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parasitic

Who acts: Head lice, parasitic insects, Mistletoe, parasitic plant, wasps, Washing · What happens: live, take, harm, cause, give back, be · To what, where: living thing, food, others, anything, parasitic insects, hair

«parasitic» in the school dictionary: its 3 meanings for a pupil and its 6 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: parasitic in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

Living on or inside another living thing (the host) and taking food from it, often harming it.

The tree, 17 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Living	live	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	root	root
2	on	on	ADP	_	7 thing	case
3	or	or	CCONJ	_	7 thing	cc
4	inside	inside	ADP	_	7 thing	case
5	another	another	DET	PronType=Ind	7 thing	det
6	living	living	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 thing	compound
7	thing	thing	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Living	obl
8	(	(	PUNCT	_	10 host	punct
9	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	10 host	det
10	host	host	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 thing	appos
11	)	)	PUNCT	_	10 host	punct
12	and	and	CCONJ	_	13 taking	cc
13	taking	take	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	1 Living	conj
14	food	food	NOUN	Number=Sing	13 taking	obj
15	from	from	ADP	_	16 it	case
16	it	it	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	13 taking	obl
17	,	,	PUNCT	_	19 harming	punct
18	often	often	ADV	_	19 harming	advmod
19	harming	harm	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	1 Living	conj
20	it	it	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	19 harming	obj
21	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Living	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	live	gerund				another living thing			vn exist-47.1-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme on thing=Location
2	take	gerund		food		food			vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP PP.initial_location»: agent=Agent food=Theme from it=Initial_Location
3	harm	gerund		food				often property	vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus it=Experiencer

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

Caused by parasites: a parasitic disease.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Caused	cause	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
2	by	by	ADP	_	3 parasites	case
3	parasites	parasite	NOUN	Number=Plur	1 Caused	obl
4	:	:	PUNCT	_	7 disease	punct
5	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	7 disease	det
6	parasitic	parasitic	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 disease	amod
7	disease	disease	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 parasites	conj
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Caused	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	cause	participle						by parasites and a parasitic disease	vn result-27.2 «NP V PP»: agent=Precondition

Meaning 3

Usage: about people, disapproving — kept apart, not parsed.

Taking from others without giving anything back.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Taking	take	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	root	root
2	from	from	ADP	_	3 others	case
3	others	other	NOUN	Number=Plur	1 Taking	obl
4	without	without	SCONJ	_	5 giving	mark
5	giving	give	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	1 Taking	advcl
6	anything	anything	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	5 giving	obj
7	back	back	ADV	_	5 giving	advmod
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Taking	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	take	gerund				others			vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP PP.initial_location»: agent=Agent from other=Initial_Location
2	give back	gerund		anything					vn give-13.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent anything=Theme

Example 1

Head lice are parasitic insects that live in hair.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Head	head	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 lice	compound
2	lice	louse	NOUN	Number=Plur	5 insects	nsubj
3	are	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	5 insects	cop
4	parasitic	parasitic	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 insects	amod
5	insects	insect	NOUN	Number=Plur	root	root
6	that	that	PRON	PronType=Rel	7 live	nsubj
7	live	live	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	5 insects	acl:relcl
8	in	in	ADP	_	9 hair	case
9	hair	hair	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 live	obl
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 insects	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	present	Head lice	parasitic insects					tree rules
2	live	present	parasitic insects			hair			vn lodge-46 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in hair=Location

Example 2

Mistletoe is a parasitic plant that grows on trees.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Mistletoe	Mistletoe	PROPN	Number=Sing	5 plant	nsubj
2	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	5 plant	cop
3	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 plant	det
4	parasitic	parasitic	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 plant	amod
5	plant	plant	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
6	that	that	PRON	PronType=Rel	7 grows	nsubj
7	grows	grow	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	5 plant	acl:relcl
8	on	on	ADP	_	9 trees	case
9	trees	tree	NOUN	Number=Plur	7 grows	obl
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 plant	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	present	Mistletoe	a parasitic plant					tree rules
2	grow	present	a parasitic plant			trees			vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme on tree=Location

Example 3

Some wasps are parasitic and lay eggs inside caterpillars.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Some	some	DET	PronType=Ind	2 wasps	det
2	wasps	wasp	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 parasitic	nsubj
3	are	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	4 parasitic	cop
4	parasitic	parasitic	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
5	and	and	CCONJ	_	7 eggs	cc
6	lay	lay	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 eggs	amod
7	eggs	egg	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 parasitic	conj
8	inside	inside	ADP	_	9 caterpillars	case
9	caterpillars	caterpillar	NOUN	Number=Plur	7 eggs	nmod
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 parasitic	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	present	some wasps					parasitic property	tree rules

Example 4

Washing your hands helps stop parasitic worms spreading.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Washing	wash	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	4 helps	csubj
2	your	your	PRON	Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	3 hands	nmod:poss
3	hands	hand	NOUN	Number=Plur	1 Washing	obj
4	helps	help	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
5	stop	stop	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	4 helps	xcomp
6	parasitic	parasitic	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 worms	amod
7	worms	worm	NOUN	Number=Plur	5 stop	obj
8	spreading	spread	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	5 stop	xcomp
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 helps	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	wash	gerund		your hands					vn floss-41.2.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent hand=Patient
2	help	present	Washing						vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Theme
3	stop	infinitive	Washing not said here	parasitic worms					tree rules
4	spread	gerund	Washing not said here						vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme

Example 5

The vet gave the dog a tablet for parasitic worms.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 vet	det
2	vet	vet	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 gave	nsubj
3	gave	give	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 dog	det
5	dog	dog	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 gave	obj
6	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	7 tablet	det
7	tablet	tablet	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 gave	obj
8	for	for	ADP	_	10 worms	case
9	parasitic	parasitic	ADJ	Degree=Pos	10 worms	amod
10	worms	worm	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 gave	obl
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 gave	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	give	past	the vet	a tablet	the dog			for parasitic worms	vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP NP PP.asset»: agent=Agent dog=Recipient tablet=Theme for worm=Asset

Example 6

The story's villain lived a parasitic life, spending other people's money.

The tree, 13 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 story	det
2	story	story	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 villain	nmod:poss
3	's	's	PART	_	2 story	case
4	villain	villain	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 lived	nsubj
5	lived	live	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
6	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	8 life	det
7	parasitic	parasitic	ADJ	Degree=Pos	8 life	amod
8	life	life	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 lived	obj
9	,	,	PUNCT	_	10 spending	punct
10	spending	spend	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	5 lived	advcl
11	other	other	ADJ	Degree=Pos	12 people	amod
12	people	people	NOUN	Number=Plur	14 money	nmod:poss
13	's	's	PART	_	12 people	case
14	money	money	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 spending	obj
15	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 lived	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	live	past	the story's villain	a parasitic life					vn lodge-46 «NP V ADV»: agent=Theme life=Location
2	spend	gerund	the story's villain not said here	other people's money					vn consume-66-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent money=Asset

Text: the school dictionary of Mova's schools (world/data/dictionary-schools/), written for Mova. Trees: Mova's own parse — the en model on the CPU, when the site is built — not checked by a teacher; they may be wrong. Frames: Mova's frames reader (prag), each meaning and example read on its own. Elamur Cosmic License.

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