riverbed Who acts: riverbed, river water, Fish, We, dry riverbed, They · What happens: be, flow over, cover, dry up, lay, see · To what, where: bottom, ground, riverbed, eggs, gravel, clear water
«riverbed» in the school dictionary: its meaning 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: riverbed in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 A riverbed is the bottom of a river, the ground the river water flows over.
The tree, 15 words det nsubj cop det case det nmod punct det obl det compound nsubj acl:relcl advmod punct root A DET riverbed NOUN is AUX the DET bottom NOUN of ADP a DET river NOUN , PUNCT the DET ground NOUN the DET river NOUN water NOUN flows VERB over ADV . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 riverbed det 2 riverbed riverbed NOUN Number=Sing 5 bottom nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 bottom cop 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 bottom det 5 bottom bottom NOUN Number=Sing root root 6 of of ADP _ 8 river case 7 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 8 river det 8 river river NOUN Number=Sing 5 bottom nmod 9 , , PUNCT _ 11 ground punct 10 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 11 ground det 11 ground ground NOUN Number=Sing 15 flows obl 12 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 14 water det 13 river river NOUN Number=Sing 14 water compound 14 water water NOUN Number=Sing 15 flows nsubj 15 flows flow VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 bottom acl:relcl 16 over over ADV _ 15 flows advmod 17 . . PUNCT _ 5 bottom punct
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1 is a present a riverbed the bottom of a river tree rules 2 flow over present the river water the ground over property vn appear-48.1.1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location bottom=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.
Example 1 The riverbed was covered with smooth stones.
det nsubj:pass aux:pass case amod obl punct root The DET riverbed NOUN was AUX covered VERB with ADP smooth ADJ stones NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 riverbed det 2 riverbed riverbed NOUN Number=Sing 4 covered nsubj:pass 3 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 4 covered aux:pass 4 covered cover VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 5 with with ADP _ 7 stones case 6 smooth smooth ADJ Degree=Pos 7 stones amod 7 stones stone NOUN Number=Plur 4 covered obl 8 . . PUNCT _ 4 covered punct
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1 cover past · passive the riverbed with smooth stones vn fill-9.8-1 «NP V NP PP.theme»: subject=Destination with stone=Theme
Example 2 In summer the riverbed dried up.
case obl det nsubj compound:prt punct root In ADP summer NOUN the DET riverbed NOUN dried VERB up ADP . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 In in ADP _ 2 summer case 2 summer summer NOUN Number=Sing 5 dried obl 3 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 4 riverbed det 4 riverbed riverbed NOUN Number=Sing 5 dried nsubj 5 dried dry VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 6 up up ADP _ 5 dried compound:prt 7 . . PUNCT _ 5 dried punct
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1 dry up participle the riverbed summer vn other_cos-45.4-1 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient
Example 3 Fish lay their eggs on the gravel of the riverbed.
nsubj nmod:poss obj case det obl case det nmod punct root Fish NOUN lay VERB their PRON eggs NOUN on ADP the DET gravel NOUN of ADP the DET riverbed NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Fish fish NOUN Number=Plur 2 lay nsubj 2 lay lay VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 their their PRON Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 4 eggs nmod:poss 4 eggs egg NOUN Number=Plur 2 lay obj 5 on on ADP _ 7 gravel case 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 gravel det 7 gravel gravel NOUN Number=Sing 2 lay obl 8 of of ADP _ 10 riverbed case 9 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 10 riverbed det 10 riverbed riverbed NOUN Number=Sing 7 gravel nmod 11 . . PUNCT _ 2 lay punct
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1 lay present Fish Fish's eggs the gravel of the riverbed vn put_spatial-9.2 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent egg=Theme on gravel=Destination
Example 4 We could see the riverbed through the clear water.
nsubj aux det obj case det amod obl punct root We PRON could AUX see VERB the DET riverbed NOUN through ADP the DET clear ADJ water 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 3 see nsubj 2 could could AUX VerbForm=Fin 3 see aux 3 see see VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 riverbed det 5 riverbed riverbed NOUN Number=Sing 3 see obj 6 through through ADP _ 9 water case 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 9 water det 8 clear clear ADJ Degree=Pos 9 water amod 9 water water NOUN Number=Sing 3 see obl 10 . . PUNCT _ 3 see punct
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1 see could We the riverbed the clear water vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer riverbed=Stimulus
Example 5 A dry riverbed can flood very fast after a storm.
det amod nsubj aux advmod advmod case det obl punct root A DET dry ADJ riverbed NOUN can AUX flood VERB very ADV fast ADV after ADP a DET storm NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 3 riverbed det 2 dry dry ADJ Degree=Pos 3 riverbed amod 3 riverbed riverbed NOUN Number=Sing 5 flood nsubj 4 can can AUX VerbForm=Fin 5 flood aux 5 flood flood VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 6 very very ADV _ 7 fast advmod 7 fast fast ADV Degree=Pos 5 flood advmod 8 after after ADP _ 10 storm case 9 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 10 storm det 10 storm storm NOUN Number=Sing 5 flood obl 11 . . PUNCT _ 5 flood punct
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1 flood can a dry riverbed after a storm fast property vn other_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient
Example 6 They found an old coin in the riverbed.
nsubj det amod obj case det obl punct root They PRON found VERB an DET old ADJ coin NOUN in ADP the DET riverbed NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 They they PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs 2 found nsubj 2 found find VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 an a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 coin det 4 old old ADJ Degree=Pos 5 coin amod 5 coin coin NOUN Number=Sing 2 found obj 6 in in ADP _ 8 riverbed case 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 riverbed det 8 riverbed riverbed NOUN Number=Sing 2 found obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 2 found punct
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1 find past They a old coin the riverbed vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent coin=Topic
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