oxen Who acts: Oxen, farmer, pair, many legs, 5 oxen, yoke · What happens: be, use, pull, have, do, eat · To what, where: word, big strong farm animals, carts, 6 oxen, plough, 100 pounds
«oxen» in the school dictionary: its meaning 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: oxen in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 Oxen is the word for more than one ox: big strong farm animals used to pull carts and ploughs.
The tree, 19 words nsubj cop det case advmod fixed nummod nmod punct amod amod compound parataxis acl mark advcl obj cc conj punct root Oxen NOUN is AUX the DET word NOUN for ADP more ADJ than ADP one NUM ox NOUN : PUNCT big ADJ strong ADJ farm NOUN animals NOUN 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 Oxen ox NOUN Number=Plur 4 word nsubj 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 word cop 3 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 4 word det 4 word word NOUN Number=Sing root root 5 for for ADP _ 9 ox case 6 more more ADJ Degree=Cmp ExtPos=ADV 8 one advmod 7 than than ADP _ 6 more fixed 8 one one NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 9 ox nummod 9 ox ox NOUN Number=Sing 4 word nmod 10 : : PUNCT _ 14 animals punct 11 big big ADJ Degree=Pos 14 animals amod 12 strong strong ADJ Degree=Pos 14 animals amod 13 farm farm NOUN Number=Sing 14 animals compound 14 animals animal NOUN Number=Plur 4 word parataxis 15 used use VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 14 animals acl 16 to to PART _ 17 pull mark 17 pull pull VERB VerbForm=Inf 15 used advcl 18 carts cart NOUN Number=Plur 17 pull obj 19 and and CCONJ _ 20 ploughs cc 20 ploughs plough NOUN Number=Plur 18 carts conj 21 . . PUNCT _ 4 word punct
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1 is a present Oxen the word for one ox tree rules 2 use participle big strong farm animals not said here 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.
Example 1 The farmer has 6 oxen.
det nsubj nummod obj punct root The DET farmer NOUN has VERB 6 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 6 6 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 6 oxen vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent ox=Patient
Example 2 Each pair of oxen pulls a plough.
det nsubj case nmod det obj punct root Each DET pair NOUN of ADP oxen NOUN pulls VERB a DET plough NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Each each DET PronType=Tot 2 pair det 2 pair pair NOUN Number=Sing 5 pulls nsubj 3 of of ADP _ 4 oxen case 4 oxen oxen NOUN Number=Sing 2 pair nmod 5 pulls pull VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 6 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 7 plough det 7 plough plough NOUN Number=Sing 5 pulls obj 8 . . PUNCT _ 5 pulls punct
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1 pull present each pair of oxen a plough vn push-12-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent plough=Theme
Example 3 How many legs do 5 oxen have?
advmod amod nsubj nummod nsubj ccomp punct root How ADV many ADJ legs NOUN do VERB 5 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 5 5 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 5 oxen vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent
Example 4 The oxen eat 100 pounds of hay.
det nsubj nummod obj case nmod punct root The DET oxen NOUN eat VERB 100 NUM pounds NOUN of ADP hay NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 oxen det 2 oxen ox NOUN Number=Plur 3 eat nsubj 3 eat eat VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 100 100 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 5 pounds nummod 5 pounds pound NOUN Number=Plur 3 eat obj 6 of of ADP _ 7 hay case 7 hay hay NOUN Number=Sing 5 pounds nmod 8 . . PUNCT _ 3 eat punct
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1 eat present the oxen 100 pounds of hay vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent pound=Patient
Example 5 Oxen pulled the covered wagons west.
nsubj det amod obj advmod punct root Oxen NOUN pulled VERB the DET covered ADJ wagons NOUN west ADV . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Oxen ox NOUN Number=Plur 2 pulled nsubj 2 pulled pull VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 wagons det 4 covered covered ADJ Degree=Pos 5 wagons amod 5 wagons wagon NOUN Number=Plur 2 pulled obj 6 west west ADV _ 2 pulled advmod 7 . . PUNCT _ 2 pulled punct
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1 pull past Oxen the covered wagons west property vn push-12-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent wagon=Theme
Example 6 A yoke joins two oxen together.
det nsubj nummod obj advmod punct root A DET yoke NOUN joins VERB two NUM oxen NOUN together ADV . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 yoke det 2 yoke yoke NOUN Number=Sing 3 joins nsubj 3 joins join VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 two two NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 5 oxen nummod 5 oxen ox NOUN Number=Plur 3 joins obj 6 together together ADV _ 3 joins advmod 7 . . PUNCT _ 3 joins punct
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1 join present a yoke two oxen together property vn mix-22.1-2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent ox=Patient
Example 7 The oxen rested in the shade after work.
det nsubj case det obl case obl punct root The DET oxen NOUN rested VERB in ADP the DET shade NOUN after ADP work NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 oxen det 2 oxen ox NOUN Number=Plur 3 rested nsubj 3 rested rest VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 in in ADP _ 6 shade case 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 shade det 6 shade shade NOUN Number=Sing 3 rested obl 7 after after ADP _ 8 work case 8 work work NOUN Number=Sing 3 rested obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 3 rested punct
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1 rest past the oxen the shade after work vn spatial_configuration-47.6-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in shade=Location
Example 8 In some countries, oxen still plough the fields.
case det obl punct nsubj advmod det obj punct root In ADP some DET countries NOUN , PUNCT oxen NOUN still ADV plough VERB the DET fields NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 In in ADP _ 3 countries case 2 some some DET PronType=Ind 3 countries det 3 countries country NOUN Number=Plur 7 plough obl 4 , , PUNCT _ 3 countries punct 5 oxen ox NOUN Number=Plur 7 plough nsubj 6 still still ADV _ 7 plough advmod 7 plough plough VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 8 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 9 fields det 9 fields field NOUN Number=Plur 7 plough obj 10 . . PUNCT _ 7 plough punct
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1 plough present oxen the fields some countries still vn wipe_instr-10.4.2 «NP V NP.initial_location»: agent=Agent field=Initial_Location
Example 9 He was driving a herd of cows and oxen.
nsubj aux det obj case nmod cc conj punct root He PRON was AUX driving VERB a DET herd NOUN of ADP cows NOUN and CCONJ oxen 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 3 driving nsubj 2 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 3 driving aux 3 driving drive VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part root root 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 herd det 5 herd herd NOUN Number=Sing 3 driving obj 6 of of ADP _ 7 cows case 7 cows cow NOUN Number=Plur 5 herd nmod 8 and and CCONJ _ 9 oxen cc 9 oxen ox NOUN Number=Plur 7 cows conj 10 . . PUNCT _ 3 driving punct
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1 drive past · progressive He a herd of cows and oxen vn nonvehicle-51.4.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent herd=Theme
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