roach

Who acts: flat brown insect, USA, you, roaches, Grandad, roach · What happens: run, live, see, keep, not get in, catch · To what, where: dirty kitchens, roach, fridge, food, boxes, canal

«roach» in the school dictionary: its 3 meanings for a pupil and its 8 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: roach in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

Usage: USA, Canada, informal — kept apart, not parsed.

A cockroach: a flat brown insect that runs fast and lives in dirty kitchens and warm places.

The tree, 17 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	2 cockroach	det
2	cockroach	cockroach	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
3	:	:	PUNCT	_	7 insect	punct
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	7 insect	det
5	flat	flat	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 insect	amod
6	brown	brown	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 insect	amod
7	insect	insect	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 cockroach	conj
8	that	that	PRON	PronType=Rel	9 runs	nsubj
9	runs	run	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	7 insect	acl:relcl
10	fast	fast	ADV	Degree=Pos	9 runs	advmod
11	and	and	CCONJ	_	12 lives	cc
12	lives	live	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	9 runs	conj
13	in	in	ADP	_	15 kitchens	case
14	dirty	dirty	ADJ	Degree=Pos	15 kitchens	amod
15	kitchens	kitchen	NOUN	Number=Plur	12 lives	obl
16	and	and	CCONJ	_	18 places	cc
17	warm	warm	ADJ	Degree=Pos	18 places	amod
18	places	place	NOUN	Number=Plur	15 kitchens	conj
19	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 cockroach	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	run	present	a flat brown insect					fast property	vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
2	live	present	a flat brown insect not said here			dirty kitchens and warm places			vn lodge-46 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in kitchen=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

A small silver freshwater fish with reddish eyes and fins, common in rivers, lakes and canals in Britain and Europe.

The tree, 20 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 fish	det
2	small	small	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 fish	amod
3	silver	silver	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 freshwater	compound
4	freshwater	freshwater	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 fish	compound
5	fish	fish	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
6	with	with	ADP	_	8 eyes	case
7	reddish	reddish	ADJ	Degree=Pos	8 eyes	amod
8	eyes	eye	NOUN	Number=Plur	5 fish	nmod
9	and	and	CCONJ	_	10 fins	cc
10	fins	fin	NOUN	Number=Plur	8 eyes	conj
11	,	,	PUNCT	_	12 common	punct
12	common	common	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 fish	parataxis
13	in	in	ADP	_	14 rivers	case
14	rivers	river	NOUN	Number=Plur	12 common	obl
15	,	,	PUNCT	_	16 lakes	punct
16	lakes	lake	NOUN	Number=Plur	14 rivers	conj
17	and	and	CCONJ	_	18 canals	cc
18	canals	canal	NOUN	Number=Plur	14 rivers	conj
19	in	in	ADP	_	20 Britain	case
20	Britain	Britain	PROPN	Number=Sing	14 rivers	nmod
21	and	and	CCONJ	_	22 Europe	cc
22	Europe	Europe	PROPN	Number=Sing	20 Britain	conj
23	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 fish	punct

The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

Meaning 3

Usage: slang — kept apart, not parsed.

The end of a cannabis cigarette; drug slang, not a word for school.

The tree, 13 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 end	det
2	end	end	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 slang	nsubj
3	of	of	ADP	_	6 cigarette	case
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 cigarette	det
5	cannabis	cannabis	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 cigarette	compound
6	cigarette	cigarette	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 end	nmod
7	;	;	PUNCT	_	9 slang	punct
8	drug	drug	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 slang	compound
9	slang	slang	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
10	,	,	PUNCT	_	13 word	punct
11	not	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	13 word	advmod
12	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	13 word	det
13	word	word	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 slang	appos
14	for	for	ADP	_	15 school	case
15	school	school	NOUN	Number=Sing	13 word	nmod
16	.	.	PUNCT	_	9 slang	punct

The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

Example 1

(USA) We saw a roach run under the fridge.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	(	(	PUNCT	_	2 USA	punct
2	USA	USA	PROPN	Number=Sing	5 saw	nsubj
3	)	)	PUNCT	_	2 USA	punct
4	We	we	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs	5 saw	nsubj
5	saw	see	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
6	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	7 roach	det
7	roach	roach	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 saw	obj
8	run	run	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	7 roach	acl
9	under	under	ADP	_	11 fridge	case
10	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	11 fridge	det
11	fridge	fridge	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 run	obl
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 saw	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	see	past	USA	a roach					vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer roach=Stimulus
2	run	participle		a roach not said here		the fridge			vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme under fridge=Trajectory

Example 2

Keep food in boxes so roaches don't get in.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Keep	keep	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
2	food	food	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Keep	obj
3	in	in	ADP	_	4 boxes	case
4	boxes	box	NOUN	Number=Plur	1 Keep	obl
5	so	so	SCONJ	_	9 get	mark
6	roaches	roach	NOUN	Number=Plur	9 get	nsubj
7	do	do	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	9 get	aux
8	n't	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	9 get	advmod
9	get	get	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	1 Keep	advcl
10	in	in	ADV	_	9 get	advmod
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Keep	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	keep	imperative	you not said here	food		boxes			vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent food=Theme in box=Location
2	not get in	present · do-support	roaches						vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Experiencer

Example 3

Grandad caught a roach in the canal.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Grandad	Grandad	PROPN	Number=Sing	2 caught	nsubj
2	caught	catch	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	4 roach	det
4	roach	roach	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 caught	obj
5	in	in	ADP	_	7 canal	case
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 canal	det
7	canal	canal	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 caught	obl
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 caught	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	catch	past	Grandad	a roach		the canal			vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent roach=Theme

Example 4

The roach has a silver body and red eyes.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 roach	det
2	roach	roach	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 body	det
5	silver	silver	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 body	amod
6	body	body	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 has	obj
7	and	and	CCONJ	_	9 eyes	cc
8	red	red	ADJ	Degree=Pos	9 eyes	amod
9	eyes	eye	NOUN	Number=Plur	6 body	conj
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 has	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	have	present	the roach	a silver body and red eyes					vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent body=Patient

Example 5

Roach and perch swam in the clear river.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Roach	roach	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 swam	nsubj
2	and	and	CCONJ	_	3 perch	cc
3	perch	perch	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Roach	conj
4	swam	swim	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
5	in	in	ADP	_	8 river	case
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 river	det
7	clear	clear	ADJ	Degree=Pos	8 river	amod
8	river	river	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 swam	obl
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 swam	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	swim	past	Roach and perch			the clear river			vn run-51.3.2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in river=Trajectory

Example 6

Cockroaches, or roaches, have six legs like all insects.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Cockroaches	cockroach	NOUN	Number=Plur	6 have	nsubj
2	,	,	PUNCT	_	4 roaches	punct
3	or	or	CCONJ	_	4 roaches	cc
4	roaches	roach	NOUN	Number=Plur	1 Cockroaches	conj
5	,	,	PUNCT	_	1 Cockroaches	punct
6	have	have	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
7	six	six	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	8 legs	nummod
8	legs	leg	NOUN	Number=Plur	6 have	obj
9	like	like	ADP	_	11 insects	case
10	all	all	DET	PronType=Tot	11 insects	det
11	insects	insect	NOUN	Number=Plur	8 legs	nmod
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 have	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	have	present	Cockroaches or roaches	six legs				like all insects	vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent leg=Patient

Example 7

The exterminator came to get rid of the roaches.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 exterminator	det
2	exterminator	exterminator	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 came	nsubj
3	came	come	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	to	to	PART	_	5 get	mark
5	get	get	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	3 came	advcl
6	rid	rid	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 get	xcomp
7	of	of	ADP	_	9 roaches	case
8	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 roaches	det
9	roaches	roach	NOUN	Number=Plur	6 rid	obl
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 came	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	come	past	the exterminator						vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
2	get	to-infinitive	the exterminator not said here					rid property	vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Experiencer

Example 8

Well, one Sunday morning he was fishing as usual, and not a salmon had risen to him, his basket was bare of roach or dace.

The tree, 25 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Well	well	INTJ	_	8 fishing	discourse
2	,	,	PUNCT	_	1 Well	punct
3	one	one	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	5 morning	nummod
4	Sunday	Sunday	PROPN	Number=Sing	5 morning	compound
5	morning	morning	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 fishing	obl:unmarked
6	he	he	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	8 fishing	nsubj
7	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	8 fishing	aux
8	fishing	fish	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	root	root
9	as	as	ADP	_	10 usual	case
10	usual	usual	ADJ	Degree=Pos	8 fishing	obl
11	,	,	PUNCT	_	17 risen	punct
12	and	and	CCONJ	_	17 risen	cc
13	not	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	15 salmon	advmod
14	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	15 salmon	det
15	salmon	salmon	NOUN	Number=Sing	17 risen	nsubj:pass
16	had	have	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	17 risen	aux
17	risen	rise	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	8 fishing	parataxis
18	to	to	ADP	_	19 him	case
19	him	he	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	17 risen	obl
20	,	,	PUNCT	_	24 bare	punct
21	his	his	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	22 basket	nmod:poss
22	basket	basket	NOUN	Number=Sing	24 bare	nsubj
23	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	24 bare	cop
24	bare	bare	ADJ	Degree=Pos	17 risen	conj
25	of	of	ADP	_	26 roach	case
26	roach	roach	NOUN	Number=Sing	24 bare	obl
27	or	or	CCONJ	_	28 dace	cc
28	dace	dace	NOUN	Number=Sing	26 roach	conj
29	.	.	PUNCT	_	8 fishing	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	when	other	roles by
1	fish	past · progressive	he			morning	as usual	vn hunt-35.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
2	rise	past · perfect · passive		a salmon	him = he			vn calibratable_cos-45.6.1-1 «NP.patient V NP.extent PP.source PP.goal»: subject=Extent to he=Result
3	is	past	his basket				of roach or dace; bare property	tree rules

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