peafowl
Who acts: Peafowl, male, female, babies, peacock, peahen · What happens: be, wander, call, live · To what, where: large birds, peacock, peahen, peachicks, castle lawn, male peafowl · Speech: someone speaks here
«peafowl» in the school dictionary: its meaning 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: peafowl in the school dictionary.
Meaning 1
Peafowl are large birds of the pheasant family; the male is a peacock, the female is a peahen, and the babies are peachicks.
The tree, 23 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Peafowl | peafowl | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 birds | nsubj |
| 2 | are | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 4 birds | cop |
| 3 | large | large | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 4 birds | amod |
| 4 | birds | bird | NOUN | Number=Plur | root | root |
| 5 | of | of | ADP | _ | 8 family | case |
| 6 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 8 family | det |
| 7 | pheasant | pheasant | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 family | compound |
| 8 | family | family | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 birds | nmod |
| 9 | ; | ; | PUNCT | _ | 14 peacock | punct |
| 10 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 11 male | det |
| 11 | male | male | NOUN | Number=Sing | 14 peacock | nsubj |
| 12 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 14 peacock | cop |
| 13 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 14 peacock | det |
| 14 | peacock | peacock | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 birds | conj |
| 15 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 20 peahen | punct |
| 16 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 17 female | det |
| 17 | female | female | NOUN | Number=Sing | 20 peahen | nsubj |
| 18 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 20 peahen | cop |
| 19 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 20 peahen | det |
| 20 | peahen | peahen | NOUN | Number=Sing | 14 peacock | conj |
| 21 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 26 peachicks | punct |
| 22 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 26 peachicks | cc |
| 23 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 24 babies | det |
| 24 | babies | baby | NOUN | Number=Plur | 26 peachicks | nsubj |
| 25 | are | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 26 peachicks | cop |
| 26 | peachicks | peachick | NOUN | Number=Plur | 14 peacock | conj |
| 27 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 4 birds | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is a | present | Peafowl | large birds and a peacock and a peahen and peachicks | of the pheasant family | tree rules | |||
| 2 | is a | present | the male | a peacock and a peahen and peachicks | tree rules | ||||
| 3 | is a | present | the female | a peahen | tree rules | ||||
| 4 | is a | present | the babies | peachicks | 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.
Example 1
Peafowl wandered across the castle lawn.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Peafowl | Peafowl | PROPN | Number=Sing | 2 wandered | nsubj |
| 2 | wandered | wander | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | across | across | ADP | _ | 6 lawn | case |
| 4 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 6 lawn | det |
| 5 | castle | castle | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 lawn | compound |
| 6 | lawn | lawn | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 wandered | obl |
| 7 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 2 wandered | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | wander | past | Peafowl | the castle lawn | vn run-51.3.2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme across lawn=Trajectory |
Example 2
A peacock is a male peafowl, and a peahen is a female.
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 | 6 peafowl | nsubj |
| 3 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 6 peafowl | cop |
| 4 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 6 peafowl | det |
| 5 | male | male | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 6 peafowl | amod |
| 6 | peafowl | peafowl | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 7 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 13 female | punct |
| 8 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 13 female | cc |
| 9 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 10 peahen | det |
| 10 | peahen | peahen | NOUN | Number=Sing | 13 female | nsubj |
| 11 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 13 female | cop |
| 12 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 13 female | det |
| 13 | female | female | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 peafowl | appos |
| 14 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 6 peafowl | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is a | present | a peacock | a male peafowl | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | is a | present | a peahen | a female | tree rules |
Example 3
Baby peafowl are called peachicks.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Baby | baby | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 peafowl | compound |
| 2 | peafowl | peafowl | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 called | nsubj:pass |
| 3 | are | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 4 called | aux:pass |
| 4 | called | call | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | root | root |
| 5 | peachicks | peachick | NOUN | Number=Plur | 4 called | xcomp |
| 6 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 4 called | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | call | present · passive | Baby peafowl | vn initiate_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: subject=Recipient |
Example 4
The Indian peafowl is India's national bird.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 3 peafowl | det |
| 2 | Indian | Indian | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 3 peafowl | amod |
| 3 | peafowl | peafowl | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 bird | nsubj |
| 4 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 8 bird | cop |
| 5 | India | India | PROPN | Number=Sing | 8 bird | nmod:poss |
| 6 | 's | 's | PART | _ | 5 India | case |
| 7 | national | national | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 8 bird | amod |
| 8 | bird | bird | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 9 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 8 bird | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is a | present | the Indian peafowl | India's national bird | tree rules |
Example 5
Peafowl screech loudly at dawn.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Peafowl | peafowl | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 screech | compound |
| 2 | screech | screech | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 3 | loudly | loudly | ADV | _ | 2 screech | advmod |
| 4 | at | at | ADP | _ | 5 dawn | case |
| 5 | dawn | dawn | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 screech | nmod |
| 6 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 2 screech | punct |
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.
Example 6
Green peafowl live in South-East Asia.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Green | green | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 2 peafowl | amod |
| 2 | peafowl | peafowl | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 live | nsubj |
| 3 | live | live | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | in | in | ADP | _ | 8 Asia | case |
| 5 | South | South | PROPN | Number=Sing | 7 East | compound |
| 6 | - | - | PUNCT | _ | 5 South | punct |
| 7 | East | East | PROPN | Number=Sing | 8 Asia | compound |
| 8 | Asia | Asia | PROPN | Number=Sing | 3 live | obl |
| 9 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 3 live | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | live | present | Green peafowl | East Asia | vn lodge-46 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in asia=Location |
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