oxford Who acts: Oxford, University, Oxford comma, My, We, He · What happens: be, study, read, wear, use, have · To what, where: city, England, one, lace leather shoe, comma, list
«oxford» in the school dictionary: its 4 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: oxford in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 Oxford is a city in England, famous for its very old university (a name).
The tree, 14 words nsubj cop det case nmod punct amod case nmod:poss advmod amod obl punct det appos punct punct root Oxford PROPN is AUX a DET city NOUN in ADP England PROPN , PUNCT famous ADJ for ADP its PRON very ADV old ADJ university NOUN ( PUNCT a DET name NOUN ) PUNCT . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Oxford Oxford PROPN Number=Sing 4 city nsubj 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 city cop 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 4 city det 4 city city NOUN Number=Sing root root 5 in in ADP _ 6 England case 6 England England PROPN Number=Sing 4 city nmod 7 , , PUNCT _ 8 famous punct 8 famous famous ADJ Degree=Pos 4 city amod 9 for for ADP _ 13 university case 10 its its PRON Case=Gen Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 13 university nmod:poss 11 very very ADV _ 12 old advmod 12 old old ADJ Degree=Pos 13 university amod 13 university university NOUN Number=Sing 8 famous obl 14 ( ( PUNCT _ 16 name punct 15 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 16 name det 16 name name NOUN Number=Sing 13 university appos 17 ) ) PUNCT _ 16 name punct 18 . . PUNCT _ 4 city punct
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1 is a present Oxford a city England 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 The University of Oxford is one of the oldest universities in the world.
det nsubj case nmod cop case det amod nmod case det nmod punct root The DET University PROPN of ADP Oxford PROPN is AUX one NUM of ADP the DET oldest ADJ universities NOUN in ADP the DET world NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 University det 2 University University PROPN Number=Sing 6 one nsubj 3 of of ADP _ 4 Oxford case 4 Oxford Oxford PROPN Number=Sing 2 University nmod 5 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 one cop 6 one one NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card root root 7 of of ADP _ 10 universities case 8 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 10 universities det 9 oldest old ADJ Degree=Sup 10 universities amod 10 universities university NOUN Number=Plur 6 one nmod 11 in in ADP _ 13 world case 12 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 13 world det 13 world world NOUN Number=Sing 10 universities nmod 14 . . PUNCT _ 6 one punct
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1 is a present the University of Oxford one of the oldest universities in the world tree rules
Meaning 3 An oxford is a lace-up leather shoe.
det nsubj cop det compound punct compound compound punct root An DET oxford NOUN is AUX a DET lace NOUN - PUNCT up NOUN leather NOUN shoe NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 An a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 oxford det 2 oxford oxford NOUN Number=Sing 9 shoe nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 9 shoe cop 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 9 shoe det 5 lace lace NOUN Number=Sing 9 shoe compound 6 - - PUNCT _ 7 up punct 7 up up NOUN Number=Sing 5 lace compound 8 leather leather NOUN Number=Sing 9 shoe compound 9 shoe shoe NOUN Number=Sing root root 10 . . PUNCT _ 9 shoe punct
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1 is a present a oxford a lace leather shoe tree rules
Meaning 4 An Oxford comma is a comma before «and» in a list (red, white, and blue).
The tree, 15 words det compound nsubj cop det mark punct cc punct case det nmod punct appos punct conj punct cc conj punct punct root An DET Oxford PROPN comma NOUN is AUX a DET comma NOUN before SCONJ « PUNCT and CCONJ » PUNCT in ADP a DET list NOUN ( PUNCT red ADJ , PUNCT white ADJ , PUNCT and CCONJ blue ADJ ) PUNCT . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 An a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 3 comma det 2 Oxford Oxford PROPN Number=Sing 3 comma compound 3 comma comma NOUN Number=Sing 6 comma nsubj 4 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 comma cop 5 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 comma det 6 comma comma NOUN Number=Sing root root 7 before before SCONJ _ 13 list mark 8 « « PUNCT _ 13 list punct 9 and and CCONJ _ 13 list cc 10 » » PUNCT _ 9 and punct 11 in in ADP _ 13 list case 12 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 13 list det 13 list list NOUN Number=Sing 6 comma nmod 14 ( ( PUNCT _ 15 red punct 15 red red ADJ Degree=Pos 13 list appos 16 , , PUNCT _ 17 white punct 17 white white ADJ Degree=Pos 15 red conj 18 , , PUNCT _ 20 blue punct 19 and and CCONJ _ 20 blue cc 20 blue blue ADJ Degree=Pos 15 red conj 21 ) ) PUNCT _ 15 red punct 22 . . PUNCT _ 6 comma punct
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1 is a present a Oxford comma a comma a list tree rules
Example 1 Oxford is a city full of old stone colleges.
nsubj cop det amod case amod compound obl punct root Oxford PROPN is AUX a DET city NOUN full ADJ of ADP old ADJ stone NOUN colleges NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Oxford Oxford PROPN Number=Sing 4 city nsubj 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 city cop 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 4 city det 4 city city NOUN Number=Sing root root 5 full full ADJ Degree=Pos 4 city amod 6 of of ADP _ 9 colleges case 7 old old ADJ Degree=Pos 9 colleges amod 8 stone stone NOUN Number=Sing 9 colleges compound 9 colleges college NOUN Number=Plur 5 full obl 10 . . PUNCT _ 4 city punct
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1 is a present Oxford a city tree rules
Example 2 My cousin studies at Oxford University.
nmod:poss compound case compound nmod punct root My PRON cousin NOUN studies NOUN at ADP Oxford PROPN University PROPN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 My my PRON Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 3 studies nmod:poss 2 cousin cousin NOUN Number=Sing 3 studies compound 3 studies study NOUN Number=Plur root root 4 at at ADP _ 6 University case 5 Oxford Oxford PROPN Number=Sing 6 University compound 6 University University PROPN Number=Sing 3 studies nmod 7 . . PUNCT _ 3 studies punct
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1 study My Oxford University nom study «act transitive»: poss=agent at=place
Example 3 We read Oxford Reading Tree books in Year 1.
nsubj compound compound compound obj case obl flat punct root We PRON read VERB Oxford PROPN Reading PROPN Tree PROPN books NOUN in ADP Year PROPN 1 NUM . 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 read nsubj 2 read read VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 Oxford Oxford PROPN Number=Sing 4 Reading compound 4 Reading Reading PROPN Number=Sing 5 Tree compound 5 Tree Tree PROPN Number=Sing 6 books compound 6 books book NOUN Number=Plur 2 read obj 7 in in ADP _ 8 Year case 8 Year Year PROPN Number=Sing 2 read obl 9 1 1 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 8 Year flat 10 . . PUNCT _ 2 read punct
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1 read past We Tree books in Year vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent book=Topic
Example 4 He wore black oxfords to the wedding.
nsubj amod obj case det obl punct root He PRON wore VERB black ADJ oxfords NOUN to ADP the DET wedding 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 2 wore nsubj 2 wore wear VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 black black ADJ Degree=Pos 4 oxfords amod 4 oxfords oxford NOUN Number=Plur 2 wore obj 5 to to ADP _ 7 wedding case 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 wedding det 7 wedding wedding NOUN Number=Sing 2 wore obl 8 . . PUNCT _ 2 wore punct
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1 wear past He black oxfords to the wedding vn wipe_manner-10.4.1-1 «NP V NP.source»: agent=Agent oxford=Source
Example 5 Should I use an Oxford comma in this list?
aux nsubj det compound obj case det nmod punct root Should AUX I PRON use VERB an DET Oxford PROPN comma NOUN in ADP this DET list NOUN ? PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Should should AUX VerbForm=Fin 3 use aux 2 I I PRON Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs 3 use nsubj 3 use use VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 4 an a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 comma det 5 Oxford Oxford PROPN Number=Sing 6 comma compound 6 comma comma NOUN Number=Sing 3 use obj 7 in in ADP _ 9 list case 8 this this DET Number=Sing PronType=Dem 9 list det 9 list list NOUN Number=Sing 6 comma nmod 10 ? ? PUNCT _ 3 use punct
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1 use should I a Oxford comma this list vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent comma=Patient
Example 6 The Oxford dictionary has thousands of words.
det compound nsubj obj case nmod punct root The DET Oxford PROPN dictionary NOUN has VERB thousands NOUN of ADP words NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 dictionary det 2 Oxford Oxford PROPN Number=Sing 3 dictionary compound 3 dictionary dictionary NOUN Number=Sing 4 has nsubj 4 has have VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 5 thousands thousand NOUN Number=Plur 4 has obj 6 of of ADP _ 7 words case 7 words word NOUN Number=Plur 5 thousands nmod 8 . . PUNCT _ 4 has punct
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1 have present the Oxford dictionary thousands of words vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent thousand=Patient
Example 7 Mr. Tyrwhitt published, A.D. 1776, a Dissertation on Babrias, and a collection of his fables in choliambic metre found in a MS. in the Bodleian Library at Oxford.
Sentence 1: Mr. Tyrwhitt published, A.D.
nmod:desc nsubj punct obj punct root Mr. PROPN Tyrwhitt PROPN published VERB , PUNCT A.D PROPN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Mr. Mr. PROPN Number=Sing 2 Tyrwhitt nmod:desc 2 Tyrwhitt Tyrwhitt PROPN Number=Sing 3 published nsubj 3 published publish VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 , , PUNCT _ 5 A.D punct 5 A.D A.D PROPN Number=Sing 3 published obj 6 . . PUNCT _ 3 published punct
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1 publish past Tyrwhitt Mr. A.D vn create-26.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent a.d=Result
Sentence 2: 1776, a Dissertation on Babrias, and a collection of his fables in choliambic metre found in a MS. in the Bodleian Library at Oxford.
The tree, 24 words punct det appos case nmod punct cc det conj case nmod:poss nmod case compound nmod acl case det obl case det compound obl case nmod punct root 1776 NUM , PUNCT a DET Dissertation NOUN on ADP Babrias PROPN , PUNCT and CCONJ a DET collection NOUN of ADP his PRON fables NOUN in ADP choliambic NOUN metre NOUN found VERB in ADP a DET MS. PROPN in ADP the DET Bodleian PROPN Library PROPN at ADP Oxford PROPN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 1776 1776 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card root root 2 , , PUNCT _ 4 Dissertation punct 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 4 Dissertation det 4 Dissertation dissertation NOUN Number=Sing 1 1776 appos 5 on on ADP _ 6 Babrias case 6 Babrias Babrias PROPN Number=Sing 4 Dissertation nmod 7 , , PUNCT _ 10 collection punct 8 and and CCONJ _ 10 collection cc 9 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 10 collection det 10 collection collection NOUN Number=Sing 4 Dissertation conj 11 of of ADP _ 13 fables case 12 his his PRON Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 13 fables nmod:poss 13 fables fable NOUN Number=Plur 10 collection nmod 14 in in ADP _ 16 metre case 15 choliambic choliambic NOUN Number=Sing 16 metre compound 16 metre metre NOUN Number=Sing 13 fables nmod 17 found find VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 16 metre acl 18 in in ADP _ 20 MS. case 19 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 20 MS. det 20 MS. MS. PROPN Number=Sing 17 found obl 21 in in ADP _ 24 Library case 22 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 24 Library det 23 Bodleian Bodleian PROPN Number=Sing 24 Library compound 24 Library Library PROPN Number=Sing 17 found obl 25 at at ADP _ 26 Oxford case 26 Oxford Oxford PROPN Number=Sing 24 Library nmod 27 . . PUNCT _ 1 1776 punct
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1 find participle choliambic metre not said here a MS. in the Bodleian Library at Oxford vn declare-29.4-1-1 «NP V what S_INF»: agent=Agent
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