retriever Who acts: retriever, dog, golden retriever, tennis club, Retrievers · What happens: be, breed, fetch, bring back, shoot, love · To what, where: kind, birds, anyone, things, swimming, lake
«retriever» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 7 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: retriever in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 A retriever is a kind of dog bred to fetch and bring back birds that hunters have shot, for example the golden retriever and the Labrador retriever.
The tree, 27 words det nsubj cop det mark nsubj acl mark xcomp cc conj advmod obj nsubj:pass nsubj aux acl:relcl punct case obl det amod appos cc det compound conj punct root A DET retriever NOUN is AUX a DET kind NOUN of SCONJ dog NOUN bred VERB to PART fetch VERB and CCONJ bring VERB back ADV birds NOUN that PRON hunters NOUN have AUX shot VERB , PUNCT for ADP example NOUN the DET golden ADJ retriever NOUN and CCONJ the DET Labrador PROPN retriever NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 retriever det 2 retriever retriever NOUN Number=Sing 5 kind nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 kind cop 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 kind det 5 kind kind NOUN Number=Sing root root 6 of of SCONJ _ 8 bred mark 7 dog dog NOUN Number=Sing 8 bred nsubj 8 bred breed VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 5 kind acl 9 to to PART _ 10 fetch mark 10 fetch fetch VERB VerbForm=Inf 8 bred xcomp 11 and and CCONJ _ 12 bring cc 12 bring bring VERB VerbForm=Inf 10 fetch conj 13 back back ADV _ 12 bring advmod 14 birds bird NOUN Number=Plur 12 bring obj 15 that that PRON PronType=Rel 18 shot nsubj:pass 16 hunters hunter NOUN Number=Plur 18 shot nsubj 17 have have AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 18 shot aux 18 shot shoot VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 14 birds acl:relcl 19 , , PUNCT _ 21 example punct 20 for for ADP _ 21 example case 21 example example NOUN Number=Sing 18 shot obl 22 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 24 retriever det 23 golden golden ADJ Degree=Pos 24 retriever amod 24 retriever retriever NOUN Number=Sing 21 example appos 25 and and CCONJ _ 28 retriever cc 26 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 28 retriever det 27 Labrador Labrador PROPN Number=Sing 28 retriever compound 28 retriever retriever NOUN Number=Sing 24 retriever conj 29 . . PUNCT _ 5 kind punct
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1 is a present a retriever a kind tree rules 2 breed past dog a kind not said here tree rules 3 fetch to-infinitive dog not said here vn get-13.5.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent 4 bring back infinitive dog not said here birds vn bring-11.3-1 «NP V NP ADVP»: agent=Instrument bird=Destination 5 shoot present · perfect · passive birds for example vn throw-17.1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=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 retriever is anyone or anything that fetches and brings things back.
det nsubj cop cc conj nsubj acl:relcl cc conj obj advmod punct root A DET retriever NOUN is AUX anyone PRON or CCONJ anything PRON that PRON fetches VERB and CCONJ brings VERB things NOUN back ADV . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 retriever det 2 retriever retriever NOUN Number=Sing 4 anyone nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 anyone cop 4 anyone anyone PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind root root 5 or or CCONJ _ 6 anything cc 6 anything anything PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 4 anyone conj 7 that that PRON PronType=Rel 8 fetches nsubj 8 fetches fetch VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 anything acl:relcl 9 and and CCONJ _ 10 brings cc 10 brings bring VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 8 fetches conj 11 things thing NOUN Number=Plur 10 brings obj 12 back back ADV _ 10 brings advmod 13 . . PUNCT _ 4 anyone punct
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1 is a present a retriever anyone tree rules 2 fetch present vn get-13.5.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent 3 bring back present things vn bring-11.3-1 «NP V NP together»: agent=Agent thing=Theme
Example 1 Our golden retriever loves swimming in the lake.
nmod:poss amod nsubj obj case det obl punct root Our PRON golden ADJ retriever NOUN loves VERB swimming NOUN in ADP the DET lake NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Our our PRON Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 3 retriever nmod:poss 2 golden golden ADJ Degree=Pos 3 retriever amod 3 retriever retriever NOUN Number=Sing 4 loves nsubj 4 loves love VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 5 swimming swimming NOUN Number=Sing 4 loves obj 6 in in ADP _ 8 lake case 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 lake det 8 lake lake NOUN Number=Sing 4 loves obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 4 loves punct
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1 love present Our golden retriever swimming the lake vn admire-31.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer swimming=Stimulus
Example 2 The retriever brought the stick back and dropped it at my feet.
det nsubj det obj advmod cc conj obj case nmod:poss obl punct root The DET retriever NOUN brought VERB the DET stick NOUN back ADV and CCONJ dropped VERB it PRON at ADP my PRON feet NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 retriever det 2 retriever retriever NOUN Number=Sing 3 brought nsubj 3 brought bring VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 stick det 5 stick stick NOUN Number=Sing 3 brought obj 6 back back ADV _ 3 brought advmod 7 and and CCONJ _ 8 dropped cc 8 dropped drop VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 3 brought conj 9 it it PRON Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 8 dropped obj 10 at at ADP _ 12 feet case 11 my my PRON Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 12 feet nmod:poss 12 feet foot NOUN Number=Plur 8 dropped obl 13 . . PUNCT _ 3 brought punct
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1 bring back past the retriever the stick vn bring-11.3-1 «NP V NP together»: agent=Agent stick=Theme 2 drop past the retriever not said here stick my feet vn put_direction-9.4 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent it=Theme at foot=Destination
Example 3 Labrador retrievers are often trained as guide dogs.
compound nsubj:pass aux:pass advmod case compound obl punct root Labrador NOUN retrievers NOUN are AUX often ADV trained VERB as ADP guide NOUN dogs NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Labrador labrador NOUN Number=Sing 2 retrievers compound 2 retrievers retriever NOUN Number=Plur 5 trained nsubj:pass 3 are be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 trained aux:pass 4 often often ADV _ 5 trained advmod 5 trained train VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 6 as as ADP _ 8 dogs case 7 guide guide NOUN Number=Sing 8 dogs compound 8 dogs dog NOUN Number=Plur 5 trained obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 5 trained punct
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1 train present · passive Labrador retrievers as guide dogs; often property vn hire-13.5.3 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: subject=Theme as dog=Attribute
Example 4 A retriever has a soft mouth, so it carries things gently.
det nsubj det amod obj punct advmod nsubj conj obj advmod punct root A DET retriever NOUN has VERB a DET soft ADJ mouth NOUN , PUNCT so ADV it PRON carries VERB things NOUN gently ADV . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 retriever det 2 retriever retriever NOUN Number=Sing 3 has nsubj 3 has have VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 mouth det 5 soft soft ADJ Degree=Pos 6 mouth amod 6 mouth mouth NOUN Number=Sing 3 has obj 7 , , PUNCT _ 10 carries punct 8 so so ADV _ 10 carries advmod 9 it it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 10 carries nsubj 10 carries carry VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 has conj 11 things thing NOUN Number=Plur 10 carries obj 12 gently gently ADV _ 10 carries advmod 13 . . PUNCT _ 3 has punct
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1 have present a retriever a soft mouth vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent mouth=Patient 2 carry present retriever things gently property vn carry-11.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent thing=Theme
Example 5 The tennis club has a ball retriever on a stick.
det compound nsubj det compound obj case det nmod punct root The DET tennis NOUN club NOUN has VERB a DET ball NOUN retriever NOUN on ADP a DET stick NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 club det 2 tennis tennis NOUN Number=Sing 3 club compound 3 club club NOUN Number=Sing 4 has nsubj 4 has have VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 5 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 7 retriever det 6 ball ball NOUN Number=Sing 7 retriever compound 7 retriever retriever NOUN Number=Sing 4 has obj 8 on on ADP _ 10 stick case 9 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 10 stick det 10 stick stick NOUN Number=Sing 7 retriever nmod 11 . . PUNCT _ 4 has punct
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1 have present the tennis club a ball retriever a stick vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent retriever=Patient
Example 6 Retrievers need lots of exercise.
nsubj obj case nmod punct root Retrievers NOUN need VERB lots NOUN of ADP exercise NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Retrievers retriever NOUN Number=Plur 2 need nsubj 2 need need VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 lots lot NOUN Number=Plur 2 need obj 4 of of ADP _ 5 exercise case 5 exercise exercise NOUN Number=Sing 3 lots nmod 6 . . PUNCT _ 2 need punct
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1 need present Retrievers lots of exercise vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot lot=Theme
Example 7 My cousin's retriever has golden fur.
nmod:poss nmod:poss case nsubj amod obj punct root My PRON cousin NOUN 's PART retriever NOUN has VERB golden ADJ fur NOUN . 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 2 cousin nmod:poss 2 cousin cousin NOUN Number=Sing 4 retriever nmod:poss 3 's 's PART _ 2 cousin case 4 retriever retriever NOUN Number=Sing 5 has nsubj 5 has have VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 6 golden golden ADJ Degree=Pos 7 fur amod 7 fur fur NOUN Number=Sing 5 has obj 8 . . PUNCT _ 5 has punct
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1 have present My cousin's retriever golden fur vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent fur=Patient
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