poison Who acts: substance, you, Gossip, Bleach, berries, poison · What happens: make, kill, swallow, breathe in, touch, harm · To what, where: you, substance, someone, poison, something, Bleach · Speech: someone speaks here
«poison» in the school dictionary: its 3 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: poison in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 A substance that can make you very ill or kill you if you swallow, breathe in or touch it.
The tree, 19 words det nsubj aux acl:relcl obj advmod xcomp cc conj obj mark nsubj advcl punct parataxis advmod cc conj obj punct root A DET substance NOUN that PRON can AUX make VERB you PRON very ADV ill ADJ or CCONJ kill VERB you PRON if SCONJ you PRON swallow VERB , PUNCT breathe VERB in ADV or CCONJ touch VERB it PRON . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 substance det 2 substance substance NOUN Number=Sing root root 3 that that PRON PronType=Rel 5 make nsubj 4 can can AUX VerbForm=Fin 5 make aux 5 make make VERB VerbForm=Inf 2 substance acl:relcl 6 you you PRON Case=Acc Person=2 PronType=Prs 5 make obj 7 very very ADV _ 8 ill advmod 8 ill ill ADJ Degree=Pos 5 make xcomp 9 or or CCONJ _ 10 kill cc 10 kill kill VERB VerbForm=Inf 5 make conj 11 you you PRON Case=Acc Person=2 PronType=Prs 10 kill obj 12 if if SCONJ _ 14 swallow mark 13 you you PRON Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs 14 swallow nsubj 14 swallow swallow VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 10 kill advcl 15 , , PUNCT _ 16 breathe punct 16 breathe breathe VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin 5 make parataxis 17 in in ADV _ 16 breathe advmod 18 or or CCONJ _ 19 touch cc 19 touch touch VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin 16 breathe conj 20 it it PRON Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 19 touch obj 21 . . PUNCT _ 2 substance punct
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1 make can a substance you ill property vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset you=Product 2 kill infinitive a substance not said here you vn remove-10.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent you=Theme 3 swallow a condition, not said to happen present you vn hiccup-40.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent 4 breathe in infinitive vn breathe-40.1.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent 5 touch infinitive substance vn contiguous_location-47.8-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme it=Co-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 Verb: to harm or kill someone with poison, or to put poison in something.
The tree, 14 words punct mark acl:relcl cc conj obj case obl punct cc mark conj obj case obl punct root Verb NOUN : PUNCT to PART harm VERB or CCONJ kill VERB someone PRON with ADP poison NOUN , PUNCT or CCONJ to PART put VERB poison NOUN in ADP something PRON . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Verb verb NOUN Number=Sing root root 2 : : PUNCT _ 4 harm punct 3 to to PART _ 4 harm mark 4 harm harm VERB VerbForm=Inf 1 Verb acl:relcl 5 or or CCONJ _ 6 kill cc 6 kill kill VERB VerbForm=Inf 4 harm conj 7 someone someone PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 6 kill obj 8 with with ADP _ 9 poison case 9 poison poison NOUN Number=Sing 6 kill obl 10 , , PUNCT _ 13 put punct 11 or or CCONJ _ 13 put cc 12 to to PART _ 13 put mark 13 put put VERB VerbForm=Inf 4 harm conj 14 poison poison NOUN Number=Sing 13 put obj 15 in in ADP _ 16 something case 16 something something PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 13 put obl 17 . . PUNCT _ 1 Verb punct
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1 harm to-infinitive vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer 2 kill infinitive someone with poison vn murder-42.1-1 «NP V NP PP.instrument»: agent=Agent someone=Patient with poison=Instrument 3 put to-infinitive poison something vn put-9.1-2 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent poison=Theme in something=Destination
Meaning 3 Something that spoils or harms: «Gossip is poison to a friendship».
The tree, 11 words nsubj acl:relcl cc conj punct punct nsubj cop obj case det nmod punct punct root Something PRON that PRON spoils VERB or CCONJ harms VERB : PUNCT « PUNCT Gossip NOUN is AUX poison NOUN to ADP a DET friendship NOUN » PUNCT . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Something something PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind root root 2 that that PRON PronType=Rel 3 spoils nsubj 3 spoils spoil VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 1 Something acl:relcl 4 or or CCONJ _ 5 harms cc 5 harms harm VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 spoils conj 6 : : PUNCT _ 10 poison punct 7 « « PUNCT _ 10 poison punct 8 Gossip gossip NOUN Number=Sing 10 poison nsubj 9 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 10 poison cop 10 poison poison NOUN Number=Sing 5 harms obj 11 to to ADP _ 13 friendship case 12 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 13 friendship det 13 friendship friendship NOUN Number=Sing 10 poison nmod 14 » » PUNCT _ 10 poison punct 15 . . PUNCT _ 1 Something punct
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1 spoil present vn entity_specific_cos-45.5 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient 2 harm present vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer 3 is a in a quote present Gossip poison to a friendship tree rules
Example 1 Bleach is a poison if you drink it.
nsubj cop det mark nsubj acl obj punct root Bleach NOUN is AUX a DET poison NOUN if SCONJ you PRON drink VERB it PRON . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Bleach bleach NOUN Number=Sing 4 poison nsubj 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 poison cop 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 4 poison det 4 poison poison NOUN Number=Sing root root 5 if if SCONJ _ 7 drink mark 6 you you PRON Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs 7 drink nsubj 7 drink drink VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 poison acl 8 it it PRON Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 7 drink obj 9 . . PUNCT _ 4 poison punct
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1 is a present Bleach a poison tree rules 2 drink a condition, not said to happen present you Bleach vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Patient
Example 2 Keep poisons locked away from little children.
obj acl advmod case amod obl punct root Keep VERB poisons NOUN locked VERB away ADV from ADP little ADJ children NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Keep keep VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 2 poisons poison NOUN Number=Plur 1 Keep obj 3 locked lock VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 2 poisons acl 4 away away ADV _ 3 locked advmod 5 from from ADP _ 7 children case 6 little little ADJ Degree=Pos 7 children amod 7 children child NOUN Number=Plur 3 locked obl 8 . . PUNCT _ 1 Keep punct
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1 keep imperative you not said here poisons vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent poison=Theme 2 lock away participle poisons not said here from little children; away property vn tape-22.4 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Patient
Example 3 Some berries are poison — don't eat them.
det nsubj cop punct aux advmod acl:relcl obj punct root Some DET berries NOUN are AUX poison NOUN — PUNCT do AUX n't PART eat VERB them PRON . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Some some DET PronType=Ind 2 berries det 2 berries berry NOUN Number=Plur 4 poison nsubj 3 are be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 poison cop 4 poison poison NOUN Number=Sing root root 5 — - PUNCT _ 8 eat punct 6 do do AUX Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin 8 eat aux 7 n't not PART Polarity=Neg 8 eat advmod 8 eat eat VERB VerbForm=Inf 4 poison acl:relcl 9 them they PRON Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs 8 eat obj 10 . . PUNCT _ 4 poison punct
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1 is a present some berries poison tree rules 2 not eat infinitive · do-support poison not said here berries = berry vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent they=Patient
Example 4 The witch poisoned the apple.
det nsubj det obj punct root The DET witch NOUN poisoned VERB the DET apple NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 witch det 2 witch witch NOUN Number=Sing 3 poisoned nsubj 3 poisoned poison VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 apple det 5 apple apple NOUN Number=Sing 3 poisoned obj 6 . . PUNCT _ 3 poisoned punct
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1 poison past the witch the apple vn poison-42.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent apple=Patient
Example 5 Food poisoning comes from bad or undercooked food.
compound nsubj case amod cc conj obl punct root Food NOUN poisoning NOUN comes VERB from ADP bad ADJ or CCONJ undercooked ADJ food NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Food food NOUN Number=Sing 2 poisoning compound 2 poisoning poisoning NOUN Number=Sing 3 comes nsubj 3 comes come VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 from from ADP _ 8 food case 5 bad bad ADJ Degree=Pos 8 food amod 6 or or CCONJ _ 7 undercooked cc 7 undercooked undercooked ADJ Degree=Pos 5 bad conj 8 food food NOUN Number=Sing 3 comes obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 3 comes punct
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1 come present Food poisoning bad food vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial_location»: agent=Theme from food=Initial_Location
Example 6 Poison ivy gives you an itchy rash.
compound nsubj iobj det amod obj punct root Poison NOUN ivy NOUN gives VERB you PRON an DET itchy ADJ rash NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Poison poison NOUN Number=Sing 2 ivy compound 2 ivy ivy NOUN Number=Sing 3 gives nsubj 3 gives give VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 you you PRON Case=Acc Person=2 PronType=Prs 3 gives iobj 5 an a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 7 rash det 6 itchy itchy ADJ Degree=Pos 7 rash amod 7 rash rash NOUN Number=Sing 3 gives obj 8 . . PUNCT _ 3 gives punct
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1 give present Poison ivy a itchy rash you vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent you=Recipient rash=Theme
Example 7 Call the poison help line if someone swallows medicine by mistake.
det compound compound xcomp mark nsubj advcl obj case obl punct root Call VERB the DET poison NOUN help NOUN line NOUN if SCONJ someone PRON swallows VERB medicine NOUN by ADP mistake NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Call call VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 2 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 line det 3 poison poison NOUN Number=Sing 4 help compound 4 help help NOUN Number=Sing 5 line compound 5 line line NOUN Number=Sing 1 Call xcomp 6 if if SCONJ _ 8 swallows mark 7 someone someone PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 8 swallows nsubj 8 swallows swallow VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 1 Call advcl 9 medicine medicine NOUN Number=Sing 8 swallows obj 10 by by ADP _ 11 mistake case 11 mistake mistake NOUN Number=Sing 8 swallows obl 12 . . PUNCT _ 1 Call punct
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1 call imperative you not said here the help line vn initiate_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent 2 swallow a condition, not said to happen present someone medicine by mistake vn gobble-39.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent medicine=Patient
Example 8 The skull and crossbones symbol means poison.
det nsubj cc compound conj obj punct root The DET skull NOUN and CCONJ crossbones NOUN symbol NOUN means VERB poison NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 skull det 2 skull skull NOUN Number=Sing 6 means nsubj 3 and and CCONJ _ 5 symbol cc 4 crossbones crossbone NOUN Number=Plur 5 symbol compound 5 symbol symbol NOUN Number=Sing 2 skull conj 6 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 7 poison poison NOUN Number=Sing 6 means obj 8 . . PUNCT _ 6 means punct
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1 mean present the skull and crossbones symbol poison vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent poison=Topic
Example 9 "We'll poison her--poison her!" shrieked the witches.
punct nsubj aux ccomp obj punct obj obj punct punct det obj punct root " PUNCT We PRON 'll AUX poison VERB her PRON -- PUNCT poison NOUN her PRON ! PUNCT " PUNCT shrieked VERB the DET witches NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 " " PUNCT _ 4 poison punct 2 We we PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs 4 poison nsubj 3 'll will AUX VerbForm=Fin 4 poison aux 4 poison poison VERB VerbForm=Inf 11 shrieked ccomp 5 her she PRON Case=Acc Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 4 poison obj 6 -- -- PUNCT _ 4 poison punct 7 poison poison NOUN Number=Sing 4 poison obj 8 her she PRON Case=Acc Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 4 poison obj 9 ! ! PUNCT _ 4 poison punct 10 " " PUNCT _ 4 poison punct 11 shrieked shriek VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 12 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 13 witches det 13 witches witch NOUN Number=Plur 11 shrieked obj 14 . . PUNCT _ 11 shrieked punct
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1 poison in a quote future We her = she tree rules 2 shriek past the witches tree rules
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