osier

Who acts: bush, little boat, Basket makers, leaves, moorhen, osier beds · What happens: grow, use, weave, slide, cut, fall · To what, where: long thin bendy willow shoots, baskets, osiers, nest, little fence, thin osiers

«osier» 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: osier in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

A kind of willow tree or bush that grows by rivers and wet ground, with long thin bendy shoots.

The tree, 19 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	2 kind	det
2	kind	kind	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
3	of	of	ADP	_	5 tree	case
4	willow	willow	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 tree	compound
5	tree	tree	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 kind	nmod
6	or	or	CCONJ	_	7 bush	cc
7	bush	bush	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 tree	conj
8	that	that	PRON	PronType=Rel	9 grows	nsubj
9	grows	grow	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	7 bush	acl:relcl
10	by	by	ADP	_	11 rivers	case
11	rivers	river	NOUN	Number=Plur	9 grows	obl
12	and	and	CCONJ	_	14 ground	cc
13	wet	wet	ADJ	Degree=Pos	14 ground	amod
14	ground	ground	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 rivers	conj
15	,	,	PUNCT	_	20 shoots	punct
16	with	with	ADP	_	20 shoots	case
17	long	long	ADJ	Degree=Pos	20 shoots	amod
18	thin	thin	ADJ	Degree=Pos	20 shoots	amod
19	bendy	bendy	ADJ	Degree=Pos	20 shoots	amod
20	shoots	shoot	NOUN	Number=Plur	11 rivers	conj
21	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 kind	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	grow	present	bush					by rivers and wet ground and long thin bendy shoots	vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme by river=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

One of those long thin bendy willow shoots, used to weave baskets and fences.

The tree, 14 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	One	one	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	root	root
2	of	of	ADP	_	8 shoots	case
3	those	that	DET	Number=Plur PronType=Dem	8 shoots	det
4	long	long	ADJ	Degree=Pos	8 shoots	amod
5	thin	thin	ADJ	Degree=Pos	8 shoots	amod
6	bendy	bendy	ADJ	Degree=Pos	8 shoots	amod
7	willow	willow	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 shoots	compound
8	shoots	shoot	NOUN	Number=Plur	1 One	nmod
9	,	,	PUNCT	_	10 used	punct
10	used	use	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	8 shoots	acl
11	to	to	PART	_	12 weave	mark
12	weave	weave	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	10 used	xcomp
13	baskets	basket	NOUN	Number=Plur	12 weave	obj
14	and	and	CCONJ	_	15 fences	cc
15	fences	fence	NOUN	Number=Plur	13 baskets	conj
16	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 One	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	use	participle		that long thin bendy willow shoots not said here					vn use-105.1 «NP V NP S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Eventuality
2	weave	to-infinitive		baskets and fences					vn build-26.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent basket=Product

Example 1

The little boat slid in among the osiers by the bank.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 boat	det
2	little	little	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 boat	amod
3	boat	boat	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 slid	nsubj
4	slid	slide	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
5	in	in	ADV	_	4 slid	advmod
6	among	among	ADP	_	8 osiers	case
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 osiers	det
8	osiers	osier	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 slid	obl
9	by	by	ADP	_	11 bank	case
10	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	11 bank	det
11	bank	bank	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 slid	obl
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 slid	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	slide	past	the little boat			the osiers		by the bank	vn roll-51.3.1 «NP.theme V PP.source PP.trajectory PP.destination»: agent=Theme among osier=Source by bank=Trajectory

Example 2

Basket makers cut osiers in winter when the leaves have fallen.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Basket	basket	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 makers	compound
2	makers	maker	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 cut	nsubj
3	cut	cut	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	osiers	osier	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 cut	obj
5	in	in	ADP	_	6 winter	case
6	winter	winter	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 cut	obl
7	when	when	SCONJ	_	11 fallen	mark
8	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 leaves	det
9	leaves	leaf	NOUN	Number=Plur	11 fallen	nsubj
10	have	have	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	11 fallen	aux
11	fallen	fall	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part	3 cut	advcl
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 cut	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	cut	present	Basket makers	osiers			winter		vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset osier=Product
2	fall	present · perfect	the leaves						vn occur-48.3 «NP V»: agent=Theme

Example 3

A moorhen built her nest under the osiers.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	2 moorhen	det
2	moorhen	moorhen	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 built	nsubj
3	built	build	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	her	her	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	5 nest	nmod:poss
5	nest	nest	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 built	obj
6	under	under	ADP	_	8 osiers	case
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 osiers	det
8	osiers	osier	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 built	obl
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 built	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	build	past	a moorhen	moorhen's nest		the osiers			vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset nest=Product

Example 4

The osier beds along the river were thick and green.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 beds	det
2	osier	osier	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 beds	compound
3	beds	bed	NOUN	Number=Plur	8 thick	nsubj
4	along	along	ADP	_	6 river	case
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 river	det
6	river	river	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 beds	nmod
7	were	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	8 thick	cop
8	thick	thick	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
9	and	and	CCONJ	_	10 green	cc
10	green	green	ADJ	Degree=Pos	8 thick	conj
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	8 thick	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	past	the osier beds along the river					thick property	tree rules
2	be		the osier beds along the river not said here						tree rules

Example 5

We wove a little fence from thin osiers in our school garden.

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 wove	nsubj
2	wove	weave	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 fence	det
4	little	little	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 fence	amod
5	fence	fence	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 wove	obj
6	from	from	ADP	_	8 osiers	case
7	thin	thin	ADJ	Degree=Pos	8 osiers	amod
8	osiers	osier	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 wove	obl
9	in	in	ADP	_	12 garden	case
10	our	our	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	12 garden	nmod:poss
11	school	school	NOUN	Number=Sing	12 garden	compound
12	garden	garden	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 wove	obl
13	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 wove	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	weave	past	We	a little fence		thin osiers		in our school garden	vn build-26.1 «NP V NP.product PP.material»: agent=Agent fence=Product from osier=Material

Example 6

The wind rustled through the osiers as the Mole watched the water.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 wind	det
2	wind	wind	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 watched	nsubj
3	rustled	rustle	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	2 wind	acl
4	through	through	ADP	_	6 osiers	case
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 osiers	det
6	osiers	osier	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 rustled	obl
7	as	as	ADP	_	9 Mole	case
8	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 Mole	det
9	Mole	Mole	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 rustled	obl
10	watched	watch	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
11	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	12 water	det
12	water	water	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 watched	obj
13	.	.	PUNCT	_	10 watched	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	rustle	participle		the wind not said here		the osiers		as the Mole	vn sound_emission-43.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme through osier=Location
2	watch	past	the wind	the water					vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent water=Theme

Example 7

The poet placed his osier basket on the grass.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 poet	det
2	poet	poet	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 placed	nsubj
3	placed	place	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	his	his	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	6 basket	nmod:poss
5	osier	osier	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 basket	compound
6	basket	basket	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 placed	obj
7	on	on	ADP	_	9 grass	case
8	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 grass	det
9	grass	grass	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 placed	obl
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 placed	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	place	past	the poet	poet's osier basket		the grass			vn put-9.1-2 «NP V PP.destination NP»: agent=Agent basket=Theme on grass=Destination

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