river Who acts: river, large stream, boat, bridge, Shannon, you · What happens: be, flow, travel, take, cross, carry · To what, where: large stream, land, large flowing amount, 20 miles, 300 meters, it
«river» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 10 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: river in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 A river is a large stream of fresh water that flows across land to a lake, another river or the sea.
The tree, 21 words det nsubj cop det amod case amod nmod nsubj acl:relcl case obl case det obl punct det appos cc det conj punct root A DET river NOUN is AUX a DET large ADJ stream NOUN of ADP fresh ADJ water NOUN that PRON flows VERB across ADP land NOUN to ADP a DET lake NOUN , PUNCT another DET river NOUN or CCONJ the DET sea NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 river det 2 river river NOUN Number=Sing 6 stream nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 stream cop 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 stream det 5 large large ADJ Degree=Pos 6 stream amod 6 stream stream NOUN Number=Sing root root 7 of of ADP _ 9 water case 8 fresh fresh ADJ Degree=Pos 9 water amod 9 water water NOUN Number=Sing 6 stream nmod 10 that that PRON PronType=Rel 11 flows nsubj 11 flows flow VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 stream acl:relcl 12 across across ADP _ 13 land case 13 land land NOUN Number=Sing 11 flows obl 14 to to ADP _ 16 lake case 15 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 16 lake det 16 lake lake NOUN Number=Sing 11 flows obl 17 , , PUNCT _ 19 river punct 18 another another DET PronType=Ind 19 river det 19 river river NOUN Number=Sing 16 lake appos 20 or or CCONJ _ 22 sea cc 21 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 22 sea det 22 sea sea NOUN Number=Sing 19 river conj 23 . . PUNCT _ 6 stream punct
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1 is a present a river a large stream of fresh water tree rules 2 flow present a large stream land to a lake vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=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 river of something is a large flowing amount: a river of lava, rivers of tears.
The tree, 16 words det nsubj case nmod cop det amod amod punct det appos case nmod punct conj case nmod punct root A DET river NOUN of ADP something PRON is AUX a DET large ADJ flowing VERB amount NOUN : PUNCT a DET river NOUN of ADP lava NOUN , PUNCT rivers NOUN of ADP tears NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 river det 2 river river NOUN Number=Sing 9 amount nsubj 3 of of ADP _ 4 something case 4 something something PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 2 river nmod 5 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 9 amount cop 6 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 9 amount det 7 large large ADJ Degree=Pos 9 amount amod 8 flowing flow VERB VerbForm=Ger 9 amount amod 9 amount amount NOUN Number=Sing root root 10 : : PUNCT _ 12 river punct 11 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 12 river det 12 river river NOUN Number=Sing 9 amount appos 13 of of ADP _ 14 lava case 14 lava lava NOUN Number=Sing 12 river nmod 15 , , PUNCT _ 16 rivers punct 16 rivers river NOUN Number=Plur 12 river conj 17 of of ADP _ 18 tears case 18 tears tear NOUN Number=Plur 16 rivers nmod 19 . . PUNCT _ 9 amount punct
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1 flow gerund vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme 2 is a present a river of something a large flowing amount tree rules
Example 1 The river is 120 km long.
det nsubj cop nummod obl:unmarked punct root The DET river NOUN is AUX 120 NUM km NOUN long ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 river det 2 river river NOUN Number=Sing 6 long nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 long cop 4 120 120 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 5 km nummod 5 km km NOUN Number=Plur 6 long obl:unmarked 6 long long ADJ Degree=Pos root root 7 . . PUNCT _ 6 long punct
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1 is present the river 120 km obl:unmarked ; long property tree rules
Example 2 A boat travels 20 miles up the river.
det nsubj nummod obj case det obl punct root A DET boat NOUN travels VERB 20 NUM miles NOUN up ADP the DET river NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 boat det 2 boat boat NOUN Number=Sing 3 travels nsubj 3 travels travel VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 20 20 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 5 miles nummod 5 miles mile NOUN Number=Plur 3 travels obj 6 up up ADP _ 8 river case 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 river det 8 river river NOUN Number=Sing 3 travels obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 3 travels punct
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1 travel present a boat 20 miles up the river vn run-51.3.2-1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Initial_Location mile=Theme
Example 3 The bridge over the river is 300 meters.
det nsubj case det nmod cop nummod punct root The DET bridge NOUN over ADP the DET river NOUN is AUX 300 NUM meters NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 bridge det 2 bridge bridge NOUN Number=Sing 8 meters nsubj 3 over over ADP _ 5 river case 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 river det 5 river river NOUN Number=Sing 2 bridge nmod 6 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 8 meters cop 7 300 300 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 8 meters nummod 8 meters meter NOUN Number=Plur root root 9 . . PUNCT _ 8 meters punct
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1 is a present the bridge over the river 300 meters tree rules
Example 4 How long does it take to cross the river?
advmod advmod aux expl mark csubj det obj punct root How ADV long ADV does AUX it PRON take VERB to PART cross VERB the DET river NOUN ? PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 How how ADV PronType=Int 2 long advmod 2 long long ADV Degree=Pos 5 take advmod 3 does do AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 take aux 4 it it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 5 take expl 5 take take VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 6 to to PART _ 7 cross mark 7 cross cross VERB VerbForm=Inf 5 take csubj 8 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 9 river det 9 river river NOUN Number=Sing 7 cross obj 10 ? ? PUNCT _ 5 take punct
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1 take present · do-support it long property vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent 2 cross to-infinitive the river vn crane-40.3.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent river=Patient
Example 5 The river flows into the sea.
det nsubj case det obl punct root The DET river NOUN flows VERB into ADP the DET sea NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 river det 2 river river NOUN Number=Sing 3 flows nsubj 3 flows flow VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 into into ADP _ 6 sea case 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 sea det 6 sea sea NOUN Number=Sing 3 flows obl 7 . . PUNCT _ 3 flows punct
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1 flow present the river the sea vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
Example 6 The Shannon is the longest river in Ireland.
det nsubj cop det amod case nmod punct root The DET Shannon PROPN is AUX the DET longest ADJ river NOUN in ADP Ireland PROPN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 Shannon det 2 Shannon Shannon PROPN Number=Sing 6 river nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 river cop 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 river det 5 longest long ADJ Degree=Sup 6 river amod 6 river river NOUN Number=Sing root root 7 in in ADP _ 8 Ireland case 8 Ireland Ireland PROPN Number=Sing 6 river nmod 9 . . PUNCT _ 6 river punct
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1 is a present the Shannon the longest river Ireland tree rules
Example 7 The river carries sand and mud downstream.
det nsubj obj cc conj advmod punct root The DET river NOUN carries VERB sand NOUN and CCONJ mud NOUN downstream ADV . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 river det 2 river river NOUN Number=Sing 3 carries nsubj 3 carries carry VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 sand sand NOUN Number=Sing 3 carries obj 5 and and CCONJ _ 6 mud cc 6 mud mud NOUN Number=Sing 4 sand conj 7 downstream downstream ADV _ 3 carries advmod 8 . . PUNCT _ 3 carries punct
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1 carry present the river sand and mud downstream property vn carry-11.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent sand=Theme
Example 8 Never swim in a river without an adult.
advmod case det obl case det obl punct root Never ADV swim VERB in ADP a DET river NOUN without ADP an DET adult NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Never never ADV PronType=Neg 2 swim advmod 2 swim swim VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 3 in in ADP _ 5 river case 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 river det 5 river river NOUN Number=Sing 2 swim obl 6 without without ADP _ 8 adult case 7 an a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 8 adult det 8 adult adult NOUN Number=Sing 2 swim obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 2 swim punct
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1 not swim imperative you not said here a river without a adult vn run-51.3.2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in river=Trajectory
Example 9 We floated on a raft down the river.
nsubj case det obl case det obl punct root We PRON floated VERB on ADP a DET raft NOUN down ADP the DET river NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 We we PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs 2 floated nsubj 2 floated float VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 on on ADP _ 5 raft case 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 raft det 5 raft raft NOUN Number=Sing 2 floated obl 6 down down ADP _ 8 river case 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 river det 8 river river NOUN Number=Sing 2 floated obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 2 floated punct
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1 float past We a raft down the river vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V PP.trajectory»: agent=Theme on raft=Trajectory
Example 10 It will become a wide, wide river.
nsubj aux det amod punct amod xcomp punct root It PRON will AUX become VERB a DET wide ADJ , PUNCT wide ADJ river 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 become nsubj 2 will will AUX VerbForm=Fin 3 become aux 3 become become VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 8 river det 5 wide wide ADJ Degree=Pos 8 river amod 6 , , PUNCT _ 5 wide punct 7 wide wide ADJ Degree=Pos 8 river amod 8 river river NOUN Number=Sing 3 become xcomp 9 . . PUNCT _ 3 become punct
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1 become future It a wide wide river vn become-109.1-1-1 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Patient
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