oilbird Who acts: Trinidad, brown flying bird, oilbird, Oilbirds, Thousands, Oilbird chicks · What happens: fly, live, eat, find, click, make · To what, where: caves, fruit, way, dark, bit, dark caves · Speech: someone speaks here
«oilbird» 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: oilbird in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 A brown, night-flying bird of South America and Trinidad that lives in caves, eats fruit and finds its way in the dark by clicking, a bit like a bat.
The tree, 30 words det amod punct compound punct amod nsubj case compound nmod cc conj nsubj acl:relcl case obl punct obj cc conj nmod:poss obj case det obl mark advcl punct det obl case det nmod punct root A DET brown ADJ , PUNCT night NOUN - PUNCT flying VERB bird NOUN of ADP South PROPN America PROPN and CCONJ Trinidad NOUN that PRON lives VERB in ADP caves NOUN , PUNCT eats VERB fruit NOUN and CCONJ finds VERB its PRON way NOUN in ADP the DET dark NOUN by SCONJ clicking VERB , PUNCT a DET bit NOUN like ADP a DET bat NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 7 bird det 2 brown brown ADJ Degree=Pos 7 bird amod 3 , , PUNCT _ 2 brown punct 4 night night NOUN Number=Sing 6 flying compound 5 - - PUNCT _ 4 night punct 6 flying fly VERB VerbForm=Ger 7 bird amod 7 bird bird NOUN Number=Sing 18 eats nsubj 8 of of ADP _ 10 America case 9 South South PROPN Number=Sing 10 America compound 10 America America PROPN Number=Sing 7 bird nmod 11 and and CCONJ _ 12 Trinidad cc 12 Trinidad trinidad NOUN Number=Sing 10 America conj 13 that that PRON PronType=Rel 14 lives nsubj 14 lives live VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 12 Trinidad acl:relcl 15 in in ADP _ 16 caves case 16 caves cave NOUN Number=Plur 14 lives obl 17 , , PUNCT _ 7 bird punct 18 eats eat VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 19 fruit fruit NOUN Number=Sing 18 eats obj 20 and and CCONJ _ 21 finds cc 21 finds find VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 18 eats conj 22 its its PRON Case=Gen Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 23 way nmod:poss 23 way way NOUN Number=Sing 21 finds obj 24 in in ADP _ 26 dark case 25 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 26 dark det 26 dark dark NOUN Number=Sing 21 finds obl 27 by by SCONJ _ 28 clicking mark 28 clicking click VERB VerbForm=Ger 21 finds advcl 29 , , PUNCT _ 31 bit punct 30 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 31 bit det 31 bit bit NOUN Number=Sing 28 clicking obl 32 like like ADP _ 34 bat case 33 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 34 bat det 34 bat bat NOUN Number=Sing 31 bit nmod 35 . . PUNCT _ 18 eats punct
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1 fly gerund vn spatial_configuration-47.6-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme 2 live present Trinidad caves vn lodge-46 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in cave=Location 3 eat present a brown flying bird of South America and Trinidad fruit vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent fruit=Patient 4 find present a brown flying bird of South America and Trinidad not said here bird's way the dark vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent way=Topic 5 click gerund a brown flying bird of South America and Trinidad not said here a bit like a bat vn sound_emission-43.2 «NP V»: agent=Theme
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 The oilbird lives in dark caves in South America.
det nsubj case amod obl case compound nmod punct root The DET oilbird NOUN lives VERB in ADP dark ADJ caves NOUN in ADP South PROPN America PROPN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 oilbird det 2 oilbird oilbird NOUN Number=Sing 3 lives nsubj 3 lives live VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 in in ADP _ 6 caves case 5 dark dark ADJ Degree=Pos 6 caves amod 6 caves cave NOUN Number=Plur 3 lives obl 7 in in ADP _ 9 America case 8 South South PROPN Number=Sing 9 America compound 9 America America PROPN Number=Sing 6 caves nmod 10 . . PUNCT _ 3 lives punct
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1 live present the oilbird dark caves in South America vn lodge-46 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in cave=Location
Example 2 Oilbirds make clicking sounds to find their way, like bats.
nsubj amod obj mark advcl nmod:poss obj punct case obl punct root Oilbirds NOUN make VERB clicking VERB sounds NOUN to PART find VERB their PRON way NOUN , PUNCT like ADP bats NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Oilbirds oilbird NOUN Number=Plur 2 make nsubj 2 make make VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 clicking click VERB VerbForm=Ger 4 sounds amod 4 sounds sound NOUN Number=Plur 2 make obj 5 to to PART _ 6 find mark 6 find find VERB VerbForm=Inf 2 make advcl 7 their their PRON Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 8 way nmod:poss 8 way way NOUN Number=Sing 6 find obj 9 , , PUNCT _ 11 bats punct 10 like like ADP _ 11 bats case 11 bats bat NOUN Number=Plur 6 find obl 12 . . PUNCT _ 2 make punct
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1 make present Oilbirds clicking sounds vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset sound=Product 2 click gerund vn sound_emission-43.2 «NP V»: agent=Theme 3 find to-infinitive Oilbirds not said here Oilbirds's way like bats vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent way=Topic
Example 3 Oilbirds eat fruit, not insects.
nsubj obj punct advmod conj punct root Oilbirds NOUN eat VERB fruit NOUN , PUNCT not PART insects NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Oilbirds oilbird NOUN Number=Plur 2 eat nsubj 2 eat eat VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 fruit fruit NOUN Number=Sing 2 eat obj 4 , , PUNCT _ 6 insects punct 5 not not PART Polarity=Neg 6 insects advmod 6 insects insect NOUN Number=Plur 3 fruit conj 7 . . PUNCT _ 2 eat punct
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1 eat present Oilbirds fruit and insects vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent fruit=Patient
Example 4 Thousands of oilbirds come out of the cave at night.
nsubj case nmod case case det obl case obl punct root Thousands NOUN of ADP oilbirds NOUN come VERB out ADP of ADP the DET cave NOUN at ADP night NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Thousands thousand NOUN Number=Plur 4 come nsubj 2 of of ADP _ 3 oilbirds case 3 oilbirds oilbird NOUN Number=Plur 1 Thousands nmod 4 come come VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 5 out out ADP _ 8 cave case 6 of of ADP _ 8 cave case 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 cave det 8 cave cave NOUN Number=Sing 4 come obl 9 at at ADP _ 10 night case 10 night night NOUN Number=Sing 4 come obl 11 . . PUNCT _ 4 come punct
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1 come out present Thousands of oilbirds the cave night vn become-109.1 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Patient cave=Result
Example 5 Oilbird chicks are very fat, which is how they got their name.
compound nsubj cop advmod punct nsubj cop advmod nsubj advcl nmod:poss obj punct root Oilbird NOUN chicks NOUN are AUX very ADV fat ADJ , PUNCT which PRON is AUX how ADV they PRON got VERB their PRON name NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Oilbird oilbird NOUN Number=Sing 2 chicks compound 2 chicks chick NOUN Number=Plur 5 fat nsubj 3 are be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 fat cop 4 very very ADV _ 5 fat advmod 5 fat fat ADJ Degree=Pos root root 6 , , PUNCT _ 9 how punct 7 which which PRON PronType=Rel 9 how nsubj 8 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 9 how cop 9 how how ADV PronType=Int 11 got advmod 10 they they PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs 11 got nsubj 11 got get VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 5 fat advcl 12 their their PRON Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 13 name nmod:poss 13 name name NOUN Number=Sing 11 got obj 14 . . PUNCT _ 5 fat punct
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1 is present Oilbird chicks fat property tree rules 2 is present how property tree rules 3 get past chicks = chick chicks's name vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer name=Stimulus 4 name chicks = chick nom name «communication transitive»: poss=agent
Example 6 We learnt that oilbirds and swiftlets can both echolocate.
nsubj mark nsubj cc conj aux advmod ccomp punct root We PRON learnt VERB that SCONJ oilbirds NOUN and CCONJ swiftlets NOUN can AUX both ADV echolocate VERB . 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 learnt nsubj 2 learnt learn VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 that that SCONJ _ 9 echolocate mark 4 oilbirds oilbird NOUN Number=Plur 9 echolocate nsubj 5 and and CCONJ _ 6 swiftlets cc 6 swiftlets swiftlet NOUN Number=Plur 4 oilbirds conj 7 can can AUX VerbForm=Fin 9 echolocate aux 8 both both ADV _ 9 echolocate advmod 9 echolocate echolocate VERB VerbForm=Inf 2 learnt ccomp 10 . . PUNCT _ 2 learnt punct
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1 learn past We vn learn-14-2-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 2 echolocate can oilbirds and swiftlets both property tree rules
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