reedy
Who acts: tall like plants, ox, reedy bank · What happens: grow, come down, drink, croak, squeak · To what, where: water, reedy pool, frogs, reedy voice
«reedy» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 3 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: reedy in the school dictionary.
Meaning 1
Full of reeds, the tall grass-like plants that grow in water.
The tree, 12 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Full | full | ADJ | Degree=Pos | root | root |
| 2 | of | of | ADP | _ | 3 reeds | case |
| 3 | reeds | reed | NOUN | Number=Plur | 1 Full | obl |
| 4 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 10 plants | punct |
| 5 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 10 plants | det |
| 6 | tall | tall | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 10 plants | amod |
| 7 | grass | grass | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 like | compound |
| 8 | - | - | PUNCT | _ | 7 grass | punct |
| 9 | like | like | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 10 plants | amod |
| 10 | plants | plant | NOUN | Number=Plur | 3 reeds | conj |
| 11 | that | that | PRON | PronType=Rel | 12 grow | nsubj |
| 12 | grow | grow | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 10 plants | acl:relcl |
| 13 | in | in | ADP | _ | 14 water | case |
| 14 | water | water | NOUN | Number=Sing | 12 grow | obl |
| 15 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 1 Full | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | grow | present | the tall like plants | water | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in water=Location |
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
Of a voice, thin and high.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Of | of | ADP | _ | 3 voice | case |
| 2 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 3 voice | det |
| 3 | voice | voice | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 thin | obl |
| 4 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 3 voice | punct |
| 5 | thin | thin | ADJ | Degree=Pos | root | root |
| 6 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 7 high | cc |
| 7 | high | high | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 5 thin | conj |
| 8 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 5 thin | punct |
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.
Example 1
An ox came down to a reedy pool to drink.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | An | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 2 ox | det |
| 2 | ox | ox | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 came | nsubj |
| 3 | came | come | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | down | down | ADV | _ | 3 came | advmod |
| 5 | to | to | ADP | _ | 8 pool | case |
| 6 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 8 pool | det |
| 7 | reedy | reedy | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 8 pool | amod |
| 8 | pool | pool | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 came | obl |
| 9 | to | to | PART | _ | 10 drink | mark |
| 10 | drink | drink | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 8 pool | acl |
| 11 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 3 came | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | come down | past | a ox | a reedy pool | down property | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial_location»: agent=Theme to pool=Initial_Location | |||
| 2 | drink | to-infinitive | a ox not said here | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
Example 2
The frogs croaked by the reedy bank.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 frogs | det |
| 2 | frogs | frog | NOUN | Number=Plur | 3 croaked | nsubj:pass |
| 3 | croaked | croak | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | root | root |
| 4 | by | by | ADP | _ | 7 bank | case |
| 5 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 7 bank | det |
| 6 | reedy | reedy | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 7 bank | amod |
| 7 | bank | bank | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 croaked | obl |
| 8 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 3 croaked | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | croak | participle · passive | the reedy bank | the frogs | vn animal_sounds-38 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent subject=Theme |
Example 3
Her reedy voice squeaked with fright.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Her | her | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 3 voice | nmod:poss |
| 2 | reedy | reedy | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 3 voice | amod |
| 3 | voice | voice | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 4 | squeaked | squeak | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 3 voice | acl |
| 5 | with | with | ADP | _ | 6 fright | case |
| 6 | fright | fright | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 squeaked | obl |
| 7 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 3 voice | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | squeak | participle | Her reedy voice not said here | with fright | vn sound_emission-43.2 «NP.location V PP.theme»: agent=Location with fright=Theme |
Text: the school dictionary of Mova's schools (world/data/dictionary-schools/), written for Mova. Trees: Mova's own parse — the en model on the CPU, when the site is built — not checked by a teacher; they may be wrong. Frames: Mova's frames reader (prag), each meaning and example read on its own. Elamur Cosmic License.
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