ox Who acts: ox, strong, farmer, Two oxen, many legs, 3 oxen · What happens: be, use, pull, mean, have, eat · To what, where: big strong farm animal, carts, 4 oxen, 20 pounds, cart, kind
«ox» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 9 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: ox in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 An ox is a big strong farm animal like a bull, used to pull carts and ploughs.
The tree, 17 words det nsubj cop det amod amod compound case det nmod punct parataxis mark advcl obj cc conj punct root An DET ox NOUN is AUX a DET big ADJ strong ADJ farm NOUN animal NOUN like ADP a DET bull NOUN , PUNCT used VERB to PART pull VERB carts NOUN and CCONJ ploughs NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 An a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 ox det 2 ox ox NOUN Number=Sing 8 animal nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 8 animal cop 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 8 animal det 5 big big ADJ Degree=Pos 8 animal amod 6 strong strong ADJ Degree=Pos 8 animal amod 7 farm farm NOUN Number=Sing 8 animal compound 8 animal animal NOUN Number=Sing root root 9 like like ADP _ 11 bull case 10 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 11 bull det 11 bull bull NOUN Number=Sing 8 animal nmod 12 , , PUNCT _ 13 used punct 13 used use VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 8 animal parataxis 14 to to PART _ 15 pull mark 15 pull pull VERB VerbForm=Inf 13 used advcl 16 carts cart NOUN Number=Plur 15 pull obj 17 and and CCONJ _ 18 ploughs cc 18 ploughs plough NOUN Number=Plur 16 carts conj 19 . . PUNCT _ 8 animal punct
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1 is a present a ox a big strong farm animal like a bull tree rules 2 use participle vn eat-39.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent 3 pull to-infinitive carts and ploughs vn push-12-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent cart=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.
Meaning 2 «As strong as an ox» means very strong.
punct advmod nsubj case det obl punct advmod xcomp punct root « PUNCT As ADV strong ADJ as ADP an DET ox NOUN » PUNCT means VERB very ADV strong ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 « « PUNCT _ 3 strong punct 2 As as ADV _ 3 strong advmod 3 strong strong ADJ Degree=Pos 8 means nsubj 4 as as ADP _ 6 ox case 5 an a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 ox det 6 ox ox NOUN Number=Sing 3 strong obl 7 » » PUNCT _ 3 strong punct 8 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 9 very very ADV _ 10 strong advmod 10 strong strong ADJ Degree=Pos 8 means xcomp 11 . . PUNCT _ 8 means punct
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1 mean present strong strong property vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent
Example 1 The farmer has 4 oxen.
det nsubj nummod obj punct root The DET farmer NOUN has VERB 4 NUM oxen NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 farmer det 2 farmer farmer NOUN Number=Sing 3 has nsubj 3 has have VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 4 4 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 5 oxen nummod 5 oxen ox NOUN Number=Plur 3 has obj 6 . . PUNCT _ 3 has punct
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1 have present the farmer 4 oxen vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent ox=Patient
Example 2 An ox eats 20 pounds of hay a day.
det nsubj nummod obj case nmod det obl:unmarked punct root An DET ox NOUN eats VERB 20 NUM pounds NOUN of ADP hay NOUN a DET day NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 An a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 ox det 2 ox ox NOUN Number=Sing 3 eats nsubj 3 eats eat VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 20 20 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 5 pounds nummod 5 pounds pound NOUN Number=Plur 3 eats obj 6 of of ADP _ 7 hay case 7 hay hay NOUN Number=Sing 5 pounds nmod 8 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 9 day det 9 day day NOUN Number=Sing 3 eats obl:unmarked 10 . . PUNCT _ 3 eats punct
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1 eat present a ox 20 pounds of hay day vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent pound=Patient
Example 3 Two oxen pull the cart.
nummod nsubj det obj punct root Two NUM oxen NOUN pull VERB the DET cart NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Two two NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 2 oxen nummod 2 oxen ox NOUN Number=Plur 3 pull nsubj 3 pull pull VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 cart det 5 cart cart NOUN Number=Sing 3 pull obj 6 . . PUNCT _ 3 pull punct
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1 pull present Two oxen the cart vn push-12-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent cart=Theme
Example 4 How many legs do 3 oxen have?
advmod amod nsubj nummod nsubj ccomp punct root How ADV many ADJ legs NOUN do VERB 3 NUM oxen NOUN have VERB ? PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 How how ADV PronType=Int 2 many advmod 2 many many ADJ Degree=Pos 3 legs amod 3 legs leg NOUN Number=Plur 4 do nsubj 4 do do VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 5 3 3 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 6 oxen nummod 6 oxen ox NOUN Number=Plur 7 have nsubj 7 have have VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 do ccomp 8 ? ? PUNCT _ 4 do punct
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1 do present many legs tree rules 2 have present 3 oxen vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent
Example 5 An ox is a kind of cattle trained to work.
det nsubj cop det case nmod acl mark xcomp punct root An DET ox NOUN is AUX a DET kind NOUN of ADP cattle NOUN trained VERB to PART work VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 An a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 ox det 2 ox ox NOUN Number=Sing 5 kind nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 kind cop 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 kind det 5 kind kind NOUN Number=Sing root root 6 of of ADP _ 7 cattle case 7 cattle cattle NOUN Number=Plur 5 kind nmod 8 trained train VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 7 cattle acl 9 to to PART _ 10 work mark 10 work work VERB VerbForm=Inf 8 trained xcomp 11 . . PUNCT _ 5 kind punct
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1 is a present a ox a kind of cattle tree rules 2 train participle cattle not said here vn hire-13.5.3 «NP V NP to be NP»: agent=Agent clause=Attribute 3 work to-infinitive cattle not said here vn employment-95.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent
Example 6 The pioneers' wagon was pulled by an ox.
det nmod:poss case nsubj:pass aux:pass case det obl punct root The DET pioneers NOUN ' PART wagon NOUN was AUX pulled VERB by ADP an DET ox NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 pioneers det 2 pioneers pioneer NOUN Number=Plur 4 wagon nmod:poss 3 ' 's PART _ 2 pioneers case 4 wagon wagon NOUN Number=Sing 6 pulled nsubj:pass 5 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 6 pulled aux:pass 6 pulled pull VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 7 by by ADP _ 9 ox case 8 an a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 9 ox det 9 ox ox NOUN Number=Sing 6 pulled obl 10 . . PUNCT _ 6 pulled punct
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1 pull past · passive a ox the pioneers's wagon vn push-12-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent subject=Theme
Example 7 He is as strong as an ox.
nsubj cop advmod case det obl punct root He PRON is AUX as ADV strong ADJ as ADP an DET ox NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 He he PRON Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 4 strong nsubj 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 strong cop 3 as as ADV _ 4 strong advmod 4 strong strong ADJ Degree=Pos root root 5 as as ADP _ 7 ox case 6 an a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 7 ox det 7 ox ox NOUN Number=Sing 4 strong obl 8 . . PUNCT _ 4 strong punct
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1 is present He as a ox; strong property tree rules
Example 8 The ox walked slowly along the furrow.
det nsubj advmod case det obl punct root The DET ox NOUN walked VERB slowly ADV along ADP the DET furrow NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 ox det 2 ox ox NOUN Number=Sing 3 walked nsubj 3 walked walk VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 slowly slowly ADV _ 3 walked advmod 5 along along ADP _ 7 furrow case 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 furrow det 7 furrow furrow NOUN Number=Sing 3 walked obl 8 . . PUNCT _ 3 walked punct
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1 walk past the ox the furrow slowly property vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme along furrow=Trajectory
Example 9 So on he went with his ox.
advmod mark nsubj case nmod:poss obl punct root So ADV on SCONJ he PRON went VERB with ADP his PRON ox NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 So so ADV _ 4 went advmod 2 on on SCONJ _ 4 went mark 3 he he PRON Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 4 went nsubj 4 went go VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 5 with with ADP _ 7 ox case 6 his his PRON Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 7 ox nmod:poss 7 ox ox NOUN Number=Sing 4 went obl 8 . . PUNCT _ 4 went punct
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1 go past he with his ox vn help-72.1-2 «NP V PP.beneficiary»: agent=Agent with ox=Beneficiary
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