poacher Who acts: person, player, Poachers, Park rangers, poor man, egg poacher · What happens: hunt, catch, score, wait, kill, chase · To what, where: animals, goal, rhino, poachers, poacher, story
«poacher» 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: poacher in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 A person who hunts or catches animals or fish illegally, often rare animals like elephants and rhinos.
The tree, 17 words det nsubj nsubj acl:relcl cc obj cc conj advmod punct advmod amod parataxis case nmod cc conj punct root A DET person NOUN who PRON hunts VERB or CCONJ catches VERB animals NOUN or CCONJ fish NOUN illegally ADV , PUNCT often ADV rare ADJ animals NOUN like ADP elephants NOUN and CCONJ rhinos 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 6 catches nsubj 3 who who PRON PronType=Rel 4 hunts nsubj 4 hunts hunt VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 2 person acl:relcl 5 or or CCONJ _ 4 hunts cc 6 catches catch VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 7 animals animal NOUN Number=Plur 6 catches obj 8 or or CCONJ _ 9 fish cc 9 fish fish NOUN Number=Plur 7 animals conj 10 illegally illegally ADV _ 6 catches advmod 11 , , PUNCT _ 14 animals punct 12 often often ADV _ 14 animals advmod 13 rare rare ADJ Degree=Pos 14 animals amod 14 animals animal NOUN Number=Plur 6 catches parataxis 15 like like ADP _ 16 elephants case 16 elephants elephant NOUN Number=Plur 14 animals nmod 17 and and CCONJ _ 18 rhinos cc 18 rhinos rhino NOUN Number=Plur 16 elephants conj 19 . . PUNCT _ 6 catches punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 hunt present a person vn hunt-35.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
2 catch present a person animals or fish illegally property vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent animal=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 pan for poaching (gently cooking) eggs.
det compound case nmod punct advmod conj punct punct root A DET pan NOUN for ADP poaching NOUN ( PUNCT gently ADV cooking NOUN ) PUNCT eggs NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 pan det 2 pan pan NOUN Number=Sing 9 eggs compound 3 for for ADP _ 4 poaching case 4 poaching poaching NOUN Number=Sing 2 pan nmod 5 ( ( PUNCT _ 7 cooking punct 6 gently gently ADV _ 7 cooking advmod 7 cooking cooking NOUN Number=Sing 2 pan conj 8 ) ) PUNCT _ 7 cooking punct 9 eggs egg NOUN Number=Plur root root 10 . . PUNCT _ 9 eggs punct
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.
Meaning 3 Usage: sport — kept apart, not parsed.
A player who scores by waiting near the goal.
det nsubj acl:relcl mark advcl case det obl punct root A DET player NOUN who PRON scores VERB by SCONJ waiting VERB near ADP the DET goal NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 player det 2 player player NOUN Number=Sing root root 3 who who PRON PronType=Rel 4 scores nsubj 4 scores score VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 2 player acl:relcl 5 by by SCONJ _ 6 waiting mark 6 waiting wait VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 4 scores advcl 7 near near ADP _ 9 goal case 8 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 9 goal det 9 goal goal NOUN Number=Sing 6 waiting obl 10 . . PUNCT _ 2 player punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 score present a player vn get-13.5.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent
2 wait gerund a player not said here the goal vn exist-47.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme near goal=Location
Example 1 Poachers killed the rhino for its horn.
nsubj det obj case nmod:poss nmod punct root Poachers NOUN killed VERB the DET rhino NOUN for ADP its PRON horn NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Poachers poacher NOUN Number=Plur 2 killed nsubj 2 killed kill VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 4 rhino det 4 rhino rhino NOUN Number=Sing 2 killed obj 5 for for ADP _ 7 horn case 6 its its PRON Case=Gen Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 7 horn nmod:poss 7 horn horn NOUN Number=Sing 4 rhino nmod 8 . . PUNCT _ 2 killed punct
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1 kill past Poachers the rhino for rhino's horn vn remove-10.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent rhino=Theme
Example 2 Park rangers chase poachers away from the elephants.
compound nsubj obj advmod case det obl punct root Park NOUN rangers NOUN chase VERB poachers NOUN away ADV from ADP the DET elephants NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Park park NOUN Number=Sing 2 rangers compound 2 rangers ranger NOUN Number=Plur 3 chase nsubj 3 chase chase VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 poachers poacher NOUN Number=Plur 3 chase obj 5 away away ADV _ 3 chase advmod 6 from from ADP _ 8 elephants case 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 elephants det 8 elephants elephant NOUN Number=Plur 5 away obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 3 chase punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 chase present Park rangers poachers away property vn chase-51.6 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent poacher=Theme
Example 3 In the story, the poor man became a poacher to feed his children.
The tree, 13 words case det obl punct det amod nsubj det xcomp mark acl nmod:poss obj punct root In ADP the DET story NOUN , PUNCT the DET poor ADJ man NOUN became VERB a DET poacher NOUN to PART feed VERB his PRON children NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 In in ADP _ 3 story case 2 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 story det 3 story story NOUN Number=Sing 8 became obl 4 , , PUNCT _ 3 story punct 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 man det 6 poor poor ADJ Degree=Pos 7 man amod 7 man man NOUN Number=Sing 8 became nsubj 8 became become VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 9 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 10 poacher det 10 poacher poacher NOUN Number=Sing 8 became xcomp 11 to to PART _ 12 feed mark 12 feed feed VERB VerbForm=Inf 10 poacher acl 13 his his PRON Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 14 children nmod:poss 14 children child NOUN Number=Plur 12 feed obj 15 . . PUNCT _ 8 became punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 become past the poor man a poacher in the story result vn become-109.1-1-1 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Patient in story=Result
2 feed to-infinitive the poor man not said here a poacher not said here man's children vn feeding-39.7 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent child=Recipient
Example 4 An egg poacher cooks eggs in little cups over water.
det compound nsubj obj case amod obl case nmod punct root An DET egg NOUN poacher NOUN cooks VERB eggs NOUN in ADP little ADJ cups NOUN over ADP water NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 An a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 3 poacher det 2 egg egg NOUN Number=Sing 3 poacher compound 3 poacher poacher NOUN Number=Sing 4 cooks nsubj 4 cooks cook VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 5 eggs egg NOUN Number=Plur 4 cooks obj 6 in in ADP _ 8 cups case 7 little little ADJ Degree=Pos 8 cups amod 8 cups cup NOUN Number=Plur 4 cooks obl 9 over over ADP _ 10 water case 10 water water NOUN Number=Sing 8 cups nmod 11 . . PUNCT _ 4 cooks punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 cook present a egg poacher eggs in little cups over water vn cooking-45.3 «NP V NP PP.instrument»: agent=Agent egg=Patient in cup=Instrument
Example 5 The striker is a goal poacher who always finds space.
det nsubj cop det compound nsubj advmod acl:relcl obj punct root The DET striker NOUN is AUX a DET goal NOUN poacher NOUN who PRON always ADV finds VERB space NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 striker det 2 striker striker NOUN Number=Sing 6 poacher nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 poacher cop 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 poacher det 5 goal goal NOUN Number=Sing 6 poacher compound 6 poacher poacher NOUN Number=Sing root root 7 who who PRON PronType=Rel 9 finds nsubj 8 always always ADV PronType=Tot 9 finds advmod 9 finds find VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 poacher acl:relcl 10 space space NOUN Number=Sing 9 finds obj 11 . . PUNCT _ 6 poacher punct
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1 is a present the striker a goal poacher tree rules
2 find present a goal poacher space always property vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent space=Topic
Example 6 Dogs help sniff out poachers in Africa.
nsubj xcomp compound:prt obj case nmod punct root Dogs NOUN help VERB sniff VERB out ADP poachers NOUN in ADP Africa PROPN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Dogs dog NOUN Number=Plur 2 help nsubj 2 help help VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 sniff sniff VERB VerbForm=Inf 2 help xcomp 4 out out ADP _ 3 sniff compound:prt 5 poachers poacher NOUN Number=Plur 3 sniff obj 6 in in ADP _ 7 Africa case 7 Africa Africa PROPN Number=Sing 5 poachers nmod 8 . . PUNCT _ 2 help punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 help present Dogs vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Theme
2 sniff out infinitive Dogs not said here poachers Africa vn nonverbal_expression-40.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent poacher=Theme
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