orca Who acts: orca, Orcas, family groups, We, orca pod, pod · What happens: call, be, live, hunt, breathe, see · To what, where: killer whale, large sea mammal, biggest member, family groups, pods, largest kind · Speech: someone speaks here
«orca» 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: orca in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 An orca, also called a killer whale, is a large black-and-white sea mammal with a tall back fin; it is actually the biggest member of the dolphin family.
The tree, 30 words det nsubj punct advmod acl det compound xcomp punct cop det amod conj punct cc punct conj compound case det amod compound nmod punct nsubj cop advmod det amod conj case det compound nmod punct root An DET orca NOUN , PUNCT also ADV called VERB a DET killer NOUN whale NOUN , PUNCT is AUX a DET large ADJ black ADJ - PUNCT and CCONJ - PUNCT white ADJ sea NOUN mammal NOUN with ADP a DET tall ADJ back NOUN fin NOUN ; PUNCT it PRON is AUX actually ADV the DET biggest ADJ member NOUN of ADP the DET dolphin NOUN family NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 An a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 orca det 2 orca orca NOUN Number=Sing 19 mammal nsubj 3 , , PUNCT _ 5 called punct 4 also also ADV _ 5 called advmod 5 called call VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 2 orca acl 6 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 8 whale det 7 killer killer NOUN Number=Sing 8 whale compound 8 whale whale NOUN Number=Sing 5 called xcomp 9 , , PUNCT _ 2 orca punct 10 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 19 mammal cop 11 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 19 mammal det 12 large large ADJ Degree=Pos 19 mammal amod 13 black black ADJ Degree=Pos 12 large conj 14 - - PUNCT _ 13 black punct 15 and and CCONJ _ 17 white cc 16 - - PUNCT _ 15 and punct 17 white white ADJ Degree=Pos 12 large conj 18 sea sea NOUN Number=Sing 19 mammal compound 19 mammal mammal NOUN Number=Sing root root 20 with with ADP _ 24 fin case 21 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 24 fin det 22 tall tall ADJ Degree=Pos 24 fin amod 23 back back NOUN Number=Sing 24 fin compound 24 fin fin NOUN Number=Sing 19 mammal nmod 25 ; ; PUNCT _ 31 member punct 26 it it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 31 member nsubj 27 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 31 member cop 28 actually actually ADV _ 31 member advmod 29 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 31 member det 30 biggest big ADJ Degree=Sup 31 member amod 31 member member NOUN Number=Sing 19 mammal conj 32 of of ADP _ 35 family case 33 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 35 family det 34 dolphin dolphin NOUN Number=Sing 35 family compound 35 family family NOUN Number=Sing 31 member nmod 36 . . PUNCT _ 19 mammal punct
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1 call participle a orca not said here a killer whale vn initiate_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent 2 is a present a orca a large sea mammal and the biggest member with a tall back fin tree rules 3 is a present orca the biggest member of the dolphin family; actually 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.
Meaning 2 Orcas live and hunt in family groups called pods in all the world's oceans, especially cold ones.
The tree, 18 words nsubj cc conj case compound obl acl xcomp case det:predet det nmod:poss case nmod punct advmod amod conj punct root Orcas NOUN live VERB and CCONJ hunt VERB in ADP family NOUN groups NOUN called VERB pods NOUN in ADP all DET the DET world NOUN 's PART oceans NOUN , PUNCT especially ADV cold ADJ ones NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Orcas orca NOUN Number=Plur 2 live nsubj 2 live live VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 and and CCONJ _ 4 hunt cc 4 hunt hunt VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 2 live conj 5 in in ADP _ 7 groups case 6 family family NOUN Number=Sing 7 groups compound 7 groups group NOUN Number=Plur 2 live obl 8 called call VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 7 groups acl 9 pods pod NOUN Number=Plur 8 called xcomp 10 in in ADP _ 15 oceans case 11 all all DET PronType=Tot 15 oceans det:predet 12 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 13 world det 13 world world NOUN Number=Sing 15 oceans nmod:poss 14 's 's PART _ 13 world case 15 oceans ocean NOUN Number=Plur 9 pods nmod 16 , , PUNCT _ 19 ones punct 17 especially especially ADV _ 19 ones advmod 18 cold cold ADJ Degree=Pos 19 ones amod 19 ones one NOUN Number=Plur 15 oceans conj 20 . . PUNCT _ 2 live punct
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1 live present Orcas family groups vn lodge-46 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in group=Location 2 hunt present Orcas not said here vn hunt-35.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent 3 call participle family groups not said here pods in the world's oceans and cold ones vn initiate_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
Example 1 The orca is the largest kind of dolphin.
det nsubj cop det amod case nmod punct root The DET orca NOUN is AUX the DET largest ADJ kind NOUN of ADP dolphin NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 orca det 2 orca orca NOUN Number=Sing 6 kind nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 kind cop 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 kind det 5 largest large ADJ Degree=Sup 6 kind amod 6 kind kind NOUN Number=Sing root root 7 of of ADP _ 8 dolphin case 8 dolphin dolphin NOUN Number=Sing 6 kind nmod 9 . . PUNCT _ 6 kind punct
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1 is a present the orca the largest kind of dolphin tree rules
Example 2 Orcas hunt together in pods.
nsubj advmod case obl punct root Orcas NOUN hunt VERB together ADV in ADP pods NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Orcas orca NOUN Number=Plur 2 hunt nsubj 2 hunt hunt VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 together together ADV _ 2 hunt advmod 4 in in ADP _ 5 pods case 5 pods pod NOUN Number=Plur 2 hunt obl 6 . . PUNCT _ 2 hunt punct
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1 hunt present Orcas pods together property vn hunt-35.1 «NP V PP.theme PP.location»: agent=Agent in pod=Location
Example 3 An orca breathes through a blowhole on its head.
det nsubj case det obl case nmod:poss nmod punct root An DET orca NOUN breathes VERB through ADP a DET blowhole NOUN on ADP its PRON head NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 An a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 orca det 2 orca orca NOUN Number=Sing 3 breathes nsubj 3 breathes breathe VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 through through ADP _ 6 blowhole case 5 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 blowhole det 6 blowhole blowhole NOUN Number=Sing 3 breathes obl 7 on on ADP _ 9 head case 8 its its PRON Case=Gen Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 9 head nmod:poss 9 head head NOUN Number=Sing 6 blowhole nmod 10 . . PUNCT _ 3 breathes punct
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1 breathe present a orca a blowhole on orca's head vn breathe-40.1.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
Example 4 We saw an orca's tall black fin from the boat.
nsubj det nmod:poss case amod amod obj case det obl punct root We PRON saw VERB an DET orca NOUN 's PART tall ADJ black ADJ fin NOUN from ADP the DET boat 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 saw nsubj 2 saw see VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 an a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 4 orca det 4 orca orca NOUN Number=Sing 8 fin nmod:poss 5 's 's PART _ 4 orca case 6 tall tall ADJ Degree=Pos 8 fin amod 7 black black ADJ Degree=Pos 8 fin amod 8 fin fin NOUN Number=Sing 2 saw obj 9 from from ADP _ 11 boat case 10 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 11 boat det 11 boat boat NOUN Number=Sing 2 saw obl 12 . . PUNCT _ 2 saw punct
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1 see past We a orca's tall black fin the boat vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer fin=Stimulus
Example 5 Orcas sometimes slide onto beaches to catch seals.
nsubj advmod case obl mark advcl obj punct root Orcas NOUN sometimes ADV slide VERB onto ADP beaches NOUN to PART catch VERB seals NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Orcas orca NOUN Number=Plur 3 slide nsubj 2 sometimes sometimes ADV PronType=Ind 3 slide advmod 3 slide slide VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 onto onto ADP _ 5 beaches case 5 beaches beach NOUN Number=Plur 3 slide obl 6 to to PART _ 7 catch mark 7 catch catch VERB VerbForm=Inf 3 slide advcl 8 seals seal NOUN Number=Plur 7 catch obj 9 . . PUNCT _ 3 slide punct
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1 slide present Orcas beaches sometimes property vn run-51.3.2-2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme onto beach=Trajectory 2 catch to-infinitive Orcas not said here seals vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent seal=Theme
Example 6 Each orca pod has its own calls.
det compound nsubj nmod:poss amod obj punct root Each DET orca NOUN pod NOUN has VERB its PRON own ADJ calls NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Each each DET PronType=Tot 3 pod det 2 orca orca NOUN Number=Sing 3 pod compound 3 pod pod NOUN Number=Sing 4 has nsubj 4 has have VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 5 its its PRON Case=Gen Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 7 calls nmod:poss 6 own own ADJ Degree=Pos 7 calls amod 7 calls call NOUN Number=Plur 4 has obj 8 . . PUNCT _ 4 has punct
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1 have present each orca pod pod's own calls vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent call=Patient 2 call pod nom call «communication transitive»: poss=agent
Example 7 Another name for the orca is the killer whale.
det nsubj case det nmod cop det compound punct root Another DET name NOUN for ADP the DET orca NOUN is AUX the DET killer NOUN whale NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Another another DET PronType=Ind 2 name det 2 name name NOUN Number=Sing 9 whale nsubj 3 for for ADP _ 5 orca case 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 orca det 5 orca orca NOUN Number=Sing 2 name nmod 6 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 9 whale cop 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 9 whale det 8 killer killer NOUN Number=Sing 9 whale compound 9 whale whale NOUN Number=Sing root root 10 . . PUNCT _ 9 whale punct
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1 is a present another name for the orca the killer whale tree rules
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