pied Who acts: Pied Piper, colourful clothes, rats, town, pied horse, vais · What happens: pi, mean, have, be, lead away, say · To what, where: patches, character, old German legend, rats, foot, English word · Speech: someone speaks here
«pied» in the school dictionary: its 3 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: pied in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 Pied means having patches of two or more colours, especially black and white, like a magpie or a pied wagtail.
The tree, 20 words nsubj xcomp obj case nummod cc conj nmod punct advmod amod cc conj punct case det parataxis cc det amod conj punct root Pied VERB means VERB having VERB patches NOUN of ADP two NUM or CCONJ more ADJ colours NOUN , PUNCT especially ADV black ADJ and CCONJ white ADJ , PUNCT like ADP a DET magpie NOUN or CCONJ a DET pied VERB wagtail NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Pied pi VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 2 means nsubj 2 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 having have VERB VerbForm=Ger 2 means xcomp 4 patches patch NOUN Number=Plur 3 having obj 5 of of ADP _ 9 colours case 6 two two NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 9 colours nummod 7 or or CCONJ _ 8 more cc 8 more more ADJ Degree=Cmp 6 two conj 9 colours colour NOUN Number=Plur 4 patches nmod 10 , , PUNCT _ 12 black punct 11 especially especially ADV _ 12 black advmod 12 black black ADJ Degree=Pos 9 colours amod 13 and and CCONJ _ 14 white cc 14 white white ADJ Degree=Pos 12 black conj 15 , , PUNCT _ 18 magpie punct 16 like like ADP _ 18 magpie case 17 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 18 magpie det 18 magpie magpie NOUN Number=Sing 12 black parataxis 19 or or CCONJ _ 22 wagtail cc 20 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 22 wagtail det 21 pied pi VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 22 wagtail amod 22 wagtail wagtail NOUN Number=Sing 18 magpie conj 23 . . PUNCT _ 2 means punct
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1 pi participle tree rules 2 mean present vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 3 have not said to happen gerund patches of two colours vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent patch=Patient 4 pi participle 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 Pied Piper of Hamelin is a character in an old German legend, a piper in colourful clothes who leads away the rats and then the children.
The tree, 27 words det amod nsubj case nmod cop det case det amod amod nmod punct det conj case amod nmod nsubj acl:relcl advmod det obj cc advmod det conj punct root The DET Pied VERB Piper PROPN of ADP Hamelin PROPN is AUX a DET character NOUN in ADP an DET old ADJ German ADJ legend NOUN , PUNCT a DET piper NOUN in ADP colourful ADJ clothes NOUN who PRON leads VERB away ADV the DET rats NOUN and CCONJ then ADV the DET children NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 Piper det 2 Pied pi VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 3 Piper amod 3 Piper Piper PROPN Number=Sing 8 character nsubj 4 of of ADP _ 5 Hamelin case 5 Hamelin Hamelin PROPN Number=Sing 3 Piper nmod 6 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 8 character cop 7 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 8 character det 8 character character NOUN Number=Sing root root 9 in in ADP _ 13 legend case 10 an a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 13 legend det 11 old old ADJ Degree=Pos 13 legend amod 12 German German ADJ Degree=Pos 13 legend amod 13 legend legend NOUN Number=Sing 8 character nmod 14 , , PUNCT _ 16 piper punct 15 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 16 piper det 16 piper piper NOUN Number=Sing 8 character conj 17 in in ADP _ 19 clothes case 18 colourful colourful ADJ Degree=Pos 19 clothes amod 19 clothes clothes NOUN Number=Ptan 16 piper nmod 20 who who PRON PronType=Rel 21 leads nsubj 21 leads lead VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 19 clothes acl:relcl 22 away away ADV _ 21 leads advmod 23 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 24 rats det 24 rats rat NOUN Number=Plur 21 leads obj 25 and and CCONJ _ 28 children cc 26 then then ADV PronType=Dem 28 children advmod 27 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 28 children det 28 children child NOUN Number=Plur 24 rats conj 29 . . PUNCT _ 8 character punct
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1 pi participle tree rules 2 is a present the Pied Piper of Hamelin a character and a piper in colourful clothes a old German legend tree rules 3 lead away present colourful clothes the rats and the children away property vn accompany-51.7 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent rat=Theme
Meaning 3 Usage: French — kept apart, not parsed.
«Pied» means «foot» in French; «à pied» means «on foot». It is said roughly «pee-AY» and is not an English word in this sense.
Sentence 1: «Pied» means «foot» in French; «à pied» means «on foot».
The tree, 10 words punct nsubj punct punct obj punct case obl punct punct advmod nsubj punct parataxis punct case obj punct punct root « PUNCT Pied VERB » PUNCT means VERB « PUNCT foot NOUN » PUNCT in ADP French PROPN ; PUNCT « PUNCT à ADV pied VERB » PUNCT means VERB « PUNCT on ADP foot NOUN » PUNCT . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 « « PUNCT _ 2 Pied punct 2 Pied pi VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 4 means nsubj 3 » » PUNCT _ 2 Pied punct 4 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 5 « « PUNCT _ 6 foot punct 6 foot foot NOUN Number=Sing 4 means obj 7 » » PUNCT _ 6 foot punct 8 in in ADP _ 9 French case 9 French French PROPN Number=Sing 4 means obl 10 ; ; PUNCT _ 13 pied punct 11 « « PUNCT _ 13 pied punct 12 à à ADV _ 13 pied advmod 13 pied pi VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 15 means nsubj 14 » » PUNCT _ 13 pied punct 15 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 means parataxis 16 « « PUNCT _ 18 foot punct 17 on on ADP _ 18 foot case 18 foot foot NOUN Number=Sing 15 means obj 19 » » PUNCT _ 18 foot punct 20 . . PUNCT _ 4 means punct
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1 pi in a quote participle tree rules 2 mean present foot in French vn representation-110.1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Pivot foot=Theme in french=Attribute 3 pi in a quote participle tree rules 4 mean present foot vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent foot=Topic
Sentence 2: It is said roughly «pee-AY» and is not an English word in this sense.
The tree, 15 words nsubj aux:pass advmod punct compound punct obl punct cc cop advmod det amod conj case det nmod punct root It PRON is AUX said VERB roughly ADV « PUNCT pee NOUN - PUNCT AY NOUN » PUNCT and CCONJ is AUX not PART an DET English ADJ word NOUN in ADP this DET sense NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 It it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 3 said nsubj 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 said aux:pass 3 said say VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 4 roughly roughly ADV _ 3 said advmod 5 « « PUNCT _ 8 AY punct 6 pee pee NOUN Number=Sing 8 AY compound 7 - - PUNCT _ 8 AY punct 8 AY ay NOUN Number=Sing 3 said obl 9 » » PUNCT _ 8 AY punct 10 and and CCONJ _ 15 word cc 11 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 15 word cop 12 not not PART Polarity=Neg 15 word advmod 13 an a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 15 word det 14 English English ADJ Degree=Pos 15 word amod 15 word word NOUN Number=Sing 8 AY conj 16 in in ADP _ 18 sense case 17 this this DET Number=Sing PronType=Dem 18 sense det 18 sense sense NOUN Number=Sing 15 word nmod 19 . . PUNCT _ 3 said punct
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1 say speech: assert present · passive foot pee AY and a English word obl ; roughly property vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: subject=Topic 2 not is a present a English word this sense tree rules
Example 1 A pied wagtail hopped across the playground.
det amod acl case det obl punct root A DET pied VERB wagtail NOUN hopped VERB across ADP the DET playground NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 3 wagtail det 2 pied pi VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 3 wagtail amod 3 wagtail wagtail NOUN Number=Sing root root 4 hopped hop VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 3 wagtail acl 5 across across ADP _ 7 playground case 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 playground det 7 playground playground NOUN Number=Sing 4 hopped obl 8 . . PUNCT _ 3 wagtail punct
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1 pi participle tree rules 2 hop participle a pied wagtail not said here the playground vn run-51.3.2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme across playground=Trajectory
Example 2 The Pied Piper played his pipe and the rats followed him.
det compound nsubj nmod:poss obj cc det nsubj conj obj punct root The DET Pied PROPN Piper PROPN played VERB his PRON pipe NOUN and CCONJ the DET rats NOUN followed VERB him PRON . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 Piper det 2 Pied Pied PROPN Number=Sing 3 Piper compound 3 Piper Piper PROPN Number=Sing 4 played nsubj 4 played play VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 5 his his PRON Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 6 pipe nmod:poss 6 pipe pipe NOUN Number=Sing 4 played obj 7 and and CCONJ _ 10 followed cc 8 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 9 rats det 9 rats rat NOUN Number=Plur 10 followed nsubj 10 followed follow VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 4 played conj 11 him he PRON Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 10 followed obj 12 . . PUNCT _ 4 played punct
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1 play past the Pied Piper Piper's pipe vn use-105.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent pipe=Theme 2 follow past the rats Piper vn chase-51.6 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent he=Theme
Example 3 The town did not pay the Pied Piper, so he led the children away.
The tree, 14 words det nsubj aux advmod det amod iobj punct advmod nsubj parataxis det obj advmod punct root The DET town NOUN did AUX not PART pay VERB the DET Pied VERB Piper PROPN , PUNCT so ADV he PRON led VERB the DET children NOUN away ADV . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 town det 2 town town NOUN Number=Sing 5 pay nsubj 3 did do AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 5 pay aux 4 not not PART Polarity=Neg 5 pay advmod 5 pay pay VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 Piper det 7 Pied pi VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 8 Piper amod 8 Piper Piper PROPN Number=Sing 5 pay iobj 9 , , PUNCT _ 12 led punct 10 so so ADV _ 12 led advmod 11 he he PRON Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 12 led nsubj 12 led lead VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 5 pay parataxis 13 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 14 children det 14 children child NOUN Number=Plur 12 led obj 15 away away ADV _ 12 led advmod 16 . . PUNCT _ 5 pay punct
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1 not pay past · do-support the town the Pied Piper vn pay-68-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent piper=Asset 2 pi participle tree rules 3 lead away past town the children away property vn accompany-51.7 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent child=Theme
Example 4 The pied horse had big black and white patches.
det amod nsubj amod amod cc conj obj punct root The DET pied VERB horse NOUN had VERB big ADJ black ADJ and CCONJ white ADJ patches NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 horse det 2 pied pi VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 3 horse amod 3 horse horse NOUN Number=Sing 4 had nsubj 4 had have VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 5 big big ADJ Degree=Pos 9 patches amod 6 black black ADJ Degree=Pos 9 patches amod 7 and and CCONJ _ 8 white cc 8 white white ADJ Degree=Pos 6 black conj 9 patches patch NOUN Number=Plur 4 had obj 10 . . PUNCT _ 4 had punct
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1 pi participle tree rules 2 have past the pied horse big black patches vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent patch=Patient
Example 5 In French, «Je vais à l'école à pied» means «I go to school on foot».
The tree, 15 words case obl punct punct nsubj nsubj case compound nmod acl punct punct nsubj ccomp case obl case obl punct punct root In ADP French PROPN , PUNCT « PUNCT Je X vais PROPN à ADP l'école NOUN à NOUN pied VERB » PUNCT means VERB « PUNCT I PRON go VERB to ADP school NOUN on ADP foot NOUN » PUNCT . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 In in ADP _ 2 French case 2 French French PROPN Number=Sing 12 means obl 3 , , PUNCT _ 2 French punct 4 « « PUNCT _ 6 vais punct 5 Je Je X Foreign=Yes 6 vais nsubj 6 vais vais PROPN Number=Sing 12 means nsubj 7 à à ADP _ 9 à case 8 l'école l'école NOUN Number=Sing 9 à compound 9 à à NOUN Number=Sing 6 vais nmod 10 pied pi VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 9 à acl 11 » » PUNCT _ 10 pied punct 12 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 13 « « PUNCT _ 15 go punct 14 I I PRON Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs 15 go nsubj 15 go go VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 12 means ccomp 16 to to ADP _ 17 school case 17 school school NOUN Number=Sing 15 go obl 18 on on ADP _ 19 foot case 19 foot foot NOUN Number=Sing 15 go obl 20 » » PUNCT _ 15 go punct 21 . . PUNCT _ 12 means punct
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1 pi in a quote participle l'école à not said here tree rules 2 mean present vais à l'école à French vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 3 go in a quote present I foot to school vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial_location»: agent=Theme to school=Initial_Location
Example 6 A pied currawong was calling from the gum tree.
det amod nsubj aux case det compound obl punct root A DET pied VERB currawong NOUN was AUX calling VERB from ADP the DET gum NOUN tree NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 3 currawong det 2 pied pi VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 3 currawong amod 3 currawong currawong NOUN Number=Sing 5 calling nsubj 4 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 5 calling aux 5 calling call VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part root root 6 from from ADP _ 9 tree case 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 9 tree det 8 gum gum NOUN Number=Sing 9 tree compound 9 tree tree NOUN Number=Sing 5 calling obl 10 . . PUNCT _ 5 calling punct
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1 pi participle tree rules 2 call past · progressive a pied currawong the gum tree vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP PP.source»: agent=Agent from tree=Source
Example 7 Magpies have pied feathers.
nsubj amod obj punct root Magpies NOUN have VERB pied VERB feathers NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Magpies magpie NOUN Number=Plur 2 have nsubj 2 have have VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 pied pi VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 4 feathers amod 4 feathers feather NOUN Number=Plur 2 have obj 5 . . PUNCT _ 2 have punct
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1 have present Magpies pied feathers vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent feather=Patient 2 pi participle tree rules
Example 8 "I'm called the Pied Piper," he began.
punct nsubj aux:pass det amod xcomp punct punct nsubj conj punct root " PUNCT I PRON 'm AUX called VERB the DET Pied VERB Piper PROPN , PUNCT " PUNCT he PRON began VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 " " PUNCT _ 4 called punct 2 I I PRON Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs 4 called nsubj 3 'm be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 called aux:pass 4 called call VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 Piper det 6 Pied pi VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 7 Piper amod 7 Piper Piper PROPN Number=Sing 4 called xcomp 8 , , PUNCT _ 11 began punct 9 " " PUNCT _ 11 began punct 10 he he PRON Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 11 began nsubj 11 began begin VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 4 called conj 12 . . PUNCT _ 4 called punct
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1 call in a quote present · passive I vn initiate_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: subject=Recipient 2 pi in a quote participle tree rules 3 begin past he vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP.eventuality V»: agent=Eventuality
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