phoebe Who acts: Phoebe, old Greek word, small brown bird, dark small moon, best friend, LETO · What happens: be, mean, shine, catch, wag, go · To what, where: name, small brown bird, flies, air, tail, one · Speech: someone speaks here
«phoebe» in the school dictionary: its 4 meanings for a pupil and its 8 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: phoebe in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 Usage: a name — kept apart, not parsed.
Phoebe is a girl's name, from an old Greek word meaning bright or shining.
The tree, 15 words nsubj cop det nmod:poss case punct case det amod amod appos acl xcomp cc conj punct root Phoebe PROPN is AUX a DET girl NOUN 's PART name NOUN , PUNCT from ADP an DET old ADJ Greek ADJ word NOUN meaning VERB bright ADJ or CCONJ shining VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Phoebe Phoebe PROPN Number=Sing 6 name nsubj 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 name cop 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 4 girl det 4 girl girl NOUN Number=Sing 6 name nmod:poss 5 's 's PART _ 4 girl case 6 name name NOUN Number=Sing root root 7 , , PUNCT _ 12 word punct 8 from from ADP _ 12 word case 9 an a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 12 word det 10 old old ADJ Degree=Pos 12 word amod 11 Greek Greek ADJ Degree=Pos 12 word amod 12 word word NOUN Number=Sing 6 name appos 13 meaning mean VERB VerbForm=Ger 12 word acl 14 bright bright ADJ Degree=Pos 13 meaning xcomp 15 or or CCONJ _ 16 shining cc 16 shining shine VERB VerbForm=Ger 13 meaning conj 17 . . PUNCT _ 6 name punct
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1 is a present Phoebe a girl's name tree rules 2 mean gerund a old Greek word not said here bright property vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent 3 shine gerund a old Greek word not said here vn light_emission-43.1 «NP V»: agent=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.
Meaning 2 A phoebe is a small grey-brown bird of North America that catches flies in the air and wags its tail.
The tree, 21 words det nsubj cop det amod compound punct amod case compound nmod nsubj acl:relcl obj case det obl cc conj nmod:poss obj punct root A DET phoebe NOUN is AUX a DET small ADJ grey NOUN - PUNCT brown ADJ bird NOUN of ADP North PROPN America PROPN that PRON catches VERB flies NOUN in ADP the DET air NOUN and CCONJ wags VERB its PRON tail NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 phoebe det 2 phoebe phoebe NOUN Number=Sing 9 bird nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 9 bird cop 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 9 bird det 5 small small ADJ Degree=Pos 9 bird amod 6 grey grey NOUN Number=Sing 8 brown compound 7 - - PUNCT _ 6 grey punct 8 brown brown ADJ Degree=Pos 9 bird amod 9 bird bird NOUN Number=Sing root root 10 of of ADP _ 12 America case 11 North North PROPN Number=Sing 12 America compound 12 America America PROPN Number=Sing 9 bird nmod 13 that that PRON PronType=Rel 14 catches nsubj 14 catches catch VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 9 bird acl:relcl 15 flies fly NOUN Number=Plur 14 catches obj 16 in in ADP _ 18 air case 17 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 18 air det 18 air air NOUN Number=Sing 14 catches obl 19 and and CCONJ _ 20 wags cc 20 wags wag VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 14 catches conj 21 its its PRON Case=Gen Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 22 tail nmod:poss 22 tail tail NOUN Number=Sing 20 wags obj 23 . . PUNCT _ 9 bird punct
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1 is a present a phoebe a small brown bird of North America tree rules 2 catch present a small brown bird flies the air vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent fly=Theme 3 wag present a small brown bird not said here phoebe's tail vn crane-40.3.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent tail=Patient
Meaning 3 Usage: space — kept apart, not parsed.
Phoebe is one of the moons of Saturn, a dark, small moon that goes round the planet backwards.
The tree, 18 words nsubj cop case det nmod case nmod punct det amod punct amod appos nsubj acl:relcl case det obl advmod punct root Phoebe PROPN is AUX one NUM of ADP the DET moons NOUN of ADP Saturn PROPN , PUNCT a DET dark ADJ , PUNCT small ADJ moon NOUN that PRON goes VERB round ADP the DET planet NOUN backwards ADV . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Phoebe Phoebe PROPN Number=Sing 3 one nsubj 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 one cop 3 one one NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card root root 4 of of ADP _ 6 moons case 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 moons det 6 moons moon NOUN Number=Plur 3 one nmod 7 of of ADP _ 8 Saturn case 8 Saturn Saturn PROPN Number=Sing 6 moons nmod 9 , , PUNCT _ 14 moon punct 10 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 14 moon det 11 dark dark ADJ Degree=Pos 14 moon amod 12 , , PUNCT _ 11 dark punct 13 small small ADJ Degree=Pos 14 moon amod 14 moon moon NOUN Number=Sing 8 Saturn appos 15 that that PRON PronType=Rel 16 goes nsubj 16 goes go VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 14 moon acl:relcl 17 round round ADP _ 19 planet case 18 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 19 planet det 19 planet planet NOUN Number=Sing 16 goes obl 20 backwards backwards ADV _ 16 goes advmod 21 . . PUNCT _ 3 one punct
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1 is a present Phoebe one of the moons of Saturn tree rules 2 go present a dark small moon the planet backwards property vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial_location»: agent=Theme round planet=Initial_Location
Meaning 4 Usage: myths — kept apart, not parsed.
In Greek myths Phoebe was a Titan, a goddess linked with the Moon and light.
The tree, 15 words case amod nsubj cop det nmod punct det appos acl case det obl cc conj punct root In ADP Greek ADJ myths NOUN Phoebe PROPN was AUX a DET Titan PROPN , PUNCT a DET goddess NOUN linked VERB with ADP the DET Moon PROPN and CCONJ light NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 In in ADP _ 3 myths case 2 Greek Greek ADJ Degree=Pos 3 myths amod 3 myths myth NOUN Number=Plur root root 4 Phoebe Phoebe PROPN Number=Sing 7 Titan nsubj 5 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 7 Titan cop 6 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 7 Titan det 7 Titan Titan PROPN Number=Sing 3 myths nmod 8 , , PUNCT _ 10 goddess punct 9 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 10 goddess det 10 goddess goddess NOUN Number=Sing 7 Titan appos 11 linked link VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 10 goddess acl 12 with with ADP _ 14 Moon case 13 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 14 Moon det 14 Moon Moon PROPN Number=Sing 11 linked obl 15 and and CCONJ _ 16 light cc 16 light light NOUN Number=Sing 14 Moon conj 17 . . PUNCT _ 7 Titan punct
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1 is a past Phoebe a Titan tree rules 2 link participle a goddess not said here with the Moon and light vn mix-22.1-2-1 «NP V PP.patient»: agent=Patient with moon=Co-Patient
Example 1 Phoebe sat next to me in maths today.
nsubj advmod case obl case obl obl:unmarked punct root Phoebe PROPN sat VERB next ADV to ADP me PRON in ADP maths NOUN today NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Phoebe Phoebe PROPN Number=Sing 2 sat nsubj 2 sat sit VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 next next ADV _ 2 sat advmod 4 to to ADP _ 5 me case 5 me I PRON Case=Acc Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs 2 sat obl 6 in in ADP _ 7 maths case 7 maths math NOUN Number=Plur 2 sat obl 8 today today NOUN Number=Sing 2 sat obl:unmarked 9 . . PUNCT _ 2 sat punct
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1 sit past Phoebe me maths today next property vn assuming_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent in math=Location
Example 2 My best friend Phoebe has a dog called Biscuit.
nmod:poss amod nsubj appos det obj acl xcomp punct root My PRON best ADJ friend NOUN Phoebe PROPN has VERB a DET dog NOUN called VERB Biscuit 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 friend nmod:poss 2 best good ADJ Degree=Sup 3 friend amod 3 friend friend NOUN Number=Sing 5 has nsubj 4 Phoebe Phoebe PROPN Number=Sing 3 friend appos 5 has have VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 6 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 7 dog det 7 dog dog NOUN Number=Sing 5 has obj 8 called call VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 7 dog acl 9 Biscuit Biscuit PROPN Number=Sing 8 called xcomp 10 . . PUNCT _ 5 has punct
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1 have present My best friend a dog vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent dog=Patient 2 call participle a dog not said here vn initiate_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
Example 3 A phoebe built its nest under our porch roof.
det nsubj nmod:poss obj case nmod:poss compound obl punct root A DET phoebe NOUN built VERB its PRON nest NOUN under ADP our PRON porch NOUN roof NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 phoebe det 2 phoebe phoebe NOUN Number=Sing 3 built nsubj 3 built build VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 its its PRON Case=Gen Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 5 nest nmod:poss 5 nest nest NOUN Number=Sing 3 built obj 6 under under ADP _ 9 roof case 7 our our PRON Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 9 roof nmod:poss 8 porch porch NOUN Number=Sing 9 roof compound 9 roof roof NOUN Number=Sing 3 built obl 10 . . PUNCT _ 3 built punct
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1 build past a phoebe phoebe's nest our porch roof vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset nest=Product
Example 4 The phoebe called "fee-bee, fee-bee" from the fence.
The tree, 10 words det acl punct compound punct conj punct compound punct appos punct case det nmod punct root The DET phoebe NOUN called VERB " PUNCT fee NOUN - PUNCT bee NOUN , PUNCT fee NOUN - PUNCT bee NOUN " PUNCT from ADP the DET fence NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 phoebe det 2 phoebe phoebe NOUN Number=Sing root root 3 called call VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 2 phoebe acl 4 " " PUNCT _ 7 bee punct 5 fee fee NOUN Number=Sing 7 bee compound 6 - - PUNCT _ 5 fee punct 7 bee bee NOUN Number=Sing 3 called conj 8 , , PUNCT _ 11 bee punct 9 fee fee NOUN Number=Sing 11 bee compound 10 - - PUNCT _ 11 bee punct 11 bee bee NOUN Number=Sing 7 bee appos 12 " " PUNCT _ 11 bee punct 13 from from ADP _ 15 fence case 14 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 15 fence det 15 fence fence NOUN Number=Sing 7 bee nmod 16 . . PUNCT _ 2 phoebe punct
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1 call participle the phoebe not said here vn initiate_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
Example 5 Phoebe is one of more than a hundred moons of Saturn.
nsubj cop case advmod fixed det nummod nmod case nmod punct root Phoebe PROPN is AUX one NUM of ADP more ADJ than ADP a DET hundred NUM moons NOUN of ADP Saturn PROPN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Phoebe Phoebe PROPN Number=Sing 3 one nsubj 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 one cop 3 one one NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card root root 4 of of ADP _ 9 moons case 5 more more ADJ Degree=Cmp ExtPos=ADV 8 hundred advmod 6 than than ADP _ 5 more fixed 7 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 8 hundred det 8 hundred hundred NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 9 moons nummod 9 moons moon NOUN Number=Plur 3 one nmod 10 of of ADP _ 11 Saturn case 11 Saturn Saturn PROPN Number=Sing 9 moons nmod 12 . . PUNCT _ 3 one punct
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1 is a present Phoebe one of hundred moons of Saturn tree rules
Example 6 Phoebe orbits Saturn in the opposite direction to most of its moons.
nsubj obj case det amod obl case nmod case nmod:poss nmod punct root Phoebe PROPN orbits VERB Saturn PROPN in ADP the DET opposite ADJ direction NOUN to ADP most ADJ of ADP its PRON moons NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Phoebe Phoebe PROPN Number=Sing 2 orbits nsubj 2 orbits orbit VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 Saturn Saturn PROPN Number=Sing 2 orbits obj 4 in in ADP _ 7 direction case 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 direction det 6 opposite opposite ADJ Degree=Pos 7 direction amod 7 direction direction NOUN Number=Sing 2 orbits obl 8 to to ADP _ 9 most case 9 most most ADJ Degree=Sup 7 direction nmod 10 of of ADP _ 12 moons case 11 its its PRON Case=Gen Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 12 moons nmod:poss 12 moons moon NOUN Number=Plur 9 most nmod 13 . . PUNCT _ 2 orbits punct
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1 orbit present Phoebe Saturn the opposite direction to most of direction's moons tree rules
Example 7 In the Greek myth, Phoebe was the grandmother of Apollo and Artemis.
case det amod obl punct nsubj cop det case nmod cc conj punct root In ADP the DET Greek ADJ myth NOUN , PUNCT Phoebe PROPN was AUX the DET grandmother NOUN of ADP Apollo PROPN and CCONJ Artemis PROPN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 In in ADP _ 4 myth case 2 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 4 myth det 3 Greek Greek ADJ Degree=Pos 4 myth amod 4 myth myth NOUN Number=Sing 9 grandmother obl 5 , , PUNCT _ 4 myth punct 6 Phoebe Phoebe PROPN Number=Sing 9 grandmother nsubj 7 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 9 grandmother cop 8 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 9 grandmother det 9 grandmother grandmother NOUN Number=Sing root root 10 of of ADP _ 11 Apollo case 11 Apollo Apollo PROPN Number=Sing 9 grandmother nmod 12 and and CCONJ _ 13 Artemis cc 13 Artemis Artemis PROPN Number=Sing 11 Apollo conj 14 . . PUNCT _ 9 grandmother punct
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1 is a past Phoebe the grandmother the Greek myth of Apollo and Artemis tree rules
Example 8 LETO (Latona) was the daughter of Coeus and Phoebe.
nsubj punct appos punct cop det case nmod cc conj punct root LETO NOUN ( PUNCT Latona PROPN ) PUNCT was AUX the DET daughter NOUN of ADP Coeus PROPN and CCONJ Phoebe PROPN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 LETO leto NOUN Number=Sing 7 daughter nsubj 2 ( ( PUNCT _ 3 Latona punct 3 Latona Latona PROPN Number=Sing 1 LETO appos 4 ) ) PUNCT _ 3 Latona punct 5 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 7 daughter cop 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 daughter det 7 daughter daughter NOUN Number=Sing root root 8 of of ADP _ 9 Coeus case 9 Coeus Coeus PROPN Number=Sing 7 daughter nmod 10 and and CCONJ _ 11 Phoebe cc 11 Phoebe Phoebe PROPN Number=Sing 9 Coeus conj 12 . . PUNCT _ 7 daughter punct
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1 is a past LETO the daughter of Coeus and Phoebe tree rules
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