic
Example 2 I observed that the ice melted faster in the sun.
nsubj mark det nsubj ccomp advmod case det obl root I PRON observed VERB that SCONJ the DET ice NOUN melted VERB faster ADV in ADP the DET sun. NOUN The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 I I PRON Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs 2 observed nsubj 2 observed observe VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 that that SCONJ _ 6 melted mark 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 ice det 5 ice ice NOUN Number=Sing 6 melted nsubj 6 melted melt VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 2 observed ccomp 7 faster fast ADV Degree=Cmp 6 melted advmod 8 in in ADP _ 10 sun. case 9 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 10 sun. det 10 sun. sun. NOUN Number=Sing 6 melted obl
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1 observe past I vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 2 melt past the ice the sun. fast property vn other_cos-45.4-1 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient
Example 3 Write down what you observed.
compound:prt obj nsubj ccomp punct root Write VERB down ADP what PRON you PRON observed VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Write write VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 2 down down ADP _ 1 Write compound:prt 3 what what PRON PronType=Int 5 observed obj 4 you you PRON Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs 5 observed nsubj 5 observed observe VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 1 Write ccomp 6 . . PUNCT _ 1 Write punct
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1 write down imperative you not said here vn say-37.7-1 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 2 observe past you vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent what=Topic
Example 4 «It's getting late,» she observed.
punct nsubj aux ccomp xcomp punct punct nsubj punct root « PUNCT It PRON 's AUX getting VERB late ADJ , PUNCT » PUNCT she PRON observed VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 « « PUNCT _ 4 getting punct 2 It it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 4 getting nsubj 3 's be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 getting aux 4 getting get VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 9 observed ccomp 5 late late ADJ Degree=Pos 4 getting xcomp 6 , , PUNCT _ 4 getting punct 7 » » PUNCT _ 4 getting punct 8 she she PRON Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 9 observed nsubj 9 observed observe VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 10 . . PUNCT _ 9 observed punct
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1 get in a quote present · progressive It late property vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Experiencer 2 observe past she vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic
Example 5 The class observed a minute's silence.
det nsubj det nmod:poss case obj punct root The DET class NOUN observed VERB a DET minute NOUN 's PART silence NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 class det 2 class class NOUN Number=Sing 3 observed nsubj 3 observed observe VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 minute det 5 minute minute NOUN Number=Sing 7 silence nmod:poss 6 's 's PART _ 5 minute case 7 silence silence NOUN Number=Sing 3 observed obj 8 . . PUNCT _ 3 observed punct
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1 observe past the class a minute's silence vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent silence=Topic 2 silence a minute nom silence «state transitive»: poss=agent
Example 6 Drivers observed the speed limit near the school.
nsubj det compound obj case det obl punct root Drivers NOUN observed VERB the DET speed NOUN limit NOUN near ADP the DET school NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Drivers driver NOUN Number=Plur 2 observed nsubj 2 observed observe VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 limit det 4 speed speed NOUN Number=Sing 5 limit compound 5 limit limit NOUN Number=Sing 2 observed obj 6 near near ADP _ 8 school case 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 school det 8 school school NOUN Number=Sing 2 observed obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 2 observed punct
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1 observe past Drivers the speed limit the school vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent limit=Topic
Example 7 The birds were observed in the garden at dawn.
det nsubj:pass aux:pass case det obl case obl punct root The DET birds NOUN were AUX observed VERB in ADP the DET garden NOUN at ADP dawn NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 birds det 2 birds bird NOUN Number=Plur 4 observed nsubj:pass 3 were be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 4 observed aux:pass 4 observed observe VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 5 in in ADP _ 7 garden case 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 garden det 7 garden garden NOUN Number=Sing 4 observed obl 8 at at ADP _ 9 dawn case 9 dawn dawn NOUN Number=Sing 4 observed obl 10 . . PUNCT _ 4 observed punct
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1 observe past · passive the birds the garden dawn vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: subject=Topic
Example 8 "It is terribly warm here!" he observed.
punct nsubj cop advmod ccomp advmod punct punct nsubj punct root " PUNCT It PRON is AUX terribly ADV warm ADJ here ADV ! PUNCT " PUNCT he PRON observed VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 " " PUNCT _ 5 warm punct 2 It it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 5 warm nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 warm cop 4 terribly terribly ADV _ 5 warm advmod 5 warm warm ADJ Degree=Pos 10 observed ccomp 6 here here ADV PronType=Dem 5 warm advmod 7 ! ! PUNCT _ 5 warm punct 8 " " PUNCT _ 5 warm punct 9 he he PRON Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 10 observed nsubj 10 observed observe VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 11 . . PUNCT _ 10 observed punct
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1 is in a quote present It here terribly, warm property tree rules 2 observe past he vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent
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