peacock Who acts: peacock, eye patterns, female, person, they, peacock butterfly · What happens: be, spread out, attract, show off, look, call · To what, where: large male bird, huge fan, females, male, peahen, peafowl · Speech: someone speaks here
«peacock» in the school dictionary: its 4 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: peacock in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 A peacock is a large male bird with a long, brilliant blue-green tail with «eye» patterns, which it spreads out in a huge fan to attract females.
The tree, 28 words det nsubj cop det amod amod case det amod punct amod amod punct amod nmod case punct compound punct nmod punct nsubj nsubj acl:relcl compound:prt case det amod obl mark advcl obj punct root A DET peacock NOUN is AUX a DET large ADJ male ADJ bird NOUN with ADP a DET long ADJ , PUNCT brilliant ADJ blue ADJ - PUNCT green ADJ tail NOUN with ADP « PUNCT eye NOUN » PUNCT patterns NOUN , PUNCT which PRON it PRON spreads VERB out ADP in ADP a DET huge ADJ fan NOUN to PART attract VERB females NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 peacock det 2 peacock peacock NOUN Number=Sing 7 bird nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 7 bird cop 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 7 bird det 5 large large ADJ Degree=Pos 7 bird amod 6 male male ADJ Degree=Pos 7 bird amod 7 bird bird NOUN Number=Sing root root 8 with with ADP _ 16 tail case 9 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 16 tail det 10 long long ADJ Degree=Pos 16 tail amod 11 , , PUNCT _ 10 long punct 12 brilliant brilliant ADJ Degree=Pos 16 tail amod 13 blue blue ADJ Degree=Pos 15 green amod 14 - - PUNCT _ 13 blue punct 15 green green ADJ Degree=Pos 16 tail amod 16 tail tail NOUN Number=Sing 7 bird nmod 17 with with ADP _ 21 patterns case 18 « « PUNCT _ 19 eye punct 19 eye eye NOUN Number=Sing 21 patterns compound 20 » » PUNCT _ 19 eye punct 21 patterns pattern NOUN Number=Plur 16 tail nmod 22 , , PUNCT _ 25 spreads punct 23 which which PRON PronType=Rel 25 spreads nsubj 24 it it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 25 spreads nsubj 25 spreads spread VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 21 patterns acl:relcl 26 out out ADP _ 25 spreads compound:prt 27 in in ADP _ 30 fan case 28 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 30 fan det 29 huge huge ADJ Degree=Pos 30 fan amod 30 fan fan NOUN Number=Sing 25 spreads obl 31 to to PART _ 32 attract mark 32 attract attract VERB VerbForm=Inf 25 spreads advcl 33 females female NOUN Number=Plur 32 attract obj 34 . . PUNCT _ 7 bird punct
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1 is a present a peacock a large male bird with a long brilliant green tail with eye patterns tree rules 2 spread out present eye patterns a huge fan vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in fan=Location 3 attract to-infinitive eye patterns not said here females vn lure-59.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent female=Patient
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 Strictly, the peacock is the male; the female is a peahen, and both are peafowl.
The tree, 15 words advmod punct det nsubj cop det punct det nsubj cop det appos punct cc det cop conj punct root Strictly ADV , PUNCT the DET peacock NOUN is AUX the DET male NOUN ; PUNCT the DET female NOUN is AUX a DET peahen NOUN , PUNCT and CCONJ both DET are AUX peafowl NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Strictly strictly ADV _ 7 male advmod 2 , , PUNCT _ 1 Strictly punct 3 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 4 peacock det 4 peacock peacock NOUN Number=Sing 7 male nsubj 5 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 7 male cop 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 male det 7 male male NOUN Number=Sing root root 8 ; ; PUNCT _ 13 peahen punct 9 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 10 female det 10 female female NOUN Number=Sing 13 peahen nsubj 11 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 13 peahen cop 12 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 13 peahen det 13 peahen peahen NOUN Number=Sing 7 male appos 14 , , PUNCT _ 18 peafowl punct 15 and and CCONJ _ 18 peafowl cc 16 both both DET PronType=Tot 18 peafowl det 17 are be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 18 peafowl cop 18 peafowl peafowl NOUN Number=Sing 13 peahen conj 19 . . PUNCT _ 7 male punct
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1 is a present the peacock the male strictly property tree rules 2 is a present the female a peahen and both peafowl tree rules 3 is a present the female not said here both peafowl tree rules
Meaning 3 A person who is vain and shows off how they look can be called a peacock.
The tree, 16 words det nsubj:pass nsubj cop acl:relcl cc conj compound:prt advmod nsubj ccomp aux aux:pass det xcomp punct root A DET person NOUN who PRON is AUX vain ADJ and CCONJ shows VERB off ADP how ADV they PRON look VERB can AUX be AUX called VERB a DET peacock NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 person det 2 person person NOUN Number=Sing 14 called nsubj:pass 3 who who PRON PronType=Rel 5 vain nsubj 4 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 vain cop 5 vain vain ADJ Degree=Pos 2 person acl:relcl 6 and and CCONJ _ 7 shows cc 7 shows show VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 vain conj 8 off off ADP _ 7 shows compound:prt 9 how how ADV PronType=Int 11 look advmod 10 they they PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs 11 look nsubj 11 look look VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 7 shows ccomp 12 can can AUX VerbForm=Fin 14 called aux 13 be be AUX VerbForm=Inf 14 called aux:pass 14 called call VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 15 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 16 peacock det 16 peacock peacock NOUN Number=Sing 14 called xcomp 17 . . PUNCT _ 14 called punct
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1 is present a person vain property tree rules 2 show off present a person not said here vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 3 look present they vn stimulus_subject-30.4 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Stimulus 4 call can · passive a person vn initiate_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: subject=Recipient
Meaning 4 A peacock butterfly is a butterfly with eye spots on its wings.
det compound nsubj cop det case compound nmod case nmod:poss nmod punct root A DET peacock NOUN butterfly NOUN is AUX a DET butterfly NOUN with ADP eye NOUN spots NOUN on ADP its PRON wings NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 3 butterfly det 2 peacock peacock NOUN Number=Sing 3 butterfly compound 3 butterfly butterfly NOUN Number=Sing 6 butterfly nsubj 4 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 butterfly cop 5 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 butterfly det 6 butterfly butterfly NOUN Number=Sing root root 7 with with ADP _ 9 spots case 8 eye eye NOUN Number=Sing 9 spots compound 9 spots spot NOUN Number=Plur 6 butterfly nmod 10 on on ADP _ 12 wings case 11 its its PRON Case=Gen Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 12 wings nmod:poss 12 wings wing NOUN Number=Plur 9 spots nmod 13 . . PUNCT _ 6 butterfly punct
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1 is a present a peacock butterfly a butterfly with eye spots on butterfly's wings tree rules
Example 1 The peacock spread its tail in a huge shimmering fan.
det nsubj nmod:poss obj case det amod compound obl punct root The DET peacock NOUN spread VERB its PRON tail NOUN in ADP a DET huge ADJ shimmering NOUN fan NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 peacock det 2 peacock peacock NOUN Number=Sing 3 spread nsubj 3 spread spread VERB Mood=Ind Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 its its PRON Case=Gen Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 5 tail nmod:poss 5 tail tail NOUN Number=Sing 3 spread obj 6 in in ADP _ 10 fan case 7 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 10 fan det 8 huge huge ADJ Degree=Pos 10 fan amod 9 shimmering shimmering NOUN Number=Sing 10 fan compound 10 fan fan NOUN Number=Sing 3 spread obl 11 . . PUNCT _ 3 spread punct
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1 spread past the peacock peacock's tail a huge shimmering fan vn spray-9.7-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent tail=Theme in fan=Destination
Example 2 A peacock's tail feathers have spots that look like eyes.
det nmod:poss case compound nsubj obj nsubj acl:relcl case obl punct root A DET peacock NOUN 's PART tail NOUN feathers NOUN have VERB spots NOUN that PRON look VERB like ADP eyes NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 peacock det 2 peacock peacock NOUN Number=Sing 5 feathers nmod:poss 3 's 's PART _ 2 peacock case 4 tail tail NOUN Number=Sing 5 feathers compound 5 feathers feather NOUN Number=Plur 6 have nsubj 6 have have VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 7 spots spot NOUN Number=Plur 6 have obj 8 that that PRON PronType=Rel 9 look nsubj 9 look look VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 7 spots acl:relcl 10 like like ADP _ 11 eyes case 11 eyes eye NOUN Number=Plur 9 look obl 12 . . PUNCT _ 6 have punct
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1 have present a peacock's tail feathers spots vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent spot=Patient 2 look present spots like eyes vn stimulus_subject-30.4 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Stimulus
Example 3 The peacock screeched loudly in the park.
det nsubj advmod case det obl punct root The DET peacock NOUN screeched VERB loudly ADV in ADP the DET park NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 peacock det 2 peacock peacock NOUN Number=Sing 3 screeched nsubj 3 screeched screech VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 loudly loudly ADV _ 3 screeched advmod 5 in in ADP _ 7 park case 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 park det 7 park park NOUN Number=Sing 3 screeched obl 8 . . PUNCT _ 3 screeched punct
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1 screech past the peacock the park loudly property vn sound_emission-43.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in park=Location
Example 4 The peahen is brown, but the peacock is blue and green.
det nsubj cop punct cc det nsubj cop conj cc conj punct root The DET peahen NOUN is AUX brown ADJ , PUNCT but CCONJ the DET peacock NOUN is AUX blue ADJ and CCONJ green ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 peahen det 2 peahen peahen NOUN Number=Sing 4 brown nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 brown cop 4 brown brown ADJ Degree=Pos root root 5 , , PUNCT _ 10 blue punct 6 but but CCONJ _ 10 blue cc 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 peacock det 8 peacock peacock NOUN Number=Sing 10 blue nsubj 9 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 10 blue cop 10 blue blue ADJ Degree=Pos 4 brown conj 11 and and CCONJ _ 12 green cc 12 green green ADJ Degree=Pos 4 brown conj 13 . . PUNCT _ 4 brown punct
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1 is present the peahen brown property tree rules 2 is present the peacock blue property tree rules 3 be the peahen not said here tree rules
Example 5 He strutted around in his new trainers like a peacock.
nsubj advmod case nmod:poss amod obl case det nmod punct root He PRON strutted VERB around ADV in ADP his PRON new ADJ trainers NOUN like ADP a DET peacock 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 strutted nsubj 2 strutted strut VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 around around ADV _ 2 strutted advmod 4 in in ADP _ 7 trainers case 5 his his PRON Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 7 trainers nmod:poss 6 new new ADJ Degree=Pos 7 trainers amod 7 trainers trainer NOUN Number=Plur 2 strutted obl 8 like like ADP _ 10 peacock case 9 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 10 peacock det 10 peacock peacock NOUN Number=Sing 7 trainers nmod 11 . . PUNCT _ 2 strutted punct
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1 strut around past He his new trainers like a peacock around property vn run-51.3.2-2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in trainer=Trajectory
Example 6 She was as proud as a peacock of her painting.
nsubj cop advmod case det obl case nmod:poss nmod punct root She PRON was AUX as ADV proud ADJ as ADP a DET peacock NOUN of ADP her PRON painting NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 She she PRON Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 4 proud nsubj 2 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 4 proud cop 3 as as ADV _ 4 proud advmod 4 proud proud ADJ Degree=Pos root root 5 as as ADP _ 7 peacock case 6 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 7 peacock det 7 peacock peacock NOUN Number=Sing 4 proud obl 8 of of ADP _ 10 painting case 9 her her PRON Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 10 painting nmod:poss 10 painting painting NOUN Number=Sing 7 peacock nmod 11 . . PUNCT _ 4 proud punct
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1 is past She as a peacock of her painting; proud property tree rules
Example 7 We saw a peacock butterfly on the buddleia.
nsubj det compound obj case det obl punct root We PRON saw VERB a DET peacock NOUN butterfly NOUN on ADP the DET buddleia NOUN . 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 saw nsubj 2 saw see VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 butterfly det 4 peacock peacock NOUN Number=Sing 5 butterfly compound 5 butterfly butterfly NOUN Number=Sing 2 saw obj 6 on on ADP _ 8 buddleia case 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 buddleia det 8 buddleia buddleia NOUN Number=Sing 2 saw obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 2 saw punct
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1 see past We a peacock butterfly the buddleia vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer butterfly=Stimulus
Example 8 The peacock is the national bird of India.
det nsubj cop det amod case nmod punct root The DET peacock NOUN is AUX the DET national ADJ bird NOUN of ADP India PROPN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 peacock det 2 peacock peacock NOUN Number=Sing 6 bird nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 bird cop 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 bird det 5 national national ADJ Degree=Pos 6 bird amod 6 bird bird NOUN Number=Sing root root 7 of of ADP _ 8 India case 8 India India PROPN Number=Sing 6 bird nmod 9 . . PUNCT _ 6 bird punct
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1 is a present the peacock the national bird of India tree rules
Example 9 There stood beneath the tree two handsome peacocks.
expl case det obl nummod amod obl punct root There PRON stood VERB beneath ADP the DET tree NOUN two NUM handsome ADJ peacocks NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 There there PRON PronType=Dem 2 stood expl 2 stood stand VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 beneath beneath ADP _ 5 tree case 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 tree det 5 tree tree NOUN Number=Sing 2 stood obl 6 two two NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 8 peacocks nummod 7 handsome handsome ADJ Degree=Pos 8 peacocks amod 8 peacocks peacock NOUN Number=Plur 2 stood obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 2 stood punct
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1 stand past two handsome peacocks the tree; there vn assuming_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent beneath tree=Location
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